The 2022 Adur District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Adur District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the 29 seats were up for election.
Background Adur District Council was created in 1974, and it was first controlled by the Conservatives from 1979 to 1980. The Liberal Party took control of the council, and held it from 1980 to 1999 (Liberal Democrats from 1988). The council then fell under no overall control, until the Conservatives regained control in 2002 (the Liberal Democrats lost representation on the council in 2014). In 2021 election, the Conservatives gained 2 seats with 44.9%, Labour made no gains or losses with 31.1%, the Green Party gained their first council seat with 12.8%, and UKIP lost their 3 seats on the council with 0.4%.
The seats up for election in 2022 year were last elected in 2018. In that election, the Conservatives made no net gains or losses with 44.0%, Labour gained 4 seats with 34.4%, and UKIP lost their 4 seats up for election with 5.3%.
Previous council composition After 2021 election Before 2022 election Party Seats Party Seats 19 19 7 7 2 2 1 1
Changes: September 2021: David Simmons (Conservative) dies; by-election held December 2021 December 2021: Leila Williams wins by-election for Conservatives
Results
Results by ward An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
Buckingham
Churchill
Cokeham
Eastbrook
Hillside
Manor
Marine
Mash Barn
Peverel
Southlands
Southwick Green
St. Mary's
St. Nicolas
Widewater
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