# 2024 Hart District Council election

The 2024 Hart District Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Hart District Council. There were 12 of the 33 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Fleet East ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and local party Community Campaign Hart. Following the election the council remained under no overall control, and the same coalition continued to form the council's administration.

## Results

The Conservatives lost two seats - Fleet East was won by the Liberal Democrats, while Fleet Central was won by Community Campaign (Hart). No other seats changed hands, and the council remained with no overall control.
Results :
| Party | Seats won in 2024 | Change | Seats overall |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Community Campaign Hart (Residents Association) | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Conservative Party | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Independent and others | 0 | | 1 |

## Results by Ward
### Blackwater & Hawley

Blackwater & Hawley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Brown | 1,082 | 60.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Sue Perkins | 419 | 23.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Carly Bidwell | 286 | 16.0 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | 28.18 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Crookham East

Crookham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | James Radley* | 1,268 | 60.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Thorne | 596 | 28.5 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Mike Mellor | 228 | 10.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,092 | 35.87 | |
| | CCH hold | CCH hold | Swing | | |

### Crookham West & Ewshot

Crookham West & Ewshot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Tina Collins* | 1,601 | 67.4 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Bruce Bulgin | 773 | 32.6 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,374 | 29.84 | |
| | CCH hold | CCH hold | Swing | | |

### Fleet Central

Fleet Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Richard Jones | 1,103 | 45.4 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Roy Fang | 854 | 35.1 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Perkins | 384 | 15.8 | +0.9 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 91 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,432 | 36.65 | |
| | CCH gain from Conservative | CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fleet East

Fleet East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daisy Khepar | 1,155 | 47.7 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Taylor | 1,086 | 44.8 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | Ellie May | 893 | 36.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Wright* | 867 | 35.8 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Kev Munt | 294 | 12.1 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Valmai Wainhouse | 262 | 10.8 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,422 | 39.39 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fleet West

Fleet West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Forster | 1,149 | 45.9 | +6.8 |
| | CCH | Wayne Rozier | 1,101 | 44.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Zach Seth | 255 | 10.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,505 | 36.87 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Crampton* | 1,168 | 44.4 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Fontana | 848 | 32.2 | +9.6 |
| | Homeland Party (United Kingdom) | Roger Robertson | 355 | 13.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alex Christie | 261 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,632 | 36.20 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hook

Hook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Selena Coburn* | 1,045 | 43.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shamraz Razzaq | 754 | 31.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Amanda Affleck-Cruise | 405 | 16.8 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Joseph Hutton | 207 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,411 | 32.94 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Odiham

Odiham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Highley | 1,267 | 58.7 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Over | 470 | 21.8 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Lars Mosesson | 230 | 10.7 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Ben Jones | 192 | 8.9 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,159 | 33.38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Yateley East

Yateley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Cockarill* | 1,275 | 59.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Boon | 393 | 18.4 | −8.3 |
| | Reform UK | Trevor Lloyd-Jones | 218 | 10.2 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Robbie Wiltshire | 174 | 8.1 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Cathy Park | 81 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,141 | 32.23 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Yateley West

Yateley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Vernon | 1,599 | 75.2 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Martin | 528 | 24.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,127 | 32.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |