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Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Horsham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Horsham in South East England
CountyWest Sussex
Electorate76,981 (2023)[1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentJohn Milne (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
1945–1974
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromHorsham and Worthing
Replaced byHorsham and Crawley
1885–1918
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromHorsham, Midhurst and West Sussex
Replaced byHorsham and Worthing
1295–1885
Seats
  • Until 1832: Two
  • Until 1885: One
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced byHorsham

Boundaries

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Historic

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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.

Current

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Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into force for the 2024 general election, the constituency is currently composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • 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; Trafalgar.[2]

The electorate was 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.

History

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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

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.[3] 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).

Members of Parliament

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MPs before 1660

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Parliament First member Second member
1386 Henry Boteler (?William Rydelere I)[4]
1388 (Feb) Roger Wyldegose William Rydelere I[4]
1388 (Sep) John Baker Thomas Jewdry[4]
1390 (Jan) Henry Boteler[4]
1390 (Nov)
1391 Henry Boteler Thomas Jewdry[4]
1393 William Chode William Rydelere II[4]
1394
1395 Henry Boteler Roger Eylove[4]
1397 (Jan) William Rydelere I Roger Wyldegose[4]
1397 (Sep) Henry Boteler Richard Coudene[4]
1399 William Chode Richard Coudene[4]
1401
1402 Thomas Bolter Robert atte Lynde[4]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406 Thomas Chode John Stoute[4]
1407 Thomas Bolter Thomas Chode[4]
1410
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May) Henry Boteler II Thomas Pylfold[4]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov) Thomas Chode Thomas Wodehach[4]
1415
1416 (Mar) Henry Boteler II Walter Urry[4]
1416 (Oct)
1417 John Haselhurst William Hynekere[4]
1419 William Stoute Walter Ury[4]
1420 William Hynekere William Stoute[4]
1421 (May) Thomas Chode Peter Hent[4]
1421 (Dec) Henry Boteler II Roger Elyot[4]
1510–1523 No names known[5]
1529 Alfred Berwick Henry Hussey[5]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 ?
1545 Sir Anthony Wingfield[6] Francis Knollys[5]
1547 Andrew Baynton[7] John Vaughan[5]
1553 (Mar) Henry Hussey Edward Lewknor[5]
1553 (Oct) Anthony Hussey John Michell[5]
1554 (Apr) Richard Baker John Baker[5]
1554 (Nov) William Tooke John Purvey[5]
1555 Robert Colshill William Hogan[5]
1558 John Blennerhassett Richard Fulmerston[5]
1558 (Dec) Richard Lestrange Nicholas Mynn[8]
1562/3 Peter Osborne Robert Buxton[8]
1571 John Hussey John Gresham[8]
1572 Nicholas Hare John Hare[8]
1584 Nicholas Hare John Hare[8]
1586 Nicholas Hare John Hare[8]
1588/9 Nicholas Hare John Hare[8]
1593 John Hare Richard Franke[8]
1597 John Hare James Booth[8]
1601 Sir William Hervey Michael Hicks[8]
1604 John Dodderidge Michael Hicks
1614 John Middleton Sir Thomas Vavasour
1621 Thomas Cornwallis John Middleton
1624 John Borough John Middleton
1625 John Borough John Middleton
1626 John Borough John Middleton
1628 Dudley North John Middleton
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned

MPs 1660–1832

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Year First member[9] First Party Second member[9] Second Party
1660 Thomas Middleton Hall Ravenscroft
1661 Sir John Covert, Bt Henry Chowne
1669 Orlando Bridgeman
1679 Anthony Eversfield John Michell
1681 John Machell
1685 Anthony Eversfield
1690 Thomas White
1695 Henry Yates
January 1701 Henry Cowper
November 1701 John Wicker
1702 Henry Cowper
1705 Charles Eversfield
1707 Henry Goring
1708 John Wicker
1710 John Middleton
1713 Charles Eversfield
January 1715 Sir Henry Goring, Bt
June 1715 Hon. Arthur Ingram Arthur Ingram
1721 Charles Eversfield
1722 Hon. Henry Ingram
1737 Hon. Charles Ingram
1741 Sir Richard Mill, Bt
1747 Charles Ingram
1748 Sir Lionel Pilkington, Bt
1763 Robert Pratt
1768 James Grenville
1770 James Wallace Tory[10]
1774 Jeremiah Dyson Tory[10]
1776 Charles Moore Tory[10]
September 1780 George Legg Tory[10]
November 1780 Sir George Osborn, Bt Tory[10]
1783 James Craufurd
1784 Jeremiah Crutchley Philip Metcalfe
1790 Timothy Shelley Whig Wilson Braddyll
1792 Lord William Gordon James Baillie
1793 William Fullarton
1796 Sir John MacPherson James Fox-Lane
1802 Edward Hilliard Patrick Ross
1804 James Harris Tory[10]
1806 Francis John Wilder Whig[10] Love Jones-Parry Whig[10]
1807 Sir Samuel Romilly Whig[10]
1808 Joseph Marryat Tory[10] Henry Goulburn Tory[10]
1812 Arthur Piggott Whig[10] Robert Hurst Whig[10]
1818 George Phillips Whig[10]
1820 Sir John Aubrey, Bt Whig[10]
1826 Henry Fox Whig[10]
1827 Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Whig[10]
1829 The Earl of Arundel Whig[10]
  • Representation reduced to one (1832)

MPs 1832–1918

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Election Member[9] Party
1832 Robert Henry Hurst Radical[11][12][13]
1841 Robert Scarlett Conservative
1844 by-election Robert Henry Hurst Radical[11][12][13]
1847 John Jervis Radical[14]
1848 by-election William Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative
1848 by-election Lord Edward Howard Whig[15]
1852 William Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative
1865 Robert Henry Hurst Liberal
1868 John Aldridge[16] Conservative
Robert Henry Hurst Liberal
1874 Sir William Vesey-FitzGerald Conservative
1875 by-election Robert Henry Hurst Liberal
1876 by-election James Clifton Brown Liberal
1880 Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt Conservative
1885 Sir Walter Barttelot, Bt Conservative
1893 by-election John Heywood Johnstone Conservative
1904 by-election Edward Turnour Conservative
1918 Constituency abolished: see Horsham and Worthing

MPs 1945–1974

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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

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Election Member[9] Party
1983 Sir Peter Hordern Conservative
1997 Francis Maude Conservative
2015 Sir Jeremy Quin Conservative
2024 John Milne Liberal Democrats

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Horsham[17]
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

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2019 notional result[19]
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
General election 2019: Horsham[20]
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
General election 2017: Horsham
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
General election 2015: Horsham[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Quin[22] 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
General election 2010: Horsham[23]
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

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General election 2005: Horsham[24]
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
General election 2001: Horsham[25]
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

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General election 1997: Horsham[26]
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.

General election 1992: Horsham[27][28]
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

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General election 1987: Horsham[29]
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
General election 1983: Horsham[30]
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

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General election 1970: Horsham[31]
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

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General election 1966: Horsham [32]
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
General election 1964: Horsham
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

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General election 1959: Horsham
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
General election 1955: Horsham[33]
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
General election 1951: Horsham
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
General election 1950: Horsham
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

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General election 1945: Horsham
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

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General election December 1910: Horsham[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Turnour Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election January 1910: Horsham[34]
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

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General election 1906: Horsham[34]
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
1904 Horsham by-election[34]
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
General election 1900: Horsham[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Heywood Johnstone Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Horsham[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Heywood Johnstone Unopposed
Conservative hold
1893 Horsham by-election[34][35]
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
General election 1892: Horsham[34]
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

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General election 1886: Horsham[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Barttelot Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: Horsham[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Barttelot 4,483 64.5 +9.9
Liberal Samuel Barrow[36] 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
By-election, 16 July 1885: Horsham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Aubrey-Fletcher Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1880: Horsham[37]
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

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1876 Horsham by-election[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Clifton Brown 478 53.0 +15.7
Conservative Hardinge Giffard[38] 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.
1875 Horsham by-election[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Henry Hurst 437 50.5 +13.2
Conservative John Aldridge[39] 424 49.0 −13.7
Permissive Bill Thomas Richardson[40] 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
General election 1874: Horsham[37]
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

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General election 1868: Horsham[37]
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.[41]
General election 1865: Horsham[37]
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

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General election 1859: Horsham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Vesey-FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 387
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Horsham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Vesey-FitzGerald 173 59.7 N/A
Independent Whig James Scott[42] 117 40.3 New
Majority 56 19.4 N/A
Turnout 290 82.9 N/A
Registered electors 350
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1852: Horsham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Vesey-FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 350
Conservative gain from Radical

Elections in the 1840s

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By-election, 28 June 1848: Horsham[37]
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.[43] 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.[44]
General election 1847: Horsham[37]
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
By-election, 1 May 1844: Horsham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Robert Henry Hurst Unopposed
Radical gain from Conservative
  • Caused by Scarlett's succession to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron Abinger
General election 1841: Horsham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Scarlett Unopposed
Registered electors 377
Conservative gain from Radical

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Horsham[37][10]
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
General election 1835: Horsham[37][10]
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
General election 1832: Horsham[37][10]
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
General election 1831: Horsham[10][45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Unopposed
Whig Henry Howard Unopposed
Registered electors c. 103
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1830: Horsham[10][45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Unopposed
Whig Henry Howard Unopposed
Whig hold
Whig hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.
  3. ^ 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.[18]

References

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  9. ^ a b c d e Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
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  30. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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