Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)
Horsham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Sussex |
Electorate | 76,981 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | John Milne (Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
1945–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Horsham and Worthing |
Replaced by | Horsham and Crawley |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Horsham, Midhurst and West Sussex |
Replaced by | Horsham and Worthing |
1295–1885 | |
Seats |
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Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | Horsham |
Horsham (/ˈhɔːrʃəm/) is a constituency[a] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament,[b] centred on the eponymous town in West Sussex. The seat was won in 2024 by John Milne of the Liberal Democrats, making it the first time since 1876 that a non-Conservative Party candidate has held the seat.
History
[edit]Horsham has existed as a constituency for three distinct periods. It first sent members to Parliament in 1295. However, the constituency was abolished in 1918 to make way for Horsham and Worthing. In 1945 the constituency was recreated, until 1974 when Horsham and Crawley was created. In 1983 the constituency of Horsham was again created and has existed since.
Until the 1885, the seat was constituted as a Parliamentary Borough, sending two MPs (burgesses) to the House of Commons up to 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member by the Reform Act 1832. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the parliamentary borough was abolished, but the name of Horsham was retained as a division of the parliamentary county of Sussex, covering northern areas of what is now West Sussex. Further to the Representation of the People Act 1918, the seat was abolished and largely absorbed into the new constituency of Horsham and Worthing, which also incorporated the coastal towns of Worthing, Shoreham-by-Sea and Southwick – previously part of the Lewes division of Sussex.
By the 1940s, the Horsham and Worthing seat had an electorate of over 100,000 and, for the 1945 general election, the seat was divided in two with the re-establishment of Horsham and the creation of a separate constituency of Worthing. For the following election in 1950, Horsham lost Shoreham and Southwick to the new seat of Arundel and Shoreham. Under the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the February 1974 election, the seat was renamed Horsham and Crawley to reflect the growing proportion of the electorate coming from the new town of Crawley.
Under the Third Periodic Review, the Boundary Commission decided Crawley now justified a constituency in its own right and Horsham was again re-created as a constituency for the 1983 general election.
Political history
[edit]The constituency (including the two versions under other names) was held by members of the Conservative Party from 1880 to 2024, when it was taken by the Liberal Democrats at the 4th July general election.[2] Edward Turnour held the seat for 47 years from a 1904 byelection until the 1951 general election, which included the whole period of Horsham and Worthing's existence. Similarly, Peter Hordern held the seat for 33 years from 1964 to 1997, including the whole period of Horsham and Crawley's existence.
Its Member of Parliament (MP) was Francis Maude between 1997 and 2015; followed by fellow Conservative Jeremy Quin until 2024 when the seat was taken from Quin by John Milne of the Liberal Democrats, making it the first time since 1876 that a non-Conservative Party candidate has won the seat. The Liberal Democrats (or one of its predecessors, the Social Democatic Party) had come second to the Conservatives at every general election from 1983 to 2019, except 2015 (UKIP) and 2017 (Labour).
Boundaries
[edit]Historic
[edit]1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Horsham, Midhurst, Petworth, the civil parish of Crawley.
1945–1950: The Urban Districts of Horsham, Shoreham-by-Sea, Southwick, the Rural Districts of Chanctonbury and Horsham.
1950–1974: The Urban District of Horsham, the Rural Districts of Horsham, Midhurst, Petworth.
1983–1997: The District of Horsham.
1997–2010: The District of Horsham wards of Billingshurst, Broadbridge Heath, Cowfold, Denne, Forest, Holbrook, Itchingfield and Shipley, Nuthurst, Riverside, Roffey North, Rudgwick, Rusper, Slinfold, Southwater, Trafalgar, Warnham, the District of Mid Sussex wards of Balcombe, Copthorne and Worth, Crawley Down, Slaugham, Turners Hill, the District of Chichester wards of Plaistow and Wisborough Green.
2010–2024: The District of Horsham wards of Billingshurst and Shipley, Broadbridge Heath, Denne, Forest, Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Horsham Park, Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham, Nuthurst, Roffey North, Roffey South, Rudgwick, Rusper and Colgate, Southwater, and Trafalgar, and the District of Mid Sussex wards of Ardingly and Balcombe, Copthorne and Worth, and Crawley Down and Turners Hill.
2024–present: The District of Horsham wards of Billingshurst, Broadbridge Heath, Colgate & Rusper, Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead, Denne, Forest, Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham, Nuthurst & Lower Beeding, Roffey North, Roffey South, Rudgwick, Southwater North, Southwater South & Shipley, and Trafalgar.[3]
- Electorate reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring rural wards to the east and south of Crawley to the newly created constituency of East Grinstead and Uckfield. The Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward was added from Arundel and South Downs.
Members of Parliament
[edit]MPs before 1660
[edit]MPs 1660–1832
[edit]- Representation reduced to one (1832)
MPs 1832–1918
[edit]MPs 1945–1974
[edit]Election | Member[9] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1945 | Edward Turnour | Conservative | |
1951 | Frederick Gough | Conservative | |
1964 | Sir Peter Hordern | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Horsham and Crawley |
MPs since 1983
[edit]Election | Member[9] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Sir Peter Hordern | Conservative | |
1997 | Francis Maude | Conservative | |
2015 | Sir Jeremy Quin | Conservative | |
2024 | John Milne | Liberal Democrats |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Milne | 21,632 | 39.0 | +14.3 | |
Conservative | Jeremy Quin | 19,115 | 34.4 | −21.4 | |
Reform UK | Hugo Miller[c] | 6,116 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Labour | James Field | 5,979 | 10.8 | −4.8 | |
Green | Catherine Ross | 2,137 | 3.9 | +0.9 | |
Peace | Jim Duggan | 276 | 0.5 | −0.4 | |
SDP | Paul Abbott | 244 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,517 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55,499 | 70.1 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 79,150 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.0 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[20] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 31,155 | 55.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 13,802 | 24.7 | |
Labour | 8,736 | 15.6 | |
Green | 1,680 | 3.0 | |
Others | 477 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 55,850 | 72.6 | |
Electorate | 76,981 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Quin | 35,900 | 56.8 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Potter | 14,773 | 23.4 | +11.1 | |
Labour | Michael Jones | 9,424 | 14.9 | −6.8 | |
Green | Catherine Ross | 2,668 | 4.2 | +1.2 | |
Peace | Jim Duggan | 477 | 0.8 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 21,127 | 33.4 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 63,202 | 72.9 | −2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Quin | 36,906 | 59.5 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Susannah Brady | 13,422 | 21.7 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Morwen Millson | 7,644 | 12.3 | +0.6 | |
Green | Catherine Ross | 1,844 | 3.0 | −0.9 | |
UKIP | Roger Arthur | 1,533 | 2.5 | −11.5 | |
Something New | James Smith | 375 | 0.6 | −0.1 | |
Peace | Jim Duggan | 263 | 0.4 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 23,484 | 37.8 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 61,987 | 74.9 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.05 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Quin[23] | 32,627 | 57.3 | +4.6 | |
UKIP | Roger Arthur | 7,969 | 14.0 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Morwen Millson | 6,647 | 11.7 | −20.5 | |
Labour | Martyn Davis | 6,499 | 11.4 | +3.9 | |
Green | Darrin Green | 2,198 | 3.9 | +2.9 | |
Something New | James Smith | 375 | 0.7 | New | |
Peace | Jim Duggan | 307 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Jim Rae | 303 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 24,658 | 43.3 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 56,925 | 72.8 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Maude | 29,447 | 52.7 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Godfrey Newman | 17,987 | 32.2 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Andrew Skudder | 4,189 | 7.5 | −9.6 | |
UKIP | Harry Aldridge | 2,839 | 5.1 | +0.4 | |
Green | Nick Fitter | 570 | 1.0 | New | |
Christian | Steve Lyon | 469 | 0.8 | New | |
Peace | Jim Duggan | 253 | 0.5 | New | |
Independent | Derek Kissach | 87 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,460 | 20.5 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 55,841 | 72.1 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Maude | 27,240 | 50.0 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosie Sharpley | 14,613 | 26.8 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Rehman Chishti | 9,320 | 17.1 | −3.1 | |
UKIP | Hugo Miller | 2,552 | 4.7 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Jim Duggan | 416 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
People of Horsham First Party | Martin Jeremiah | 354 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 12,627 | 23.2 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 54,495 | 68.1 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Maude | 26,134 | 51.5 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hubert Carr | 12,468 | 24.6 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Janet Sully | 10,267 | 20.2 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Hugo Miller | 1,472 | 2.9 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Jim Duggan | 429 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 13,666 | 26.9 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 50,770 | 63.8 | −11.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Maude | 29,015 | 50.7 | −11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Morwen Millson | 14,153 | 24.8 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Maureen Walsh | 10,691 | 18.7 | +6.8 | |
Referendum | Robin Grant | 2,281 | 4.0 | New | |
UKIP | Hugo Miller | 819 | 1.4 | New | |
Independent | Malcolm Courbould | 206 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 14,862 | 25.9 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 57,165 | 75.3 | −6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.8 |
