# 2024 Adur District Council election

The 2024 Adur District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day. The councillors elected will serve a 4-year term, ending in May 2028.

## Background

Adur District Council elects half of its councillors every 2 years, with 16 being up for election this time, being 15 ordinary elections plus a by-election in St Mary's ward.
Prior to the election, the council was under Conservative majority control, although they only had a two-seat majority and the council was identified as a target for Labour.
Pre-Election Composition :
| After 2022 election | After 2022 election | After 2022 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 7 | | Labour | 9 | | Labour | 17 |
| | Conservatives | 19 | | Conservatives | 15 | | Conservatives | 8 |
| | Greens | 1 | | Greens | 2 | | Greens | 2 |
| | Independents | 2 | | Independents | 3 | | Independents | 2 |

## Summary

The election saw Labour win an outright majority for the first time in the council's history. Labour group leader Jeremy Gardner was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2024.

### Election result

2024 Adur District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 13 | 8 | 81.3 | 4 | 17 | 58.6 | 9,380 | 48.5 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 7 | 6.3 | 7 | 8 | 27.6 | 5,501 | 28.4 | –10.3 |
| | Green | 1 | | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 2,502 | 12.9 | –1.2 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 1,291 | 6.7 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 534 | 2.8 | –0.8 |
| | Britain First | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 0.7 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Buckingham

Buckingham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Jenner | 681 | 50.9 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Boram | 424 | 31.7 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jones | 164 | 12.3 | −10.7 |
| | Green | Leslie Groves-Williams | 70 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 44.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Churchill

Churchill (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Nigel Sweet | 411 | 45.1 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Mandy Buxton-Andrews | 394 | 43.2 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Peter Riley | 107 | 11.7 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 912 | 27.2 | −6.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cokeham

Cokeham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carolyn Fuhrmann | 407 | 38.9 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Guy | 359 | 34.3 | −18.6 |
| | Britain First | David Bamber | 131 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Helen Mears | 79 | 7.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Creed | 70 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | 30.5 | −2.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Harvey | 596 | 58.6 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Jill Lennon | 338 | 33.2 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Kristy Lascelles | 84 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,018 | 31.2 | −4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hillside

Hillside (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Corston | 623 | 54.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Rick Matthews | 451 | 39.3 | −11.2 |
| | Green | Russell Whiting | 74 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,148 | 33.19 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carson Albury | 572 | 52.3 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Cheryl Giles | 370 | 33.8 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Maggie Rumble | 98 | 9.0 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Thompson | 54 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,094 | 34.42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Marine

Marine (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joss Loader | 933 | 67.7 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Kate Davis | 283 | 20.5 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Melodie Tyrer | 120 | 8.7 | −25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Harpley | 42 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,378 | 39.16 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Mash Barn

Mash Barn (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Sluman | 655 | 63.3 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Mike Mendoza | 296 | 28.6 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Kevin Elliott | 84 | 8.1 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 29.46 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Peverel

Peverel (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Saffa Jan | 514 | 49.1 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Tom Smith | 462 | 44.1 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Eileen Riley | 71 | 6.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,047 | 31.80 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Southlands

Southlands (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Deborah Stainforth | 540 | 56.7 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Matt Fry | 288 | 30.2 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Humphrey | 71 | 7.5 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Troy Wade | 54 | 5.7 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 953 | 31.18 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Southwick Green

Southwick Green (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robina Baine | 780 | 64.1 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Vicky Parkin | 278 | 22.9 | −14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Welton | 86 | 7.1 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Jane Mott | 72 | 5.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,216 | 35.81 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Becky Allinson | 945 | 69.0 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Gardner | 858 | 62.6 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Evans | 314 | 22.9 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Angie Buhl-Nielsen | 255 | 18.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 35.96 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Nicolas

St Nicolas (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gerry Thompson | 652 | 40.1 | −21.3 |
| | Conservative | Bob Towner | 447 | 27.5 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Tim Higgins | 401 | 24.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Stuart Bower | 77 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Burrage | 47 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | 50.79 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Widewater

Widewater (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrienne Lowe | 712 | 41.9 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Pauline Higgins | 604 | 35.6 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Joe Pannell | 463 | 27.3 | −19.6 |
| | Conservative | Kirstie Pannell | 415 | 24.4 | −22.5 |
| | Green | Patrick Ginnelly | 346 | 20.4 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Victoria Benson | 336 | 19.8 | +10.0 |
| | Independent | Ann Bridges | 281 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 36.03 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |