- Horsham local elections
Horsham 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 - 2007Conservative 2007 - present
Council elections
Horsham Council election, 1999 Horsham Council election, 2003 Horsham Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 648
percentage = 59.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 352
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 89
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 296
percentage = 27.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,089
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 745
percentage = 47.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 514
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 315
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 231
percentage = 14.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,574
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,039
percentage = 55.3
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 676
percentage = 35.6
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 165
percentage = 8.8
change = -8.1Election box majority
votes = 363
percentage = 19.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,880
percentage = 29.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 885
percentage = 59.3
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 523
percentage = 35.0
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 85
percentage = 5.7
change = -6.0Election box majority
votes = 362
percentage = 24.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,493
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Torn
votes = 887
percentage = 39.5
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 794
percentage = 35.4
change = -9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 322
percentage = 14.3
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 242
percentage = 10.8
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 93
percentage = 4.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,245
percentage = 46.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Purches
votes = 585
percentage = 49.9
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Howland
votes = 547
percentage = 46.6
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Estelle Hilditch
votes = 41
percentage = 3.5
change = -4.3Election box majority
votes = 38
percentage = 3.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,173
percentage = 28.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Wilkins
votes = 1,579
percentage = 59.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,076
percentage = 40.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 503
percentage = 19.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,655
percentage = 66.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Chowen
votes = 742
percentage = 74.6
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Pearce
votes = 253
percentage = 25.4
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 489
percentage = 49.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 995
percentage = 23.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sheila Dale
votes = 550
percentage = 40.8
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Cox
votes = 456
percentage = 33.8
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Richard Trower
votes = 171
percentage = 12.7
change = +12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Antony Fletcher
votes = 78
percentage = 5.8
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Thomas
votes = 54
percentage = 4.0
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Stuart Aldridge
votes = 40
percentage = 3.0
change = +3.0Election box majority
votes = 94
percentage = 7.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,349
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Belinda Walters
votes = 602
percentage = 43.9
change = +11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Vimpany
votes = 554
percentage = 40.4
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Donna Bailey
votes = 163
percentage = 11.9
change = +11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Chapman
votes = 52
percentage = 3.8
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 48
percentage = 3.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,371
percentage = 32.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.horsham.gov.uk/ Horsham Council]
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