Basingstoke and Deane Council election, 2010
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The 2010 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane
Borough
Council in Hampshire
, England
. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party
stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
and 2010, 2 Conservatives councillor
s left the party. Husband and wife Phil and Christine Heath split from the Conservatives in 2008 and formed the Basingstoke First Community Party, which would contest the 2010 election.
, which had formerly been held by the leader of the Basingstoke First Community Party, Christine Heath. Heath did not defend the seat which she had held for the previous 7 years, instead she stood in Hatch Warren
and Beggarwood
ward
, which was held by the Conservatives. The other parties retained all the seats they had been defending, meaning the Liberal Democrats remained on 14 seats, Labour
9 and independents
2, while the Basingstoke First Community Party was left with 1 seat which was not contested at the election. Overall turnout
in the election was 67.5%.
Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its primary settlement is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and the hamlet of Deane, some from Basingstoke....
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
Council in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
34 - Liberal Democrats 14
- LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
9 - IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
2 - Basingstoke First Community Party 1
Background
Between the 2008 electionBasingstoke and Deane Council election, 2008
The 2008 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the 2007 election...
and 2010, 2 Conservatives councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s left the party. Husband and wife Phil and Christine Heath split from the Conservatives in 2008 and formed the Basingstoke First Community Party, which would contest the 2010 election.
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council from 5 to 7 seats, after making 1 gain to have 34 councillors. They retook KempshottKempshott
Kempshott is a ward of Basingstoke on the western edge of the town, to the south of Pack Lane and north of Winchester Road.The Kempshott estate dates back to the early 18th century A. M.W...
, which had formerly been held by the leader of the Basingstoke First Community Party, Christine Heath. Heath did not defend the seat which she had held for the previous 7 years, instead she stood in Hatch Warren
Hatch Warren
Hatch Warren is a district and ward of Basingstoke in Hampshire, west of the town centre. Neighbouring housing estates include Kempshott and Brighton Hill...
and Beggarwood
Beggarwood
Beggarwood is a housing estate of Basingstoke, in the English county of Hampshire. The estate is located approximately south-west of Basingstoke town centre. It was built almost completely in one phase between 2001 and 2009...
ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
, which was held by the Conservatives. The other parties retained all the seats they had been defending, meaning the Liberal Democrats remained on 14 seats, Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
9 and independents
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
2, while the Basingstoke First Community Party was left with 1 seat which was not contested at the election. Overall turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
in the election was 67.5%.