2023 Horsham District Council election

English council election

2023 Horsham District Council election

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All 48 seats to Horsham District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Martin Boffey  | Claire Vickers
Party  | Liberal Democrats | Conservative
Last election  | 13 seats, 28.3%  | 32 seats, 48.5%
Seats won  | 28 | 11
Seat change  |  15  |  21
Popular vote  | 32,756  | 31,217
Percentage  | 35.5%  | 33.8%
Swing  |  7.2 pp  |  14.7 pp

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Party  | Green | Independent
Last election  | 2 seats, 3.6%  | 1 seat, 1.4%
Seats won  | 8 | 1
Seat change  |  6  |
Popular vote  | 18,506  | 622
Percentage  | 20.0%  | 0.7%
Swing  |  16.4 pp  |  0.7 pp

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Winner of each seat at the 2023 Horsham District Council election

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| Leader before election

Claire Vickers
Conservative

| Leader after election

Martin Boffey
Liberal Democrats

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The 2023 Horsham District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Horsham District Council in West Sussex, England.[1][2] It was held on the same day as other local elections in England.

The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from the Conservatives with an 8 seat majority. It was the first time since the 1995 election that the Liberal Democrats had taken control of the council. It was also the worst performance in terms of seats for the Conservative Party in any previous election to the council. The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Claire Vickers, lost her seat.[3] Liberal Democrat group leader Martin Boffey was formally appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.[4]

## Council Composition[edit]

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

↓  29 | 13 | 3 | 3

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Con | LDem | Grn | Ind

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓  28 | 11 | 8 | 1

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LDem | Con | Grn | Ind

## Results summary[edit]

2023 Horsham District Council election[5]

Party  | Candidates  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−
| Liberal Democrats | 48  | 28 | 15  | 0  |  15  | 58.3  | 35.5  | 32,756  | +7.2
| Conservative | 46  | 11 | 0  | 21  |  21  | 22.9  | 33.8  | 31,217  | –14.7
| Green | 47  | 8 | 6  | 0  |  6  | 16.7  | 20.0  | 18,506  | +16.4
| Independent | 3  | 1 | 0  | 0  |  | 2.1  | 0.7  | 622  | –0.7
| Labour | 31  | 0 | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 9.5  | 8,733  | –5.2
| Reform UK | 2  | 0 | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 290  | N/A
| Peace | 1  | 0 | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 143  | –0.2
| Heritage | 1  | 0 | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 61  | N/A

## Ward results[edit]

### Billingshurst[edit]

Billingshurst (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Samantha Bateman  | 1,069  | 40.0  | +10.3
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Baynham  | 1,044  | 39.1  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | John Trollope  | 926  | 34.7  | -1.2
| Conservative | Christopher Brown  | 871  | 32.6  | -16.8
| Conservative | Danijela David  | 807  | 30.2  | -8.5
| Conservative | Nigel Jupp  | 802  | 30.0  | -16.9
| Labour | Jonathan Austin  | 582  | 21.8  | +5.6
| Labour | Chris Henson  | 579  | 21.7  | +7.1
| Labour | Trishna Julha  | 532  | 19.9  | +8.3
| Green | Jonathan Denton  | 186  | 7.0  | N/A
| Green | Nikki Nama  | 180  | 6.7  | N/A
| Green | Thomas Wilson  | 128  | 4.8  | N/A
Turnout | 2,688  | 33.43  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Nigel Jupp is also an elected councillor at West Sussex County Council representing Southwater & Nuthurst.[6]

### Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote[edit]

Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Mike Croker  | 940  | 57.7  | +10.9
| Conservative | Roger Noel  | 800  | 49.1  | +6.7
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Allen  | 577  | 35.4  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Mantell  | 148  | 9.1  | N/A
Turnout | 1,641  | 38.54  |
| Green hold
| Conservative hold

* This was the only seat at the elections where the Green Party did not stand a full quota of candidates.[7]

### Broadbridge Heath[edit]

Broadbridge Heath (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | James Brookes  | 579  | 44.7  | -15.3
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Taylor  | 503  | 38.9  | -12.1
| Conservative | Aaron Courteney-Smith  | 332  | 25.7  | -5.9
| Conservative | Khobi Vallis  | 322  | 24.9  | -2.0
| Independent | Terry Oliver  | 252  | 19.5  | N/A
| Labour | Jane McGillivray  | 160  | 12.4  | +1.3
| Green | Sheila Humphreys  | 126  | 9.7  | N/A
| Green | Sandra Vallens  | 97  | 7.5  | N/A
Turnout | 1,299  | 29.52  |
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

### Colgate & Rusper[edit]

Colgate & Rusper (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Liz Kitchen  | 681  | 48.0  | -25.9
| Conservative | Tony Hogben  | 639  | 45.1  | -21.7
| Liberal Democrats | Joel Dinis  | 485  | 34.2  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Simon James  | 297  | 20.9  | N/A
| Labour | Donald Mahon  | 221  | 15.6  | -5.9
| Green | Freya Finnegan  | 198  | 14.0  | N/A
| Green | Yelena Finnegan  | 124  | 8.7  | N/A
Turnout | 1,429  | 29.31  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold

* Liz Kitchen was Leader of the Council from 2001 to 2009.

### Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead[edit]

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Lynn Lambert  | 690  | 41.5  | -27.6
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Knowles  | 669  | 40.2  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Dittmer  | 645  | 38.8  | N/A
| Conservative | Sarah Payne  | 633  | 38.0  | -30.6
| Green | Catherine Briggs  | 193  | 11.6  | N/A
| Labour | David Shone  | 152  | 9.1  | -18.5
| Green | Amalia Finnegan  | 148  | 8.9  | N/A
Turnout | 1,673  | 37.76  |
| Conservative hold
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

### Denne[edit]

Denne (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ruth Fletcher  | 1,337  | 51.2  | -0.3
| Liberal Democrats | John Milne  | 1,204  | 46.1  | -2.7
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Trott  | 1,153  | 44.2  | -4.4
| Conservative | Ross Dye  | 790  | 30.3  | -3.6
| Conservative | David Walbank  | 780  | 29.9  | -4.9
| Conservative | Kimberley Williams  | 752  | 28.8  | -2.4
| Labour | Hilary Key  | 327  | 12.5  | -2.2
| Labour | Kevin O'Sullivan  | 287  | 11.0  | -0.2
| Labour | Matthew Verrall  | 253  | 9.7  | -2.8
| Green | Jane Sharp  | 237  | 9.1  | N/A
| Green | Vicci Johnson  | 219  | 8.4  | N/A
| Green | Robin Johnson  | 210  | 8.0  | N/A
Turnout | 2,620  | 34.45  |
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* John Milne represented Roffey North ward from 2019 to 2023. He is also an elected councillor at West Sussex County Council representing Horsham Riverside.[8] He is the Liberal Democrats Prospective Parliamentary Candidate[9]

### Forest[edit]

Forest (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | David Skipp  | 1,382  | 51.0  | +6.4
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Minto  | 1,362  | 50.3  | +12.0
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Olson  | 1,316  | 48.6  | +6.7
| Labour | Carol Hayton  | 695  | 25.7  | +0.3
| Labour | David Hide  | 662  | 24.4  | -0.2
| Labour | Gerard Kavanagh  | 560  | 20.7  | -0.3
| Conservative | Michael Revell  | 385  | 14.2  | -5.2
| Conservative | Ken Eglinton  | 379  | 14.0  | -10.1
| Conservative | Julian Walden  | 361  | 13.3  | -8.0
| Green | Hannah Moor  | 220  | 8.1  | N/A
| Green | Tony Baker  | 200  | 7.4  | N/A
| Green | Lawrence Leather  | 148  | 5.5  | N/A
| Peace | James Duggan  | 143  | 5.3  | -5.4
Turnout | 2,711  | 39.54  |
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

