2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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.[1]

2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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13 of 39 seats to Rushmoor Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader David Clifford Christine Guinness Craig Card
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 28 9 2
Seats after 23 14 2
Seat change Decrease5 Increase5 Steady

The winner of each seat by party in the 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council Election

Leader before election

David Clifford
Conservative

Leader after election

David Clifford
Conservative

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.[2][3]

Results summary

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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

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The results for each ward were as follows:[4][5]

The changes in these results are changes from the 2022 Rushmoor Borough Council election.

Aldershot Park

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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

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Cherrywood

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Donnelly, Luke (20 April 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election candidates 2023". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ Fox, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election results in full as Conservatives maintain majority despite Labour gains". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Election candidates". Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Local election results - 4 May 2023 - Rushmoor Borough Council".
  6. ^ "Local election results - 4 May 2023 - Rushmoor Borough Council".