Labour Makes Significant Gains in Adur Local Elections

In a significant shift in local governance, the Labour Party has made substantial gains against the Conservatives in the Adur District Council elections. Labour candidates successfully wrested control of multiple wards, indicating a shift in voter sentiment in the area.

Labour’s successful campaign saw them winning seats in Cokeham, Eastbrook, Buckingham, Hillside, and Churchill wards from the Conservative incumbents. New councillors include Carolyn Fuhrmann, Andrew Harvey, Nigel Jenner, Nigel Corston, and Nigel Sweet, respectively. These victories are particularly noteworthy in Hillside ward, where Labour’s Nigel Corston won in a closely contested race against the sitting council leader Neil Parkin, decided by just 14 votes last year