| Election Name: | 1976 Adur District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Adur District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1979 Adur District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
| Seats For Election: | All 37 seats to Adur District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Election Date: | 6 May 1976 |
| Party1: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | No Overall Control |
| After Election: | No Overall Control |
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 6 May 1976, with the entire council up for election. The two councillors in Marine elected as Residents were defending their seats as Independents. Overall turnout was recorded at 51.8%.[1]
The election resulted in the council remaining under no overall control.[2] [3]
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 16 | 17 | |||
| Conservative | 13 | 16 | |||
| Labour | 5 | 2 | |||
| Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 37 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.