Horsham District Council: all 48 councillors
Horsham District Council has 48 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 25 of the 48 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Horsham District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Horsham: local statistics and who has power over Horsham, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Liberal Democrats: 25 councillors
- Conservative: 12 councillors
- Green Party: 9 councillors
- Independent: 1 councillor
- Reform UK: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Mark Baynham (Liberal Democrats): Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources
- Roger Noel (Conservative): Conservative Group Leader
- Jonathan Taylor (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Property
- Joanne Knowles (Liberal Democrats): Chairman of the Council
- Ruth Fletcher (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure
- Jon Olson (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member for Performance, Customer Service & Communications
- David Skipp (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member for Environmental Health, Recycling & Waste
- Gill Perry (Green Party): Green Party Group Joint Leader
- Nigel Emery (Liberal Democrats): Vice-Chairman of the Council
- Belinda Walters (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities
- Colette Blackburn (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Nature Recovery
- Victoria Finnegan (Green Party): Green Party Group Joint Leader
- Martin Boffey (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Council
- Anthony Frankland (Liberal Democrats): Cabinet Member for Wellbeing, Culture & Green Spaces
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billingshurst | John Trollope | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Billingshurst | Mark Baynham | Liberal Democrats | Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources | 9 May 2023 |
| Billingshurst | Sam Bateman | Independent | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote | Mike Croker | Green Party | 6 May 2019 | |
| Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote | Roger Noel | Conservative | Conservative Group Leader | 6 May 2019 |
| Broadbridge Heath | James Brookes | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Broadbridge Heath | Jonathan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Property | 9 May 2023 |
| Colgate and Rusper | Hannah Butler | Liberal Democrats | 17 April 2025 | |
| Colgate and Rusper | Tony Hogben | Reform UK | 7 May 2015 | |
| Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead | Joanne Knowles | Liberal Democrats | Chairman of the Council | 9 May 2023 |
| Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead | Lynn Lambert | Conservative | 25 May 2018 | |
| Denne | Cheryl Sweeney | Conservative | 22 November 2024 | |
| Denne | Clive Trott | Liberal Democrats | 25 March 2022 | |
| Denne | Ruth Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure | 6 May 2019 |
| Forest | Colin Minto | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2019 | |
| Forest | David Skipp | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member for Environmental Health, Recycling & Waste | 3 May 2007 |
| Forest | Jon Olson | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member for Performance, Customer Service & Communications | 25 October 2021 |
| Henfield | Gill Perry | Green Party | Green Party Group Joint Leader | 1 March 2024 |
| Henfield | Josh Potts | Conservative | 6 May 2019 | |
| Holbrook East | Nick Grant | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Holbrook East | Warwick Hellawell | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Holbrook West | Chris Franke | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Holbrook West | Nigel Emery | Liberal Democrats | Vice-Chairman of the Council | 9 May 2023 |
| Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham | Ross Dye | Conservative | 8 May 2026 | |
| Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham | Tricia Youtan | Conservative | 5 May 2011 | |
| Nuthurst and Lower Beeding | Dennis Livingstone | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Pulborough, Coldwaltham and Amberley | Jon Campbell | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Pulborough, Coldwaltham and Amberley | Len Ellis-Brown | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Pulborough, Coldwaltham and Amberley | Paul Clarke | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Roffey North | Belinda Walters | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities | 11 October 2007 |
| Roffey North | Tony Bevis | Liberal Democrats | 2 May 1998 | |
| Roffey South | Jay Mercer | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Roffey South | Sam Raby | Liberal Democrats | 20 December 2021 | |
| Rudgwick | Richard Landeryou | Conservative | 6 May 2019 | |
| Southwater North | Claire Vickers | Conservative | 2 May 1991 | |
| Southwater North | Peter van der Borgh | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Southwater South and Shipley | Alexander Jeffery | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Southwater South and Shipley | Colette Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Nature Recovery | 9 May 2023 |
| Steyning and Ashurst | Nicholas Marks | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Steyning and Ashurst | Victoria Finnegan | Green Party | Green Party Group Joint Leader | 9 May 2023 |
| Storrington and Washington | Claudia Fisher | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Storrington and Washington | Emma Beard | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Storrington and Washington | Joan Grech | Green Party | 8 April 2022 | |
| Trafalgar | Anthony Frankland | Liberal Democrats | Cabinet Member for Wellbeing, Culture & Green Spaces | 9 May 2023 |
| Trafalgar | Martin Boffey | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Council | 7 May 2021 |
| West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington | Alan Manton | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington | Joy Dennis | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington | Philip Circus | Conservative | 3 May 2007 |
Source
Horsham District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Horsham District Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.