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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All 48 seats to Horsham District Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of the results of the election by ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Council Composition edit
Prior 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 edit
| 2019 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
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66.7 | 48.5 | 37,929 | –7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | 13 | N/A | N/A |  9
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27.1 | 28.3 | 22,110 | +11.1 | |
| Green | 4 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2
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4.2 | 3.6 | 2,784 | –2.3 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 
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2.1 | 1.4 | 1,088 | –1.0 | |
| Labour | 39 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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0.0 | 14.7 | 11,535 | +6.9 | |
| UKIP | 9 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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0.0 | 3.1 | 2,456 | –7.0 | |
| Peace | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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0.0 | 0.4 | 314 | +0.1 | |
Ward results edit
Billingshurst edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
| Party | 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 edit
Storrington & Washington edit
| Party | 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 edit
A 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 edit
A by-election was called in Forest ward due to the retirement of Godfrey Newman on August 11, 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 edit
Following 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 edit
Following 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 edit
Following 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".