# 2006 Adur District Council election

Elections to Adur District Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 26
* Independent 2
* Liberal Democrat 1

## Results

Adur Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 85.7 | 49.3 | 6,813 | -2.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 26.9 | 3,718 | +13.5% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 809 | -5.3% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 11.0 | 1,516 | -9.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 955 | +4.7% |
2 Conservatives were unopposed.

## Ward results

Buckingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gavin Ayling | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Churchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jaynie Sykes-Strudwick | 575 | 52.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hesketh | 514 | 47.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cokeham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Simmons | 554 | 47.3 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Bashford | 345 | 29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margret Bentley | 273 | 23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,172 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Eastbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Funnell | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Mockridge | 684 | 59.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mortimer | 250 | 21.7 |
| | Labour | Barry Thompson | 219 | 19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Angela Mills | 685 | 59.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Collins | 464 | 40.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,309 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Keith Fayers-Morrissey | 809 | 75.9 |
| | Green | Vincent Tilsley | 153 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cecily Welch | 104 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 61.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Mash Barn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Burt | 401 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative | Ann Bridges | 396 | 43.9 |
| | Green | Leslie Brockhurst | 105 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Peverel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Boggis | 569 | 56.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kimberley Bonnett | 287 | 28.4 |
| | Labour | Joyce Burns | 155 | 15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,867 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Victoria Parkin | 473 | 47.2 |
| | Green | Moyra Martin | 203 | 20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert King | 168 | 16.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Bray | 159 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,003 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St. Nicolas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Parkin | 767 | 57.7 |
| | Green | Susan Board | 234 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Broom-Sopp | 188 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Mear | 140 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,329 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Southlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carl English | 500 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Berry | 337 | 33.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hilditch | 174 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,011 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Southwick Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julie Searle | 748 | 63.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Connor | 278 | 23.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Lidbetter | 161 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 39.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,187 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Widewater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 862 | 49.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Martin | 617 | 35.5 |
| | Green | Celia Behan | 260 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,739 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |