← Rushmoor (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Rushmoor 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 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 | 9,310 | 31.3% | 6 | 42.9% | 5 | 35.7% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 7,277 | 24.5% | 3 | 21.4% | 4 | 28.6% | -1 |
| Conservative Party | 7,054 | 23.7% | 4 | 28.6% | 3 | 21.4% | +1 |
| Green Party | 3,520 | 11.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.1% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,196 | 7.4% | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 7.1% | 0 |
| Independent | 256 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| British Democratic Party | 66 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 36 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 29,715 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 14 | 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.
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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- St Mark's · 1 seat · won at 28.3% · −21.7 pts below quota
- Cove and Southwood · 1 seat · won at 30.3% · −19.7 pts below quota
- Empress · 1 seat · won at 31.0% · −19.0 pts below quota
- West Heath · 1 seat · won at 31.2% · −18.8 pts below quota
- Cherrywood · 1 seat · won at 31.4% · −18.6 pts below quota
- Knellwood · 1 seat · won at 31.8% · −18.2 pts below quota
- St John's · 1 seat · won at 32.7% · −17.3 pts below quota
- Wellington · 1 seat · won at 33.3% · −16.7 pts below quota
- Rowhill · 1 seat · won at 33.7% · −16.3 pts below quota
- Manor Park · 1 seat · won at 34.9% · −15.1 pts below quota
- Aldershot Park · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
- North Town · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · −4.2 pts below quota
- Fernhill · 2 seats · won at 39.5% · above quota
Race results
St Mark's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 28.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,131
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig William Card | Liberal Democrats | 603 | 28.3% | −21.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joey Noyce | Reform UK | 591 | 27.7% | — | |
| 3 | Edd Bartlett | Conservative Party | 405 | 19.0% | — | |
| 4 | Zak Khan | Green Party | 296 | 13.9% | — | |
| 5 | Alex Day | Labour Party | 236 | 11.1% | — |
Cove and Southwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,371
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin John Tennant | Conservative Party | 719 | 30.3% | −19.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Martin Laney | Reform UK | 671 | 28.3% | — | |
| 3 | Becky Miles | Labour Party | 481 | 20.3% | — | |
| 4 | Andy Wilson | Green Party | 308 | 13.0% | — | |
| 5 | Jill Whyman | Liberal Democrats | 192 | 8.1% | — |
Empress · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,349
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Slater | Labour Party | 728 | 31.0% | −19.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Abjeet Rudh | Conservative Party | 557 | 23.7% | — | |
| 3 | Rohin Shingadia | Reform UK | 551 | 23.5% | — | |
| 4 | Olive Jane O'Dowd-Booth | Liberal Democrats | 284 | 12.1% | — | |
| 5 | Ryan Salisbury | Green Party | 229 | 9.7% | — |
West Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,121
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ade Adeola | Conservative Party | 661 | 31.2% | −18.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Harding | Reform UK | 649 | 30.6% | — | |
| 3 | Jahangir Firoz | Labour Party | 435 | 20.5% | — | |
| 4 | Ed Neville | Green Party | 244 | 11.5% | — | |
| 5 | James Arnold Read | Liberal Democrats | 132 | 6.2% | — |
Cherrywood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,773
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally McGuinness | Reform UK | 557 | 31.4% | −18.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Clive Patrick Grattan | Labour Party | 527 | 29.7% | — | |
| 3 | Anil Thapa | Conservative Party | 474 | 26.7% | — | |
| 4 | Daryl Higgs | Green Party | 215 | 12.1% | — |
Knellwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,887
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mara Makunura | Conservative Party | 918 | 31.8% | −18.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Amanda O'Neill | Reform UK | 759 | 26.3% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Hilliar | Liberal Democrats | 476 | 16.5% | — | |
| 4 | Tad Cragg | Labour Party | 419 | 14.5% | — | |
| 5 | Jules Crossley | Green Party | 315 | 10.9% | — |
St John's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,197
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Bell | Reform UK | 719 | 32.7% | −17.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stuart Trussler | Conservative Party | 656 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Julia Louise Warner | Labour Party | 558 | 25.4% | — | |
| 4 | Fred Morris | Green Party | 264 | 12.0% | — |
Wellington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,655
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Gurung | Labour Party | 551 | 33.3% | −16.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa Patterson | Reform UK | 459 | 27.7% | — | |
| 3 | Bishal Gurung | Conservative Party | 389 | 23.5% | — | |
| 4 | Nadia Noelle Martin | Independent | 256 | 15.5% | — |
Rowhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,282
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Betsworth | Reform UK | 768 | 33.7% | −16.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Fouzia Khan | Labour Party | 746 | 32.7% | — | |
| 3 | Simon James Birtwistle | Conservative Party | 401 | 17.6% | — | |
| 4 | Nick Stamp | Green Party | 301 | 13.2% | — | |
| 5 | Zack Jake Culshaw | British Democratic Party | 66 | 2.9% | — |
Manor Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,551
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jib Narayan Belbase | Conservative Party | 891 | 34.9% | −15.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ken Tranter | Reform UK | 623 | 24.4% | — | |
| 3 | Catherine Njenga | Labour Party | 572 | 22.4% | — | |
| 4 | Julia Rai | Green Party | 282 | 11.1% | — | |
| 5 | Mark Trotter | Liberal Democrats | 171 | 6.7% | — | |
| 6 | Keri Ann Andrews | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 12 | 0.5% | — |
Aldershot Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,767
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon Harvey | Reform UK | 678 | 38.4% | −11.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Delian Marius Bratosin | Labour Party | 556 | 31.5% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Ian Charles Crerar | Conservative Party | 269 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Sam Morrell | Green Party | 240 | 13.6% | — | |
| 5 | Thomas Mortimer | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 24 | 1.4% | — |
North Town · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,972
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Joanne Spall | Labour Party | 903 | 45.8% | −4.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ken Weller | Reform UK | 764 | 38.7% | — | |
| 3 | Jules Rai | Green Party | 305 | 15.5% | — |
Fernhill · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 39.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,830
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Matthews | Reform UK | 798 | 21.8% | 43.6% | +10.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson | Reform UK | 723 | 19.8% | 39.5% | +6.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Akmal Hussain Gani | Conservative Party | 714 | 19.5% | 39.0% | — | |
| 4 | Brian Frederick Blewett | Liberal Democrats | 338 | 9.2% | 18.5% | — | |
| 5 | Barry Jones | Labour Party | 287 | 7.8% | 15.7% | — | |
| 6 | Madi Jabbi | Labour Party | 278 | 7.6% | 15.2% | — | |
| 7 | Angela Samantha Walters | Green Party | 270 | 7.4% | 14.8% | — | |
| 8 | Stephen James Thayer | Green Party | 251 | 6.9% | 13.7% | — |