Hart
District council · South East · 33 seats in 11 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027
Hart Council is run by a Liberal Democrats / Independent coalition. The council has 33 councillors in 11 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 13, Other 12, Conservative 8. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
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.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Blackwater and Hawley Pam Hardy, Andy Brown, Robert Harward | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 43.1% lead 10.9 pts |
| Crookham East James Radley, Gill Butler, Chris Axam | 7 May 2026 Community Campaign (Hart) 50.2% lead 31.8 pts |
| Crookham West and Ewshot Wendy Makepeace-Browne, Tony Clarke, Tina Collins | 7 May 2026 Community Campaign (Hart) 37.0% lead 13.3 pts |
| Fleet Central Richard Jones, Katie Davies, Alan Oliver | 7 May 2026 Community Campaign (Hart) 40.6% lead 16.2 pts |
| Fleet East Dan Taylor, Peter Wildsmith, Daisy Khepar | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 43.7% lead 20.4 pts |
| Fleet West Angela Delaney, Ben Thomas, Steve Forster | 7 May 2026 Community Campaign (Hart) 29.1% lead 3.0 pts |
| Hartley Wintney Anne Crampton, Spencer Farmer, Tim Southern | 7 May 2026 Conservative 44.2% lead 19.9 pts |
| Hook Selena Coburn, Ann Baty, Dermot Smith | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 35.8% lead 9.0 pts |
| Odiham Jon Hale, Chris Dorn, Stephen Highley | 7 May 2026 Conservative 48.7% lead 27.0 pts |
| Yateley East Stuart Bailey, David Neighbour, Graham Cockarill | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 47.3% lead 15.2 pts |
| Yateley West Alex Drage, Richard Quarterman, Gerry Crisp | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 50.9% lead 22.7 pts |
Blackwater and Hawley
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Hardy Elected | Lib Dem | 1,101 | 43.1% |
| Caroline Rasell | Reform | 823 | 32.2% |
| Nathan Love | Conservative | 328 | 12.8% |
| Thyra Hawkes | Green | 189 | 7.4% |
| Benjamin Wickins | Labour | 116 | 4.5% |
Crookham East
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Butler Elected | Community Campaign (Hart) | 1,420 | 50.2% |
| David Thomas Lovell | Reform | 519 | 18.4% |
| Andrew Douglas Henderson | Conservative | 411 | 14.5% |
| Andy Parker | Lib Dem | 261 | 9.2% |
| Emma Peacock | Green | 217 | 7.7% |
Crookham West and Ewshot
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Louise Makepeace-Browne Elected | Community Campaign (Hart) | 1,308 | 37.0% |
| Ruth Stella Hamilton | Reform | 838 | 23.7% |
| Bruce Bulgin | Conservative | 765 | 21.6% |
| Paul Stephen Walter Einchcomb | Lib Dem | 352 | 10.0% |
| Andrew Fallows | Green | 271 | 7.7% |
Fleet Central
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan John Oliver Elected | Community Campaign (Hart) | 1,262 | 40.6% |
| Candice Anderson-Chase | Conservative | 759 | 24.4% |
| George Martin Parnell | Reform | 557 | 17.9% |
| Jennifer Marsden | Green | 334 | 10.7% |
| Andrew Neil Perkins | Labour | 143 | 4.6% |
| Howling Laud Hope | The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 56 | 1.8% |
Fleet East
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Taylor Elected | Lib Dem | 1,392 | 43.7% |
| Ewa Bialkowska | Conservative | 742 | 23.3% |
| Joe Farrugia | Reform | 639 | 20.1% |
| Sam Davis | Green | 328 | 10.3% |
| Valmai Wainhouse | Labour | 84 | 2.6% |
Fleet West
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Abigail Delaney Elected | Community Campaign (Hart) | 958 | 29.1% |
| Roy Fang | Conservative | 859 | 26.1% |
| Ed Molyneux | Lib Dem | 693 | 21.0% |
| Candice Janine Walmsley | Reform | 573 | 17.4% |
| Robyn Cheong | Green | 212 | 6.4% |
Hartley Wintney
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southern Elected | Conservative | 1,510 | 44.2% |
| Tony Over | Lib Dem | 830 | 24.3% |
| Oren Kopit | Reform | 759 | 22.2% |
| Rob Colfer | Green | 235 | 6.9% |
| Elaine Fordham | Labour | 85 | 2.5% |
Hook
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Christine Baty Elected | Lib Dem | 1,277 | 35.8% |
| Mike Thorne | Conservative | 956 | 26.8% |
| Clive Robert Lawrance | Reform | 851 | 23.9% |
| Graham Stacey | Green | 413 | 11.6% |
| Amanda Jane Affleck-Cruise | Labour | 68 | 1.9% |
Odiham
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Hale Elected | Conservative | 1,529 | 48.7% |
| Jim Emery | Lib Dem | 682 | 21.7% |
| Gordon Peter Albert Smith | Reform | 634 | 20.2% |
| Lars Mosesson | Green | 297 | 9.5% |
Yateley East
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Gerard Bailey Elected | Lib Dem | 1,401 | 47.3% |
| Doug Wheeler | Reform | 949 | 32.1% |
| Andrew Webster Boon | Conservative | 371 | 12.5% |
| David McDaid | Green | 238 | 8.0% |
Yateley West
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Quarterman Elected | Lib Dem | 1,499 | 50.9% |
| Trevor Lloyd-Jones | Reform | 829 | 28.2% |
| Lisa Pope | Conservative | 615 | 20.9% |
Last by-election, 8 October 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Drage Elected | Lib Dem | 1,101 | 54.7% |
| Clive Robert Lawrance | Reform | 562 | 27.9% |
| Sandra Miller | Conservative | 348 | 17.3% |
Seats up on 6 May 2027
11 of 33 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:
| Ward | Councillor whose term ends |
|---|---|
| Blackwater and Hawley | Robert Harward Lib Dem |
| Crookham East | Chris Axam Community Campaign (Hart) |
| Crookham West and Ewshot | Tony Clarke Community Campaign (Hart) |
| Fleet Central | Katie Davies Community Campaign (Hart) |
| Fleet East | Peter Wildsmith Lib Dem |
| Fleet West | Ben Thomas Community Campaign (Hart) |
| Hartley Wintney | Spencer Farmer Conservative |
| Hook | Dermot Smith Independent |
| Odiham | Chris Dorn Conservative |
| Yateley East | David Neighbour Lib Dem |
| Yateley West | Alex Drage Lib Dem |
Term end dates from Open Council Data.
Every council by-election since 2021
1 by-election since July 2021, 0 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2025 | Yateley West | Lib Dem hold | 54.7% |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Hampshire | 81% | Lib Dem | Conservative 38% |
| Aldershot | 19% | Labour | Labour 29% |
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.
Who lives in Hart
99,411 residents in 39,954 households
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 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.