Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, 2012
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.
Election result
| Basingstoke and Deane local election result 2012 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Democrat | 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 | 1676 | 73.2 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Drake | 321 | 14.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Barbara Cummins | 290 | 12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2287 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Baughurst and Tadley North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Bound | 645 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Tate | 636 | 42.8 | ||
| Labour | David Carr | 205 | 13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1486 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Eyre | 484 | 41.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
Brookvale and Kings Furlong
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Cousens | 541 | 38.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Doris Jones | 433 | 30.9 | ||
| Conservative | Rebecca Sanders | 222 | 15.8 | ||
| UKIP | Alan Stone | 205 | 14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1401 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Buckskin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Jones | 506 | 43.6 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Reid | 454 | 39.1 | ||
| Independent | Ray Dobing | 159 | 13.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Liam Elvish | 100 | 5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1918 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dan Putty | 914 | 58.0 | ||
| Labour | Carl Reader | 253 | 16.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ruth Day | 214 | 13.6 | ||
| UKIP | John Kearney | 196 | 12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1577 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kempshott
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Court | 71.1 | |||
| Labour | Walter McCormick | 361 | 19.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | 1100 | 72.2 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Rhatigan | 272 | 17.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Louise Hall | 160 | 10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1532 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Oakley and North Waltham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Diane Taylor | 1422 | 74.0 | ||
| Labour | Barnaby Wheller | 322 | 16.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Cooper | 177 | 9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1921 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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%.
]| 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 Democrat | Michael Berwick-Gooding | 103 | 6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1646 (by 879 voters) | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Popley West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Frankum | 632 | 76.1 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Watts | 142 | 17.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Steven Whitechurch | 56 | 6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 830 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rooksdown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Karen Cherrett | 246 | 58.0 | ||
| Labour | Alice James | 119 | 28.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Whitechurch | 30 | 7.1 | ||
| UKIP | Ann Williams | 29 | 6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 424 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sherbourne St John
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Leek | 494 | 76.6 | ||
| Labour | Lydia Massey | 90 | 14.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Janice Spalding | 61 | 9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 645 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Ham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Regan | 977 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | Jim Holder | 328 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Madeline Hussey | 277 | 15.9 | ||
| UKIP | Duncan Stone | 157 | 9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1739 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Tadley South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Leeks | 685 | 61.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Jo Slimin | 231 | 20.8 | ||
| Labour | Peter McCann | 195 | 17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1111 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Whitchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Eric Dunlop | 791 | 53.4 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Green | 526 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | Nuria Pett | 164 | 11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1481 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by Basingstoke and Deane Council election, 2011 |
Basingstoke and Deane local elections | Succeeded by Basingstoke and Deane Council election, 2014 |