Rushmoor Borough Council elections

One third of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. From 1979, the council had 15 3-member wards, reduced to 14 wards in 2002 and 13 in 2012. Each ward elects 3 of the 39 councillors, one in each election year, for a term of 4 years, except in years when ward boundaries are changed when all councillors are elected for terms depending on their position in the poll.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973–1976
Conservative 1976–1980
No overall control 1980–1982
Conservative 1982–1995
No overall control 1995–2000
Conservative 2000–present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1993-1997

St Marks by-election 30 January 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 466 37.4
Conservative 373 29.9
Labour 224 18.0
Independent 112 9.0
Independent 72 5.8
Majority 93 7.5
Turnout 1,247 33.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

1997-2001

West Heath by-election 25 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 467 49.0 +0.9
Conservative 429 45.0 +5.3
Labour 58 6.1 -6.0
Majority 38 4.0
Turnout 954 24.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

2005-2009

St Johns by-election 10 November 2005[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Suzan Gadsby 573 49.1 +25.0
Conservative David Thomas 496 42.5 -19.2
Labour June Smith 99 8.5 -5.7
Majority 77 6.6
Turnout 1,168 26.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
North Town by-election 26 January 2006[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Rust 649 57.7 +4.1
Conservative Eric Neal 286 25.4 -3.3
Liberal Democrat Philip Thompson 189 16.8 +5.7
Majority 363 32.3
Turnout 1,124 25.5
Labour hold Swing
Grange by-election 25 July 2006[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Manning 515 43.2 +18.7
Conservative Rosemary Possee 445 37.4 -7.5
BNP Janette Pedrick 137 11.5 -5.4
Labour Clive Grattan 94 7.9 -5.9
Majority 70 5.8
Turnout 1,191 30.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Heronwood by-election 19 July 2007[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Bridgeman 423 37.3 -1.7
Liberal Democrat Paul Lynch-Bowers 382 33.6 +7.7
Conservative Simon Poole 330 29.1 -6.0
Majority 41 3.7
Turnout 1,135 24.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

2009-2013

Heron Wood by-election 10 December 2009[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Crawford 437 41.6 +11.6
Liberal Democrat Philip Thompson 354 33.7 -8.1
Conservative Andrew Duncan 259 24.7 -3.5
Majority 83 7.9
Turnout 1,050 22.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Wellington by-election 23 September 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Attika Choudhary 270 35.8 -6.8
Liberal Democrat Mitch Manning 238 31.6 -3.7
Labour Sam Wines 184 24.4 +2.3
UKIP Eddie Poole 50 6.6 +6.6
Independent Roger Watkins 12 1.6 +1.6
Majority 32 4.2
Turnout 754 13.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Wards". Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Rushmoor". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  3. ↑ The Borough of Rushmoor (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Hampshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Hampshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rushmoor". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rushmoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Rushmoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Labour suffers in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  10. ↑ "Election of a borough councillor: North Town Ward" (PDF). Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  11. ↑ "Election of a borough councillor: Grange Ward" (PDF). Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  12. ↑ "Election of a borough councillor: Heron Wood Ward" (PDF). Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  13. ↑ "Labour takes Aldershot council seat from Lib Dems". gethampshire. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  14. ↑ "Tories retain seat at Wellington by-election". gethampshire. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-24.

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