| Election Name: | 1990 Adur District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1990 |
| Party1: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election, as well as vacancies in the Churchill and Manor wards. No elections were held for the single-member St Mary's ward. The sitting Resident councillor in Overall turnout jumped to 49.8%.[1]
The election resulted in the 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 | |||
| Labour | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 39 | |||
| Working majority | |||||