# 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election

The 2023 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same date as other local elections across England. A third of the council was up for election.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The Conservatives lost five seats to Labour at the election, but retained a majority of the seats.

## Results summary

2023 Rushmoor Borough 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 | 5 | | 6 | 14 | | 9,886 | 46.9 | |
| | Conservative | 4 | 5 | | 20 | 23 | | 7,832 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | 2,997 | 14.2 | |
| | Green | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 194 | 1.00 | |
| | Heritage | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 0.5 | |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.4 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.1 | |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows:
The changes in these results are changes from the 2022 Rushmoor Borough Council election.

### Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sophie Porter | 987 | 72.0 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | David Anthony Armitage | 298 | 21.8 | −18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Morrell | 85 | 6.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 50.2 | +16.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cherrywood

Cherrywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Avril Guinness | 994 | 67.9 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Suman Pun | 470 | 32.1 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 524 | 35.8 | +11.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cove and Southwood

Cove and Southwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Masterson | 794 | 48.2 | −16.7 |
| | Labour | Kieran James Grinter | 489 | 29.7 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Rebecca Mitchell | 246 | 14.9 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Paul Andrew Cawsey | 117 | 7.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 18.5 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Empress

Empress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth Idris Williams | 707 | 40.3 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Helen Dale | 593 | 33.8 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 372 | 21.2 | +0.1 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson | 82 | 4.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 6.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fernhill

Fernhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abe Michael Terry Allen | 822 | 52.8 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Len Amos | 583 | 37.5 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Whyman | 151 | 9.7 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 15.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Knellwood

Knellwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Calum James Stuart | 863 | 38.6 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | Tad Cragg | 636 | 28.4 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Trotter | 623 | 27.8 | −0.2 |
| | Heritage | Kevin Robert Joyce | 115 | 5.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 10.2 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Becky Williams | 1,103 | 54.5 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Crerar | 921 | 45.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 9.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### North Town

North Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gaynor Frances Austin | 1,022 | 73.5 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Dick Brown | 301 | 21.7 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenn Alexander Christodoulou | 67 | 4.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | 51.8 | +26.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rowhill

Rowhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Halleh Koohestani | 866 | 48.7 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Robert Newell | 660 | 37.1 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Richard Hilliar | 254 | 14.3 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 11.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St John's

St John’s :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter James Gordan Edward McGready Cullum | 747 | 45.4 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Julia Louise Warner | 733 | 44.6 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 165 | 10.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.8 | −44.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Mark's

St Mark’s :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas William Mitchell | 774 | 48.5 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Abul Koher Chowdhury | 554 | 34.7 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Barry Jones | 268 | 16.8 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 13.8 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Wellington

Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dhan Bahadur Sarki | 652 | 56.5 | +28.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary Ann Hartley | 414 | 35.9 | −16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan David Lunn | 66 | 5.7 | −13.5 |
| | TUSC | Ryan Christopher Lyddall | 22 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 20.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### West Heath

West Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth Benjamin Lyon | 634 | 41.9 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Gavin Raymond Francis | 607 | 40.1 | +25.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Fraser-Fleming | 194 | 12.8 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Edward John Neville | 77 | 5.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.8 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |