2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election
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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 Steady Steady Increase1
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[edit]

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[edit]

Aldershot Park[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.
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