2010 Adur District Council election explained
The 2010 Adur District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Results
The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council after winning 12 of the 15 seats which were contested.[3] They regained seats in Buckingham and Southlands wards which had been lost when the sitting councillors Gavin Ayling and Carl English had defected to the Liberal Democrats.[4] However the Conservatives also lost a seat to the Liberal Democrats in Eastbrook, where Gavin Ayling was elected as a Liberal Democrat.[5]
Notes and References
- News: Adur . 8 May 2010 . . 19 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100510070133/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3649.stm. 10 May 2010 . live.
- News: Local elections 2010 . 9 May 2010 . 7 May 2010 . . London. https://web.archive.org/web/20100510014130/http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections. 10 May 2010 . live.
- News: Tory and Labour wins in Sussex local elections . 9 May 2010 . 7 May 2010 . BBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20100510091409/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8668294.stm. 10 May 2010 . live.
- Web site: Defecting Adur Tories told to hand back members' allowance . 9 May 2010 . 5 December 2009 . The Argus.
- Web site: Vote 2010: Worthing Borough and Adur District council election results . 8 May 2010 . 6 May 2010 . Worthing Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20100510062220/http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/worthing/VOTE-2010-Worthing-Borough-and.6278089.jp. 10 May 2010 . live.
