Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 8 May 1986, with minor boundary changes taking effect, impacting the Peverel ward. One third of the council was due for re-election, with additional vacancies in Buckingham, Churchill and Mash Barn wards. No elections were to be held for the single-member St Mary's ward. The formerly Conservative councillor for Southwick Green was defending the seat as an Independent, with no Conservative contesting that ward. Overall turnout was down slightly to 45.3%.Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
The election resulted in the Alliance regaining control of the council.
Election result
This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council SDP-Liberal Alliance 18 22 Conservative 18 15 Independent Residents 2 2 Independent 1 0 Total 39 39 Working majority
Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
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