Election Name: | 2024 Crawley Borough Council election |
Country: | West Sussex |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2023 Crawley Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2023 |
Next Election: | 2026 Crawley Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Seats For Election: | 12 out of 36 seats to Crawley Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Leader1: | Michael Jones |
Leaders Seat1: | Bewbush & North Broadfield |
Last Election1: | 20 seats, 47.6% |
Seats Before1: | 20 |
Seats After1: | 25 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leader2: | Duncan Crow |
Leaders Seat2: | Furnace Green |
Last Election2: | 16 seats, 40.2% |
Seats Before2: | 16 |
Seats After2: | 11 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Michael Jones |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Election: | Michael Jones |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2024 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Labour Party tightened their control of the council to a comfortable working majority of 14, gaining several seats from the Conservatives. Despite multiple other parties fielding several candidates in Crawley's wards, no other party won any seats.[2]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Crawley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024.[3] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).