Hart council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 11 wards · 11 seats contested

Most seats

Liberal Democrats

Seats contested

across 11 wards

Turnout

35.6%

average of reporting wards

Summary

Party	Seats	+/−	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	4	+0	6,301	23.9%	-7.3
Community Campaign (Hart)	4	+0	4,595	17.4%	-3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	2	-1	9,965	37.8%	-2.9
Independent	1	+1	1,841	7.0%	—
Labour Party	0	+0	2,484	9.4%	+4.4
Green Party	0	+0	914	3.5%	+1.5
Reform UK	0	+0	94	0.4%	—
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	0	+0	79	0.3%	-0.1
Heritage Party	0	+0	78	0.3%	+0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party	Candidates	Of a possible 11
Conservative and Unionist Party	11
Labour Party	10
Liberal Democrats	6
Community Campaign (Hart)	4
Green Party	4
Independent	2
Heritage Party	1
Reform UK	1
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	1

A party standing a full slate could field 11 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Blackwater and Hawley

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Bob Harward Elected	1,188	63.4%	-7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party	John Peter Simon Burton	487	26.0%	-2.7
Labour Party	Carly Bidwell	200	10.7%	—
Majority		701
Turnout		30.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		1,875

Liberal Democrats hold

Crookham East

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Community Campaign (Hart)	Chris Axam Elected	1,261	55.4%	-10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Annette Mary Whibley	796	35.0%	+1.1
Labour Party	Chas Spradbery	219	9.6%	—
Majority		465
Turnout		39.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,276

Community Campaign (Hart) hold

Crookham West and Ewshot

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Community Campaign (Hart)	Tony Clarke Elected	1,147	44.8%	-17.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	Bruce Bulgin	906	35.4%	-2.8
Green Party	Joseph Hutton	280	10.9%	—
Labour Party	Lila Hangma Seling-Mabo	227	8.9%	—
Majority		241
Turnout		32.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,560

Community Campaign (Hart) hold

Fleet Central

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Community Campaign (Hart)	Katie Davies Elected	1,116	44.3%	-0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party	Roy Fang	950	37.7%	-1.3
Labour Party	Andrew Neil Perkins	377	14.9%	+2.8
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	Howling Laud Hope	79	3.1%	-0.7
Majority		166
Turnout		38.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,522

Community Campaign (Hart) hold

Fleet East

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Peter James Wildsmith Elected	1,402	53.7%	+6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party	Mike Thorne	863	33.0%	-5.5
Green Party	Sam Davis	195	7.5%	-0.7
Labour Party	Valmai Wainhouse	152	5.8%	-0.4
Majority		539
Turnout		43.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,612

Liberal Democrats hold

Fleet West

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Community Campaign (Hart)	Ben Thomas Elected	1,071	42.7%	-4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	Mohua Chakraborty	979	39.1%	-1.3
Labour Party	Mike Mellor	259	10.3%	—
Green Party	Wayne Andrew Rozier	197	7.9%	-5.0
Majority		92
Turnout		37.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,506

Community Campaign (Hart) hold

Hartley Wintney

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party	Spencer Jon Farmer Elected	1,364	54.6%	-10.9
Independent	Roger Robertson	569	22.8%	—
Liberal Democrats	Daisy Khepar	566	22.6%	+0.4
Majority		795
Turnout		34.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,499

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hook

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Dermot Joseph Smith Elected	1,272	46.1%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Jen Copeland	1,045	37.9%	-9.2
Labour Party	Amanda Jane Affleck-Cruise	443	16.1%	+3.6
Majority		227
Turnout		37.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,760

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Odiham

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party	Chris Dorn Elected	1,412	61.8%	+2.6
Liberal Democrats	Tony Over	446	19.5%	-21.2
Green Party	Lars Mosesson	242	10.6%	—
Labour Party	Ben Jones	185	8.1%	—
Majority		966
Turnout		35.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,285

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Yateley East

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	David Alan Neighbour Elected	1,325	60.5%	-12.7
Conservative and Unionist Party	Chris Barnes	585	26.7%	+0.0
Labour Party	Mark Francis Schroeder	185	8.5%	—
Reform UK	Trevor Lloyd-Jones	94	4.3%	—
Majority		740
Turnout		33.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,189

Liberal Democrats hold

Yateley West

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Liberal Democrats	Mark Joseph Vernon Elected	1,374	60.6%	-1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	Richard David Martin	578	25.5%	-0.7
Labour Party	Joyce Edna Still	237	10.5%	+0.6
Heritage Party	Frances Attracta Crompton	78	3.4%	+1.3
Majority		796
Turnout		34.0%
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		2,267

Liberal Democrats hold

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