Rushmoor Borough Council elections
One third of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. From 1979, the council had 15 3-member wards, reduced to 14 wards in 2002 and 13 in 2012. Each ward elects 3 of the 39 councillors, one in each election year, for a term of 4 years, except in years when ward boundaries are changed when all councillors are elected for terms depending on their position in the poll.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 1998
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 1999
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2000
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes that reduced the number of seats by 3)[3]
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2003
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2004
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2006
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2007
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2008
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2010
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2012 (whole council elected after boundary changes that reduced the number of seats by a further 3)
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2014
- Rushmoor Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1993-1997
St Marks by-election 30 January 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
466 |
37.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
373 |
29.9 |
|
|
Labour |
|
224 |
18.0 |
|
|
Independent |
|
112 |
9.0 |
|
|
Independent |
|
72 |
5.8 |
|
Majority |
93 |
7.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,247 |
33.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
1997-2001
West Heath by-election 25 November 1999 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
467 |
49.0 |
+0.9 |
|
Conservative |
|
429 |
45.0 |
+5.3 |
|
Labour |
|
58 |
6.1 |
-6.0 |
Majority |
38 |
4.0 |
|
Turnout |
954 |
24.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
2005-2009
St Johns by-election 10 November 2005[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Suzan Gadsby |
573 |
49.1 |
+25.0 |
|
Conservative |
David Thomas |
496 |
42.5 |
-19.2 |
|
Labour |
June Smith |
99 |
8.5 |
-5.7 |
Majority |
77 |
6.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,168 |
26.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
North Town by-election 26 January 2006[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Frank Rust |
649 |
57.7 |
+4.1 |
|
Conservative |
Eric Neal |
286 |
25.4 |
-3.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Thompson |
189 |
16.8 |
+5.7 |
Majority |
363 |
32.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,124 |
25.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Grange by-election 25 July 2006[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hazel Manning |
515 |
43.2 |
+18.7 |
|
Conservative |
Rosemary Possee |
445 |
37.4 |
-7.5 |
|
BNP |
Janette Pedrick |
137 |
11.5 |
-5.4 |
|
Labour |
Clive Grattan |
94 |
7.9 |
-5.9 |
Majority |
70 |
5.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,191 |
30.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Heronwood by-election 19 July 2007[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Terence Bridgeman |
423 |
37.3 |
-1.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Lynch-Bowers |
382 |
33.6 |
+7.7 |
|
Conservative |
Simon Poole |
330 |
29.1 |
-6.0 |
Majority |
41 |
3.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,135 |
24.9 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
2009-2013
Heron Wood by-election 10 December 2009[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alex Crawford |
437 |
41.6 |
+11.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Thompson |
354 |
33.7 |
-8.1 |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Duncan |
259 |
24.7 |
-3.5 |
Majority |
83 |
7.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,050 |
22.0 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Wellington by-election 23 September 2010[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Attika Choudhary |
270 |
35.8 |
-6.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mitch Manning |
238 |
31.6 |
-3.7 |
|
Labour |
Sam Wines |
184 |
24.4 |
+2.3 |
|
UKIP |
Eddie Poole |
50 |
6.6 |
+6.6 |
|
Independent |
Roger Watkins |
12 |
1.6 |
+1.6 |
Majority |
32 |
4.2 |
|
Turnout |
754 |
13.0 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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