2012 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
The 2012 Basingstoke and Deane Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. 21 out of 60 seats were up for reelection; Popley East had two council seats up for reelection. The Conservative Party retained control of the council with 32 out of 60 seats, losing one seat to the Labour Party in Buckskin and losing another seat in Bramley and Sherfield to an Independent. Labour overtook the Liberal Democrats to become the largest opposition party and won two seats from them in Brighton Hill South and Brookvale and Kings Furlong.
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20 seats of 60 to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 67.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 32 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 53.3 | 44.6 | 12,904 | ||
Labour | 14 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 23.3 | 29.0 | 8,388 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 11 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 4,890 | ||
Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 7.1 | 2,045 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 755 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 38 |
Ward results
Basing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sven Godesen | 1,676 | 73.2 | ||
Labour | Stephen Drake | 321 | 14.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Cummins | 290 | 12.7 | ||
Turnout | 2287 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Baughurst and Tadley North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mike Bound | 645 | 43.4 | ||
Conservative | Robert Tate | 636 | 42.8 | ||
Labour | David Carr | 205 | 13.8 | ||
Turnout | 1486 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bramley and Sherfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Chris Tomblin | 776 | 51.9 | ||
Conservative | Rhydiain Vaughn | 603 | 40.4 | ||
Labour | Nigel Pierce | 115 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 1494 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Brighton Hill South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Eyre | 484 | 41.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Harkness | 338 | 28.9 | ||
UKIP | David Watson | 168 | 14.3 | ||
Conservative | John Downes | 143 | 12.2 | ||
Green | Christopher Appleby | 38 | 3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1171 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Brookvale and Kings Furlong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Jack Cousens | 541 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Doris Jones | 433 | 30.9 | ||
Conservative | Rebecca Sanders | 222 | 15.8 | ||
UKIP | Alan Stone | 205 | 14.6 | ||
Turnout | 1401 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Buckskin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Tony Jones | 506 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Reid | 454 | 39.1 | ||
Independent | Ray Dobing | 159 | 13.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Mitchell | 43 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1162 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Chineham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elaine Still | 900 | 46.9 | ||
Independent | Jo Walke | 735 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | Ann Chapman | 183 | 9.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Liam Elvish | 100 | 5.2 | ||
Turnout | 1918 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Dan Putty | 914 | 58.0 | ||
Labour | Carl Reader | 253 | 16.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Day | 214 | 13.6 | ||
UKIP | John Kearney | 196 | 12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1577 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kempshott
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Anne Court | 71.1 | |||
Labour | Walter McCormick | 361 | 19.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stav O'Doherty | 165 | 9.1 | ||
Turnout | 1822 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsclere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cathy Osselton | 823 | 68.9 | ||
Labour | John Rodway | 372 | 31.1 | ||
Turnout | 1195 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Norden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Harvey | 1,100 | 72.2 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Rhatigan | 272 | 17.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Louise Hall | 160 | 10.4 | ||
Turnout | 1532 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oakley and North Waltham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Diane Taylor | 1,422 | 74.0 | ||
Labour | Barnaby Wheller | 322 | 16.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Cooper | 177 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1921 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pamber and Silchester
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Roger Gardiner | 837 | 59.7 | ||
Independent | Steve Spillane | 375 | 26.7 | ||
Labour | Terry Price | 190 | 13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1402 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Popley East
Popley East had two seats up for re-election due to a vacancy. Thus, unlike the other wards, it elected councillors with plurality at-large voting rather than first past the post. If the top candidate method is used to gauge the number of votes for party (i.e. assuming the number of votes in support of a party is equal to the number of votes for its most popular candidate) instead of the raw vote, then the party's vote shares are: Labour 72.3%, Conservatives 16.2% and Liberal Democrats 11.4%.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Vivien Washbourne | 651 | 39.6 | ||
Labour | David Potter | 607 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | Richard Court | 146 | 8.9 | ||
Conservative | Laura Edwards | 139 | 8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 103 | 6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1646 (by 879 voters) | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Popley West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Jane Frankum | 632 | 76.1 | ||
Conservative | Paul Watts | 142 | 17.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Whitechurch | 56 | 6.7 | ||
Turnout | 830 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rooksdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Karen Cherrett | 246 | 58.0 | ||
Labour | Alice James | 119 | 28.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitechurch | 30 | 7.1 | ||
UKIP | Ann Williams | 29 | 6.8 | ||
Turnout | 424 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sherbourne St John
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Leek | 494 | 76.6 | ||
Labour | Lydia Massey | 90 | 14.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 61 | 9.5 | ||
Turnout | 645 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Ham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Colin Regan | 977 | 56.2 | ||
Conservative | Jim Holder | 328 | 18.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Madeline Hussey | 277 | 15.9 | ||
UKIP | Duncan Stone | 157 | 9.0 | ||
Turnout | 1739 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tadley South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | David Leeks | 685 | 61.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jo Slimin | 231 | 20.8 | ||
Labour | Peter McCann | 195 | 17.6 | ||
Turnout | 1111 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitchurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eric Dunlop | 791 | 53.4 | ||
Conservative | Ian Green | 526 | 35.5 | ||
Labour | Nuria Pett | 164 | 11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1481 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Preceded by 2011 Basingstoke and Deane Council election |
Basingstoke and Deane local elections | Succeeded by Basingstoke and Deane Council election, 2014 |