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The 2011 Horsham District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections and the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. The Conservatives increased their majority on the council to 12, winning a total of 34 seats.
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All 44 seats to Horsham District Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
31 | 11 | 2 |
Con | LDem | Ind |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
34 | 8 | 2 |
Con | LDem | Ind |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 34 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | 77.3 | 56.4 | 51,157 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 4 | ![]() | 18.2 | 24.4 | 22,114 | -12.4 | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3,376 | +0.5 | |
Labour | 0 | – | – | ![]() | 0.0 | 7.2 | 6,533 | +5.6 | |
UKIP | 0 | - | - | ![]() | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6,190 | +3.9 | |
Green | 0 | – | – | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,022 | +0.8 | |
Peace | 0 | – | – | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.3 | 266 | 0.0 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Breacher | 1,467 | 42.3 | -5.6 | |
Conservative | Gordon Lindsay | 1,414 | |||
Conservative | Kathleen Rowbottom | 1,360 | |||
UKIP | Douglas Rands | 601 | 17.3 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Knight | 568 | 16.4 | -18.1 | |
UKIP | David Duke | 561 | |||
UKIP | Graham Harper | 441 | |||
Labour | John Box | 421 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Erica Lee | 414 | |||
Independent | Roy Margetts | 409 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Seth | 385 | |||
Labour | Keith Maslin | 351 | |||
Turnout | 44.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Goddard | 974 | 44.4 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | David Coldwell | 938 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Purches | 770 | 35.1 | -10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jessica Sproxton-Miller | 518 | |||
Labour | Adrian Norridge | 236 | 10.8 | +4.4 | |
UKIP | Stuart Bower | 212 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Turnout | 49.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Curnock | 391 | 37.9 | -26.0 | |
Conservative | Linda Pettitt | 385 | 37.3 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Raymond Chapman | 164 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
UKIP | Valerie Gray | 91 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Turnout | 44.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Circus | 1,851 | 57.1 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | Roger Arthur | 1,789 | |||
Conservative | Eric Jenkins | 1,786 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin | 550 | 17.0 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Susan Shord | 427 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
UKIP | Jean Westrip | 414 | 12.8 | -0.6 | |
Turnout | 49.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Mason | 2,507 | 54.5 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | Raymond Dawe | 2,495 | |||
Conservative | James Sanson | 2,265 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Addy | 836 | 18.2 | -6.1 | |
Labour | Margaret Cornwell | 661 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
UKIP | Peter Westrip | 592 | 12.9 | -4.0 | |
Turnout | 49.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathan Chowen | 1,242 | 66.4 | -7.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Dunlop | 1,127 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Dittmer | 628 | 33.6 | +7.8 | |
Turnout | 39.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lawrence Deakins | 854 | 38.9 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Sheldon | 816 | 37.1 | -11.4 | |
Conservative | Ronald Vimpany | 630 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alessandro Mancini | 588 | |||
Labour | Jane Field | 309 | 14.1 | +8.2 | |
UKIP | Martin Bridewell | 218 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Turnout | 45.1 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Godfrey Newman | 976 | 53.0 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | David Scozzafava | 667 | 36.2 | -12.4 | |
Labour | Josephine Battersby | 121 | 6.6 | +2.9 | |
UKIP | Harry Aldridge | 78 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Turnout | 62.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sheila Matthews | 1,133 | 35.2 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Brian O'Connell | 986 | 30.8 | -6.2 | |
Independent | Matthew Brookbank | 428 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sharp | 398 | 12.4 | -8.7 | |
Labour | Mark Boorsma | 262 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Turnout | 51.5 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Baldwin | 1,295 | 60.3 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | James Rae | 1,050 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Warwick Hellawell | 428 | 19.9 | -17.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Collins | 417 | |||
Labour | Linda Hugl | 289 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
UKIP | Micheal Smith | 137 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Turnout | 48.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Burgess | 1,174 | 54.1 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Christian Mitchell | 1,151 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Valerie Newman | 547 | 25.2 | -7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Belinda Walters | 541 | |||
Labour | Sheila Chapman | 283 | 13.0 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | Sally Wilkins | 168 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Peter Burgess stood as an Independent in Holbrook West in 2007, the year when this seat was last contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Holmes | 876 | 32.6 | -16.2 | |
Conservative | Josh Murphy | 798 | 29.7 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frances Haigh | 785 | |||
Conservative | Lauren Proctor | 759 | |||
Conservative | Connor Relleen | 712 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roberto Nacci | 564 | |||
Labour | Carol Hayton | 507 | 18.9 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Jonathan Austin | 499 | |||
Labour | David Hide | 437 | |||
Peace | Jim Duggan | 266 | 9.9 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Nigel Smith | 240 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Turnout | 43.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Nye | 1,303 | 51.8 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Patricia Youtan | 898 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Shepherd | 569 | 22.6 | -14.5 | |
Green | Justin Pickard | 366 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
UKIP | George Tribe | 276 | 11.0 | +0.4 | |
Turnout | 49.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Duncan England | 862 | 68.7 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Mullarkey | 258 | 20.6 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | Adam Bufton | 135 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Turnout | 55.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Donnelly | 1,329 | 52.6 | -24.1 | |
Conservative | Roger Paterson | 1,253 | |||
Green | Peter Alison | 368 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
UKIP | Peter Lee | 323 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Stokes | 269 | 10.6 | -12.7 | |
UKIP | John Wallace | 241 | |||
Labour | Jill Allen | 240 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Turnout | 44.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Helena Croft | 999 | 39.4 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Skipp | 932 | 36.8 | -16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Butler | 748 | |||
Conservative | Mikko Figura | 694 | |||
Labour | Nicholas Field | 324 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
UKIP | Micheal Rowlands | 278 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Turnout | 47.3 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roy Cornell | 934 | 45.0 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Simon Torn | 914 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Phyllis Rutherford | 625 | 30.1 | -13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Wilton | 586 | |||
Labour | Raymond Battersby | 297 | 14.3 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | David Buck | 218 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Bailey | 662 | 60.7 | -16.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Laurence Price | 229 | 21.0 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Albert Stevens | 200 | 18.3 | +18.3 | |
Turnout | 55.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Kitchen | 713 | 73.7 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Millson | 146 | 15.1 | +1.2 | |
UKIP | Stuart Aldridge | 109 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Howard | 1,857 | 54.2 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Claire Vickers | 1,806 | |||
Conservative | John Chidlow | 1,721 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Stainton | 1,073 | 31.3 | -14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirstin Turner | 834 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Belmore | 666 | |||
UKIP | Bryan Bufton | 495 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Turnout | 44.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | George Cockman | 1,406 | 39.1 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Susan Rogers | 1,059 | 29.4 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | David Barling | 961 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Hopkinson | 857 | 23.8 | -5.8 | |
Labour | Antony Bignell | 274 | 7.6 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 43.9 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christine Costin | 1,210 | 45.7 | -7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Crosbie | 1,116 | |||
Conservative | Keith Bridgeman | 895 | 33.8 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Alexandra Davis | 239 | 9.0 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Little | 192 | |||
UKIP | Claire Bridewell | 162 | 6.1 | +0.8 | |
Green | Nicholas Fitter | 144 | 5.4 | -2.1 | |
Green | Stacey Frier | 144 | |||
Turnout | 53.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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