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Rushmoor 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

13 ward races

14 seats

14 elected below the proportional quota

100.0% 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 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.

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.

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
Fernhill · 2 seats · won at 19.8% · −13.6 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

Race results

St Mark's · single-seat

Marginal winner 28.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.7 pts Valid ballots 2,131

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,552 · Ballots cast 2,160 · Invalid 29 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.st-marks.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cove and Southwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.7 pts Valid ballots 2,371

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,524 · Ballots cast 2,377 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.cove-and-southwood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Empress · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.0 pts Valid ballots 2,349

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,079 · Ballots cast 2,361 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.empress.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

West Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.8 pts Valid ballots 2,121

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,733 · Ballots cast 2,133 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.west-heath.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cherrywood · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.6 pts Valid ballots 1,773

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,973 · Ballots cast 1,780 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.cherrywood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Knellwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.2 pts Valid ballots 2,887

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,642 · Ballots cast 2,907 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.knellwood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St John's · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.3 pts Valid ballots 2,197

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,997 · Ballots cast 2,204 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.st-johns.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wellington · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.7 pts Valid ballots 1,655

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,264 · Ballots cast 1,667 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.wellington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rowhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.3 pts Valid ballots 2,282

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,972 · Ballots cast 2,302 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.rowhill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Manor Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.1 pts Valid ballots 2,551

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,485 · Ballots cast 2,565 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.manor-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Fernhill · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −13.6 pts Valid ballots 3,659

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rob Matthews	Reform UK	798	21.8%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson	Reform UK	723	19.8%	−13.6 pts	Elected
3	Akmal Hussain Gani	Conservative Party	714	19.5%	—
4	Brian Frederick Blewett	Liberal Democrats	338	9.2%	—
5	Barry Jones	Labour Party	287	7.8%	—
6	Madi Jabbi	Labour Party	278	7.6%	—
7	Angela Samantha Walters	Green Party	270	7.4%	—
8	Stephen James Thayer	Green Party	251	6.9%	—

Electorate 5,077 · Ballots cast 3,666 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.fernhill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Aldershot Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.6 pts Valid ballots 1,767

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,978 · Ballots cast 1,776 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.aldershot-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

North Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.2 pts Valid ballots 1,972

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,116 · Ballots cast 2,001 · Invalid 29 · EC ward code local.rushmoor.north-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index