# 2010 Adur District Council election

The 2010 Adur District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 25
* Liberal Democrat 2
* Shoreham Beach Residents Association 2

## Results

The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council after winning 12 of the 15 seats which were contested. They regained seats in Buckingham and Southlands wards which had been lost when the sitting councillors Gavin Ayling and Carl English had defected to the Liberal Democrats. However the Conservatives also lost a seat to the Liberal Democrats in Eastbrook, where Gavin Ayling was elected as a Liberal Democrat.
Adur Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 80.0 | 41.3 | 13,483 | -9.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 13.3 | 24.1 | 7,892 | +1.2% |
| Shoreham Beach Residents Association | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1,557 | -3.6% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 4,109 | +1.6% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 3,656 | +8.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 1,987 | +1.9% |

## Ward results

Buckingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Evans | 1,301 | 55.9 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert King | 828 | 35.6 | +23.7 |
| | UKIP | Mick Clark | 197 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 20.3 | −28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,326 | 74 | +40 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -19.4 | |
Churchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carol Albury | 885 | 42.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Martin | 762 | 36.7 | |
| | UKIP | David Bushell | 314 | 15.1 | |
| | Green | Roger Lightbown | 117 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | 60 | +30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cokeham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Simmons | 923 | 42.2 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Cannings | 594 | 27.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Barry Mear | 446 | 20.4 | −4.8 |
| | UKIP | David Bamber | 226 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 15.0 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | 64 | +33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.2 | |
Eastbrook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Funnell | 855 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Ayling | 711 | | |
| | Labour | Steve Carden | 648 | | |
| | Conservative | Luke Osborne | 595 | | |
| | UKIP | Jenny Greig | 348 | | |
| | Green | Catherine Hunt | 338 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,495 | 63 | +34 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Mockridge | 1,008 | 47.8 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Edey | 667 | 31.6 | +20.2 |
| | UKIP | Rupert Greig | 294 | 13.9 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Vincent Tilsley | 141 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 16.2 | −26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,110 | 64 | +33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -15.4 | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Hedley-Barnes | 1,050 | 48.9 | −19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Douch | 728 | 33.9 | +12.8 |
| | UKIP | Lionel Parsons | 369 | 17.2 | +17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 15.0 | −32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 68 | +35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -16.3 | |
Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Shoreham Beach Residents Association | Ben Stride | 1,299 | 53.8 | |
| | Green | Jennie Tindall | 505 | 20.9 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Harvey | 333 | 13.8 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Sweet | 276 | 11.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 32.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,413 | 70 | +36 |
| | Shoreham Beach Residents Association hold | Shoreham Beach Residents Association hold | Swing | | |
Mash Barn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Burt | 815 | 41.9 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Vicky Parkin | 787 | 40.5 | −12.4 |
| | UKIP | Ron Horne | 343 | 17.6 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 59 | +31 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +13.0 | |
Peverel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Boggis | 1,047 | 47.8 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raj Dooraree | 478 | 21.8 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Bashford | 446 | 20.4 | +6.9 |
| | UKIP | Reuben Whiting | 218 | 10.0 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 26.0 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | 64 | +35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.2 | |
Southlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Burns | 702 | 37.7 | −18.8 |
| | Labour | Andy Bray | 547 | 29.4 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl English | 442 | 23.7 | +11.8 |
| | UKIP | Frank Mills | 171 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 8.3 | −26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,862 | 63 | +32 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -13.0 | |
Southwick Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Searle | 995 | 41.9 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hilditch | 525 | 22.1 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Lidbetter | 355 | 15.0 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Beryl Ferrers-Guy | 258 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | UKIP | Brian Elliott | 128 | 5.4 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Patrick Ginnelly | 111 | 4.7 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 19.8 | −22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 67 | +33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -11.0 | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Mendoza | 864 | 41.6 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Ricky Daniel | 558 | 26.9 | +13.7 |
| | Green | Susan Board | 406 | 19.5 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Mike Henn | 250 | 12.0 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 14.7 | −14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | 63 | +31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.9 | |
St Nicolas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Parkin | 1,114 | 47.5 | −14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Francis | 525 | 22.4 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Simon Crisp | 339 | 14.5 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Moyra Martin | 234 | 10.0 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | Alan Minter | 131 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 25.1 | −23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | 75 | +40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.6 | |
Widewater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Hamblin | 1,357 | 43.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Martin | 817 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour | David Devoy | 494 | 15.7 | |
| | UKIP | George Osborne | 334 | 10.6 | |
| | Green | Celia Behan | 135 | 4.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,137 | 67 | +30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |