# 2008 Adur District Council election

Elections to Adur District Council in West Sussex, England were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
Four extra seats were up for election due to councillors stepping down. No seats changed parties in the election with the Conservative party remaining the dominant party on the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 26
* Independent 2
* Liberal Democrat 1

## Results

Adur Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.9 | 50.5 | 10,064 | +1.2% |
| Shoreham Beach Residents Association | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 1,674 | +2.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 | 4,571 | -4.0% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 2,185 | 0.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 839 | -2.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 591 | +3.0% |

## Ward results

Buckingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Debbie Kennard | 760 | 71.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jan Kimber | 127 | 11.9 |
| | Labour | Julie Pearce | 93 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Vincent Tilsley | 91 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 59.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | 34 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Churchill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pat Beresford | 506 | |
| | Conservative | Ann Terry | 443 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Bonnett | 430 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Martin | 408 | |
| | Labour | Michael Thornton | 117 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,904 | 30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cokeham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Wright | 563 | 55.2 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Barry Mear | 257 | 25.2 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nilda Dooraree | 200 | 19.6 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 30.0 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,020 | 31 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eastbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Emma Evans | 481 | 50.5 |
| | Labour | Sally Campbell | 193 | 20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hilditch | 176 | 18.5 |
| | UKIP | Jenny Greig | 102 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 | 29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angus Dunn | 611 | 58.5 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Barry Thompson | 165 | 15.8 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Rupert Greig | 149 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn White | 119 | 11.4 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 42.7 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,044 | 31 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Dollemore | 725 | 68.5 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Douch | 223 | 21.1 | −19.3 |
| | Labour | Jean Turner | 111 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 47.4 | +28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,059 | 33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Marine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Shoreham Beach Residents Association | Liza McKinney | 852 | |
| | Shoreham Beach Residents Association | Ben Stride | 822 | |
| | Green | Stephen Barnes | 183 | |
| | Labour | Agnes Daniel | 150 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raj Dooraree | 76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 34 |
| | Shoreham Beach Residents Association hold | Shoreham Beach Residents Association hold | Swing | |
| | Shorehma Beach Residents Association hold | Shorehma Beach Residents Association hold | Swing | |
Mash Barn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Collard | 485 | 52.9 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Collins | 259 | 28.3 | −16.2 |
| | UKIP | Joyce Horne | 88 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | John Wales | 84 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 28 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Peverel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carson Albury | 597 | 59.6 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Francis | 192 | 19.2 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Bashford | 135 | 13.5 | −1.8 |
| | UKIP | Ron Horne | 78 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 40.4 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | 29 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rod Hotton | 514 | 49.7 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Susan Board | 212 | 20.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Nigel Sweet | 136 | 13.2 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Cottrell | 99 | 9.6 | −7.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Henn | 73 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 29.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,034 | 32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Nicolas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Coomber | 697 | 62.4 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Martin Moyra | 160 | 14.3 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Clarke | 135 | 12.1 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Simon Crisp | 125 | 11.2 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 48.1 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Graysmark | 522 | 56.5 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Ricky Daniel | 205 | 22.2 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Clarke | 110 | 11.9 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Celia Behan | 87 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 34.3 | +18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 924 | 31 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southwick Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Metcalfe | 668 | 56.0 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Edey | 169 | 14.2 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Steve Carden | 149 | 12.5 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Alan Mair | 106 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | UKIP | Brian Elliott | 101 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 41.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | 34 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Widewater (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Bridges | 870 | |
| | Conservative | Fred Lewis | 826 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Nicklen | 796 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Martin | 638 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Dolding | 617 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Cannings | 593 | |
| | Labour | David Devoy | 265 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,605 | 37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |