2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Adur District Council
Adur District Council
Election: Adur District Council election, Thursday 7 May 2026
Seats contested: 14
Overall control/status: Labour retained control. The council said its post-election composition was Labour 17, Reform UK 6, Shoreham Beach Residents’ Association 2, Greens 2 and Independent Group 2.
Seat summary from the 14 wards contested: Reform UK 6, Labour 5, Green 1, Independent Group 1, Shoreham Beach Residents’ Association 1.
Buckingham
Result: Labour gain
Elected: David Joseph Devoy, Labour
Turnout: 53.70%
Majority: 239
Rejected/invalid ballots: 6
Candidates: David Joseph Devoy, Labour, 632; David Stephen Cotton, Reform UK, 393; Kevin Boram, Conservative, 364; Gabe Crisp, Green, 159; William Harpley, Liberal Democrats, 95.
Churchill
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Mike Mendoza, Reform UK
Turnout: 45.13%
Majority: 71
Rejected/invalid ballots: 8
Candidates: Mike Mendoza, Reform UK, 459; Steve Neocleous, Independent, 388; Vikki Fryer, Labour, 225; Stuart Ian Richardson, Green, 194; Tony Nicklen, Conservative, 157; Ashley Ridley, Liberal Democrats, 122.
Cokeham
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Jim Doubtfire, Reform UK
Turnout: 44.53%
Majority: 347
Rejected/invalid ballots: 9
Candidates: Jim Doubtfire, Reform UK, 650; Tony Bellasis, Conservative, 303; Alun Wynne Jones, Labour, 270; Adam Alexander Baxter, Green, 201; David Thompson, Liberal Democrats, 97.
Eastbrook
Result: Labour hold
Elected: David John Lovelidge, Labour
Turnout: 42.43%
Majority: 122
Rejected/invalid ballots: 8
Candidates: David John Lovelidge, Labour, 501; Joby Pannell, Reform UK, 379; Kelvin Howard Fry, Conservative, 219; Patrick George Ginnelly, Green, 219; Jacqueline Bartram, Liberal Democrats, 70.
Hillside
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Rhys Bradley Grinstead, Reform UK
Turnout: 40.61%
Majority: 118
Rejected/invalid ballots: 8
Candidates: Rhys Bradley Grinstead, Reform UK, 463; Pat McGrath, Labour, 345; Leila Yasmin Powell Williams, Conservative, 343; Declan Michael Alfred Decke, Green, 208.
Manor
Result: Independent hold
Elected: Carol Albury, Independent
Turnout: 49.02%
Majority: 126
Rejected/invalid ballots: 10
Candidates: Carol Albury, Independent, 599; Mark Grahame Burton, Reform UK, 473; Jude Harvey, Labour, 221; Effy Walsh, Green, 221; Cheikh Amed Tidiane Gueye, Liberal Democrats, 51.
Marine
Result: Independent hold
Elected: Julia Watts, Independent
Turnout: 57.79%
Majority: 466
Rejected/invalid ballots: 11
Candidates: Julia Watts, Independent, 997; Troy Wade, Green, 531; Paul Garrett, Reform UK, 289; Pat Alden, Labour, 178; Neville James Pressley, Liberal Democrats, 52.
Mash Barn
Result: Labour hold
Elected: Lee Cowen, Labour
Turnout: 43.79%
Majority: 33
Rejected/invalid ballots: 5
Candidates: Lee Cowen, Labour, 631; Victoria Charlotte Fairman, Reform UK, 598; Susan Fry, Conservative, 183; Katie Piatt, Green, 165; Carolyn White, Liberal Democrats, 62.
Peverel
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Stuart Parsons, Reform UK
Turnout: 42.21%
Majority: 281
Rejected/invalid ballots: 7
Candidates: Stuart Parsons, Reform UK, 548; Matt Fry, Conservative, 267; Henry Herbert Allinson, Labour, 261; Saffi Price, Green, 194; Paul Mansfield, Independent, 154.
Southlands
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Nigel David Hepworth, Reform UK
Turnout: 41.13%
Majority: 80
Rejected/invalid ballots: 22
Candidates: Nigel David Hepworth, Reform UK, 456; Peter Ashley, Labour, 376; Maggie Rumble, Green, 251; Keith Humphrey, Liberal Democrats, 188.
Southwick Green
Result: Labour hold
Elected: Dan Flower, Labour
Turnout: 46.39%
Majority: 348
Rejected/invalid ballots: 5
Candidates: Dan Flower, Labour, 674; Stuart Bower, Reform UK, 326; Julie Anne Searle, Conservative, 265; Helen Mears, Green, 231; Anthony Charles Stuart, Liberal Democrats, 79.
St Mary’s
Result: Labour hold
Elected: Jeremy Gardner, Labour and Co-operative
Turnout: 48.06%
Majority: 408
Rejected/invalid ballots: 8
Candidates: Jeremy Gardner, Labour and Co-operative, 839; Angie Buhl-Nielsen, Green, 431; Kate Michaela, Reform UK, 367; Maryam Shapouri, Conservative, 194; Dawn Rowatt, Liberal Democrats, 95.
St Nicolas
Result: Green hold
Elected: Liam John Brook Tidy, Green
Turnout: 58.69%
Majority: 416
Rejected/invalid ballots: 4
Candidates: Liam John Brook Tidy, Green, 770; Jennifer Sarah Mendoza, Reform UK, 354; Bob Towner, Conservative, 306; Kathryn Elizabeth Upton, Labour, 295; Ian Jones, Liberal Democrats, 162.
Widewater
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Joe Pannell, Reform UK
Turnout: 45.31%
Majority: 507
Rejected/invalid ballots: 37
Candidates: Joe Pannell, Reform UK, 945; Connor James Ranahan, Green, 438; Joseph James O’Halloran, Labour, 423; Samantha Eaton, Liberal Democrats, 280.