# East Hampshire District Council elections

East Hampshire District Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 31 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

## Council elections

* 1973 Petersfield District Council election
* 1976 East Hampshire District Council election
* 1979 East Hampshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 East Hampshire District Council election
* 1987 East Hampshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 East Hampshire District Council election
* 1995 East Hampshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 East Hampshire District Council election
* 2003 East Hampshire District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 East Hampshire District Council election
* 2011 East Hampshire District Council election
* 2015 East Hampshire District Council election
* 2019 East Hampshire District Council election (New ward boundaries decreased the number of seats by 1)
* 2023 East Hampshire District Council election

## District result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Hangers By-Election 14 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 277 | 59.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 192 | 40.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 469 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Alton North East By-Election 12 December 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 452 | 54.0 |
| | Labour | | 276 | 33.0 |
| | Conservative | | 108 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 836 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Froxfield & Steep By-Election 22 January 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 415 | 60.5 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 271 | 39.5 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | 45.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Petersfield St Marys By-Election 16 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 824 | 51.1 | +23.7 |
| | Conservative | | 644 | 40.0 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | | 142 | 8.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,610 | 36.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Medstead By-Election 5 November 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 415 | 56.5 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | | 399 | 39.2 | −16.7 |
| | Labour | | 31 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 734 | 46.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Hangers By-Election 10 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 327 | 57.0 | +57.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 247 | 43.0 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 574 | 14.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Petersfield St Peters By-Election 1 November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Claxton | 535 | 53.1 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Molloy | 403 | 40.0 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | William Organ | 69 | 6.9 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 24.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Rowlands Castle By-Election 9 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Harvey | 597 | 58.3 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Braden | 427 | 41.7 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,024 | 49.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Alton Westbrooke By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 1,002 | 77.9 |
| | Labour | Barbara Burfoot | 285 | 22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 55.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,287 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Whitehill Hogmoor By-Election 26 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Drury | 292 | 68.5 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Barry Hope | 134 | 31.5 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 37.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 426 | 24.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Liss By-Election 15 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gina Logan | 672 | 53.6 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 472 | 37.6 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Howard Linsley | 110 | 8.8 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,254 | 32.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clanfield & Finchdean By-Election 27 April 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Payne | 733 | 57.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Moon | 550 | 42.9 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,283 | 33.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Whitehill Deadwater By-Election 28 September 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Muldoon | 214 | 64.7 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Colin Leach | 93 | 28.1 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Catriona Mackenzie | 24 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 36.6 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 331 | 16.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Holybourne and Froyle By-Election 9 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glynis Watts | 424 | 54.6 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Phillips | 352 | 45.4 | +21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Bramshott and Liphook By-Election 15 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Mouland | 796 | |
| | Conservative | Lynn Ashton | 743 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Croucher | 404 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Hope | 371 | |
| | Labour | John Tough | 183 | |
| | Green | Neville Taylor | 126 | |
| | Labour | Frank Jones | 117 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,740 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Horndean Downs By-Election 12 July 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Shepherd | 315 | 43.4 | −21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Port | 274 | 37.8 | +13.6 |
| | Labour | Katie Green | 73 | 10.1 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | David Alexander | 63 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 725 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Liss By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Harris | 593 | 43.6 | −14.1 |
| | UKIP | Donald Jerrard | 350 | 25.7 | +25.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 224 | 16.5 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Budden | 193 | 14.2 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 17.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,360 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Four Marks and Medstead By-Election 19 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ingrid Thomas | 749 | 58.1 | −14.1 |
| | UKIP | Ruth Duffin | 348 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| | Labour | Janice Treacher | 119 | 9.2 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Marjorie Pooley | 73 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 31.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Petersfield Bell Hill By-Election 12 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Marshall | 190 | 42.3 | −14.9 |
| | UKIP | Peter Dimond | 110 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | Labour | Colin Brazier | 75 | 16.7 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 74 | 16.5 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 449 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Clanfield and Finchdean By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Wren | 765 | 51.8 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Woodard | 410 | 27.7 | +5.1 |
| | UKIP | David Alexander | 303 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,478 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Hangers and Forest By-Election 26 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Budden | 236 | 45.3 | −23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 227 | 43.6 | +43.6 |
| | JAC | Don Jerrard | 41 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Neil Owsnett | 17 | 3.3 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 521 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Petersfield Bell Hill By-Election 8 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jamie Matthews | 178 | 32.6 | +32.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Podger | 156 | 28.6 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Clive Shore | 145 | 26.6 | −20.8 |
| | Labour | Steve Elder | 56 | 10.3 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | Jim Makin | 11 | 2.0 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 546 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Bramshott and Liphook By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Sear | 1,470 | 56.5 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynsey Conway | 754 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | Labour | John Tough | 378 | 14.5 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,602 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grayshott By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Hanrahan | 453 | 54.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jamieson | 239 | 28.8 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Alexandra Leaton | 64 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Larisa Mendresse-Elder | 55 | 6.6 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Ted Wildey | 19 | 2.3 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 830 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Horndean Downs By-Election 30 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Blossom Gottlieb | 320 | 49.2 | +33.3 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Whitfield | 291 | 44.7 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | David Alexander | 40 | 6.1 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Four Marks and Medstead By-Election 15 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Richardson | 1,212 | 62.2 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Southern-Reason | 736 | 37.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,948 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |