2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election
2024 local government election in Rushmoor
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The 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same date as other local elections across England. A third of the council was up for election. This set of seats was last contested in 2021.[2]
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2 May 2024
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13 of 39 seats to Rushmoor Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 33.71% [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ward map election results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election.[3][4] The election saw Labour win a majority on the council for the first time in its history.[5] The Labour group leader, Gareth Williams, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024.[6]
Results summary
| 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 9 |  7 |
69.2 | 12 | 21 | 53.8 | 10,739 | 48.09 | +1.19 | |
| Conservative | 3 |  8 |
23.1 | 12 | 15 | 38.5 | 8,218 | 36.80 | -0.30 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 |
7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 2,262 | 10.13 | -4.07 | |
| Reform | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 794 | 3.56 | +3.10 | |
| TUSC | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 212 | 0.95 | +0.94 | |
| Heritage | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 0.38 | -0.12 | |
| Hampshire Independents | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.09 | New | |
Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows: [7][8]
The changes in these results are changes from the 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)
Aldershot Park
Cherrywood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill O'Donovan | 949 | 61.5 | −6.4 | |
| Conservative | Nem Thapa* | 498 | 32.3 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 96 | 6.2 | New | |
| Majority | 451 | 29.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,543 | 31.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Cove and Southwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Carter* | 940 | 49.5 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Becky Miles | 758 | 39.9 | +10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Mitchell | 202 | 10.6 | −4.3 | |
| Majority | 182 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,900 | 34.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Empress
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julie Hall | 896 | 45.3 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Marina Munro* | 692 | 35.0 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan David Lunn | 237 | 12.0 | −9.2 | |
| Reform | Ian Simpson | 151 | 7.6 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 204 | 10.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,976 | 41.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Fernhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Harden | 765 | 45.8 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | Julia Warner | 758 | 45.3 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Blewett | 149 | 8.9 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 7 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,672 | 32.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Knellwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Taylor* | 882 | 40.5 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Tad Cragg | 740 | 34.0 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Trotter | 469 | 21.6 | −6.2 | |
| Heritage | Kevin Joyce | 85 | 3.9 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 142 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,176 | 38.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Manor Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ivan Whitmee | 1,034 | 46.4 | −8.1 | |
| Conservative | Jib Belbase | 927 | 41.6 | −3.9 | |
| Reform | Brian Lyons | 215 | 9.6 | New | |
| TUSC | Agnieszka Cieszkowska | 52 | 2.3 | New | |
| Majority | 107 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,228 | 40.1 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
North Town
Rowhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lisa Greenway | 998 | 51.9 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Sheehan* | 515 | 26.8 | −10.3 | |
| Reform | Kevin Betsworth | 243 | 12.6 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 130 | 6.8 | −7.5 | |
| Hampshire Independents | Zack Culshaw | 21 | 1.1 | New | |
| TUSC | Dan Warrington | 16 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 483 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,923 | 38.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Day | 806 | 48.5 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Rod Cooper | 711 | 42.8 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodwin | 145 | 8.7 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 95 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,662 | 33.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St Mark's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Leola Card | 663 | 42.5 | −6.0 | |
| Conservative | Diane Bedford* | 566 | 36.3 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Madi Jabbi | 330 | 21.2 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 97 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,559 | 29.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Wellington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Crawford | 744 | 57.4 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Bishal Gurling | 503 | 38.8 | +2.9 | |
| TUSC | Ryan Lyddall | 49 | 3.8 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 241 | 18.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,296 | 27.2 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
West Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rhian Jones | 697 | 40.8 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Hope* | 656 | 38.4 | −3.5 | |
| Reform | Gary Cowd | 185 | 10.8 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Fraser Fleming | 171 | 10.0 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 41 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,709 | 36.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Changes 2024–2026
- Dhan Sarki, elected for Labour in 2023, left the party in May 2024 to sit as an independent.[9] He later rejoined the party in November 2024.
- Calum Stewart, elected for the Conservatives in 2019, left the party in May 2025 to sit as an independent. [10]
- Jules Crossley, Halleh Koohestani, Nadia Martin and Becky Williams announced that they were leaving the Labour Party in September 2025 to form the Rushmoor Independent Group with standing independent councillor Abe Allen. [11]