# 2023 East Hampshire District Council election

The 2023 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. After the election the council was under no overall control, although the Conservatives remained the largest party. A coalition of the Conservatives and local party the Whitehill and Bordon Community Party formed after the election, with Conservative councillor Richard Millard retaining his position as leader of the council.

### Election result

2023 East Hampshire District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 43 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 44.2 | 39.5 | 15049 | 6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 12753 | 4.7 |
| Whitehill & Bordon Community | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| Green | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 3076 | 1.8 |
| Labour | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 3934 | 0.3 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Heritage | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |

## Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by East Hampshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The election results for the district were released on 5 May 2023.

### Alton Amery

Alton Amery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hunt* | 395 | 53.31 | +0.44 |
| | Conservative | Dami Sogbesan | 218 | 29.42 | −6.74 |
| | Labour | Ian Abbott | 128 | 17.27 | +6.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 23.89 | 7.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 741 | 35.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Ashdell

Alton Ashdell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzie Burns* | 418 | 52.98 | −1.84 |
| | Conservative | Louis Ward | 267 | 33.84 | −4.38 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Abbott | 104 | 13.18 | +6.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 19.14 | 2.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 43.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Eastbrooke

Alton Eastbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Tansey | 202 | 39.22 | +3.28 |
| | Conservative | Tony Davis | 143 | 27.77 | −4.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Coatsworth | 142 | 27.57 | −3.99 |
| | Reform UK | William Blake | 28 | 5.44 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 11.46 | 8.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 515 | 27.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Holybourne

Alton Holybourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Hill* | 343 | 42.61 | −4.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Corlett | 330 | 40.99 | +3.58 |
| | Labour | Donald Hammond | 132 | 16.40 | +0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 805 | 37.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Westbrooke

Alton Westbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Young | 334 | 43.72 | −3.33 |
| | Labour | Nick O'Brien | 205 | 26.83 | +11.37 |
| | Conservative | Philip Bennett | 199 | 26.05 | −11.43 |
| | Reform UK | Vic Burbidge | 26 | 3.40 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 764 | 39.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Whitedown

Alton Whitedown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ginny Boxall* | 547 | 61.88 | −7.03 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Brett | 241 | 27.26 | +2.18 |
| | Labour | Janice Treacher | 96 | 10.86 | +4.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | 38.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Alton Wooteys

Alton Wooteys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warren Moore | 234 | 33.86 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Colin Jamieson | 213 | 30.82 | −17.57 |
| | Labour | Mark Boyce-Churn | 162 | 23.44 | −28.16 |
| | Heritage | Matthew Kellermann | 82 | 11.86 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 3.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 691 | 28.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bentworth & Froyle

Bentworth & Froyle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Costigan | 590 | 61.52 | −14.82 |
| | Green | Caroline Footman | 369 | 38.48 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Binsted, Bentley & Selborne

Binsted, Bentley & Selborne (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Ashcroft* | 917 | 52.46 | −5.64 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Davies | 878 | 50.23 | +0.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas James | 735 | 42.05 | −5.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Stammers | 645 | 36.90 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ben Hamlin | 286 | 16.36 | +1.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,748 | 37.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramshott & Liphook

Bramshott & Liphook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Glass* | 1,131 | 47.48 | −12.35 |
| | Conservative | Bill Mouland* | 1,125 | 47.23 | −14.74 |
| | Conservative | Nick Sear* | 1,070 | 44.92 | −13.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Evans | 734 | 30.81 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Coghlan | 683 | 28.67 | N/A |
| | Green | Liz Bisset | 410 | 17.21 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andria Holdsworth | 404 | 16.96 | −3.76 |
| | Labour | John Tough | 393 | 16.50 | −4.39 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Sheedy | 378 | 15.87 | −1.31 |
| | Green | David Ilsley | 254 | 10.66 | N/A |
| | Green | Peter Bisset | 235 | 9.87 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,382 | 32.4 | |
| | 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 | Rob Mocatta* | 475 | 57.51 | +3.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 231 | 27.97 | N/A |
| | Labour | Emma Clews | 120 | 14.53 | +5.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clanfield

Clanfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smart | 862 | 54.01 | +8.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tonge | 813 | 50.94 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ken Moon* | 722 | 45.24 | −7.47 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Agate* | 691 | 43.30 | −9.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,596 | 35.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Four Marks & Medstead

Four Marks & Medstead (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Nelson | 1,181 | 47.66 | +12.11 |
| | Conservative | Ilena Allsopp | 1,094 | 44.15 | −18.31 |
| | Conservative | Neal Day | 1,090 | 43.99 | −11.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Richardson | 1,065 | 42.98 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Ehrmann | 1,057 | 42.66 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Foster | 1,046 | 42.21 | −12.61 |
| | Labour | Christopher Oakes-Monger | 453 | 18.28 | +8.64 |
| | Labour | Robert Peters | 264 | 10.65 | +2.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 38.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Froxfield, Sheet & Steep

Froxfield, Sheet & Steep :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Drew* | 644 | 55.95 | +0.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Grey | 427 | 37.10 | −1.83 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Heaton | 80 | 6.95 | +0.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151 | 51.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grayshott

Grayshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Hanrahan* | 387 | 52.80 | −3.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynsey Conway | 346 | 47.20 | +16.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 733 | 34.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Headley

Headley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Millard* | 949 | 59.16 | +4.92 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Williams* | 904 | 56.36 | −4.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jamieson | 603 | 37.59 | +5.43 |
| | Labour | Mark Angear | 429 | 26.75 | +19.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horndean Catherington

Horndean Catherington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sara Schillemore* | 469 | 63.38 | +63.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonquil Tonge | 271 | 36.62 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 740 | 35.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horndean Downs

Horndean Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | James Hogan | 480 | 58.11 | +42.25 |
| | Conservative | Jon Whitfield | 346 | 41.89 | −10.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | 34.6 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Horndean Kings & Blendworth

Horndean Kings & Blendworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Evans* | 671 | 55.09 | −4.23 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hatter* | 587 | 48.19 | −4.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Smart | 518 | 42.53 | +2.70 |
| | Green | Phil Humphries | 454 | 37.27 | +5.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,218 | 31.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Horndean Murray

Horndean Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Woodard* | 340 | 52.80 | −0.46 |
| | Conservative | Jack Ross | 304 | 47.20 | +0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 40.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lindford

Lindford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party | Penny Flux | 487 | 69.67 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Hudson | 160 | 22.89 | −8.67 |
| | Labour | Gareth Rees | 52 | 7.44 | +3.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 699 | 34.1 | |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Independent | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Independent | | | |

### Liss

Liss (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mullenger | 883 | 45.99 | +14.36 |
| | Green | Ian James | 844 | 43.96 | +12.65 |
| | Conservative | Keith Budden* | 746 | 38.85 | −14.34 |
| | Conservative | Peter Doyle | 661 | 34.43 | −11.48 |
| | Labour | Howard Linsley | 407 | 21.20 | +8.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | 38.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Petersfield Bell Hill

Petersfield Bell Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jamie Matthews* | 393 | 52.33 | +0.96 |
| | Conservative | Russell Oppenheimer | 174 | 23.17 | +3.48 |
| | Labour | Gary Boller | 97 | 12.92 | +5.44 |
| | Green | John Hilton | 87 | 11.58 | −3.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 29.16 | −2.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | 37.2 | −6.81 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Petersfield Causeway

Petersfield Causeway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hutchinson | 408 | 49.04 | +6.78 |
| | Conservative | Tom Ross | 333 | 40.02 | −3.47 |
| | Labour | Ros Carvell | 91 | 10.94 | −3.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 9.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 832 | 37.3 | +2.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Petersfield Heath

Petersfield Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Bevan | 423 | 45.00 | +24.24 |
| | Conservative | Julie Butler* | 420 | 44.68 | −4.79 |
| | Labour | Sam Ansell | 97 | 10.32 | +2.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 940 | 42.1 | −0.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Petersfield St Peter's

Petersfield St Peter's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Shaw | 1,056 | 55.17 | +27.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Podger | 1,026 | 53.61 | +25.68 |
| | Conservative | JC Crissey | 747 | 39.03 | +8.45 |
| | Conservative | Beth Svarovska | 702 | 36.68 | +6.75 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Abraham | 275 | 14.37 | +7.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers

Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Louisson* | 650 | 65.79 | −2.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Stacy | 338 | 34.21 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 988 | 43.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rowlands Castle

Rowlands Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlene Maines | 529 | 52.32 | −7.07 |
| | Green | Laurent Coffre | 383 | 37.88 | −2.72 |
| | Reform UK | Luis Cook | 99 | 9.79 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,011 | 38.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehill Chase

Whitehill Chase (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party | Andy Tree | 875 | 71.90 | N/A |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party | Catherine Clark | 776 | 63.76 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sally Pond* | 226 | 18.57 | −25.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wigman* | 191 | 15.69 | −27.89 |
| | Conservative | Emmanuel Anyanwu | 160 | 13.15 | −27.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Croucher | 135 | 11.09 | −23.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 25.3 | |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative | | | |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Liberal Democrats | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Liberal Democrats | | | |

### Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham

Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party | Kirsty Mitchell | 801 | 52.80 | N/A |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party | Mike Steevens | 735 | 48.45 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Adam Carew* | 396 | 26.10 | −22.39 |
| | Conservative | SJ Bartlett | 310 | 20.44 | −21.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Glasspol | 216 | 14.24 | −22.35 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Gray | 190 | 12.52 | −27.03 |
| | Labour | Jessie Hickman | 114 | 7.51 | −1.50 |
| | Labour | Jane Crinnion | 108 | 7.12 | −1.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 31.2 | |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative | | | |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Conservative | | | |

### Whitehill Pinewood

Whitehill Pinewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party | Adeel Shah | 370 | 67.52 | N/A |
| | Independent | Trevor Maroney* | 84 | 15.33 | −29.82 |
| | Green | Jason Guy | 49 | 8.94 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Hales | 45 | 8.21 | −32.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 548 | 25.6 | |
| | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Liberal Democrats | Whitehill & Bordon Community Party gain from Liberal Democrats | | | |

## By-elections
### Four Marks and Medstead

Four Marks and Medstead: 15 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Richardson | 1,212 | 62.2 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Southern-Reason | 736 | 37.8 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,948 | 30.6 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.6 | |