2023 Test Valley Borough Council election

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2023 Test Valley Borough Council election
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  2019 4 May 20232027 

All 43 seats to Test Valley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderPhil NorthNeil Gwynne
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election2412
Seats won2617
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg5
Popular vote14,89615,966
Percentage39.6%42.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.8ppIncrease2.svg13.0pp

Test Valley UK Local Election 2023.svg

Leader before election

Phil North
Conservative

Leader after election

Phil North
Conservative

The 2023 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Test Valley Borough Council in England. [1] [2] [3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council of 43 members was up for election across 20 wards.

Contents

Background

At the previous election in 2019 the localist group the Andover Alliance won seven seats on the Council. However, from the beginning of their terms of office they were plagued by internal disputes and defections and they ceased to exist as a group prior to the 2023 election. [4] As a consequence they did not field any candidates at this election, although some of their councillors chose to stand as independents. None were successful.

The Conservatives proved to be the beneficiaries of the Andover Alliance's collapse gaining all seven of their seats. Although they lost five seats to the Liberal Democrats they were able to retain control of the Council. [5] [6]

Results summary

2023 Test Valley District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 43 [7] 2675Increase2.svg260.539.57%14,896Decrease2.svg2.81%
  Liberal Democrats 431750Increase2.svg539.542.41%15,966Increase2.svg12.97%
  Independent 9000Steady2.svg0.06.02%2,265Increase2.svg2.52%
  Labour 10000Steady2.svg0.06.48%2,441Decrease2.svg2.12%
  Green 8000Steady2.svg0.05.19%1,955Increase2.svg4.69%
  UKIP 1000Steady2.svg0.00.13%49Decrease2.svg0.27%
  Heritage 1000Steady2.svg0.00.19%71Increase2.svg0.19%
  Andover Alliance 0007Decrease2.svg70.00.00%0Decrease2.svg15.18%

Ward Results

Test Valley Borough Council election results. [8]

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Ampfield and Braishfield

Ampfield and Braishfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Yalden 614 62.0 +20.6
Conservative Mary-Jane Rawson-Smith37638.0-16.4
Majority23824.0N/A
Turnout 99045.0-0.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 18.5

Andover Downlands

Andover Downlands (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Donnelly* 526 57.1 +7.5
Conservative Nicolas Lodge* 451 49.0 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hughes26128.3N/A
Labour Kristian Cotter20021.7+7.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Burgess19220.8N/A
Turnout 92120.7-5.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Andover Harroway

Andover Harroway (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Luigi Gregori 781 42.1 +17.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Hughes 716 38.6 +14.7
Conservative Carl Borg-Neal* 652 35.1 +3.7
Conservative Tony Burley*64534.8+5.4
Conservative Karen Hamilton*64234.6+3.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Reynolds58131.3+12.0
Green Lance Mitchell30916.7N/A
Labour Phillipa Roll29515.9-1.9
Independent Gary Juliff24813.4N/A
Turnout 1,85525.6-3.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Andover Millway

Andover Millway (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zilliah Brooks* 936 42.9 -6.3
Conservative Jim Neal 794 36.4 -5.3
Conservative Mark Leech 770 35.3 -7.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gregory75634.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael McGarry69832.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Simmonds52924.2N/A
Green Catherine Hosen42419.4N/A
Independent Mark Farren42119.3N/A
Green Andy Pomphrey36916.9N/A
Independent Dan Emmerson23310.7N/A
Turnout 2,18332.4-0.5
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Andover Alliance
Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

Andover Romans

Andover Romans (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Sangster* 659 41.9 +15.7
Conservative Katy Brooks 577 36.7 -3.1
Conservative Kirsty North* 557 35.4 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Josephine Msonthi55435.2+12.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Kidd54934.9+14.1
Conservative Tracey Tasker*54034.4-3.5
Independent Steve Hardstaff36423.2N/A
Labour Scott Lindfield29018.4+4.2
Turnout 1,57221.5-5.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Andover St Mary's

Andover St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iris Andersen* 676 48.7 +13.9
Conservative Debbie Cattell 538 38.8 +11.6
Conservative Jan Budzynski 504 36.3 +11.6
Labour Andrew Fitchet47934.5+18.3
Liberal Democrats Katherine Bird45732.9+14.1
Labour Judith Cole42630.7N/A
Independent Stuart Waue30622.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Briggs20614.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Hurst20014.4N/A
Turnout 1,38723.3-4.3
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Andover Alliance
Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

Andover Winton

Andover Winton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Gillies 645 45.8 -0.6
Conservative Lisa Matthews 552 39.2 -2.6
Liberal Democrats Joseph Hughes41029.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Adrian Hall-Cooper33023.4N/A
Independent Rebecca Meyer*28320.1-30.1
Independent Andrew Horsnell19513.8N/A
Independent Richard Rowles*16111.4-37.2
Turnout 1,40829.4-1.5
Conservative gain from Andover Alliance
Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

Anna

Anna (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Flood* 1,373 69.3 +11.9
Conservative Susanne Hasselmann 1,102 55.7 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Burnage45422.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thom38719.5N/A
Green Carol Bartholomew36018.2N/A
Turnout 1,98040.3-2.6
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

Bellinger

Bellinger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Lashbrook* 531 66.5 +66.5
Liberal Democrats George Johnson26833.5N/A
Majority26333.0N/A
Turnout 79931.4N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Blackwater

Blackwater (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Adams-King* 1,465 66.4 +3.1
Conservative Gordon Bailey* 969 43.9 -15.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Ezard85838.9N/A
Independent Christopher Craig64329.1+6.4
Green Jason Reeves29413.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Beesley29313.3N/A
Turnout 2,20643.8+3.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bourne Valley

Bourne Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil North* 576 64.4 +64.4
Liberal Democrats Graham Walters31835.6N/A
Majority25528.6N/A
Turnout 89436.6N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Charlton and the Pentons

Charlton and the Pentons
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Lashbrook* 429 48.0 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Jean Reynolds25328.3N/A
Green Paul Howland16318.2+1.2
UKIP Norman Woods495.5-7.8
Majority17619.7-12.7
Turnout 89434.4+2.0
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Dunleavey 1,190 50.7 +20.4
Conservative Phil Bundy* 1,144 48.8 -9.9
Conservative Terese Swain 1,091 46.5 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Lee Berry1,06045.2+19.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Gomer1,04844.7+21.5
Conservative Mike Maltby1,03744.2-10.9
Turnout 2,34535.9+1.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Harewood

Harewood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Drew* 652 52.0 -15.6
Liberal Democrats Duncan Clark60148.0N/A
Majority514.0-31.3
Turnout 1,25348.1+5.0
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Mid Test

Mid Test (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Johnston* 1,402 47.8 -7.2
Conservative Ian Jeffrey* 1,382 47.1 -11.9
Conservative Stewart MacDonald 1,351 46.0 -13.8
Liberal Democrats David Hall1,22541.7+6.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Marshall97233.1+1.3
Liberal Democrats Russell Theron89730.6N/A
Green Connor Shaw40513.8N/A
Green Jonathan Cotterell36812.5N/A
Labour Jane Elliott2568.7-8.4
Turnout 2,93640.9+5.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

North Baddesley

North Baddesley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Ford 1,373 70.1 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Geoff Cooper* 1,239 63.2 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Warnes* 1,198 61.2 -6.3
Conservative Lynne Colton51326.2-6.8
Conservative Joe Billett48324.7-1.4
Conservative Richard Franke41621.2-0.5
Labour Callum Jackson22711.6N/A
Turnout 1,95934.2+0.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey Abbey

Romsey Abbey (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Gidley* 1,132 57.0 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Nik Daas* 1,017 51.2 -1.5
Conservative Nick Michell70435.5+1.1
Conservative Joe Dwyer64232.3+1.0
Labour Bernard Van Den Berg1678.4-0.1
Heritage Andrew Peterson713.6N/A
Turnout 1,98541.8-3.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey Cupernham

Romsey Cupernham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Burnage* 1,435 60.9 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Gwynne* 1,327 56.3 +14.4
Liberal Democrats Rohit Kohli 1,187 50.3 -5.2
Conservative Tim Mayer86936.9+4.7
Conservative John Ray76832.6-3.5
Conservative Dave Maslen66428.2-2.2
Labour Ann Chillingworth32613.8+4.4
Turnout 2,35836.4-1.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey Tadburn

Romsey Tadburn (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cooper* 1,463 73.3 +8.4
Liberal Democrats John Parker* 1,304 65.3 +11.4
Conservative Clive Collier49424.7-8.1
Conservative David Bloomfield41020.5-8.7
Labour Carolyn Nixson20110.1+0.4
Turnout 1,99643.4-0.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Valley Park

Valley Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dowden* 1,458 80.9 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Celia Dowden** 1,297 72.0 +10.9
Conservative Michael Ball35619.8-1.7
Conservative Sam Davies33018.3-1.6
Turnout 1,80239.1-2.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

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