# 2019 Hart District Council election

The 2019 Hart District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Hart District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results

The election saw the Conservatives lose five seats, two each to Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, and one an Independent Candidate. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservative party and Community Campaign the joint largest parties with eleven seats each overall. Subsequently, an administration was formed by Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat Councillor David Neighbour becoming leader of the council, and Community Campaign Hart Councillor James Radley becoming deputy leader of the council.

## Results summary

2019 Hart District Council election :
| 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 | 3 | 5 | 25.0 | 8 | 11 | 33.3 | 8,495 | 30.7 | -12.4 |
| | CCH | 4 | 2 | 33.3 | 7 | 11 | 33.3 | 6,341 | 22.9 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 33.3 | 6 | 10 | 30.3 | 8,026 | 29.0 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 1,596 | 5.8 | New |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,146 | 4.1 | -3.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,041 | 3.8 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 662 | 2.4 | +1.3 |
| | Others | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 383 | 1.4 | +0.7 |

## Ward results
### Blackwater & Hawley

Blackwater & Hawley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Harward | 1,309 | 70.4 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | John Burton | 341 | 18.3 | −8.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Gascoigne | 210 | 11.3 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Crookham East

Crookham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Christopher Axam | 1,670 | 72.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Sebastian Gidley | 536 | 23.2 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Clive Astin | 105 | 4.5 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,134 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | CCH hold | CCH hold | Swing | | |

### Crookham West & Ewshot

Crookham West & Ewshot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Anthony Clarke | 1,832 | 74.4 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Thorne | 500 | 20.3 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Lila Mabo | 129 | 5.2 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,332 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | CCH hold | CCH hold | Swing | | |

### Fleet Central

Fleet Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Katherine Davies | 1,607 | 64.2 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Seale | 632 | 25.2 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | Jack Theaker | 148 | 5.9 | −3.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Alan Hope | 118 | 4.7 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | CCH gain from Conservative | CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fleet East

Fleet East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wildsmith | 1,402 | 60.4 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Parker | 781 | 33.6 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | John Gawthorpe | 140 | 6.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fleet West

Fleet West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Sara-Lea Kinnell | 1,232 | 56.1 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Glyn Carpenter | 659 | 30.0 | −15.9 |
| | Green | Wayne Rozier | 218 | 9.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Michael Mellor | 86 | 3.9 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | CCH gain from Conservative | CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spencer Farmer | 1,064 | 42.1 | −18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Kitto | 858 | 34.0 | +11.9 |
| | Green | Ruth Jarman | 389 | 15.4 | +7.0 |
| | For Britain | Roger Robertson | 215 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hook

Hook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dermot Smith | 1,596 | 63.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Liz Tomlinson | 806 | 31.8 | −31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Wilson | 799 | 31.5 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Hale | 790 | 31.2 | −32.3 |
| | Labour | Amanda Affleck-Cruise | 301 | 11.9 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Ruth Hamilton | 260 | 10.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Odiham

Odiham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Dorn | 1,247 | 56.0 | −17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Over | 544 | 24.4 | +15.7 |
| | Green | Lars Mosesson | 434 | 19.5 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 703 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Yateley East

Yateley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Neighbour | 1,569 | 67.8 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Barnes | 624 | 27.0 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Beaumont Nabbs | 120 | 5.2 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Yateley West

Yateley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Lamb | 1,545 | 63.9 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Shawn Dickens | 515 | 21.3 | −13.9 |
| | UKIP | John Howe | 192 | 7.9 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | John Davies | 117 | 4.8 | −1.3 |
| | For Britain | Geoffrey Crompton | 50 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1030 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |