# 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election

The 2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same date as other local elections across England. A third of the council was up for election. This set of seats were last contested in 2021.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The election saw Labour win a majority on the council for the first time in its history. The Labour group leader, Gareth Williams, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024.

## Results summary

2024 Rushmoor Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 9 | 7 | 69.2 | 12 | 21 | 53.8 | 10,739 | 48.09 | +1.19 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 8 | 23.1 | 12 | 15 | 38.5 | 8,218 | 36.80 | -0.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 2,262 | 10.13 | -4.07 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 794 | 3.56 | +3.10 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0.95 | +0.94 |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0.38 | -0.12 |
| | Hampshire Independents | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.09 | New |

## Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows:
The changes in these results are changes from the 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)

### Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Roberts* | 911 | 68.4 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Crerar | 325 | 24.4 | +2.6 |
| | TUSC | Tom Mortimer | 95 | 7.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cherrywood

Cherrywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill O’Donovan | 949 | 61.5 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Nem Thapa* | 498 | 32.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 96 | 6.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 31.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cove and Southwood

Cove and Southwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Carter* | 940 | 49.5 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Becky Miles | 758 | 39.9 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Mitchell | 202 | 10.6 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,900 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Empress

Empress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Hall | 896 | 45.3 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Marina Munro* | 692 | 35.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan David Lunn | 237 | 12.0 | −9.2 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Simpson | 151 | 7.6 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | 41.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fernhill

Fernhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Harden | 765 | 45.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Julie Warner | 758 | 45.3 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blewett | 149 | 8.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | 32.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Knellwood

Knellwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Taylor* | 882 | 40.5 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Tad Cragg | 740 | 34.0 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Trotter | 469 | 21.6 | −6.2 |
| | Heritage | Kevin Joyce | 85 | 3.9 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,176 | 38.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivan Whitmee | 1,034 | 46.4 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Jib Belbase | 927 | 41.6 | −3.9 |
| | Reform UK | Brian Lyons | 215 | 9.6 | New |
| | TUSC | Agnieszka Cieszkowska | 52 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,228 | 40.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### North Town

North Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Dibble* | 1,118 | 82.4 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Bill Withers | 238 | 17.6 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 64.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,356 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rowhill

Rowhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lisa Greenway | 998 | 51.9 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Sheehan* | 515 | 26.8 | −10.3 |
| | Reform UK | Kevin Betsworth | 243 | 12.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 130 | 6.8 | −7.5 |
| | Hampshire Independents | Zack Culshaw | 21 | 1.1 | New |
| | TUSC | Dan Warrington | 16 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,923 | 38.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St John's

St John’s :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Day | 806 | 48.5 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Rod Cooper | 711 | 42.8 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodwin | 145 | 8.7 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,662 | 33.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Mark's

St Mark’s :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leola Card | 663 | 42.5 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Diane Bedford* | 566 | 36.3 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Madi Jabbi | 330 | 21.2 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,559 | 29.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wellington

Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Crawford | 744 | 57.4 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Bishal Gurling | 503 | 38.8 | +2.9 |
| | TUSC | Ryan Lyddall | 49 | 3.8 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 27.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### West Heath

West Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rhian Jones | 697 | 40.8 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hope* | 656 | 38.4 | −3.5 |
| | Reform UK | Gary Cowd | 185 | 10.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Fraser Fleming | 171 | 10.0 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Changes 2024–2026

* Dhan Sarki, elected for Labour in 2023, left the party in May 2024 to sit as an independent. He later rejoined the party in November 2024.