Crawley
District council · South East · 36 seats in 13 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027
Labour have a majority on Crawley Council. The council has 36 councillors in 13 wards. Seats by party: Labour 21, Reform 11, Conservative 4. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
The government has not decided on local government reorganisation in this area, and the programme has been under review since 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Bewbush & North Broadfield Ian Butler, Marion Ayling, Michael Jones | 7 May 2026 Reform 32.6% lead 2.0 pts |
| Broadfield Kiran Khan, Marie Mariette, Ian Irvine | 7 May 2026 Reform 36.2% lead 6.6 pts |
| Furnace Green Sarah LeTissier, Duncan Crow | 7 May 2026 Reform 33.9% lead 5.9 pts |
| Gossops Green & North East Broadfield Esther Barrott, Chris Mullins | 2 May 2024 Labour 51.6% lead 20.1 pts |
| Ifield Grainne Conway, Julian Charatan, Beni Yianni | 7 May 2026 Reform 39.0% lead 14.1 pts |
| Langley Green & Tushmore Shelly Bushnell, Tahira Rana, Imran Ashraf | 7 May 2026 Labour 32.5% lead 2.7 pts |
| Maidenbower Dominic Ramsay, Riszard Rzepa, Kim Jaggard | 7 May 2026 Reform 35.6% lead 10.7 pts |
| Northgate & West Green Khayle Abu Mosa, Sue Mullins, Mitch Whiston | 7 May 2026 Reform 34.1% lead 6.7 pts |
| Pound Hill North & Forge Wood Justin Russell, Nick Hilton, James Tidy | 7 May 2026 Reform 31.9% lead 6.4 pts |
| Pound Hill South & Worth Bob Laycock, Craig Burke, Thomas Bidwell | 7 May 2026 Reform 30.7% lead 1 vote |
| Southgate Tim Charters, Bob Noyce, Dipesh Patel | 7 May 2026 Reform 33.6% lead 7.9 pts |
| Three Bridges Atif Nawaz, Marilyn Hilton, Mandie Hains | 7 May 2026 Labour 29.4% lead 3.1 pts |
| Tilgate Olu Adeniyi, Emma Whiteoak | 7 May 2026 Reform 43.1% lead 20.4 pts |
Bewbush & North Broadfield
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian James Butler Elected | Reform | 860 | 32.6% |
| Sharmila Sivarajah | Labour | 809 | 30.6% |
| Ryan Hamish Rooke | Green | 390 | 14.8% |
| Tina Belben | Conservative | 390 | 14.8% |
| Lawrence Carl Mallinson | Lib Dem | 151 | 5.7% |
| Robin Burnham | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 40 | 1.5% |
Broadfield
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Wendy Mariette Elected | Reform | 980 | 36.2% |
| Tim Lunnon | Labour | 803 | 29.6% |
| David Bowen | Conservative | 420 | 15.5% |
| Carolina Isabel Rodrigues Braga | Green | 354 | 13.1% |
| Rachael Colbran | Lib Dem | 153 | 5.6% |
Furnace Green
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah LeTissier Elected | Reform | 761 | 33.9% |
| Hazel Hellier | Conservative | 630 | 28.0% |
| Younis Ainine | Labour | 457 | 20.3% |
| Tim Peacock | Green | 254 | 11.3% |
| Kevin James Richard Osborne | Lib Dem | 144 | 6.4% |
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Barrott Elected | Labour | 914 | 51.6% |
| Anwaera Perveen | Conservative | 557 | 31.5% |
| Iain Bradley Martin Dickson | Green | 191 | 10.8% |
| Debbie Plaister | Heritage Party | 82 | 4.6% |
| Mark Laurence Wright | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 26 | 1.5% |
Ifield
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grainne Conway Elected | Reform | 1,180 | 39.0% |
| Jilly Hart | Labour | 752 | 24.9% |
| Valerie Knight | Conservative | 387 | 12.8% |
| Ines Elva Manning | Green | 368 | 12.2% |
| Richard William Symonds | Independent | 320 | 10.6% |
| Asim Hussain | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 19 | 0.6% |
Langley Green & Tushmore
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahira Rana Elected | Labour | 750 | 32.5% |
| Oliver Lewis Pickstock | Reform | 687 | 29.8% |
| Laura Gomes Menezes | Green | 403 | 17.5% |
| Alan Hellier | Conservative | 323 | 14.0% |
| Kemuel Thompson | Lib Dem | 121 | 5.2% |
| Lewis Earthrowl-Gould | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 21 | 0.9% |
Maidenbower
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riszard Anthony Rzepa Elected | Reform | 1,127 | 35.6% |
| Imtiaz Khan | Conservative | 789 | 24.9% |
| Max Perry | Green | 526 | 16.6% |
| Stephen Pritchard | Labour | 398 | 12.6% |
| Sarah Ellen Smith | Lib Dem | 330 | 10.4% |
Last by-election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imtiaz Khan Elected | Conservative | 1,606 | 39.6% |
