# 1982 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election. There was additional vacancies in the Mash Barn and Peverel wards, but no elections for the single-member ward St Marys and Residents stronghold, Marine, went uncontested. In the intervening years, the newly formed Alliance had gained three seats at the expense of the Conservatives. Overall turnout fell to 42.4%.
The election resulted in the SDP-Liberal Alliance retaining control of the council.

## Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1982 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 53.3 | 44.7 | 7,478 | +7.4 |
| Alliance | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 40.0 | 43.2 | 7,221 | -1.5 |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 2,033 | -1.8 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 23 | 21 |
| | Conservative | 13 | 15 |
| | Independent Residents | 2 | 2 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 7 | 3 |

## Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Buckingham (4017) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morris H. Ms. | 1,160 | 66.2 | +3.5 |
| | Alliance | Miller A. | 592 | 33.8 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | 32.4 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,752 | 43.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
Churchill (3735) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kemp C. | 676 | 45.7 | +9.2 |
| | Alliance | Blunkett R. | 663 | 44.8 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Cosgrave L. | 141 | 9.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.9 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 39.6 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.4 | |
Cokeham (3550) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Brooks J. | 868 | 86.2 | +27.2 |
| | Labour | Taylor M. | 139 | 13.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 72.4 | +46.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 28.4 | −16.7 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +10.7 | |
Eastbrook (3635) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dunn R. | 791 | 44.1 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Barnard D. | 645 | 36.0 | −5.4 |
| | Alliance | Williams A. Ms. | 357 | 19.9 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 8.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,793 | 49.3 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
Hillside (3819) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wey G. | 865 | 60.2 | +18.8 |
| | Alliance | James G. | 311 | 21.6 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Backwell J. Ms. | 262 | 18.2 | −16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 38.5 | +31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,438 | 37.7 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
Manor (3284) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis J. | 797 | 51.6 | +10.3 |
| | Alliance | Beales W. | 651 | 42.1 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Aldrich G. | 98 | 6.3 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 9.4 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,546 | 47.1 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +10.7 | |
Marine (2617) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Shephard P. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | N/A | |
Mash Barn (2963) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Beresford P. | 697 | 87.2 | +20.2 |
| | Alliance | Hartley J. Ms. | 688 | | |
| | Labour | Harwood R. | 102 | 12.8 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 84 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 74.5 | +32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 799 | 27.0 | −17.0 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
Peverel (3167) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Meeten J. | 720 | 61.1 | +1.6 |
| | Alliance | Megginson J. Ms. | 687 | | |
| | Conservative | Titley T. | 370 | 31.4 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Atkins B. | 88 | 7.5 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 82 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 29.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 37.2 | −3.0 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
Southlands (3294) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Edwards A. | 629 | 52.5 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Hart E. | 391 | 32.6 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Matthews M. Ms. | 178 | 14.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 19.9 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 36.4 | −6.4 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
Southwick Green (3459) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ferrers-Guy B. Ms. | 821 | 56.7 | +16.0 |
| | Alliance | Watson W. | 475 | 32.8 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | Edwards E. Ms. | 153 | 10.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 23.9 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | 41.9 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +15.8 | |
St. Nicolas (3583) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Huber J. | 881 | 57.0 | +8.0 |
| | Alliance | Attrill D. Ms. | 547 | 35.4 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | Bridson J. Ms. | 117 | 7.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 21.6 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,545 | 43.1 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
Widewater (4085) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Moulton B. | 726 | 46.9 | +13.0 |
| | Alliance | Mantey B. Ms. | 711 | 46.0 | −14.2 |
| | Labour | Jacques W. | 110 | 7.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.0 | −25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,547 | 37.9 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.6 | |