2023 Crawley Borough Council election

The 2023 Crawley Borough Council election will take place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[1] This will be on the same day as other local elections.

2023 Crawley Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
12 out of 36 seats to Crawley Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Michael Jones Duncan Crow
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 18 seats, 44.0% 17 seats, 42.0%
Seats before 19 16
Seats won 8 4
Seats after 20 16
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 11,354 9,581
Percentage 47.6% 40.2%
Swing Increase 2.9% Decrease 1.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Crawley Borough Council election
Leader before election

Michael Jones
Labour

 Leader after election

Michael Jones
Labour

Summary

Election result
2023 Crawley Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 1 66.7 12 20 55.6 11,354 47.6 +2.9
  Conservative 4 Decrease 1 33.3 12 16 44.4 9,581 40.2 –1.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,071 8.7 +0.8
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 349 1.5 –2.7
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 193 0.8 +0.3
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 154 0.6 +0.1
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 127 0.5 +0.1
  TUSC 0 Steady 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.[2]

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
  1. "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.
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Crawley Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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