2023 East Hampshire District Council election

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2023 East Hampshire District Council election
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All 43 seats to East Hampshire District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Richard Millard Steve Hunt Andy Tree
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Whitehill & Bordon Community
Leader's seat Headley Alton Amery Whitehill Chase
Last election 32 seats, 48.2% 7 seats, 28.1% 0 seats
Seats before 31 7 0
Seats won 19 14 6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Green Labour Independent
Last election 0 seats, 10.4% 2 seats, 4.3% 2 seats, 4.3%
Seats before 1 0 2
Seats won 2 1 1
Leader before election

Richard Millard
Conservative

Leader after election

Richard Millard
Conservative
No overall control

The 2023 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. After the election the council was under no overall control, although the Conservatives remained the largest party.[2] A coalition of the Conservatives and local party the Whitehill and Bordon Community Party formed after the election, with Conservative councillor Richard Millard retaining his position as leader of the council.[3]

Election result[edit]

2023 East Hampshire District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 43 19 0 13 Decrease 13 44.2 39.5 15049 Decrease 6.7
  Liberal Democrats 33 14 9 2 Increase 7 32.6 33.5 12753 Increase 4.7
  Whitehill & Bordon Community 6 6 6 0 Increase 6
  Green 11 2 2 0 Increase 2 4.7 8.1 3076 Decrease 1.8
  Labour 24 1 0 1 Decrease 1 2.3 10.3 3934 Increase 0.3
  Independent 2 1
  Reform UK 3 0
  Heritage 1 0

Candidates[edit]

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by East Hampshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[4] The election results for the district were released on 5 May 2023.[5]

Alton Amery[edit]

Alton Amery
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Hunt* 395 53.31 +0.44
Conservative Dami Sogbesan 218 29.42 -6.74
Labour Ian Abbott 128 17.27 +6.31
Majority 177 23.89 7.18
Turnout 741 35.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alton Ashdell[edit]

Alton Ashdell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Suzie Burns* 418 52.98 -1.84
Conservative Louis Ward 267 33.84 -4.38
Labour Jennifer Abbott 104 13.18 +6.24
Majority 151 19.14 2.54
Turnout 789 43.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alton Eastbrooke[edit]

Alton Eastbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Tansey 202 39.22 +3.28
Conservative Tony Davis 143 27.77 -4.71
Liberal Democrats Steven Coatsworth 142 27.57 -3.99
Reform UK William Blake 28 5.44 N/A
Majority 59 11.46 8.00
Turnout 515 27.2
Labour hold Swing

Alton Holybourne[edit]

Alton Holybourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Hill* 343 42.61 -4.39
Liberal Democrats Samuel Corlett 330 40.99 +3.58
Labour Donald Hammond 132 16.40 +0.83
Majority 13
Turnout 805 37.5
Conservative hold Swing

Alton Westbrooke[edit]

Alton Westbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Emily Young 334 43.72 -3.33
Labour Nick O'Brien 205 26.83 +11.37
Conservative Philip Bennett 199 26.05 -11.43
Reform UK Vic Burbidge 26 3.40 N/A
Majority 129
Turnout 764 39.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alton Whitedown[edit]

Alton Whitedown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ginny Boxall* 547 61.88 -7.03
Conservative Aaron Brett 241 27.26 +2.18
Labour Janice Treacher 96 10.86 +4.86
Majority 306
Turnout 884 38.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alton Wooteys[edit]

Alton Wooteys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Warren Moore 234 33.86 N/A
Conservative Colin Jamieson 213 30.82 -17.57
Labour Mark Boyce-Churn 162 23.44 -28.16
Heritage Matthew Kellermann 82 11.86 N/A
Majority 21 3.04
Turnout 691 28.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Bentworth & Froyle[edit]

Bentworth & Froyle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Costigan 590 61.52 -14.82
Green Caroline Footman 369 38.48 N/A
Majority
Turnout 959 43.2
Conservative hold Swing

Binsted, Bentley & Selborne[edit]

Binsted, Bentley & Selborne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ashcroft* 917 52.46 -5.64
Conservative Phillip Davies 878 50.23 +0.03
Liberal Democrats Nicholas James 735 42.05 -5.32
Liberal Democrats Bob Stammers 645 36.90 N/A
Labour Ben Hamlin 286 16.36 +1.34
Majority
Turnout 1,748 37.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bramshott & Liphook[edit]

Bramshott & Liphook (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Glass* 1,131 47.48 -12.35
Conservative Bill Mouland* 1,125 47.23 -14.74
Conservative Nick Sear* 1,070 44.92 -13.87
Liberal Democrats Rob Evans 734 30.81 N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Coghlan 683 28.67 N/A
Green Liz Bisset 410 17.21 N/A
Labour Andria Holdsworth 404 16.96 -3.76
Labour John Tough 393 16.50 -4.39
Labour Geraldine Sheedy 378 15.87 -1.31
Green David Ilsley 254 10.66 N/A
Green Peter Bisset 235 9.87 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,382 32.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Buriton & East Meon[edit]

Buriton & East Meon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Mocatta* 475 57.51 +3.39
Liberal Democrats Richard Robinson 231 27.97 N/A
Labour Emma Clews 120 14.53 +5.22
Majority 244
Turnout 826 39.3
Conservative hold Swing

Clanfield[edit]

Clanfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Smart 862 54.01 +8.72
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tonge 813 50.94 N/A
Conservative Ken Moon* 722 45.24 -7.47
Conservative Arthur Agate* 691 43.30 -9.70
Majority
Turnout 1,596 35.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Four Marks & Medstead[edit]

Four Marks & Medstead (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joanna Nelson 1,181 47.66 +12.11
Conservative Ilena Allsopp 1,094 44.15 -18.31
Conservative Neal Day 1,090 43.99 -11.61
Liberal Democrats Roland Richardson 1,065 42.98 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alex Ehrmann 1,057 42.66 N/A
Conservative David Foster 1,046 42.21 -12.61
Labour Christopher Oakes-Monger 453 18.28 +8.64
Labour Robert Peters 264 10.65 +2.14
Majority
Turnout 2,478 38.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Froxfield, Sheet & Steep[edit]

Froxfield, Sheet & Steep
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Drew* 644 55.95 +0.91
Liberal Democrats Christopher Grey 427 37.10 -1.83
Labour Yvonne Heaton 80 6.95 +0.94
Majority 217
Turnout 1,151 51.4
Conservative hold Swing

Grayshott[edit]

Grayshott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Hanrahan* 387 52.80 -3.85
Liberal Democrats Lynsey Conway 346 47.20 +16.43
Majority 41
Turnout 733 34.7
Conservative hold Swing

Headley[edit]

Headley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Millard* 949 59.16 +4.92
Conservative Anthony Williams* 904 56.36 -4.12
Liberal Democrats David Jamieson 603 37.59 +5.43
Labour Mark Angear 429 26.75 +19.82
Majority
Turnout 1,604 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean Catherington[edit]

Horndean Catherington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sara Schillemore* 469 63.38 +63.38
Liberal Democrats Jonquil Tonge 271 36.62 N/A
Majority 198
Turnout 740 35.5
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean Downs[edit]

Horndean Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green James Hogan 480 58.11 +42.25
Conservative Jon Whitfield 346 41.89 -10.77
Majority 134
Turnout 826 34.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Horndean Kings & Blendworth[edit]

Horndean Kings & Blendworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Evans* 671 55.09 -4.23
Conservative Christopher Hatter* 587 48.19 -4.89
Liberal Democrats Diane Smart 518 42.53 +2.70
Green Phil Humphries 454 37.27 +5.37
Majority
Turnout 1,218 31.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Horndean Murray[edit]

Horndean Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elaine Woodard* 340 52.80 -0.46
Conservative Jack Ross 304 47.20 +0.46
Majority 36
Turnout 644 40.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lindford[edit]

Lindford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party Penny Flux 487 69.67 N/A
Conservative Richard Hudson 160 22.89 -8.67
Labour Gareth Rees 52 7.44 +3.15
Majority 327
Turnout 699 34.1
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Independent

Liss[edit]

Liss (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Mullenger 883 45.99 +14.36
Green Ian James 844 43.96 +12.65
Conservative Keith Budden* 746 38.85 -14.34
Conservative Peter Doyle 661 34.43 -11.48
Labour Howard Linsley 407 21.20 +8.65
Majority
Turnout 1,920 38.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Petersfield Bell Hill[edit]

Petersfield Bell Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jamie Matthews* 393 52.33 +0.96
Conservative Russell Oppenheimer 174 23.17 +3.48
Labour Gary Boller 97 12.92 +5.44
Green John Hilton 87 11.58 -3.82
Majority 219 29.16 -2.52
Turnout 751 37.2 -6.81
Independent hold Swing

Petersfield Causeway[edit]

Petersfield Causeway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hutchinson 408 49.04 +6.78
Conservative Tom Ross 333 40.02 -3.47
Labour Ros Carvell 91 10.94 -3.30
Majority 75 9.01
Turnout 832 37.3 +2.83
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Petersfield Heath[edit]

Petersfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Bevan 423 45.00 +24.24
Conservative Julie Butler* 420 44.68 -4.79
Labour Sam Ansell 97 10.32 +2.80
Majority 3
Turnout 940 42.1 -0.88
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Petersfield St Peter's[edit]

Petersfield St Peter's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Shaw 1,056 55.17 +27.89
Liberal Democrats David Podger 1,026 53.61 +25.68
Conservative JC Crissey 747 39.03 +8.45
Conservative Beth Svarovska 702 36.68 +6.75
Labour Jeremy Abraham 275 14.37 +7.21
Majority
Turnout 1,914 42.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers[edit]

Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Louisson* 650 65.79 -2.47
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stacy 338 34.21 N/A
Majority 312
Turnout 988 43.9
Conservative hold Swing

Rowlands Castle[edit]

Rowlands Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlene Maines 529 52.32 -7.07
Green Laurent Coffre 383 37.88 -2.72
Reform UK Luis Cook 99 9.79 N/A
Majority 146
Turnout 1,011 38.9
Conservative hold Swing

Whitehill Chase[edit]

Whitehill Chase (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party Andy Tree 875 71.90 N/A
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party Catherine Clark 776 63.76 N/A
Conservative Sally Pond* 226 18.57 -25.73
Liberal Democrats Paul Wigman* 191 15.69 -27.89
Conservative Emmanuel Anyanwu 160 13.15 -27.94
Liberal Democrats Michael Croucher 135 11.09 -23.26
Majority
Turnout 1,217 25.3
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham[edit]

Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party Kirsty Mitchell 801 52.80 N/A
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party Mike Steevens 735 48.45 N/A
Conservative Adam Carew* 396 26.10 -22.39
Conservative SJ Bartlett 310 20.44 -21.01
Liberal Democrats Alison Glasspol 216 14.24 -22.35
Liberal Democrats Antony Gray 190 12.52 -27.03
Labour Jessie Hickman 114 7.51 -1.50
Labour Jane Crinnion 108 7.12 -1.32
Majority
Turnout 1,517 31.2
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative

Whitehill Pinewood[edit]

Whitehill Pinewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party Adeel Shah 370 67.52 N/A
Independent Trevor Maroney* 84 15.33 -29.82
Green Jason Guy 49 8.94 N/A
Conservative David Hales 45 8.21 -32.39
Majority 286
Turnout 548 25.6
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Liberal Democrats

By-elections[edit]

Four Marks and Medstead[edit]

Four Marks and Medstead: 15 February 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roland Richardson 1,212 62.2 +18.9
Conservative Kerry Southern-Reason 736 37.8 -2.3
Majority 476 24.4
Turnout 1,948 30.6 -7.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase10.6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notice of Election". East Hampshire District Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose grip on Hampshire stronghold". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ Coates, Paul (29 May 2023). "East Hampshire District Council is all set for four very lively years". Farnham Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Local elections - May 2023". East Hampshire District Council. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Election results - 4 May 2023 | East Hampshire District Council".
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