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Horsham

Every general election in Horsham since 1955. Latest: John Milne, Liberal Democrats, majority 2,517.

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Member of Parliament

John Milne

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 2,517

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
John Milne ElectedLiberal Democrats21,63239.0%
Jeremy Quin sitting MPConservative19,11534.4%
Hugo MillerReform UK6,11611.0%
James FieldLabour5,97910.8%
Catherine RossGreen2,1373.9%
Jim DugganThe Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment2760.5%
Paul AbbottSocial Democratic Party2440.4%
Valid votes55,499
Majority2,5174.5%

LD gain from Con Turnout 70.1% of 79,150 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1955196419701979198719972005201520192024Conservative, 1955: 62.6%Conservative, 1959: 60.8%Conservative, 1964: 47.4%Conservative, 1966: 45.8%Conservative, 1970: 53.7%Conservative, October 1974: 42.1%Conservative, 1979: 52.2%Conservative, 1983: 63.2%Conservative, 1987: 63.7%Conservative, 1992: 61.7%Conservative, 1997: 50.8%Conservative, 2001: 51.5%Conservative, 2005: 50.0%Conservative, 2010: 52.7%Conservative, 2015: 57.3%Conservative, 2017: 59.5%Conservative, 2019: 56.8%Conservative, 2024: 34.4%Labour, 1955: 37.4%Labour, 1959: 39.2%Labour, 1964: 32.9%Labour, 1966: 37.2%Labour, 1970: 35.4%Labour, October 1974: 36.9%Labour, 1979: 33.8%Labour, 1983: 8.3%Labour, 1987: 8.7%Labour, 1992: 9.9%Labour, 1997: 18.7%Labour, 2001: 20.2%Labour, 2005: 17.1%Labour, 2010: 7.5%Labour, 2015: 11.4%Labour, 2017: 21.7%Labour, 2019: 14.9%Labour, 2024: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 25.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 24.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 24.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 26.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 32.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 12.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 23.4%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 39.0%Liberal, 1964: 18.4%Liberal, 1966: 17.0%Liberal, 1970: 11.0%Liberal, October 1974: 19.5%Liberal, 1979: 13.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 25.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.1%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.0%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.5%Reform UK, 2024: 11.0%
Vote share in Horsham at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Horsham lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Horsham (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024LD John MilneCon2,5174.570.1%LD gain from Con
2019Con Jeremy QuinLD21,12733.472.9%Con hold
2017Con Jeremy QuinLab23,48437.974.9%Con hold
2015Con Jeremy QuinUKIP24,65843.372.0%Con hold
2010Con Francis MaudeLD11,46020.572.0%Con hold
2005ConLD12,62723.268.1%
2001ConLD13,66626.963.8%Con hold
1997ConLD14,86226.075.3%
1992ConLD25,07236.781.3%Con hold
1987ConAlliance23,90738.372.5%Con hold
1983ConAlliance21,78536.473.6%
1979ConLab15,02118.481.4%Con hold
October 1974ConLab3,6995.278.1%
1970ConLab14,28818.374.0%Con hold
1966ConLab6,0418.679.0%Con hold
1964ConLab9,86814.579.5%Con hold
1959ConLab13,26321.680.0%Con hold
1955ConLab11,51025.276.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Horsham?

John Milne (Liberal Democrats) won Horsham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,517.

Which parties have won Horsham?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 17, Liberal Democrats 1.

Which region is Horsham in?

Horsham is in South East.

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