# 2019 East Hampshire District Council election

The 2019 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the East Hampshire District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. New ward boundaries were used, with some new wards created, with others having their boundaries amended. Wards with the same name but amended boundaries are noted. The number of councillors was reduced from 44 to 43.
The election saw the Conservatives lose 10 seats, with the Liberal Democrats (previously the only other party to hold seats in the council), Labour, and Independents gaining seats. The Liberal Democrats, forming the largest opposition, with seven seats in total, an increase of five, with four seats in Alton, two in Whitehill, and one in Murray. Labour won a further two seats, and two seats returned independent councillors.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 East Hampshire District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 43 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 74.4 | 46.2 | 16,462 | –14.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16.3 | 27.4 | 9,772 | +8.5 |
| Labour | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 3,554 | +1.3 |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1,333 | +1.3 |
| Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 9.9 | 3,544 | +5.3 |
| UKIP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 732 | –3.0 |
| JAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 265 | +0.3 |

## Results by ward
### Alton Amery

Alton Amery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hunt | 405 | 52.87 |
| | Conservative | Danny Green | 277 | 36.16 |
| | Labour | Robert Peters | 84 | 10.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 16.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Alton Ashdell

Alton Ashdell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzie Burns | 426 | 54.82 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Joy | 297 | 38.22 |
| | Labour | Jenny Abbott | 54 | 6.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 16.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Alton Eastbrooke

Alton Eastbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paula Langley | 197 | 35.94 |
| | Conservative | Dean Phillips | 178 | 32.48 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Coatsworth | 173 | 31.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 3.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 548 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Alton Holybourne

Alton Holybourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Hill | 353 | 47.00 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas James | 281 | 37.41 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Tansey | 117 | 15.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 9.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Alton Westbrooke

Alton Westbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Platt | 359 | 47.05 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hicks | 286 | 37.48 |
| | Labour | Ian Abbott | 118 | 15.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 9.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 763 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Alton Whitedown

Alton Whitedown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ginny Boxall | 643 | 68.91 |
| | Conservative | Jane Costigan | 234 | 25.08 |
| | Labour | Janice Treacher | 56 | 6.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 43.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 933 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Alton Wooteys

Alton Wooteys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Dolan | 369 | 51.60 |
| | Conservative | David Orme | 346 | 48.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 3.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 715 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bentworth & Froyle

Bentworth & Froyle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Costigan | 652 | 76.34 | |
| | Labour | Jenniann Davies | 202 | 23.65 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 52.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 854 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Binsted, Bentley & Selborne

Binsted, Bentley & Selborne (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Ashcroft | 1,029 | 58.10 | |
| | Conservative | Ken Carter | 889 | 50.20 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Ravenscroft | 839 | 47.37 | |
| | Labour | Jane-Frances Price | 266 | 15.02 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Burfoot | 192 | 10.84 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 8.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2134 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bramshott & Liphook

Bramshott and Liphook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bill Mouland | 1,421 | 61.97 |
| | Conservative | Angela Glass | 1,372 | 59.83 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Standish | 1,348 | 58.79 |
| | Labour | John Tough | 479 | 20.89 |
| | Labour | Matt Twist | 475 | 20.72 |
| | Labour | Neil Niblock | 394 | 17.18 |
| | UKIP | Susan Bentley | 327 | 14.26 |
| | JAC | Don Jerrard | 265 | 11.56 |
| | JAC | Eddie Trotter | 236 | 10.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 37.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2492 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Buriton & East Meon

Buriton & East Meon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Mocatta | 459 | 54.12 | |
| | Green | Pippa Lee | 310 | 36.55 | |
| | Labour | Greg Ford | 79 | 9.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 37.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 848 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Clanfield

Clanfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Agate | 715 | 53.00 | |
| | Conservative | Ken Moon | 711 | 52.71 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 611 | 45.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 7.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1326 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Four Marks & Medstead

Four Marks & Medstead (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ingrid Catherine | 1,439 | 62.46 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan May | 1,281 | 55.60 | |
| | Conservative | Diana Tennyson | 1,263 | 54.82 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Gwilt | 819 | 35.55 | |
| | Green | Benjamin Malam | 671 | 29.12 | |
| | Labour | Julie Nicholson | 222 | 9.64 | |
| | Labour | Don Hammond | 196 | 8.51 | |
| | Labour | Ivan Mowse | 145 | 6.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 7.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3151 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Froxfield, Sheet & Steep

Froxfield, Sheet & Steep :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Drew | 567 | 55.04 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bevan | 401 | 38.93 | |
| | Labour | Phil Cottrell | 62 | 6.01 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 16.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1030 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Grayshott

Grayshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ferris Cowper | 451 | 56.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jamieson | 245 | 30.77 |
| | UKIP | Ted Wildey | 70 | 8.79 |
| | Labour | Larisa Mendresse-Elder | 30 | 3.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 25.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Headley

Headley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Williams | 978 | 60.48 |
| | Conservative | Richard Millard | 877 | 54.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Shepherd | 520 | 32.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Lubelska | 513 | 31.73 |
| | Labour | Julia Deacon | 112 | 6.93 |
| | Labour | Francis Macnamara | 86 | 5.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 28.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1610 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Horndean Catherington

Horndean Catherington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sara Schillemore | Unopposed | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Horndean Downs

Horndean Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Denton | 425 | 52.66 |
| | Green | Laurent Coffre | 128 | 15.86 |
| | Independent | David Alexadner | 151 | 18.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Maiden | 103 | 12.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 36.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 807 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Horndean Kings & Blendworth

Horndean Kings & Blendworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Evans | 703 | 59.32 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hatter | 629 | 53.08 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smart | 472 | 39.83 | |
| | Green | Mike Sievwright | 378 | 31.90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 14.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Horndean Murray

Horndean Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Woodard | 326 | 53.26 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Evans | 286 | 46.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 6.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Lindford

Lindford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Neville Taylor | 371 | 46.84 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Barr | 250 | 31.56 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Levene | 79 | 9.97 | |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Bentley | 58 | 7.32 | |
| | Labour | Simon Banks van Zyl | 34 | 4.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 15.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 792 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Liss

Liss (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Budden | 1,009 | 53.19 |
| | Conservative | Russell Oppenheimer | 871 | 45.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 600 | 31.63 |
| | Green | Ian James | 594 | 31.31 |
| | Labour | Sheila Baldwin | 274 | 14.44 |
| | Labour | Howard Linsley | 238 | 12.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 16.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2477 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Petersfield Bell Hill

Petersfield Bell Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jamie Matthews | 467 | 51.37 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Doyle | 179 | 19.69 | |
| | Green | John Hilton | 140 | 15.40 | |
| | Labour | Steve Elder | 68 | 7.48 | |
| | UKIP | Jim Makin | 55 | 6.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 31.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 909 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Petersfield Causeway

Petersfield Causeway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ben Bentley | 281 | 43.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hutchinson | 273 | 42.26 |
| | Labour | Colin Brazier | 92 | 14.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Petersfield Heath

Petersfield Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julie Butler | 467 | 49.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angus Robinson | 196 | 20.76 |
| | Green | Zoe Parker | 147 | 15.57 |
| | Labour | Bill Organ | 71 | 7.52 |
| | UKIP | Malcom Bint | 63 | 6.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 28.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 944 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Petersfield St Peter's

Petersfield St Peters (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Gass | 611 | 30.58 |
| | Conservative | David McKinney | 598 | 29.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Podger | 558 | 27.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Shaw | 545 | 27.28 |
| | Green | John Palmer | 525 | 26.28 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Walker | 438 | 21.92 |
| | Labour | Sarah Morris | 173 | 8.66 |
| | UKIP | Ben James | 159 | 7.96 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Abraham | 143 | 7.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 2.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,434 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers

Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Louisson | 710 | 68.26 | |
| | Green | Marie-Marthe Gervais | 286 | 27.50 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Whitehead | 44 | 4.23 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 40.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1040 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Rowlands Castle

Rowlands Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcom Johnson | 534 | 59.39 |
| | Green | Peter Bisset | 365 | 40.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 18.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Whitehill Chase

Whitehill Chase (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally Pond | 552 | 44.30 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wigman | 543 | 43.58 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Muldoon | 512 | 41.09 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Coleman | 428 | 34.35 | |
| | Labour | Alina Vraible | 176 | 14.13 | |
| | Labour | David Ilsley | 162 | 13.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham

Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adam Carew | 689 | 48.49 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Davies | 589 | 41.45 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Gray | 562 | 39.55 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Croucher | 520 | 36.59 | |
| | Labour | Mercy Bolus | 128 | 9.01 | |
| | Labour | Moira Johnson | 120 | 8.44 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 9.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1379 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Whitehill Pinewood

Whitehill Pinewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Maroney | 149 | 45.15 |
| | Conservative | Neil Ward | 134 | 40.60 |
| | Labour | Tom Barnett | 47 | 14.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 4.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 330 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## 2019–2023 by-elections
### Bramshott & Liphook

Bramshott and Liphook by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Sear | 1,470 | 56.5 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynsey Conway | 754 | 29.0 | New |
| | Labour | John Tough | 378 | 14.5 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 27.5 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2602 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 | |

### Grayshott

Grayshott by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hanrahan | 453 | 54.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jamieson | 239 | 28.9 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Alexandra Leaton | 64 | 7.7 | New |
| | Labour | Larisa Mendresse-Elder | 55 | 6.6 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Ted Wildey | 19 | 2.3 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 25.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 830 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 | |

### Horndean Downs

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 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | 26.8 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 20.7 | |