Election Name: | 2012 Rushmoor Borough Council election |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 8,785 |
Seats1: | 25 |
Party3: | UKIP |
Popular Vote3: | 1,913 |
Seats3: | 3 |
Country: | England |
Party Colour: | yes |
After Election: | Conservative |
Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Previous Election: | 2011 Rushmoor Borough Council election |
Ongoing: | no |
Before Election: | Conservative |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 11 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,551 |
Council control | |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Seats For Election: | All 39 seats to Rushmoor Borough Council |
Next Election: | 2014 Rushmoor Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2014 |
The 2012 Rushmoor Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England.
It was a very good night for the Labour Party and their Leader Cllr Keith Dibble who achieved the highest percentage vote on the night. Labour gained the three seats in the new Cherrywood ward in Farnborough. The first time Labour has had councillors in Farnborough for ten years.
The controlling Conservatives lost 5 seats, Labour gained 5, UKIP gained 1 and the Lib Dems lost all 4 seats. The Conservatives had a reduced majority
The whole of the council was up for election following a boundary review that has reorganised the distribution of council wards throughout the borough. The council will now be composed of 13 wards, each of which will elect three members to create a council of 39 councillors.