2026 Winchester City Council election
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The 2026 Winchester City Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 16 of 32 members of Winchester City Council in Hampshire, England.[2][3]
Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Winchester City Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority, Mid Hampshire Council. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.
Background
In 2024, the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council with an increased majority.[4][5]
Election result
| 2026 Winchester City Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 23 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 4 | |||||||||
| Green | 3 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Labour | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alresford & Itchen Valley | Margot Power | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery |
Brian Laming | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Bishop's Waltham | Steve Miller | Conservative | Yes | |
| Central Meon Valley | Malcolm Wallace | Green | Yes | |
| Colden Common & Twyford | Susan Cook[a] | Independent | Yes | |
| Denmead | Caroline Brook | Conservative | Yes | |
| Southwick & Wickham | Neil Cutler | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| St Barnabas | James Batho | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| St Bartholomew | Kathleen Becker | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| St Michael | Mark Reach | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| St Paul | Lucille Thompson | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| The Worthys | Jackie Porter | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Upper Meon Valley | Neil Bolton | Conservative | Yes | |
| Whiteley & Shedfield | Anne Small | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Wonston & Micheldever | Patrick Cunningham | Conservative | Yes | |
Candidates
Alresford & Itchen Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lisa Griffiths | ||||
| Reform | Nicholas Hubbard | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Margot Powers* | ||||
| Green | Tom Street | ||||
| Labour | Tessa Valentine | ||||
Badget Farm & Oliver's Battery
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alison Cochrane | ||||
| Conservative | Ed Kennedy | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Laming* | ||||
| Green | Max Priesemann | ||||
| Reform | Lincoln Redding | ||||
Bishops Waltham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simone Fleuren | ||||
| Labour | Steve Haines | ||||
| Reform | Peter Jordan | ||||
| Conservative | Steve Miller* | ||||
| Green | Doug Stinton | ||||
Central Meon Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Frances Baxter | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Bentote | ||||
| Labour | Martyn Davis | ||||
| Conservative | David Newberry | ||||
| Green | Malcolm Wallace* | ||||
Colden Common & Twyford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sue Cook* | ||||
| Labour | Adrian Field | ||||
| Conservative | Hugo Mabbott | ||||
| Reform | Kevin Mills | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Williams | ||||
Denmead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Amanda Aldridge | ||||
| Conservative | Caroline Brook* | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Clay | ||||
| Labour | Andrew Kirby | ||||
| Green | Laura O'Connor | ||||
Southwick & Wickham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Cutler* | ||||
| Reform | Richard Harris | ||||
| Labour | Alexander Hodgkinson | ||||
| Conservative | Denise Searle | ||||
| Green | Ben Thomas | ||||
St Barnabas
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Mark Adams | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | James Batho* | ||||
| Conservative | David Killeen | ||||
| Green | Jessica Redway | ||||
| Labour | Lucy Sims | ||||
St Bartholomew
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Becker* | ||||
| Reform | Roseanna Curley | ||||
| Labour | Patrick Davies | ||||
| Green | Lorraine Estelle | ||||
| Conservative | Fiona Mather | ||||
St Michael
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | David Delmonte | ||||
| Labour | Archie Ledger | ||||
| Green | Kate Needham | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Reach* | ||||
| Conservative | Ian Tait | ||||
St Paul
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joe Hill | ||||
| Reform | Paul O'Nions | ||||
| Labour | Peter Rees | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson* | ||||
| Green | Simon Warde | ||||
The Worthys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Luke Ainscough | ||||
| Conservative | Signe Biddle | ||||
| Reform | Liam Horton | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Porter* | ||||
| Labour | Jamie Trodden | ||||
Upper Meon Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Ablitt | ||||
| Labour | Nicholas Bennett-Britton | ||||
| Conservative | Neil Bolton* | ||||
| Green | Amanda Griffith | ||||
| Reform | Charlotte Northbrook | ||||
Whiteley & Shedfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Carthew | ||||
| Conservative | Marcus Garth | ||||
| Reform | Julie Harrison | ||||
| Green | Ben Russell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Small* | ||||
| Independent | Sean Whelan | ||||
Wonston & Micheldever
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Adams | ||||
| Reform | Nick Constable | ||||
| Conservative | Patrick Cunningham* | ||||
| Labour | Antony de Peyer | ||||
| Green | Cameron Hardie | ||||
References
- ↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but subsequently left the party to sit as an Independent.
- ↑ "Winchester Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Elections should go ahead - unanimous agreement". Winchester City Council. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Voters across Hampshire will head to the polls as local elections set to go ahead". Hampshire Chronicle. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Lib Dems reign supreme in Winchester as Conservatives lose four seats". Hampshire Chronicle. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Winchester result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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