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Crawley Borough Council elections

Crawley Borough Council elections

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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]

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.[2]

  • 1973 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1976 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1979 Crawley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
  • 1980 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1982 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1983 Crawley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
  • 1984 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1986 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1987 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1988 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1990 Crawley Borough Council election
  • 1991 Crawley Borough Council election
Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats UKIP Notes
1992[5] 22 9 1 0
1994[6] 23 7 2 0 Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7]
1995[8] 26 4 2 0
1996[9] 28 2 2 0
1998[10] 27 3 2 0
1999[11] 25 5 2 0
2000[12] 24 6 2 0
2002[13] 23 7 2 0
2003[14] 22 8 2 0
2004[2] 19 16 2 0 Borough boundary changes took place increasing the number of seats from 32 to 37.[15]
2006[16] 16 19 2 0
2007[17] 12 22 3 0
2008[18] 9 26 2 0
2010[19] 11 26 0 0
2011[20] 13 24 0 0
2012 16 21 0 0
2014 20 16 0 1
2015[21] 19 18 0 0
2016[22] 20 17 0 0
2018[23] 20 17 0 0
2019[24] 19 17 0 0 Borough boundary changes took place reducing the number of seats from 37 to 36.
2021 17 18 0 0 In addition, one existing Independent former Labour councillor remained on the council.
2022 18 17 0 0 One by-election was still ongoing, subsequently won by Labour.
2023 20 16 0 0

Borough result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[25] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

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2002-2006

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2006-2010

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2010-2014

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2014-2018

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2018-2022

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2022-2026

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References

  1. "Councillors and Elections". Crawley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  2. "Crawley council". BBC News Online. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. The Borough of Crawley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  4. The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982
  5. "Local election results 1992". The Times. 9 May 1992.
  6. "Non Metropolitan Districts". The Times. 7 May 1994.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995.
  9. "Election Results Round-Up". The Times. 3 May 1996.
  10. "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  11. "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  12. "Crawley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  13. "Crawley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  14. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  15. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Crawley (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  16. "Local elections: Crawley". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  17. "Crawley". BBC News Online. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  18. "Crawley". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  19. "Crawley". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  20. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  21. Steven Ayres (18 June 2015). "Local elections 2015". House of Commons Library. p. 18.
  22. Elise Uberoi; Chris Watson; Richard Keen (19 May 2016). "Local elections 2016". House of Commons Library. p. 22.
  23. Noel Dempsey (14 May 2018). "Local Elections 2018" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 20.
  24. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  25. "Labour wins Northgate by-election". Crawley Observer. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  26. "By-elections October 2010". Crawley Borough Council. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  27. "BLOG : BY-ELECTION RESULTS: CRAWLEY BC, SOUTHGATE – 9 OCTOBER 2014". ALDC. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  28. "Local Elections Archive Project — Maidenbower Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  29. "Local Elections Archive Project — Tilgate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  30. "Local Elections Archive Project — Southgate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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