Adur goes to the polls: 2014 local election results
Turnout in Adur was 37.64 per cent for the European elections, 37.82 per cent for local elections and 40.83 per cent for the parish council vote.
UKIP stole five seats, snatching four from the Tories and one from the Lib Dems.
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Hide AdIt was smiles all round for the purple party, who have gained a significant foothold in the council chamber.
First-time candidates Geoff Patmore (Widewater), Ken Bishop (Southlands), David Lambourne (Mash Barn) and Lyn Phillips (Cokeham) all secured victories, as did former Lib Dem, Liz Haywood (Mash Barn).
The conservatives managed to hold on to nine seats, but it was a miserable afternoon for the Lib Dems who lost their last remaining seat after Richard Burt stepped down.
Janet Mockeridge stepped down in Hillside, but her Tory seat was secured by David Simmons.
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Hide AdJames Butcher won the first seat of the day, in Churchill ward, Lancing.
He said: “It was regeneration versus stagnation and regeneration won.”
UKIP took Southlands and Cokeham from the Tories, while Hillside went to the Tories again.
Ken Bishop, winner in Southlands said: “It’s wonderful. It was worth all the hard work. Now the real work starts.”
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Hide AdJim Funnell retained Eastbrook ward for the Tories, with UKIP more than 100 votes behind.
“I’d like to thank all my colleagues,” he said. “I have had a difficult time over the last month and they have done a lot for me and I’m grateful for what they have done and I’m obviously pleased to be returned again.”
Fist-time candidate Geoff Patmore won Widewater for UKIP with 99 more votes than the Tories.
“I’m ecstatic,” he said. “Common sense has prevailed. It was hard fought.”
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Hide AdLinda Phillips also won Cokeham ward for UKIP, beating the Tories by more than 100 votes.
“I’m absolutely amazed,” she said.
“Obviously I’m very pleased and very very surprised. I could see when I was out canvassing that feeling was very mixed in Cokeham.
“I hope it bodes well for the rest of the results. Coming first is fantastic.”
Tory Emma Evans won in Buckingham, with 678 votes and a winning margin of more than 400.
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Hide Ad“I’m concerned that 250 people still think for an extremist party is the way to go when it’s all about local policies,” she said.
“UKIP have no local policies and yet 250 people are still voting for them.
“I don’t feel it’s a victory. I won’t stop working until that 250 goes down to zero.”
Adur chairman Mike Mendoza retained St Mary’s ward with more than 500 votes.
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Hide Ad“I’m shocked and shattered,” he said. “I never expected that. I have had some great support, but I thought it would be a lot closer.
“It’s reflective of the great support and the work I have put in over the last four years.”
Emily Hidditch comfortably retained Southwick for the conservatives.
“I’m so happy,” she said. “I don’t think you can ever expect it. I’m in shock, I don’t know what to say.”
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Hide AdAdur leader Neil Parkin also retained his seat in St Nicolas with ease, more than tripling UKIP’s vote with 696.
“I’m delighted that the people of St Nicolas ward have put their trust in me and they have come out in some numbers to do it.
“I was getting a good response on the doorstep and as we are the only ones who go around knocking, people do comment on that but you never know.”
Tory Brian Boggis held on to his seat of Peverel in Sompting, after a close-fought run-in with UKIP’s Adrian Weber, beating his rival by 49 votes, 469 to 420.
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Hide Ad“I’m obviously pleased to be re-elected,” he said. “We fought hard against a strong UKIP candidate and I’m pleased to still retain the confidence of the folks of Peverel ward.”
There was a landslide victory for Independent Ben Stride in Marine, who retained his seat with a winning margin of almost 500 votes.
“I’m elated,” he said. “We had a really hard-working team and we have canvassed every single property. I just want to thank my team of the Shoreham Beach Residents’ Association committee for all their support.
“I hoped to win, but I never expected it.”
Greens tied with Labour in Marine on 128.
In Mash Barn UKIP claimed both seats, with Liz Haywood and David Lambourne both picking up more than 400 votes.
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Hide AdCllr Haywood said: “I’m absolutely chuffed to bits. I’m really pleased. It’s been a really hard campaign.”
Lancing Parish Council
UKIP’s Jason Lock strolled home in Mash Barn with 448 votes, while Carol Albury won in Manor North with 382.
