Elections

West Sussex County Council Elections 2013

Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 2 May 2013. Voters in Crawley voted for a County Councillor to serve their area. The votes have now been counted and the candidates elected are shown in bold on the table below:

• Notice of Poll
• Notice of Election Agents

Local elections 2012

Local elections were last held in Crawley on 3 May 2012. Click on the link for 2012 election results .

Registration and Postal Voting

To be entitled to vote in elections, you must be on the Register of Electors for Crawley.

If you wish to vote by post in future elections, you will need to complete a Postal Vote Application Form and return it completed to the elections office. Forms are also available from www.aboutmyvote.co.uk .

Why you should vote

When you vote in the borough council elections you elect a councillor for your ward. It is the councillors who decide the council’s priorities and how the council spends its money.

Five reasons you should vote:

1. Voting gives you a say on who represents you on the council

2. The outcome of the election decides the way local services are delivered – from bin collections to leisure centres.

3. If you don't vote you can’t complain about the decisions the council makes

4. The only way democracy works is if everyone takes part. Government by the people, for the people can't work without the people.

5. Don’t take your vote for granted. In some countries people have died fighting for the right to vote.

Previous Elections

2011 Local elections and National Referendum

12 council seats were contested, alongside a national referendum on the voting system for Parliamentary elections. For detailed results click on the link: local election results

2010 General Election

Henry Smith (Conservative) was elected MP for Crawley. Click on the link for the full results .

2010 Local elections

12 council seats were contested. For detailed results click on the link: local election results

West Sussex County Council Election

County Council elections are held every 4 years. There are 9 County divisions in Crawley which elect one Councillor each. Elections were last held on 9 June 2009: West Sussex County Council Election Results

European Elections

A European Parliamentary election is called every 5 years across the European Union. The UK is split into 12 regional areas that each elect Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) under a proportional representation voting system. Crawley is in the South East Region which elects 10 MEPs.

Results from 4 June 2009 European Elections are on the link: European Election results for south-east

Links

Need to know more about the election system? Want to get more involved? The links below should help you find out more.

www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
Everything you need to know about voting, and why it's so important.

www.europarl.org.uk
All about the European Parliament.

www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Home Office features links to information and publications on voting, voter registration, and elections.