One third of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 36 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.
Political control From the first elections to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Party in control Years 1973–2006 2006 2006–2007 2007–2014 2014–2020 2020–2022 2022–present
Leadership The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:
Councillor Party From To George Waller 1973 1978 Ben Clay 1978 1980 Alf Pegler 1980 1982 Tony Edwards 1982 1983 Ben Clay 1983 1986 Alf Pegler 1986 1996 Tony Edwards 1996 2000 Chris Redmayne 2000 26 May 2006 Bob Lanzer 26 May 2006 Aug 2013 Howard Bloom 26 Sep 2013 13 Jun 2014 Peter Lamb 13 Jun 2014 27 May 2022 Michael Jones 27 May 2022
Council elections Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election increasing the number of seats by 5, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.
+ Composition of the councilYearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsUKIPIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (32 seats)1973525001976111400New ward boundaries (26 seats)The Borough of Crawley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19771979101600198081800198281800New ward boundaries (32 seats)1983The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 198212200019841418001986122000198713181019881021101990821121991724101992922101994legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.7232001995426200199622820019983272001999525200200062420020027232002003822200New ward boundaries (37 seats)2004legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Crawley (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.16192002006191620020072311300200826920020102611000201124130002012211600020141620010201518190002016172000020181720000New ward boundaries (36 seats)2019171900020211817001202217180012023162000020241125000
Borough result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyLangley Green28 November 1996 West Green by-election14 September 2000 Pound Hill South2 October 2003 Northgate15 October 2009 Tilgate7 October 2010 Southgate9 October 2014 Maidenbower4 May 2017 Pound Hill South and Worth8 June 2017 Tilgate26 September 2019 Southgate9 June 2022 Maidenbower4 July 2024 Northgate and West Green24 October 2024
2002-2006
2006-2010
2010-2014
2014-2018
2018-2022
2022-2026
Notes
References
External links Crawley Borough Council