East Hampshire Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South East · 43 seats in 31 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

East Hampshire Council is run by a Conservative / Independent coalition. The council has 43 councillors in 31 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 18, Lib Dem 14, Other 9, Labour 1, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Conservative / Independent Coalition

43 seats - 22 for a majority

Labour 1Conservative 18Lib Dem 14Green 1Other 9

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +2 Conservative −1 Green −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (43 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative39.7%19

Lib Dem32.7%14

Labour10.6%1

Other8.3%7

Green8.3%2

Reform0.4%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 43 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 18

4 short of the 22 needed for a majority

Closest result

Petersfield Heath

Lib Dem won by 3 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Alton Amery

Lib Dem hold, 21 August 2025 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

50%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 31 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alton Amery Elizabeth Marshall	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 53.3% lead 23.9 pts
Alton Ashdell Suzie Burns	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 53.0% lead 19.2 pts
Alton Eastbrooke Barbara Tansey	4 May 2023 Labour 39.2% lead 11.4 pts
Alton Holybourne Graham Hill	4 May 2023 Conservative 42.6% lead 1.6 pts
Alton Westbrooke Emily Young	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 43.7% lead 16.9 pts
Alton Whitedown Ginny Boxall	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 61.9% lead 34.6 pts
Alton Wooteys Warren Moore	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 33.9% lead 3.1 pts
Bentworth & Froyle Tony Costigan	4 May 2023 Conservative 61.5% lead 23.0 pts
Binsted, Bentley & Selborne Phillip Davies, David Ashcroft	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.3% lead 9.4 pts
Bramshott & Liphook Bill Mouland, Nick Sear, Angela Glass	4 May 2023 Conservative 42.2% lead 14.8 pts
Buriton & East Meon Robert Mocatta	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.5% lead 29.5 pts
Clanfield John Smart, Chris Tonge	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 54.4% lead 8.8 pts
Four Marks & Medstead Ilena Allsopp, Neal Day, Roland Richardson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 43.3% lead 3.2 pts
Froxfield, Sheet & Steep Nick Drew	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.0% lead 18.9 pts
Grayshott Tom Hanrahan	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.8% lead 5.6 pts
Headley Richard Millard, Anthony Williams	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.9% lead 17.5 pts
Horndean Catherington Sara Schillemore	4 May 2023 Conservative 63.4% lead 26.8 pts
Horndean Downs James Hogan	4 May 2023 Green 58.1% lead 16.2 pts
Horndean Kings & Blendworth David Evans, Chris Hatter	4 May 2023 Conservative 40.8% lead 9.3 pts
Horndean Murray Elaine Woodard	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 52.8% lead 5.6 pts
Lindford Penny Flux	4 May 2023 Whitehill & Bordon Community Party 69.7% lead 46.8 pts
Liss Ian James, Roger Mullenger	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 30.7% lead 1.4 pts
Petersfield Bell Hill Jamie Matthews	4 May 2023 Independent 52.3% lead 29.1 pts
Petersfield Causeway John Hutchinson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.0% lead 9.0 pts
Petersfield Heath Louise Bevan	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 45.0% lead 0.3 pts
Petersfield St Peter's David Podger, Phil Shaw	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.8% lead 14.9 pts
Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers Charles Louisson	4 May 2023 Conservative 65.8% lead 31.6 pts
Rowlands Castle Charlene Maines	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.3% lead 14.4 pts
Whitehill Chase Andy Tree, Catherine Clark	4 May 2023 Whitehill & Bordon Community Party 67.7% lead 50.2 pts
Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham Kirsty Mitchell, Mike Steevens	4 May 2023 Whitehill & Bordon Community Party 52.5% lead 26.6 pts
Whitehill Pinewood Adeel Shah	4 May 2023 Whitehill & Bordon Community Party 67.5% lead 52.2 pts

Alton Amery

Elizabeth Marshall Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem53.3%

Conservative29.4%

Labour17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Hunt Elected	Lib Dem	395	53.3%
Dami Sogbesan	Conservative	218	29.4%
Ian William Abbott	Labour	128	17.3%

Last by-election, 21 August 2025

Lib Dem54.9%

Reform25.5%

Conservative19.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lizzie Marshall Elected	Lib Dem	407	54.9%
Richard Dean Moore	Reform	189	25.5%
Brighton Gono	Conservative	145	19.6%

Alton Ashdell

Suzie Burns Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem53.0%

Conservative33.8%

Labour13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Suzie Burns Elected	Lib Dem	418	53.0%
Louis Mark Ward	Conservative	267	33.8%
Jenny Abbott	Labour	104	13.2%

Alton Eastbrooke

Barbara Tansey Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour39.2%

Conservative27.8%

Lib Dem27.6%

Reform5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Tansey Elected	Labour	202	39.2%
Tony Davis	Conservative	143	27.8%
Steve Coatsworth	Lib Dem	142	27.6%
William George Blake	Reform	28	5.4%

