The 2022 Crawley Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of
Crawley Borough Council. This is on the same day as
other local elections. 12 of the 36 seats were up for election.
Background
In its first election in 1973, Crawley was won by
Labour. Their control of the council continued until
2006
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, when the
Conservatives took control. Labour regained the council in
2014
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, and this continued until the
2021 election, when the Conservatives became the largest party, although Labour continued to govern in coalition with an independent. In that election, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 48.6% of the vote, Labour lost one seat with 39.5%, and independents made no gains or losses with 0.9%.
The seats up for election in 2022 were last elected in
2019
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due to boundary changes. In that election, Labour won 19 seats with 42.6%, and Conservatives won 17 with 42.6%.
Previous council composition
Results
Council composition after election
Results by ward
An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
Bewbush and North Broadfield
This seat was won from an independent who had defected from Labour since his last election.
Broadfield
Furnace Green
Ifield
Langley Green and Tushmore
Maidenbower
Northgate and West Green
Pound Hill North and Forge Wood
Pound Hill South and Worth
Southgate
Three Bridges
Tilgate
References
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Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
Crawley Borough Council elections