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Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1984, with one third of the council up for election. There was no elections held for the single-member St Mary's ward. Overall turnout was recorded at 45.6%.[1]

The election resulted in the council remaining under no overall control.[2][3]

Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1984[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 7 0 1 -1 53.8 38.9 8,023 -0.9
  Conservative 5 2 0 +2 38.5 44.3 9,158 -3.3
  Residents 1 0 0 0 7.7 4.0 828 +3.6
  Labour 0 0 1 -1 0.0 12.7 2,611 +0.5

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]

Party Previous council New council
Conservative 17 19
SDP-Liberal Alliance 19 18
Independent Residents 2 2
Labour 1 0
Total 39 39
Working majority  -1   -1 

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Buckingham (3997)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Smith M. 1,039 68.4 +1.3
Alliance Miller A. 480 31.6 −1.3
Majority 559 36.8 +2.6
Turnout 1,519 38.0 −10.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
Churchill (3767)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Trotman A. Ms. 801 47.3 +1.3
Conservative Chad R. 732 43.2 −1.4
Labour Aldrich G. 162 9.6 +0.1
Majority 69 4.1 +2.7
Turnout 1,695 45.0 −2.8
Alliance hold Swing +1.3
Cokeham (3472)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Spalding M. 850 62.8 +6.1
Conservative Boggis B. 361 26.7 −1.0
Labour Burns F. 143 10.6 −5.1
Majority 489 36.1 +7.1
Turnout 1,354 39.0 −0.2
Alliance hold Swing +3.5
Eastbrook (3563)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Woolgar A. Ms. 789 46.1 −5.0
Labour Whipp B. 647 37.8 −11.1
Alliance Tullett K. 274 16.0 +16.0
Majority 142 8.3 +6.1
Turnout 1,710 48.0 −5.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.0
Hillside (3749)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cary J. 890 52.8 −7.8
Labour Slater J. 524 31.1 +9.7
Alliance Pike R. 273 16.2 −1.9
Majority 366 21.7 −17.5
Turnout 1,687 45.0 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing -8.7
Manor (3360)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Cooper M. 918 51.5 +4.4
Conservative Woolven R. 776 43.6 −3.1
Labour Aldrich S. Ms. 87 4.9 −1.3
Majority 142 8.0 +7.6
Turnout 1,781 53.0 −0.5
Alliance hold Swing +3.7
Marine (2551)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Shephard P. 828 61.2 N/A
Conservative Duckley C. 377 27.9 N/A
Alliance McNay A. 92 6.8 N/A
Labour Deehan A. 55 4.1 N/A
Majority 451 33.4 N/A
Turnout 1,352 53.0 N/A
Residents hold Swing N/A
Mash Barn (2974)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Moore M. 642 56.8 +1.6
Conservative Jupp R. 366 32.4 −0.4
Labour Grafton R. 122 10.8 −1.3
Majority 276 24.4 +2.0
Turnout 1,130 38.0 −4.5
Alliance hold Swing +1.0
Peverel (3143)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Driscoll P. Ms. 766 58.0 +7.0
Conservative Bailey R. 432 32.7 −5.1
Labour Atkins H. Ms. 122 9.2 −1.8
Majority 334 25.3 +12.1
Turnout 1,320 42.0 −0.5
Alliance hold Swing +6.0
Southlands (3280)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thompson P. 648 42.9 +9.7
Alliance Robinson J. 625 41.4 −14.9
Labour Barnes S. 236 15.6 +5.2
Majority 23 1.5 −21.6
Turnout 1,509 46.0 −2.5
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing +12.3
Southwick Green (3544)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance King M. 911 47.6 +3.7
Conservative Parish D. Ms. 886 46.3 −9.8
Labour Woolgar J. Ms. 117 6.1 +6.1
Majority 25 1.3 −10.9
Turnout 1,914 54.0 +0.3
Alliance hold Swing +6.7
St. Nicolas (3628)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Finch B. 1,012 59.4 +3.1
Alliance Presley N. 443 26.0 −17.7
Labour Matthews K. Ms. 250 14.7 +14.7
Majority 569 33.4 +20.8
Turnout 1,705 47.0 −3.9
Conservative hold Swing +10.4
Widewater (4226)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Hammond D. 948 48.8 +3.6
Conservative Pelling C. 850 43.7 −1.6
Labour Jacques W. 146 7.5 −1.9
Majority 98 5.0 +4.8
Turnout 1,944 46.0 −0.5
Alliance hold Swing +2.6

References

  1. ^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Vote 2012: Adur". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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