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The 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 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.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The Conservatives lost five seats to Labour at the election, but retained a majority of the seats.
Results summary
| 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 8 |  5
|
6 | 14 | 9,886 | 46.9 | ||||
| Conservative | 4 |  5
|
20 | 23 | 7,832 | 37.1 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 
|
1 | 2 | 2,997 | 14.2 | ||||
| Green | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 194 | 1.00 | |||
| Heritage | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 0.5 | |||
| Reform UK | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.4 | |||
| TUSC | 0 |
|
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.1 | |||
Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows:
The changes in these results are changes from the 2022 Rushmoor Borough Council election.
Aldershot Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sophie Porter | 987 | 72.0 | +12.1 | |
| Conservative | David Anthony Armitage | 298 | 21.8 | −18.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Morrell | 85 | 6.2 | New | |
| Majority | 689 | 50.2 | +16.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cherrywood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christine Avril Guinness | 994 | 67.9 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Suman Pun | 470 | 32.1 | −9.9 | |
| Majority | 524 | 35.8 | +11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cove and Southwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Masterson | 794 | 48.2 | −16.7 | |
| Labour | Kieran James Grinter | 489 | 29.7 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Rebecca Mitchell | 246 | 14.9 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Paul Andrew Cawsey | 117 | 7.1 | New | |
| Majority | 305 | 18.5 | −10.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Empress
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gareth Idris Williams | 707 | 40.3 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Helen Dale | 593 | 33.8 | −12.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 372 | 21.2 | +0.1 | |
| Reform UK | Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson | 82 | 4.7 | New | |
| Majority | 114 | 6.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Fernhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Abe Michael Terry Allen | 822 | 52.8 | +14.7 | |
| Conservative | Len Amos | 583 | 37.5 | −13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Whyman | 151 | 9.7 | −11.3 | |
| Majority | 239 | 15.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Knellwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Calum James Stuart | 863 | 38.6 | −11.5 | |
| Labour | Tad Cragg | 636 | 28.4 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Trotter | 623 | 27.8 | −0.2 | |
| Heritage | Kevin Robert Joyce | 115 | 5.1 | New | |
| Majority | 227 | 10.2 | −14.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Manor Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Becky Williams | 1,103 | 54.5 | +13.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Crerar | 921 | 45.5 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 182 | 9.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
North Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gaynor Frances Austin | 1,022 | 73.5 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Dick Brown | 301 | 21.7 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glenn Alexander Christodoulou | 67 | 4.8 | New | |
| Majority | 721 | 51.8 | +26.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rowhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Halleh Koohestani | 866 | 48.7 | +10.7 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Robert Newell | 660 | 37.1 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Richard Hilliar | 254 | 14.3 | −7.1 | |
| Majority | 206 | 11.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter James Gordan Edward McGready Cullum | 747 | 45.4 | −8.2 | |
| Labour | Julia Louise Warner | 733 | 44.6 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Olive Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 165 | 10.0 | New | |
| Majority | 14 | 0.8 | −44.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St Mark's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas William Mitchell | 774 | 48.5 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Abul Koher Chowdhury | 554 | 34.7 | −5.9 | |
| Labour | Barry Jones | 268 | 16.8 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 220 | 13.8 | +4.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Wellington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dhan Bahadur Sarki | 652 | 56.5 | +28.2 | |
| Conservative | Mary Ann Hartley | 414 | 35.9 | −16.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan David Lunn | 66 | 5.7 | −13.5 | |
| TUSC | Ryan Christopher Lyddall | 22 | 1.9 | New | |
| Majority | 238 | 20.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
West Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gareth Benjamin Lyon | 634 | 41.9 | +10.5 | |
| Labour | Gavin Raymond Francis | 607 | 40.1 | +25.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Fraser-Fleming | 194 | 12.8 | −1.4 | |
| Green | Edward John Neville | 77 | 5.1 | New | |
| Majority | 27 | 1.8 | −4.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- Donnelly, Luke (20 April 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election candidates 2023". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- Fox, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election results in full as Conservatives maintain majority despite Labour gains". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Election candidates". Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- "Local election results - 4 May 2023 - Rushmoor Borough Council".
- "Local election results - 4 May 2023 - Rushmoor Borough Council".
