2011 Horsham District Council election

The 2011 Horsham District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections and the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. The Conservatives increased their majority on the council to 12, winning a total of 34 seats.

2011 Horsham District Council election
← 2007 5 May 2011 2015 →
All 44 seats to Horsham District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 34 8 2
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3 Steady

Council composition

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

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31 11 2
Con LDem Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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34 8 2
Con LDem Ind

Results summary

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2011 Horsham District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 4 1 Increase 3 77.3 56.4 51,157 +2.1
  Liberal Democrats 8 1 4 Decrease 3 18.2 24.4 22,114 -12.4
  Independent 2 0 0 Steady 4.5 3.7 3,376 +0.5
  Labour 0 – – Steady 0.0 7.2 6,533 +5.6
  UKIP 0 - - Steady 0.0 6.8 6,190 +3.9
  Green 0 – – Steady 0.0 1.1 1,022 +0.8
  Peace 0 – – Steady 0.0 0.3 266 0.0

Ward results

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Billingshurst and Shipley

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Billingshurst and Shipley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Breacher 1,467 42.3 −5.6
Conservative Gordon Lindsay 1,414
Conservative Kathleen Rowbottom 1,360
UKIP Douglas Rands 601 17.3 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Gillian Knight 568 16.4 −18.1
UKIP David Duke 561
UKIP Graham Harper 441
Labour John Box 421 12.1 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Erica Lee 414
Independent Roy Margetts 409 11.8 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Seth 385
Labour Keith Maslin 351
Turnout 44.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote

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Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Goddard 974 44.4 −4.1
Conservative David Coldwell 938
Liberal Democrats Andrew Purches 770 35.1 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Jessica Sproxton-Miller 518
Labour Adrian Norridge 236 10.8 +4.4
UKIP Stuart Bower 212 9.7 +9.7
Turnout 49.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broadbridge Heath

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Broadbridge Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Curnock 391 37.9 −26.0
Conservative Linda Pettitt 385 37.3 +1.2
Labour Raymond Chapman 164 15.9 +15.9
UKIP Valerie Gray 91 8.8 +8.8
Turnout 44.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chanctonbury

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Chanctonbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Circus 1,851 57.1 −7.6
Conservative Roger Arthur 1,789
Conservative Eric Jenkins 1,786
Liberal Democrats Richard Martin 550 17.0 −4.9
Labour Susan Shord 427 13.2 +13.2
UKIP Jean Westrip 414 12.8 −0.6
Turnout 49.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chantry

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Chantry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Mason 2,507 54.5 −4.3
Conservative Raymond Dawe 2,495
Conservative James Sanson 2,265
Liberal Democrats Hugh Addy 836 18.2 −6.1
Labour Margaret Cornwell 661 14.4 +14.4
UKIP Peter Westrip 592 12.9 −4.0
Turnout 49.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead

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Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Chowen 1,242 66.4 −7.8
Conservative Andrew Dunlop 1,127
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Dittmer 628 33.6 +7.8
Turnout 39.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Denne

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Denne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lawrence Deakins 854 38.9 +3.7
Liberal Democrats David Sheldon 816 37.1 −11.4
Conservative Ronald Vimpany 630
Liberal Democrats Alessandro Mancini 588
Labour Jane Field 309 14.1 +8.2
UKIP Martin Bridewell 218 9.9 +9.9
Turnout 45.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Forest

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Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Godfrey Newman 976 53.0 +5.3
Conservative David Scozzafava 667 36.2 −12.4
Labour Josephine Battersby 121 6.6 +2.9
UKIP Harry Aldridge 78 4.2 +4.2
Turnout 62.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Henfield

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Henfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sheila Matthews 1,133 35.2 −6.7
Conservative Brian O'Connell 986 30.8 −6.2
Independent Matthew Brookbank 428 13.4 +13.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Sharp 398 12.4 −8.7
Labour Mark Boorsma 262 8.2 +8.2
Turnout 51.5
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holbrook East

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Holbrook East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Baldwin 1,295 60.3 +4.0
Conservative James Rae 1,050
Liberal Democrats Warwick Hellawell 428 19.9 −17.3
Liberal Democrats Gregory Collins 417
Labour Linda Hugl 289 13.4 +13.4
UKIP Micheal Smith 137 6.4 +6.4
Turnout 48.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Holbrook West

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Holbrook West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Burgess 1,174 54.1 +7.2
Conservative Christian Mitchell 1,151
Liberal Democrats Valerie Newman 547 25.2 −7.6
Liberal Democrats Belinda Walters 541
Labour Sheila Chapman 283 13.0 +9.4
UKIP Sally Wilkins 168 7.7 +7.7
Turnout 48.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Peter Burgess stood as an Independent in Holbrook West in 2007, the year when this seat was last contested.

