2012 Crawley Borough Council election
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12 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of the 2012 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Blue show Conservative seats, and red shows Labour. Wards in grey had no election. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Crawley District Council in West Sussex, England.[2][3] One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:[4]
- Conservative 21
- Labour 16
Ward results
[edit]Bewbush
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Marion Ayling | 874 | 70.9% | |
Conservative | Susan Lester | 285 | 23.1% | |
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 74 | 6.0% | |
Majority | 589 | 47.8% | ||
Turnout | 1,233 | |||
Labour hold |
Broadfield North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Brian Quinn | 738 | 69.4% | |
Conservative | Simon Darroch | 326 | 30.6% | |
Majority | 412 | 38.8% | ||
Turnout | 1,064 | |||
Labour hold |
Broadfield South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Colin Moffatt | 645 | 57.5% | |
Conservative | Lee Gilroy | 476 | 42.5% | |
Majority | 169 | 15.0% | ||
Turnout | 1,121 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Gossops Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Chris Mullins | 731 | 47.7% | |
Conservative | Beryl Mecrow | 658 | 42.9% | |
BNP | Vernon Atkinson | 91 | 5.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | Iain Dickson | 54 | 3.5% | |
Majority | 73 | 4.8% | ||
Turnout | 1,534 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Ifield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Peter Smith | 983 | 49.6% | |
Conservative | Ali Burke | 660 | 33.3% | |
UKIP | Steven Wade | 337 | 17.0% | |
Majority | 323 | 16.3% | ||
Turnout | 1,980 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Langley Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Brenda Smith | 1,085 | 68.3% | |
Conservative | Richard Nixon | 347 | 21.8% | |
UKIP | Gill Andrew | 157 | 9.9% | |
Majority | 738 | 46.5% | ||
Turnout | 1,589 | |||
Labour hold |
Maidenbower
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Duncan Peck | 1,074 | 71.6% | |
Labour | Andrew Skudder | 425 | 28.4% | |
Majority | 649 | 43.2% | ||
Turnout | 1,499 | |||
Conservative hold |
Pound Hill North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Keith Brockwell | 880 | 62.5% | |
Labour | Kultar Jogi | 307 | 21.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | John Mac Canna | 140 | 10.0% | |
UKIP | Richard Symonds | 80 | 5.7% | |
Majority | 573 | 40.7% | ||
Turnout | 1,407 | |||
Conservative hold |
Pound Hill South and Worth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Bob Lanzer | 1,224 | 71.0% | |
Labour | Sina Adeniyi | 499 | 29.0% | |
Majority | 725 | 42.0% | ||
Turnout | 1,723 | |||
Conservative hold |
Southgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Liam Marshall-Ascough | 920 | 44.5% | |
Labour | Raj Sharma | 854 | 41.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Liles | 294 | 14.2% | |
Majority | 66 | 3.2% | ||
Turnout | 2,068 | |||
Conservative hold |
Three Bridges
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Brenda Burgess | 875 | 54.6% | |
Labour | Samantha Bateman | 728 | 45.4% | |
Majority | 147 | 9.2% | ||
Turnout | 1,603 | |||
Conservative hold |
Tilgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Colin Lloyd | 878 | 59.4% | |
Conservative | George O'Keefe | 482 | 32.6% | |
Green | Derek Hardman | 119 | 8.0% | |
Majority | 396 | 26.8% | ||
Turnout | 1,479 | |||
Labour hold |
- Note: This Tilgate seat was won by the Conservatives at the previous regular election in 2008, but gained by Labour in a by-election in 2010[5]
West Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Bill Ward | 658 | 67.3% | |
Conservative | Chrissie Brown | 320 | 32.7% | |
Majority | 338 | 34.6% | ||
Turnout | 978 | |||
Labour hold |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2012". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Local Elections May 2012". uklocalgov. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Vote 2012". conservativecouncillors. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 17 June 2019.