2026 Hart District Council election

2026 Hart District Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
11 out of 33 seats to Hart District Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered75,051
Turnout34,657
46.2%
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader David Neighbour James Radley
Party Liberal Democrats CCH
Last election 12 seats, 30.4% 11 seats, 18.6%
Seats before 12[1] 11
Seats won 5
Seats after 13
Seat change Increase 1
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Anne Crampton
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 9 seats, 36.6% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats before 9 1
Seats won 2
Seats after 8
Seat change Decrease 1
Results by ward
Leader before election

David Neighbour
Liberal Democrats
No overall control[a]

 Leader after election

David Neighbour
Liberal Democrats
No overall control[b]

The 2026 Hart District Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 11 of 33 members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England.[2]

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and local party Community Campaign (Hart) (CCH), led by Liberal Democrat councillor David Neighbour. The council remained under no overall control at this election, and the same coalition continued to run the council afterwards.[3][4]

Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Hart District Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.

Summary

Background

In 2024, the council remained under no overall control with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party.[5]

Election result

2026 Hart District Council election[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Candidates Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats {{{candidates}}} 5 Increase 1 45.45 8 13 39.39 9,488 27.47
  CCH {{{candidates}}} 4 Steady 36.36 7 11 33.33 4,948 14.33
  Conservative {{{candidates}}} 2 Decrease 1 18.18 6 8 24.24 8,845 25.61
  Reform {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 7,971 23.08
  Green {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 2,734 7.91
  Labour {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 496 1.44
  Monster Raving Loony {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 56 0.16
  Independent {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.00 1 1 3.03 0 0.00

Ward results

Blackwater & Hawley

Blackwater & Hawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pam Hardy 1,101 43.1 −17.4
Reform Caroline Rasell 823 32.2 N/A
Conservative Nathan Love 328 12.8 −10.6
Green Thyra Hawkes 189 7.4 N/A
Labour Benjamin Wickins 116 4.5 −11.5
Majority 278 10.9
Rejected ballots 5
Turnout 2,562 39.89
Registered electors 6,423
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Crookham East

Crookham East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CCH Gill Butler* 1,420 50.2 −10.4
Reform David Lovell 519 18.4 N/A
Conservative Andrew Henderson 411 14.5 −14.0
Liberal Democrats Andy Parker 261 9.2 N/A
Green Emma Peacock 217 7.7 N/A
Majority 901 31.8
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 2,835 49.50
Registered electors 5,727
CCH hold Swing

Crookham West & Ewshot

Crookham West & Ewshot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CCH Wendy Makepeace-Brown* 1,308 37.0 −30.4
Reform Ruth Hamilton 838 23.7 N/A
Conservative Bruce Bulgin 765 21.6 −11.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Einchcomb 352 10.0 N/A
Green Andrew Fallows 271 7.7 N/A
Majority 470 13.3
Rejected ballots 14
Turnout 3,548 42.55
Registered electors 8,338
CCH hold Swing

Fleet Central

Fleet Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CCH Alan Oliver* 1,262 40.6 −4.8
Conservative Candice Anderson-Chase 759 24.4 −10.7
Reform George Parnell 557 17.9 N/A
Green Jennifer Marsden 334 10.7 N/A
Labour Andrew Perkins 143 4.6 −11.2
Monster Raving Loony Alan "Laud" Hope 56 1.8 −1.9
Majority 503 16.2
Rejected ballots 11
Turnout 3,122 46.11
Registered electors 6,771
CCH hold Swing

Fleet East

Fleet East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Taylor* 1,392 43.7 −1.1
Conservative Ewa Bialkowska 742 23.3 −13.6
Reform Joe Farrugia 639 20.1 N/A
Green Sam Davis 328 10.3 −1.8
Labour Valmai Wainhouse 84 2.6 −8.2
Majority 650 20.4
Rejected ballots 18
Turnout 3,203 49.81
Registered electors 6,430
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fleet West

Fleet West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CCH Angela Delaney* 958 29.1 −14.9
Conservative Roy Fang 859 26.1 −19.8
Liberal Democrats Ed Molyneux 693 21.0 N/A
Reform Candice Walmsley 573 17.4 N/A
Green Robyn Cheong 212 6.4 N/A
Majority 99 3.0
Rejected ballots 11
Turnout 3,306 48.67
Registered electors 6,792
CCH hold Swing

Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Southern* 1,510 44.2 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Over 830 24.3 −7.9
Reform Oren Kopit 759 22.2 N/A
Green Rob Colfer 235 6.9 N/A
Labour Elaine Fordham 85 2.5 −7.4
Majority 680 19.9
Rejected ballots 9
Turnout 3,428 46.90
Registered electors 7,309
Conservative hold Swing

Hook

Hook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Baty 1,277 35.8 +4.5
Conservative Mike Thorne 956 26.8 −16.5
Reform Clive Lawrence 851 23.9 N/A
Green Graham Stacey 413 11.6 +3.0
Labour Amanda Affleck-Cruise 68 1.9 −14.9
Majority 321 9.0
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 3,571 46.94
Registered electors 7,608
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Odiham

Odiham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jon Hale* 1,529 48.7 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Jim Emery 682 21.7 −0.1
Reform Gordon Smith 634 20.2 N/A
Green Laes Mosesson 297 9.5 −1.2
Majority 847 27.0
Rejected ballots 11
Turnout 3,153 48.75
Registered electors 6,468
Conservative hold Swing

Yateley East

Yateley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bailey* 1,401 47.3 −12.3
Reform Doug Wheeler 949 32.1 +21.9
Conservative Andrew Boon 371 12.5 −5.9
Green David McDaid 238 8.0 +4.2
Majority 452 15.2
Rejected ballots 3
Turnout 2,962 45.08
Registered electors 6,571
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Yateley West

Yateley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Quarterman* 1,499 50.9 −24.3
Reform Trevor Lloyd-Jones 829 28.2 N/A
Conservative Lisa Pope 615 20.9 −3.9
Majority 670 22.7
Rejected ballots 24
Turnout 2,967 44.86
Registered electors 6,614
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Liberal Democrats/Community Campaign (Hart) coalition
  2. ↑ Liberal Democrats/Community Campaign (Hart) coalition
  1. 1 2 "Hart Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Local elections in May 2026 | Hart District Council". www.hart.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "New Chair and Cabinet members for Hart". Hart District Council. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Hudson, Emily (21 May 2026). "Who is in charge of the councils now?". BBC News. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Hart result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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