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The 2019 Horsham District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. Every seat was contested and the Conservatives retained control of the council with a majority of 8.

2019 Horsham District Council election

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All 48 seats to Horsham District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green Seats won 32 13 2 Seat change 7 9 2   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats won 1 Seat change
Map of the results of the election by ward

Council composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results summary

2019 Horsham District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	48	32	N/A	N/A	7	66.7	48.5	37,929	–7.9
	Liberal Democrats	29	13	N/A	N/A	9	27.1	28.3	22,110	+11.1
	Green	4	2	N/A	N/A	2	4.2	3.6	2,784	–2.3
	Independent	1	1	N/A	N/A		2.1	1.4	1,088	–1.0
	Labour	39	0	N/A	N/A		0.0	14.7	11,535	+6.9
	UKIP	9	0	N/A	N/A		0.0	3.1	2,456	–7.0
	Peace	1	0	N/A	N/A		0.0	0.4	314	+0.1

Ward results

Billingshurst

Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote

Broadbridge Heath

Colgate & Rusper

Cowford, Shermanbury & West Grinstead

Denne

Forest

Henfield

Holbrook East

Holbrook West

Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham

Nuthurst & Lower Beeding

Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley

Roffey North

Roffey South

Rudgwick

Southwater North

Southwater South & Shipley

Steyning & Ashurst

Storrington & Washington

Trafalgar

West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington

By-elections since the 2019 election

Storrington & Washington

Trafalgar

A by-election was called in Trafalgar ward due to the retirement of Leonard Crosbie on 3 September 2020. The Horsham & Crawley Liberal Democrats confirmed his death on 11 September 2020.

Forest

A by-election was called in Forest ward due to the retirement of Godfrey Newman on 11 August 2021. The by-election was held on Thursday 21 October and the seat retained by the Liberal Democrats

Roffey South

Following the death of Councillor Roy Cornell, by-election was held on Thursday 16 December. This seat was gained by the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives.

Denne

Following the resignation of Cllr Frances Haigh, a by-election will be held for the vacant seat of Denne in Horsham town. The election was held on Thursday 24 March 2022. Cllr Haigh was leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats until August 2021. The seat was held by Clive Trott of the Liberal Democrats.

Storrington & Washington

Following the resignation of Cllr Jim Sanson, (Conservative) a by-election was held on 7 April 2022 for the vacant seat of Storrington & Washington. the election was won by the Green Party in a traditionally safe Conservative seat.

References

1. "Election results" (PDF). horsham.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
2. ^ "Long-time Horsham councillor steps down due to ongoing health issues". Archived from the original on 19 August 2021.
3. "Death of former District Councillor Leonard Crosbie".
4. ^ Council, Horsham District (16 August 2021). "Councillor vacancies". Horsham District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "Two successful Lib Dem defences in this week's by-elections". Mark Pack. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
6. "Veteran Conservative councillor resigns after his deselection".

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