Horsham District Council elections

Horsham District Council is elected every four years.

Political control[]

Independent 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1995
Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007
Conservative 2007–present

Council elections[]

1973 Horsham District Council election
1976 Horsham District Council election
1979 Horsham District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1983 Horsham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
1987 Horsham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Horsham District Council election
1995 Horsham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1999 Horsham District Council election
2003 Horsham District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
2007 Horsham District Council election
2011 Horsham District Council election
2015 Horsham District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[6]
2019 Horsham District Council election (New ward boundaries)

By-election results[]

Denne By-Election 19 September 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	648	59.5
	Labour	352	32.3
	Independent	89	8.2
Majority		296	27.2
Turnout		1,089
	Conservative hold	Swing

Stenning & Ashurst By-Election 19 September 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	745	47.3
	Liberal Democrats	514	32.7
	Labour	315	20.0
Majority		231	14.6
Turnout		1,574
	Conservative hold	Swing

Riverside By-Election 10 September 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,039	55.3	+4.7
	Conservative	676	35.6	+3.1
	Labour	165	8.8	-8.1
Majority		363	19.7
Turnout		1,880	29.3
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Riverside By-Election 6 July 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	885	59.3	+3.7
	Conservative	523	35.0	+2.4
	Labour	85	5.7	-6.0
Majority		362	24.3
Turnout		1,493	22.8
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Roffey North By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Torn	887	39.5	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats		794	35.4	-9.2
	Independent		322	14.3	+4.4
	Labour		242	10.8	+1.8
Majority			93	4.1
Turnout			2,245	46.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote By-Election 2 December 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Purches	585	49.9	+3.9
	Conservative	Ann Howland	547	46.6	+0.4
	Labour	Estelle Hilditch	41	3.5	-4.3
Majority			38	3.3
Turnout			1,173	28.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Henfield By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Wilkins	1,579	59.5
	Liberal Democrats		1,076	40.5
Majority			503	19.0
Turnout			2,655	66.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead By-Election 30 June 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Chowen	742	74.6	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pearce	253	25.4	+4.5
Majority			489	49.2
Turnout			995	23.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Denne By-Election 7 December 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Dale	550	40.8	-8.5
	Conservative	Jacqueline Cox	456	33.8	-8.3
	BNP	Richard Trower	171	12.7	+12.7
	Independent	Antony Fletcher	78	5.8	+5.8
	Labour	John Thomas	54	4.0	-4.6
	UKIP	Stuart Aldridge	40	3.0	+3.0
Majority			94	7.0
Turnout			1,349	32.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Holbrook West By-Election 11 October 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Belinda Walters	602	43.9	+11.1
	Conservative	Ronald Vimpany	554	40.4	-6.5
	BNP	Donna Bailey	163	11.9	+11.9
	Labour	Raymond Chapman	52	3.8	+0.2
Majority			48	3.5
Turnout			1,371	32.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead By-Election 2 May 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Clarke	873	78.2	+11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Purches	243	21.8	-11.8
Turnout				27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chantry By-Election 2 May 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Elizabeth Van Der Klugt	1,181	43.6	-10.9
	UKIP	Peter Westrip	1,101	40.7	+27.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rosalyn Deedman	426	15.7	-2.5
Turnout				35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southwater By-Election 10 November 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Billy Greening	1,046	66.2	+30.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Greenwood	308	19.5	-2.4
	Labour	Kevin O'Sullivan	118	7.5	-2.1
	UKIP	Uri Baran	109	6.9	-8.3
Majority			738	46.7
Turnout			1,581	20.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead By-Election 24 May 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lyn Lambert	661	68.4	-3.0
	Labour	Kenneth Tyzack	158	16.3	+16.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Perry	148	15.3	-13.3
Majority			503	52.1
Turnout			967	23.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Storrington & Washington By-Election 12 December 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Wright	3,283	59.1	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Beveridge	1,344	24.2	-6.2
	Labour	James Monaghan	924	16.7	-1.5
Majority			1,939	34.9
Turnout			5,551	72.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

A by-election was called in Trafalgar ward due to the retirement of Leonard Crosbie on September 3, 2020.^[7] The Horsham & Crawley Liberal Democrats confirmed his death on 11 September 2020.^[8]

Trafalgar By-Election 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Boffey	1,581	68.2	+13.4
	Conservative	Aaron Courteney-Smith	592	22.8	+0.1
	Labour	Joanne Kavanagh	307	13.2	-2.5
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References[]

^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Horsham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982
^ The Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Election to be held following Horsham councillor's retirement".
^ "Death of former District Councillor Leonard Crosbie".

External links[]

Horsham District Council

[1] slation.gov.uk - The District of Horsham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[2] The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982

[3] The Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1985

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The District of Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[7] "Election to be held following Horsham councillor's retirement".

[8] "Death of former District Councillor Leonard Crosbie".

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