2023 Test Valley Borough Council election

2023 Test Valley Borough Council election

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All 43 seats to Test Valley Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Phil North Neil Gwynne Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 24 12 Seats won 26 17 Seat change 2 5 Popular vote 14,896 15,966 Percentage 39.6% 42.4% Swing 2.8pp 13.0pp
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.

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
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	43 [7]	26	7	5	2	60.5	39.57%	14,896	2.81%
	Liberal Democrats	43	17	5	0	5	39.5	42.41%	15,966	12.97%
	Independent	9	0	0	0		0.0	6.02%	2,265	2.52%
	Labour	10	0	0	0		0.0	6.48%	2,441	2.12%
	Green	8	0	0	0		0.0	5.19%	1,955	4.69%
	UKIP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.13%	49	0.27%
	Heritage	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.19%	71	0.19%
	Andover Alliance	0	0	0	7	7	0.0	0.00%	0	15.18%

Ward Results

Test Valley Borough Council election results. ^[8]

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Ampfield and Braishfield

Ampfield and Braishfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Yalden	614	62.0	+20.6
	Conservative	Mary-Jane Rawson-Smith	376	38.0	−16.4
Majority			238	24.0	N/A
Turnout			990	45.0	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.5

Andover Downlands

Andover Downlands (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Donnelly*	526	57.1	+7.5
	Conservative	Nicolas Lodge*	451	49.0	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Hughes	261	28.3	N/A
	Labour	Kristian Cotter	200	21.7	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Burgess	192	20.8	N/A
Turnout			921	20.7	−5.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Andover Harroway

Andover Harroway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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*	645	34.8	+5.4
	Conservative	Karen Hamilton*	642	34.6	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Reynolds	581	31.3	+12.0
	Green	Lance Mitchell	309	16.7	N/A
	Labour	Phillipa Roll	295	15.9	−1.9
	Independent	Gary Juliff	248	13.4	N/A
Turnout			1,855	25.6	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Andover Millway

Andover Millway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Gregory	756	34.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Michael McGarry	698	32.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Simmonds	529	24.2	N/A
	Green	Catherine Hosen	424	19.4	N/A
	Independent	Mark Farren	421	19.3	N/A
	Green	Andy Pomphrey	369	16.9	N/A
	Independent	Dan Emmerson	233	10.7	N/A
Turnout			2,183	32.4	−0.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Andover Alliance
	Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

Andover Romans

Andover Romans (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Msonthi	554	35.2	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kidd	549	34.9	+14.1
	Conservative	Tracey Tasker*	540	34.4	−3.5
	Independent	Steve Hardstaff	364	23.2	N/A
	Labour	Scott Lindfield	290	18.4	+4.2
Turnout			1,572	21.5	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Andover St Mary's

Andover St Mary's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Fitchet	479	34.5	+18.3
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Bird	457	32.9	+14.1
	Labour	Judith Cole	426	30.7	N/A
	Independent	Stuart Waue	306	22.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Briggs	206	14.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hurst	200	14.4	N/A
Turnout			1,387	23.3	−4.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Andover Alliance
	Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

Andover Winton

Andover Winton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Gillies	645	45.8	−0.6
	Conservative	Lisa Matthews	552	39.2	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Hughes	410	29.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Hall-Cooper	330	23.4	N/A
	Independent	Rebecca Meyer*	283	20.1	−30.1
	Independent	Andrew Horsnell	195	13.8	N/A
	Independent	Richard Rowles*	161	11.4	−37.2
Turnout			1,408	29.4	−1.5
	Conservative gain from Andover Alliance
	Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

Anna

Anna (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Flood*	1,373	69.3	+11.9
	Conservative	Susanne Hasselmann	1,102	55.7	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Burnage	454	22.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Thom	387	19.5	N/A
	Green	Carol Bartholomew	360	18.2	N/A
Turnout			1,980	40.3	−2.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Andover Alliance

• Christopher Thom was a member for Valley Park ward in the previous council term.

Bellinger

Bellinger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Lashbrook*	531	66.5	+66.5
	Liberal Democrats	George Johnson	268	33.5	N/A
Majority			263	33.0	N/A
Turnout			799	31.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Blackwater

Blackwater (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Adams-King*	1,465	66.4	+3.1
	Conservative	Gordon Bailey*	969	43.9	−15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Ezard	858	38.9	N/A
	Independent	Christopher Craig	643	29.1	+6.4
	Green	Jason Reeves	294	13.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Beesley	293	13.3	N/A
Turnout			2,206	43.8	+3.8
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bourne Valley

Bourne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil North*	576	64.4	+64.4
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Walters	318	35.6	N/A
Majority			255	28.6	N/A
Turnout			894	36.6	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Charlton and the Pentons

Charlton and the Pentons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Lashbrook*	429	48.0	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Reynolds	253	28.3	N/A
	Green	Paul Howland	163	18.2	+1.2
	UKIP	Norman Woods	49	5.5	−7.8
Majority			176	19.7	−12.7
Turnout			894	34.4	+2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Berry	1,060	45.2	+19.6
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Gomer	1,048	44.7	+21.5
	Conservative	Mike Maltby	1,037	44.2	−10.9
Turnout			2,345	35.9	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harewood

Harewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Drew*	652	52.0	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan Clark	601	48.0	N/A
Majority			51	4.0	−31.3
Turnout			1,253	48.1	+5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Mid Test

Mid Test (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Hall	1,225	41.7	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Marshall	972	33.1	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Theron	897	30.6	N/A
	Green	Connor Shaw	405	13.8	N/A
	Green	Jonathan Cotterell	368	12.5	N/A
	Labour	Jane Elliott	256	8.7	−8.4
Turnout			2,936	40.9	+5.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

North Baddesley

North Baddesley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Colton	513	26.2	−6.8
	Conservative	Joe Billett	483	24.7	−1.4
	Conservative	Richard Franke	416	21.2	−0.5
	Labour	Callum Jackson	227	11.6	N/A
Turnout			1,959	34.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey Abbey

Romsey Abbey (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Gidley*	1,132	57.0	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nik Daas*	1,017	51.2	−1.5
	Conservative	Nick Michell	704	35.5	+1.1
	Conservative	Joe Dwyer	642	32.3	+1.0
	Labour	Bernard Van Den Berg	167	8.4	−0.1
	Heritage	Andrew Peterson	71	3.6	N/A
Turnout			1,985	41.8	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey Cupernham

Romsey Cupernham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Mayer	869	36.9	+4.7
	Conservative	John Ray	768	32.6	−3.5
	Conservative	Dave Maslen	664	28.2	−2.2
	Labour	Ann Chillingworth	326	13.8	+4.4
Turnout			2,358	36.4	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey Tadburn

Romsey Tadburn (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cooper*	1,463	73.3	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Parker*	1,304	65.3	+11.4
	Conservative	Clive Collier	494	24.7	−8.1
	Conservative	David Bloomfield	410	20.5	−8.7
	Labour	Carolyn Nixson	201	10.1	+0.4
Turnout			1,996	43.4	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Valley Park

Valley Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Dowden*	1,458	80.9	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Dowden**	1,297	72.0	+10.9
	Conservative	Michael Ball	356	19.8	−1.7
	Conservative	Sam Davies	330	18.3	−1.6
Turnout			1,802	39.1	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

• Celia Dowden was a member for North Baddesley ward in the previous council term.

References

1. "Borough and Parish Elections - May 2023". Test Valley Borough Council . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
2. "Election timetable in England". UK Government . Retrieved 10 April 2023.
3. "Full list of election candidates revealed for Test Valley". Andover Advertiser. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
4. "Andover Alliance: A look back at the party's ups and downs". Andover Advertiser. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
5. "Test Valley election result". BBC News . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
6. "Test Valley elections: Conservatives win majority, Lib Dems also gain". Andover Advertiser. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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8. "Borough Elections 4 May 2023 - Results". Test Valley Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.