Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)

Horsham
Horsham
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundaries since 2024
	Boundary of Horsham in South East England
County	West Sussex
Electorate	76,981 (2023)
Major settlements	Balcombe; Billingshurst; Faygate; Horsham; Warnham;
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	TBC (TBC)
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	Until 1832: Two; Until 1885: One;
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, its former rural district and part of another rural district. Its Member of Parliament (MP) was Francis Maude between 1997 and 2015; since then it has been Jeremy Quin, both of the Conservative Party.

Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

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; Trafalgar.^[2]

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, changes to the constituency (starting from the 2024 general election) described as:

The electorate will be reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring rural areas to the east and south of Crawley to the newly created constituency of East Grinstead and Uckfield. The Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward will be added from Arundel and South Downs.

History

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.

The constituency (including its brief larger versions under other names) has been represented by members of the Conservative Party since 1880, making it the longest held Conservative seat and not normally with marginal majorities making it a safe seat, though just outside the top twenty Conservative seats sorted by majority.^[3]

Members of Parliament

MPs before 1660

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

Year		First Party		Second Party
1660	Thomas Middleton		Hall Ravenscroft
1661	Sir John Covert, Bt		Henry Chowne
1669	Sir John Covert, Bt		Orlando Bridgeman
1679	Anthony Eversfield		John Michell
1681	John Machell		John Michell
1685			Anthony Eversfield
1690			Thomas White
1695			Henry Yates
January 1701	Henry Cowper
November 1701	John Wicker
1702	John Wicker		Henry Cowper
1705	Charles Eversfield		Henry Cowper
1707			Henry Goring
1708			John Wicker
1710	John Middleton		John Wicker
1713	John Middleton		Charles Eversfield
January 1715	Sir Henry Goring, Bt		Charles Eversfield
June 1715	Hon. Arthur Ingram		Arthur Ingram
1721	Charles Eversfield		Arthur Ingram
1722			Hon. Henry Ingram
1737			Hon. Charles Ingram
1741	Sir Richard Mill, Bt
1747	Charles Ingram
1748	Charles Ingram		Sir Lionel Pilkington, Bt
1763	Robert Pratt		Sir Lionel Pilkington, Bt
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	Sir George Osborn, Bt	Tory^[10]	James Craufurd
1784	Jeremiah Crutchley		Philip Metcalfe
1790	Timothy Shelley	Whig	Wilson Braddyll
1792	Lord William Gordon		James Baillie
1793	Lord William Gordon		William Fullarton
1796	Sir John MacPherson		James Fox-Lane
1802	Edward Hilliard		Patrick Ross
1804	Edward Hilliard		James Harris	Tory^[10]
1806	Francis John Wilder	Whig^[10]	Love Jones-Parry	Whig^[10]
1807	Sir Samuel Romilly	Whig^[10]	Love Jones-Parry	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	Nicholas Ridley-Colborne	Whig^[10]	The Earl of Arundel	Whig^[10]

Representation reduced to one (1832)

MPs 1832–1918

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
	1868	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

Election		Member^[9]	Party
	1945	Edward Turnour	Conservative
	1951	Frederick Gough	Conservative
	1964	Peter Hordern	Conservative
Feb 1974		constituency abolished: see Horsham and Crawley

MPs since 1983

	Member^[9]	Party
1983	Sir Peter Hordern	Conservative
1997	Francis Maude	Conservative
2015	Jeremy Quin	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Horsham^[17]
Party		Candidate
	SDP	Paul Abbott
	Peace	Jim Duggan
	Labour	James Field
	Reform UK	Hugo Miller^[c]
	Liberal Democrats	John Milne
	Conservative	Jeremy Quin
	Green	Catherine Ross
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Horsham^[19]
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^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Quin^[21]	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^[22]
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	72.12	+3.97
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Horsham^[23]
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	68.15	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.9

General election 2001: Horsham^[24]
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

General election 1997: Horsham^[25]
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^[26]^[27]
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

General election 1987: Horsham^[28]
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^[29]
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

General election 1970: Horsham^[30]
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

General election 1966: Horsham^[31]
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

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^[32]
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

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

General election December 1910: Horsham^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Turnour	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

General election January 1910: Horsham^[33]
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

General election 1906: Horsham^[33]
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^[33]
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^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Heywood Johnstone	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Horsham^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Heywood Johnstone	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

1893 Horsham by-election^[33]^[34]
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^[33]
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

General election 1886: Horsham^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Barttelot	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

General election 1885: Horsham^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Barttelot	4,483	64.5	+9.9
	Liberal	Samuel Barrow^[35]	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^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Aubrey-Fletcher	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Caused by Aubrey-Fletcher's appointment as a Groom in Waiting.

General election 1880: Horsham^[36]
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

1876 Horsham by-election^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Clifton Brown	478	53.0	+15.7
	Conservative	Hardinge Giffard^[37]	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^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Henry Hurst	437	50.5	+13.2
	Conservative	John Aldridge^[38]	424	49.0	−13.7
	Permissive Bill	Thomas Richardson^[39]	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.

General election 1874: Horsham^[36]
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

General election 1868: Horsham^[36]
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.^[40]

General election 1865: Horsham^[36]
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

General election 1859: Horsham^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Vesey-FitzGerald	Unopposed
Registered electors			387
	Conservative hold

General election 1857: Horsham^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Vesey-FitzGerald	173	59.7	*N/A*
	Independent Whig	James Scott^[41]	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^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Vesey-FitzGerald	Unopposed
Registered electors			350
	Conservative gain from Radical

Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 28 June 1848: Horsham^[36]
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.^[42] 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.^[43]

General election 1847: Horsham^[36]
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^[36]
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^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert Scarlett	Unopposed
Registered electors			377
	Conservative gain from Radical

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Horsham^[36]^[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^[36]^[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^[36]^[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]^[44]
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]^[44]
	Candidate	Votes
Whig	Nicholas Ridley-Colborne	Unopposed
Whig	Henry Howard	Unopposed
Whig hold
Whig hold

Notes

References

Sources

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

Horsham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Horsham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Caernarvon Boroughs	Constituency represented by the father of the House 1945–1951	Succeeded by Antrim North

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