Horsham District Council elections

Horsham District Council in West Sussex, England, is elected every four years.

Map of ward current ward boundaries

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority before coming into its full powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Party in controlYears
Independent1973–1976
Conservative1976–1995
Liberal Democrats1995–1999
Conservative1999–2003
No overall control2003–2007
Conservative2007–2023
Liberal Democrats2023–Present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[1]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Elizabeth Kitchen Conservative20012009
Robert Nye[2] Conservative 200914 Dec 2011
Ray Dawe Conservative22 Feb 201226 May 2021
Paul Clarke[3] Conservative26 May 20213 Dec 2021
Jonathan Chowen[4] Conservative3 Dec 202110 Jan 2023
Claire Vickers[5] Conservative2 Feb 20235 May 2023

Following the resignation as Cllr Jonathan Chowen on 10th January 2023 as leader Cllr Tony Hogben served as acting leader until Cllr Claire Vickers was elected on 2 February 2023.

After the May 2023 local elections , Cllr Claire Vickers was defeated. Her deputy, Cllr Phillip Circus is serving as acting leader until the first full council of the municipal year. It is expected that Cllr Martin Boffey will be elected at that meeting. He will be the first Liberal Democrat Leader of the Council in twenty-five years.

Council elections

References
  1. "Council minutes". Horsham District Council. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. "Horsham council leader steps down". The Argus. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. Powling, Joshua (12 November 2021). "Sudden resignation of Horsham District Council leader". Sussex World. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. Powling, Joshua (10 January 2023). "Third Conservative council leader quits at Horsham District Council within last 20 months". Sussex Express. Retrieved 10 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Dunn, Karen (3 February 2023). "Conservative Claire Vickers elected as new leader of Horsham District Council three months before elections". Sussex World. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Horsham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  7. The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982
  8. The Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1985
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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