| Election Name: | 1988 Adur District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1987 Adur District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Adur District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats (13 of 39) to Adur District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1988 |
| Party1: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Party3: | Residents Association |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| After Election: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election however no elections were held for the single-member ward St Mary's. Overall turnout dropped to 42.5%.[1]
The election resulted in the new merger Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Liberal Democrats | 22 | 22 | |||
| Conservative | 15 | 15 | |||
| Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 39 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.