### Henfield[edit]

Henfield (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Malcolm Eastwood  | 766  | 40.3  | N/A
| Conservative | Josh Potts*  | 753  | 39.6  | +6.2
| Green | Gill Perry  | 742  | 39.0  | +10.1
| Labour | Fiona Ayres  | 590  | 31.0  | +3.6
| Green | Sian Fisher  | 267  | 14.0  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Dane  | 193  | 10.1  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Mohamed  | 83  | 4.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,905  | 41.45  |
| Independent gain from Independent
| Conservative hold

### Holbrook East[edit]

Holbrook East (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nick Grant  | 874  | 47.3  | +7.8
| Liberal Democrats | Warwick Hellawell  | 784  | 42.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Karen Burgess*  | 640  | 34.6  | -12.8
| Conservative | Simon Torn  | 566  | 30.6  | -21.8
| Labour | Sheila Chapman  | 186  | 10.1  | -9.8
| Labour | Lorraine Barry  | 172  | 9.3  | -10.1
| Green | Florian Yeates  | 150  | 8.1  | N/A
| Green | Mark Francis  | 125  | 6.8  | N/A
| Reform UK | Tony Rickett  | 82  | 4.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,855  | 40.61  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Simon Torn represented Roffey South ward from 2011 to 2019.

### Holbrook West[edit]

Holbrook West (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Emery  | 1,039  | 50.6  | +15.4
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Franke  | 913  | 44.5  | +12.4
| Conservative | Peter Burgess*  | 750  | 36.5  | -12.4
| Conservative | Christian Mitchell*  | 732  | 35.7  | -11.9
| Labour | Raymond Chapman  | 192  | 9.4  | -3.6
| Green | David Hall  | 148  | 7.2  | N/A
| Green | Una McCartan  | 133  | 6.5  | N/A
| Labour | Ros Shiel  | 112  | 5.5  | -9.9
Turnout | 2,059  | 41.13  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Christian Mitchell is also an elected councillor at West Sussex County Council representing Broadbridge. [10]

### Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham[edit]

Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Kasia Greenwood  | 740  | 44.2  | +12.2
| Conservative | Tricia Youtan*  | 683  | 40.8  | -7.6
| Conservative | Robert Nye  | 667  | 39.9  | -6.9
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Tweedy  | 597  | 35.7  | +6.8
| Green | Jennie Tomlinson  | 185  | 11.1  | N/A
| Green | Andrew Finnegan  | 145  | 8.7  | N/A
| Labour | Araminta Barlow  | 134  | 8.0  | +0.4
Turnout | 1,687  | 37.83  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Conservative hold

* Robert Nye sat on Horsham District Council in various wards from 1999 to 2011. He was leader of the Council from 2009-2011.[11]

### Nuthurst & Lower Beeding[edit]

Nuthurst & Lower Beeding  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Livingstone  | 464  | 44.6  | +9.6
| Conservative | Norman Bryant  | 397  | 38.2  | -20.1
| Labour | Hazel Lamb  | 94  | 9.0  | +2.3
| Green | Natasha Barnes  | 85  | 8.2  | N/A
Turnout | 1,044  | 42.68  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley[edit]

Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Jon Campbell  | 868  | 41.0  | +3.6
| Green | Len Ellis-Brown  | 862  | 40.7  | N/A
| Conservative | Paul Clarke*  | 813  | 38.4  | -10.6
| Conservative | Richard Atkins  | 777  | 36.7  | -11.5
| Green | Morag Warrack  | 623  | 29.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Damian Stuart  | 566  | 26.7  | -18.8
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Berry  | 341  | 16.1  | N/A
| Labour | Jane Mote  | 326  | 15.4  | -8.2
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Geeson  | 269  | 12.7  | N/A
| Reform UK | John Wallace  | 208  | 9.8  | -11.5
| Liberal Democrats | John Evans  | 167  | 7.9  | N/A
| Heritage | Johanna Hughes  | 61  | 2.9  | N/A
Turnout | 2,124  | 35.79  |
| Green gain from Conservative
| Green gain from Conservative
| Conservative hold

* Paul Clarke was Leader of the Council for 207 days in 2021 before resigning.[12]

### Roffey North[edit]

Roffey North (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tony Bevis*  | 845  | 51.2  | +2.5
| Liberal Democrats | Belinda Walters  | 771  | 46.7  | +1.6
| Conservative | Jonathan Dancer  | 480  | 29.1  | -10.5
| Conservative | Tracey Grabowski  | 431  | 26.1  | -7.2
| Labour | Daniel Everett  | 218  | 13.2  | -1.5
| Labour | Kyle Wickens  | 201  | 12.2  | +0.3
| Green | Ian Nicol  | 146  | 8.8  | -5.9
| Green | Nicholas Linfield  | 125  | 7.6  | N/A
Turnout | 1,661  | 34.57  |
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Belinda Walters represented Denne ward from 2019 to 2023.
* Jonathan Dancer represented Roffey North ward from 2015 to 2019.

### Roffey South[edit]

Roffey South (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Sam Raby*  | 746  | 48.6  | +8.4
| Liberal Democrats | Jay Mercer  | 715  | 46.6  | +8.9
| Conservative | Alan Britten*  | 448  | 29.2  | -11.0
| Conservative | Katie Nagel  | 418  | 27.2  | -13.6
| Green | Claire Adcock  | 175  | 11.4  | N/A
| Labour | Nicola Gardner  | 171  | 11.1  | -6.3
| Labour | Sara Loewenthal  | 170  | 11.1  | -5.3
| Green | Tony Cook  | 105  | 6.8  | N/A
Turnout | 1,545  | 31.42  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Alan Britten represented Roffey South as a Liberal Democrat from 2019-2023. He previously sat as a Conservative from 2015-2019 before defecting to the Liberal Democrats ahead of the 2019 election.[13] He rejoined the Conservatives in 2023.[14]
* Katie Nagel is also an elected councillor at West Sussex County Council representing St Leonard's Forest.[15]

### Rudgwick[edit]

Rudgwick  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Dick Landeryou*  | 497  | 55.5  | -14.1
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Mason  | 254  | 28.3  | +5.3
| Green | Harry Tilney  | 79  | 8.8  | N/A
| Labour | Rebecca Bainbridge  | 66  | 7.4  | ±0.0
Turnout | 903  | 38.87  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Southwater North[edit]

Southwater North (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Mike Wood  | 732  | 43.6  | +8.1
| Liberal Democrats | Peter van der Borgh  | 730  | 43.5  | +8.2
| Conservative | Claire Vickers*  | 633  | 37.7  | -13.8
| Conservative | John Chidlow  | 605  | 36.0  | -17.3
| Labour | Jill Clarke  | 155  | 9.2  | -0.6
| Green | Nick Barnett  | 151  | 9.0  | N/A
| Green | Jill Shuker  | 149  | 8.9  | N/A
| Labour | Margaret Cornwell  | 126  | 7.5  | +0.3
Turnout | 1,687  | 38.19  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Claire Vickers was the Leader of the Council until losing her seat.
* John Chidlow represented Southwater from 2011 to 2019.

### Southwater South & Shipley[edit]

Southwater South & Shipley (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Colette Blackburn  | 889  | 50.5  | +12.5
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Jeffrey  | 699  | 39.7  | +4.6
| Conservative | Ian Stannard*  | 689  | 39.1  | -3.1
| Conservative | Matthew Payne  | 686  | 38.9  | -5.7
| Labour | Diane Burstow  | 173  | 9.8  | +0.7
| Green | Diana Croker  | 155  | 8.8  | N/A
| Green | Peter Shaw  | 106  | 6.0  | N/A
Turnout | 1,777  | 33.64  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

* Ian Stannard was the Vice-Chair of the Council until losing his seat.

