The 2019 Horsham District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections. Every seat was contested and the Conservatives retained control of the council with a majority of 8.
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![]() Map of the results of the election by ward |
Council Composition
editPrior to the election, the composition of the council was:
39 | 4 | 1 |
Con | LDem | Ind |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
32 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
Con | LDem | Grn | Ind |
Results summary
edit2019 Horsham District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 48 | 32 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 66.7 | 48.5 | 37,929 | –7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 29 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 22,110 | +11.1 | |
Green | 4 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2,784 | –2.3 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1,088 | –1.0 | ||
Labour | 39 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 14.7 | 11,535 | +6.9 | ||
UKIP | 9 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2,456 | –7.0 | ||
Peace | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.4 | 314 | +0.1 |
Ward results
editBillingshurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Brown | 993 | 42.5 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Jupp | 942 | |||
Conservative | Kathleen Rowbottom | 778 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Trollope | 721 | 30.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Greenwood | 596 | |||
Labour | Andrea Grainger | 326 | 13.9 | ||
UKIP | Graham Harper | 298 | 12.7 | ||
Labour | Karon Barber | 294 | |||
Labour | Brian Johnson | 233 | |||
Turnout | 2,029 | 28.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Michael Croker | 702 | 34.6 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | Noel Roger | 636 | 31.4 | −16.9 | |
Conservative | David Coldwell | 612 | |||
Labour | Simon Birnstingl | 518 | 25.5 | +14.3 | |
UKIP | Vincent Hardy | 172 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Turnout | 1,505 | 35.0 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Broadbridge Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Louise Potter | 722 | 58.4 | +23.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Allen | 613 | |||
Conservative | Matthew French | 380 | 30.7 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | Mark Vallance | 324 | |||
Labour | Diane Burstow | 134 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Labour | Cameron McGillivray | 106 | |||
Turnout | 1,225 | 30.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Colgate & Rusper
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Kitchen | 684 | 77.5 | ||
Conservative | Antony Hogben | 618 | |||
Labour | Donald Mahon | 199 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | John Ivatts | 175 | |||
Turnout | 954 | 27.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cowford, Shermanbury & West Grinstead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lynn Lambert | 901 | 71.5 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Chowen | 894 | |||
Labour | Gabrielle Barrett | 359 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Turnout | 1,392 | 32.1 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Denne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Fletcher | 1,287 | 51.0 | +32.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Belinda Walters | 1,221 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Frances Haigh | 1,216 | |||
Conservative | Adrian Lee | 871 | 34.5 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Graham Dye | 849 | |||
Conservative | Simon Whalley | 780 | |||
Labour | Jill Clarke | 368 | 14.6 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Joanne Kavanagh | 312 | |||
Labour | Kevin O'Sullivan | 280 | |||
Turnout | 2,543 | 35.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Forest
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Skipp | 1,305 | 39.5 | −8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 1,224 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Minto | 1,120 | |||
Labour | Carol Hayton | 742 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
Labour | David Hide | 719 | |||
Conservative | Kimberley Williams | 703 | 21.3 | −21.0 | |
Conservative | John Knightley | 623 | |||
Labour | Gerard Kavanagh | 613 | |||
Conservative | Michael Revell | 567 | |||
Peace | James Duggan | 314 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
UKIP | Raymond Toots | 243 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Turnout | 2,936 | 43.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Henfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Morgan | 1,088 | 39.7 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Potts | 614 | 22.4 | −9.8 | |
Green | Celia Emmott | 531 | 19.4 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Brian O'Connell | 507 | |||
Labour | Fiona Ayres | 505 | 18.4 | +7.1 | |
Turnout | 1,846 | 40.8 | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Holbrook East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Baldwin | 762 | 46.9 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Karen Burgess | 689 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Eris Yeates | 575 | 35.4 | +17.5 | |
Labour | Sheila Chapman | 289 | 17.8 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Rosalind Hillman | 282 | |||
Turnout | 1,494 | 33.4 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Holbrook West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Burgess | 852 | 49.1 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Christian Mitchell | 830 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Collins | 613 | 35.4 | +15.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Warwick Hellawell | 560 | |||
Labour | Susannah Brady | 269 | 15.5 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Raymond Chapman | 226 | |||
Turnout | 1,784 | 35.4 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Youtan | 732 | 47.3 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | Stuart Ritchie | 707 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Katarzyna Greenwood | 484 | 31.3 | +14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Mullarky | 436 | |||
UKIP | Patrick Dearsley | 216 | 14.0 | −8.3 | |
Labour | Sean Purdy | 115 | 7.4 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Bernard Lumb | 97 | |||
Turnout | 1,520 | 33.8 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Antionette Bradnum | 571 | 58.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Livingstone | 343 | 35.0 | ||
Labour | Ian Aird | 66 | 6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,004 | 41.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Clarke | 901 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | Brian Donnelly | 886 | |||
Conservative | Diana van der Klugt | 837 | |||
Green | Kim Hope | 687 | 28.5 | ||
Labour | Jane Mote | 434 | 18.0 | ||
UKIP | John Wallace | 391 | 16.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,849 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Roffey North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Bevis | 790 | 47.3 | +22.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Milne | 732 | |||
Conservative | Katherine Nagel | 642 | 38.4 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Shire | 541 | |||
Labour | Ian Nicol | 238 | 14.3 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Matthew Verrall | 193 | |||
