Rushmoor council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 13 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
9
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
14
across 13 wards
Turnout
30.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 +1 10,276 47.3% +7.3
Labour Party 4 +1 7,668 35.3% +10.7
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 2,817 13.0% +4.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 -1 606 2.8% -18.8
Green Party 0 +0 306 1.4% -4.2
British Unionist Party 0 +0 57 0.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Labour Party 14
Liberal Democrats 10
Green Party 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
British Unionist Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 14 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.

Aldershot Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Terry Bridgeman Elected 738 60.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Len Winchcombe 488 39.8% —
Majority250
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,226

Cherrywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ashley James Halstead Elected 831 56.5% +12.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Cullum 515 35.0% +13.6
Liberal Democrats Shaun Patrick Joseph Murphy 126 8.6% +0.1
Majority316
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,472

Labour Party hold

Cove and Southwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin John Tennant Elected 957 55.7% +7.1
Labour Party Madi Jabbi 379 22.1% +8.2
Liberal Democrats Alain Stephen Dekker 240 14.0% +4.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jenny Parsons 142 8.3% -14.8
Majority578
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,718

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Empress

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Smith Elected 784 49.6% +0.1
Labour Party Bill O'Donovan 460 29.1% +16.6
Green Party Donna Wallace 209 13.2% -12.9
Liberal Democrats Leola Jane Card 127 8.0% —
Majority324
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,580

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Fernhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Muschamp Elected 1,039 68.4% +15.5
Labour Party Mitchell Wescott 479 31.6% +14.8
Majority560
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,518

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Knellwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mara Makunura Elected 1,156 58.8% +0.7
Labour Party Colin Southon 405 20.6% +6.6
Liberal Democrats Nick March 404 20.6% +12.5
Majority751
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,965

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Manor Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bruce Thomas Elected 977 50.4% +6.5
Labour Party Gaynor Austin 960 49.6% +25.5
Majority17
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,937

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

North Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Frank Rust Elected 998 68.7% +0.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Akmal Hussain Gani 358 24.6% +6.6
Green Party Jason Guy 97 6.7% —
Majority640
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,453

Labour Party hold

Rowhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sophia Choudhary Elected 829 46.2% +4.9
Labour Party Yvette Catherine Dean 583 32.5% +8.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar 381 21.2% —
Majority246
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,793

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacqui Vosper Elected 878 64.5% +11.0
Labour Party Janet Gardner 304 22.3% +6.2
Liberal Democrats Jill Whyman 180 13.2% +1.5
Majority574
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,362

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Mark's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Abul Koher Chowdhury Elected 577 39.0% +10.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Gladstone 544 36.8% -2.4
Labour Party Carl Hewitt 301 20.4% +6.3
British Unionist Party Zack Jake Culshaw 57 3.9% —
Majority33
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,479

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Wellington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nadia Noelle Martin Elected 389 52.4% -10.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Attika Choudhary 290 39.0% +7.9
Liberal Democrats Sophie Elizabeth Oglesson 64 8.6% +2.7
Majority99
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast743

Labour Party hold

West Heath 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rod Cooper Elected 749 43.0% +19.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Veronica Mary Graham-Green Elected 712 40.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Chris Harding 464 26.6% -25.6
Labour Party Jeremy Audsley Clapham 442 25.4% +12.2
Labour Party June Smith 399 22.9% —
Liberal Democrats Craig William Card 370 21.2% +14.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Dennis Fraser-Fleming 348 20.0% —
Majority248
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,742

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP) · Conservative and Unionist Party gain

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