Alton Holybourne

Graham Hill Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative42.6%

Lib Dem41.0%

Labour16.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Graham Edward Hill Elected	Conservative	343	42.6%
Samuel Jon Corlett	Lib Dem	330	41.0%
Don Hammond	Labour	132	16.4%

Alton Westbrooke

Emily Young Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem43.7%

Labour26.8%

Conservative26.0%

Reform3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Emily Catherine Young Elected	Lib Dem	334	43.7%
Nick O'Brien	Labour	205	26.8%
Philip John Bennett	Conservative	199	26.0%
Vic Burbidge	Reform	26	3.4%

Alton Whitedown

Ginny Boxall Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem61.9%

Conservative27.3%

Labour10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ginny Boxall Elected	Lib Dem	547	61.9%
Aaron Brett	Conservative	241	27.3%
Janice Mary Treacher	Labour	96	10.9%

Alton Wooteys

Warren Moore Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem33.9%

Conservative30.8%

Labour23.4%

Heritage Party11.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Warren Timothy Jerome Moore Elected	Lib Dem	234	33.9%
Colin Jamieson	Conservative	213	30.8%
Mark Boyce-Churn	Labour	162	23.4%
Matthew Frederick William Kellermann	Heritage Party	82	11.9%

Bentworth & Froyle

Tony Costigan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative61.5%

Green38.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Costigan Elected	Conservative	590	61.5%
Caroline Footman	Green	369	38.5%

Binsted, Bentley & Selborne

David Ashcroft ConservativePhillip Davies Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative47.3%

Lib Dem37.9%

Labour14.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Arnold Ashcroft Elected	Conservative	917
Phillip Davies Elected	Conservative	878
Nicholas Andrew Milburn James	Lib Dem	735
Bob Stammers	Lib Dem	645
Ben Hamlin	Labour	286

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bramshott & Liphook

Angela Glass ConservativeBill Mouland ConservativeNick Sear Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative42.2%

Lib Dem27.4%

Green15.3%

Labour15.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Angela Glass Elected	Conservative	1,131
Bill Mouland Elected	Conservative	1,125
Nick Sear Elected	Conservative	1,070
Rob Evans	Lib Dem	734
Philip Richard Coghlan	Lib Dem	683
Liz Bisset	Green	410
Andria Clare Holdsworth	Labour	404
John Michael Tough	Labour	393
Geraldine Anne Sheedy	Labour	378
David Ilsley	Green	254
Peter Bisset	Green	235

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Buriton & East Meon

Robert Mocatta Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative57.5%

Lib Dem28.0%

Labour14.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Mocatta Elected	Conservative	475	57.5%
Richard Robinson	Lib Dem	231	28.0%
Emma Joyce Clews	Labour	120	14.5%

Clanfield

Chris Tonge Lib DemJohn Smart Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem54.4%

Conservative45.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John David Smart Elected	Lib Dem	862
Christopher William James Tonge Elected	Lib Dem	813
Ken Moon	Conservative	722
Arthur Stuart Agate	Conservative	691

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Four Marks & Medstead

Ilena Allsopp ConservativeNeal Day ConservativeRoland Richardson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem43.3%

Conservative40.1%

Labour16.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joanna Nelson Elected	Lib Dem	1,181
Ilena Allsopp Elected	Conservative	1,094
Neal Alan Day Elected	Conservative	1,090
Roland Edwin Richardson	Lib Dem	1,065
Alexandra Lilian Ehrmann	Lib Dem	1,057
David Henry Foster	Conservative	1,046
Chrisopher John Oakes-Monger	Labour	453
Robert Edmund Guthrie Peters	Labour	264

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 15 February 2024

Lib Dem62.2%

Conservative37.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roland Edwin Richardson Elected	Lib Dem	1,212	62.2%
Kerry Jane Southern-Reason	Conservative	736	37.8%

Froxfield, Sheet & Steep

Nick Drew Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative56.0%

Lib Dem37.1%

Labour7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicholas Drew Elected	Conservative	644	56.0%
Christopher Edward Grey	Lib Dem	427	37.1%
Yvonne Heaton	Labour	80	7.0%

Grayshott

Tom Hanrahan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative52.8%

Lib Dem47.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Hanrahan Elected	Conservative	387	52.8%
Lynsey Conway	Lib Dem	346	47.2%

Headley

Anthony Williams ConservativeRichard Millard Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative47.9%

Lib Dem30.4%

Labour21.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Charles Stuart Millard Elected	Conservative	949
Anthony John Williams Elected	Conservative	904
David Jamieson	Lib Dem	603
Mark David Angear	Labour	429

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Horndean Catherington

Sara Schillemore Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative63.4%

Lib Dem36.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sara Elizabeth Schillemore Elected	Conservative	469	63.4%
Jonquil Nicola Tonge	Lib Dem	271	36.6%

Horndean Downs

James Hogan Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green58.1%

Conservative41.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Hogan Elected	Green	480	58.1%
Jonathan Whitfield	Conservative	346	41.9%

