Crawley Borough Council elections

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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]

Political control

From the first elections to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in controlYears
Labour1973–2006
Conservative2006
No overall control2006–2007
Conservative2007–2014
Labour2014–2020
No overall control2020–2022
Labour2022–present
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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:[3]

More information Councillor, Party ...
CouncillorPartyFromTo
George WallerLabour19731978
Ben ClayLabour19781980
Alf PeglerLabour19801982
Tony EdwardsLabour19821983
Ben ClayLabour19831986
Alf PeglerLabour19861996
Tony EdwardsLabour19962000
Chris RedmayneLabour200026 May 2006
Bob LanzerConservative26 May 2006Aug 2013
Howard BloomConservative26 Sep 201313 Jun 2014
Peter LambLabour13 Jun 201427 May 2022
Michael JonesLabour27 May 2022
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Council elections

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.[4]

More information Year, Conservative ...
Composition of the council[5]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] UKIP Independents
& Others		 Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (32 seats)
1973 5 25 0 – 0 Labour
1976 11 14 0 – 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (26 seats)[6]
1979 10 16 0 – 0 Labour
1980 8 18 0 – 0 Labour
1982 8 18 0 – 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (32 seats)
1983[7] 12 20 0 – 0 Labour
1984 14 18 0 – 0 Labour
1986 12 20 0 – 0 Labour
1987 13 18 1 – 0 Labour
1988 10 21 1 – 0 Labour
1990 8 21 1 – 2 Labour
1991 7 24 1 – 0 Labour
1992 9 22 1 – 0 Labour
1994[8] 7 23 2 0 0 Labour
1995 4 26 2 0 0 Labour
1996 2 28 2 0 0 Labour
1998 3 27 2 0 0 Labour
1999 5 25 2 0 0 Labour
2000 6 24 2 0 0 Labour
2002 7 23 2 0 0 Labour
2003 8 22 2 0 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (37 seats)
2004[9] 16 19 2 0 0 Labour
2006 19 16 2 0 0 Conservative
2007 23 11 3 0 0 Conservative
2008 26 9 2 0 0 Conservative
2010 26 11 0 0 0 Conservative
2011 24 13 0 0 0 Conservative
2012 21 16 0 0 0 Conservative
2014 16 20 0 1 0 Labour
2015 18 19 0 0 0 Labour
2016 17 20 0 0 0 Labour
2018[10] 17 20 0 0 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (36 seats)
2019[11] 17 19 0 0 0 Labour
2021 18 17 0 0 1 No overall control
2022 17 18 0 0 1[b] Labour
2023 16 20 0 0 0 Labour
2024 11 25 0 0 0 Labour
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Borough result maps

  • 2004 results map
    2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
    2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
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  • 2010 results map
    2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
    2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
    2016 results map
  • 2018 results map
    2018 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map
  • 2022 results map
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  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map
  • 2024 results map
    2024 results map
  • 2026 results map
    2026 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[12] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

More information By-election, Date ...
By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning 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
Maidenbower 4 July 2024 Conservative Conservative
Northgate and West Green 24 October 2024 Labour Labour
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2002-2006

More information Party, Candidate ...
Pound Hill South By-Election 2 October 2003
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
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2006-2010

More information Party, Candidate ...
Northgate By-Election 15 October 2009[13]
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
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2010-2014

More information Party, Candidate ...
Tilgate By-Election 7 October 2010[14]
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
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2014-2018

More information Party, Candidate ...
Southgate By-Election 9 October 2014[15]
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
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Maidenbower By-Election 4 May 2017[16]
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
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Pound Hill South and Worth By-Election 8 June 2017[17]
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
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2018-2022

More information Party, Candidate ...
Tilgate By-Election 26 September 2019[18]
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
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2022-2026

More information Party, Candidate ...
Southgate By-Election 9 June 2022[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Noyce 938 50.1 +3.5
Conservative Jan Tarrant 790 42.2 +2.8
Green Richard Kail 144 7.7 +1.6
Majority 148 7.9
Turnout 1,872
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Maidenbower By-Election 4 July 2024[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Imtiaz Khan 1,606 39.6 −4.3
Green Max Perry 1,227 30.2 +1.5
Labour Matt Pritchard 1,226 30.2 +2.8
Majority 379 9.3
Turnout 4,059
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Northgate and West Green By-Election 24 October 2024[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khayla Abu Mosa 704 38.5 −15.0
Conservative Jonathan Purdy 492 26.9 −2.0
Reform Tim Charters 292 16.0 +16.0
Green Nick Park 174 9.5 −3.0
Workers Party Linda Bamieh 133 7.3 +7.3
TUSC Robin Burnham 35 1.9 −3.2
Majority 212 11.6
Turnout 1,830
Labour hold Swing
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. [b]
    1 vacant seat

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