In Widewater, UKIP’s Clive Burghard clinched a narrow victory with 599 votes to Tory Mumin Elshahri’s 571.
Sompting Parish Council
In Cokeham South, Lib Dem Kay Vincent made up for her defeat in the district council election with a narrow win over UKIP, while in Peverel South, UKIP scooped both seats with Gina Scotting, UKIP, receiving 210 votes and David Lewis, winning 255.
2014 candidates and results: Adur District Council
Buckingham
Nicola Carden (Lab) - 171
Mick Clark (UKIP) - 250
Emma Evans (Con) - 678
Thomas Hilditch (Lib) - 67
Jennie Tindall (Green) - 101
Churchill
James Butcher (Con) - 631
Steve Creed (Lib) - 217
Sid Hilsum (UKIP) - 481
Cokeham
Alun Jones (Lab) - 223
Tony Nicklen (Con) - 317
Lyn Phillips (UKIP) - 452
Kay Vincent (Lib) - 318
Eastbrook
David Edey (Lib) - 138
James Funnell (Con) -428
Patrick Ginnelly (Green) - 81
Peter Hancock (UKIP) -325
Sami Zeglam (Lab) - 262
Hillside
Stephen Barnes (Green) - 65
Jenny Greig (UKIP) - 402
Julie Scarratt (Lab) - 214
David Simmons (Con) - 529
Drew Tinsley (Lib) - 59
Manor
Carol Albury (Con) - 590
Stuart Douch (Lib) - 120
Lionel Parsons (UKIP) - 448
Michael Thornton (Lab) - 168
Marine
Naira Baboumian (Lib) - 74
Joyce Burns (Lab) - 128
Sean Hawkey (Green) - 128
Baz Pettett (UKIP) - 248
Ben Stride (Independent) -743
Mash Barn (two councillors)
Douglas Bradley (Lab) - 159
Liz Haywood (UKIP) - 416
John Hollington (Con) - 198
David Lambourne (UKIP) - 461
Doris Martin (Lib) - 265
Steve Martin (Lib) - 224
Angie Mills (Con) - 245
Peverel
Kenneth Bashford (Lab) - 236
Brian Boggis (Con) - 469
Raj Dooraree (Lib) - 75
Adrian Weber (UKIP) - 420
Southlands
Ken Bishop (UKIP) - 371
Louise Carroll (Green)- 50
Stephen Chipp (Con) - 353
Nilda Dooraree (Lib) - 55
Ian Lidbetter (Lab) - 250
Southwick
Steve Carden (Lab) - 244
Emily Hilditch (Con) - 588
Steven Huckle (Green) -109
Bill Jarman (UKIP) -271
Paul Taylor (Lib) -88
St Mary’s
Clive Burghard (UKIP)-289
Robert Burt (Lib) -88
Lynn Finnigan (Green) -174
Mike Mendoza (Con) -508
Irene Reed (Lab) -309
St Nicolas
Mike Henn (UKIP) -228
Jan Kimber (Lib) -106
Moyra Martin (Green) -178
Peter Nelson (Lab) -218
Neil Parkin (Con) -695
Widewater
Cyril Cannings (Lib) -149
David Devoy (Lab) -318
Mumin Elshahri (Con) -617
Geoff Patmore (UKIP) -706
Lancing Parish Council
Manor North
Carol Albury (Con) - 382
Stuart Douch (Lib) - 74
Lionel Parsons (UKIP) - 194
Ann Saunders (Lab) - 73
Mash Barn
Douglas Bradley (Lab) - 145
Patricia Izod (Lib) - 201
Jason Lock (UKIP) - 448
Angie Mills (Con) - 265
Widewater
George Bell (Ind) - 74
Clive Burghard (UKIP) - 599
Cyril Cannings (Lib) - 118
David Devoy (Lab) - 305
Mumin Elshahri (Con) - 571
Sompting Parish Council
Cokeham South
Alun Jones (Lab)- 115
Jean Turner (UKIP)- 254
Kay Vincent (Lib)- 257
Peverel South
Patricia Allwright (Ind) 125
Raj Dooraree (Lib)- 110
David Lewis (UKIP) - 255
Tony Nicklen (Ind) - 96
Melanie Rubin (Ind) - 82
Gina Scotting (UKIP) - 210