2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election
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13 of 39 seats to Rushmoor Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.71% [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderGareth WilliamsGareth LyonCraig Card
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatEmpressWest HeathSt Marks
Seats before14232
Seats after21153
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 1
Rushmoor election 2024 ward map.svg
Ward map election results
Leader before election

Gareth Lyon
Conservative

Leader after election

Gareth Williams
Labour

The 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same date as other local elections across England. A third of the council was up for election. This set of seats were last contested in 2021. [2]

Contents

The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. [3] [4] The election saw Labour win a majority on the council for the first time in its history. [5] The Labour group leader, Gareth Williams, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024. [6]

Results summary

2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Increase2.svg 769.2122153.810,73948.09+1.19
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 823.1121538.58,21836.80-0.30
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg 17.7237.72,26210.13-4.07
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg00007943.56+3.10
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg00002120.95+0.94
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0000850.38-0.12
 Hampshire Independents0Steady2.svg0000210.09New

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows: [7] [8]

The changes in these results are changes from the 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)

Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Roberts* 911 68.4 −3.6
Conservative Peter Crerar32524.4+2.6
TUSC Tom Mortimer957.1New
Majority 58644.0
Turnout 1,33126.8
Labour hold Swing

Cherrywood

Cherrywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill O’Donovan 949 61.5 −6.4
Conservative Nem Thapa*49832.3+0.2
Liberal Democrats Jane O'Dowd-Booth966.2New
Majority 45129.2
Turnout 1,54331.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cove and Southwood

Cove and Southwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Carter* 940 49.5 +1.3
Labour Becky Miles75839.9+10.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Mitchell20210.6−4.3
Majority 1829.6
Turnout 1,90034.5
Conservative hold Swing

Empress

Empress
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Hall 896 45.3 +5.0
Conservative Marina Munro*69235.0+1.2
Liberal Democrats Aidan David Lunn23712.0−9.2
Reform UK Ian Simpson1517.6+2.9
Majority 20410.3
Turnout 1,97641.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Fernhill

Fernhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Harden 765 45.8 +8.3
Labour Julia Warner75845.3−7.5
Liberal Democrats Brian Blewett1498.9−0.8
Majority 70.5
Turnout 1,67232.7
Conservative hold Swing

Knellwood

Knellwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Taylor* 882 40.5 +1.9
Labour Tad Cragg74034.0+5.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Trotter46921.6−6.2
Heritage Kevin Joyce853.9−1.2
Majority 1426.5
Turnout 2,17638.9
Conservative hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Whitmee 1,034 46.4 −8.1
Conservative Jib Belbase92741.6−3.9
Reform UK Brian Lyons2159.6New
TUSC Agnieszka Cieszkowska522.3New
Majority 1074.8
Turnout 2,22840.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

North Town

North Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Dibble* 1,118 82.4 +8.9
Conservative Bill Withers23817.6−4.1
Majority 88064.8
Turnout 1,35626.8
Labour hold Swing

Rowhill

Rowhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lisa Greenway 998 51.9 +3.2
Conservative Maurice Sheehan*51526.8−10.3
Reform UK Kevin Betsworth24312.6New
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar1306.8−7.5
Hampshire IndependentsZack Culshaw211.1New
TUSC Dan Warrington160.8New
Majority 48325.1
Turnout 1,92338.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St John's

St John’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Day 806 48.5 +3.9
Conservative Rod Cooper71142.8−2.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Goodwin1458.7−1.3
Majority 955.7
Turnout 1,66233.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St Mark's

St Mark’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leola Card 663 42.5 −6.0
Conservative Diane Bedford*56636.3+1.6
Labour Madi Jabbi33021.2+4.4
Majority 976.2
Turnout 1,55929.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wellington

Wellington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Crawford 744 57.4 +0.9
Conservative Bishal Gurling50338.8+2.9
TUSC Ryan Lyddall493.8+1.9
Majority 24118.6
Turnout 1,29627.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

West Heath

West Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rhian Jones 697 40.8 +0.7
Conservative Michael Hope*65638.4−3.5
Reform UK Gary Cowd18510.8New
Liberal Democrats Charles Fraser Fleming17110.0−2.8
Majority 412.4
Turnout 1,70936.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Changes 2024–2026

References

  1. ↑ https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/elections2024/results
  2. ↑ "Rushmoor Local Election information 2024". Rushmoor Borough Council. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Fox, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election results in full as Conservatives maintain majority despite Labour gains". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Stafford, Stephen (3 May 2024). "Labour gain first win in Rushmoor". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "New Leader sets out priorities for Rushmoor and appoints new Cabinet". Rushmoor Borough Council. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Here for Rushmoor Facebook page". Facebook. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local election results - 2 May 2024 - Rushmoor Borough Council".
  9. ↑ Boothroyd, David (24 May 2024). "Kirklees leader defection". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ↑ {{ |url=https://democracy.rushmoor.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=229/%7Caccess-date=23 May 2025}}
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