# 1990 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election, as well as vacancies in the Churchill and Manor wards. No elections were held for the single-member St Mary's ward. Overall turnout jumped to 49.8%.
The election resulted in the Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council.

## Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1990 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SLD | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 38.1 | 8,767 | -1.0 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20.0 | 34.6 | 7,970 | -12.7 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 23.1 | 5,315 | +13.6 |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 683 | -1.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 295 | +1.3 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Social and Liberal Democrats | 22 | 22 |
| | Conservative | 15 | 14 |
| | Independent Residents | 2 | 2 |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 5 | 5 |

## Ward results

Buckingham (3933) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morris H. Ms.* | 1,016 | 55.2 | −14.5 |
| | SLD | Hammond G. Ms. | 484 | 26.3 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Sweet G. Ms. | 340 | 18.5 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 28.9 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,840 | 46.8 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -9.1 | |
Churchill (3740) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Kelly V. Ms. | 822 | 39.4 | −15.0 |
| | SLD | Runnalls R. | 751 | | |
| | Conservative | Wood J. | 655 | 31.4 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | Gray W. Ms. | 641 | | |
| | Labour | Vanags K. | 312 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | Green | Edwards D. | 295 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 8.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,084 | 46.5 | +6.4 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
Cokeham (3569) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Ball C. Ms. | 726 | 38.8 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Mear B. | 676 | 36.1 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Catchpole W. | 470 | 25.1 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.7 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 52.5 | +14.2 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -10.6 | |
Eastbrook (3526) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Munnery D. | 699 | 35.2 | +13.2 |
| | SLD | Honore F. | 692 | 34.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Wiiliams S. | 593 | 29.9 | −18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.4 | −18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | 56.3 | +13.6 |
| | Labour gain from SLD | Labour gain from SLD | Swing | +3.9 | |
Hillside (3610) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Stuart A. | 754 | 37.9 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Callar W.* | 671 | 33.7 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Willson M. | 564 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 4.2 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,989 | 55.1 | +9.3 |
| | SLD gain from Conservative | SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.3 | |
Manor (3361) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Rance S. Ms. | 790 | 47.7 | +1.4 |
| | SLD | Runnalls B. Ms. | 760 | | |
| | Conservative | Boyce G. | 588 | 35.5 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative | Harris F. | 525 | | |
| | Labour | Morris C. | 279 | 16.8 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Green M. Ms. | 277 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 12.2 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,657 | 47.9 | +2.0 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
Marine (2634) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hancock D.* | 683 | 53.7 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Patten E. | 442 | 34.7 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Rose J. | 148 | 11.6 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 18.9 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,273 | 48.3 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
Mash Barn (2811) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | King H. | 671 | 49.9 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Atkins B. | 344 | 25.6 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Woodford D. | 331 | 24.6 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 24.3 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,346 | 47.9 | +12.4 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -8.4 | |
Peverel (3215) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Vaughan E. Ms. | 755 | 46.6 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Swain L. Ms. | 444 | 27.4 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Knott A. Ms. | 421 | 26.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 19.2 | +18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | 50.4 | +15.3 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | +9.1 | |
Southlands (3305) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Biggs S. | 744 | 47.0 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Sweet N. | 426 | 26.9 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Lewis J. Ms. | 412 | 26.0 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 20.1 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 47.9 | +6.1 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -7.5 | |
Southwick Green (3850) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Biggs A.* | 995 | 54.4 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Macpherson M. | 595 | 32.5 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Willson S. Ms. | 239 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 21.9 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,829 | 47.5 | +1.7 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
St. Nicolas (3673) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Huber J.* | 885 | 47.5 | −15.5 |
| | SLD | Pressley N. | 550 | 29.5 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Whipp B. | 429 | 23.0 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 18.0 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | 50.7 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.7 | |
Widewater (4250) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jones G. | 868 | 41.5 | −9.9 |
| | SLD | Isherwood D. Ms. | 784 | 37.5 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Steadman G. | 438 | 21.0 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 4.0 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,090 | 49.2 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.1 | |