One third of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 60 councillors have been elected from 30 wards.[1]
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Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3][4]
Party in control | Years |
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No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1982 |
No overall control | 1982 - 1986 |
Conservative | 1986 - 1994 |
No overall control | 1994 - 2006 |
Conservative | 2006 - 2008 |
No overall control | 2008 |
Conservative | 2008 - present |
As of the 5 May 2011 the council composition was as follows:-[5]
Party | Councillors |
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Conservative Party | 34 | |
Liberal Democrats | 13 | |
Labour Party | 11 | |
Independent | 2 |
Grove By-Election 1 August 1996 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 683 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 646 | 34.0 | |||
Labour | 409 | 21.9 | |||
Independent | 152 | 8.0 | |||
Independent | 7 | 0.4 | |||
Majority | 37 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,897 | 43.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Hams By-Election 12 September 1996 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 892 | 77.4 | |||
Conservative | 195 | 16.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 65 | 5.6 | |||
Majority | 697 | 60.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,152 | 21.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norden By-Election 12 September 1996 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 706 | 65.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 172 | 16.1 | |||
Conservative | 168 | 15.7 | |||
Independent | 25 | 2.3 | |||
Majority | 534 | 49.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,071 | 19.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norden By-Election 3 July 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 653 | 66.6 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative | 253 | 25.8 | +10.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 75 | 7.6 | -8.5 | ||
Majority | 400 | 40.8 | |||
Turnout | 981 | 17.9 | -1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Winklebury By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 1,503 | 45.8 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative | 1,243 | 37.9 | +8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 532 | 16.0 | +2.0 | ||
Majority | 260 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,278 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Buckskin By-Election 21 December 2006[3][7] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Robert Taylor | 332 | 47.1 | +15.2 | |
Labour | Gill Gleeson | 210 | 29.8 | -19.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Day | 123 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Green | Matthew Pinto | 40 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 122 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 705 | 22.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Rooksdown By-Election 29 March 2007[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Karen Cherrett | 156 | 52.7 | -10.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Hood | 122 | 41.2 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Warwick Dady | 18 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 34 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 296 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitchurch By-Election 18 October 2007[9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Eric Dunlop | 858 | 52.8 | -5.6 | |
Conservative | Bill Judge | 709 | 43.6 | +2.0 | |
Labour | James Gibb | 58 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 149 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,125 | 42.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Baughurst By-Election 24 January 2008[4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Bound | 428 | 53.8 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | Zoe Wheddon | 368 | 46.2 | -20.3 | |
Majority | 60 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 796 | 40.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Chineham By-Election 15 October 2009[10][11] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Paul Miller | 898 | 63.0 | +19.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Liam Elvish | 249 | 17.5 | +7.7 | |
Independent | Josephine Walke | 163 | 11.4 | -29.5 | |
Labour | Simon Broad | 98 | 6.9 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Tracy Cross | 18 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 649 | 45.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,426 | 21.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |