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Horsham — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Horsham was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 2,517 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Horsham from 1832 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Robert Henry Hurst (Radical) 114 60.6% Edward Blount (Whig) 40 (21.3 pts) 73.2%
1835 Robert Henry Hurst (Radical) 127 50.6% Thomas Broadwood (Conservative) 3 (1.2 pts) 89.6%
1837 Robert Henry Hurst (Radical) 147 50.3% Thomas Broadwood (Conservative) 2 (0.7 pts) 91.5%
1841 Robert Campbell Scarlett (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 John Jervis (Radical) 164 51.4% William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald (Conservative) 9 (2.8 pts) 93.5%
1852 William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald (Conservative) 173 59.7% James Scott (Independent Liberal) 56 (19.3 pts) 82.9%
1859 William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Robert Henry Hurst (Liberal) 164 50.8% William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald (Conservative) 5 (1.6 pts) 80.8%
1868 Robert Henry Hurst (Liberal) 380 50.0% John Aldridge (Conservative) 0 (0.0 pts) 95.1%
1874 William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald (Conservative) 520 62.7% Robert Henry Hurst (Liberal) 210 (25.3 pts) 86.9%
1880 Henry Aubrey-Fletcher (Conservative) 605 54.6% James Clifton Brown (Liberal) 101 (9.1 pts) 91.4%
1885 Walter Barttelot (Conservative) 4,483 64.5% Samuel Barrow (Liberal) 2,016 (29.0 pts) 81.0%
1886 Walter Barttelot (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Walter Barttelot (Conservative) 4,303 65.5% Reginald Garton Wilberforce (Liberal) 2,035 (31.0 pts) 73.5%
1895 John Heywood Johnstone (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 John Heywood Johnstone (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Edward Turnour (Conservative) 4,903 53.4% Lestocq Robert Erskine (Liberal) 617 (6.7 pts) 87.4%
Jan 1910 Edward Turnour (Conservative) 6,324 64.2% Robert Leonard Outhwaite (Liberal) 2,790 (28.3 pts) 85.8%
Dec 1910 Edward Turnour (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 Edward Turnour (Conservative) 21,814 55.0% Augustus Frederick Herbert Lindner (Labour) 10,150 (25.6 pts) 68.0%
1950 Edward Turnour (Conservative) 21,627 56.4% Harold Roy Nicholls (Labour) 10,423 (27.2 pts) 80.0%
1951 Charles Frederick Howard Gough (Conservative) 25,204 66.3% Russell Whiston Kerr (Labour) 12,401 (32.6 pts) 77.7%
1955 Charles Frederick Howard Gough (Conservative) 28,598 62.6% William Baker (Labour) 11,510 (25.2 pts) 76.4%
1959 Charles Frederick Howard Gough (Conservative) 37,275 60.8% Alfred E Pegler (Labour) 13,263 (21.6 pts) 80.0%
1964 Peter Maudslay Hordern (Conservative) 32,318 47.4% Alfred Ernest Pegler (Labour) 9,868 (14.5 pts) 79.5%
1966 Peter Hordern (Conservative) 32,139 45.8% John Bowyer (Labour) 6,041 (8.6 pts) 79.0%
1970 Peter Hordern (Conservative) 41,994 53.6% Anthony John Edwards (Labour) 14,288 (18.2 pts) 74.2%
1983 Peter Hordern (Conservative) 37,897 63.2% Giles Charles Archibald (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 21,785 (36.4 pts) 74.5%
1987 Peter Hordern (Conservative) 39,775 63.7% Jennifer Pearce (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 23,907 (38.3 pts) 76.6%
1992 Peter Hordern (Conservative) 42,210 61.7% Julie Stainton (Liberal Democrat) 25,072 (36.7 pts) 81.3%
1997 Francis Maude (Conservative) 29,015 50.8% Morwen Millson (Liberal Democrat) 14,862 (26.0 pts) 75.8%
2001 Francis Maude (Conservative) 26,134 51.5% Hubert Carr (Liberal Democrat) 13,666 (26.9 pts) 63.8%
2005 Francis Maude (Conservative) 27,240 50.0% Rosie Sharpley (Liberal Democrat) 12,627 (23.2 pts) 67.3%
2010 Francis Maude (Conservative) 29,447 52.7% Godfrey Newman (Liberal Democrat) 11,460 (20.5 pts) 72.1%
2015 Jeremy Quin (Conservative) 32,627 57.3% Roger Arthur (UKIP) 24,658 (43.3 pts) 72.3%
2017 Jeremy Quin (Conservative) 36,906 59.5% Susannah Brady (Labour) 23,484 (37.9 pts) 75.0%
2019 Jeremy Quin (Conservative) 35,900 56.8% Louise Potter (Liberal Democrat) 21,127 (33.4 pts) 73.3%
2024 John Milne (Liberal Democrat) 21,632 39.0% Jeremy Quin (Conservative) 2,517 (4.5 pts) 70.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Henry Hurst Radical 11460.6% Yes
Edward Blount Whig 7439.4% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Henry Hurst Radical 12750.6% Yes
Thomas Broadwood Conservative 12449.4% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Henry Hurst Radical 14750.3% Yes
Thomas Broadwood Conservative 14549.7% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Campbell Scarlett Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jervis Radical 16451.4% Yes
William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative 15548.6% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative 17359.7% Yes
James Scott Independent Liberal 11740.3% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Henry Hurst Liberal 16450.8% Yes
William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative 15949.2% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Henry Hurst Liberal 38050.0% Yes
John Aldridge Conservative 38050.0% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative 52062.7% Yes
Robert Henry Hurst Liberal 31037.3% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Aubrey-Fletcher Conservative 60554.6% Yes
James Clifton Brown Liberal 50445.4% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Barttelot Conservative 4,48364.5% Yes
Samuel Barrow Liberal 2,46735.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Barttelot Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Barttelot Conservative 4,30365.5% Yes
Reginald Garton Wilberforce Liberal 2,26834.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Heywood Johnstone Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Heywood Johnstone Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Turnour Conservative 4,90353.4% Yes
Lestocq Robert Erskine Liberal 4,28646.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Turnour Conservative 6,32464.2% Yes
Robert Leonard Outhwaite Liberal 3,53435.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Turnour Conservative Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Turnour Conservative 21,81455.0% Yes
Augustus Frederick Herbert Lindner Labour 11,66429.4% No
Charles Arthur Wellesley Williamson Liberal 6,21615.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Turnour Conservative 21,62756.4% Yes
Harold Roy Nicholls Labour 11,20429.2% No
Ella Margaret Marchant Liberal 5,53914.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Howard Gough Conservative 25,20466.3% Yes
Russell Whiston Kerr Labour 12,80333.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Howard Gough Conservative 28,59862.6% Yes
William Baker Labour 17,08837.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Howard Gough Conservative 37,27560.8% Yes
Alfred E Pegler Labour 24,01239.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Maudslay Hordern Conservative 32,31847.4% Yes
Alfred Ernest Pegler Labour 22,45032.9% No
Owen George Newdigate Burne Liberal 12,57018.4% No
James Lee Christian Progressive 8651.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hordern Conservative 32,13945.8% Yes
John Bowyer Labour 26,09837.2% No
Owen Burne Liberal 11,93017.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hordern Conservative 41,99453.6% Yes
Anthony John Edwards Labour 27,70635.4% No
Harold Charles Anthony Gill Liberal 8,57411.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hordern Conservative 37,89763.2% Yes
Giles Charles Archibald SDP-Liberal Alliance 16,11226.9% No
Geoffrey Ward Labour 4,9998.3% No
Peter Henry Spurrier Green 9251.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hordern Conservative 39,77563.7% Yes
Jennifer Pearce SDP-Liberal Alliance 15,86825.4% No
Michael Shrimpton Labour 5,4358.7% No
Terence Edward Metheringham Green 1,3832.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hordern Conservative 42,21061.7% Yes
Julie Stainton Liberal Democrat 17,13825.1% No
Stephen Philip Paul Unwins Labour 6,7459.9% No
Judith Ann Elliott Liberal 1,2811.9% No
Trevor John King Green 6921.0% No
James Joseph Duggan Independent 3320.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Maude Conservative 29,01550.8% Yes
Morwen Millson Liberal Democrat 14,15324.8% No
Maureen Walsh Labour 10,69118.7% No
Robin Grant Referendum Party 2,2814.0% No
Hugo Miller UKIP 8191.4% No
Malcolm Courbould Independent 2060.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Maude Conservative 26,13451.5% Yes
Hubert Carr Liberal Democrat 12,46824.6% No
Janet Sully Labour 10,26720.2% No
Hugo Miller UKIP 1,4722.9% No
Jim Duggan Independent 4290.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Maude Conservative 27,24050.0% Yes
Rosie Sharpley Liberal Democrat 14,61326.8% No
Rehman Chishti Labour 9,32017.1% No
Hugo Miller UKIP 2,5524.7% No
Jim Duggan Independent 4160.8% No
Martin Jeremiah People of Horsham First Party 3540.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Maude Conservative 29,44752.7% Yes
Godfrey Newman Liberal Democrat 17,98732.2% No
Andrew Skudder Labour 4,1897.5% No
Harry Aldridge UKIP 2,8395.1% No
Nick Fitter Green 5701.0% No
Steve Lyon Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 4690.8% No
Jim Duggan The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 2530.5% No
Derek Kissach Independent 870.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeremy Quin Conservative 32,62757.3% Yes
Roger Arthur UKIP 7,96914.0% No
Morwen Millson Liberal Democrat 6,64711.7% No
Martyn Davis Labour 6,49911.4% No
Darrin Green Green 2,1983.9% No
Raymond Smith Something New 3750.7% No
Jim Duggan The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 3070.5% No
Jim Rae Independent 3030.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeremy Quin Conservative 36,90659.5% Yes
Susannah Brady Labour 13,42221.7% No
Morwen Millson Liberal Democrat 7,64412.3% No
Catherine Ross Green 1,8443.0% No
Roger Arthur UKIP 1,5332.5% No
James Smith Something New 3750.6% No
Jim Duggan The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 2630.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeremy Quin Conservative 35,90056.8% Yes
Louise Potter Liberal Democrat 14,77323.4% No
Michael Jones Labour 9,42414.9% No
Catherine Ross Green 2,6684.2% No
Jim Duggan The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 4770.8% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Milne Liberal Democrat 21,63239.0% Yes
Jeremy Quin Conservative 19,11534.4% No
Hugo Miller Reform UK 6,11611.0% No
James Field Labour 5,97910.8% No
Catherine Ross Green 2,1373.9% No
Jim Duggan The Peace Party 2760.5% No
Paul Abbott Social Democratic Party 2440.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Radical margin 21.3 pts 1835: Radical margin 1.2 pts 1837: Radical margin 0.7 pts 1847: Radical margin 2.8 pts 1857: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 1865: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1868: Liberal margin 0.0 pts 1874: Conservative margin 25.3 pts 1880: Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1885: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 31.0 pts 1906: Conservative margin 6.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 1945: Conservative margin 25.6 pts 1950: Conservative margin 27.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 32.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 14.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1983: Conservative margin 36.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 38.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 36.7 pts 1997: Conservative margin 26.0 pts 2001: Conservative margin 26.9 pts 2005: Conservative margin 23.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 20.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 43.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 37.9 pts 2019: Conservative margin 33.4 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 4.5 pts 1832 1835 1837 1847 1857 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Horsham has been contested at 39 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Radical, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Horsham in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Horsham in 2024 with 21,632 votes (39.0%), a majority of 2,517 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Horsham since 1832?

Since 1832, Horsham has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Radical.

What was the closest result in Horsham?

The closest result on record for Horsham was 1868, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 0 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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