en 2019 Hart District Council election

2019 Hart District Council Election
11 seats to Hart District Council; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Results map
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

The 2019 Hart District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Hart District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results

The election saw the Conservatives lose five seats, two each to Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, and one an Independent Candidate. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservative party and Community Campaign the joint largest parties with eleven seats each overall.^[2]^[3] Subsequently, an administration was formed by Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat Councillor David Neighbour becoming leader of the council, and Community Campaign Hart Councillor James Radley becoming deputy leader of the council.^[4]

Results summary

2019 Hart District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	3	5	25.0	8	11	33.3	8,495	30.7	-12.4
	CCH	4	2	33.3	7	11	33.3	6,341	22.9	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	33.3	6	10	30.3	8,026	29.0	+4.7
	Independent	1	1	8.3	0	1	3.0	1,596	5.8	New
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,146	4.1	-3.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,041	3.8	+1.4
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	662	2.4	+1.3
	Others	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	383	1.4	+0.7

Ward results

Blackwater & Hawley

Blackwater & Hawley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Harward	1,309	70.4	+9.5
	Conservative	John Burton	341	18.3	−8.8
	UKIP	Michael Gascoigne	210	11.3	+6.9
Majority
Turnout			968
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crookham East

Crookham East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CCH	Christopher Axam	1,670	72.3	+4.8
	Conservative	Sebastian Gidley	536	23.2	−2.1
	Labour	Clive Astin	105	4.5	−2.7
Majority			1,134
Turnout
	CCH hold		Swing

Crookham West & Ewshot

Crookham West & Ewshot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CCH	Anthony Clarke	1,832	74.4	+9.3
	Conservative	Michael Thorne	500	20.3	−7.0
	Labour	Lila Mabo	129	5.2	−2.4
Majority			1,332
Turnout
	CCH hold		Swing

Fleet Central

Fleet Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CCH	Katherine Davies	1,607	64.2	+14.5
	Conservative	Jonathan Seale	632	25.2	−13.1
	Labour	Jack Theaker	148	5.9	−3.8
	Monster Raving Loony	Alan Hope	118	4.7	+2.4
Majority			975
Turnout
	CCH gain from Conservative		Swing

Fleet East

Fleet East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wildsmith	1,402	60.4	+17.9
	Conservative	Stephen Parker	781	33.6	−12.7
	Labour	John Gawthorpe	140	6.0	−0.8
Majority			621
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Fleet West

Fleet West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CCH	Sara-Lea Kinnell	1,232	56.1	+9.9
	Conservative	Glyn Carpenter	659	30.0	−15.9
	Green	Wayne Rozier	218	9.9	N/A
	Labour	Michael Mellor	86	3.9	−4.0
Majority			573
Turnout
	CCH gain from Conservative		Swing

Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Spencer Farmer	1,064	42.1	−18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Kitto	858	34.0	+11.9
	Green	Ruth Jarman	389	15.4	+7.0
	For Britain	Roger Robertson	215	8.5	N/A
Majority			206
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hook

Hook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dermot Smith	1,596	63.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	Liz Tomlinson	806	31.8	−31.7
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Wilson	799	31.5	+10.5
	Conservative	Jonathan Hale	790	31.2	−32.3
	Labour	Amanda Affleck-Cruise	301	11.9	−0.5
	UKIP	Ruth Hamilton	260	10.3	+7.3
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Odiham

Odiham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Dorn	1,247	56.0	−17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Over	544	24.4	+15.7
	Green	Lars Mosesson	434	19.5	+10.3
Majority			703
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yateley East

Yateley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Neighbour	1,569	67.8	+9.9
	Conservative	Christopher Barnes	624	27.0	−1.7
	Labour	Beaumont Nabbs	120	5.2	−0.3
Majority			945
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yateley West

Yateley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Lamb	1,545	63.9	+7.8
	Conservative	Shawn Dickens	515	21.3	−13.9
	UKIP	John Howe	192	7.9	+5.3
	Labour	John Davies	117	4.8	−1.3
	For Britain	Geoffrey Crompton	50	2.1	N/A
Majority			1030
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

References

^ "Election results" (PDF). hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ Strudwick, Matt (3 May 2019). "Tories keep control of Rushmoor Borough Council". getsurrey. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ Lloyd, Stephen (4 May 2018). "Hart District Council remains hung following local elections". getsurrey. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ "New Chairman and Cabinet Portfolios for Hart District Council | Hart District Council". www.hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[1] "Election results" (PDF). hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[2] Strudwick, Matt (3 May 2019). "Tories keep control of Rushmoor Borough Council". getsurrey. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[3] Lloyd, Stephen (4 May 2018). "Hart District Council remains hung following local elections". getsurrey. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[4] "New Chairman and Cabinet Portfolios for Hart District Council | Hart District Council". www.hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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