# 2015 Horsham District Council election

The 2015 Horsham District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The Conservatives secured a majority of 17, which was the largest majority any party has ever achieved at a Horsham District Council election.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
| 34 | 8 | 2 |
| Con | LDem | Ind |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 39 | 4 | 1 |
| Con | LDem | Ind |

## Results summary

2015 Horsham District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 39 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 88.6 | 56.4 | 77,647 | 0.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9.1 | 17.2 | 23,732 | -7.2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3,300 | -1.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | – | – | | 0.0 | 10.1 | 13,844 | +3.3 |
| Labour | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 7.8 | 10,736 | +0.6 |
| Green | 0 | – | – | | 0.0 | 5.9 | 8,071 | +4.8 |
| Peace | 0 | – | – | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 418 | 0.0 |

## Ward results
### Billingshurst and Shipley

Billingshurst and Shipley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Jupp | 2,883 | 38.6 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Lindsay | 2,532 | | |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Rowbottom | 2,424 | | |
| | UKIP | Patrick Dearsley | 1,301 | 17.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Brundish | 1,209 | 16.2 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Tia Kuchmy | 1,072 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Keith Maslin | 1,013 | 13.5 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Coldwell | 1,581 | 48.3 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Ben Staines | 1,542 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Boyle | 741 | 22.6 | −12.5 |
| | Green | Michael Croker | 584 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Labour | Jean Sadgrove | 366 | 11.2 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Adrian Norridge | 334 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadbridge Heath

Broadbridge Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew French | 784 | 40.4 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Curnock | 672 | 34.6 | −3.3 |
| | UKIP | Uri Baran | 304 | 15.7 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Shaun Longhurst | 180 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Chanctonbury

Chanctonbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Circus | 2,943 | 53.4 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | John Blackall | 2,926 | | |
| | Conservative | Eric Jenkins | 2,586 | | |
| | UKIP | Graham Croft-Smith | 1,425 | 25.8 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin | 1,147 | 20.8 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chantry

Chantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Dawe | 3,413 | 45.6 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | James Sanson | 2,967 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul Marshall | 2,771 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Holbrook-Sishton | 1,473 | 19.7 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Peter Westrip | 1,370 | 18.3 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Katherine Hope | 1,225 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Chowen | 2,087 | 71.4 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Roger Clarke | 2,071 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Price | 837 | 28.6 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Denne

Denne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Lee | 1,253 | 31.8 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Antony Hogben | 1,228 | | |
| | Independent | David Sheldon | 797 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fairweather-Tall | 738 | 18.7 | −18.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin O'Sullivan | 616 | 15.6 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Raymond Toot | 541 | 13.7 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
David Sheldon was elected as a Liberal Democrat in Denne ward in 2011, the year when this seat was last up for election, he resigned from the party in 2014.

### Forest

Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Godfrey Newman | 1,125 | 48.2 |
| | Conservative | Linda Pettitt | 987 | 42.3 |
| | Green | Darrin Green | 222 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Henfield

Henfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael Morgan | 1,370 | 35.3 | +35.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian O'Connell | 1,250 | 32.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Helena Croft | 1,032 | | |
| | Green | Steve Law | 469 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Crowe | 440 | 11.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Sproxton Miller | 349 | 9.0 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.9 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holbrook East

Holbrook East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baldwin | 1,590 | 40.8 | −19.5 |
| | Conservative | Karen Burgess | 1,356 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sharp | 698 | 17.9 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Brown | 587 | 15.0 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Sheila Chapman | 582 | 14.9 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Robert Turner | 444 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holbrook West

Holbrook West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Burgess | 1,711 | 49.7 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Christian Mitchell | 1,699 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Mullarky | 675 | 19.6 | −5.6 |
| | UKIP | John Randell | 583 | 16.9 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Linda Hugl | 474 | 13.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Guyton | 426 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horsham Park

Horsham Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Josh Murphy | 1,501 | 32.0 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Skipp | 1,400 | 29.9 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Connor Relleen | 1,332 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Collins | 1,256 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Haigh | 1,193 | | |
| | Conservative | Robyn van Ryssen | 1,062 | | |
| | Labour | Carol Hayton | 769 | 16.4 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Raymond Chapman | 737 | | |
| | Labour | David Hide | 655 | | |
| | UKIP | Ian Tandy | 601 | 12.8 | +3.9 |
| | Peace | Jim Duggan | 418 | 8.9 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Ritchie | 1,661 | 52.5 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Youtan | 1,622 | | |
| | UKIP | Stuart Aldridge | 705 | 22.3 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cornelia Butler | 519 | 16.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Fry | 456 | | |
| | Labour | Neal Harris | 278 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Nuthurst

Nuthurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Antoinette Bradnum | 1,142 | 60.4 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Hendy | 283 | 15.0 | −5.6 |
| | UKIP | Graham Harper | 270 | 14.3 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Darius Assassi | 195 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pulborough and Coldwatham

Pulborough and Coldwatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Clarke | 1,940 | 47.5 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian Donnelly | 1,609 | | |
| | UKIP | John Wallace | 813 | 19.9 | +7.1 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Wallace | 592 | | |
| | Green | Martin Dale | 538 | 13.2 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Antony Bignell | 422 | 10.3 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalyn Deedman | 372 | 9.1 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Roffey North

Roffey North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Britten | 1,257 | 35.2 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Dancer | 1,198 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Bevis | 879 | 24.6 | −12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warwick Hellawell | 836 | | |
| | UKIP | Ivor Williams | 634 | 17.8 | +6.8 |
| | UKIP | Ruth Williams | 545 | | |
| | Labour | George Murrell | 478 | 13.4 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Butler | 319 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Independent candidate Nicholas Butler stood as a Liberal Democrat in 2011 in Roffey North.

### Roffey South

Roffey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Torn | 1,450 | 41.1 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Roy Cornell | 1,250 | | |
| | UKIP | Roger Arthur | 644 | 18.3 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Belinda Walters | 627 | 17.8 | −12.3 |
| | UKIP | Tony Rickett | 484 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Cornwell | 454 | 12.9 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Nicol | 370 | | |
| | Green | Allan Spraggon | 351 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rudgwick

Rudgwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bailey | 870 | 54.5 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Graham Avery | 726 | 45.5 | +45.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 87.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusper and Colgate

Rusper and Colgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Kitchen | 1,198 | 74.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Millson | 224 | 13.9 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Darren Jugurnauth | 192 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Southwater

Southwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Chidlow | 2,583 | 35.8 | −18.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Howard | 2,442 | | |
| | Conservative | Claire Vickers | 2,347 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Charman | 1,233 | 17.1 | −14.2 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Heath | 1,099 | 15.2 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Neil Whitear | 946 | | |
| | Independent | Roger Smith | 814 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Peter Shaw | 801 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Deedman | 743 | | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Little | 690 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Former Horsham Football Club manager, Gary Charman, stood as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats in Southwater following the council rejecting the football clubs planning application for a stadium at Hop Oast. The location of the ground falls into the Southwater ward and was opposed by the Conservative councillors representing the ward at the time. A different application at the same location was approved in 2017.

### Steyning

Steyning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Lloyd | 1,907 | 46.2 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Willett | 1,511 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Hopkinson | 916 | 22.2 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Robert Platt | 680 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| | Labour | Jill Allen | 628 | 15.2 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Edmonds | 562 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Trafalgar

Trafalgar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Costin | 1,677 | 40.9 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Crosbie | 1,454 | | |
| | Conservative | Ian Shepherd | 1,185 | 28.9 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Vimpany | 964 | | |
| | Labour | Alexandra Davis | 442 | 10.8 | +1.8 |
| | UKIP | Carol Bowring | 400 | 9.8 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Margaret Weir-Wilson | 392 | 9.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |