2019 Test Valley Borough Council election

The 2019 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Test Valley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries, with the number of seats reduced from 48 across 24 wards to 43 across 20.[2][3][4]

2019 Test Valley Borough Council election
← 2015 2 May 2019 2023 →

All 43 seats to Test Valley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Andover Alliance
Last election 38 9 0[note 1]
Seats won 24 12 7
Popular vote 14,209 9,873 5,092
Percentage 42.38 29.44 15.18


Council control before election

Conservatives

Council control after election

Conservatives

The Conservatives remained the largest party, with 24 seats out of the 22 required for a majority, and with the Liberal Democrats winning twelve seats across Romsey; a new localist party, the Andover Alliance, stood in the Andover Wards, winning a total of seven seats.[5]

Summary

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Election result

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2019 Test Valley District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 43 24 N/A N/A   14 55.8 42.4 14,209 –1.9
  Liberal Democrats 25 12 N/A N/A   2 27.9 29.4 9,873 –7.6
  Andover Alliance 20 7 N/A N/A   7 16.3 15.2 5,092 N/A
  Labour 13 0 N/A N/A   0.0 8.6 2,898 –0.3
  Independent 3 0 N/A N/A   1 0.0 3.5 1,185 –1.1
  Green 1 0 N/A N/A   0.0 0.5 157 –3.9
  UKIP 1 0 N/A N/A   0.0 0.4 123 –15.1

Ward results

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Ampfield and Braishfield

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Ampfield and Braishfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Hatley 528 54.43
Liberal Democrats Sally Yalden 402 41.44
Labour Viv MacKay 40 4.12
Majority 126 12.98
Turnout 45.83
Conservative win (new seat)

Andover Downlands

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Andover Downlands (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Donnelly 424 49.59
Conservative Nick Lodge 408 47.72
Andover Alliance Lee Fort 251 29.36
Andover Alliance Edwin Treadwell 228 26.67
Labour Adam Buckenham 119 13.92
Majority 157 21.78
Turnout 26.02
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Andover Harroway

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Andover Harroway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Borg-Neal 669 31.41
Conservative Karen Hamilton 669 31.41
Conservative Tony Burley 626 29.39
Andover Alliance Lauren Banville 561 26.34
Andover Alliance Peter Scott 544 25.54
Andover Alliance Dorothy Day 534 25.07
Liberal Democrats Luigi Gregori 519 24.37
Liberal Democrats Robin Hughes 509 23.90
Liberal Democrats Josephine Msonthi 412 19.34
Labour Andrew Fitchet 378 17.75
Labour Peter Cooper 372 17.46
Majority 108 5.07
Turnout 29.31
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Andover Millway

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Andover Millway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zilliah Brooks 1,080 49.20
Andover Alliance Christopher Ecclestone 1,076 49.02
Andover Alliance Alison Watts 1,054 48.02
Andover Alliance Scott Blackmore 980 44.65
Conservative Sandra Hawke 947 43.14
Conservative Jim Neal 916 41.73
Majority 4 0.18
Turnout 32.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Andover Alliance win (new seat)
Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Andover Romans

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Andover Romans (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kirsty North 623 41.04
Conservative Nick Matthews 604 39.79
Conservative Tracey Preston 575 37.88
Liberal Democrats Barbara Carpenter 398 26.22
Andover Alliance David Treadwell 377 24.84
Andover Alliance Graeme Davis 374 24.64
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hughes 348 22.92
Andover Alliance Lenka Mead 331 21.81
Liberal Democrats Richard Kidd 316 20.82
Labour Scott Hall 215 14.16
Majority 177
Turnout 26.66
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Andover St Mary's

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Andover St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Andover Alliance Kevin Farrer 601 35.35
Conservative Iris Andersen 591 34.76
Andover Alliance Victoria Thorp 556 32.71
Andover Alliance Michael James 550 32.35
Conservative John Cockaday 463 27.24
Conservative David Denny 419 24.65
Independent Nigel Long 384 22.59
Liberal Democrats Katherine Bird 319 18.76
Labour Michael Mumford 276 16.24
Majority
Turnout 27.61
Andover Alliance win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Andover Winton

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Andover Winton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Andover Alliance Rebecca Meyer 743 50.20
Andover Alliance Richard Rowles 719 48.58
Conservative Pam Mutton 686 46.35
Conservative Jan Budzynski 619 41.82
Majority 57 3.98
Turnout 30.91
Andover Alliance win (new seat)
Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Anna

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Anna (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Flood 1,214 57.40
Andover Alliance David Coole 949 44.87
Conservative Ben Few Brown 948 44.82
Andover Alliance Maureen Treadwell 782 36.97
Majority
Turnout 42.84
Conservative win (new seat)
Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Bellinger

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Bellinger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Lashbrook Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Blackwater

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Blackwater (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Adams-King 1,214 63.30
Conservative Gordon Bailey 1,134 59.12
Independent Brexit Cadier 443 23.10
Labour Christopher Craig 436 22.73
Majority 771 36.83
Turnout 40.04
Conservative win (new seat)

Bourne Valley

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Bourne Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil North Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Charlton and the Pentons

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Charlton and the Pentons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Lashbrook 471 51.02
Andover Alliance Rebecca Speculo 172 18.63
Green Lance Mitchell 157 17.00
UKIP Norman Woods 123 13.32
Majority 299 32.4
Turnout 36.20
Conservative win (new seat)

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

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Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Bundy 1,187 58.70
Conservative Nige Anderdon 1,123 55.54
Conservative Alison Finlay 1,114 55.09
Liberal Democrats Karen Dunleavy 612 30.27
Liberal Democrats Clive Anderson 517 25.57
Liberal Democrats Brian Richards 470 23.24
Labour Sharron Blackett 236 11.67
Majority 575 28.25
Turnout 34.55
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Harewood

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Harewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Drew 757 67.64
Andover Alliance Georgina Roberts 362 32.35
Majority 395 35.29
Turnout 43.07
Conservative win (new seat)

Mid Test

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Mid Test (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Ward 1,492 59.82
Conservative Ian Jeffrey 1,471 58.98
Conservative Alison Johnston 1,371 54.97
Liberal Democrats Harry Paul 877 35.16
Liberal Democrats Paul Burnage 793 31.80
Labour Sally Saunders 427 17.12
Majority 427 15.27
Turnout 35.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

North Baddesley

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North Baddesley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Celia Dowden 1,311 68.57
Liberal Democrats Alan Warnes 1,291 67.52
Liberal Democrats Simon Cross 1,141 59.68
Conservative Andy Milligan 631 33.00
Conservative Alan Higginson 498 26.05
Conservative Derek Langford 414 21.65
Majority 680 35.01
Turnout 33.53
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Romsey Abbey

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Romsey Abbey (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Gidley 1,372 63.02
Liberal Democrats Nik Daas 1,148 52.73
Conservative Mark Bramley 749 34.41
Conservative Simon Hayes 682 31.33
Labour Stuart Bannerman 184 8.45
Majority 623 27.02
Turnout 45.68
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Romsey Cupernham

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Romsey Cupernham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Baverstock 1,260 55.48
Liberal Democrats Janet Burnage 1,094 48.17
Liberal Democrats Neil Gwynne 952 41.92
Conservative John Ray 819 36.06
Conservative Lynne Askey 731 32.19
Conservative Janett Whiteley 690 30.38
Independent Ian Hibberd 358 15.76
Labour Phil Griffiths 214 9.42
Majority 441 16.63
Turnout 37.89
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Romsey Tadburn

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Romsey Tadburn (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cooper 1,307 64.86
Liberal Democrats John Parker 1,086 53.90
Conservative Ian Richards 660 32.75
Conservative Dave Maslen 589 29.23
Labour Simon Cotton 195 9.68
Majority 647 29.92
Turnout 43.96
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Valley Park

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Valley Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dowden 1,496 77.84
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thom 1,175 61.13
Conservative Jillie Curtis 414 21.54
Conservative Roger Curtis 382 19.88
Labour David Watson 107 5.57
Majority 1,082 53.64
Turnout 41.44
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

By-elections

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North Baddesley

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North Baddesley: 24 March 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Cooper 1,095 63.9
Conservative Richard Cox 618 36.1
Majority 477 27.8
Turnout 1,713 29.7 −3.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Andover Romans

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Andover Romans: 15 December 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Sangster 400 57.6
Conservative Katie Brooks 294 42.4
Majority 106 15.2
Turnout 694 9.7 −17.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ New Party

References

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  1. ^ "Election results: Lib Dems gain Winchester from Tories". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Borough Elections 2 May 2019 - Results". Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "The Test Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2019 - Test Valley". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Election results: Lib Dems gain Winchester from Tories". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.