# Horsham District Council elections

Horsham District Council in West Sussex, England, is elected every four years.

## Council elections

* 1973 Horsham District Council election
* 1976 Horsham District Council election
* 1979 Horsham District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Horsham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1987 Horsham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Horsham District Council election
* 1995 Horsham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 Horsham District Council election
* 2003 Horsham District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Horsham District Council election
* 2011 Horsham District Council election
* 2015 Horsham District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2019 Horsham District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2023 Horsham District Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Lib Dems | | Green | | Lib/Alliance | | RA | | Independent |
| 2023 | LD | 11 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Con | 32 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Con | 39 | 39 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | Con | 34 | 34 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | Con | 31 | 31 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | NOC | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | Con | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | LD | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | Con | 28 | 28 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | Con | 33 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 1983 | Con | 35 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| 1979 | Con | 33 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 1976 | Con | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| 1973 | Ind | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 23 |

## Results maps

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-elections
### 2003-2007

Roffey North By-Election, 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Torn | 887 | 39.5 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wright | 794 | 35.4 | −9.2 |
| | Independent | Clive Burgess | 322 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Austin | 242 | 10.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote By-Election, 2 December 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Purches | 585 | 49.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Ann Howland | 547 | 46.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Estelle Hilditch | 41 | 3.5 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,173 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Henfield By-Election, 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Wilkins | 1,579 | 59.5 | +21.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Taylor | 1,076 | 40.5 | +28.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,655 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead By-Election, 30 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Chowen | 742 | 74.6 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pearce | 253 | 25.4 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 49.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 995 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Denne By-Election, 7 December 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Dale | 550 | 40.8 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Cox | 456 | 33.8 | −8.3 |
| | BNP | James 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 | Majority | Majority | 94 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,349 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Holbrook West By-Election, 11 October 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 48 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Nuthurst By-Election, 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan England | 766 | 68.8 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Mullarkey | 347 | 31.2 | +12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 37.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,113 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham By-Election, 16 February 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Ritchie | 557 | 47.4 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Shepherd | 320 | 27.2 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | George Tribe | 173 | 14.7 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Justin Pickard | 65 | 5.5 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | David Hide | 60 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,175 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chantry By-Election, 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana van der Klugt | 1,181 | 43.6 | −10.9 |
| | UKIP | Peter Westrip | 1,101 | 40.7 | +27.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalyn Deedman | 426 | 15.7 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,708 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead By-Election, 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Clarke | 873 | 78.2 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Purches | 243 | 21.8 | −11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 56.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,116 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Southwater By-Election, 10 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Billy Greening | 1,046 | 66.2 | +30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Greenwood | 308 | 19.5 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin O'Sullivan | 118 | 7.5 | −2.1 |
| | UKIP | Uri Baran | 109 | 6.9 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 46.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,581 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead By-Election, 24 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynn Lambert | 661 | 68.4 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Tyzack | 158 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Perry | 148 | 15.3 | −13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 52.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 967 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Storrington and Washington By-Election, 12 December 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Wright | 3,283 | 59.1 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Beveridge | 1,344 | 24.2 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Jim Monaghan | 924 | 16.6 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,939 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,551 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Trafalgar By-Election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Boffey | 1,581 | 65.4 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Courteney-Smith | 529 | 21.9 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Joanne Kavanagh | 307 | 12.7 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,052 | 43.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Forest By-Election, 21 October 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Olson | 921 | 47.4 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | David Hide | 517 | 26.6 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Ross Dye | 410 | 21.1 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Jon Campbell | 97 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Roffey South By-Election, 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Raby | 462 | 41.5 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Torn | 335 | 30.1 | −11.4 |
| | Green | Claire Adcock | 222 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Daniel Everett | 95 | 8.5 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Denne By-Election, 24 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Trott | 832 | 46.0 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | David Walbank | 628 | 34.7 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin O'Sullivan | 241 | 13.3 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Florian Yeates | 107 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Storrington and Washington By-Election, 7 April 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Joan Grech | 1,281 | 47.9 | +47.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hall | 943 | 35.2 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pascal Roberts | 453 | 16.9 | −13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,677 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Henfield By-Election, 29 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gill Perry | 668 | 44.2 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Tim Lloyd | 569 | 37.7 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Fiona Ayres | 215 | 14.2 | −16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nico Kearns | 59 | 3.9 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 33.3 | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Southwater North By-Election, 29 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Vickers | 618 | 49.0 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Hayes | 388 | 30.8 | −13.0 |
| | Green | Jennifer Nuin Smith | 162 | 12.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Minty Barlow | 92 | 7.3 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,260 | 28.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Denne By-Election, 21 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Sweeney | 712 | 38.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Hewson | 672 | 36.4 |
| | Green | Jennifer Nuin Smith | 255 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | Cameron McGillivray | 205 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |