Adur Council election, 2000

Elections to Adur Council were held on May 4, 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

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 6
loss = 0
net = +6
seats % = 66.7
votes % = 40.8
votes = 7,733
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 4
net = -4
seats % = 13.3
votes % = 22.9
votes = 4,343
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Shoreham Beach Residents Association
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 13.3
votes % = 7.8
votes = 1,487
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 6.7
votes % = 28.4
votes = 5,388
plus/minus =

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frances Fletcher
votes = 861
percentage = 63.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Miller
votes = 314
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Mear
votes = 188
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 547
percentage = 40.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,363
percentage = 34.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Antony Strudwick
votes = 476
percentage = 37.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Bridges
votes = 424
percentage = 33.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Allen
votes = 365
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 52
percentage = 4.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,265
percentage = 33.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Mear
votes = 510
percentage = 50.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tracey Clarke
votes = 256
percentage = 25.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew McGregor
votes = 241
percentage = 23.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 254
percentage = 25.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,007
percentage = 28.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Funnell
votes = 540
percentage = 43.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Teana Ashley
votes = 530
percentage = 42.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Biggs
votes = 182
percentage = 14.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,252
percentage = 35.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Dunn
votes = 585
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jeanette White
votes = 460
percentage = 34.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anne Abbott
votes = 283
percentage = 21.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 125
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,328
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barbara Runnalls
votes = 535
percentage = 48.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Felicity Deen
votes = 426
percentage = 38.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Horne
votes = 135
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 109
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,096
percentage = 33.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = Shoreham Beach Residents Association
candidate = Elizabeth McKinney
votes = 799
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = Shoreham Beach Residents Association
candidate = Maurice Pitchford
votes = 688
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kay Haffenden
votes = 579
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Mair
votes = 47
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Pescott
votes = 39
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,152
percentage = 43.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sharon Wood
votes = 318
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Horner
votes = 269
percentage = 33.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Curtis
votes = 224
percentage = 27.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 49
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 811
percentage = 28.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Phillips
votes = 500
percentage = 41.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gillian Hammond
votes = 358
percentage = 29.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Saddler
votes = 348
percentage = 28.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 142
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,206
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Coomber
votes = 668
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eileen Jones
votes = 538
percentage = 35.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Steadman
votes = 310
percentage = 20.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 130
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,516
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Graysmark
votes = 580
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Sweet
votes = 548
percentage = 42.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christian Dunford
votes = 167
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 32
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,295
percentage = 40.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Ashley
votes = 633
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Searle
votes = 571
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin King
votes = 521
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Hilditch
votes = 473
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Bucknall
votes = 464
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Francis Partridge
votes = 385
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,047
percentage = 42.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wendy Gray
votes = 849
percentage = 52.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Largue
votes = 503
percentage = 31.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shriley Rance
votes = 261
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 346
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,613
percentage = 36.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/1.stm BBC report of 2000 Adur election result]

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