2023 Horsham District Council election

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2023 Horsham District Council election
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All 48 seats to Horsham District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderMartin BoffeyClaire Vickers
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election13 seats, 28.3%32 seats, 48.5%
Seats won2811
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 21
Popular vote32,75631,217
Percentage35.5%33.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.2 ppDecrease2.svg 14.7 pp
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election2 seats, 3.6%1 seat, 1.4%
Seats won81
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Steady2.svg
Popular vote18,506622
Percentage20.0%0.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 16.4 ppDecrease2.svg 0.7 pp
Horsham UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Horsham District Council election
Leader before election

Claire Vickers
Conservative

Leader after election

Martin Boffey
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Horsham District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Horsham District Council in West Sussex, England. [1] [2] It was held on the same day as other local elections in England.

Contents

The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from the Conservatives with an 8 seat majority. It was the first time since the 1995 election that the Liberal Democrats had taken control of the council. It was also the worst performance in terms of seats for the Conservative Party in any previous election to the council. The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Claire Vickers, lost her seat. [3] Liberal Democrat group leader Martin Boffey was formally appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023. [4]

Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

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291333
ConLDemGrnInd

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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281181
LDemConGrnInd

Results summary

2023 Horsham District Council election [5]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 4828150Increase2.svg 1558.335.532,756+7.2
  Conservative 4611021Decrease2.svg 2122.933.831,217–14.7
  Green 47860Increase2.svg 616.720.018,506+16.4
  Independent 3100Steady2.svg2.10.7622–0.7
  Labour 31000Steady2.svg0.09.58,733–5.2
  Reform UK 2000Steady2.svg0.00.3290N/A
  Peace 1000Steady2.svg0.00.2143–0.2
  Heritage 1000Steady2.svg0.00.161N/A

Ward results

Billingshurst

Billingshurst (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Samantha Bateman 1,069 40.0 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Baynham 1,044 39.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Trollope 926 34.7 -1.2
Conservative Christopher Brown87132.6-16.8
Conservative Danijela David80730.2-8.5
Conservative Nigel Jupp80230.0-16.9
Labour Jonathan Austin58221.8+5.6
Labour Chris Henson57921.7+7.1
Labour Trishna Julha53219.9+8.3
Green Jonathan Denton1867.0N/A
Green Nikki Nama1806.7N/A
Green Thomas Wilson1284.8N/A
Turnout 2,68833.43
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote

Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Mike Croker 940 57.7 +10.9
Conservative Roger Noel 800 49.1 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Allen57735.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Mantell1489.1N/A
Turnout 1,64138.54
Green hold
Conservative hold

Broadbridge Heath

Broadbridge Heath (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Brookes 579 44.7 -15.3
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Taylor 503 38.9 -12.1
Conservative Aaron Courteney-Smith33225.7-5.9
Conservative Khobi Vallis32224.9-2.0
Independent Terry Oliver25219.5N/A
Labour Jane McGillivray16012.4+1.3
Green Sheila Humphreys1269.7N/A
Green Sandra Vallens977.5N/A
Turnout 1,29929.52
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Colgate & Rusper

Colgate & Rusper (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Kitchen 681 48.0 -25.9
Conservative Tony Hogben 639 45.1 -21.7
Liberal Democrats Joel Dinis48534.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon James29720.9N/A
Labour Donald Mahon22115.6-5.9
Green Freya Finnegan19814.0N/A
Green Yelena Finnegan1248.7N/A
Turnout 1,42929.31
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Lambert 690 41.5 -27.6
Liberal Democrats Joanne Knowles 669 40.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Dittmer64538.8N/A
Conservative Sarah Payne63338.0-30.6
Green Catherine Briggs19311.6N/A
Labour David Shone1529.1-18.5
Green Amalia Finnegan1488.9N/A
Turnout 1,67337.76
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Denne

