Crawley Borough Council elections explained

One third of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 36 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.[1]

Political control

From the first elections to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
1973–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007–2014
2014–2020
2020–2022
2022–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:[3]

Councillor Party From To
George Waller 1973 1978
Ben Clay 1978 1980
Alf Pegler 1980 1982
Tony Edwards 1982 1983
Ben Clay 1983 1986
Alf Pegler 1986 1996
Tony Edwards 1996 2000
Chris Redmayne 2000 26 May 2006
Bob Lanzer 26 May 2006 Aug 2013
Howard Bloom 26 Sep 2013 13 Jun 2014
Peter Lamb 13 Jun 2014 27 May 2022
Michael Jones 27 May 2022

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election increasing the number of seats by 5, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[4]

YearLabourConservativeLiberal DemocratsUKIPNotes
1992[7] 22910
1994[8] 23720Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[9]
1995[10] 26420
1996[11] 28220
1998[12] 27320
1999[13] 25520
2000[14] 24620
2002[15] 23720
2003[16] 22820
2004191620Borough boundary changes took place increasing the number of seats from 32 to 37.[17]
2006[18] 161920
2007[19] 122230
2008[20] 92620
2010[21] 112600
2011132400
2012162100
2014201601
2015[22] 191800
2016[23] 201700
2018[24] 201700
2019[25] 191700 Borough boundary changes took place reducing the number of seats from 37 to 36.
2021171800 In addition, one existing Independent former Labour councillor remained on the council.
2022181700 One by-election was still ongoing, subsequently won by Labour.
2023201600
2024251100

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[26] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Langley Green28 November 1996
West Green by-election14 September 2000
Pound Hill South2 October 2003
Northgate15 October 2009
Tilgate7 October 2010
Southgate9 October 2014
Maidenbower4 May 2017
Pound Hill South and Worth8 June 2017
Tilgate26 September 2019
Southgate9 June 2022

2022-2026

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Councillors and Elections . 2009-10-17 . Crawley Borough Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20110318224031/http://www.crawley.gov.uk/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=398 . 2011-03-18 . dead .
  2. News: England council elections. 10 May 2011. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Council minutes . Crawley Borough Council . 22 July 2022.
  4. News: Crawley council. 12 June 2004. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  5. The Borough of Crawley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  6. The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982
  7. News: Local election results 1992. 9 May 1992. The Times.
  8. News: Non Metropolitan Districts. 7 May 1994. The Times.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. News: Complete list of results from thursday's council elections. 6 May 1995. The Times.
  11. News: Election Results Round-Up. 3 May 1996. The Times.
  12. News: Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results. 9 May 1998. The Guardian. 16.
  13. News: How the nations voted. 8 May 1999. The Times. 48.
  14. News: Crawley. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  15. News: Crawley. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  16. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  17. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Crawley (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  18. News: Local elections: Crawley. 5 May 2006. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  19. News: Crawley. 8 May 2007. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  20. News: Crawley. 2 May 2008. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  21. News: Crawley. 7 May 2010. BBC News Online. 8 January 2012.
  22. Web site: Local elections 2015. 18 June 2015. House of Commons Library. Steven Ayres. 18.
  23. Web site: Local elections 2016. 19 May 2016. House of Commons Library. Elise Uberoi. Chris Watson. Richard Keen. 22.
  24. Web site: Local Elections 2018. House of Commons Library. Noel Dempsey. 14 May 2018. 20.
  25. Web site: Borough Election 2019 - Thursday, 2nd May, 2019. Crawley Borough Council.
  26. Web site: Local Authority Byelection Results. 8 January 2012. 29 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm. dead.