2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election
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13 of 39 seats to Rushmoor Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 33.71% [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ward map election results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same date as other local elections across England. A third of the council was up for election. This set of seats were last contested in 2021.[2]
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election.[3][4] The election saw Labour win a majority on the council for the first time in its history.[5] The Labour group leader, Gareth Williams, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024.[6]
Results summary
[edit]| 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 9 |  7
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69.2 | 12 | 21 | 53.8 | 10,739 | 48.09 | +1.19 | |
| Conservative | 3 |  8
|
23.1 | 12 | 15 | 38.5 | 8,218 | 36.80 | -0.30 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1
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7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 2,262 | 10.13 | -4.07 | |
| Reform UK | 0 | 
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 794 | 3.56 | +3.10 | |
| TUSC | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0.95 | +0.94 | |
| Heritage | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0.38 | -0.12 | |
| Hampshire Independents | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.09 | New | |
Ward Results
[edit]The results for each ward were as follows: [7][8]
The changes in these results are changes from the 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)
Aldershot Park
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Roberts* | 911 | 68.4 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Crerar | 325 | 24.4 | +2.6 | |
| TUSC | Tom Mortimer | 95 | 7.1 | New | |
| Majority | 586 | 44.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,331 | 26.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cherrywood
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill O’Donovan | 949 | 61.5 | −6.4 | |
| Conservative | Nem Thapa* | 498 | 32.3 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 96 | 6.2 | New | |
| Majority | 451 | 29.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,543 | 31.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Cove and Southwood
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Carter* | 940 | 49.5 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Becky Miles | 758 | 39.9 | +10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Mitchell | 202 | 10.6 | −4.3 | |
| Majority | 182 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,900 | 34.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Empress
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julie Hall | 896 | 45.3 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Marina Munro* | 692 | 35.0 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan David Lunn | 237 | 12.0 | −9.2 | |
| Reform UK | Ian Simpson | 151 | 7.6 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 204 | 10.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,976 | 41.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Fernhill
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Harden | 765 | 45.8 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | Julie Warner | 758 | 45.3 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Blewett | 149 | 8.9 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 7 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,672 | 32.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Knellwood
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Taylor* | 882 | 40.5 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Tad Cragg | 740 | 34.0 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Trotter | 469 | 21.6 | −6.2 | |
| Heritage | Kevin Joyce | 85 | 3.9 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 142 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,176 | 38.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Manor Park
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ivan Whitmee | 1,034 | 46.4 | −8.1 | |
| Conservative | Jib Belbase | 927 | 41.6 | −3.9 | |
| Reform UK | Brian Lyons | 215 | 9.6 | New | |
| TUSC | Agnieszka Cieszkowska | 52 | 2.3 | New | |
| Majority | 107 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,228 | 40.1 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
North Town
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Dibble* | 1,118 | 82.4 | +8.9 | |
| Conservative | Bill Withers | 238 | 17.6 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 880 | 64.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,356 | 26.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rowhill
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lisa Greenway | 998 | 51.9 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Sheehan* | 515 | 26.8 | −10.3 | |
| Reform UK | Kevin Betsworth | 243 | 12.6 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 130 | 6.8 | −7.5 | |
| Hampshire Independents | Zack Culshaw | 21 | 1.1 | New | |
| TUSC | Dan Warrington | 16 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 483 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,923 | 38.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St John's
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Day | 806 | 48.5 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Rod Cooper | 711 | 42.8 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodwin | 145 | 8.7 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 95 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,662 | 33.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St Mark's
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Leola Card | 663 | 42.5 | −6.0 | |
| Conservative | Diane Bedford* | 566 | 36.3 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Madi Jabbi | 330 | 21.2 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 97 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,559 | 29.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Wellington
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Crawford | 744 | 57.4 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Bishal Gurling | 503 | 38.8 | +2.9 | |
| TUSC | Ryan Lyddall | 49 | 3.8 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 241 | 18.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,296 | 27.2 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
West Heath
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rhian Jones | 697 | 40.8 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Hope* | 656 | 38.4 | −3.5 | |
| Reform UK | Gary Cowd | 185 | 10.8 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Fraser Fleming | 171 | 10.0 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 41 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,709 | 36.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Changes 2024–2026
[edit]- Dhan Sarki, elected for Labour in 2023, left the party in May 2024 to sit as an independent.[9] He later rejoined the party in November 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/elections2024/results
- ^ "Rushmoor Local Election information 2024". Rushmoor Borough Council. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Fox, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Rushmoor Local Election results in full as Conservatives maintain majority despite Labour gains". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Stafford, Stephen (3 May 2024). "Labour gain first win in Rushmoor". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "New Leader sets out priorities for Rushmoor and appoints new Cabinet". Rushmoor Borough Council. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Here for Rushmoor Facebook page". Facebook. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Local election results - 2 May 2024 - Rushmoor Borough Council".
- ^ Boothroyd, David (24 May 2024). "Kirklees leader defection". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
