# 2022 Crawley Borough Council election

The 2022 Crawley Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council. This is on the same day as other local elections. 12 of the 36 seats were up for election.

## Background

In its first election in 1973, Crawley was won by Labour. Their control of the council continued until 2006, when the Conservatives took control. Labour regained the council in 2014, and this continued until the 2021 election, when the Conservatives became the largest party, although Labour continued to govern in coalition with an independent. In that election, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 48.6% of the vote, Labour lost one seat with 39.5%, and independents made no gains or losses with 0.9%.
The seats up for election in 2022 were last elected in 2019 due to boundary changes. In that election, Labour won 19 seats with 42.6%, and Conservatives won 17 with 42.6%.

## Previous council composition

| After 2021 election | After 2021 election | After 2021 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 18 | | Conservative | 18 |
| | Labour | 17 | | Labour | 16 |
| | Independent | 1 | | Independent | 1 |

## Results

2022 Crawley Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | 2 | 53.8 | 11 | 18 | 50.0 | 10,820 | 44.7 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 1 | 38.5 | 12 | 17 | 47.2 | 10,131 | 41.9 | –6.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,913 | 7.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,007 | 4.2 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 0.5 | –0.4 |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 0.4 | +0.2 |

## Council composition after election

After 2022 election :
| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 18 |
| | Conservative | 17 |

## Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

### Bewbush and North Broadfield

Bewbush and North Broadfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharmila Sivarajah | 893 | 50.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Purdy | 534 | 30.0 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Holly Smith | 224 | 12.6 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Robin Burnham | 124 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tan Bui | 6 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1781 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
This seat was won from an independent who had defected from Labour since his last election.

### Broadfield

Broadfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tim Lunnon* | 970 | 51.8 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Knight | 618 | 33.0 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Parveen Khan | 172 | 9.2 | +2.6 |
| | Heritage | Carolina Morra | 112 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1872 | 26 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Furnace Green

Furnace Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hazel Hellier | 870 | 49.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Jason Vine | 676 | 38.6 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angharad Old | 115 | 6.6 | −1.7 |
| | Reform UK | Allan Griffiths | 91 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1752 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ifield

Ifield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jilly Hart | 1,244 | 51.0 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Martin Stone | 939 | 38.5 | −7.0 |
| | Green | Ines Manning | 165 | 6.8 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Mallinson | 90 | 3.7 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,452 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Langley Green and Tushmore

Langley Green and Tushmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tahira Rana | 798 | 51.0 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Tahir Ashraf | 470 | 30.0 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Sargent | 180 | 11.5 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Iain Dickson | 117 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | 26.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Maidenbower

Maidenbower :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Millar-Smith* | 1,080 | 48.0 | −14.8 |
| | Green | Max Perry | 629 | 28.0 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 540 | 24.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,258 | 33.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.3 | |

### Northgate and West Green

Northgate and West Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gurinder Jhans* | 1,021 | 48.1 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Tony Johnson | 747 | 35.2 | −2.5 |
| | Green | John Atherton | 219 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Anderson | 134 | 6.3 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,135 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Pound Hill North and Forge Wood

Pound Hill North and Forge Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tina Belben* | 1,071 | 53.7 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Justin Russell | 923 | 46.3 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.7 | |

### Pound Hill South and Worth

Pound Hill South and Worth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Lanzer* | 1,214 | 54.6 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Matthew Gaffar | 748 | 33.6 | +6.0 |
| | Green | Cyril Gambrell | 262 | 11.8 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,239 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Southgate

Southgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yasmin Khan | 1,094 | 46.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Jan Tarrant | 927 | 39.4 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Eastman | 185 | 7.9 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Robin Fitton | 144 | 6.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2350 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Three Bridges

Three Bridges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Pritchard | 1,161 | 50.2 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Craig Burke | 866 | 37.5 | −5.6 |
| | Green | Danielle Kail | 153 | 6.6 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Taylor-Burr | 131 | 5.7 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2311 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Tilgate

Tilgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Mwagale* | 795 | 51.4 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Khayla Abu Mosa | 752 | 48.6 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1547 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |