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 LyonGareth WilliamsCraig Card
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatWest HeathEmpressSt Marks
Seats before23142
Seats after15213
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 7Increase2.svg 1
Rushmoor UK ward map 2012 (blank).svg
The ward map of Rushmoor Borough Council
Leader before election

Gareth Lyon
Conservative

Leader after election

TBD

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

Contents

The council is under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The Conservatives lost five seats to Labour at the previous election, but retained a majority of the seats. [3] [4]

The Conservative have lost control by losing their 24 years of control to Labour.

Results summary

2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 823.1121538.5
  Labour 9Increase2.svg 769.2122153.8
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg 17.7237.7
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0000
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0000
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0000
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0000

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows: [5] [6]

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
Majority58644.0
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
Majority45129.2
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
Majority1829.6
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
Majority20410.3
Turnout 1,97641.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Fernhill

Fernhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Harden 765 45.8 +8.3
Labour Julie Warner75845.3-7.5
Liberal Democrats Brian Blewett1498.9-0.8
Majority70.5
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
Majority1426.5
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
Majority1074.8
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
Majority88064.8
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 Ind. Zack Culshaw211.1New
TUSC Dan Warrington160.8New
Majority48325.1
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
Majority955.7
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
Majority976.2
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
Majority24118.6
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
Majority412.4
Turnout 1,70936.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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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.
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