2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England, alongside other local elections in England and Wales.[1] A third of the council's 54 seats were up for election.

2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

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18 out of 54 seats to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Simon Minas-Bound Jacky Tustain Gavin James
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 23 10 9
Seats won 4 3 4
Seats after 16 11 11
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 13,146 9,973 8,060
Percentage 29.7% 22.5% 18.2%
Swing Steady 0.0% Decrease 1.6% Decrease 1.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Paul Harvey
Party B&D Independents Independent Green
Seats before 8 3 1
Seats won 4 1 1
Seats after 10 3 2
Seat change Increase 2 Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 5,442 2,268 2,032
Percentage 18.2% 5.1% 4.6%
Swing Increase 1.3% Increase 0.8% Decrease 0.2%

  Seventh party
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Party Women's Equality
Seats before 0
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase 1
Popular vote 1,739
Percentage 3.9%
Swing Increase 1.8%

Winner of each seat at the 2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

Leader before election

Paul Harvey
Basingstoke & Deane Independents
No overall control

Leader after election

Paul Harvey
Basingstoke & Deane Independents
No overall control

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control. The Conservatives were the largest party, but the council was being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, and the Basingstoke & Deane Independents. After the election, the council was still under no overall control. The Conservatives remained the largest party, but lost nearly a third of their seats, bringing their seat count down to 16. Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, and the Basingstoke & Deane Independents all gained seats from the Conservatives. The same coalition continued to run the council after the election.[2]

Stacy Hart of the Women's Equality Party won a Conservative-held seat in the Hatch Warren and Beggarwood ward, marking the first time a borough councillor for the party has ever been elected.[3][4][5]

Summary

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Candidates by party

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Conservative Party (18/18)





Labour Party (18/18)





Liberal Democrats (18/18)





Hampshire Ind. (11/18)





Green Party (8/18)





B&D Independents (4/18)





Independent (2/18)





Reform UK (2/18)





Women's Equality (2/18)





Libertarian (1/18)





Election result

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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's composition following the 2024 election.
2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 4   7 22.2 12 16 29.6 13,146 29.7 ±0.0
  Labour 3   1 16.7 8 11 20.4 9,973 22.5 –1.6
  Liberal Democrats 4   2 22.2 7 11 20.4 8,060 18.2 –1.9
  B&D Independents 4   2 22.2 6 10 18.5 5,442 12.3 +1.3
  Independent 1   5.6 2 3 5.6 2,268 5.1 +0.8
  Green 1   1 5.6 1 2 3.7 2,032 4.6 –0.2
  Women's Equality 1   1 5.6 0 1 1.9 1,739 3.9 +1.8
  Hampshire Independents 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 1,212 2.7 –1.1
  Libertarian 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 26 0.1 N/A

Ward Results

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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[6] The results were announced the day after the election at around mid-day.[7][5] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Basing & Upton Grey

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Basing & Upton Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sheena Grassi 1,564 52.4 N/A
Conservative Roger Doust 781 26.1 N/A
Labour Martin Allen 434 14.5 –5.1
Liberal Democrats Ria Meiszner 182 6.1 –9.8
Libertarian Alex Zychowski 26 0.8 N/A
Majority 783 26.3 N/A
Turnout 3,004 36.9 –0.1
Registered electors 8,130
Independent gain from Independent

Bramley

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Bramley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
B&D Independents Keith Oborn 1,100 46.5 –0.4
Conservative Nick Robinson* 861 36.4 +4.0
Labour Adam Coulthard 291 12.3 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Paula Baker 114 4.8 –4.7
Majority 239 10.1 –2.2
Turnout 2,378 34.1 –0.3
Registered electors 6,969
B&D Independents gain from Conservative Swing  2.2

Brighton Hill

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Brighton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Konieczko* 1,096 49.0 +13.1
Labour Hannah Dawson 768 34.3 –6.5
Conservative Edward Norman 258 11.5 –2.8
Hampshire Independents Spencer Cleary 114 5.1 +0.4
Majority 328 14.7 N/A
Turnout 2,245 29.4 +1.1
Registered electors 7,648
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  9.8

Brookvale & Kings Furlong

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Brookvale & Kings Furlong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arun Mummalaneni* 906 32.9 +5.8
Labour Zoe Wilson 855 31.0 –6.9
Liberal Democrats Fran Maritan 720 26.1 +0.5
Green Anna Jackson 176 6.4 N/A
Hampshire Independents Alan Stone 99 3.6 –5.8
Majority 51 1.9 N/A
Turnout 2,768 35.3 +4.8
Registered electors 7,820
Conservative hold Swing  6.4

Chineham

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Chineham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jonathan Jenkin 987 38.2 +4.0
Conservative Laura Edwards* 941 36.4 –3.2
Labour David Bell 406 15.7 +1.0
Reform UK Christopher Aldous 140 5.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Scott Lawrence 110 4.3 –3.0
Majority 46 1.8 N/A
Turnout 2,597 31.4 +0.7
Registered electors 8,267
Green gain from Conservative Swing  3.6

Eastrop & Grove

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Eastrop & Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Hussey* 1,398 61.4 –0.7
Labour Andy Wilson 418 18.4 +6.1
Conservative Effie Blankson 337 14.8 –0.3
Hampshire Independents Alexis Smith 124 5.4 +0.8
Majority 980 43.0 –4.0
Turnout 2,289 31.6 –1.3
Registered electors 7,228
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  3.4

Evingar

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Evingar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Perry 1,299 52.8 –0.4
Liberal Democrats Pauleen Malone 450 18.3 –4.4
Green Chris Whitehead 360 14.6 +5.6
Hampshire Independents Phil Heath 165 6.7 –1.4
Labour Jen Lee 184 7.5 +0.4
Majority 849 34.5 +4.0
Turnout 2,470 33.4 –5.5
Registered electors 7,377
Conservative hold Swing  2.0

Hatch Warren & Beggarwood

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Hatch Warren & Beggarwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Women's Equality Stacy Hart 1,659 59.5 +22.7
Conservative Taylor Parnell 697 25.0 −14.8
Labour Peter Bell 338 12.1 −5.6
Liberal Democrats Marion Wolstencroft 95 3.4 −2.3
Majority 962 34.5
Turnout 2799 36.8 +3.6
Registered electors 7,592
Women's Equality gain from Conservative Swing  18.8

Kempshott & Buckskin

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Kempshott & Buckskin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Court* 1,163 46.5 +1.8
Labour Cait Fuller 723 28.9 –7.5
Liberal Democrats Moira Whitaker 262 10.5 +1.9
Green Bill Farrington 146 5.8 –0.2
Hampshire Independents David White 129 5.2 +0.8
Women's Equality Priya Brown 80 3.2 N/A
Majority 440 17.6 +9.3
Turnout 2,512 30.4 –1.8
Registered electors 8,273
Conservative hold Swing  4.7

Norden

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Norden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
B&D Independents Laura James* 1,102 53.4 –5.4
Labour Jack Wadge-Stacey 572 27.7 +0.4
Conservative Femi Afolabi 223 10.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Jardine Barrington-Cook 98 4.8 +0.7
Hampshire Independents David Watson 68 3.3 N/A
Majority 530 25.7 –5.8
Turnout 2,070 28.1 +1.2
Registered electors 7,378
B&D Independents hold Swing  2.9

Oakley & The Candovers

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Oakley & The Candovers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
B&D Independents Julian Jones 1,359 44.9 +11.7
Conservative Diane Taylor* 1,094 36.1 +0.5
Labour Bronwyn Phillips 360 11.9 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Cooper 217 7.2 –5.7
Majority 265 8.8 N/A
Turnout 3,039 39.1 +1.3
Registered electors 7,790
B&D Independents gain from Conservative Swing  5.6

Popley

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Popley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sajish Tom* 1,148 66.4 +2.3
Conservative Nsima Udoh 235 13.6 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Berwick-Gooding 170 9.8 –0.7
Hampshire Independents Duncan Stone 107 6.2 –2.6
Green Andrew Toal 69 4.0 N/A
Majority 913 52.8 +5.3
Turnout 1,740 22.9 +0.2
Registered electors 7,611
Labour hold Swing  2.7

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown

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Sherborne St John & Rooksdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Bound* 1,092 46.6 ±0.0
Labour Bradley Phillips 888 37.9 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Baker 152 6.5 –3.6
Green Richard Musson 137 5.8 N/A
Hampshire Independents Stanley Tennison 74 3.2 –1.3
Majority 204 8.7 +0.9
Turnout 2,359 28.0 +0.6
Registered electors 8,421
Conservative hold Swing  0.5

South Ham

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South Ham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Harper 1,068 57.6 –1.5
Conservative Lily Turner 442 23.8 –2.4
Liberal Democrats Madeline Hussey 141 7.6 –0.7
Hampshire Independents Andy Liming 140 7.6 +1.2
Green Glenn Kala 63 3.4 N/A
Majority 626 33.8 +0.9
Turnout 1,863 24.8 –0.4
Registered electors 7,497
Labour hold Swing  0.5

Tadley & Pamber

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Tadley & Pamber
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Chatburn 1,393 49.7 +6.5
Conservative Kerri Carruthers 976 34.8 –4.9
Reform UK Christina Jordan 224 8.0 N/A
Labour Jay Ahuji 211 7.5 –0.2
Majority 417 14.9 +11.4
Turnout 2,815 32.4 –0.2
Registered electors 8,686
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing  5.7

Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst

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Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Conquest 1,125 39.1 –8.1
Conservative Stuart Frost 765 26.6 –11.0
Independent Ken Rhatigan* 704 24.5 N/A
Labour Matt Russell 282 9.8 –1.9
Majority 360 12.5 +2.9
Turnout 2,887 34.3
Registered electors 8,412
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing  1.5

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke

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Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
B&D Independents Colin Phillimore* 1,881 64.2 +10.1
Conservative Tom Thacker 396 13.5 –1.4
Labour Callum Hunter 321 11.0 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew Kaschula 230 7.8 –4.1
Hampshire Independents Neil Fellman 102 3.5 –0.4
Majority 1,485 50.7 +11.5
Turnout 2,944 36.6 +1.0
Registered electors 8,034
B&D Independents hold Swing  5.8

Winklebury & Manydown

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Winklebury & Manydown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Zander West 706 42.3 –10.6
Conservative Abigail Compton-Burnett* 680 40.8 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Benjamin 98 5.9 +0.9
Green Mark Wallace 94 5.6 +1.2
Hampshire Independents Anna-Marie Moynihan 90 5.4 –0.8
Majority 26 1.5 –19.9
Turnout 1,681 30.7 –6.9
Registered electors 5,477
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing  10.0

References

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  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ Sajan, Kiran (17 May 2024). "Basingstoke council's leadership group to stay the same". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ Webb, Caitlin; Smulian, Mark (3 May 2024). "Small parties make historic gains in councils". Local Government Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ^ Crossman, Lola (3 May 2024). "First borough councillor for the Women's Equality Party elected in Basingstoke". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Crossman, Lola (3 May 2024). "Basingstoke and Deane 2024 election results - live". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Borough council elections held on Thursday 2 May 2024". Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.