Denne (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Fletcher 1,337 51.2 -0.3
Liberal Democrats John Milne 1,204 46.1 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Clive Trott 1,153 44.2 -4.4
Conservative Ross Dye79030.3-3.6
Conservative David Walbank78029.9-4.9
Conservative Kimberley Williams75228.8-2.4
Labour Hilary Key32712.5-2.2
Labour Kevin O'Sullivan28711.0-0.2
Labour Matthew Verrall2539.7-2.8
Green Jane Sharp2379.1N/A
Green Vicci Johnson2198.4N/A
Green Robin Johnson2108.0N/A
Turnout 2,62034.45
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Forest

Forest (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Skipp 1,382 51.0 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Minto 1,362 50.3 +12.0
Liberal Democrats Jon Olson 1,316 48.6 +6.7
Labour Carol Hayton69525.7+0.3
Labour David Hide66224.4-0.2
Labour Gerard Kavanagh56020.7-0.3
Conservative Michael Revell38514.2-5.2
Conservative Ken Eglinton37914.0-10.1
Conservative Julian Walden36113.3-8.0
Green Hannah Moor2208.1N/A
Green Tony Baker2007.4N/A
Green Lawrence Leather1485.5N/A
Peace James Duggan1435.3-5.4
Turnout 2,71139.54
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Henfield

Henfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Malcolm Eastwood 766 40.3 N/A
Conservative Josh Potts* 753 39.6 +6.2
Green Gill Perry74239.0+10.1
Labour Fiona Ayres59031.0+3.6
Green Sian Fisher26714.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Dane19310.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Mohamed834.4N/A
Turnout 1,90541.45
Independent gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Holbrook East

Holbrook East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Grant 874 47.3 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Warwick Hellawell 784 42.4 N/A
Conservative Karen Burgess*64034.6-12.8
Conservative Simon Torn56630.6-21.8
Labour Sheila Chapman18610.1-9.8
Labour Lorraine Barry1729.3-10.1
Green Florian Yeates1508.1N/A
Green Mark Francis1256.8N/A
Reform UK Tony Rickett824.4N/A
Turnout 1,85540.61
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Holbrook West

Holbrook West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Emery 1,039 50.6 +15.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Franke 913 44.5 +12.4
Conservative Peter Burgess*75036.5-12.4
Conservative Christian Mitchell*73235.7-11.9
Labour Raymond Chapman1929.4-3.6
Green David Hall1487.2N/A
Green Una McCartan1336.5N/A
Labour Ros Shiel1125.5-9.9
Turnout 2,05941.13
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham

Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kasia Greenwood 740 44.2 +12.2
Conservative Tricia Youtan* 683 40.8 -7.6
Conservative Robert Nye66739.9-6.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Tweedy59735.7+6.8
Green Jennie Tomlinson18511.1N/A
Green Andrew Finnegan1458.7N/A
Labour Araminta Barlow1348.0+0.4
Turnout 1,68737.83
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Nuthurst & Lower Beeding

Nuthurst & Lower Beeding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dennis Livingstone 464 44.6 +9.6
Conservative Norman Bryant39738.2-20.1
Labour Hazel Lamb949.0+2.3
Green Natasha Barnes858.2N/A
Turnout 1,04442.68
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley

Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jon Campbell 868 41.0 +3.6
Green Len Ellis-Brown 862 40.7 N/A
Conservative Paul Clarke* 813 38.4 -10.6
Conservative Richard Atkins77736.7-11.5
Green Morag Warrack62329.4N/A
Conservative Damian Stuart56626.7-18.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Berry34116.1N/A
Labour Jane Mote32615.4-8.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Geeson26912.7N/A
Reform UK John Wallace2089.8-11.5
Liberal Democrats John Evans1677.9N/A
Heritage Johanna Hughes612.9N/A
Turnout 2,12435.79
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Roffey North

Roffey North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Bevis* 845 51.2 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Belinda Walters 771 46.7 +1.6
Conservative Jonathan Dancer48029.1-10.5
Conservative Tracey Grabowski43126.1-7.2
Labour Daniel Everett21813.2-1.5
Labour Kyle Wickens20112.2+0.3
Green Ian Nicol1468.8-5.9
Green Nicholas Linfield1257.6N/A
Turnout 1,66134.57
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Roffey South

Roffey South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Raby* 746 48.6 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Jay Mercer 715 46.6 +8.9
Conservative Alan Britten*44829.2-11.0
Conservative Katie Nagel41827.2-13.6
Green Claire Adcock17511.4N/A
Labour Nicola Gardner17111.1-6.3
Labour Sara Loewenthal17011.1-5.3
Green Tony Cook1056.8N/A
Turnout 1,54531.42
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats hold

Rudgwick

Rudgwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dick Landeryou* 497 55.5 -14.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Mason25428.3+5.3
Green Harry Tilney798.8N/A
Labour Rebecca Bainbridge667.4±0.0
Turnout 90338.87
Conservative hold Swing

Southwater North

Southwater North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Wood 732 43.6 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Peter van der Borgh 730 43.5 +8.2
Conservative Claire Vickers*63337.7-13.8
Conservative John Chidlow60536.0-17.3
Labour Jill Clarke1559.2-0.6
Green Nick Barnett1519.0N/A
Green Jill Shuker1498.9N/A
Labour Margaret Cornwell1267.5+0.3
Turnout 1,68738.19
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Southwater South & Shipley

Southwater South & Shipley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colette Blackburn 889 50.5 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Alex Jeffrey 699 39.7 +4.6
Conservative Ian Stannard*68939.1-3.1
Conservative Matthew Payne68638.9-5.7
Labour Diane Burstow1739.8+0.7
Green Diana Croker1558.8N/A
Green Peter Shaw1066.0N/A
Turnout 1,77733.64
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Steyning & Ashurst

Steyning & Ashurst (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Victoria Finnegan 895 47.2 +3.1
Green Nicholas Marks 808 42.6 N/A
Conservative Tim Lloyd*69036.4-6.6
Conservative Hattie Shoosmith57630.4-5.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hammond34418.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Howell34418.2N/A
Turnout 1,91140.31
Green hold
Green gain from Conservative

Storrington & Washington

Storrington & Washington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Joan Grech* 1,588 52.1 N/A
Green Emma Beard 1,579 51.8 N/A
Green Claudia Fisher 1,452 47.6 N/A
Conservative Daniel Hall1,20639.5-22.0
Conservative Anthony Watts1,09936.0-23.6
Conservative Gary Markwell90329.6-26.3
Liberal Democrats Janine Milne41113.5-23.0
Liberal Democrats Alex Beveridge2949.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Thomas Worth2648.7N/A
Turnout 3,07541.07
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Trafalgar

Trafalgar (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Boffey* 1,287 64.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Frankland 1,212 60.4 +7.2
Conservative Tim Nagel37418.6-5.1
Conservative David Thompson36418.1-3.1
Labour Joanne Kavanagh23611.8-4.6
Labour Adam Key1618.0-5.3
Green Wendy Breese1417.0N/A
Green Kim Hope1386.9N/A
Turnout 2,01142.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington

West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Circus* 1,369 46.2 -10.6
Conservative Alan Manton 1,262 42.6 -15.6
Conservative Joy Dennis 1,119 37.8 -10.0
Green Jenny Altamirano Smith1,04635.3N/A
Green Barry Humphreys98133.1N/A
Green Ana Sivers80027.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Miles53318.0-12.1
Independent Caroline Instance37012.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Rob Phillips2889.7N/A
Labour Nick Dalton2408.1-7.6
Liberal Democrats Evan Stone2388.0N/A
Turnout 2,97442.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections since the 2023 election

Henfield By-Election, 29 February 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gill Perry 668 44.2 +5.3
Conservative Tim Lloyd56937.7-1.9
Labour Fiona Ayres21514.2-16.7
Liberal Democrats Nico Kearns593.9-3.3
Majority996.5
Turnout 1,51133.3
Green gain from Independent Swing
Southwater North By-Election, 29 February 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Vickers 618 49.0 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Gary Hayes38830.8-13.0
Green Jennifer Nuin Smith16212.9+3.8
Labour Minty Barlow927.3-2.0
Majority23018.2
Turnout 1,26028.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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