2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election
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14 seats of 39 to Rushmoor Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before25110
Seats won941
Seats after25111
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote9,5647,2692,469
Rushmoor UK local election 2018 map.svg
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Two seats were up for election in the West Heath ward due to the resignation of an incumbent. [2]

Results

Rushmoor election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 911064.3%47.18%9,564+7.3%
  Labour 400028.6%35.85%7,269+10.7%
  Liberal Democrats 11007.1%12.17%2,469+5%
  UKIP 001002.98%606-18.8%
  Green 000001.50%306-4.2%
  Union & Sovereignty 000000.28%57+0.3%

    Ward results

    Aldershot Park

    Aldershot Park 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Terry Bridgeman 738 60.2 +14.3
    Conservative Len Winchcombe48839.8+16.7
    Majority25020.4+1.9
    Labour hold Swing

    Cherrywood

    Cherrywood 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Ashley James Halstead 831 56.5 +12.6
    Conservative Peter James Cullum51535.0+13.6
    Liberal Democrats Shaun Patrick Joseph Murphy1268.5-
    Majority31621.5+3.9
    Labour hold Swing

    Cove and Southwood

    Cove and Southwood 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Martin John Tennant 957 55.7 +7.1
    Labour Madi Jabbi37922.1+8.3
    Liberal Democrats Alain Stephen Dekker24014.0+4.0
    UKIP Jenny Parsons1428.3-14.8
    Majority57833.6+8.1
    Conservative hold Swing

    Empress

    Empress 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Mike Smith 784 49.6 +0.1
    Labour Bill O'Donovan46029.1+16.6
    Green Donna Wallace20913.2-12.9
    Liberal Democrats Leola Jane Card1278.0+8.0
    Majority32420.5-2.9
    Conservative hold Swing

    Fernhill

    Fernhill 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Ken Muschamp 1,039 68.4 +15.5
    Labour Mitchell Andrew Wescott47931.6+14.9
    Majority56036.8+6.7
    Conservative hold Swing

    Knellwood

    Knellwood 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Mara Martha Makunura 1,156 58.8 +0.6
    Labour Colin Frederick Southon40520.6+6.6
    Liberal Democrats Nick March40420.6+12.5
    Majority75138.2-6.0
    Conservative hold Swing

    Manor Park

    Manor Park 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Bruce Alfred Thomas 977 50.4 +6.5
    Labour Gaynor Frances Austin96049.6+25.6
    Majority170.8-19.1
    Conservative hold Swing

    North Town

    North Town 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Frank Rust 998 68.7 -
    Conservative Akmal Hussain Gani35824.6+6.6
    Green Jason Harry Guy976.7+6.7
    Majority64044.1-6.6
    Labour hold Swing

    Rowhill

    Rowhill 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Sophia Choudhary 829 46.2 +4.9
    Labour Yvette Catherine Dean58332.5+7.6
    Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar38121.2+21.2
    Majority24613.7-1.4
    Conservative hold Swing

    St John’s

    St John’s 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Jacqui Vosper 878 64.4 +19.8
    Labour Janet Gardner30422.3+4.0
    Liberal Democrats Jill Whyman18013.2+5.4
    Majority57542.1+26.8
    Conservative hold Swing

    St Mark’s

    St Mark’s 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Liberal Democrats Abul Koher Chowdhury 577 39.0 +10.9
    Conservative Dave Gladstone54436.8-2.4
    Labour Carl Robert Hewitt30120.4+6.4
    Union & Sovereignty Zack Culshaw573.9+3.9
    Majority332.2
    Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 6.7

    Wellington

    Wellington 2018
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Nadia Noelle Martin 389 52.4 -10.6
    Conservative Attika Choudhary29039.0+7.9
    Liberal Democrats Sophie Elizabeth Oglesson648.6+2.7
    Majority9913.4-18.5
    Labour hold Swing

    West Heath

    West Heath 2018 (2)
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Conservative Rod Cooper 749 40.2 +16.8
    Conservative Veronica Mary Graham-Green 712 38.3 +14.9
    UKIP Chris Harding46424.9-27.3
    Labour Jeremy Audsley Clapham44223.8+10.6
    Labour June Smith39921.4+8.2
    Liberal Democrats Craig William Card37019.9+13.5
    Liberal Democrats Charlie Fraser-Fleming34818.7+12.3
    Majority24813.4
    Conservative hold Swing
    Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

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    References

    1. ↑ "Local elections candidates". Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
    2. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - Rushmoor". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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