# 1973 Adur District Council election

The first elections to the newly created Adur District Council established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales were held 7 June 1973. Overall turnout was recorded at 46.6%.
The election resulted in no overall control.

## Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1973 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 29.9 | 5,961 | N/A |
| Conservative | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 43.0 | 8,589 | N/A |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 20.4 | 4,072 | N/A |
| Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 653 | N/A |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 688 | N/A |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | New council |
| | Liberal | 16 |
| | Conservative | 13 |
| | Labour | 5 |
| | Independent Residents | 2 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| Total | Total | 37 |
| Working majority | Working majority | -5 |

## Ward results

Marine (2315) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | James P. Ms. | 653 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Residents | Warner B. Ms. | 648 | | |
| | Conservative | Robbins W. | 415 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Moseley P. | 378 | | |
| | Labour | Harwood J. Ms. | 70 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2 | N/A |
| | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) | Residents win (new seat) |
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No. 1 (Shoreham: Buckingham) (2835) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elliott I.R.W. | 592 | 54.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hurrell C. | 563 | | |
| | Liberal | Boustead T. | 423 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Brook D. Ms. | 421 | | |
| | Labour | Knee G. | 65 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 15.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 2 (Shoreham: Kingston Buci) (2583) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colquhoun M. Ms. | 698 | 67.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mitchell C. | 625 | | |
| | Conservative | Ransom A. | 338 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richings C. | 321 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 34.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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No. 3 (Shoreham: Kingston St.Julians) (2746) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carr G. | 655 | 51.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | White J. | 627 | 48.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Chipperfield K. | 620 | | |
| | Labour | Harwood R. | 595 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
No. 5 (Shoreham: St. Marys) (2128) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richards F. Ms. | 521 | 49.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Potter E. | 439 | | |
| | Liberal | Blackman G. | 417 | 39.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Swatheridge W. | 408 | | |
| | Labour | Watson A. | 108 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 6 (Shoreham: St. Nicholas) (2288) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Page F. | 516 | 48.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Smith M. | 502 | | |
| | Liberal | Symonds A. | 455 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | King M. Ms. | 445 | | |
| | Labour | Mitchell R. Ms. | 98 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 7 (Southwick: Central) (1981) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wey G. | 614 | 47.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Coghlan J. | 505 | | |
| | Labour | Clark R. | 347 | 26.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Divers B. | 344 | 26.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Kenward E. Ms. | 302 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 8 (Southwick: Fishergate) (1194) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sharman E. | 344 | 56.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dunn R. | 263 | 43.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 13.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.8 | N/A |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
No. 9 (Southwick: North) (2463) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Moon K. | 625 | 50.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Newman J. Ms. | 622 | 49.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joyce V. Ms. | 617 | | |
| | Labour | Boreham L. | 566 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
No. 10 (Southwick: South) (1051) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hobbis J. | 379 | 64.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gristwood R. | 209 | 35.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 28.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.9 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
No. 11 (Southwick: West) (2486) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barber R. | 782 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sweet I. Ms. | 778 | | |
| | Labour | Berry P. | 469 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Moon J. Ms. | 412 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 25.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 12 (Lancing: East) (4364) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Bartram | 1,178 | 55.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Brooks J. | 982 | | |
| | Liberal | Sherlock M. Ms. | 936 | | |
| | Liberal | Hamblin C. | 896 | | |
| | Conservative | Wilkinson F. | 763 | 35.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lane A. Ms. | 681 | | |
| | Conservative | Ball S. | 663 | | |
| | Labour | Waters R. | 183 | 8.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lichfield S. | 181 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 19.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
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No. 13 (Lancing: West) (4422) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hills D. | 833 | 44.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Burley Y. Ms. | 820 | 43.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Baird D. | 820 | | |
| | Liberal | Burt R. | 816 | | |
| | Conservative | Trickey M. Ms. | 815 | | |
| | Liberal | Swadling M. | 796 | | |
| | Conservative | Snowdon R. Ms. | 790 | | |
| | Conservative | Collins M. | 755 | | |
| | Labour | Barnes B. Ms. | 217 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Barnes C. | 212 | | |
| | Labour | Ford M. | 199 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 0.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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No. 14 (Lancing: North) (4493) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robinson C. Ms. | 1,152 | 56.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Robinson J. | 1,149 | | |
| | Liberal | Kimmins A. | 1,067 | | |
| | Liberal | Leeds J. | 1,023 | | |
| | Conservative | Passmore R. | 697 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Potter D. | 634 | | |
| | Conservative | Hussey D. | 621 | | |
| | Conservative | Plummer D. Ms. | 598 | | |
| | Labour | Gatland L. Ms. | 186 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Gatland J. | 183 | | |
| | Labour | Kelly M. Ms. | 174 | | |
| | Labour | Kelly P. | 156 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 | N/A |
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No. 15 (Sompting) (6373) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Burridge B. | 1,503 | 65.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Green B. | 1,424 | | |
| | Liberal | Charlton J. | 1,415 | | |
| | Liberal | Cheal J. | 1,408 | | |
| | Liberal | Nicholls B. | 1,331 | | |
| | Conservative | Sparkes E. Ms. | 782 | 34.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Beasley E. Ms. | 757 | | |
| | Conservative | Garnham R. Ms. | 726 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 31.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 | N/A |
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