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.

2012 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

← 2011 3 May 2012 2014 →
20 seats of 60 to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.5
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 32 14 Seat change -2 +3 Popular vote 12,904 8,388 Percentage 44.6 29.0   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 11 3 Seat change -2 1 Popular vote 4,890 2,045 Percentage 16.6 7.1
Council control before election Conservative Party (UK) Council control after election Conservative Party (UK)

Election result

Basingstoke and Deane local election result 2012^[1][2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	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

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

Baughurst and Tadley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bramley and Sherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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

Brookvale and Kings Furlong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Buckskin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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

Hatch Warren and Beggarwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Kempshott

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Kingsclere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cathy Osselton	823	68.9
	Labour	John Rodway	372	31.1
Turnout			1195
	Conservative hold		Swing

Norden

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

Oakley and North Waltham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Pamber and Silchester

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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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Popley East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Popley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Rooksdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Sherbourne St John

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

South Ham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Tadley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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