2007 Horsham District Council election

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The 2007 Horsham District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England.^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives won a majority on the council, gaining from no overall control.

2007 Horsham District Council election

← 2003 3 May 2007 2011 →
All 44 seats to Horsham District Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 31 11 2 Seat change 9 9

Council composition[]

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

↓

22	20	2
Con	LDem	Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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31	11	2
Con	LDem	Ind

Results summary[]

2007 Horsham District Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	31	9	0	9	70.5	54.3	42,736	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	11	0	9	9	25.0	36.8	28,984	-5.5
	Independent	2	-	-		4.5	3.2	2,500	-3.7
	UKIP	0	-	-		0.0	2.9	2,297	+2.7
	Labour	0	-	-		0.0	1.6	1,217	-1.6
	BNP	0	-	-		0.0	0.5	420	+0.5
	Green	0	-	-		0.0	0.3	262	+0.3
	Peace	0	-	-		0.0	0.3	226	+0.3
	English Democrat	0	-	-		0.0	0.2	126	+0.2

Ward results[]

Billingshurst and Shipley[]

Billingshurst and Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheila van den Bergh	1,311	47.9	+11.2
	Conservative	Peggy Davies	1,307
	Conservative	Gordon Lindsay	1,253
	Liberal Democrats	John Griffin	945	34.5	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Perks	931
	Liberal Democrats	David Wright	781
	UKIP	Doug Rands	480	17.5	+17.5
	UKIP	Mike Bobker	439
	UKIP	Harry Aldridge	358
Turnout				37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote[]

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Fisher	905	48.5
	Conservative	Frank Grantham	861
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Purches	842	45.1
	Liberal Democrats	Marian Brown	738
	Labour	Valerie Neves	119	6.4
Turnout				43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Broadbridge Heath[]

Broadbridge Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Horner	490	63.9	+20.1
	Conservative	Liz Ostacchini	277	36.1	+0.7
Turnout				37.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chanctonbury[]

Chanctonbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Circus	1,673	64.7	+2.3
	Conservative	Roger Arthur	1,658
	Conservative	David Jenkins	1,601
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Holbrook	567	21.9	+5.5
	UKIP	Peter Westrip	347	13.4	+13.4
Turnout				40.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chantry[]

Chantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Dawe	1,131	58.8	+3.2
	Conservative	Chris Mason	1,063
	Conservative	Jim Sanson	1,046
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Martin	467	24.3	-20.1
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Cooper	434
	UKIP	John Wallace	326	16.9	+16.9
Turnout				42.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead[]

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Shepherd	1,131	74.2	+5.4
	Conservative	Jonathan Chowen	1,124
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Stokes	394	25.8	+4.9
Turnout				37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Denne[]

Denne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Sheldon	729	48.5	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Dale	701
	Conservative	Clare Norriss	529	35.2	-6.9
	Conservative	Ronald Vimpany	474
	BNP	Richard Trower	157	10.4	+10.4
	Labour	Jane Field	88	5.9	-2.7
	Labour	Nicholas Field	76
Turnout				41.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Forest[]

Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Brown	726	48.6	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Godfrey Newman	713	47.7	-11.3
	Labour	Louise Skipton-Carter	56	3.7	-0.9
Turnout				53.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Henfield[]

Henfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sheila Matthews	989	41.9	-7.8
	Conservative	Keith Wilkins	873	37.0	-1.0
	Conservative	Caroline Clarke	814
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sharp	498	21.1	+8.8
Turnout				43.0
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holbrook East[]

Holbrook East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Baldwin	1,090	56.3	+15.7
	Conservative	Linda Pettitt	991
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Millson	719	37.2	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Chamberlain	585
	English Democrat	William Cobbett	126	6.5	+6.5
Turnout				42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Holbrook West[]

Holbrook West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christian Mitchell	1,018	46.9	+7.6
	Conservative	Roger Edworthy	959
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Rickett	712	32.8	-5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Belinda Walters	698
	Independent	Peter Burgess	361	16.6	+2.4
	Labour	Raymond Chapman	78	3.6	-4.7
Turnout				46.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horsham Park[]

Horsham Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Holmes	1,132	48.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Burgess	1,099
	Liberal Democrats	Kyle Wickens	944
	Conservative	Alex Kirke	668	28.8	+9.6
	Conservative	Jonathan Vickers	626
	Conservative	Matt Taylor	615
	Labour	Jonathan Austin	294	12.7	+3.2
	Peace	Jim Duggan	226	9.7	+9.7
Turnout				25.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham[]

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Rowlinson	1,088	52.3	+2.1
	Conservative	Robert Nye	1,082
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dalrymple	772	37.1	-12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Pavey	673
	UKIP	Stuart Aldridge	220	10.6	+10.6
Turnout				47.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Nuthurst[]

Nuthurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cox	752	73.4	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jay Mercer	188	18.3	-9.1
	Green	Tristan Loraine	85	8.3	+8.3
Turnout				45.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pulborough and Coldwatham[]

Pulborough and Coldwatham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Donnelly	1,154	76.7	+1.8
	Conservative	Roger Paterson	1,125
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Girard	351	23.3	-1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Margrett	318
Turnout				34.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Roffey North[]

Roffey North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Skipp	1,194	52.9	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Gray	1,073
	Conservative	John Charles	798	35.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Simon Torn	771
	BNP	Donna Bailey	263	11.7	+11.7
Turnout				45.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Roffey South[]

Roffey South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Cornell	716	45.4	+18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Rutherford	693	43.9	-4.9
	Conservative	Nicholas Lowson	676
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Wilton	610
	Labour	John Thomas	168	10.7	+3.6
Turnout				32.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rudgwick[]

Rudgwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Bailey	640	76.7	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Laurence Price	162	19.4	-10.6
	Labour	Christine Conibear	33	4.0	+4.0
Turnout				39.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusper and Colgate[]

Rusper and Colgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Kitchen	585	75.5	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Brundish	108	13.9	-8.7
	Independent	Dudley Thompson	82	10.6	+10.6
Turnout				38.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southwater[]

Southwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Howard	1,575	54.6	+13.8
	Conservative	Claire Vickers	1,433
	Conservative	Ross Dye	1,405
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Stainton	1,312	45.4	-6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Varley	1,265
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Jennings	1,195
Turnout				41.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Steyning[]

Steyning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Warner	1,110	33.3	+2.4
	Independent	George Cockman	1,068	32.0	-7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Deedman	988	29.6	+7.9
	Conservative	Michael Willett	812
	Liberal Democrats	Ros Deedman	515
	Labour	Sarah Brookes	167	5.0	+0.5
Turnout				49.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Trafalgar[]

Trafalgar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Costin	1,264	53.5	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Crosbie	1,184
	Conservative	Paul Brown	655	27.7	-5.7
	Conservative	Marc Kent	635
	Green	Stacey Frier	177	7.5	+7.5
	Labour	Alexandra Davis	138	5.8	-2.6
	UKIP	Claire Bridewell	127	5.3	+5.3
Turnout				45.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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