Hampshire
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 76 races · 78 seats 91.0% below quota
- 2021 76 races · 78 seats 32.1% below quota
- 2017 76 races · 78 seats 26.9% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
78 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 78 seats were up across 76 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 78 seats had been shared 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 138,040 | 27.6% | 27 | 34.6% | 22 | 28.2% | +5 |
| Reform UK | 134,686 | 27.0% | 20 | 25.6% | 22 | 28.2% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 126,857 | 25.4% | 26 | 33.3% | 20 | 25.6% | +6 |
| Green Party | 55,914 | 11.2% | 1 | 1.3% | 9 | 11.5% | -8 |
| Labour Party | 32,619 | 6.5% | 1 | 1.3% | 5 | 6.4% | -4 |
| Independent | 3,994 | 0.8% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Whitehill & Bordon Community Party | 3,569 | 0.7% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Community Campaign (Hart) | 2,594 | 0.5% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| The All In Party | 1,144 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 106 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Wessex Regionalists | 49 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 43 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Your Party | 43 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Libertarian Party | 26 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 499,684 | 100.0% | 78 | 100.0% | 78 | 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.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2017 | 2021 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot North | 44% | 44% | 32% |
| Aldershot South | 42% | 47% | 30% |
| Alton Rural | 70% | 63% | 37% |
| Alton Town | 48% | 44% | 47% |
| Andover North | 56% | 57% | 36% |
| Andover South | 52% | 58% | 31% |
| Andover West | 56% | 57% | 37% |
| Baddesley | 59% | 61% | 49% |
| Basingstoke Central | 49% | 39% | 28% |
| Basingstoke North | 59% | 43% | 34% |
| Basingstoke North West | 45% | 45% | 31% |
| Basingstoke South East | 41% | 41% | 35% |
| Basingstoke South West | 63% | 57% | 29% |
| Bishops Waltham | 63% | 57% | 38% |
| Bishopstoke and Fair Oak | 39% | 35% | 32% |
| Bordon Whitehill and Lindford | 50% | ||
| Botley and Hedge End North | 54% | 50% | 42% |
| Bridgemary | 47% | 49% | 45% |
| Brockenhurst | 62% | 58% | 37% |
| Calleva | 76% | 64% | 36% |
| Candovers Oakley and Overton | 52% | ||
| Candovers, Oakley and Overton | 55% | 36% | |
| Catherington | 72% | 61% | 34% |
| Chandler's Ford | 54% | 48% | |
| Chandlers Ford | 47% | ||
| Church Crookham and Ewshot | 55% | 43% | 38% |
| Cowplain and Hart Plain | 70% | 67% | 49% |
| Dibden and Hythe | 46% | 46% | 51% |
| Eastleigh North | 46% | 38% | 40% |
| Eastleigh South | 51% | 41% | 41% |
| Emsworth and St Faiths | 59% | 53% | 34% |
| Fareham Crofton | 49% | 62% | 49% |
| Fareham Portchester | 47% | 48% | 36% |
| Fareham Sarisbury | 70% | 57% | 50% |
| Fareham Titchfield | 73% | 65% | 38% |
| Fareham Town | 60% | 55% | 30% |
| Fareham Warsash | 74% | 71% | 51% |
| Farnborough North | 46% | 54% | 32% |
| Farnborough South | 47% | 47% | 27% |
| Farnborough West | 47% | 60% | 31% |
| Fleet Town | 48% | 54% | 41% |
| Hamble | 57% | 54% | 42% |
| Hardway | 52% | 46% | 39% |
| Hartley Wintney and Yateley West | 47% | 52% | 35% |
| Hayling Island | 59% | 60% | 40% |
| Hedge End and West End South | 50% | 46% | 39% |
| Itchen Valley | 55% | 52% | 58% |
| Lee | 71% | 66% | 45% |
| Leesland and Town | 61% | 55% | 37% |
| Liphook Headley and Grayshott | 54% | ||
| Liphook, Headley and Grayshott | 63% | 37% | |
| Loddon | 71% | 64% | 29% |
| Lymington and Boldre | 51% | 42% | 45% |
| Lyndhurst and Fordingbridge | 64% | 55% | 35% |
| Meon Valley | 58% | 52% | 30% |
| New Milton | 66% | 66% | 35% |
| New Milton North Milford and Hordle | 69% | ||
| New Milton North, Milford and Hordle | 77% | 40% | |
| North East Havant | 44% | 56% | 49% |
| North West Havant | 54% | 56% | 42% |
| Odiham and Hook | 69% | 62% | 39% |
| Petersfield Butser | 53% | 50% | 40% |
| Petersfield Hangers | 59% | 52% | 38% |
| Purbrook and Stakes South | 63% | 66% | 42% |
| Ringwood | 61% | 57% | 30% |
| Romsey Rural | 66% | 67% | 50% |
| Romsey Town | 56% | 53% | 47% |
| South Waterside | 66% | 59% | 36% |
| Tadley and Baughurst | 47% | 52% | 33% |
| Test Valley Central | 68% | 59% | 46% |
| Totton North and Netley Marsh | 63% | 63% | 35% |
| Totton South and Marchwood | 57% | 48% | 46% |
| Waterloo and Stakes North | 72% | 72% | 43% |
| West End and Horton Heath | 52% | 48% | 32% |
| Whitchurch and the Cleres | 62% | 58% | 37% |
| Whitehill, Bordon and Lindford | 57% | 66% | |
| Winchester Downlands | 49% | 54% | 42% |
| Winchester Eastgate | 44% | 48% | 46% |
| Winchester Southern Parishes | 71% | 59% | 34% |
| Winchester Westgate | 52% | 50% | 51% |
| Yateley East and Blackwater | 60% | 57% | 43% |