Turnout | 1,663 | 34.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Roffey South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Cornell | 561 | 41.5 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Britten | 553 | 40.9 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | Ben Staines | 532 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Grant | 519 | |||
Labour | Lorraine Barry | 239 | 17.7 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Joy Gough | 225 | |||
Turnout | 1,416 | 28.1 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Rudgwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Landeryou | 524 | 69.6 | +15.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Potter | 173 | 23.0 | +23.0 | |
Labour | Jane McGillivray | 56 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Turnout | 777 | 35.8 | |||
Conservative hold |
Southwater North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Billy Greening | 842 | 54.0 | ||
Conservative | Claire Vickers | 814 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gary Hayes | 561 | 36.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Wheatcroft | 557 | |||
Labour | Kevin Kilminster | 155 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey Hillman | 113 | |||
Turnout | 1,600 | 36.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Southwater South & Shipley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gordon Lindsay | 675 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | Ian Stannard | 639 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Julie Stainton | 575 | 36.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Stainton | 532 | |||
UKIP | Uri Baran | 175 | 11.2 | ||
Labour | Margaret Cornwell | 138 | 8.8 | ||
Labour | Jacob Keet | 110 | |||
Turnout | 1,525 | 31.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Steyning & Ashurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Robert Platt | 864 | 35.1 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Lloyd | 842 | 34.2 | ||
Conservative | Dean Haysom | 705 | |||
Labour | Caroline Fife | 483 | 19.6 | ||
Labour | Lorraine Fowlie | 327 | |||
UKIP | Terence Goodchild | 270 | 11.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,972 | 41.0 | |||
Green win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Storrington & Washington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Dawe | 1,584 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | James Sanson | 1,536 | |||
Conservative | Paul Marshall | 1,439 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Holbrook-Sishton | 939 | 30.4 | ||
Labour | James Monaghan | 562 | 18.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,632 | 35.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Trafalgar
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Costin | 1,243 | 54.8 | +13.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Crosbie | 1,155 | |||
Conservative | Emily Baldwin | 514 | 22.7 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Probert | 460 | |||
Labour | Karen Symes | 357 | 15.7 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Michael Symes | 290 | |||
UKIP | Paul King | 155 | 6.8 | −3.0 | |
Turnout | 2,182 | 45.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Blackall | 1,443 | 46.4 | ||
Conservative | Philip Circus | 1,409 | |||
Conservative | Mohamed Saheid | 1,184 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Miles | 745 | 23.9 | ||
UKIP | Roger Arthur | 536 | 17.2 | ||
Labour | Helen Wright | 388 | 12.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,494 | 36.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
By-elections since the 2019 election
editStorrington & Washington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wright | 3,283 | 59.1 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Beveridge | 1,344 | 24.2 | −12.3 | |
Labour | James Monaghan | 924 | 16.7 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 1,939 | 34.9 | +15.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,551 | 72.9 | +37.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Trafalgar
editA by-election was called in Trafalgar ward due to the retirement of Leonard Crosbie on September 3, 2020.[2] The Horsham & Crawley Liberal Democrats confirmed his death on 11 September 2020.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Boffey | 1,581 | 68.2 | +15.0 | |
Conservative | Aaron Courteney-Smith | 592 | 22.8 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Joanne Kavanagh | 307 | 13.2 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 989 | 45.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,480 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Forest
editA by-election was called in Forest ward due to the retirement of Godfrey Newman on 11 August 2021.[2] The by-election was held on Thursday 21 October and the seat retained by the Liberal Democrats
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jon Olson | 921 | 47.4 | +5.5 | |
Labour | David Hide | 517 | 26.6 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Ross Dye | 410 | 21.1 | −3.0 | |
Green | Jon Campbell | 97 | 5.0 | New | |
Majority | 404 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Roffey South
editFollowing the death of Councillor Roy Cornell, by-election was held on Thursday December 16. This seat was gained by the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sam Raby | 462 | 41.5 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Torn | 335 | 30.1 | −10.7 | |
Green | Claire Adcock | 222 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
Labour | Daniel Everett | 95 | 8.5 | −8.9 | |
Majority | 127 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,120 | 22.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Denne
editFollowing the resignation of Cllr Frances Haigh, a by-election will be held for the vacant seat of Denne in Horsham town. The election was held on Thursday 24 March 2022. Cllr Haigh was leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats until August 2021.[4] The seat was held by Clive Trott of the Liberal Democrats.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Clive Trott | 832 | 46.02 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | David Walbank | 628 | 34.7 | 0.3 | |
Labour | Kevin O'Sullivan | 241 | 13.3 | −1.2 | |
Green | David Yeates | 107 | 5.9 | 5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats hold |
Storrington & Washington
editFollowing the resignation of Cllr Jim Sanson, (Conservative) a by-election was held on 7 April 2022 for the vacant seat of Storrington & Washington.[4][6] the election was won by the Green Party in a traditionally safe Conservative seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Joan Grech | 1,281 | 47.8 | +47.8 | |
Conservative | Daniel Hall | 943 | 35.2 | −26.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pascal Roberts | 453 | 16.9 | −16.9 | |
Majority | 2677 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2677 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Election results" (PDF). horsham.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Long-time Horsham councillor steps down due to ongoing health issues". Archived from the original on 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Death of former District Councillor Leonard Crosbie".
- ^ a b Council, Horsham District (16 August 2021). "Councillor vacancies". Horsham District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Two successful Lib Dem defences in this week's by-elections". Mark Pack. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Veteran Conservative councillor resigns after his deselection".