# 2000 Adur District Council 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frances Fletcher | 861 | 63.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Miller | 314 | 23.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Mear | 188 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547 | 40.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Churchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Antony Strudwick | 476 | 37.6 |
| | Labour | Ann Bridges | 424 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Allen | 365 | 28.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Cokeham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Mear | 510 | 50.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Clarke | 256 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew McGregor | 241 | 23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Eastbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Funnell | 540 | 43.2 |
| | Labour | Teana Ashley | 530 | 42.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Biggs | 182 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Dunn | 585 | 44.1 |
| | Labour | Jeanette White | 460 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Abbott | 283 | 21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,328 | 39.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Runnalls | 535 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | Felicity Deen | 426 | 38.9 |
| | Labour | Ronald Horne | 135 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Marine (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,152 | 43.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Mash Barn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Wood | 318 | 39.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Horner | 269 | 33.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Curtis | 224 | 27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 811 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Peverel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald Phillips | 500 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Hammond | 358 | 29.7 |
| | Labour | Timothy Saddler | 348 | 28.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,206 | 38.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St. Nicolas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Coomber | 668 | 44.1 |
| | Labour | Eileen Jones | 538 | 35.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Steadman | 310 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,516 | 39.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Southlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Graysmark | 580 | 44.8 |
| | Labour | Nigel Sweet | 548 | 42.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Dunford | 167 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,295 | 40.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Southwick Green (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,047 | 42.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Widewater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wendy Gray | 849 | 52.6 |
| | Labour | James Largue | 503 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shriley Rance | 261 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,613 | 36.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |