# 1984 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1984, with one third of the council up for election. There was no elections held for the single-member St Mary's ward. Overall turnout was recorded at 45.6%.
The election resulted in the council remaining under no overall control.

## Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1984 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Alliance | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 53.8 | 38.9 | 8,023 | -0.9 |
| Conservative | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 38.5 | 44.3 | 9,158 | -3.3 |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 828 | +3.6 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 2,611 | +0.5 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Conservative | 17 | 19 |
| | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 19 | 18 |
| | Independent Residents | 2 | 2 |
| | Labour | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Working majority | Working majority | -1 | -1 |

## Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Buckingham (3997) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Smith M. | 1,039 | 68.4 | +1.3 |
| | Alliance | Miller A. | 480 | 31.6 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 36.8 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,519 | 38.0 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
Churchill (3767) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Trotman A. Ms. | 801 | 47.3 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Chad R. | 732 | 43.2 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Aldrich G. | 162 | 9.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 4.1 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 45.0 | −2.8 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
Cokeham (3472) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Spalding M. | 850 | 62.8 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Boggis B. | 361 | 26.7 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Burns F. | 143 | 10.6 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 36.1 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,354 | 39.0 | −0.2 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Eastbrook (3563) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Woolgar A. Ms. | 789 | 46.1 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Whipp B. | 647 | 37.8 | −11.1 |
| | Alliance | Tullett K. | 274 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 8.3 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,710 | 48.0 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.0 | |
Hillside (3749) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cary J. | 890 | 52.8 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Slater J. | 524 | 31.1 | +9.7 |
| | Alliance | Pike R. | 273 | 16.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 21.7 | −17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,687 | 45.0 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.7 | |
Manor (3360) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Cooper M. | 918 | 51.5 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Woolven R. | 776 | 43.6 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Aldrich S. Ms. | 87 | 4.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 8.0 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | 53.0 | −0.5 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
Marine (2551) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Shephard P. | 828 | 61.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Duckley C. | 377 | 27.9 | N/A |
| | Alliance | McNay A. | 92 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Deehan A. | 55 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 33.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,352 | 53.0 | N/A |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | N/A | |
Mash Barn (2974) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Moore M. | 642 | 56.8 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Jupp R. | 366 | 32.4 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Grafton R. | 122 | 10.8 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 24.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,130 | 38.0 | −4.5 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Peverel (3143) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Driscoll P. Ms. | 766 | 58.0 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Bailey R. | 432 | 32.7 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 122 | 9.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 25.3 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,320 | 42.0 | −0.5 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Southlands (3280) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thompson P. | 648 | 42.9 | +9.7 |
| | Alliance | Robinson J. | 625 | 41.4 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | Barnes S. | 236 | 15.6 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.5 | −21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,509 | 46.0 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +12.3 | |
Southwick Green (3544) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | King M. | 911 | 47.6 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Parish D. Ms. | 886 | 46.3 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | Woolgar J. Ms. | 117 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 1.3 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 54.0 | +0.3 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
St. Nicolas (3628) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Finch B. | 1,012 | 59.4 | +3.1 |
| | Alliance | Presley N. | 443 | 26.0 | −17.7 |
| | Labour | Matthews K. Ms. | 250 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 33.4 | +20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | 47.0 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.4 | |
Widewater (4226) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Hammond D. | 948 | 48.8 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Pelling C. | 850 | 43.7 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Jacques W. | 146 | 7.5 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 5.0 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,944 | 46.0 | −0.5 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +2.6 | |