Horsham Park

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Horsham Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Holmes 876 32.6 −16.2
Conservative Josh Murphy 798 29.7 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Frances Haigh 785
Conservative Lauren Proctor 759
Conservative Connor Relleen 712
Liberal Democrats Roberto Nacci 564
Labour Carol Hayton 507 18.9 +6.2
Labour Jonathan Austin 499
Labour David Hide 437
Peace Jim Duggan 266 9.9 +0.2
UKIP Nigel Smith 240 8.9 +8.9
Turnout 43.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham

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Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Nye 1,303 51.8 −0.5
Conservative Patricia Youtan 898
Liberal Democrats Ian Shepherd 569 22.6 −14.5
Green Justin Pickard 366 14.6 +14.6
UKIP George Tribe 276 11.0 +0.4
Turnout 49.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Nuthurst

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Nuthurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan England 862 68.7 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Mullarkey 258 20.6 +2.3
UKIP Adam Bufton 135 10.8 +10.8
Turnout 55.6
Conservative hold Swing

Pulborough and Coldwatham

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Pulborough and Coldwatham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Donnelly 1,329 52.6 −24.1
Conservative Roger Paterson 1,253
Green Peter Alison 368 14.6 +14.6
UKIP Peter Lee 323 12.8 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Stokes 269 10.6 −12.7
UKIP John Wallace 241
Labour Jill Allen 240 9.5 +9.5
Turnout 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Roffey North

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Roffey North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helena Croft 999 39.4 +4.0
Liberal Democrats David Skipp 932 36.8 −16.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Butler 748
Conservative Mikko Figura 694
Labour Nicholas Field 324 12.8 +12.8
UKIP Micheal Rowlands 278 11.0 +11.0
Turnout 47.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Roffey South

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Roffey South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Cornell 934 45.0 −0.4
Conservative Simon Torn 914
Liberal Democrats Phyllis Rutherford 625 30.1 −13.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Wilton 586
Labour Raymond Battersby 297 14.3 +3.6
UKIP David Buck 218 10.5 +10.5
Turnout 41.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Rudgwick

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Rudgwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bailey 662 60.7 −16.0
Liberal Democrats Laurence Price 229 21.0 +1.6
UKIP Albert Stevens 200 18.3 +18.3
Turnout 55.3
Conservative hold Swing

Rusper and Colgate

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Rusper and Colgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Kitchen 713 73.7 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Millson 146 15.1 +1.2
UKIP Stuart Aldridge 109 11.3 +11.3
Turnout 48.3
Conservative hold Swing

Southwater

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Southwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Howard 1,857 54.2 −0.4
Conservative Claire Vickers 1,806
Conservative John Chidlow 1,721
Liberal Democrats Peter Stainton 1,073 31.3 −14.1
Liberal Democrats Kirstin Turner 834
Liberal Democrats Alan Belmore 666
UKIP Bryan Bufton 495 14.5 +14.5
Turnout 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Steyning

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Steyning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Cockman 1,406 39.1 +7.1
Conservative Susan Rogers 1,059 29.4 −3.9
Conservative David Barling 961
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Hopkinson 857 23.8 −5.8
Labour Antony Bignell 274 7.6 +2.6
Turnout 43.9
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Trafalgar

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Trafalgar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Costin 1,210 45.7 −7.8
Liberal Democrats Leonard Crosbie 1,116
Conservative Keith Bridgeman 895 33.8 +6.1
Labour Alexandra Davis 239 9.0 +3.2
Labour Jacqueline Little 192
UKIP Claire Bridewell 162 6.1 +0.8
Green Nicholas Fitter 144 5.4 −2.1
Green Stacey Frier 144
Turnout 53.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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