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 42,210 | 61.7 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Stainton | 17,138 | 25.0 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Stephen PP Uwins | 6,745 | 9.9 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | Judith A. Elliot | 1,281 | 1.9 | New | |
Green | Trevor J. King | 692 | 1.0 | −1.2 | |
Independent | Jim Duggan | 332 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 25,072 | 36.7 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 68,398 | 81.3 | +8.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 39,775 | 63.7 | +0.5 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Jennifer Pearce | 15,868 | 25.4 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Michael Shrimpton | 5,435 | 8.7 | +0.4 | |
Green | Terence Metheringham | 1,383 | 2.2 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 23,907 | 38.3 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 62,461 | 72.5 | −2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 37,897 | 63.2 | ||
Alliance (SDP) | Giles Archibald | 16,112 | 26.9 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey Ward | 4,999 | 8.3 | ||
Ecology | Peter H. Spurrier | 925 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 21,785 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 59,933 | 74.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 41,994 | 53.65 | +7.85 | |
Labour | Anthony J Edwards | 27,706 | 35.40 | −1.80 | |
Liberal | Anthony Gill | 8,574 | 10.95 | −6.05 | |
Majority | 14,288 | 18.25 | +9.64 | ||
Turnout | 78,274 | 73.99 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.82 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 32,139 | 45.80 | −1.58 | |
Labour | John Bowyer | 26,098 | 37.19 | +4.28 | |
Liberal | Owen Burne | 11,930 | 17.00 | −1.43 | |
Majority | 6,041 | 8.61 | −5.86 | ||
Turnout | 70,167 | 78.95 | −0.53 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.93 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 32,318 | 47.39 | −13.43 | |
Labour | Alfred E Pegler | 22,450 | 32.92 | −6.26 | |
Liberal | Owen GN Burne | 12,570 | 18.43 | New | |
Christian Progressive | James Lee | 865 | 1.27 | New | |
Majority | 9,868 | 14.47 | −7.17 | ||
Turnout | 68,203 | 79.48 | −0.51 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.59 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Gough | 37,275 | 60.82 | ||
Labour | Alfred E Pegler | 24,012 | 39.18 | ||
Majority | 13,263 | 21.64 | |||
Turnout | 61,287 | 79.99 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Gough | 28,598 | 62.60 | ||
Labour | William Baker | 17,088 | 37.40 | ||
Majority | 11,510 | 25.20 | |||
Turnout | 45,686 | 76.43 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Gough | 25,204 | 66.31 | ||
Labour | Russell Kerr | 12,803 | 33.69 | ||
Majority | 12,401 | 32.62 | |||
Turnout | 38,007 | 77.71 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Turnour | 21,627 | 56.36 | ||
Labour | HR Nicholls | 11,204 | 29.20 | ||
Liberal | Ella Margaret Marchant | 5,539 | 14.44 | ||
Majority | 10,423 | 27.16 | |||
Turnout | 38,370 | 79.78 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Turnour | 21,814 | 54.96 | ||
Labour | Augustus Lindner | 11,664 | 29.38 | ||
Liberal | Charles Williamson | 6,216 | 15.66 | ||
Majority | 10,150 | 25.58 | |||
Turnout | 39,694 | 68.40 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Turnour | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Turnour | 6,324 | 64.2 | +10.8 | |
Liberal | R. L. Outhwaite | 3,534 | 35.8 | −10.8 | |
Majority | 2,790 | 28.4 | +21.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,858 | 85.8 | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,484 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +10.8 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Turnour | 4,903 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lestocq Robert Erskine | 4,286 | 46.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 617 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,189 | 87.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,508 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Turnour | 4,388 | 54.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lestocq Robert Erskine | 3,604 | 45.1 | New | |
Majority | 784 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,992 | 78.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,183 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Heywood Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Heywood Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Heywood Johnstone | 4,150 | 60.9 | −4.6 | |
Liberal | Reginald Garton Wilberforce | 2,666 | 39.1 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 1,484 | 21.8 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,816 | 74.4 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,157 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Barttelot | 4,303 | 65.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Reginald Garton Wilberforce | 2,268 | 34.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,035 | 31.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,571 | 73.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,938 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Barttelot | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Barttelot | 4,483 | 64.5 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Samuel Barrow[37] | 2,467 | 35.5 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 2,016 | 29.0 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,950 | 81.0 | −10.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,582 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Aubrey-Fletcher's appointment as a Groom in Waiting.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | 605 | 54.6 | −8.1 | |
Liberal | James Clifton Brown | 504 | 45.4 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 101 | 9.2 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,109 | 91.4 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,214 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.1 |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Clifton Brown | 478 | 53.0 | +15.7 | |