Horndean Kings & Blendworth

Chris Hatter ConservativeDavid Evans Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative40.8%

Lib Dem31.5%

Green27.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Edward Evans Elected	Conservative	671
Christopher David John Hatter Elected	Conservative	587
Diane Patricia Smart	Lib Dem	518
Phill Humphries	Green	454

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Horndean Murray

Elaine Woodard Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem52.8%

Conservative47.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elaine Woodard Elected	Lib Dem	340	52.8%
Jack Hamilton Foster Ross	Conservative	304	47.2%

Lindford

Penny Flux Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Whitehill & Bordon Community Party69.7%

Conservative22.9%

Labour7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Penny Flux Elected	Whitehill & Bordon Community Party	487	69.7%
Richard John Hudson	Conservative	160	22.9%
Gareth James Rees	Labour	52	7.4%

Liss

Ian James IndependentRoger Mullenger Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem30.7%

Green29.3%

Conservative25.9%

Labour14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Roger Arthur Mullenger Elected	Lib Dem	883
Ian James Elected	Green	844
Keith Nigel Budden	Conservative	746
Peter Doyle	Conservative	661
Howard Jeremy Linsley	Labour	407

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Petersfield Bell Hill

Jamie Matthews Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent52.3%

Conservative23.2%

Labour12.9%

Green11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jamie Matthews Elected	Independent	393	52.3%
Russell Julian Oppenheimer	Conservative	174	23.2%
Gary Boller	Labour	97	12.9%
John Hilton	Green	87	11.6%

Petersfield Causeway

John Hutchinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem49.0%

Conservative40.0%

Labour10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Francis Hutchinson Elected	Lib Dem	408	49.0%
Tom Ross	Conservative	333	40.0%
Ros Carvell	Labour	91	10.9%

Petersfield Heath

Louise Bevan Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem45.0%

Conservative44.7%

Labour10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louise Bevan Elected	Lib Dem	423	45.0%
Julie Butler	Conservative	420	44.7%
Sam David Ansell	Labour	97	10.3%

Petersfield St Peter's

David Podger Lib DemPhil Shaw Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem50.8%

Conservative35.9%

Labour13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Phil Shaw Elected	Lib Dem	1,056
David George Podger Elected	Lib Dem	1,026
JC Crissey	Conservative	747
Beth Svarovska	Conservative	702
Jeremy Franklin Abraham	Labour	275

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers

Charles Louisson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative65.8%

Lib Dem34.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles George Louisson Elected	Conservative	650	65.8%
Jenny Stacy	Lib Dem	338	34.2%

Rowlands Castle

Charlene Maines Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative52.3%

Green37.9%

Reform9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charlene Jeanette Maines Elected	Conservative	529	52.3%
Laurent Coffre	Green	383	37.9%
Luis Cook	Reform	99	9.8%

Whitehill Chase

Andy Tree Whitehill & Bordon Community PartyCatherine Clark Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Whitehill & Bordon Community Party67.7%

Conservative17.5%

Lib Dem14.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy Tree Elected	Whitehill & Bordon Community Party	875
Catherine Margaret Clark Elected	Whitehill & Bordon Community Party	776
Sally Jane Pond	Conservative	226
Paul Richard Wigman	Lib Dem	191
Emmanuel Obumneke Anyanwu	Conservative	160
Michael Antony Croucher	Lib Dem	135

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham

Kirsty Mitchell Whitehill & Bordon Community PartyMike Steevens Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Whitehill & Bordon Community Party52.5%

Conservative25.9%

Lib Dem14.1%

Labour7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kirsty Tamara Kate Mitchell Elected	Whitehill & Bordon Community Party	801
Mike Steevens Elected	Whitehill & Bordon Community Party	735
Adam Carew	Conservative	396
SJ Bartlett	Conservative	310
Alison Mary Glasspool	Lib Dem	216
Antony John Gray	Lib Dem	190
Jessie Lily Jane Hickman	Labour	114
Jane Margaret Crinnion	Labour	108

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whitehill Pinewood

Adeel Shah Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Whitehill & Bordon Community Party67.5%

Independent15.3%

Green8.9%

Conservative8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adeel Shah Elected	Whitehill & Bordon Community Party	370	67.5%
Trevor Maroney	Independent	84	15.3%
Jason Guy	Green	49	8.9%
David John Hales	Conservative	45	8.2%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Liss	Ian James	Green 2023	Independent
Rowlands Castle	Charlene Maines	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
21 August 2025	Alton Amery	Lib Dem hold	54.9%
15 February 2024	Four Marks & Medstead	Lib Dem hold	62.2%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
East Hampshire	69%	Conservative	Conservative 35%
Farnham and Bordon	31%	Conservative	Conservative 36%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in East Hampshire

125,740 residents in 52,715 households

Voted Leave in 2016

50% 2 below GB

Degree or higher

39% 5 above GB

No qualifications

13% 5 below GB

Own their home

73% 12 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

12% 5 below GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

28% 6 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.