2026 Crawley Borough Council election

2026 Crawley Borough Council election

7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

12 out of 36 seats to Crawley Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Michael Jones Duncan Crow
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 25 seats, 46.8% 11 seats, 34.9%
Current seats 25[1] 11

Incumbent Leader

Michael Jones
Labour



The 2026 Crawley Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2026 Crawley Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 18
  Conservative 6
  Reform UK 0
  Green 0
  Independent 0
  Liberal Democrats 0

Incumbents

Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Bewbush & North Broadfield Sharmila Sivarajah Labour
Broadfield Tim Lunnon Labour
Furnace Green Hazel Hellier Conservative
Ifield Jilly Hart Labour
Langley Green & Tushmore Tahira Rana Labour
Maidenbower Imtiaz Khan Conservative
Northgate & West Green Gurinder Jhans Labour
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood Tina Belben Conservative
Pound Hill South & Worth Bob Lanzer Conservative
Southgate Yasmin Khan Labour
Three Bridges Steve Pritchard Labour
Tilgate Maureen Mwagale Conservative

Candidates

References

  1. ^ "Crawley Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.