# 2010 Hart District Council election

The 2010 Hart District Council election took place on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the United Kingdom General Election. One third of the council was up for re-election, the Conservatives gained three seats, one from Community Campaign Hart and the two independent seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats remained on 10 seats. With an increase from 17 seats to 20, the Conservatives gained a majority and administration of the council, which had been under no overall control since 2005.After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative: 20
* Liberal Democrats: 10
* Community Campaign (Hart): 5

## Election results

The Conservatives had last been in administration between 2000-2005, with the council remaining under no overall control until this election, albeit with the Conservatives remaining as the largest party. The 2010 election saw the Conservatives gain three seats, the Crondall seat from Community Campaign Hart, and Fleet Central and Hartley Wintney from independent councillors, whilst the Liberal Democrats made no gains or losses. As such, the Conservatives gained an overall majority of the council with 20 councillors.
Hart Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 53.3 | 18,293 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | 27.7 | 9,514 |
| CCH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 13.9 | 4,773 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 1,129 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.3 | 436 |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.5 | 169 |

## Ward results
### Church Crookham East

Church Crookham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CCH | Gill Butler | 1,805 | 66.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Burchfield | 896 | 33.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,701 | |
| | CCH hold | CCH hold | Swing | |

### Church Crookham West

Church Crookham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CCH | Simon Ambler | 1,909 | 65.3 |
| | Conservative | James Pugmore | 1,016 | 34.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,925 | |
| | CCH hold | CCH hold | Swing | |

### Crondall

Crondall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Simmons | 1,144 | 51.9 |
| | CCH | John Bennison | 1,059 | 48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,203 | |
| | Conservative gain from CCH | Conservative gain from CCH | Swing | |

### Fleet Central

Fleet Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gavin Evans | 1,768 | 57.7 |
| | Independent | Denis Gotel | 1,129 | 36.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 169 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,066 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Fleet North

Fleet North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Parker | 2,312 | 63.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mariken van Dolen | 1,350 | 36.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,662 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fleet Pondtail

Fleet Pondtail :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sharyn Wheale | 1,922 | 69.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Baker | 838 | 30.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fleet West

Fleet West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Appleton | 1,761 | 64.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 986 | 35.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,747 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Frogmore and Darby Green

Frogmore and Darby Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Harward | 1,802 | 62.0 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Bromhead | 867 | 29.8 |
| | Labour | John Davies | 239 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Southern | 1,572 | 54.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Bartlett | 1,339 | 46.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,911 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Hook

Hook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Glen | 2,935 | 65.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kulwant Lit | 1,559 | 21.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,494 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,494 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Long Sutton

Long Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Kennett | 871 | 69.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Over | 382 | 30.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Yateley North

Yateley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Ive | 1,258 | 46.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Fielden | 1,229 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Joyce Still | 197 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,684 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |