Test Valley council election, 2023
Most seats
26
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
43
across 20 wards
Turnout
35.1%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 26 | +4 | 31,535 | 42.8% | -2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | +5 | 33,647 | 45.6% | +15.1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 2,867 | 3.9% | -0.8 |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 2,854 | 3.9% | +2.2 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 2,692 | 3.7% | +3.4 |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 71 | 0.1% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | +0 | 49 | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Andover Alliance | 0 | -7 | 0 | — | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 43 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 43 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 43 | |
| Labour Party | 10 | |
| Independent | 9 | |
| Green Party | 8 | |
| Heritage Party | 1 | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 43 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.
Ampfield & Braishfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Yalden Elected | 514 | 57.8% | +16.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | M-J Rawson-Smith | 376 | 42.2% | -12.2 |
| Majority | 138 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 890 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Andover Downlands 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher David Donnelly Elected | 526 | 64.5% | +8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Lodge Elected | 451 | 55.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Paul Hughes | 261 | 32.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Kristian Nicholas Cotter | 200 | 24.5% | -0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Stuart Burgess | 192 | 23.6% | — |
| Majority | 190 | |||
| Turnout | 20.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 815 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Andover Harroway 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Luigi Stefano John Gregori Elected | 781 | 48.1% | +21.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Hughes Elected | 716 | 44.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carl Stephen Borg-Neal Elected | 652 | 40.2% | +5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Burley | 645 | 39.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Louise Hamilton | 643 | 39.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Charles Reynolds | 581 | 35.8% | — |
| Green Party | Lance Mitchell | 309 | 19.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Philippa Jane Roll | 295 | 18.2% | -1.4 |
| Independent | Gary Mark Juliff | 248 | 15.3% | — |
| Majority | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,623 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Andover Millway 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Zilliah Helena Brooks Elected | 936 | 47.3% | -5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Neal Elected | 794 | 40.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Alan Leech Elected | 770 | 38.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas James Gregory | 756 | 38.2% | +23.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Robert McGarry | 698 | 35.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Gordon Simmonds | 529 | 26.8% | — |
| Green Party | Catherine Hosen | 424 | 21.4% | +10.5 |
| Independent | Mark Llewellyn Farren | 421 | 21.3% | — |
| Green Party | Andy Pomphrey | 369 | 18.7% | — |
| Independent | Dan Emmerson | 233 | 11.8% | — |
| Majority | 14 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,977 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Andover Alliance · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Andover Alliance · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Andover Romans 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Lloyd Sangster Elected | 659 | 48.3% | -9.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Katie Louise Brooks Elected | 577 | 42.3% | -0.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kirsty North Elected | 557 | 40.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Hazel Iris Msonthi | 554 | 40.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Jeremy Kidd | 549 | 40.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tracey Lorraine Preston | 540 | 39.6% | — |
| Independent | Steve Hardstaff | 364 | 26.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Scott William John Lindfield | 290 | 21.3% | — |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,363 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Andover St Mary's 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Iris Anita Andersen Elected | 676 | 53.5% | +4.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Debbie Cattell Elected | 538 | 42.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jan Franciszek Budzynski Elected | 504 | 39.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Andy Fitchet | 479 | 37.9% | +10.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Katherine Anne Bird | 457 | 36.2% | +12.7 |
| Labour Party | Judith Elizabeth Cole | 426 | 33.7% | — |
| Independent | Stuart George Waue | 306 | 24.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Briggs | 206 | 16.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Alan Hurst | 200 | 15.8% | — |
| Majority | 25 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,264 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Andover Alliance · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Andover Alliance · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Andover Winton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alex Gillies Elected | 645 | 50.1% | +0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lisa Jayne Matthews Elected | 552 | 42.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph Henry Hughes | 410 | 31.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Stephen Hall-Cooper | 330 | 25.6% | — |
| Independent | Rebecca Meyer | 283 | 22.0% | — |
| Independent | Andrew Kevin Horsnell | 195 | 15.1% | — |
| Independent | Richard Rowles | 161 | 12.5% | — |
| Majority | 142 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,288 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Andover Alliance · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Andover Alliance
Anna 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maureen Flood Elected | 1,373 | 74.7% | +12.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Susanne Hasselmann Elected | 1,102 | 60.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Steven Burnage | 454 | 24.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Thom | 387 | 21.1% | — |
| Green Party | Carol Marie Bartholomew | 360 | 19.6% | — |
| Majority | 648 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,838 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Andover Alliance · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bellinger
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Lashbrook Elected | 531 | 66.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | George David Johnson | 268 | 33.5% | — |
| Majority | 263 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 799 | |||
Blackwater 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Adams-King Elected | 1,465 | 64.8% | -10.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gordon Leslie Bailey Elected | 969 | 42.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Harold George Ezard | 858 | 37.9% | — |
| Independent | Christopher Leonard Craig | 643 | 28.4% | +1.0 |
| Green Party | Jason Martin Reeves | 294 | 13.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Robert Beesley | 293 | 13.0% | — |
| Majority | 111 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,261 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bourne Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil North Elected | 576 | 64.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Nicholas Walters | 318 | 35.6% | — |
| Majority | 258 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 894 | |||
Charlton & the Pentons
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Lashbrook Elected | 429 | 48.0% | -3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Reynolds | 253 | 28.3% | — |
| Green Party | Paul Howland | 163 | 18.2% | +1.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Norman Henry Richard Woods | 49 | 5.5% | -7.8 |
| Majority | 176 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 894 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Linda Dunleavey Elected | 1,190 | 54.3% | +18.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Bundy Elected | 1,144 | 52.2% | -14.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Terese Swain Elected | 1,091 | 49.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Berry | 1,060 | 48.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Gomer | 1,048 | 47.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Maltby | 1,037 | 47.4% | — |
| Majority | 31 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,190 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Harewood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Nicholas Alwyne Drew Elected | 652 | 52.0% | -15.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan James Clark | 601 | 48.0% | — |
| Majority | 51 | |||
| Turnout | 48.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,253 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Mid Test 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Mary Johnston Elected | 1,402 | 50.9% | -18.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Jeffrey Elected | 1,382 | 50.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stewart MacDonald Elected | 1,351 | 49.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ian Hall | 1,225 | 44.5% | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Geoffrey Marshall | 972 | 35.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Theron | 897 | 32.6% | — |
| Green Party | Connor Edward Shaw | 405 | 14.7% | — |
| Green Party | Jonathan Cotterell | 368 | 13.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Jane Carole Elliott | 256 | 9.3% | -10.6 |
| Majority | 126 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,753 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
North Baddesley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Ford Elected | 1,373 | 75.6% | +11.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Cooper Elected | 1,239 | 68.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Warnes Elected | 1,198 | 66.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynne Colton | 513 | 28.2% | -7.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joe Billett | 483 | 26.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Jan Franke | 416 | 22.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Callum Peter Jackson | 227 | 12.5% | — |
| Majority | 685 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,816 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Romsey Abbey 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Julia Gidley Elected | 1,132 | 60.7% | -5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nik Daas Elected | 1,017 | 54.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Michell | 704 | 37.7% | +1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joe Dwyer | 642 | 34.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Bernard Lawrence Van Den Berg | 167 | 8.9% | +0.1 |
| Heritage Party | Andrew Drummond Peterson | 71 | 3.8% | — |
| Majority | 313 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,866 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Romsey Cupernham 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Louise Burnage Elected | 1,435 | 65.5% | +3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Alan Gwynne Elected | 1,327 | 60.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Rohit Kohli Elected | 1,187 | 54.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tim Mayer | 869 | 39.6% | -0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Anthony William Ray | 768 | 35.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dave Maslen | 664 | 30.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Ann Cameron Chillingworth | 326 | 14.9% | +4.4 |
| Majority | 318 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,192 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Romsey Tadburn 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Geoffrey Cooper Elected | 1,463 | 75.6% | +7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Stephen Parker Elected | 1,304 | 67.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Wellesley Collier | 494 | 25.5% | -8.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Charles Bloomfield | 410 | 21.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Carolyn Ann Nixson | 201 | 10.4% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 810 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,936 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Valley Park 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan George Dowden Elected | 1,458 | 84.8% | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Celia Mary Dowden Elected | 1,297 | 75.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Anthony Ball | 356 | 20.7% | -2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sam George Davies | 330 | 19.2% | — |
| Majority | 941 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,720 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold