2019 Hart District Council election

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2019 Hart District Council Election
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  2018 2 May 2019 2021  

11 seats to Hart District Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative CCH
Seats before169
Seats won34
Seats after1111
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2
Popular vote8,4956,341

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before80
Seats won41
Seats after101
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote8,0261,596

Hart Local Election Result 2019.svg
Results map

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2019 Hart District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Hart District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results

Council composition after the election UK Hart Council 2019.svg
Council composition after the election

The election saw the Conservatives lose five seats, two each to Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, and one an Independent Candidate. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservative party and Community Campaign the joint largest parties with eleven seats each overall. [2] [3] Subsequently, an administration was formed by Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat Councillor David Neighbour becoming leader of the council, and Community Campaign Hart Councillor James Radley becoming deputy leader of the council. [4]

Results summary

2019 Hart District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 525.081133.38,49530.7-12.4
  CCH 4Increase2.svg 233.371133.36,34122.9+2.2
  Liberal Democrats 4Increase2.svg 233.361030.38,02629.0+4.7
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 18.3013.01,5965.8New
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,1464.1-3.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0413.8+1.4
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06622.4+1.3
 Others0Steady2.svg0.0000.03831.4+0.7

Ward results

Blackwater & Hawley

Blackwater & Hawley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Harward 1,309 70.4 +9.5
Conservative John Burton34118.3-8.8
UKIP Michael Gascoigne21011.3+6.9
Majority
Turnout 968
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Crookham East

Crookham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CCH Christopher Axam 1,670 72.3 +4.8
Conservative Sebastian Gidley53623.2-2.1
Labour Clive Astin1054.5-2.7
Majority1,134
Turnout
CCH hold Swing

Crookham West & Ewshot

Crookham West & Ewshot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CCH Anthony Clarke 1,832 74.4 +9.3
Conservative Michael Thorne50020.3-7.0
Labour Lila Mabo1295.2-2.4
Majority1,332
Turnout
CCH hold Swing

Fleet Central

Fleet Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CCH Katherine Davies 1,607 64.2 +14.5
Conservative Jonathan Seale63225.2-13.1
Labour Jack Theaker1485.9-3.8
Monster Raving Loony Alan Hope1184.7+2.4
Majority975
Turnout
CCH gain from Conservative Swing

Fleet East

Fleet East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wildsmith 1,402 60.4 +17.9
Conservative Stephen Parker78133.6-12.7
Labour John Gawthorpe1406.0-0.8
Majority621
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Fleet West

Fleet West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CCH Sara-Lea Kinnell 1,232 56.1 +9.9
Conservative Glyn Carpenter65930.0-15.9
Green Wayne Rozier2189.9N/A
Labour Michael Mellor863.9-4.0
Majority573
Turnout
CCH gain from Conservative Swing

Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Spencer Farmer 1,064 42.1 -18.7
Liberal Democrats Howard Kitto85834.0+11.9
Green Ruth Jarman38915.4+7.0
For Britain Roger Robertson2158.5N/A
Majority206
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hook

Hook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dermot Smith 1,596 63.0 N/A
Conservative Liz Tomlinson 806 31.8 -31.7
Liberal Democrats Craig Wilson79931.5+10.5
Conservative Jonathan Hale79031.2-32.3
Labour Amanda Affleck-Cruise30111.9-0.5
UKIP Ruth Hamilton26010.3+7.3
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Odiham

Odiham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Dorn 1,247 56.0 -17.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Over54424.4+15.7
Green Lars Mosesson43419.5+10.3
Majority703
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Yateley East

Yateley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Neighbour 1,569 67.8 +9.9
Conservative Christopher Barnes62427.0-1.7
Labour Beaumont Nabbs1205.2-0.3
Majority945
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Yateley West

Yateley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Lamb 1,545 63.9 +7.8
Conservative Shawn Dickens51521.3-13.9
UKIP John Howe1927.9+5.3
Labour John Davies1174.8-1.3
For Britain Geoffrey Crompton502.1N/A
Majority1030
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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