Crawley local elections
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One third of Crawley
District
Council in West Sussex
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 37 councillor
s are elected from 15 wards
.
Crawley Council election, 1999
Crawley Council election, 2000
Crawley Council election, 2002
Crawley Council election, 2003
Crawley Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 5)
Crawley Council election, 2006
Crawley Council election, 2007
Crawley Council election, 2008
Crawley Council election, 2010
Crawley Council election, 2011
Crawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
District
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
Council in West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 37 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s are elected from 15 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973 - 2006 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2006 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2006 - 2007 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2007 - present |
Council elections
Crawley Council election, 1998Crawley Council election, 1999
Crawley Council election, 2000
Crawley Council election, 2002
Crawley Council election, 2003
Crawley Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 5)
Crawley Council election, 2006
Crawley Council election, 2007
Crawley Council election, 2008
Crawley Council election, 2010
Crawley Council election, 2010
The 2010 Crawley Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....
Crawley Council election, 2011
Crawley Council election, 2011
The 2011 Crawley Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Crawley District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....