2019 Test Valley Borough Council election

The 2019 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Test Valley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries, with the number of seats reduced from 48 across 24 wards to 43 across 20.[2][3][4]

2019 Test Valley Borough Council election

2 May 2019
All 43 seats to Test Valley Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Andover Alliance Last election 38 9 0[note 1] Seats won 24 12 7 Popular vote 14,209 9,873 5,092 Percentage 42.38 29.44 15.18
Council control before election Conservatives Council control after election Conservatives

The Conservatives remained the largest party, with 24 seats out of the 22 required for a majority, and with the Liberal Democrats winning twelve seats across Romsey; a new localist party, the Andover Alliance, stood in the Andover Wards, winning a total of seven seats. [5]

Result

Test Valley District Council election results

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	24			14	55.8	42.36	14,209	1.94
	Liberal Democrats	12			2	27.9	29.43	9,873	7.64
	Andover Alliance	7			7	15.18		5,092	15.18
	Labour	0				0.0	8.64	2,898	0.31
	Independent	0			1	0.0	3.53	1,185	1.09
	Green	0				0.0	0.46	157	3.94
	UKIP	0				0.0	0.36	123	15.13

Ward Results

Ampfield and Braishfield

Ampfield and Braishfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Hatley	528	54.43
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Yalden	402	41.44
	Labour	Viv MacKay	40	4.12
Majority			126	12.98
Turnout				45.83
	Conservative win (new seat)

Andover Downlands

Andover Downlands (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Donnelly	424	53.40
	Conservative	Nick Lodge	408
	Andover Alliance	Lee Fort	251	31.61
	Andover Alliance	Edwin Treadwell	228
	Labour	Adam Buckenham	119	14.98
Majority			157	21.78
Turnout				26.02
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Andover Harroway

Andover Harroway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Borg-Neal	669	31.45
	Conservative	Karen Hamilton	669
	Conservative	Tony Burley	626
	Andover Alliance	Lauren Banville	561	26.37
	Andover Alliance	Peter Scott	544
	Andover Alliance	Dorothy Day	534
	Liberal Democrats	Luigi Gregori	519	24.40
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Hughes	509
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine Msonthi	412
	Labour	Andrew Fitchet	378	17.77
	Labour	Peter Cooper	372
Majority			108	5.07
Turnout				29.31
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Andover Millway

Andover Millway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Zilliah Brooks	1,080	50.09
	Andover Alliance	Christopher Ecclestone	1,076	49.90
	Andover Alliance	Alison Watts	1,054
	Andover Alliance	Scott Blackmore	980
	Conservative	Sandra Hawke	947	42.4
	Conservative	Jim Neal	916
Majority			4	0.18
Turnout				32.70
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Andover Alliance win (new seat)
	Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Andover Romans

Andover Romans (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kirsty North	623	38.62
	Conservative	Nick Matthews	604
	Conservative	Tracey Preston	575
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Carpenter	398	24.67
	Andover Alliance	David Treadwell	377	23.37
	Andover Alliance	Graeme Davis	374
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Hughes	348
	Andover Alliance	Lenka Mead	331
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kidd	316
	Labour	Scott Hall	215	13.32
Majority			177
Turnout				26.66
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Andover St Mary's

Andover St Mary's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Andover Alliance	Kevin Farrer	601	27.68
	Conservative	Iris Andersen	591	27.22
	Andover Alliance	Victoria Thorp	556
	Andover Alliance	Michael James	550
	Conservative	John Cockaday	463
	Conservative	David Denny	419
	Independent	Nigel Long	384	17.68
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Bird	319	14.69
	Labour	Michael Mumford	276	12.71
Majority
Turnout				27.61
	Andover Alliance win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Andover Winton

Andover Winton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Andover Alliance	Rebecca Meyer	743	51.99
	Andover Alliance	Richard Rowles	719
	Conservative	Pam Mutton	686	48.00
	Conservative	Jan Budzynski	619
Majority			57	3.98
Turnout				30.91
	Andover Alliance win (new seat)
	Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Anna

Anna (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Flood	1,214	56.12
	Andover Alliance	David Coole	949	43.87
	Conservative	Ben Few Brown	948
	Andover Alliance	Maureen Treadwell	782
Majority
Turnout				42.84
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Andover Alliance win (new seat)

Bellinger

Bellinger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Lashbrook	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackwater

Blackwater (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Adams-King	1,214	58.00
	Conservative	Gordon Bailey	1,134
	Independent	Brexit Cadier	443	21.16
	Labour	Christopher Craig	436	20.83
Majority			771	36.83
Turnout				40.04
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bourne Valley

Bourne Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil North	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charlton and the Pentons

Charlton and the Pentons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Lashbrook	471	51.02
	Andover Alliance	Rebecca Speculo	172	18.63
	Green	Lance Mitchell	157	17.00
	UKIP	Norman Woods	123	13.32
Majority			299	32.4
Turnout				36.20
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams

Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Bundy	1,187	58.32
	Conservative	Nige Anderdon	1,123
	Conservative	Alison Finlay	1,114
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Dunleavy	612	30.07
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Anderson	517
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Richards	470
	Labour	Sharron Blackett	236	11.59
Majority			575	28.25
Turnout				34.55
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harewood

Harewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Drew	757	67.64
	Andover Alliance	Georgina Roberts	362	32.35
Majority			395	35.29
Turnout				43.07
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mid Test

Mid Test (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Ward	1,492	53.38
	Conservative	Ian Jeffrey	1,471
	Conservative	Alison Johnston	1,371
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Paul	877	31.37
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Burnage	793
	Labour	Sally Saunders	427	15.27
Majority			427	15.27
Turnout				35.40
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

North Baddesley

North Baddesley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Dowden	1,311	67.50
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Warnes	1,291
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Cross	1,141
	Conservative	Andy Milligan	631	32.49
	Conservative	Alan Higginson	498
	Conservative	Derek Langford	414
Majority			680	35.01
Turnout				33.53
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Romsey Abbey

Romsey Abbey (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Gidley	1,372	59.52
	Liberal Democrats	Nik Daas	1,148
	Conservative	Mark Bramley	749	32.49
	Conservative	Simon Hayes	682
	Labour	Stuart Bannerman	184	7.98
Majority			623	27.02
Turnout				45.68
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Romsey Cupernham

Romsey Cupernham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Baverstock	1,260	47.52
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Burnage	1,094
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Gwynne	952
	Conservative	John Ray	819	30.89
	Conservative	Lynne Askey	731
	Conservative	Janett Whiteley	690
	Independent	Ian Hibberd	358	13.50
	Labour	Phil Griffiths	214	8.07
Majority			441	16.63
Turnout				37.89
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Romsey Tadburn

Romsey Tadburn (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cooper	1,307	60.45
	Liberal Democrats	John Parker	1,086
	Conservative	Ian Richards	660	30.52
	Conservative	Dave Maslen	589
	Labour	Simon Cotton	195	9.01
Majority			647	29.92
Turnout				43.96
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Valley Park

Valley Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Dowden	1,496	74.16
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Thom	1,175
	Conservative	Jillie Curtis	414	20.52
	Conservative	Roger Curtis	382
	Labour	David Watson	107	5.30
Majority			1,082	53.64
Turnout				41.44
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Notes

1. New Party

References

1. "Election results: Lib Dems gain Winchester from Tories". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
2. "Borough Elections 2 May 2019 - Results". Archived from the original on October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
3. "The Test Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2019 - Test Valley". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
5. "Election results: Lib Dems gain Winchester from Tories". BBC News. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-01-23.