### Steyning & Ashurst[edit]

Steyning & Ashurst (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Victoria Finnegan  | 895  | 47.2  | +3.1
| Green | Nicholas Marks  | 808  | 42.6  | N/A
| Conservative | Tim Lloyd*  | 690  | 36.4  | -6.6
| Conservative | Hattie Shoosmith  | 576  | 30.4  | -5.6
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hammond  | 344  | 18.2  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Howell  | 344  | 18.2  | N/A
Turnout | 1,911  | 40.31  |
| Green hold
| Green gain from Conservative

### Storrington & Washington[edit]

Storrington & Washington (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Joan Grech*  | 1,588  | 52.1  | N/A
| Green | Emma Beard  | 1,579  | 51.8  | N/A
| Green | Claudia Fisher  | 1,452  | 47.6  | N/A
| Conservative | Daniel Hall  | 1,206  | 39.5  | -22.0
| Conservative | Anthony Watts  | 1,099  | 36.0  | -23.6
| Conservative | Gary Markwell  | 903  | 29.6  | -26.3
| Liberal Democrats | Janine Milne  | 411  | 13.5  | -23.0
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Beveridge  | 294  | 9.6  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Worth  | 264  | 8.7  | N/A
Turnout | 3,075  | 41.07  |
| Green gain from Conservative
| Green gain from Conservative
| Green gain from Conservative

* Gary Markwell is also an elected councillor at West Sussex County Council representing Arundel & Courtwick.[16] He also, simultaneously stood for election in Arun District Council where he was also defeated by The Green Party.[17]

### Trafalgar[edit]

Trafalgar (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Martin Boffey*  | 1,287  | 64.2  | +7.0
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Frankland  | 1,212  | 60.4  | +7.2
| Conservative | Tim Nagel  | 374  | 18.6  | -5.1
| Conservative | David Thompson  | 364  | 18.1  | -3.1
| Labour | Joanne Kavanagh  | 236  | 11.8  | -4.6
| Labour | Adam Key  | 161  | 8.0  | -5.3
| Green | Wendy Breese  | 141  | 7.0  | N/A
| Green | Kim Hope  | 138  | 6.9  | N/A
Turnout | 2,011  | 42.04  |
| Liberal Democrats hold
| Liberal Democrats hold

* Martin Boffey was, heading into the election Leader of the Opposition.

### West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington[edit]

West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Philip Circus*  | 1,369  | 46.2  | -10.6
| Conservative | Alan Manton  | 1,262  | 42.6  | -15.6
| Conservative | Joy Dennis  | 1,119  | 37.8  | -10.0
| Green | Jenny Altamirano Smith  | 1,046  | 35.3  | N/A
| Green | Barry Humphreys  | 981  | 33.1  | N/A
| Green | Ana Sivers  | 800  | 27.0  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Miles  | 533  | 18.0  | -12.1
| Independent | Caroline Instance  | 370  | 12.5  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Phillips  | 288  | 9.7  | N/A
| Labour | Nick Dalton  | 240  | 8.1  | -7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Evan Stone  | 238  | 8.0  | N/A
Turnout | 2,974  | 42.10  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold

* Philip Circus was Deputy Leader of the Council.
* Joy Dennis is also an elected councillor at West Sussex County Council representing Hurstpierpoint & Bolney.[18]

## By-elections since the 2023 election[edit]

Henfield By-Election, 29 February 2024  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Gill Perry  | 668  | 44.2  | +5.3
| Conservative | Tim Lloyd  | 569  | 37.7  | -1.9
| Labour | Fiona Ayres  | 215  | 14.2  | -16.7
| Liberal Democrats | Nico Kearns  | 59  | 3.9  | -3.3
Majority  | 99  | 6.5  |
Turnout | 1,511  | 33.3  |
| Green gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Southwater North By-Election, 29 February 2024  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Claire Vickers  | 618  | 49.0  | +11.2
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Hayes  | 388  | 30.8  | -13.0
| Green | Jennifer Nuin Smith  | 162  | 12.9  | +3.8
| Labour | Minty Barlow  | 92  | 7.3  | -2.0
Majority  | 230  | 18.2  |
Turnout | 1,260  | 28.8  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

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* 2019
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* 1995
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Mayoral|

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Northern Ireland|

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