2000 UK local government election
Elections to Adur District Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.5%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 15
- Labour 13
- Liberal Democrat 9
- Shoreham Beach Residents Association 2
Results
Adur Local Election Result 2000 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 66.7 | 40.8 | 7,733 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 13.3 | 22.9 | 4,343 | |
| Shoreham Beach Residents Association | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 1,487 | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6.7 | 28.4 | 5,388 | |
Ward results
Buckingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frances Fletcher | 861 | 63.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Miller | 314 | 23.0 | |
| Labour | Stephen Mear | 188 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 547 | 40.2 | |
Turnout | 1,363 | 34.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Churchill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Antony Strudwick | 476 | 37.6 | |
| Labour | Ann Bridges | 424 | 33.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Allen | 365 | 28.9 | |
Majority | 52 | 4.1 | |
Turnout | 1,265 | 33.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Cokeham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Barry Mear | 510 | 50.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tracey Clarke | 256 | 25.4 | |
| Conservative | Andrew McGregor | 241 | 23.9 | |
Majority | 254 | 25.3 | |
Turnout | 1,007 | 28.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eastbrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Funnell | 540 | 43.2 | |
| Labour | Teana Ashley | 530 | 42.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Biggs | 182 | 14.5 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 1,252 | 35.9 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hillside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Dunn | 585 | 44.1 | |
| Labour | Jeanette White | 460 | 34.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Abbott | 283 | 21.3 | |
Majority | 125 | 9.5 | |
Turnout | 1,328 | 39.2 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Manor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Runnalls | 535 | 48.8 | |
| Conservative | Felicity Deen | 426 | 38.9 | |
| Labour | Ronald Horne | 135 | 12.3 | |
Majority | 109 | 9.9 | |
Turnout | 1,096 | 33.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Marine (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Shoreham Beach Residents Association | Elizabeth McKinney | 799 | | |
| Shoreham Beach Residents Association | Maurice Pitchford | 688 | | |
| Conservative | Kay Haffenden | 579 | | |
| Labour | Alan Mair | 47 | | |
| Labour | Christopher Pescott | 39 | | |
Turnout | 2,152 | 43.7 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Mash Barn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Wood | 318 | 39.2 | |
| Labour | Martin Horner | 269 | 33.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Curtis | 224 | 27.6 | |
Majority | 49 | 6.0 | |
Turnout | 811 | 28.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Peverel Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Donald Phillips | 500 | 41.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Hammond | 358 | 29.7 | |
| Labour | Timothy Saddler | 348 | 28.8 | |
Majority | 142 | 11.8 | |
Turnout | 1,206 | 38.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Nicolas Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Coomber | 668 | 44.1 | |
| Labour | Eileen Jones | 538 | 35.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Steadman | 310 | 20.4 | |
Majority | 130 | 8.6 | |
Turnout | 1,516 | 39.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southlands Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Graysmark | 580 | 44.8 | |
| Labour | Nigel Sweet | 548 | 42.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christian Dunford | 167 | 12.9 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.5 | |
Turnout | 1,295 | 40.1 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Southwick Green (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Ashley | 633 | | |
| Conservative | Julie Searle | 571 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin King | 521 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hilditch | 473 | | |
| Labour | Graham Bucknall | 464 | | |
| Labour | Francis Partridge | 385 | | |
Turnout | 3,047 | 42.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Widewater Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Wendy Gray | 849 | 52.6 | |
| Labour | James Largue | 503 | 31.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shriley Rance | 261 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 346 | 21.4 | |
Turnout | 1,613 | 36.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- BBC report of 2000 Adur election result