2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

The 2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England, alongside other local elections in England and Wales. A third of the council's 54 seats were up for election.

2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
18 out of 54 seats to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Simon Minas-Bound Jacky Tustain Gavin James Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 23 10 9 Seats won 4 3 4 Seats after 16 11 11 Seat change 7 1 2 Popular vote 13,146 9,973 8,060 Percentage 29.7% 22.5% 18.2% Swing 0.0% 1.6% 1.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Paul Harvey Party B&D Independents Independent Green Seats before 8 3 1 Seats won 4 1 1 Seats after 10 3 2 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 5,442 2,268 2,032 Percentage 18.2% 5.1% 4.6% Swing 1.3% 0.8% 0.2%   Seventh party   Party Women's Equality Seats before 0 Seats won 1 Seats after 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,739 Percentage 3.9% Swing 1.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Leader before election Paul Harvey Basingstoke & Deane Independents No overall control Leader after election Paul Harvey Basingstoke & Deane Independents No overall control

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control. The Conservatives were the largest party, but the council was being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, and the Basingstoke & Deane Independents. After the election, the council was still under no overall control. The Conservatives remained the largest party, but lost nearly a third of their seats, bringing their seat count down to 16. Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, and the Basingstoke & Deane Independents all gained seats from the Conservatives. The same coalition continued to run the council after the election.

Stacy Hart of the Women's Equality Party won a Conservative-held seat in the Hatch Warren and Beggarwood ward, marking the first time a borough councillor for the party has ever been elected.

Summary

Candidates by party

Conservative Party (18/18)

Labour Party (18/18)

Liberal Democrats (18/18)

Hampshire Ind. (11/18)

Green Party (8/18)

B&D Independents (4/18)

Independent (2/18)

Reform UK (2/18)

Women's Equality (2/18)

Libertarian (1/18)

Election result

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's composition following the 2024 election.

2024 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	4	7	22.2	12	16	29.6	13,146	29.7	±0.0
	Labour	3	1	16.7	8	11	20.4	9,973	22.5	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	22.2	7	11	20.4	8,060	18.2	–1.9
	B&D Independents	4	2	22.2	6	10	18.5	5,442	12.3	+1.3
	Independent	1		5.6	2	3	5.6	2,268	5.1	+0.8
	Green	1	1	5.6	1	2	3.7	2,032	4.6	–0.2
	Women's Equality	1	1	5.6	0	1	1.9	1,739	3.9	+1.8
	Hampshire Independents	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,212	2.7	–1.1
	Libertarian	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	26	0.1	N/A

Ward Results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024. The results were announced the day after the election at around mid-day. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Basing & Upton Grey

Basing & Upton Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sheena Grassi	1,564	52.4	N/A
	Conservative	Roger Doust	781	26.1	N/A
	Labour	Martin Allen	434	14.5	–5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ria Meiszner	182	6.1	–9.8
	Libertarian	Alex Zychowski	26	0.8	N/A
Majority			783	26.3	N/A
Turnout			3,004	36.9	–0.1
Registered electors			8,130
	Independent gain from Independent

Bramley

Bramley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	B&D Independents	Keith Oborn	1,100	46.5	–0.4
	Conservative	Nick Robinson*	861	36.4	+4.0
	Labour	Adam Coulthard	291	12.3	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Baker	114	4.8	–4.7
Majority			239	10.1	–2.2
Turnout			2,378	34.1	–0.3
Registered electors			6,969
	B&D Independents gain from Conservative		Swing	2.2

Brighton Hill

Brighton Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Konieczko*	1,096	49.0	+13.1
	Labour	Hannah Dawson	768	34.3	–6.5
	Conservative	Edward Norman	258	11.5	–2.8
	Hampshire Independents	Spencer Cleary	114	5.1	+0.4
Majority			328	14.7	N/A
Turnout			2,245	29.4	+1.1
Registered electors			7,648
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.8

Brookvale & Kings Furlong

Brookvale & Kings Furlong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arun Mummalaneni*	906	32.9	+5.8
	Labour	Zoe Wilson	855	31.0	–6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Fran Maritan	720	26.1	+0.5
	Green	Anna Jackson	176	6.4	N/A
	Hampshire Independents	Alan Stone	99	3.6	–5.8
Majority			51	1.9	N/A
Turnout			2,768	35.3	+4.8
Registered electors			7,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Chineham

Chineham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jonathan Jenkin	987	38.2	+4.0
	Conservative	Laura Edwards*	941	36.4	–3.2
	Labour	David Bell	406	15.7	+1.0
	Reform UK	Christopher Aldous	140	5.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Lawrence	110	4.3	–3.0
Majority			46	1.8	N/A
Turnout			2,597	31.4	+0.7
Registered electors			8,267
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Eastrop & Grove

Eastrop & Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Hussey*	1,398	61.4	–0.7
	Labour	Andy Wilson	418	18.4	+6.1
	Conservative	Effie Blankson	337	14.8	–0.3
	Hampshire Independents	Alexis Smith	124	5.4	+0.8
Majority			980	43.0	–4.0
Turnout			2,289	31.6	–1.3
Registered electors			7,228
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.4

Evingar

Evingar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jo Perry	1,299	52.8	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Pauleen Malone	450	18.3	–4.4
	Green	Chris Whitehead	360	14.6	+5.6
	Hampshire Independents	Phil Heath	165	6.7	–1.4
	Labour	Jen Lee	184	7.5	+0.4
Majority			849	34.5	+4.0
Turnout			2,470	33.4	–5.5
Registered electors			7,377
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Hatch Warren & Beggarwood

Hatch Warren & Beggarwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Women's Equality	Stacy Hart	1,659	59.5	+22.7
	Conservative	Taylor Parnell	697	25.0	−14.8
	Labour	Peter Bell	338	12.1	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Wolstencroft	95	3.4	−2.3
Majority			962	34.5
Turnout			2799	36.8	+3.6
Registered electors			7,592
	Women's Equality gain from Conservative		Swing	18.8

Kempshott & Buckskin

Kempshott & Buckskin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Court*	1,163	46.5	+1.8
	Labour	Cait Fuller	723	28.9	–7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Moira Whitaker	262	10.5	+1.9
	Green	Bill Farrington	146	5.8	–0.2
	Hampshire Independents	David White	129	5.2	+0.8
	Women's Equality	Priya Brown	80	3.2	N/A
Majority			440	17.6	+9.3
Turnout			2,512	30.4	–1.8
Registered electors			8,273
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Norden

Norden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	B&D Independents	Laura James*	1,102	53.4	–5.4
	Labour	Jack Wadge-Stacey	572	27.7	+0.4
	Conservative	Femi Afolabi	223	10.8	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jardine Barrington-Cook	98	4.8	+0.7
	Hampshire Independents	David Watson	68	3.3	N/A
Majority			530	25.7	–5.8
Turnout			2,070	28.1	+1.2
Registered electors			7,378
	B&D Independents hold		Swing	2.9

Oakley & The Candovers

Oakley & The Candovers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	B&D Independents	Julian Jones	1,359	44.9	+11.7
	Conservative	Diane Taylor*	1,094	36.1	+0.5
	Labour	Bronwyn Phillips	360	11.9	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Cooper	217	7.2	–5.7
Majority			265	8.8	N/A
Turnout			3,039	39.1	+1.3
Registered electors			7,790
	B&D Independents gain from Conservative		Swing	5.6

Popley

Popley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sajish Tom*	1,148	66.4	+2.3
	Conservative	Nsima Udoh	235	13.6	–3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Berwick-Gooding	170	9.8	–0.7
	Hampshire Independents	Duncan Stone	107	6.2	–2.6
	Green	Andrew Toal	69	4.0	N/A
Majority			913	52.8	+5.3
Turnout			1,740	22.9	+0.2
Registered electors			7,611
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Bound*	1,092	46.6	±0.0
	Labour	Bradley Phillips	888	37.9	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Baker	152	6.5	–3.6
	Green	Richard Musson	137	5.8	N/A
	Hampshire Independents	Stanley Tennison	74	3.2	–1.3
Majority			204	8.7	+0.9
Turnout			2,359	28.0	+0.6
Registered electors			8,421
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

South Ham

South Ham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Harper	1,068	57.6	–1.5
	Conservative	Lily Turner	442	23.8	–2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Madeline Hussey	141	7.6	–0.7
	Hampshire Independents	Andy Liming	140	7.6	+1.2
	Green	Glenn Kala	63	3.4	N/A
Majority			626	33.8	+0.9
Turnout			1,863	24.8	–0.4
Registered electors			7,497
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Tadley & Pamber

Tadley & Pamber

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Chatburn	1,393	49.7	+6.5
	Conservative	Kerri Carruthers	976	34.8	–4.9
	Reform UK	Christina Jordan	224	8.0	N/A
	Labour	Jay Ahuji	211	7.5	–0.2
Majority			417	14.9	+11.4
Turnout			2,815	32.4	–0.2
Registered electors			8,686
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst

Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Conquest	1,125	39.1	–8.1
	Conservative	Stuart Frost	765	26.6	–11.0
	Independent	Ken Rhatigan*	704	24.5	N/A
	Labour	Matt Russell	282	9.8	–1.9
Majority			360	12.5	+2.9
Turnout			2,887	34.3
Registered electors			8,412
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	B&D Independents	Colin Phillimore*	1,881	64.2	+10.1
	Conservative	Tom Thacker	396	13.5	–1.4
	Labour	Callum Hunter	321	11.0	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Kaschula	230	7.8	–4.1
	Hampshire Independents	Neil Fellman	102	3.5	–0.4
Majority			1,485	50.7	+11.5
Turnout			2,944	36.6	+1.0
Registered electors			8,034
	B&D Independents hold		Swing	5.8

Winklebury & Manydown

Winklebury & Manydown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Zander West	706	42.3	–10.6
	Conservative	Abigail Compton-Burnett*	680	40.8	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay Benjamin	98	5.9	+0.9
	Green	Mark Wallace	94	5.6	+1.2
	Hampshire Independents	Anna-Marie Moynihan	90	5.4	–0.8
Majority			26	1.5	–19.9
Turnout			1,681	30.7	–6.9
Registered electors			5,477
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	10.0