One third of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 36 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.[1]
Political control
editFrom the first elections to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1973–2006 | |
Conservative | 2006 | |
No overall control | 2006–2007 | |
Conservative | 2007–2014 | |
Labour | 2014–2020 | |
No overall control | 2020–2022 | |
Labour | 2022–present |
Leadership
editThe leaders of the council since 1973 have been:[3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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George Waller | Labour | 1973 | 1978 | |
Ben Clay | Labour | 1978 | 1980 | |
Alf Pegler | Labour | 1980 | 1982 | |
Tony Edwards | Labour | 1982 | 1983 | |
Ben Clay | Labour | 1983 | 1986 | |
Alf Pegler | Labour | 1986 | 1996 | |
Tony Edwards | Labour | 1996 | 2000 | |
Chris Redmayne | Labour | 2000 | 26 May 2006 | |
Bob Lanzer | Conservative | 26 May 2006 | Aug 2013 | |
Howard Bloom | Conservative | 26 Sep 2013 | 13 Jun 2014 | |
Peter Lamb | Labour | 13 Jun 2014 | 27 May 2022 | |
Michael Jones | Labour | 27 May 2022 |
Council elections
editSummary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election increasing the number of seats by 5, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[4]
- 1973 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1976 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1979 Crawley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 1980 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1982 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1983 Crawley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- 1984 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1986 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1987 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1988 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1990 Crawley Borough Council election
- 1991 Crawley Borough Council election
Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | UKIP | Notes | ||||
1992[7] | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||||
1994[8] | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[9] | ||||
1995[10] | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
1996[11] | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
1998[12] | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
1999[13] | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2000[14] | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2002[15] | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2003[16] | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2004[4] | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | Borough boundary changes took place increasing the number of seats from 32 to 37.[17] | ||||
2006[18] | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2007[19] | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2008[20] | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2010[21] | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2011[2] | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2012 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2014 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2015[22] | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2016[23] | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2018[24] | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2019[25] | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Borough boundary changes took place reducing the number of seats from 37 to 36. | ||||
2021 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | In addition, one existing Independent former Labour councillor remained on the council. | ||||
2022 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | One by-election was still ongoing, subsequently won by Labour. | ||||
2023 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2024 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Borough result maps
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2016 results map
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2018 results map
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2019 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
editBy-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[26] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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Langley Green | 28 November 1996 | Labour | Labour | ||
West Green by-election | 14 September 2000 | Labour | Labour | ||
Pound Hill South | 2 October 2003 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Northgate | 15 October 2009 | Liberal Democrats | Labour | ||
Tilgate | 7 October 2010 | Conservative | Labour | ||
Southgate | 9 October 2014 | UKIP | Labour | ||
Maidenbower | 4 May 2017 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Pound Hill South and Worth | 8 June 2017 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Tilgate | 26 September 2019 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Southgate | 9 June 2022 | Labour | Labour |
2002-2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 548 | 51.3 | −5.8 | ||
Labour | 234 | 21.9 | −3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eddie Reay | 210 | 19.7 | +2.6 | |
Green | 76 | 7.1 | +7.1 | ||
Majority | 314 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,068 | 19.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2006-2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geraint Thomas | 527 | 43.3 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | Ryan Smith | 446 | 36.7 | +18.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Wise | 230 | 18.9 | −26.6 | |
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 13 | 1.1 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 81 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,216 | 31.3 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2010-2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colin Lloyd | 764 | 50.8 | +15.2 | |
Conservative | Ray Ward | 656 | 43.9 | +2.8 | |
UKIP | Maurice Day | 79 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 6 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 108 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,505 | 32 | −7.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2014-2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Pickett | 733 | 44.1 | +9 | |
Conservative | Jan Tarrant | 642 | 38.6 | +6.1 | |
UKIP | Simon Darroch | 277 | 16.7 | −6.7 | |
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 10 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 91 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,662 | 25 | −13.3 | ||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Boxall | 1,377 | 65.1 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Morgan Flack | 413 | 19.5 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Cummings | 178 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
UKIP | Allan Griffiths | 100 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Green | Richard Kail | 48 | 2.3 | −7.8 | |
Majority | 964 | 45.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,116 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alison Pendlington | 2,435 | 52.2 | −7.5 | |
Labour | Colin Flack | 1,677 | 36.0 | +2.6 | |
Green | Daniel Elliott | 193 | 4.1 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Old | 192 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
UKIP | Janet Setford-Thompson | 165 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 758 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,662 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2018-2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Maureen Mwagale | 741 | 57.0 | ||
Labour | Kiran Khan | 396 | 30.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Angharad Old | 82 | 6.3 | ||
Green | Derek Hardman | 75 | 5.8 | ||
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 5 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 345 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,299 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2022-2026
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bob Noyce | 938 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | Jan Tarrant | 790 | 42.2 | ||
Green | Richard Kail | 144 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 148 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,872 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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