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Basingstoke & Deane 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

18 ward races

19 seats

18 elected below the proportional quota

94.7% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	15,755	24.8%	2	10.5%	5	26.3%	-3
Conservative Party	13,456	21.2%	3	15.8%	4	21.1%	-1
Liberal Democrats	9,931	15.6%	4	21.1%	3	15.8%	+1
Basingstoke & Deane Independents	8,101	12.7%	5	26.3%	3	15.8%	+2
Labour Party	6,930	10.9%	2	10.5%	2	10.5%	0
Green Party	5,101	8.0%	1	5.3%	1	5.3%	0
Independent	3,276	5.2%	1	5.3%	1	5.3%	0
The All In Party	999	1.6%	1	5.3%	0	0.0%	+1
Total	63,549	100.0%	19	100.0%	19	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Brookvale and Kings Furlong · 1 seat · won at 27.1% · −22.9 pts below quota
Winklebury and Manydown · 1 seat · won at 27.3% · −22.7 pts below quota
Kempshott and Buckskin · 1 seat · won at 29.1% · −20.9 pts below quota
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood · 1 seat · won at 29.7% · −20.3 pts below quota
Chineham · 1 seat · won at 31.8% · −18.2 pts below quota
Oakley and the Candovers · 2 seats · won at 15.7% · −17.6 pts below quota
Sherborne St John and Rooksdown · 1 seat · won at 33.4% · −16.6 pts below quota
South Ham · 1 seat · won at 34.0% · −16.0 pts below quota
Brighton Hill · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Tadley North, Kingsclere and Baughurst · 1 seat · won at 37.0% · −13.0 pts below quota
Tadley and Pamber · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
Bramley · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
Popley · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · −11.2 pts below quota
Evingar · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
Eastrop and Grove · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · −2.2 pts below quota
Norden · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · −1.5 pts below quota
Basing and Upton Grey · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · −0.8 pts below quota
Whitchurch, Overton and Laverstoke · 1 seat · won at 58.0% · above quota

Race results

Brookvale and Kings Furlong · single-seat

Marginal winner 27.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −22.9 pts Valid ballots 3,145

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Bikram Banerjee	Labour Party	852	27.1%	−22.9 pts	Elected
2	Kishor Patel	Conservative Party	629	20.0%	—
3	John Daniel Shaw	Liberal Democrats	583	18.5%	—
4	Ashlynn Butler	Green Party	568	18.1%	—
5	Alan Harvey Stone	Reform UK	513	16.3%	—

Electorate 7,760 · Ballots cast 3,158 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.brookvale-kings-furlong.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Winklebury and Manydown · single-seat

Marginal winner 27.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −22.7 pts Valid ballots 2,205

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christina Sheila Jordan	Reform UK	602	27.3%	−22.7 pts	Elected
2	Abigail Compton-Burnett	Independent	553	25.1%	—
3	Cait Roisin Janet Fuller	Labour Party	505	22.9%	—
4	Mike Patchett	Conservative Party	315	14.3%	—
5	Bill Farrington	Green Party	157	7.1%	—
6	Wendy Elizabeth McKay	Liberal Democrats	73	3.3%	—

Electorate 5,451 · Ballots cast 2,211 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.winklebury-manydown.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Kempshott and Buckskin · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.9 pts Valid ballots 3,487

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Val Elliott	Conservative Party	1,016	29.1%	−20.9 pts	Elected
2	Mark Knight	Reform UK	1,011	29.0%	—
3	Harrison Manners	Green Party	503	14.4%	—
4	Catherine Elizabeth Hopkins	Labour Party	422	12.1%	—
5	Samir Kotecha	Basingstoke & Deane Independents	290	8.3%	—
6	Andrew Benson-Wilson	Liberal Democrats	245	7.0%	—

Electorate 8,206 · Ballots cast 3,496 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.kempshott-buckskin.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hatch Warren and Beggarwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.3 pts Valid ballots 3,364

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dani Davies	The All In Party	999	29.7%	−20.3 pts	Elected
2	Stephen Reid	Conservative Party	966	28.7%	—
3	Spencer John Cleary	Reform UK	841	25.0%	—
4	Matthew Evans	Labour Party	321	9.5%	—
5	Roger Edwin Blackmore-Squires	Liberal Democrats	237	7.0%	—

Electorate 7,654 · Ballots cast 3,378 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.hatch-warren-beggarwood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chineham · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.2 pts Valid ballots 3,570

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael Blackberry	Green Party	1,134	31.8%	−18.2 pts	Elected
2	Greggory Barry Wilkinson	Reform UK	943	26.4%	—
3	Ricardo Ferreira	Conservative Party	926	25.9%	—
4	Ruth Elizabeth Kellaway	Labour Party	321	9.0%	—
5	Michael Gavin McKay	Liberal Democrats	246	6.9%	—

Electorate 8,443 · Ballots cast 3,579 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.chineham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Oakley and the Candovers · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −17.6 pts Valid ballots 8,152

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alex Rowley	Basingstoke & Deane Independents	1,756	21.5%	−11.8 pts	Elected
2	Marc Connor	Basingstoke & Deane Independents	1,280	15.7%	−17.6 pts	Elected
3	Sherrie De Kiguchi	Conservative Party	1,145	14.0%	—
4	Christopher Michael Aldous	Reform UK	1,019	12.5%	—
5	Martin Nigel Street	Reform UK	856	10.5%	—
6	Taylor Parnell	Conservative Party	831	10.2%	—
7	Hannah Lilian Jane Cooper	Liberal Democrats	381	4.7%	—
8	Robert Charles Cooper	Liberal Democrats	318	3.9%	—
9	Bronwyn Holly Phillips	Labour Party	286	3.5%	—
10	Michael Stockwell	Labour Party	280	3.4%	—

Electorate 8,746 · Ballots cast 8,164 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.oakley-the-candovers.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sherborne St John and Rooksdown · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.6 pts Valid ballots 3,248

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Karl Rand	Conservative Party	1,084	33.4%	−16.6 pts	Elected
2	John David Ernest Naldrett	Reform UK	756	23.3%	—
3	Bradley David Phillips	Labour Party	485	14.9%	—
4	Elle Green	Green Party	453	13.9%	—
5	Ryan James Hickling	Liberal Democrats	269	8.3%	—
6	Nick Robinson	Independent	201	6.2%	—

Electorate 8,658 · Ballots cast 3,261 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.sherborne-st-john-rooksdown.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

South Ham · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.0 pts Valid ballots 2,542

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steven Paul Trumm	Reform UK	864	34.0%	−16.0 pts	Elected
2	Tony Jones	Labour Party	560	22.0%	—
3	Zena Lindsay	Independent	406	16.0%	—
4	Lilly Turner	Conservative Party	367	14.4%	—
5	Joseph Hutton	Green Party	207	8.1%	—
6	Madeline Hussey	Liberal Democrats	138	5.4%	—

Electorate 7,502 · Ballots cast 2,549 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.south-ham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brighton Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 2,729

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrea Karen Bowes	Liberal Democrats	1,007	36.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
2	Keith Gideon Vaughan	Reform UK	892	32.7%	—
3	Shibaji Shrestha	Labour Party	315	11.5%	—
4	Carolyn Davison-Roper	Green Party	284	10.4%	—
5	Edward Michael Norman	Conservative Party	231	8.5%	—

Electorate 7,511 · Ballots cast 2,746 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.brighton-hill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tadley North, Kingsclere and Baughurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.0 pts Valid ballots 3,810

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kerry Morrow	Liberal Democrats	1,408	37.0%	−13.0 pts	Elected
2	Charlotte Lise Robinson	Reform UK	1,036	27.2%	—
3	Bruce Buckland	Conservative Party	988	25.9%	—
4	Elliott Gardiner	Green Party	255	6.7%	—
5	Daniel William Reah	Labour Party	123	3.2%	—

Electorate 8,565 · Ballots cast 3,822 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.tadley-north-kingsclere-baughurst.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tadley and Pamber · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.7 pts Valid ballots 3,912

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jo Slimin	Liberal Democrats	1,497	38.3%	−11.7 pts	Elected
2	Lyn Roberts	Reform UK	1,179	30.1%	—
3	Jonathan Richards	Conservative Party	788	20.1%	—
4	Kelly Jones	Green Party	307	7.8%	—
5	Wayne Terry	Labour Party	141	3.6%	—

Electorate 8,722 · Ballots cast 3,929 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.tadley-pamber.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bramley · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.6 pts Valid ballots 3,092

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tony Durrant	Basingstoke & Deane Independents	1,188	38.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
2	Christopher John Horwood	Reform UK	768	24.8%	—
3	Jonathan Johnson	Conservative Party	570	18.4%	—
4	Christopher Evans	Liberal Democrats	434	14.0%	—
5	Adam James Coulthard	Labour Party	132	4.3%	—

Electorate 7,169 · Ballots cast 3,109 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.bramley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Popley · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.2 pts Valid ballots 2,663

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ellen Mary Hynes	Labour Party	1,032	38.8%	−11.2 pts	Elected
2	Duncan Philip Stone	Reform UK	803	30.2%	—
3	Ty Murray	Green Party	383	14.4%	—
4	Satya Sookhun	Conservative Party	274	10.3%	—
5	Michael Berwick-Gooding	Liberal Democrats	171	6.4%	—

Electorate 7,665 · Ballots cast 2,672 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.popley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Evingar · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.5 pts Valid ballots 3,523

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Samuel David Carr	Conservative Party	1,637	46.5%	−3.5 pts	Elected
2	Gerald Clement Smith	Reform UK	796	22.6%	—
3	Christopher John Whitehead	Green Party	504	14.3%	—
4	Erica Maria Shaw	Liberal Democrats	419	11.9%	—
5	Robert George Thomas	Labour Party	167	4.7%	—

Electorate 7,495 · Ballots cast 3,537 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.evingar.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Eastrop and Grove · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.2 pts Valid ballots 3,193

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Gavin Neil McKay	Liberal Democrats	1,527	47.8%	−2.2 pts	Elected
2	Jay Richard Bailey	Reform UK	765	24.0%	—
3	Niamh Harrison	Green Party	346	10.8%	—
4	Nick Bates	Conservative Party	323	10.1%	—
5	Lilly Rose Beeson	Labour Party	232	7.3%	—

Electorate 7,273 · Ballots cast 3,206 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.eastrop-grove.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Norden · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.5 pts Valid ballots 2,615

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Linda Hynan	Basingstoke & Deane Independents	1,269	48.5%	−1.5 pts	Elected
2	Matthew James Cooper	Reform UK	522	20.0%	—
3	Jack Alexander Wadge-Stacey	Labour Party	389	14.9%	—
4	Jonathan Tate	Conservative Party	276	10.6%	—
5	Scott Richard Lawrence	Liberal Democrats	159	6.1%	—

Electorate 7,198 · Ballots cast 2,632 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.norden.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Basing and Upton Grey · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.8 pts Valid ballots 4,303

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kate Tuck	Independent	2,116	49.2%	−0.8 pts	Elected
2	Annie Kemkaran	Reform UK	908	21.1%	—
3	Shantha Weerasiri	Conservative Party	648	15.1%	—
4	Richard Mark Lilleker	Liberal Democrats	429	10.0%	—
5	Kieran Paul Sidley	Labour Party	202	4.7%	—

Electorate 8,231 · Ballots cast 4,312 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.basing-upton-grey.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Whitchurch, Overton and Laverstoke · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.0 pts Valid ballots 3,996

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chloe Ashfield	Basingstoke & Deane Independents	2,318	58.0%	+8.0 pts	Elected
2	Victoria Harber	Reform UK	681	17.0%	—
3	Kieran McDermott	Conservative Party	442	11.1%	—
4	Lucy Sloane Williams	Liberal Democrats	390	9.8%	—
5	Ann Nold	Labour Party	165	4.1%	—

Electorate 8,144 · Ballots cast 4,008 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.basingstoke-and-deane.whitchurch-overton-laverstoke.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index