Adur District

Adur (/eɪˈdʊər/) is a local government district of West Sussex, England. It is named after its main river and is historically part of the English county of Sussex. The council is based in Shoreham-by-Sea and the district has a population of 59,627 according to the 2001 census.

Adur District
Non-metropolitan district
Adur shown within West Sussex
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Non-metropolitan countyWest Sussex
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQShoreham-by-Sea
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyAdur District Council
 • LeadershipAlternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative)
 • MPsTim Loughton
Area
 • Total16.14 sq mi (41.80 km2)
Area rank277th (of 317)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total64,301
 • Rank303rd (of 317)
 • Density4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2)
 • Ethnicity
95.9% White
1.3% S.Asian
1.2% Mixed
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code45UB (ONS) E07000223 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTQ220051
WebsiteAdur & Worthing councils

It was created on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Southwick and Shoreham urban districts and the civil parishes of Coombes, Lancing and Sompting from Worthing Rural District.

Sompting, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea (or Shoreham) and Southwick form a strip of settlements on the south coast, between Worthing and Brighton and Hove collectively known as the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. Coombes is inland. Fishersgate and Kingston by Sea (also known as Kingston Buci) are also small areas in the south east of the district.

Shoreham Airport is located in the Adur district, west of Shoreham-by-Sea and just east of Lancing.

The Adur festival is held in the first two weeks of June every year.

Politics

Elections to the district council have been held every 2 years since the 2004 election, when the council changed to being elected by halves instead of by thirds. The Conservative party has had a majority on the council since the 2002 election. Following the 2016 election the council is composed of the following:

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 16
UKIP 3
Labour Party 8
Independent 2

Joint administration with Worthing Borough Council

Since 2008 Adur District Council has worked in partnership with Worthing Borough Council, as Adur and Worthing Councils, sharing a joint management structure, with a single Chief Executive.[1]

Sports clubs

Twin towns

Adur is twinned with

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[5]

Climate data for Adur District, UK
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8
(46)		 8
(46)		 10
(50)		 13
(55)		 16
(61)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 19
(66)		 15
(59)		 11
(52)		 8
(46)		 14
(57)
Average low °C (°F) 3
(37)		 3
(37)		 5
(41)		 6
(43)		 10
(50)		 12
(54)		 14
(57)		 14
(57)		 12
(54)		 9
(48)		 6
(43)		 4
(39)		 8
(46)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43
(1.7)		 30
(1.2)		 30
(1.2)		 28
(1.1)		 36
(1.4)		 18
(0.7)		 36
(1.4)		 36
(1.4)		 38
(1.5)		 51
(2)		 51
(2)		 48
(1.9)		 440
(17.4)
Average precipitation days 14 10 12 12 10 9 10 10 11 12 13 12 135
Source: Weatherbase [6]

See also

References
  1. "Senior Management structure". Adur & Worthing Councils. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. "Internetowy Serwis Miejski". zywiec.pl. 2008-06-20. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  3. "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  4. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  5. Climate Summary for Adur, UK
  6. "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved on July 9, 2013.

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