2016 Crawley Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2016 Crawley Borough Council election[1]
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2015 Crawley Borough Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2018 Crawley Borough Council election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:12 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council
Majority Seats:19
Election Date:5 May 2016
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:19
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:9,487
Percentage1:45.1%
Seats After1:20
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:16
Seats2:4
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:8,856
Percentage2:42.1%
Seats After2:17
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

The 2016 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results

[3] The Labour Party governing group of councillors increased their majority, gaining one seat from the Conservative opposition. None of the unrepresented parties achieved a first or second place in any of the seats for which the election took place.

Ward by ward

West Green

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Election Results 2016. Andrew Teale. Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. Web site: Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland . 21 April 2016 . BBC News.
  3. Web site: Election Results. Council. Crawley Borough. crawley.gov.uk. en. 2016-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509083423/http://crawley.gov.uk/pw/Council_Services_and_Democracy/Elections/Election_Results/index.htm. 9 May 2016. dead.