# 2019 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

Elections to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country. Elections took place in 20 of the 60 seats.

## Results

The Conservative Party lost two seats to the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour held their incumbent seats. Whilst Labour remained the second largest party (and largest opposition party), the Liberal Democrats won more votes for the first time.
The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election 2019 :
| 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 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 33 | 55 | 14,838 | 47.75 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11.66 | 8,044 | 25.80 | |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 6,447 | 20.68 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.66 | 1,117 | 3.58 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 1.97 | |
| | Women's Equality | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0.20 | |

## Results by Ward
### Basing

Basing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Gaskell | 1,179 | 50.4 |
| | Independent | Mark Oszczyk | 484 | 20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Lilleker | 284 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Leslie Clarke | 203 | 8.7 |
| | Independent | Alan Stone | 191 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Baughurst and Tadley North

Baughurst and Tadley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warwick Lovegrove | 719 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Richards | 616 | 41.8 |
| | Labour | George Porter | 140 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bramley and Sherfield

Bramley and Sherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick Robinson | 929 | 56.2 |
| | Green | Iain James | 408 | 24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 201 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Rothman | 114 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brighton Hill North

Brighton Hill North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Konieczko | 621 | 47.7 |
| | Labour | Julie Pierce | 336 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Jordan Barry | 248 | 19.0 |
| | Independent | Stan Tennison | 98 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne

Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Richard Izett | 1,092 | 67.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauleen Malone | 391 | 24.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Stephen Phippen | 138 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chineham

Chineham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Laura Edwards | 1,374 | 66.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauleen Malone | 434 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Grant Donohoe | 256 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eastrop

Eastrop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan James Hickling | 695 | 50.2 |
| | Conservative | Arun Mummalaneni | 328 | 23.7 |
| | Labour | Sajish Tom | 194 | 14.0 |
| | Independent | Duncan Philip Stone | 104 | 7.5 |
| | Women's Equality | Priya Ishwari Brown | 63 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Grove

Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald John Hussey | 1,173 | 70.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas John Bates | 343 | 20.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Douglas Mountford | 157 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 830 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hatch Warren and Beggarwood

Hatch Warren and Beggarwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Louise Bean | 994 | 53.5 |
| | Independent | Spencer Cleary | 244 | 13.1 |
| | Green | Stephen Murray Philipotts | 208 | 11.2 |
| | Labour | Kamal Gurung | 206 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madeline Hussey | 206 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kempshott

Kempshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Capon | 1,095 | 60.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stav O'Doherty | 450 | 25.0 |
| | Labour | Tom Cusack | 255 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsclere

Kingsclere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clare Nicola Kinnear | 813 | 55.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monica Dorothea Lubbock-Smith | 331 | 22.7 |
| | Independent | Ray Peach | 315 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Norden

Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carolyn Moorhouse Wooldridge | 1,038 | 64.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Robert Archer | 394 | 24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James David Belchamber | 187 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Oakley and North Waltham

Oakley and North Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hannah Elizabeth Goldin | 1,246 | 61.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Charles Cooper | 559 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | Helen Allice Jeffrey | 231 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Overton, Laverstoke & Steventon

Overton, Laverstoke & Steventon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin John William Phillimore | 799 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative | Sam Carr | 395 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Sloane Williams | 348 | 20.4 |
| | Independent | Graham John Gould | 165 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pamber and Silchester

Pamber and Silchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Heelum Mahaffey | 1,006 | 69.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin John Baker | 271 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Lydia Massey | 166 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Ham

South Ham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary John Watts | 1,002 | 56.8 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Guy Simpson | 540 | 30.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Whitechurch | 222 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tadley Central

Tadley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jenny Vaux | 329 | 47.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Slimin | 286 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | Matthew Russell | 84 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tadley South

Tadley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kerri Elizabeth Carruthers | 691 | 58.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rene Cornelis Leliveld | 492 | 41.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Upton Grey and the Candovers

Upton Grey and the Candovers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Beresford Ruffell | 685 | 73.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Teagle | 174 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Mary Margaret Brian | 74 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Winklebury

Winklebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angie Freeman | 1,054 | 64.1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Patchett | 591 | 35.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |