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2016 Crawley Borough Council election[1]
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12 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 19 16
Seats won 9 4
Seats after 20 17
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 9,487 8,856
Percentage 45.1% 42.1%
Map showing the results of the 2016 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Blue show Conservative seats, and red shows Labour. Wards in grey had no election.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

The 2016 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results

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2016 Crawley Borough Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 1 0 Increase1 54 45 9,487
  Conservative 4 0 1 Decrease1 46 42 8,856
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 6 1,279
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 3 700
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 3 689
  Justice Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 22

[3] The Labour Party governing group of councillors increased their majority, gaining one seat from the Conservative opposition. None of the unrepresented parties achieved a first or second place in any of the seats for which the election took place.

Ward by ward

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Bewbush

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Bewbush[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Marion Ayling 761 52.8%
Conservative Andrew Belben 319 22.1%
UKIP Christopher Brown 223 15.5%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Smith 62 4.3%
Green Martin Kail 54 3.7%
Justice Party Arshad Khan 22 1.5%
Majority 442 30.7%
Turnout 1,441
Labour hold

Broadfield North

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Broadfield North[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brian Quinn 825 76.7%
Conservative Irshad Jalaldeen 250 23.3%
Majority 575 53.4%
Turnout 1,075
Labour hold

Broadfield South

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Broadfield South[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Tahira Rana 610 50.8%
Conservative Charles Petts 424 35.3%
Green Charlotte Franco 166 13.8%
Majority 186 15.5%
Turnout 1,200
Labour hold

Gossops Green

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Gossops Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Christopher Mullins 767 50.0%
Conservative Philip Norville 580 37.8%
UKIP Neil Setford-Thompson 186 12.1%
Majority 187 12.2%
Turnout 1,533
Labour hold

Ifield

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Ifield[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter Smith 1,002 44.3%
Conservative Andrew Jagger 827 36.5%
UKIP George Bird 305 13.5%
Green Richard Kail 74 3.3%
Liberal Democrats Mike Sargent 56 2.5%
Majority 175 7.8%
Turnout 2,264
Labour hold

Langley Green

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Langley Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brenda Smith 921 58.2%
Conservative Kevin Hall 341 21.6%
UKIP Sharon Kennett 189 11.9%
Liberal Democrats Marko Scepanovic 96 6.1%
Green Rudolf Affolter 35 2.2%
Majority 580 36.6%
Turnout 1,582
Labour hold

Maidenbower

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Maidenbower[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Duncan Peck 1,199 70.9%
Labour Akram Rana 322 19.0%
Green Danielle Kail 171 10.1%
Majority 877 51.9%
Turnout 1,692
Conservative hold

Pound Hill North

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Pound Hill North[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Tina Belben 947 64.4%
Labour Tony Patel 395 26.9%
Liberal Democrats Valerie Spooner 129 8.8%
Majority 552 37.5%
Turnout 1,471
Conservative hold

Pound Hill South and Worth

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Pound Hill South and Worth[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Robert Lanzer 1,206 59.7%
Labour Colin Flack 675 33.4%
Green Daniel Elliott 139 6.9%
Majority 531 26.3%
Turnout 2,020
Conservative hold

Southgate

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Southgate[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Michael Pickett 1,179 53.7%
Conservative Alison Berridge 889 40.5%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne 126 5.7%
Majority 290 13.2%
Turnout 2,194
Labour gain from Conservative

Three Bridges

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Three Bridges[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Brenda Burgess 918 52.1%
Labour Daryl Duncan-English 742 42.1%
Liberal Democrats Colin Young 103 5.8%
Majority 176 10.0%
Turnout 1,763
Conservative hold

Tilgate

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Tilgate[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Carlos Portal Castro 749 43.3%
Conservative Claire Griffiths 645 37.3%
UKIP Allan Griffiths 244 14.1%
Green Derek Hardman 50 2.9%
Liberal Democrats James Harper 40 2.3%
Majority 104 6.0%
Turnout 1,728
Labour hold

West Green

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West Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Rory Fiveash 539 50.4%
Conservative Ian Anguige 311 29.1%
UKIP Carole Lauderdale 132 12.3%
Liberal Democrats David Anderson 88 8.2%
Majority 228 21.3%
Turnout 1,070
Labour hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2016". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. ^ Council, Crawley Borough. "Election Results". crawley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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