2024 Hart District Council election
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The 2024 Hart District Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Hart District Council. There were 12 of the 33 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Fleet East ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.[1]
Election[edit]
The Conservatives lost two seats - Fleet East was won by the Liberal Democrats, while Fleet Central was won by Community Campaign (Hart). No other seats changed hands, and the council remained with no overall control.[2]
| Results[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats won in 2024 | Change | Seats overall | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 |  1
|
12 | |
| Residents Association | 3 | 1
|
11 | |
| Conservative Party | 4 |  2
|
9 | |
| Independent and others | 0 | 
|
1 | |
Results by Ward[edit]
Blackwater & Hawley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Brown | 1,082 | 60.5 | -2.9 | |
| Conservative | Sue Perkins | 419 | 23.4 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | Carly Bidwell | 286 | 16.0 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,787 | 28.18 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Crookham East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCH | James Radley* | 1,268 | 60.6 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Mike Thorne | 596 | 28.5 | -6.5 | |
| Labour | Mike Mellor | 228 | 10.9 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,092 | 35.87 | |||
| CCH hold | Swing | ||||
Crookham West & Ewshot[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCH | Tina Collins* | 1,601 | 67.4 | +22.6 | |
| Conservative | Bruce Bulgin | 773 | 32.6 | -2.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,374 | 29.84 | |||
| CCH hold | Swing | ||||
Fleet Central[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCH | Richard Jones | 1,103 | 45.4 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Roy Fang | 854 | 35.1 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | Andrew Perkins | 384 | 15.8 | +0.9 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 91 | 3.7 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,432 | 36.65 | |||
| CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Fleet East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daisy Khepar | 1,155 | 47.7 | -6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Taylor | 1,086 | 44.8 | -8.9 | |
| Conservative | Ellie May | 893 | 36.9 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Wright* | 867 | 35.8 | +2.8 | |
| Green | Kev Munt | 294 | 12.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Valmai Wainhouse | 262 | 10.8 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,422 | 39.39 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Fleet West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Forster | 1,149 | 45.9 | +6.8 | |
| CCH | Wayne Rozier | 1,101 | 44.0 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Zach Seth | 255 | 10.2 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,505 | 36.87 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hartley Wintney[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Crampton* | 1,168 | 44.4 | -10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Fontana | 848 | 32.2 | +9.6 | |
| Homeland Party (Britain) | Roger Robertson | 355 | 13.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Alex Christie | 261 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,632 | 36.20 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hook[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Selena Coburn* | 1,045 | 43.3 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shamraz Razzaq | 754 | 31.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Amanda Affleck-Cruise | 405 | 16.8 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Joseph Hutton | 207 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,411 | 32.94 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Odiham[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Highley | 1,267 | 58.7 | -3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Over | 470 | 21.8 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Lars Mosesson | 230 | 10.7 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Ben Jones | 192 | 8.9 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,159 | 33.38 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Yateley East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Cockarill* | 1,275 | 59.6 | -0.9 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Boon | 393 | 18.4 | -8.3 | |
| Reform UK | Trevor Lloyd-Jones | 218 | 10.2 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | Robbie Wiltshire | 174 | 8.1 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Cathy Park | 81 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,141 | 32.23 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Yateley West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Vernon | 1,599 | 75.2 | +14.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Martin | 528 | 24.8 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,127 | 32.32 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Including one vacant seat in Fleet East last held by the Liberal Democrats.
- ^ "Voting and elections | Hart District Council". www.hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "2 May 2024: Election results | Hart District Council". www.hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Hart results". BBC News. 3 May 2024.
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