Horsham District Council elections

Horsham District Council is elected every four years.

Political control

• Independent 1973 - 1976
• Conservative 1976 - 1995
• Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999
• Conservative 1999 - 2003
• No overall control 2003 - 2007
• Conservative 2007 - present

Council elections

• Horsham District Council election, 1999
• Horsham District Council election, 2003
• Horsham District Council election, 2007
• Horsham District Council election, 2011
• Horsham District Council election, 2015

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
	BNP	Richard Trower	171	12.7	+12.7
	Independent	Antony Fletcher	78	5.8	+5.8
	Labour	John Thomas	54	4.0	-4.6
	UKIP	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
	BNP	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

External links

• Horsham District Council