2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election

2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election

3 May 2018

14 seats of 39 to Rushmoor Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 25 11 0
Seats won 9 4 1
Seats after 25 11 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 9,564 7,269 2,469

Results by Ward

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Two seats were up for election in the West Heath ward due to the resignation of an incumbent.[2]

Results

Rushmoor election, 2018
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 1 1 0 64.3% 47.18% 9,564 +7.3%
  Labour 4 0 0 0 28.6% 35.85% 7,269 +10.7%
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 0 7.1% 12.17% 2,469 +5%
  UKIP 0 0 1 0 0 2.98% 606 -18.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.50% 306 -4.2%
  Union & Sovereignty 0 0 0 0 0 0.28% 57 +0.3%

Ward results

Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Bridgeman 738 60.2 +14.3
Conservative Len Winchcombe 488 39.8 +16.7
Majority 250 20.4 +1.9
Labour hold Swing

Cherrywood

Cherrywood 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ashley James Halstead 831 56.5 +12.6
Conservative Peter James Cullum 515 35.0 +13.6
Liberal Democrats Shaun Patrick Joseph Murphy 126 8.5
Majority 316 21.5 +3.9
Labour hold Swing

Cove and Southwood

Cove and Southwood 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin John Tennant 957 55.7 +7.1
Labour Madi Jabbi 379 22.1 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Alain Stephen Dekker 240 14.0 +4.0
UKIP Jenny Parsons 142 8.3 −14.8
Majority 578 33.6 +8.1
Conservative hold Swing

Empress

Empress 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Smith 784 49.6 +0.1
Labour Bill O'Donovan 460 29.1 +16.6
Green Donna Wallace 209 13.2 −12.9
Liberal Democrats Leola Jane Card 127 8.0 +8.0
Majority 324 20.5 −2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Fernhill

Fernhill 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Muschamp 1,039 68.4 +15.5
Labour Mitchell Andrew Wescott 479 31.6 +14.9
Majority 560 36.8 +6.7
Conservative hold Swing

Knellwood

Knellwood 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mara Martha Makunura 1,156 58.8 +0.6
Labour Colin Frederick Southon 405 20.6 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Nick March 404 20.6 +12.5
Majority 751 38.2 −6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Alfred Thomas 977 50.4 +6.5
Labour Gaynor Frances Austin 960 49.6 +25.6
Majority 17 0.8 −19.1
Conservative hold Swing

North Town

North Town 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Rust 998 68.7
Conservative Akmal Hussain Gani 358 24.6 +6.6
Green Jason Harry Guy 97 6.7 +6.7
Majority 640 44.1 −6.6
Labour hold Swing

Rowhill

Rowhill 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sophia Choudhary 829 46.2 +4.9
Labour Yvette Catherine Dean 583 32.5 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar 381 21.2 +21.2
Majority 246 13.7 −1.4
Conservative hold Swing

St John’s

St John’s 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqui Vosper 878 64.4 +19.8
Labour Janet Gardner 304 22.3 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Jill Whyman 180 13.2 +5.4
Majority 575 42.1 +26.8
Conservative hold Swing

St Mark’s

St Mark’s 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Abul Koher Chowdhury 577 39.0 +10.9
Conservative Dave Gladstone 544 36.8 −2.4
Labour Carl Robert Hewitt 301 20.4 +6.4
Union & Sovereignty Zack Culshaw 57 3.9 +3.9
Majority 33 2.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 6.7

Wellington

Wellington 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nadia Noelle Martin 389 52.4 −10.6
Conservative Attika Choudhary 290 39.0 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Sophie Elizabeth Oglesson 64 8.6 +2.7
Majority 99 13.4 −18.5
Labour hold Swing

West Heath

West Heath 2018 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rod Cooper 749 40.2 +16.8
Conservative Veronica Mary Graham-Green 712 38.3 +14.9
UKIP Chris Harding 464 24.9 −27.3
Labour Jeremy Audsley Clapham 442 23.8 +10.6
Labour June Smith 399 21.4 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Craig William Card 370 19.9 +13.5
Liberal Democrats Charlie Fraser-Fleming 348 18.7 +12.3
Majority 248 13.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local elections candidates". Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - Rushmoor". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2021.