Adur local elections
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Half of Adur District
Council in West Sussex
, England
is elected every two years. Until 2003, the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 29 councillor
s have been elected from 14 wards
.
Adur Council election, 1999
Adur Council election, 2000
Adur Council election, 2002
Adur Council election, 2003
Adur Council election, 2004
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 10)
Adur Council election, 2006
Adur Council election, 2008
Adur Council election, 2010
Adur Council election, 2012
Non-metropolitan district
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Council in West Sussex
West Sussex
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, England
England
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is elected every two years. Until 2003, the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 29 councillor
Councillor
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s have been elected from 14 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973 - 1979 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1979 - 1980 |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance The SDP–Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal... |
1980 - 1988 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1988 - 1999 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1999 - 2002 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2002–present |
Council elections
Adur Council election, 1998Adur Council election, 1998
The 1998 Adur Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council....
Adur Council election, 1999
Adur Council election, 1999
The 1998 Adur Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control....
Adur Council election, 2000
Adur Council election, 2000
Elections to Adur 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...
Adur Council election, 2002
Adur Council election, 2002
Elections to Adur Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council from no overall control...
Adur Council election, 2003
Adur Council election, 2003
Elections to Adur Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council...
Adur Council election, 2004
Adur Council election, 2004
Elections to Adur Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by 10. The Conservative party held overall control of the council...
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 10)
Adur Council election, 2006
Adur Council election, 2006
Elections to Adur Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 26*Independent 2*Liberal Democrat 1...
Adur Council election, 2008
Adur Council election, 2008
Elections to Adur Council in West Sussex, England were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.Four extra seats were up for election due to councillors stepping down...
Adur Council election, 2010
Adur Council election, 2010
The 2010 Adur Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....
Adur Council election, 2012
Adur Council election, 2012
The 2012 Adur Council elections are scheduled to take place on 3 May 2012 to elect half the members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. The Conservative party are currently the largest party on the council.-References:...