# 2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election

The 2018 Rushmoor Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Two seats were up for election in the West Heath ward due to the resignation of an incumbent.

## Results

Rushmoor election, 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64.3% | 47.18% | 9,564 | +7.3% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6% | 35.85% | 7,269 | +10.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1% | 12.17% | 2,469 | +5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.98% | 606 | -18.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50% | 306 | -4.2% |
| Union & Sovereignty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28% | 57 | +0.3% |

## Ward results
### Aldershot Park

Aldershot Park 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Bridgeman | 738 | 60.2 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Len Winchcombe | 488 | 39.8 | +16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 20.4 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cherrywood

Cherrywood 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ashley James Halstead | 831 | 56.5 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter James Cullum | 515 | 35.0 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Patrick Joseph Murphy | 126 | 8.5 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 21.5 | +3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cove and Southwood

Cove and Southwood 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin John Tennant | 957 | 55.7 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Madi Jabbi | 379 | 22.1 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alain Stephen Dekker | 240 | 14.0 | +4.0 |
| | UKIP | Jenny Parsons | 142 | 8.3 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 33.6 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Empress

Empress 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Smith | 784 | 49.6 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Bill O'Donovan | 460 | 29.1 | +16.6 |
| | Green | Donna Wallace | 209 | 13.2 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 127 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 20.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fernhill

Fernhill 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Muschamp | 1,039 | 68.4 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Mitchell Andrew Wescott | 479 | 31.6 | +14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 36.8 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Knellwood

Knellwood 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mara Martha Makunura | 1,156 | 58.8 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Colin Frederick Southon | 405 | 20.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick March | 404 | 20.6 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | 38.2 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bruce Alfred Thomas | 977 | 50.4 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Gaynor Frances Austin | 960 | 49.6 | +25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.8 | −19.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Town

North Town 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Rust | 998 | 68.7 | − |
| | Conservative | Akmal Hussain Gani | 358 | 24.6 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Jason Harry Guy | 97 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 44.1 | −6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rowhill

Rowhill 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sophia Choudhary | 829 | 46.2 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Yvette Catherine Dean | 583 | 32.5 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 381 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 13.7 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St John’s

St John’s 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Vosper | 878 | 64.4 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | Janet Gardner | 304 | 22.3 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Whyman | 180 | 13.2 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 42.1 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Mark’s

St Mark’s 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abul Koher Chowdhury | 577 | 39.0 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Dave Gladstone | 544 | 36.8 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Carl Robert Hewitt | 301 | 20.4 | +6.4 |
| | Union & Sovereignty | Zack Culshaw | 57 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 2.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Wellington

Wellington 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nadia Noelle Martin | 389 | 52.4 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | Attika Choudhary | 290 | 39.0 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Elizabeth Oglesson | 64 | 8.6 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 13.4 | −18.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Heath

West Heath 2018 (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rod Cooper | 749 | 40.2 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative | Veronica Mary Graham-Green | 712 | 38.3 | +14.9 |
| | UKIP | Chris Harding | 464 | 24.9 | −27.3 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Audsley Clapham | 442 | 23.8 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | June Smith | 399 | 21.4 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig William Card | 370 | 19.9 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Fraser-Fleming | 348 | 18.7 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 13.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |