# Tilgate & Furnace Green (electoral division)

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Tilgate & Furnace Green is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

## Extent

The division covers the neighbourhoods of Furnace Green and Tilgate, which form part of the urban area of the town of Crawley.
It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Crawley Borough and comprises the following borough wards: Furnace Green Ward and Tilgate Ward.

## Election results
### 2021 election

Results of the election held 6 May 2021:
Tilgate & Furnace Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crow | 1,989 | 56.7 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Lloyd | 1163 | 33.2 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Tom Coombes | 254 | 7.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Old | 99 | 2.8 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 23.5 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,505 | 39.5 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9% | |

### 2017 election

Results of the election held 4 May 2017:
Tilgate & Furnace Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crow | 1,934 | 58.1 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | Rajesh Sharma | 955 | 28.7 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Allan Griffiths | 187 | 5.6 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Osborne | 170 | 5.1 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Derek Hardman | 81 | 2.4 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | 29.4 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,327 | 37.4 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.5% | |

### 2013 election

Results of the election held 2 May 2013:
Tilgate & Furnace Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crow | 1,461 | 44.3 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Colin Moffatt | 1,054 | 31.9 | +6.9 |
| | UKIP | Graham Harper | 544 | 16.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Derek Hardman | 124 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lovell | 62 | 1.9 | −15.9 |
| | Independent | Richard Symonds | 56 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 12.4 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,301 | 37.3 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3% | |

### 2009 election

Results of the election held 4 June 2009:
Tilgate & Furnace Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crow | 1,600 | 46.0 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Irvine | 871 | 25.0 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Wise | 607 | 17.4 | +0.4 |
| | BNP | Vernon Atkinson | 401 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 21.0 | +17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,479 | 39.7 | −23.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.0% | |

### 2005 election

Results of the election held 5 May 2005:
Tilgate & Furnace Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crow | 2,302 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour | William Ward | 2,127 | 37.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger McMurray | 963 | 17.0 | |
| | Green | Vicky Dore | 283 | 5.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,675 | 63.5 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |