At the Horsham District Council by-election held on Thursday 17 April 2025, Hannah Butler (Liberal Democrats) was duly elected as District Councillor for the Colgate & Rusper ward.
The results were as follows:
Josh Bounds (Conservative Party) – 406 votes
Hannah Butler (Liberal Democrats) – 453 votes
Andrew John Finnegan (Green Party) – 375 votes
Gerard Brendan Kavanagh (Labour Party) – 53 votes
Robert Charles Nye (Reform UK) - 206 votes
Total verified votes were 1493 out of an electorate of 5389. The overall turnout was 27.72%
The vacancy in this ward was as a result of the recent sad passing of Cllr Liz Kitchen.
View the full results on our democracy and elections webpage: https://www.horsham.gov.uk/council-democracy-and-elections/elections/election-results