The 2011 Horsham District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of
Horsham District Council
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby town ...
in
England.
It was held on the same day as other
local elections
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and the
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
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. The
Conservatives increased their majority on the council to 12, winning a total of 34 seats.
Council composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Results summary
Ward results
Billingshurst and Shipley
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
Broadbridge Heath
Chanctonbury
Chantry
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
Denne
Forest
Henfield
Holbrook East
Holbrook West
Peter Burgess stood as an Independent in Holbrook West in 2007, the year when this seat was last contested.
Horsham Park
Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
Nuthurst
Pulborough and Coldwatham
Roffey North
Roffey South
Rudgwick
Rusper and Colgate
Southwater
Steyning
Trafalgar
References
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Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
2011
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2010s in West Sussex