| Max Perry | Green | 1,227 | 30.2% |
| Matt Pritchard | Labour | 1,226 | 30.2% |
Northgate & West Green
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchall Roy Whiston Elected | Reform | 1,038 | 34.1% |
| Nicky Ascenso | Labour | 835 | 27.4% |
| Nick Park | Green | 510 | 16.8% |
| Susan Wheeler | Conservative | 435 | 14.3% |
| David Lee Anderson | Lib Dem | 213 | 7.0% |
| Pat Gedge | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 13 | 0.4% |
Last by-election, 24 October 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khayla Abu Mosa Elected | Labour | 704 | 38.5% |
| Jonathan Purdy | Conservative | 492 | 26.9% |
| Tim Charters | Reform | 292 | 16.0% |
| Nick Park | Green | 174 | 9.5% |
| Linda Bamieh | Workers Party of Britain | 133 | 7.3% |
| Robin Burnham | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 35 | 1.9% |
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Matthew Harry Tidy Elected | Reform | 1,131 | 31.9% |
| Paul Castle | Conservative | 907 | 25.5% |
| Zahid Raja | Labour | 793 | 22.3% |
| Neal Douglas Murdoch | Green | 515 | 14.5% |
| Fidel Kuzamba | Lib Dem | 204 | 5.7% |
Pound Hill South & Worth
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Laycock Elected | Reform | 960 | 30.7% |
| Bob Lanzer | Conservative | 959 | 30.7% |
| Flynn Robert Cowell | Labour | 560 | 17.9% |
| Heidi James-Dunbar | Green | 476 | 15.2% |
| Theo Hendrik Van der Lugt | Lib Dem | 171 | 5.5% |
Southgate
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Charters Elected | Reform | 963 | 33.6% |
| Zack Ali | Conservative | 737 | 25.7% |
| Yasmin Khan | Labour | 686 | 23.9% |
| Robin David Fitton | Green | 459 | 16.0% |
| Bret Shattock | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 24 | 0.8% |
Last by-election, 9 June 2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Noyce Elected | Labour | 938 | 50.1% |
| Jan Tarrant | Conservative | 790 | 42.2% |
| Richard Kail | Green | 144 | 7.7% |
Three Bridges
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Hilton Elected | Labour | 875 |
| Mandie Hains Elected | Labour | 821 |
| Callum Johnson | Reform | 782 |
| Georgia-Mae Pocock | Reform | 762 |
| Jonathan Purdy | Conservative | 612 |
| Tom Wiggins | Green | 496 |
| Lekan Hamzat Babalola | Green | 466 |
| Omar Shafiq | Conservative | 465 |
| Stephanie Joan Robinson | Lib Dem | 190 |
| Tim Holt | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 24 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Tilgate
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Whiteoak Elected | Reform | 863 | 43.1% |
| Tarek Miah | Conservative | 454 | 22.7% |
| Tony Patel | Labour | 412 | 20.6% |
| Hazel Mehmet | Green | 275 | 13.7% |
Last by-election, 26 September 2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Mwagale Elected | Conservative | 741 | 57.3% |
| Kiran Khan | Labour | 396 | 30.6% |
| Angharad Old | Lib Dem | 82 | 6.3% |
| Derek Hardman | Green | 70 | 5.4% |
| Arshad Khan | Justice Party | 5 | 0.4% |
Seats up on 6 May 2027
12 of 36 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:
| Ward | Councillor whose term ends |
|---|---|
| Bewbush & North Broadfield | Marion Ayling Labour |
| Broadfield | Ian Irvine Labour |
| Furnace Green | Duncan Crow Conservative |
| Gossops Green & North East Broadfield | Chris Mullins Labour |
| Ifield | Julian Charatan Labour |
| Langley Green & Tushmore | Imran Ashraf Labour |
| Maidenbower | Kim Jaggard Conservative |
| Northgate & West Green | Khayle Abu Mosa Labour |
| Pound Hill North & Forge Wood | Justin Russell Labour |
| Pound Hill South & Worth | Craig Burke Reform |
| Southgate | Bob Noyce Labour |
| Three Bridges | Mandie Hains Labour |
Term end dates from Open Council Data.
Every council by-election since 2021
3 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 2024 | Northgate & West Green | Labour hold | 38.5% |
| 19 July 2024 | Maidenbower | Conservative hold | |
| 22 June 2022 | Southgate | Labour hold |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley | 100% | Labour | Labour 29% |
Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Crawley
118,496 residents in 45,489 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
Councils most like this one
Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.
Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.