2019 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2018 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2021 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
Next Year:2021
Seats For Election:21 of the 60 seats to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Majority Seats:31
Election Date:2 May 2019
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leader1:Ken Rhatigan
Leaders Seat1:Kingsclere
Seats1:12
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leader2:Paul Harvey
Leaders Seat2:Norden
Seats2:2
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leader3:Gavin James
Leaders Seat3:Eastrop
Seats3:2
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

Elections to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country. Elections took place in 20 of the 60 seats.[1]

Results

The Conservative Party lost two seats to the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour held their incumbent seats. Whilst Labour remained the second largest party (and largest opposition party), the Liberal Democrats won more votes for the first time.

The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.

Results by Ward

Winklebury

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Election results. 2020-06-05. www.basingstoke.gov.uk.