1979_Adur_District_Council_election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1979, alongside the general election. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by one, but all together had added two seats. Overall turnout was recorded at 74.4%.[1]
Quick Facts All 39 seats to Adur District Council 20 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control of the council.[2][3]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 20 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 51.3 | 45.1 | 15,819 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.6 | 35.3 | 12,364 | -0.9 | |
Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1,408 | +0.5 | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 5,452 | +0.1 | |
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This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]
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Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Conservative | 16 | 20 | |||
Liberal | 17 | 17 | |||
Labour | 2 | 0 | |||
Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 37 | 39 | |||
Working majority | -5 | 1 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Merrick A. | 1,960 | 60.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Morris H. Ms. | 1,890 | |||
Conservative | Smith M. | 1,850 | |||
Liberal | Symonds A. | 891 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Wright G. Ms. | 861 | |||
Liberal | Jewiss A. | 795 | |||
Labour | Bovingdon K. | 372 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,069 | 33.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,223 | 80.1 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Burley Y. Ms. | 1,322 | 46.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kemp C. | 1,283 | |||
Conservative | Stepney L. Ms. | 1,226 | |||
Liberal | Denyer P. | 1,132 | 39.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Dolding R. | 1,093 | |||
Liberal | Martin E. Ms. | 1,046 | |||
Labour | Woods J. Ms. | 389 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 190 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,843 | 75.2 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Cheal J. | 1,413 | 49.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Martin D. | 1,340 | |||
Liberal | Spalding M. | 1,277 | |||
Conservative | Lodge R. | 1,061 | 37.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Newman H. | 852 | |||
Labour | Atkins B. | 377 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 352 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,851 | 79.3 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Coghlan J. | 1,338 | 55.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dunn R. | 1,318 | |||
Conservative | Parish D. Ms. | 1,238 | |||
Labour | Hobbis J. | 1,087 | 44.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Barnard I. | 1,059 | |||
Labour | Boreham J. | 666 | |||
Majority | 251 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,425 | 65.7 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barber B. | 1,613 | 50.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Wey G. | 1,495 | |||
Conservative | Moore M. | 1,436 | |||
Labour | Colville P. | 840 | 26.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hammond D. | 754 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Kimmings R. | 684 | |||
Liberal | Ongley C. | 569 | |||
Majority | 773 | 24.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,207 | 82.4 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robinson C. | 1,444 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Barton J. | 1,313 | |||
Liberal | Cooper M. | 1,195 | |||
Conservative | Lewis J. | 1,101 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Hockett L. | 1,058 | |||
Conservative | Shackleton P. Ms. | 1,039 | |||
Majority | 343 | 13.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,545 | 76.3 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | Warner B. Ms. | 1,408 | 65.2 | N/A | |
Residents | James P. Ms. | 1,369 | |||
Conservative | Harding I. Ms. | 618 | 28.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Kell D. | 134 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 790 | 36.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,160 | 83.8 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Allen C. Ms. | 1,046 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hartley J. Ms. | 1,017 | |||
Liberal | Deedman D. | 1,001 | |||
Conservative | Floyd J. | 755 | 36.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Clothier W. | 724 | |||
Conservative | Grover M. | 709 | |||
Labour | Harwood R. | 243 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Grafton R. | 237 | |||
Labour | Jacques W. | 233 | |||
Majority | 291 | 14.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,044 | 72.8 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Davis G. | 1,213 | 50.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Green W. | 1,203 | |||
Liberal | Hall M. Ms. | 1,107 | |||
Conservative | Glynn E. | 829 | 34.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Donegan I. Ms. | 818 | |||
Conservative | Martin P. Ms. | 773 | |||
Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 343 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 384 | 16.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,385 | 75.0 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Little S. | 1,147 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edwards A. | 1,095 | |||
Liberal | Robinson J. | 1,055 | |||
Conservative | Osmond P. | 866 | 36.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Cakebread J. | 776 | |||
Conservative | Thomson W. | 696 | |||
Labour | Whipp B. | 344 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Paling A. | 327 | |||
Labour | Paling M. Ms. | 292 | |||
Majority | 281 | 11.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,357 | 71.8 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Davies B. Ms. | 1,298 | 52.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Divers N. | 1,286 | |||
Conservative | Sweet I. Ms. | 1,245 | |||
Liberal | Hutchinson J. Ms. | 686 | 27.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Biggs A. | 642 | |||
Liberal | Isherwood P. | 557 | |||
Labour | Munnery D. | 511 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 612 | 24.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,495 | 71.7 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richards R. | 345 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Bienati C. Ms. | 279 | 38.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Whipp L. Ms. | 98 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 66 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 722 | 67.5 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Carr G. | 1,404 | 50.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Huber J. | 1,372 | |||
Conservative | Potter E. | 1,332 | |||
Liberal | Atrill D. Ms. | 1,017 | 36.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lock M. | 902 | |||
Liberal | Stanley A. | 867 | |||
Labour | Phillips J. | 373 | 13.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Pirie M. Ms. | 310 | |||
Majority | 387 | 13.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,794 | 75.8 | N/A | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Gasson J. | 1,342 | 44.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Melvey T. | 1,309 | 43.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sherlock M. Ms. | 1,299 | |||
Conservative | Mitchell M. Ms. | 1,276 | |||
Liberal | Isherwood D. Ms. | 1,268 | |||
Conservative | Charlton S. | 1,232 | |||
Labour | Harwood J. Ms. | 341 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 33 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,992 | 75.4 | N/A | ||
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- Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
- "Elections Centre: Adur 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- "Vote 2012: Adur". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.