The 2023 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Summary
The council was under Labour majority control prior to the election, with the party having a two seat majority over the Conservatives. Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives at this election to increase their majority.[3][4]
Election result
| 2023 Crawley Borough Council election |
| Party | This election | Full council | This election |
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 |  1 | 66.7 | 12 | 20 | 55.6 | 11,354 | 47.6 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | 4 |  1 | 33.3 | 12 | 16 | 44.4 | 9,581 | 40.2 | –1.7 |
| | Green | 0 |  | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,071 | 8.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 349 | 1.5 | –2.7 |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 193 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 154 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 127 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 0.1 | N/A |
Candidates
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Crawley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[6]
Bewbush & North Broadfield
Bewbush & North Broadfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marion Ayling* | 934 | 55.7 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Tom Liddiard | 378 | 22.6 | -7.4 |
| | Green | Holly Smith | 185 | 11.0 | -1.6 |
| | Independent | Robin Burnham | 154 | 9.2 | +2.2 |
| | Heritage | Debra Plaister | 25 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 1,676 | 24 | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Broadfield
Broadfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Irvine* | 928 | 54.6 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Kerlo Pharoah | 507 | 29.8 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Parveen Khan | 124 | 7.3 | -1.9 |
| | Heritage | Carolina Morra | 107 | 6.3 | +0.3 |
| | TUSC | Ioannis Kouratos | 33 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 1,699 | 23 | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Furnace Green
Furnace Green | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crow* | 919 | 48.4 | -1.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Dipesh Patel | 851 | 44.9 | +6.3 |
| | Reform UK | Allan Griffiths | 127 | 6.7 | +1.5 |
| Majority | 1,897 | 43 | |
| Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Mullins* | 852 | 53.1 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Ramsay | 560 | 34.9 | -15.9 |
| | Green | Iain Dickson | 194 | 12.1 | +6.4 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 1,606 | 35 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Ifield
Ifield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Julian Charatan | 990 | 46.3 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Bidwell | 834 | 39.0 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Ines Manning | 205 | 9.6 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Mallinson | 110 | 5.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 2,139 | 30 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Langley Green & Tushmore
Langley Green & Tushmore | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Imran Ashraf | 1,033 | 63.6 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Hellier | 592 | 36.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 1,625 | 27 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Maidenbower
Maidenbower | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kim Jaggard* | 1,131 | 51.5 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Max Perry | 608 | 27.7 | -0.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Olu Adeniyi | 456 | 20.8 | -3.2 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 2,195 | 33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Northgate & West Green
Northgate & West Green | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Lamb | 1,136 | 54.6 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Tony Johnson | 696 | 33.4 | -1.8 |
| | Green | Sally Fadelle | 249 | 12.0 | +1.7 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 2,081 | 27 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Justin Russell | 1,314 | 53.6 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Burrett* | 1,137 | 46.4 | -7.3 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 2,451 | 35 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Pound Hill South & Worth
Pound Hill South & Worth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig Burke | 1,099 | 47.9 | -6.7 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Hilton | 928 | 40.4 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Cyril Gambrell | 268 | 11.7 | -0.1 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 2,295 | 37 | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southgate
Southgate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Noyce | 974 | 49.1 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Jan Tarrant | 710 | 35.8 | -3.6 |
| | Green | Robin Fitton | 186 | 9.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Taylor-Burr | 115 | 5.8 | -2.1 |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 1,985 | 30 | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Three Bridges
Three Bridges | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Burgess | 1,018 | 46.0 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | Esra Guler | 958 | 43.3 | -6.9 |
| | Green | Danielle Kail | 176 | 8.0 | +1.4 |
| | Heritage | Nicola Addley | 61 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | | | |
| Turnout | 2,213 | 34 | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Including one vacant seat previously held by Conservative councillor Andrew Belben until his death in November 2022.[1]
- ^ Dunn, Karen (6 December 2022). "Crawley councillor 'will be sadly missed'". Sussex World. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Crawley Local Election candidates 2023: Everyone you can vote for including in Maidenbower and Broadfield". Luke Donnelly. Sussex Live. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Fox, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Crawley local election results in full: Labour increases slim majority on council". Sussex Live. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Luck, Flaminia (5 May 2023). "Sussex election results 2023: Tories lose Wealden for first time in 25 years". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Crawley Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Election results by wards". Crawley Borough Council. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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