Rushmoor council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 13 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
8
Labour Party
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
32.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 8 +4 9,836 46.7% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -4 7,832 37.2% -8.3
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 2,997 14.2% -1.5
Green Party 0 +0 194 0.9% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 115 0.5% —
Reform UK 0 +0 82 0.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 22 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 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Labour Party 13
Liberal Democrats 11
Green Party 2
Heritage Party 1
Reform UK 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 13 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 Sophie Lee'Ann Porter Elected 987 72.0% +12.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Anthony Armitage 298 21.8% -18.3
Liberal Democrats Sam Morrell 85 6.2% —
Majority689
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,370

Labour Party hold

Cherrywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Guinness Elected 944 66.8% +8.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Suman Pun 470 33.2% -8.8
Majority474
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,414

Labour Party hold

Cove and Southwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Masterson Elected 794 48.2% -4.1
Labour Party Kieran James Grinter 489 29.7% +4.6
Liberal Democrats Emily Rebecca Mitchell 246 14.9% -7.6
Green Party Paul Andrew Cawsey 117 7.1% —
Majority305
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,646

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Empress

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gareth Idris Williams Elected 707 40.3% +8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Dale 593 33.8% -12.7
Liberal Democrats Leola Jane Card 372 21.2% +0.0
Reform UK Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson 82 4.7% —
Majority114
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,754

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Fernhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abe Michael Terry Allen Elected 822 52.8% +24.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Len Amos 583 37.5% -13.3
Liberal Democrats Jill Whyman 151 9.7% -11.4
Majority239
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,556

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Knellwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Calum James Stewart Elected 863 38.6% -11.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Tad Cragg 636 28.4% +6.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Trotter 623 27.8% -0.2
Heritage Party Kevin Joyce 115 5.1% —
Majority227
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,237

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Manor Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Becky Williams Elected 1,103 54.5% +13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Ian Charles Crerar 921 45.5% -0.3
Majority182
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,024

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

North Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Gaynor Austin Elected 1,022 73.5% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Dick Brown 301 21.7% -8.6
Liberal Democrats Glenn Alexander Christodoulou 67 4.8% —
Majority721
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,390

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Rowhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Halleh Koohestani Elected 866 48.7% +10.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Robert Newell 660 37.1% -3.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar 254 14.3% -7.2
Majority206
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,780

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Cullum Elected 747 45.4% -8.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Julia Louise Warner 733 44.6% -1.8
Liberal Democrats Olive Jane O'Dowd-Booth 165 10.0% —
Majority14
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,645

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Mark's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Thomas Mitchell Elected 774 48.5% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Abul Koher Chowdhury 554 34.7% -5.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Barry Jones 268 16.8% +1.9
Majority220
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,596

Liberal Democrats hold

Wellington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dhan Bahadur Sarki Elected 652 56.5% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Ann Hartley 414 35.9% -7.7
Liberal Democrats Aidan Lunn 66 5.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ryan Lyddall 22 1.9% —
Majority238
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,154

Labour Party hold

West Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Benjamin Lyon Elected 634 41.9% -10.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Gavin Raymond Francis 607 40.1% +11.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Dennis Fraser-Fleming 194 12.8% -6.5
Green Party Ed Neville 77 5.1% —
Majority27
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,512

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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