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is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 36

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s have been elected from 13 wards.

Political control

From the first elections to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the

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, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election increasing the number of seats by 5, leading to the whole council being elected in that year. *

1973 Crawley Borough Council election Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

1976 Crawley Borough Council election Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1979 Crawley Borough Council election Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

(New ward boundaries) *

1980 Crawley Borough Council election __NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab ...

1982 Crawley Borough Council election __NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab ...

1983 Crawley Borough Council election The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982 *

1984 Crawley Borough Council election Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

1986 Crawley Borough Council election The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

1987 Crawley Borough Council election File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

1988 Crawley Borough Council election File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

1990 Crawley Borough Council election Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...

1991 Crawley Borough Council election File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

Borough result maps

File:Crawley UK local election 2004 map.svg, 2004 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2008 map.svg, 2008 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2012 map.svg, 2012 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2014 map.svg, 2014 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2016 map.svg, 2016 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2014 map.svg, 2018 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2019 map.svg, 2019 results map File:Crawley UK local election 2021 map.svg, 2021 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

References

External links

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{{Crawley Crawley Council elections in West Sussex District council elections in England