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]
Summary 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. [2]
Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | UKIP | Notes | ||||
1992 [5] | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||||
1994 [6] | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [7] | ||||
1995 [8] | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
1996 [9] | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
1998 [10] | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
1999 [11] | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2000 [12] | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2002 [13] | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2003 [14] | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2004 [2] | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | Borough boundary changes took place increasing the number of seats from 32 to 37. [15] | ||||
2006 [16] | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2007 [17] | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2008 [18] | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2010 [19] | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2011 [20] | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2012 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2014 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2015 [21] | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2016 [22] | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2018 [23] | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2019 [24] | 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 |
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [25] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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