2021 Hart District Council election

2021 Hart District Council election
12 of the 33 seats to Hart District Council; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2021 Hart District Council election
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; TBD;

Elections to Hart District Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections.^[1] This took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.^[2]

Background[]

Council composition prior to the election

The previous election saw the Conservatives lose five seats, two each to Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, and one to an Independent Candidate. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservative Party and Community Campaign the joint largest parties with eleven seats each overall.^[3]^[4] Subsequently, an administration was formed by Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat Councillor David Neighbour becoming leader of the council, and Community Campaign Hart Councillor James Radley becoming deputy leader of the council.^[5]

Results summary[]

2021 Hart District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	1	50.0	6	12	37.5	16,181	49.2	+18.5
	Liberal Democrats	3		25.0	7	10	31.3	7,363	22.4	-6.6
	Community Campaign Hart	3	1	25.0	7	10	31.3	6,163	18.7	-4.2
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,972	6.0	+1.9
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	888	2.7	-1.1
	Monster Raving Loony	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	194	0.6	+0.2
	Hampshire Independents	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	99	0.3	New
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	57	0.2	New

Candidates[]

Blackwater & Hawley[]

Blackwater & Hawley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Blewett	1,281	57.6	-12.8
	Conservative	John Burton	764	34.4	+16.1
	Labour	Carly Bidwell	179	8.0	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,235	36.12
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crookham East[]

Crookham East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Community Campaign Hart	Edward Radley	1,501	56.7	-15.6
	Conservative	Stephen Parker	1,144	43.3	+20.1
Majority
Turnout			2,678	44.77
	Community Campaign Hart hold		Swing

Crookham West & Ewshot[]

Crookham West & Ewshot (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Community Campaign Hart	Tina Collins	1,431	47.4	-27.0
	Community Campaign Hart	Simon Ambler	1,417	47.0	-27.4
	Conservative	Richard Martin	1,223	40.5	+20.2
	Conservative	Michael Thorne	1,008	33.4	+13.1
	Labour	Ollie Royan	269	8.9	+3.7
Majority
Turnout			3,037	38.52
	Community Campaign Hart hold		Swing
	Community Campaign Hart hold		Swing

Fleet Central[]

Fleet Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Butcher	1,333	47.4	+22.2
	Community Campaign Hart	Wendy Makepeace-Browne	955	33.9	-30.3
	Labour	Andrew Perkins	237	8.4	+2.5
	Green	Lucy Purdy	219	7.8	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Howling Laud Hope	71	2.5	-2.2
Majority
Turnout			2,831	41.49
	Conservative gain from Community Campaign Hart		Swing

Fleet East[]

Fleet East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Wright	1,343	49.6	+16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Einchcomb	1,018	37.6	-22.8
	Labour	Val Wainhouse	221	8.2	+2.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Miss Young Powerhouse	123	4.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,715	44.86
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fleet West[]

Fleet West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Forster	1,682	56.8	+26.8
	Community Campaign Hart	Mandie Bedford	859	29.0	-27.1
	Green	Wayne Rozier	194	6.6	-3.3
	Labour	Mike Mellor	167	5.6	+1.7
	Reform UK	Roy Fang	57	1.9	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,968	43.61
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hartley Wintney[]

Hartley Wintney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Crampton	2,301	74.2	+32.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Brewer	800	25.8	-8.2
Majority			1,501	48.4
Turnout			3,152	42.26
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hook[]

Hook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Selena Coburn	1,561	55.2	+23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Elliss	916	32.4	+0.9
	Labour	Amanda Affleck-Cruise	352	12.4	+0.5
Majority
Turnout			2,850	40.17
	Conservative hold		Swing

Odiham[]

Odiham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Kennett	1,898	67.6	+11.6
	Green	Lars Mosesson	475	16.9	-2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Over	436	15.5	-8.9
Majority
Turnout			2,824	41.93
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yateley East[]

Yateley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Cockarill	1,279	48.7	-19.1
	Conservative	Christopher Barnes	914	34.8	+7.8
	Labour	John Davies	335	12.8	+7.6
	Hampshire Independents	Caroline Mussared	99	3.8	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,646	38.68
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yateley West[]

Yateley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Crisp	1,633	57.2	-6.7
	Conservative	Shawn Dickens	1,010	35.4	+14.1
	Labour	Joyce Still	212	7.4	+2.6
Majority
Turnout			2,873	43.14
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Elections and voting". www.hants.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
^ Strudwick, Matt (2019-05-03). "Tories keep control of Rushmoor Borough Council". getsurrey. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
^ Lloyd, Stephen (2018-05-04). "Hart District Council remains hung following local elections". getsurrey. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
^ "New Chairman and Cabinet Portfolios for Hart District Council | Hart District Council". www.hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-06.

[1] "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Elections and voting". www.hants.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.

[3] Strudwick, Matt (2019-05-03). "Tories keep control of Rushmoor Borough Council". getsurrey. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

[4] Lloyd, Stephen (2018-05-04). "Hart District Council remains hung following local elections". getsurrey. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

[5] "New Chairman and Cabinet Portfolios for Hart District Council | Hart District Council". www.hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-06.

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