Adur 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

14 ward races

14 seats

14 elected below the proportional quota

100.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	6,700	29.3%	6	42.9%	4	28.6%	+2
Labour Party	5,871	25.7%	5	35.7%	4	28.6%	+1
Green Party	4,213	18.4%	1	7.1%	3	21.4%	-2
Conservative Party	2,601	11.4%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Independent	2,138	9.3%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	+1
Liberal Democrats	1,353	5.9%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Total	22,876	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Churchill · 1 seat · won at 29.7% · −20.3 pts below quota
Hillside · 1 seat · won at 34.1% · −15.9 pts below quota
Southlands · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · −14.1 pts below quota
Eastbrook · 1 seat · won at 36.1% · −13.9 pts below quota
Manor · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
Buckingham · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Peverel · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Mash Barn · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
St Nicolas · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
Cokeham · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · −7.3 pts below quota
Southwick Green · 1 seat · won at 42.8% · −7.2 pts below quota
St Mary's · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
Widewater · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Marine · 1 seat · won at 48.7% · −1.3 pts below quota

Race results

Churchill · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.3 pts Valid ballots 1,545

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mike Mendoza	Reform UK	459	29.7%	−20.3 pts	Elected
2	Steve Neocleous	Independent	388	25.1%	—
3	Vikki Fryer	Labour Party	225	14.6%	—
4	Stuart Ian Richardson	Green Party	194	12.6%	—
5	Tony Nicklen	Conservative Party	157	10.2%	—
6	Ashley Ridley	Liberal Democrats	122	7.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,553 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.adur.churchill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hillside · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.9 pts Valid ballots 1,359

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rhys Bradley Grinstead	Reform UK	463	34.1%	−15.9 pts	Elected
2	Pat McGrath	Labour Party	345	25.4%	—
3	Leila Yasmin Powell Williams	Conservative Party	343	25.2%	—
4	Declan Decke	Green Party	208	15.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,367 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.adur.hillside.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Southlands · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.1 pts Valid ballots 1,271

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nigel David Hepworth	Reform UK	456	35.9%	−14.1 pts	Elected
2	Peter Ashley	Labour Party	376	29.6%	—
3	Maggie Rumble	Green Party	251	19.7%	—
4	Keith Humphrey	Liberal Democrats	188	14.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,293 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code local.adur.southlands.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Eastbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.9 pts Valid ballots 1,388

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David John Lovelidge	Labour Party	501	36.1%	−13.9 pts	Elected
2	Joby Pannell	Reform UK	379	27.3%	—
3	Kelvin Howard Fry	Conservative Party	219	15.8%	—
4	Patrick George Ginnelly	Green Party	219	15.8%	—
5	Jacqueline Bartram	Liberal Democrats	70	5.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,396 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.adur.eastbrook.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.7 pts Valid ballots 1,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Carol Albury	Independent	599	38.3%	−11.7 pts	Elected
2	Mark Grahame Burton	Reform UK	473	30.2%	—
3	Jude Harvey	Labour Party	221	14.1%	—
4	Effy Walsh	Green Party	221	14.1%	—
5	Cheikh Amed Tidiane Gueye	Liberal Democrats	51	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,575 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.adur.manor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Buckingham · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 1,643

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Joseph Devoy	Labour Party	632	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	David Stephen Cotton	Reform UK	393	23.9%	—
3	Kevin Boram	Conservative Party	364	22.2%	—
4	Gabrielle Crisp	Green Party	159	9.7%	—
5	William Harpley	Liberal Democrats	95	5.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,649 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.adur.buckingham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Peverel · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 1,424

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stuart Parsons	Reform UK	548	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Matt Fry	Conservative Party	267	18.8%	—
3	Henry Herbert Allinson	Labour Party	261	18.3%	—
4	Saffi Price	Green Party	194	13.6%	—
5	Paul Mansfield	Independent	154	10.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,431 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.adur.peverel.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Mash Barn · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 1,639

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lee Cowen	Labour Party	631	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Victoria Charlotte Fairman	Reform UK	598	36.5%	—
3	Susan Fry	Conservative Party	183	11.2%	—
4	Katie Piatt	Green Party	165	10.1%	—
5	Carolyn White	Liberal Democrats	62	3.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,644 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.adur.mash-barn.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Nicolas · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.2 pts Valid ballots 1,887

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Liam John Brook Tidy	Green Party	770	40.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
2	Jennifer Sarah Mendoza	Reform UK	354	18.8%	—
3	Bob Towner	Conservative Party	306	16.2%	—
4	Kathryn Elizabeth Upton	Labour Party	295	15.6%	—
5	Ian Jones	Liberal Democrats	162	8.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,891 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.adur.st-nicolas.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cokeham · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.3 pts Valid ballots 1,521

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jim Doubtfire	Reform UK	650	42.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
2	Tony Bellasis	Conservative Party	303	19.9%	—
3	Alun Wynne Jones	Labour Party	270	17.8%	—
4	Adam Alexander Baxter	Green Party	201	13.2%	—
5	David Thompson	Liberal Democrats	97	6.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,530 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.adur.cokeham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Southwick Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.2 pts Valid ballots 1,575

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dan Flower	Labour Party	674	42.8%	−7.2 pts	Elected
2	Stuart Bower	Reform UK	326	20.7%	—
3	Julie Anne Searle	Conservative Party	265	16.8%	—
4	Helen Mears	Green Party	231	14.7%	—
5	Anthony Charles Stuart	Liberal Democrats	79	5.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,580 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.adur.southwick-green.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Mary's · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.4 pts Valid ballots 1,926

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jeremy Gardner	Labour Party	839	43.6%	−6.4 pts	Elected
2	Angie Buhl-Nielsen	Green Party	431	22.4%	—
3	Kate Michaela	Reform UK	367	19.1%	—
4	Maryam Shapouri	Conservative Party	194	10.1%	—
5	Dawn Rowatt	Liberal Democrats	95	4.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,934 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.adur.st-marys.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Widewater · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 2,086

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Joe Pannell	Reform UK	945	45.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
2	Connor James Ranahan	Green Party	438	21.0%	—
3	Joseph James O'Halloran	Labour Party	423	20.3%	—
4	Samantha Eaton	Liberal Democrats	280	13.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,123 · Invalid 37 · EC ward code local.adur.widewater.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Marine · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.3 pts Valid ballots 2,047

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Julia Watts	Independent	997	48.7%	−1.3 pts	Elected
2	Troy Wade	Green Party	531	25.9%	—
3	Paul Garrett	Reform UK	289	14.1%	—
4	Pat Alden	Labour Party	178	8.7%	—
5	Neville James Pressley	Liberal Democrats	52	2.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,058 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.adur.marine.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index