2010 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

Last updated

2010 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Flag of England.svg
  2008 6 May 2010 2011  

20 seats of 60 to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.5
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won3414
Seat change+1
Popular vote30,17919,664
Percentage46.830.5

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won92
Popular vote11,1691,706
Percentage17.32.6

Basingstoke and Deane UK local election 2010 map.svg

Council control before election

Conservative Party (UK)

Council control after election

Conservative Party (UK)

The 2010 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. It was part of the wider English Local Elections, which were postponed from their usual date of the first Thursday of May so that they could coincide with the General Election of that year. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

Between the 2008 election and 2010, 2 Conservatives councillors left the party. [3] Husband and wife Phil and Christine Heath split from the Conservatives in 2008 and formed the Basingstoke First Community Party, [3] which would contest the 2010 election. [2]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council from 5 to 7 seats, after making 1 gain to have 34 councillors. [2] They retook Kempshott, which had formerly been held by the leader of the Basingstoke First Community Party, Christine Heath. [2] Heath did not defend the seat which she had held for the previous 7 years, instead she stood in Hatch Warren and Beggarwood ward, which was held by the Conservatives. [2] The other parties retained all the seats they had been defending, meaning the Liberal Democrats remained on 14 seats, Labour 9 and independents 2, while the Basingstoke First Community Party was left with 1 seat which was not contested at the election. [2] Overall turnout in the election was 67.5%. [4]

Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2010 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 910+145.046.830,179-10.0%
  Liberal Democrats 600030.030.519,664+4.8%
  Labour 400020.017.311,169+2.2%
  Independent 10005.02.61,706+0.4%
 Basingstoke First Community Party001-101.91,200+1.9%
  UKIP 000000.6360+0.6%
  BNP 000000.3202+0.3%

Ward results

Basing [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Onnalee Cubitt3,28865.7
Liberal Democrats Stav O'Doherty1,18723.7
Labour Leslie Clarke53010.6
Majority2,10142.0
Turnout 5,00575+26
Conservative hold Swing
Brighton Hill North [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Gurden1,39355.1
Conservative Laura Edwards72828.8
Labour Carolyn Wooldridge40616.1
Majority66526.3
Turnout 2,52763+34
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Brighton Hill South [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Barnes1,06444.4
Conservative Marc Wheelhouse90037.6
Labour Shelley Phelps43118.0
Majority1646.8
Turnout 2,39561+32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Brookvale and Kings Furlong [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Shaw1,35350.1
Conservative John Downes84031.1
Labour Philip Courtenay51018.9
Majority51319.0
Turnout 2,70363+32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Buckskin [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Taylor1,15345.0
Labour Tony Jones67626.4
Liberal Democrats Tom Mitchell52920.7
BNP Ray Dobing2027.9
Majority47718.6
Turnout 2,56055+22
Conservative hold Swing
Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Horace Mitchell2,13065.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Davies92528.5
UKIP Emily Blatchford1935.9
Majority1,20537.1
Turnout 3,24874+30
Conservative hold Swing
Chineham [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Miller2,80559.3
Liberal Democrats Liam Elvish83917.7
Labour Simon Broad68414.4
Independent Jo Walke4068.6
Majority1,96641.6
Turnout 4,73471+38
Conservative hold Swing
East Woodhay [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Sanders1,21171.2−14.5
Liberal Democrats Pauleen Malone49128.8+14.5
Majority72042.3−29.2
Turnout 1,70275+34
Conservative hold Swing
Eastrop [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gavin James1,17250.8
Conservative Fiona Taylor74432.2
Labour Pauline Courtenay39116.9
Majority42818.6
Turnout 2,30760+28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Grove [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Day1,76355.5
Conservative Penny Bates1,08134.0
Labour Nigel Wooldridge33310.5
Majority68221.5
Turnout 3,17769+27
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terri Reid2,68658.1
Liberal Democrats Ruth Day1,37929.8
Basingstoke First Community PartyChris Heath55612.0
Majority1,30728.3
Turnout 4,62170+42
Conservative hold Swing
Kempshott [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hayley Eachus2,58655.4
Liberal Democrats Madeline Hussey88719.0
Labour Walter McCormick64713.9
Basingstoke First Community PartyTracy Cross54911.8
Majority1,69936.4
Turnout 4,66981+42
Conservative gain from Basingstoke First Community Party
Norden [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura James1,69546.1
Conservative Rebecca Bean1,20632.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Whitechurch77321.0
Majority48913.3
Turnout 3,67460+30
Labour hold Swing
Oakley and North Waltham [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Finney2,55061.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Cooper1,09926.4
Labour Rick Dady50712.2
Majority1,45135.0
Turnout 4,15675+30
Conservative hold Swing
Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Tilbury1,30047.1
Conservative Lyn Hardy79728.8
Liberal Democrats Jeff Teagle66624.1
Majority50318.3
Turnout 2,76373+27
Independent hold Swing
Popley East [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew McCormick98847.9
Conservative Steve Oakley63831.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Whitechurch43521.1
Majority35016.9
Turnout 2,06156+30
Labour hold Swing
Popley West [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Frankum81541.5
Conservative Sandra Miller70836.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Berwick-Gooding44322.5
Majority1075.5
Turnout 1,96660+32
Labour hold Swing
South Ham [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Keating1,60639.2
Conservative John Holley1,49536.5
Liberal Democrats Janice Spalding99524.3
Majority1112.7
Turnout 4,09662+27
Labour hold Swing
Whitchurch [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Watts1,79259.1
Conservative Bill Judge1,07335.4
UKIP George Garton1675.5
Majority71923.7
Turnout 3,03274+28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Winklebury [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Donnell1,56050.6
Labour Lea Jeff95030.8
Liberal Democrats Jade Doswell47915.5
Basingstoke First Community PartyKaren Campbell953.1
Majority61019.8
Turnout 3,08465+26
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Basingstoke & Deane". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Price, David Connop (10 May 2010). "Borough stays true blue". Southern Daily Echo . Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 Price, David Connop (11 May 2009). "New party won't have name on ballot papers". Southern Daily Echo . Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Election Result - Basingstoke borough election - 6 May 2010". Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Results by ward, announced today". Southern Daily Echo . 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
Preceded by
2008 Basingstoke and Deane Council election
Basingstoke and Deane local elections Succeeded by
2011 Basingstoke and Deane Council election