2010 Hart District Council election

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2010 Hart District Council election

← 2008 6 May 2010 2011 →
12 of 35 seats to Hart District Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats CCH Seats before 17 10 6 Seats won 8 2 2 Seats after 20 10 5 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 18,293 9,514 4,773 Percentage 53.3 27.7 13.9
Results by Ward
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 2010 Hart District Council election took place on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the United Kingdom General Election. One third of the council was up for re-election, the Conservatives gained three seats, one from Community Campaign Hart and the two independent seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats remained on 10 seats. With an increase from 17 seats to 20, the Conservatives gained a majority and administration of the council, which had been under no overall control since 2005^[1][2].After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative: 20
• Liberal Democrats: 10
• Community Campaign (Hart): 5

The Conservatives had last been in administration between 2000-2005, with the council remaining under no overall control until this election, albeit with the Conservatives remaining as the largest party. The 2010 election saw the Conservatives gain three seats, the Crondall seat from Community Campaign Hart, and Fleet Central and Hartley Wintney from independent councillors, whilst the Liberal Democrats made no gains or losses. As such, the Conservatives gained an overall majority of the council with 20 councillors.

Hart Local Election Result 2010

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	3	0	3		53.3	18,293
	Liberal Democrats	2	0	0			27.7	9,514
	CCH	1	0	1	1		13.9	4,773
	Independent	0	0	2	2	0	3.3	1,129
	Labour	0	0	0		0	1.3	436
	Monster Raving Loony	0	0	0		0	0.5	169