2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election
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13 of 39 seats to Rushmoor Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 33.71% [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The ward map of Rushmoor Borough Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This will be on the same date as other local elections across England. A third of the council will be up for election, and this set of seats were last conested in 2021. [2]
The council is under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The Conservatives lost five seats to Labour at the previous election, but retained a majority of the seats.[3][4]
The Conservative have lost control by losing their 24 years of control to Labour.
Results summary[edit]
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 3 | 8 | 23.1 | 12 | 15 | 38.5 | ||||
Labour | 9 | 7 | 69.2 | 12 | 21 | 53.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | ||||
Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Heritage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ward Results[edit]
The results for each ward were as follows: [5][6]
The changes in these results are changes from the 2021 Rushmoor Borough Council election. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)
Aldershot Park[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mike Roberts* | 911 | 68.4 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Crerar | 325 | 24.4 | -17.4 | |
TUSC | Tom Mortimer | 95 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 586 | 44.0 | +34.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,331 | 26.8 | -3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +17.1 |
Cherrywood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bill O’Donovan | 949 | 61.5 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Nem Thapa* | 498 | 32.3 | -20.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 96 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 451 | 29.2 | +23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,543 | 31.0 | -1.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.3 |
Cove and Southwood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sue Carter* | 940 | 49.5 | -15.4 | |
Labour | Becky Miles | 758 | 39.9 | +19.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Mitchell | 202 | 10.6 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 182 | 9.6 | -34.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,900 | 34.5 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -17.3 |
Empress[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Hall | 896 | 45.3 | +23.2 | |
Conservative | Marina Munro* | 692 | 35.0 | -15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Aidan David Lunn | 237 | 12.0 | -8.7 | |
Reform UK | Ian Simpson | 151 | 7.6 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 204 | 10.3 | -18.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,976 | 41.5 | +0.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.5 |
Fernhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Harden | 765 | 45.8 | -26.4 | |
Labour | Julie Warner | 758 | 45.3 | +17.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Blewett | 149 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 7 | 0.5 | -43.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,672 | 32.7 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -22.0 |
Knellwood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Taylor* | 882 | 40.5 | -15.0 | |
Labour | Tad Cragg | 740 | 34.0 | +17.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Trotter | 469 | 21.6 | -3.6 | |
Heritage | Kevin Joyce | 85 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 142 | 6.5 | -23.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,176 | 38.9 | -4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -16.1 |
Manor Park[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ivan Whitmee | 1,034 | 46.4 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Jib Belbase | 927 | 41.6 | -15.3 | |
Reform UK | Brian Lyons | 215 | 9.6 | N/A | |
TUSC | Agnieszka Cieszkowska | 52 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 107 | 4.8 | -19.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,228 | 40.1 | +1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.7 |
North Town[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Keith Dibble* | 1,118 | 82.4 | +17.6 | |
Conservative | Bill Withers | 238 | 17.6 | -12.7 | |
Majority | 880 | 64.8 | +30.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,356 | 26.8 | -8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +15.1 |
Rowhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lisa Greenway | 998 | 51.9 | +15.2 | |
Conservative | Maurice Sheehan* | 515 | 26.8 | -18.3 | |
Reform UK | Kevin Betsworth | 243 | 12.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 130 | 6.8 | -11.4 | |
Hampshire Ind. | Zack Culshaw | 21 | 1.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Dan Warrington | 16 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 483 | 25.1 | +16.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,923 | 38.5 | -0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.7 |
St John's[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Day | 806 | 48.5 | +16.0 | |
Conservative | Rod Cooper | 711 | 42.8 | -24.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodwin | 145 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 95 | 5.7 | -29.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,662 | 33.7 | -0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.3 |
St Mark's[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Leola Card | 663 | 42.5 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Diane Bedford* | 566 | 36.3 | -8.3 | |
Labour | Madi Jabbi | 330 | 21.2 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 97 | 6.2 | -29.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,559 | 29.6 | -4.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.3 |
Wellington[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alex Crawford | 744 | 57.4 | +19.8 | |
Conservative | Bishal Gurling | 503 | 38.8 | -16.1 | |
TUSC | Ryan Lyddall | 49 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 241 | 18.6 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,296 | 27.2 | +0.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.0 |
West Heath[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rhian Jones | 697 | 40.8 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | Michael Hope* | 656 | 38.4 | -18.2 | |
Reform UK | Gary Cowd | 185 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Fraser Fleming | 171 | 10.0 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 41 | 2.4 | -28.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,709 | 36.0 | -0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.7 |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/elections2024/results
- ^ "Rushmoor Local Election information 2024". Rushmoor Borough Council. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Here for Rushmoor Facebook page". Facebook. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Local election results - 2 May 2024 - Rushmoor Borough Council".