2023 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

2023 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   Leader Simon Minas-Bound Andrew McCormick Gavin James Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 29 seats, 35.7% 10 seats, 18.3% 7 seats, 23.3% Seats before 26 9 7 Seats won 6 5 3 Seats after 23 10 9 Seat change 3 1 2 Popular vote 12,978 10,537 8,792 Percentage 29.7% 24.1% 20.1% Swing 6.0% 5.8% 3.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Paul Harvey Party B&D Independents Independent Green Last election 8 seats, 14.6% 0 seats, 0.0% 0 seats, 2.4% Seats before 8 3 1 Seats won 3 1 0 Seats after 8 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 4,818 1,881 2,104 Percentage 11.0% 4.3% 4.8% Swing 3.6% N/A 2.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Leader before election Simon Minas-Bound Conservative No overall control Leader after election Paul Harvey B&D Independents No overall control

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

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a minority Conservative administration. There were four groups on the council prior to the election; one each for the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, and a fourth group called the "Independent Forum" comprising the independent councillors, the Green councillor and local party the Basingstoke and Deane Independents, led by Paul Harvey of the latter party.

Following the election the council remained under no overall control. The Conservatives lost two seats to the Liberal Democrats and one seat to Labour.^[2] At the subsequent council meeting on 18 May 2023, Paul Harvey of the Independent Forum was appointed leader of the council with the support of the Labour and Liberal Democrat groups.^[3] Liberal Democrat group leader Gavin James was appointed co-leader, and positions on the council's cabinet were shared between the Independent Forum and Liberal Democrats.^[4]

2023 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	4	33.3	17	23	42.6	12,978	29.7	–6.0
	Labour	5	1	27.8	5	10	18.5	10,537	24.1	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	16.7	6	9	16.7	8,792	20.1	–3.2
	B&D Independents	3		16.7	5	8	14.8	4,818	11.0	–3.6
	Independent	1	1	5.6	2	3	5.6	1,881	4.3	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	1	1	1.9	2,104	4.8	+2.4
	Hampshire Independents	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,653	3.8	–0.3
	Women's Equality	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	925	2.1	+0.9

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.^[5] The results in each ward were as follows:^[6][7]

Bramley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	B&D Independents	Christopher Tomblin*	1,096	46.9	−7.5
	Conservative	Simon Mahaffey	758	32.4	−6.0
	Labour	Adam Coulthard	260	11.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Baker	223	9.5	N/A
Majority			338	14.5
Turnout			2,345	34.4
Registered electors			6,821
	B&D Independents hold		Swing	0.8

Brighton Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andy McCormick*	868	40.8	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Whitaker	763	35.9	−6.6
	Conservative	Poonam Gurung	305	14.3	−10.0
	Hampshire Independents	Anna-Marie Moynihan	101	4.7	N/A
	Green	Stephen Philpotts	91	4.3	N/A
Majority			105	4.9
Turnout			2,156	28.3
Registered electors			7,633
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	11.0

Brookvale & Kings Furlong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abdel Ibrahim	906	37.9	−0.7
	Conservative	Sam Jeans*	647	27.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Francesca Maritan	611	25.6	+3.1
	Hampshire Independents	Alan Stone	224	9.4	+1.6
Majority			259	10.8
Turnout			2,402	31.5
Registered electors			7,624
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.7

Chineham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Miller*	982	39.6	−11.0
	Green	Jonathan Jenkin	848	34.2	+12.1
	Labour	Jack Murphy	364	14.7	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Lawrence	181	7.3	−2.1
	Hampshire Independents	Neil Fellman	104	4.2	N/A
Majority			134	5.4
Turnout			2,492	30.7
Registered electors			8,110
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.6

Eastrop & Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin James*	1,454	62.1	+3.2
	Conservative	Effie Blankson	354	15.1	−2.2
	Labour	Andy Wilson	287	12.3	−1.7
	Green	Jason Buick	137	5.9	N/A
	Hampshire Independents	Lex Smith	108	4.6	+1.3
Majority			1,100	47.0
Turnout			2,347	32.9
Registered electors			7,145
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.7

Evingar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Izett*	1,516	53.2	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Pauleen Malone	647	22.7	−10.1
	Green	Chris Whitehead	256	9.0	N/A
	Hampshire Independents	Phil Heath	230	8.1	−3.8
	Labour	Philip Gordon	201	7.1	N/A
Majority			869	30.5
Turnout			2,860	38.9
Registered electors			7,358
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Hatch Warren & Beggarwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Putty*	1,000	39.8	+8.7
	Women's Equality	Stacy Hart	925	36.8	+19.6
	Labour	David Bell	444	17.7	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Cooper	144	5.7	−2.0
Majority			75	3.0
Turnout			2,523	33.2
Registered electors			7,611
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Kempshott & Buckskin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean Dillow	1,176	44.7	−0.5
	Labour	Kim Taylor	957	36.4	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Moira Whitaker	225	8.6	−1.4
	Green	Bill Farrington	157	6.0	−2.5
	Hampshire Independents	David White	115	4.4	−0.1
Majority			219	8.3
Turnout			2,646	32.2
Registered electors			8,226
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Norden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	B&D Independents	Paul Harvey*	1,144	58.8	+10.7
	Labour	Steve Rolfe	531	27.3	−3.4
	Conservative	Kishor Patel	190	9.8	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jardine Barrington-Cook	80	4.1	−0.4
Majority			613	31.5
Turnout			1,953	26.9
Registered electors			7,254
	B&D Independents hold		Swing	7.1

Popley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacky Tustain*	1,084	64.1	+24.1
	Conservative	Nsima Udoh	281	16.6	−6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Berwick-Gooding	178	10.5	+1.7
	Hampshire Independents	Steve James-Bailey	148	8.8	+7.1
Majority			803	47.5
Turnout			1,703	22.7
Registered electors			7,514
	Labour hold		Swing	15.1

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jay Ganesh*	1,049	46.6	+0.9
	Labour	Bradley Phillips	874	38.8	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Baker	227	10.1	−9.6
	Hampshire Independents	Stan Tennison	102	4.5	N/A
Majority			175	7.8
Turnout			2,263	27.4
Registered electors			8,264
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

South Ham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gary Watts*	1,112	59.1	+3.2
	Conservative	Lilian Turner	493	26.2	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Madeline Hussey	156	8.3	−1.3
	Hampshire Independents	Dave Watson	121	6.4	−1.1
Majority			619	32.9
Turnout			1,890	25.2
Registered electors			7,504
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Tadley & Pamber

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Androulla Johnstone	1,217	43.2	−0.5
	Conservative	Kerri Carruthers*	1,117	39.7	−0.6
	Labour	Stephen Rothman	217	7.7	N/A
	Green	Richard Musson	187	6.6	−1.6
	Hampshire Independents	Duncan Stone	76	2.7	−5.0
Majority			100	3.5
Turnout			2,820	32.6
Registered electors			8,644
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.1

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	B&D Independents	Karen Watts	1,636	54.1	−8.9
	Conservative	Jo Perry	450	14.9	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Stepney	361	11.9	−8.5
	Labour	John Jackson	293	9.7	−0.1
	Green	Hina West	166	5.5	N/A
	Hampshire Independents	Chris Heath	117	3.9	N/A
Majority			1,186	39.2
Turnout			2,996	35.6
Registered electors			8,412
	B&D Independents hold		Swing	2.7

Winklebury & Manydown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angie Freeman*	886	52.9	+5.0
	Conservative	Alex Harwood	527	31.5	−13.5
	Hampshire Independents	Spencer Cleary	103	6.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy McKay	84	5.0	−2.1
	Green	Alex Hackett	74	4.4	N/A
Majority			359	21.4
Turnout			3,034	37.6
Registered electors			8,077
	Labour hold		Swing	9.3