2015 UK local government election
The 2015 Horsham District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England.[1] 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.
2015 Horsham District Council election
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All 44 seats to Horsham District Council 23 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Seats won | 39 | 4 | 1 | Seat change | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Council Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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 | 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 | | 69.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote 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 | | 70.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Broadbridge Heath
Broadbridge Heath 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 | | 70.3 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Chanctonbury
Chanctonbury 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 | | 75.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chantry
Chantry 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 | | 73.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead 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 | | 72.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Denne
Denne 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 | | 68.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| 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.[2]
Forest
Forest Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Godfrey Newman | 1,125 | 48.2 | |
| Conservative | Linda Pettitt | 987 | 42.3 | |
| Green | Darrin Green | 222 | 9.5 | |
Turnout | | 78.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Henfield
Henfield 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 | | 70.9 | |
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holbrook East
Holbrook East 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 | | 73.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holbrook West
Holbrook West 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 | | 73.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Horsham Park
Horsham Park 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 | | 66.1 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham 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 | | 71.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Nuthurst
Nuthurst 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 | | 77.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pulborough and Coldwatham
Pulborough and Coldwatham 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 | | 67.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Roffey North
Roffey North 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 | | 71.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| 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 | 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 | | 67.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rudgwick
Rudgwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Bailey | 870 | 54.5 | -6.2 |
| Green | Graham Avery | 726 | 45.5 | +45.5 |
Turnout | | 87.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rusper and Colgate
Rusper and Colgate 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 | | 75.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southwater
Southwater 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 | | 71.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| 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.[3] 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.[4]
Steyning
Steyning 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 | | 72.9 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Trafalgar
Trafalgar 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 | | 74.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2007". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Horsham Lib Dem councillor quits party and becomes independent". www.wscountytimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Former Horsham manager stands as Lib Dem in elections". www.wscountytimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Horsham FC's new ground approved". www.wscountytimes.co.uk.