2018 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2018 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election took place on the 3rd May 2018 to elect 20 members to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, as part of the wider local elections. The seats were last up for election in 2014. The councillor for Basing up for election this year, Onnalee Cubitt, had rejoined the Conservative Party prior to the election and held her seat as a Conservative.[1][2]

2018 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
3 May 2018
20 seats of 60 to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 33 20 6
Seats won 8 9 2
Seats after 33 21 5
Seat change 1 1
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results

The Conservative Party won a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Whitchurch, but themselves lost a seat in Winklebury to Labour. As a result, the number of Conservative seats was steady, with Labour having a net gain of one, and the Liberal Democrats a net loss of one. Independent councillor Ian Tiblury held the sole independent seat.[3]

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election 2018
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 40.00% 22 33 55.00 14,938 45.84
  Labour 9 1 45.00 12 21 35.00 10,153 31.15
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 10.00 3 5 8.33 5,676 17.41
  Independent 1 5.00 0 1 1.66 1,230 3.77
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 246 0.75
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 211 0.64
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 72 0.22

Results by Ward

Basing
Basing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Onnalee Cubitt 1,679 69.00
Liberal Democrats Richard Lilleker 425 17.46
Labour Alex Lee 329 13.52
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Brighton Hill North
Brighton Hill North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Taylor 452 35.59
Liberal Democrats Andy Konieckzo 440 34.64
Conservative Shane Grimes 353 27.79
TUSC Mick Butler 25 1.96
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Brighton Hill South
Brighton Hill South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Taylor 541 49.63
Conservative Richard Court 345 31.65
Libertarian Scott Neville 72 6.60
UKIP Michael Thompson 72 6.60
Liberal Democrats James Belchamber 60 5.50
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Brookvale and Kings Furlong
Brookvale and Kings Furlong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Westbrook 724 45.36
Conservative Arun Mummalaneni 529 33.14
Liberal Democrats Doris Jones 234 14.66
Independent Alan Stone 109 6.82
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Buckskin
Buckskin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephanie Grant 683 52.25
Conservative Edward Norman 485 37.10
Liberal Democrats Hedley Proctor 83 6.35
Independent Stan Tennison 56 4.28
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne
Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Falconer 1,123 72.87
Liberal Democrats Pauleen Malone 253 16.41
Labour John Rodway 165 10.70
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Chineham
Chineham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Miller 1,487 72.60
Labour Mary Brian 306 14.94
Liberal Democrats Michael Hall 255 12.45
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

East Woodhay
East Woodhay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Sanders 595 71.94
Liberal Democrats Monty Abram 152 18.37
Labour Christopher Whitehead 80 9.67
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Eastrop
Eastrop
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gavin James 692 51.29
Labour Sajish Tom 322 23.86
Conservative Rebecca Sanders 279 20.68
Independent Duncan Stone 56 4.15
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grove
Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John McKay 1,109 62.93
Conservative Nicholas Bates 428 24.29
Labour Gill Gleeson 225 12.76
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hatch Warren and Beggarwood
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terri Reid 1,230 67.47
Labour Daniel O'Loughlin 358 19.63
Liberal Democrats Madeline Hussey 235 12.89
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Kempshott
Kempshott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hayley Eachus 1,298 66.76
Labour Grand Donohoe 412 21.19
Liberal Democrats Stavroulla 385 12.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Norden
Norden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laura James 1,183 65.57
Conservative Jim Holder 428 23.72
Liberal Democrats Stephen Whitechurch 89 4.93
Independent Steve James-Bailey 68 3.76
Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts Mayola Demmenie 36 1.99
Turnout
Labour hold Swing


Oakley and North Waltham
Oakley and North Waltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Frost 1,342 63.33
Labour Julie Pierce 391 18.45
Liberal Democrats Robert Cooper 288 13.59
Green Ian James 98 4.62
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon
Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Tilbury 941 53.67
Conservative Alex Hedger 545 31.08
Liberal Democrats Lucy Sloane Williams 168 9.58
Green Kirsten Griffiths 99 5.64
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Popley East
Popley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Potter 744 64.75
Conservative Andrew Clarke 287 24.97
Liberal Democrats Zoe Rogers 118 10.26
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Popley West
Popley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Frankum 677 63.33
Conservative Chris Hendon 278 26.00
Liberal Democrats Michael Berwick-Gooding 114 10.66
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

South Ham
South Ham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Keating 1,052 53.37
Conservative Lily Turner 684 34.70
UKIP Alan Simpson 139 7.05
Liberal Democrats Ted Blackmore-Squires 96 4.87
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Whitchurch
Whitchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dave George 717 40.25
Labour Claire Isbester 625 35.09
Liberal Democrats Linds Stephney 439 24.64
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Winklebury
Winklebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Cooper 884 49.11
Conservative Laura Edwards 826 45.88
Green Michael Nightingale 49 2.72
Liberal Democrats Lisa Proctor 41 2.27
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References
  1. Observer, Basingstoke. "Independent borough councillor rejoins Conservative group". Basingstoke Observer. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. "Borough Council Elections 2018". www.basingstoke.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  3. "Basingstoke and Deane, and Hart local elections results 2018 in full". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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