1982 UK local government election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election. There was additional vacancies in the Mash Barn and Peverel wards, but no elections for the single-member ward St Marys and Residents stronghold, Marine, went uncontested. In the intervening years, the newly formed Alliance had gained three seats at the expense of the Conservatives. Overall turnout fell to 42.4%.[1]
The election resulted in the SDP-Liberal Alliance retaining control of the council.[2][3]
Election result
Adur District Council Election Result 1982[2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 53.3 | 44.7 | 7,478 | +7.4 |
| Alliance | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 40.0 | 43.2 | 7,221 | -1.5 |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 2,033 | -1.8 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]
Party | Previous council | New council |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 23 | 21 |
| Conservative | 13 | 15 |
| Independent Residents | 2 | 2 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 |
Total | 39 | 39 |
Working majority | 7 | 3 |
Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Buckingham (4017)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Morris H. Ms. | 1,160 | 66.2 | +3.5 |
| Alliance | Miller A. | 592 | 33.8 | +6.7 |
Majority | 568 | 32.4 | -3.2 |
Turnout | 1,752 | 43.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
Churchill (3735)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kemp C. | 676 | 45.7 | +9.2 |
| Alliance | Blunkett R. | 663 | 44.8 | -9.7 |
| Labour | Cosgrave L. | 141 | 9.5 | +0.5 |
Majority | 13 | 0.9 | -17.2 |
Turnout | 1,480 | 39.6 | -9.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.4 | |
Cokeham (3550)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Brooks J. | 868 | 86.2 | +27.2 |
| Labour | Taylor M. | 139 | 13.8 | +5.8 |
Majority | 729 | 72.4 | +46.5 |
Turnout | 1,007 | 28.4 | -16.7 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | +10.7 | |
Eastbrook (3635)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dunn R. | 791 | 44.1 | +10.0 |
| Labour | Barnard D. | 645 | 36.0 | -5.4 |
| Alliance | Williams A. Ms. | 357 | 19.9 | -4.7 |
Majority | 146 | 8.1 | +0.9 |
Turnout | 1,793 | 49.3 | -0.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
Hillside (3819)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Wey G. | 865 | 60.2 | +18.8 |
| Alliance | James G. | 311 | 21.6 | -2.3 |
| Labour | Backwell J. Ms. | 262 | 18.2 | -16.5 |
Majority | 554 | 38.5 | +31.8 |
Turnout | 1,438 | 37.7 | -6.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
Manor (3284)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lewis J. | 797 | 51.6 | +10.3 |
| Alliance | Beales W. | 651 | 42.1 | -11.1 |
| Labour | Aldrich G. | 98 | 6.3 | +0.8 |
Majority | 146 | 9.4 | -2.5 |
Turnout | 1,546 | 47.1 | -2.2 |
| Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +10.7 | |
Marine (2617)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Residents | Shephard P. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Residents hold | Swing | N/A | |
Mash Barn (2963)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Beresford P. | 697 | 87.2 | +20.2 |
| Alliance | Hartley J. Ms. | 688 | | |
| Labour | Harwood R. | 102 | 12.8 | +4.7 |
| Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 84 | | |
Majority | 595 | 74.5 | +32.4 |
Turnout | 799 | 27.0 | -17.0 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| Alliance hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
Peverel (3167)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Meeten J. | 720 | 61.1 | +1.6 |
| Alliance | Megginson J. Ms. | 687 | | |
| Conservative | Titley T. | 370 | 31.4 | +2.0 |
| Labour | Atkins B. | 88 | 7.5 | -3.6 |
| Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 82 | | |
Majority | 350 | 29.7 | -0.5 |
Turnout | 1,178 | 37.2 | -3.0 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| Alliance hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
Southlands (3294)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Edwards A. | 629 | 52.5 | -5.0 |
| Conservative | Hart E. | 391 | 32.6 | +6.4 |
| Labour | Matthews M. Ms. | 178 | 14.9 | -1.4 |
Majority | 238 | 19.9 | -11.3 |
Turnout | 1,198 | 36.4 | -6.4 |
| Alliance hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
Southwick Green (3459)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ferrers-Guy B. Ms. | 821 | 56.7 | +16.0 |
| Alliance | Watson W. | 475 | 32.8 | -15.6 |
| Labour | Edwards E. Ms. | 153 | 10.6 | -0.4 |
Majority | 346 | 23.9 | +16.1 |
Turnout | 1,449 | 41.9 | -8.4 |
| Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +15.8 | |
St. Nicolas (3583)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Huber J. | 881 | 57.0 | +8.0 |
| Alliance | Attrill D. Ms. | 547 | 35.4 | -7.3 |
| Labour | Bridson J. Ms. | 117 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
Majority | 334 | 21.6 | +15.3 |
Turnout | 1,545 | 43.1 | -1.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
Widewater (4085)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Moulton B. | 726 | 46.9 | +13.0 |
| Alliance | Mantey B. Ms. | 711 | 46.0 | -14.2 |
| Labour | Jacques W. | 110 | 7.1 | +1.2 |
Majority | 15 | 1.0 | -25.2 |
Turnout | 1,547 | 37.9 | -6.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +13.6 | |
References
- ^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "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.