# 2015 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2015 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as the 2015 general election as well as other local elections.
21 seats were up for election. The seat in Rooksdown was up for election due to a casual vacancy, and its winner would serve a term lasting until 2016.
The Conservatives gained four seats and gained a 4-seat majority on the council. They gained one seat from Labour in Brighton Hill North and two from independents in Chineham and Tadley Central. Both the defeated independent candidates were seeking re-election; the former was a long-serving independent, while the latter had been elected as a Conservative in 2011 before defecting to UKIP, then becoming independent. Labour gained the rural ward of Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon from the Liberal Democrats.

## Results

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election 2015 :
| 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 16 | 3 | 76.19 | 16 | 32 | 53.33 | 36,143 | 52.3 | |
| | Labour | 3 | | 14.28 | 14 | 17 | 28.33 | 12,725 | 18.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 9.52 | 5 | 7 | 11.66 | 8,608 | 12.5 | |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.66 | 3,635 | 5.3 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1090 | 1.6 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0.1 | |

## Results by Ward
### Basing

Basing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clive Pinder | 2,921 | 57.8 |
| | UKIP | Hazel Vanbergen | 754 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew Mountford | 697 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Read | 684 | 13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Baughurst and Tadley North

Baughurst and Tadley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Tate | 1,671 | 54.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Curtis | 1112 | 36.3 |
| | Labour | George Porter | 278 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bramley and Sherfield

Bramley and Sherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick Robinson | 1,889 | 60.3 |
| | Independent | Bruce Ansell | 943 | 30.1 |
| | UKIP | Alan Simpson | 302 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brighton Hill North

Brighton Hill North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hannah Golding | 974 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | Janet Westbrook | 782 | 29.9 |
| | UKIP | Steve James-Bailey | 491 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ted Blackmore-Squires | 141 | 5.3 |
| | Green | Richard Winter | 141 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne

Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Izett | 2,665 | 77.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauleen Malone | 432 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Romilla Wickremeratne | 351 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chineham

Chineham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joyce Bowyer | 2,409 | 45.3 |
| | Independent | Martin Biermann | 2331 | 43.8 |
| | UKIP | Steve Poulter | 581 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Eastrop

Eastrop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Parker | 911 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Smith | 780 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Stokes | 502 | 18.9 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stone | 282 | 10.6 |
| | Green | Richard Matthewson | 178 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Grove

Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Hussey | 1,402 | 41.9 |
| | Conservative | Penny Bates | 900 | 26.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Stockwell | 579 | 17.3 |
| | UKIP | Mark Hygate | 468 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hatch Warren and Beggarwood

Hatch Warren and Beggarwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Bean | 2,971 | 64.4 |
| | Labour | Zoe-Marie Rogers | 749 | 16.2 |
| | UKIP | Stan Tennison | 493 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 402 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kempshott

Kempshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rita Burgess | 2,669 | 60.9 |
| | Labour | Walter McCormick | 672 | 15.3 |
| | UKIP | David White | 517 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madeline Hussey | 319 | 7.3 |
| | Green | Eric Rivron | 204 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsclere

Kingsclere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald Sherlock | 2,000 | 69.4 |
| | Labour | John Rodway | 524 | 18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Ward | 359 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Norden

Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Hood | 1,797 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | Jim Holder | 940 | 25.6 |
| | UKIP | Duncan Stone | 514 | 14.0 |
| | Green | Lynsey Moore | 194 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Jones | 183 | 5.0 |
| | TUSC | Mayola Blagdon | 41 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Oakley and North Waltham

Oakley and North Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rob Golding | 2,595 | 62.3 |
| | Labour | Julie Pierce | 552 | 13.3 |
| | UKIP | Peter Johnson | 472 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Cooper | 378 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Paul Crawte | 169 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon

Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Phillimore | 1,042 | 36.0 |
| | Conservative | Marion Jones | 1013 | 35.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Sloane Williams | 636 | 22.0 |
| | Green | Kirsten Robinson | 204 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Pamber and Silchester

Pamber and Silchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Tucker | 1,910 | 69.7 |
| | Labour | Lydia Massey | 430 | 15.7 |
| | UKIP | Janice Simpson | 402 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rooksdown

Rooksdown By-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Bound | 1,130 | 62.3 |
| | Labour | Daniel O'Loughlin | 419 | 23.1 |
| | UKIP | Lucy Hamilton | 188 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Obi Nwasike | 78 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Ham

South Ham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Watts | 1,654 | 41.2 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Sanders | 1322 | 32.9 |
| | UKIP | Malik Azam | 818 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Whitechurch | 219 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tadley Central

Tadley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Richards | 628 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Slimin | 386 | 26.3 |
| | Independent | Stephen West | 361 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Peter McCann | 93 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Tadley South

Tadley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rob Musson | 1,787 | 61.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warwick Lovegrove | 674 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | Scarlett Russell | 454 | 15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Upton Grey and The Candovers

Upton Grey and The Candovers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Ruffell | 1,565 | 87.8 |
| | Labour | Alice James | 217 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Winklebury

Winklebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joe Smith | 1,404 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Barnaby Wheller | 933 | 30.4 |
| | UKIP | Phil Heath | 549 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 179 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |