# 1988 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election however no elections were held for the single-member ward St Mary's. Overall turnout dropped to 42.5%.
The election resulted in the new merger Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council.

## Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1988 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SLD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 | 39.1 | 7,650 | -5.0 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 | 47.3 | 9,244 | +0.7 |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 810 | +4.1 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 1,848 | +0.2 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Social and Liberal Democrats | 22 | 22 |
| | Conservative | 15 | 15 |
| | Independent Residents | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 5 | 5 |

## Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Buckingham (3933) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pelling C. | 1,137 | 69.7 | +3.8 |
| | SLD | Miller A. | 369 | 22.6 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | Gibbs J. Ms. | 126 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 47.1 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 41.5 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
Churchill (3711) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Ferris M. | 810 | 54.4 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Wood J. | 678 | 45.6 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 8.9 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | 40.1 | −9.5 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
Cokeham (3525) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Smith J. | 579 | 42.9 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Catchpole W. | 515 | 38.1 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Mear B. | 256 | 19.0 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 4.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 38.3 | −4.3 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
Eastbrook (3614) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Parkin N. | 748 | 48.5 | +1.2 |
| | SLD | Taylor S. | 455 | 29.5 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Barnes S. | 340 | 22.0 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 19.0 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 42.7 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
Hillside (3631) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leeves C. | 852 | 51.2 | −6.6 |
| | SLD | Whitmore L. | 811 | 48.8 | +24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 2.5 | −30.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,663 | 45.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -15.3 | |
Manor (3407) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Cooper M.* | 724 | 46.3 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Boyce G. | 716 | 45.8 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Lower J. Ms. | 124 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.5 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 45.9 | −3.4 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
Marine (2677) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Shepard P.* | 810 | 57.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Patten E. | 520 | 36.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sweet G. Ms. | 78 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,408 | 52.6 | N/A |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | N/A | |
Mash Barn (3008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Robinson J. Ms. | 554 | 51.9 | −31.0 |
| | Conservative | Kemp C. | 399 | 37.4 | +37.4 |
| | Labour | Atkins B. | 115 | 10.8 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 14.5 | −51.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,068 | 35.5 | +3.5 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -34.2 | |
Peverel (3211) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Driscoll P. Ms.* | 473 | 42.0 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Harris F. | 462 | 41.0 | +0.0 |
| | Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 192 | 17.0 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.0 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,127 | 35.1 | −10.3 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
Southlands (3366) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Bucknall G. | 715 | 50.8 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Muirhead J. Ms. | 471 | 33.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Sweet N. | 221 | 15.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 17.3 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 | 41.8 | −10.2 |
| | SLD gain from Conservative | SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.5 | |
Southwick Green (3897) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | King M.* | 1,031 | 57.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Macpherson M. | 754 | 42.2 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 15.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,785 | 45.8 | −5.5 |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
St. Nicolas (3723) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Finch B.* | 1,005 | 62.9 | −1.2 |
| | SLD | Pressley N. | 377 | 23.6 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | O'Hare J. | 215 | 13.5 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 39.3 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | 42.9 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
Widewater (4257) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phillips D. | 987 | 51.4 | +1.3 |
| | SLD | Hammond D.* | 752 | 39.2 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Satchell A. Ms. | 181 | 9.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 12.2 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | 45.1 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | +1.4 | |