Rushmoor council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 13 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
6
Reform UK
Seats contested
14
across 13 wards
Turnout
41.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 6 +6 9,310 31.1% +27.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 +1 7,054 23.5% -13.3
Labour Party 3 -6 7,277 24.3% -23.8
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 2,196 7.3% -2.8
Green Party 0 +0 3,760 12.6% —
Independent 0 +0 256 0.9% —
British Democratic Party 0 +0 66 0.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 36 0.1% -0.8

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Green Party 14
Labour Party 14
Reform UK 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 12
Liberal Democrats 7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
British Democratic Party 1
Independent 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 +/−
Reform UK Sharon Harvey Elected 678 38.4% —
Labour Party Delian Marius Bratosin 556 31.5% -37.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Ian Charles Crerar 269 15.2% -9.2
Green Party Sam Morrell 240 13.6% —
Green Party Sam Morrell 240 13.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Thomas Mortimer 24 1.4% -5.8
Majority122
Turnout35.7%
Registered electors4,978
Ballots cast1,767

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Cherrywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sally McGuinness Elected 557 31.4% —
Labour Party Clive Patrick Grattan 527 29.7% -31.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Anil Thapa 474 26.7% -5.5
Green Party Daryl Higgs 215 12.1% —
Majority30
Turnout35.8%
Registered electors4,973
Ballots cast1,773

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Cove and Southwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin John Tennant Elected 719 30.3% -19.1
Reform UK Martin Laney 671 28.3% —
Labour Party Becky Miles 481 20.3% -19.6
Green Party Andy Wilson 308 13.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jill Whyman 192 8.1% -2.5
Majority48
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors5,524
Ballots cast2,371

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Empress

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nicky Slater Elected 728 31.0% -14.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Abjeet Rudh 557 23.7% -11.3
Reform UK Rohin Shingadia 551 23.5% +15.8
Liberal Democrats Olive Jane O'Dowd-Booth 284 12.1% +0.1
Green Party Ryan Salisbury 229 9.7% —
Majority171
Turnout46.5%
Registered electors5,079
Ballots cast2,349

Labour Party hold

Fernhill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Rob Matthews Elected 798 39.0% —
Reform UK Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson Elected 723 35.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Akmal Hussain Gani 714 34.9% -10.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Frederick Blewett 338 16.5% +7.6
Labour Party Barry Jones 287 14.0% -31.3
Labour Party Madi Jabbi 278 13.6% —
Green Party Angela Samantha Walters 270 13.2% —
Green Party Stephen James Thayer 251 12.3% —
Majority9
Turnout40.5%
Registered electors5,077
Ballots cast2,047

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain

Knellwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mara Makunura Elected 918 31.8% -8.7
Reform UK Amanda O'Neill 759 26.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar 476 16.5% -5.1
Labour Party Tad Cragg 419 14.5% -19.5
Green Party Jules Crossley 315 10.9% —
Majority159
Turnout51.5%
Registered electors5,642
Ballots cast2,887

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Manor Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jib Narayan Belbase Elected 891 34.9% -6.7
Reform UK Ken Tranter 623 24.4% +14.8
Labour Party Catherine Njenga 572 22.4% -24.0
Green Party Julia Rai 282 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Trotter 171 6.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Keri Ann Andrews 12 0.5% -1.9
Majority268
Turnout46.8%
Registered electors5,485
Ballots cast2,551

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

North Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sarah Joanne Spall Elected 903 45.8% -36.7
Reform UK Ken Weller 764 38.7% —
Green Party Jules Rai 305 15.5% —
Majority139
Turnout39.1%
Registered electors5,116
Ballots cast1,972

Labour Party hold

Rowhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Kevin Betsworth Elected 768 33.7% +21.0
Labour Party Fouzia Tanveer Khan 746 32.7% -19.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon James Birtwistle 401 17.6% -9.2
Green Party Nick Stamp 301 13.2% —
British Democratic Party Zack Jake Culshaw 66 2.9% —
Majority22
Turnout46.3%
Registered electors4,972
Ballots cast2,282

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Dave Bell Elected 719 32.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Trussler 656 29.9% -12.9
Labour Party Julia Louise Warner 558 25.4% -23.1
Green Party Fred Morris 264 12.0% —
Majority63
Turnout44.1%
Registered electors4,997
Ballots cast2,197

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

St Mark's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Craig William Card Elected 603 28.3% -14.2
Reform UK Joey Noyce 591 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Edd Bartlett 405 19.0% -17.3
Green Party Zak Khan 296 13.9% —
Labour Party Alex Day 236 11.1% -10.1
Majority12
Turnout38.9%
Registered electors5,552
Ballots cast2,131

Liberal Democrats hold

Wellington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Uttar Gurung Elected 551 33.3% -24.1
Reform UK Lisa Patterson 459 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bishal Gurung 389 23.5% -15.3
Independent Nadia Noelle Martin 256 15.5% —
Majority92
Turnout31.7%
Registered electors5,264
Ballots cast1,655

Labour Party hold

West Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ade Adeola Elected 661 31.2% -7.2
Reform UK Chris Harding 649 30.6% +19.8
Labour Party Jahangir Firoz 435 20.5% -20.3
Green Party Ed Neville 244 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats James Arnold Read 132 6.2% -3.8
Majority12
Turnout45.1%
Registered electors4,733
Ballots cast2,121

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

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