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13 of 39 seats to Rushmoor Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The winner of each seat by party in the 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council Election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same date as other local elections across England. A third of the council was up for election.[1]
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The Conservatives lost five seats to Labour at the election, but retained a majority of the seats.[2][3]
Results summary
[edit]2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | ![]() |
6 | 14 | 9,886 | 46.9 | ||||
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
20 | 23 | 7,832 | 37.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2,997 | 14.2 | ||||
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 194 | 1.00 | |||
Heritage | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 0.5 | |||
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.4 | |||
TUSC | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.1 |
Ward results
[edit]The results for each ward were as follows:[4][5]
The changes in these results are changes from the 2022 Rushmoor Borough Council election.
Aldershot Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sophie Porter | 987 | 72.0 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | David Anthony Armitage | 298 | 21.8 | −18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sam Morrell | 85 | 6.2 | New | |
Majority | 689 | 50.2 | +16.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cherrywood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christine Avril Guinness | 994 | 67.9 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Suman Pun | 470 | 32.1 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 524 | 35.8 | +11.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cove and Southwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Masterson | 794 | 48.2 | −16.7 | |
Labour | Kieran James Grinter | 489 | 29.7 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Emily Rebecca Mitchell | 246 | 14.9 | +0.4 | |
Green | Paul Andrew Cawsey | 117 | 7.1 | New | |
Majority | 305 | 18.5 | −10.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Empress
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gareth Idris Williams | 707 | 40.3 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Helen Dale | 593 | 33.8 | −12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 372 | 21.2 | +0.1 | |
Reform UK | Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson | 82 | 4.7 | New | |
Majority | 114 | 6.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Fernhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Abe Michael Terry Allen | 822 | 52.8 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | Len Amos | 583 | 37.5 | −13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jill Whyman | 151 | 9.7 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 239 | 15.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Knellwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Calum James Stuart | 863 | 38.6 | −11.5 | |
Labour | Tad Cragg | 636 | 28.4 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Trotter | 623 | 27.8 | −0.2 | |
Heritage | Kevin Robert Joyce | 115 | 5.1 | New | |
Majority | 227 | 10.2 | −14.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Manor Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Becky Williams | 1,103 | 54.5 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Peter Crerar | 921 | 45.5 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 182 | 9.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
North Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gaynor Frances Austin | 1,022 | 73.5 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Dick Brown | 301 | 21.7 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glenn Alexander Christodoulou | 67 | 4.8 | New | |
Majority | 721 | 51.8 | +26.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rowhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Halleh Koohestani | 866 | 48.7 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Adrian Robert Newell | 660 | 37.1 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Richard Hilliar | 254 | 14.3 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 206 | 11.6 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
St John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter James Gordan Edward McGready Cullum | 747 | 45.4 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Julia Louise Warner | 733 | 44.6 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Olive Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 165 | 10.0 | New | |
Majority | 14 | 0.8 | −44.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St Mark's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Thomas William Mitchell | 774 | 48.5 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Abul Koher Chowdhury | 554 | 34.7 | −5.9 | |
Labour | Barry Jones | 268 | 16.8 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 220 | 13.8 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wellington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dhan Bahadur Sarki | 652 | 56.5 | +28.2 | |
Conservative | Mary Ann Hartley | 414 | 35.9 | −16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Aidan David Lunn | 66 | 5.7 | −13.5 | |
TUSC | Ryan Christopher Lyddall | 22 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 238 | 20.6 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
West Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gareth Benjamin Lyon | 634 | 41.9 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Gavin Raymond Francis | 607 | 40.1 | +25.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlie Fraser-Fleming | 194 | 12.8 | −1.4 | |
Green | Edward John Neville | 77 | 5.1 | New | |
Majority | 27 | 1.8 | −4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Donnelly, Luke (20 April 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election candidates 2023". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Fox, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election results in full as Conservatives maintain majority despite Labour gains". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Election candidates". Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Local election results - 4 May 2023 - Rushmoor Borough Council".
- ^ "Local election results - 4 May 2023 - Rushmoor Borough Council".