The 2024 Adur District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day. The councillors elected will serve a 4-year term, ending in May 2028.
Background Adur District Council elects half of its councillors every 2 years, with 16 being up for election this time, being 15 ordinary elections plus a by-election in St Mary's ward.
Prior to the election, the council was under Conservative majority control, although they only had a two-seat majority and the council was identified as a target for Labour.
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Summary The election saw Labour win an outright majority for the first time in the council's history. Labour group leader Jeremy Gardner was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2024.
Election result
Ward results Buckingham
Churchill
Cokeham
Eastbrook
Hillside
Manor
Marine
Mash Barn
Peverel
Southlands
Southwick Green
St Mary's
St Nicolas
Widewater
By-elections
Buckingham
The Buckingham by-election was triggered by the death of councillor Nigel Jenner.
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