2015 Horsham District Council election

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The 2015 Horsham District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The Conservatives secured a majority of 17, which was the largest majority any party has ever achieved at a Horsham District Council election.

2015 Horsham District Council election
← 2011 7 May 2015 2019 →
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 39 4 1
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 4 Decrease 1

Council Composition[]

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

↓
34 8 2
Con LDem Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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39 4 1
Con LDem Ind

Results summary[]

2015 Horsham District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 5 0 Increase 5 88.6 56.4 77,647 0.0
  Liberal Democrats 4 0 4 Decrease 4 9.1 17.2 23,732 -7.2
  Independent 1 0 1 Decrease 1 2.3 2.4 3,300 -1.3
  UKIP 0 – – Steady 0.0 10.1 13,844 +3.3
  Labour 0 - - Steady 0.0 7.8 10,736 +0.6
  Green 0 – – Steady 0.0 5.9 8,071 +4.8
  Peace 0 – – Steady 0.0 0.3 418 0.0

Ward results[]

Billingshurst and Shipley[]

Billingshurst and Shipley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Jupp 2,883 38.6 -3.7
Conservative Gordon Lindsay 2,532
Conservative Kathleen Rowbottom 2,424
UKIP Patrick Dearsley 1,301 17.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Derek Brundish 1,209 16.2 -0.2
Green Tia Kuchmy 1,072 14.3 +14.3
Labour Keith Maslin 1,013 13.5 +1.4
Turnout 69.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote[]

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Coldwell 1,581 48.3 +3.9
Conservative Ben Staines 1,542
Liberal Democrats David Boyle 741 22.6 -12.5
Green Michael Croker 584 17.8 +17.8
Labour Jean Sadgrove 366 11.2 +0.4
Labour Adrian Norridge 334
Turnout 70.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broadbridge Heath[]

Broadbridge Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew French 784 40.4 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Curnock 672 34.6 -3.3
UKIP Uri Baran 304 15.7 +6.9
Green Shaun Longhurst 180 9.3 +9.3
Turnout 70.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chanctonbury[]

Chanctonbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Circus 2,943 53.4 -3.7
Conservative John Blackall 2,926
Conservative Eric Jenkins 2,586
UKIP Graham Croft-Smith 1,425 25.8 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Martin 1,147 20.8 +3.8
Turnout 75.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chantry[]

Chantry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Dawe 3,413 45.6 -8.9
Conservative James Sanson 2,967
Conservative Paul Marshall 2,771
Liberal Democrats Stephen Holbrook-Sishton 1,473 19.7 +1.5
UKIP Peter Westrip 1,370 18.3 +5.4
Green Katherine Hope 1,225 16.4 +16.4
Turnout 73.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead[]

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Chowen 2,087 71.4 +5.0
Conservative Roger Clarke 2,071
Liberal Democrats Laurence Price 837 28.6 -5.0
Turnout 72.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Denne[]

Denne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Lee 1,253 31.8 -7.1
Conservative Antony Hogben 1,228
Independent David Sheldon 797 20.2 +20.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fairweather-Tall 738 18.7 -18.4
Labour Kevin O'Sullivan 616 15.6 +1.5
UKIP Raymond Toot 541 13.7 +3.8
Turnout 68.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

David Sheldon was elected as a Liberal Democrat in Denne ward in 2011, the year when this seat was last up for election, he resigned from the party in 2014.[2]

Forest[]

Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Godfrey Newman 1,125 48.2
Conservative Linda Pettitt 987 42.3
Green Darrin Green 222 9.5
Turnout 78.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Henfield[]

Henfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Michael Morgan 1,370 35.3 +35.3
Conservative Brian O'Connell 1,250 32.2 +1.4
Conservative Helena Croft 1,032
Green Steve Law 469 12.1 +12.1
Labour Paul Crowe 440 11.3 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Jessica Sproxton Miller 349 9.0 -3.4
Turnout 70.9
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holbrook East[]

Holbrook East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Baldwin 1,590 40.8 -19.5
Conservative Karen Burgess 1,356
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sharp 698 17.9 -2.0
UKIP Christopher Brown 587 15.0 +8.6
Labour Sheila Chapman 582 14.9 +1.5
Green Robert Turner 444 11.4 +11.4
Turnout 73.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holbrook West[]

Holbrook West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Burgess 1,711 49.7 -4.4
Conservative Christian Mitchell 1,699
Liberal Democrats Peter Mullarky 675 19.6 -5.6
UKIP John Randell 583 16.9 +9.2
Labour Linda Hugl 474 13.8 +0.8
Labour Anthony Guyton 426
Turnout 73.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Horsham Park[]

