Adur District Council elections: 68 candidates standing

Sixty-eight candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to vie for 14 seats on Adur District Council.

The authority currently has 29 councillors across 14 wards – 17 Labour, four Independent Group, two Conservative, two Green, two Independent Shoreham Beach Residents’ Association and two Lancing & Sompting Independents.

Seats on all wards are up for grabs on May 7. The candidates are:-

Buckingham: Kevin Boram (Con), David Cotton (Ref), Gabe Crisp (Green), David Devoy (Lab), William Harpley (Lib Dem)

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday, May 7placeholder image
Voters will go to the polls on Thursday, May 7

Churchill: Vikki Fryer (Lab), Mike Mendoza (Ref), Steve Neocleous (Ind), Tony Nicklen (Con), Stuart Richardson (Green), Ashley Ridley (Lib Dem)

Cokeham: Adam Baxter (Green), Tony Bellasis (Con), Jim Doubtfire (Ref), Alun Jones (Lab), David Thompson (Lib Dem)

Eastbrook: Jacqueline Bartram (Lib Dem), Kelvin Fry (Con), Patrick Ginnelly (Green), David Lovelidge (Lab), Joby Pannell (Ref)

Hillside: Declan Decke (Green), Rhys Grinstead (Ref), Pat McGrath (Lab), Leila Williams (Con)

Manor: Carol Albury (Ind), Mark Burton (Ref), Cheikh Gueye (Lib Dem), Jude Harvey (Lab), Effy Walsh (Green)

Marine: Pat Alden (Lab), Paul Garrett (Ref), Neville Pressley (Lib Dem), Troy Wade (Green), Julia Watts (Ind)

Mash Barn: Lee Cowen (Lab), Victoria Fairman (Ref), Susan Fry (Con), Katie Piatt (Green), Carolyn White (Lib Dem)

Peverel: Henry Allinson (Lab), Matt Fry (Con), Paul Mansfield (Ind), Stuart Parsons (Ref), Saffi Price (Green)

Southlands: Peter Ashley (Lab), Nigel Hepworth (Ref), Keith Humphrey (Lib Dem), Maggie Rumble (Green)

Southwick Green: Stuart Bower (Ref), Dan Flower (Lab), Helen Mears (Green), Julie Searle (Con), Anthony Stuart (Lib Dem)

St Mary’s: Angie Buhl-Nielsen (Green), Jeremy Gardner (Lab), Kate Michaela (Ref), Dawn Rowatt (Lib Dem), Maryam Shapouri (Con)

St Nicolas: Ian Jones (Lib Dem), Jennifer Mendoza (Ref), Liam Tidy (Green), Bob Towner (Con), Kathryn Upton (Lab)

Widewater: Samantha Eaton (Lib Dem), Joseph O’Halloran (Lab), Joe Pannell (Ref), Connor Ranahan (Green).

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