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.

Council composition[edit]

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

↓
31	11	2
Con	LDem	Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
34	8	2
Con	LDem	Ind

Results summary[edit]

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

Ward results[edit]

Billingshurst and Shipley[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

[electionscentre-1] Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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