Horsham Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josh Murphy 1,501 32.0 +2.3
Liberal Democrats David Skipp 1,400 29.9 -2.7
Conservative Connor Relleen 1,332
Liberal Democrats Gregory Collins 1,256
Liberal Democrats Frances Haigh 1,193
Conservative Robyn van Ryssen 1,062
Labour Carol Hayton 769 16.4 -2.5
Labour Raymond Chapman 737
Labour David Hide 655
UKIP Ian Tandy 601 12.8 +3.9
Peace Jim Duggan 418 8.9 -1.0
Turnout 66.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham[]

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Ritchie 1,661 52.5 +0.7
Conservative Patricia Youtan 1,622
UKIP Stuart Aldridge 705 22.3 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Cornelia Butler 519 16.4 -6.2
Liberal Democrats John Fry 456
Labour Neal Harris 278 8.8 +8.8
Turnout 71.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Nuthurst[]

Nuthurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antoinette Bradnum 1,142 60.4 -8.3
Liberal Democrats Lesley Hendy 283 15.0 -5.6
UKIP Graham Harper 270 14.3 +3.5
Green Darius Assassi 195 10.3 +10.3
Turnout 77.5
Conservative hold Swing

Pulborough and Coldwatham[]

Pulborough and Coldwatham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Clarke 1,940 47.5 -5.1
Conservative Brian Donnelly 1,609
UKIP John Wallace 813 19.9 +7.1
UKIP Elizabeth Wallace 592
Green Martin Dale 538 13.2 -1.4
Labour Antony Bignell 422 10.3 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Rosalyn Deedman 372 9.1 -1.5
Turnout 67.5
Conservative hold Swing

Roffey North[]

Roffey North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Britten 1,257 35.2 -4.2
Conservative Jonathan Dancer 1,198
Liberal Democrats Anthony Bevis 879 24.6 -12.2
Liberal Democrats Warwick Hellawell 836
UKIP Ivor Williams 634 17.8 +6.8
UKIP Ruth Williams 545
Labour George Murrell 478 13.4 +0.6
Independent Nicholas Butler 319 8.9 +8.9
Turnout 71.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Independent candidate Nicholas Butler stood as a Liberal Democrat in 2011 in Roffey North.

Roffey South[]

Roffey South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Torn 1,450 41.1 -3.9
Conservative Roy Cornell 1,250
UKIP Roger Arthur 644 18.3 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Belinda Walters 627 17.8 -12.3
UKIP Tony Rickett 484
Labour Margaret Cornwell 454 12.9 -1.4
Labour Ian Nicol 370
Green Allan Spraggon 351 10.0 +10.0
Turnout 67.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rudgwick[]

Rudgwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bailey 870 54.5 -6.2
Green Graham Avery 726 45.5 +45.5
Turnout 87.1
Conservative hold Swing

Rusper and Colgate[]

Rusper and Colgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Kitchen 1,198 74.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Millson 224 13.9 -1.2
Green Darren Jugurnauth 192 11.9 +11.9
Turnout 75.0
Conservative hold Swing

Southwater[]

Southwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Chidlow 2,583 35.8 -18.4
Conservative Ian Howard 2,442
Conservative Claire Vickers 2,347
Liberal Democrats Gary Charman 1,233 17.1 -14.2
UKIP Christopher Heath 1,099 15.2 +0.7
UKIP Neil Whitear 946
Independent Roger Smith 814 11.3 +11.3
Green Peter Shaw 801 11.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Derek Deedman 743
Labour Jacqueline Little 690 9.6 +9.6
Turnout 71.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Former Horsham Football Club manager, Gary Charman, stood as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats in Southwater following the council rejecting the football clubs planning application for a stadium at Hop Oast.[3] The location of the ground falls into the Southwater ward and was opposed by the Conservative councillors representing the ward at the time. A different application at the same location was approved in 2017.[4]

Steyning[]

Steyning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Lloyd 1,907 46.2 +16.8
Conservative Michael Willett 1,511
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Hopkinson 916 22.2 -1.6
Green Robert Platt 680 16.5 +16.5
Labour Jill Allen 628 15.2 +7.6
Labour Elizabeth Edmonds 562
Turnout 72.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Trafalgar[]

Trafalgar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Costin 1,677 40.9 -4.8
Liberal Democrats Leonard Crosbie 1,454
Conservative Ian Shepherd 1,185 28.9 -4.9
Conservative Ronald Vimpany 964
Labour Alexandra Davis 442 10.8 +1.8
UKIP Carol Bowring 400 9.8 +3.7
Green Margaret Weir-Wilson 392 9.6 +4.2
Turnout 74.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2007". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Horsham Lib Dem councillor quits party and becomes independent". www.wscountytimes.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Former Horsham manager stands as Lib Dem in elections". www.wscountytimes.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Horsham FC's new ground approved". www.wscountytimes.co.uk.
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