The 2015 Horsham District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The Conservatives secured a majority of 17, which was the largest majority any party has ever achieved at a Horsham District Council election.
Council Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 34 8 2 Con LDem Ind
After the election, the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 39 4 1 Con LDem Ind
Results summary
Ward results
Billingshurst and Shipley
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
Broadbridge Heath
Chanctonbury
Chantry
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
Denne
David Sheldon was elected as a Liberal Democrat in Denne ward in 2011, the year when this seat was last up for election, he resigned from the party in 2014.
Forest
Henfield
Holbrook East
Holbrook West
Horsham Park
Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
Nuthurst
Pulborough and Coldwatham
Roffey North
Independent candidate Nicholas Butler stood as a Liberal Democrat in 2011 in Roffey North.
Roffey South
Rudgwick
Rusper and Colgate
Southwater
Former Horsham Football Club manager, Gary Charman, stood as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats in Southwater following the council rejecting the football clubs planning application for a stadium at Hop Oast. The location of the ground falls into the Southwater ward and was opposed by the Conservative councillors representing the ward at the time. A different application at the same location was approved in 2017.
Steyning
Trafalgar
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