Conservative | Hardinge Giffard[39] | 424 | 47.0 | −15.7 | |
Majority | 54 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 902 | 89.6 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,007 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.7 |
- Caused by the by-election being declared void on petition.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Henry Hurst | 437 | 50.5 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | John Aldridge[40] | 424 | 49.0 | −13.7 | |
Permissive Bill | Thomas Richardson[41] | 5 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 13 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 866 | 87.3 | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 992 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.4 |
- Caused by Vesey-FitzGerald's appointment as Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Vesey-FitzGerald | 520 | 62.7 | +12.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Henry Hurst | 310 | 37.3 | −12.7 | |
Majority | 210 | 25.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 830 | 86.9 | −8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 955 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.7 |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Henry Hurst | 380 | 50.0 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | John Aldridge | 380 | 50.0 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 760 | 95.1 | +14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 799 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
Conservative win |
- Both candidates received the same number of votes, and both were declared elected, with petitions lodged against both. However, on 3 May 1869, Aldridge withdrew his claim to the seat allowing Hurst to be the sole MP.[42]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Henry Hurst | 164 | 50.8 | New | |
Conservative | William Vesey-FitzGerald | 159 | 49.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 323 | 80.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 400 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Vesey-FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 387 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Vesey-FitzGerald | 173 | 59.7 | N/A | |
Independent Whig | James Scott[43] | 117 | 40.3 | New | |
Majority | 56 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 290 | 82.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 350 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Vesey-FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 350 | ||||
Conservative gain from Radical |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Vesey-FitzGerald | 182 | 61.3 | +12.7 | |
Whig | Edward Fitzalan-Howard | 115 | 38.7 | −12.7 | |
Majority | 67 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 297 | 84.6 | −8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 351 | ||||
Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +12.7 |
- Held due to the 1847 general election result being declared void on petition, due to treating, on 23 March 1848.[44] After a further petition arising from the by-election, Vesey-Fitzgerald was declared unduly elected, due to bribery and treating by both him and his agents, and Fitzalan-Howard was declared elected on 8 September 1848.[45]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | John Jervis | 164 | 51.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Vesey-FitzGerald | 155 | 48.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 9 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 319 | 93.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 341 | ||||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Robert Henry Hurst | Unopposed | |||
Radical gain from Conservative |
- Caused by Scarlett's succession to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron Abinger
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Scarlett | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 377 | ||||
Conservative gain from Radical |
Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Robert Henry Hurst | 147 | 50.3 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | Thomas Broadwood | 145 | 49.7 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.6 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 292 | 91.5 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 319 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Robert Henry Hurst | 127 | 50.6 | −10.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Broadwood | 124 | 49.4 | New | |
Majority | 3 | 1.2 | −20.0 | ||
Turnout | 251 | 89.6 | +16.4 | ||
Registered electors | 280 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Robert Henry Hurst | 114 | 60.6 | ||
Whig | Edward Blount | 74 | 39.4 | ||
Majority | 40 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 188 | 73.2 | |||
Registered electors | 257 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Nicholas Ridley-Colborne | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 103 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Nicholas Ridley-Colborne | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Howard | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
- Horsham
Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.
- ^ Reform UK withdrew their support for Miller on 7 June 2024, after nominations closed the same day, so he still appeared as the Reform UK candidate on the ballot paper.[19]
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Sources
[edit]- Election result, 2010 (BBC)
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2001 Archived 21 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 – 1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 – 2010 (Guardian)
External links
[edit]- Horsham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Horsham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Horsham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
- Parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1945
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983