# 2012 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2012 Basingstoke and Deane Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. 21 out of 60 seats were up for reelection; Popley East had two council seats up for reelection. The Conservative Party retained control of the council with 32 out of 60 seats, losing one seat to the Labour Party in Buckskin and losing another seat in Bramley and Sherfield to an Independent. Labour overtook the Liberal Democrats to become the largest opposition party and won two seats from them in Brighton Hill South and Brookvale and Kings Furlong.

## Election result

Basingstoke and Deane local election result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 32 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 53.3 | 44.6 | 12,904 |
| Labour | 14 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 23.3 | 29.0 | 8,388 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 4,890 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 7.1 | 2,045 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2.6 | 755 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.1 | 38 |

## Ward results
### Basing

Basing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sven Godesen | 1,676 | 73.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Drake | 321 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Cummins | 290 | 12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2287 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Baughurst and Tadley North

Baughurst and Tadley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Bound | 645 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Tate | 636 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | David Carr | 205 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1486 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bramley and Sherfield

Bramley and Sherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Chris Tomblin | 776 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | Rhydiain Vaughn | 603 | 40.4 |
| | Labour | Nigel Pierce | 115 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1494 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Brighton Hill South

Brighton Hill South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Eyre | 484 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Harkness | 338 | 28.9 |
| | UKIP | David Watson | 168 | 14.3 |
| | Conservative | John Downes | 143 | 12.2 |
| | Green | Christopher Appleby | 38 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1171 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Brookvale and Kings Furlong

Brookvale and Kings Furlong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Cousens | 541 | 38.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Jones | 433 | 30.9 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Sanders | 222 | 15.8 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stone | 205 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1401 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Buckskin

Buckskin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony Jones | 506 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Reid | 454 | 39.1 |
| | Independent | Ray Dobing | 159 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Mitchell | 43 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1162 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Chineham

Chineham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elaine Still | 900 | 46.9 |
| | Independent | Jo Walke | 735 | 38.3 |
| | Labour | Ann Chapman | 183 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Elvish | 100 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1918 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hatch Warren and Beggarwood

Hatch Warren and Beggarwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dan Putty | 914 | 58.0 |
| | Labour | Carl Reader | 253 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Day | 214 | 13.6 |
| | UKIP | John Kearney | 196 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1577 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kempshott

Kempshott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne Court | 71.1 | |
| | Labour | Walter McCormick | 361 | 19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stav O'Doherty | 165 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1822 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsclere

Kingsclere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cathy Osselton | 823 | 68.9 |
| | Labour | John Rodway | 372 | 31.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1195 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Norden

Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Harvey | 1,100 | 72.2 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Rhatigan | 272 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Hall | 160 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1532 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Oakley and North Waltham

Oakley and North Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diane Taylor | 1,422 | 74.0 |
| | Labour | Barnaby Wheller | 322 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Cooper | 177 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1921 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pamber and Silchester

Pamber and Silchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Gardiner | 837 | 59.7 |
| | Independent | Steve Spillane | 375 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Terry Price | 190 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1402 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Popley East

Popley East had two seats up for re-election due to a vacancy. Thus, unlike the other wards, it elected councillors with plurality at-large voting rather than first past the post. If the top candidate method is used to gauge the number of votes for party (i.e. assuming the number of votes in support of a party is equal to the number of votes for its most popular candidate) instead of the raw vote, then the party's vote shares are: Labour 72.3%, Conservatives 16.2% and Liberal Democrats 11.4%.
Popley East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vivien Washbourne | 651 | 39.6 |
| | Labour | David Potter | 607 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Court | 146 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Laura Edwards | 139 | 8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 103 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1646 (by 879 voters) | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Popley West

Popley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Frankum | 632 | 76.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Watts | 142 | 17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Whitechurch | 56 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 830 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rooksdown

Rooksdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Karen Cherrett | 246 | 58.0 |
| | Labour | Alice James | 119 | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 30 | 7.1 |
| | UKIP | Ann Williams | 29 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 424 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sherbourne St John

Sherbourne St John :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Leek | 494 | 76.6 |
| | Labour | Lydia Massey | 90 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 61 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 645 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Ham

South Ham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Regan | 977 | 56.2 |
| | Conservative | Jim Holder | 328 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madeline Hussey | 277 | 15.9 |
| | UKIP | Duncan Stone | 157 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1739 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tadley South

Tadley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Leeks | 685 | 61.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Slimin | 231 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Peter McCann | 195 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1111 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Whitchurch

Whitchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Dunlop | 791 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Green | 526 | 35.5 |
| | Labour | Nuria Pett | 164 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1481 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |