Horsham local elections

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Horsham Council is elected every four years.

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[edit] Political control

Independent 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1995

Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 - 2003

No overall control 2003 - 2007

Conservative 2007 - present

[edit] Council elections

Horsham Council election, 1999

Horsham Council election, 2003

Horsham Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

Denne By-Election 19 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 648 59.5
Labour 352 32.3
Independent 89 8.2
Majority 296 27.2
Turnout 1,089
Conservative hold Swing
Stenning & Ashurst By-Election 19 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 745 47.3
Liberal Democrat 514 32.7
Labour 315 20.0
Majority 231 14.6
Turnout 1,574
Conservative hold Swing
Riverside By-Election 10 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,039 55.3 +4.7
Conservative 676 35.6 +3.1
Labour 165 8.8 -8.1
Majority 363 19.7
Turnout 1,880 29.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Riverside By-Election 6 July 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 885 59.3 +3.7
Conservative 523 35.0 +2.4
Labour 85 5.7 -6.0
Majority 362 24.3
Turnout 1,493 22.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Roffey North By-Election 10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Torn 887 39.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrat 794 35.4 -9.2
Independent 322 14.3 +4.4
Labour 242 10.8 +1.8
Majority 93 4.1
Turnout 2,245 46.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote By-Election 2 December 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Purches 585 49.9 +3.9
Conservative Ann Howland 547 46.6 +0.4
Labour Estelle Hilditch 41 3.5 -4.3
Majority 38 3.3
Turnout 1,173 28.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Henfield By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Wilkins 1,579 59.5
Liberal Democrat 1,076 40.5
Majority 503 19.0
Turnout 2,655 66.8
Conservative hold Swing
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead By-Election 30 June 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Chowen 742 74.6 +5.8
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Pearce 253 25.4 +4.5
Majority 489 49.2
Turnout 995 23.8
Conservative hold Swing
Denne By-Election 7 December 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sheila Dale 550 40.8 -8.5
Conservative Jacqueline Cox 456 33.8 -8.3
British National Party Richard Trower 171 12.7 +12.7
Independent Antony Fletcher 78 5.8 +5.8
Labour John Thomas 54 4.0 -4.6
UK Independence Stuart Aldridge 40 3.0 +3.0
Majority 94 7.0
Turnout 1,349 32.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holbrook West By-Election 11 October 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Belinda Walters 602 43.9 +11.1
Conservative Ronald Vimpany 554 40.4 -6.5
British National Party Donna Bailey 163 11.9 +11.9
Labour Raymond Chapman 52 3.8 +0.2
Majority 48 3.5
Turnout 1,371 32.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

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