2010 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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Map of the results by ward

The 2010 Rushmoor Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 10 of the 14 seats contested, compared to 2 each for the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties. [3] The Conservatives gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Farnborough and regained another from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) where the former councillor had defected from the Conservatives to UKIP. [4] Among the winners was the first Asian woman to be elected to Rushmoor council, Sophia Choudhary, who won for the Conservatives in Rowhill ward. [3]

Rushmoor Local Election Result 2010 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1020+271.445.018,300-7.9%
  Liberal Democrats 201-114.335.314,354+5.4%
  Labour 200014.315.96,459+2.3%
  Independent 000001.7681+1.7%
  UKIP 001-101.6670+1.6%
 English Independence Party000000.5194+0.5%

Ward results

Cove & Southwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Tennant1,69457.5−6.0
Liberal Democrats Josephine Murphy96732.8+1.4
Labour Edward Shelton2859.7+4.6
Majority72724.7−7.4
Turnout 2,94667.6+32.2
Conservative hold Swing
Empress [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Clifford1,84453.5−14.6
Liberal Democrats Derek Wickens1,20635.0+11.2
Labour Christopher Wright39711.5+3.4
Majority63818.5−25.8
Turnout 3,44769.0+31.9
Conservative hold Swing
Fernhill [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Ferrier1,52155.9−9.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Burfield85031.3+17.6
Labour Martin Coule34912.8+6.2
Majority67124.7−26.2
Turnout 2,72064.9+31.2
Conservative hold Swing
Grange [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Smith1,22746.0+2.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Thompson1,07140.2+4.4
Labour June Smith36813.8+5.3
Majority1565.9−2.2
Turnout 2,66663.8+26.5
Conservative hold Swing
Heron Wood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Roberts81030.6+0.6
Liberal Democrats Nick Burfield74228.1−13.7
Conservative Attika Choudhary74028.0−0.2
Independent Peter Sandy35313.3+13.3
Majority682.5
Turnout 2,64556.7+27.2
Labour hold Swing
Knellwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Jackman1,62151.1−18.7
Liberal Democrats Abul Koher Chowdhury1,03032.5+8.6
Labour Bill Tootill3049.6+3.2
UKIP Albert Buddle2196.9+6.9
Majority59118.6−27.3
Turnout 3,17471.0+31.7
Conservative hold Swing
Manor Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron Hughes1,42745.3−16.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Colpus1,10235.0+6.7
Labour Lesley Pestridge39712.6+2.7
UKIP Jane Shattock2217.0+7.0
Majority32510.3−23.1
Turnout 3,14767.6+37.0
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Mayfield [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Manning96543.9−0.5
Conservative Lucy Kurzeja74033.7+6.4
Labour Leslie Taylor32414.7+3.6
Independent Thomas Hewitt1707.7+7.7
Majority22510.2−6.9
Turnout 2,19954.6+26.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
North Town [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Dibble1,46746.1−13.7
Conservative Mark Trotter1,00731.6+1.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Woodcock71022.3+12.2
Majority46014.4−15.3
Turnout 3,18458.7+30.5
Labour hold Swing
Rowhill [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sophia Choudhary1,12540.9−26.5
Liberal Democrats Pete Pearson91833.4+17.6
Labour Jill Clark32111.7−0.2
UKIP Eddie Poole2308.4+8.4
Independent Tom Harley1585.7+5.7
Majority2077.5−44.2
Turnout 2,75266.3+33.2
Conservative hold Swing
St John's [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Hurst1,57446.5
Liberal Democrats Sue Gadsby1,52845.1
Labour Clive Grattan2848.4
Majority461.4
Turnout 3,38665.3+30.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St Mark's [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Mackie1,45048.1−5.8
Conservative Elizabeth Corps1,26642.0+1.4
Labour Sean Clarke2969.8+4.3
Majority1846.1−7.2
Turnout 3,01261.6+21.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wellington [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Neal1,08142.6−4.5
Liberal Democrats Mitch Manning89635.3+24.4
Labour Sam Wines56222.1−19.9
Majority1857.3+2.2
Turnout 2,53945.8+26.0
Conservative hold Swing
West Heath [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dave Thomas1,43350.4−4.7
Liberal Democrats Shaun Murphy91932.3+2.5
Labour Philip Collins29510.4+5.2
English Independence PartyGary Cowd1946.8+6.8
Majority51418.1−7.2
Turnout 2,84170.1+30.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Rushmoor". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Tories gain control of Gosport and Hart in local polls". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. "Voters back Tories in council and general elections". gethampshire. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Results of the Rushmoor Borough Council Local Elections". Rushmoor Borough Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
Preceded by
2008 Rushmoor Council election
Rushmoor local elections Succeeded by
2011 Rushmoor Council election