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Hampshire Independents
AbbreviationHI
LeaderAlan Stone
Founded2018
Registered2020
HeadquartersBasingstoke
IdeologyLocalism
Political positionBig-tent
Colors  Cyan
  Red
  Dark Blue

Hampshire Independents is a minor localist party in Hampshire, England, based in Basingstoke in the north of the county. Founded in 2018 it has contested several local and parliamentary elections across Hampshire. It currently has no elected representatives. [1] [2]

History

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Whilst founded in 2018, the party was launched in 2021 ahead of that year's local elections by former Hampshire UKIP chair Alan Stone, who had contested the Basingstoke seat in the 2019 General Election as an independent candidate after the Brexit Party stood down. [3] The party stood in districts across the county as well as for the county council election and the Police and Crime Commissioner Election. [4] For the 2021 Hampshire County Council election the party stood 24 candidates, with a total of 6,671 votes (1.6%), overall coming 7th. The party received 68,895 votes (13.07%) in the 2021 Police and Crime Commissioner Election, which also includes the Isle of Wight and unitary Portsmouth and Southampton districts.

The party has stood in subsequent elections, with most candidates in Basingstoke and Deane.

In the 2024 General Election, the party put 10 candidates up for election. Leader and Basingstoke candidate Alan Stone said: "We stand primarily for localism. All of our candidates come from all swathes of the political spectrum." [5]

Electoral Results

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Council Elections

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2021 Local Elections

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Authority Candidates Votes %
Hampshire County Council[6][7] 24/78 6,671 1.6%
Basingstoke and Deane[8] 16/54 4,681 3.7%
Eastleigh[9] 1/39 146 0.4%
Hart[10] 1/12 99 0.3%
Havant[11] 1/14 122 0.4%
Southampton[12] 1/16 98 0.2%
Winchester[13] 2/15 76 0.2%

2022 Local Elections

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Authority Candidates Votes % +/−
Basingstoke and Deane[14] 12/19 1,959 4.1% +0.4
Havant[15] 1/14 65 0.2% -0.2

2023 Local Elections

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Authority Candidates Votes % +/−
Basingstoke and Deane[16] 13/18 1,653 3.8% -0.3

2024 Local Elections

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Authority Candidates Votes % +/−
Basingstoke and Deane 11/18 1,212 2.7 -1.1
Rushmoor[17] 1/13 21 0.09 new

Police and Crime Commissioner Elections

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2021 Hampshire police and crime commissioner election[18][19][20][21][22]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Conservative Donna Jones 262,667 49.84% 50,326 312,993 68.23%
Labour Co-op Tony Bunday 101,832 19.32% 43,919 145,751 31.77%
Liberal Democrats Richard Murphy 93,581 17.76%
Hampshire Independents Steve James-Bailey 68,895 13.07%
Turnout 526,975 36.19%
Conservative hold

The Hampshire Independents did not stand in the 2024 Hampshire police and crime commissioner election. However the Justice and Anti-Corruption Party, another Hampshire based party, PCC candidate Don Jerrard stood as the Hampshire Independents candidate in Farnham and Bordon later that year.[2]

Parliamentary Elections

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2024 General Election[2]
Constituency Candidate Winning Party Place Votes Percentage
Aldershot Steve James-Bailey Labour gain from Conservative 6/6 282 0.6%
Basingstoke Alan Stone Labour gain from Conservative 6/6 571 1.2%
East Hampshire Jim Makin Conservative hold 6/7 364 0.7%
Fareham and Waterlooville Robert Holliday Conservative hold 6/7 217 0.4%
Farnham and Bordon Don Jerrard Conservative hold 6/6 421 0.8%
Gosport Dave Watson Conservative hold 8/8 48 0.1%
Hamble Valley Binka Griffin Conservative hold 6/6 185 0.3%
North East Hampshire Duncan Stone Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative 7/8 274 0.4%
North West Hampshire Phil Heath Conservative hold 6/6 466 0.9%
Winchester Andy Liming Liberal Democrat gain from 9/9 44 0.1%

Farnham and Bordon is a cross-county Constituency, with part of the boundaries in Surrey. The party did not stand in Eastleigh, Havant, New Forest East, New Forest West, Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South, Romsey and Southampton North, Southampton Itchen, or Southampton Test.

References

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  1. ^ "Registration: Hampshire Independents". Electoral Commission (United Kingdom).
  2. ^ a b c "2024 UK General Election Results for the Hampshire Independents Party". Bloomberg. July 6, 2024.
  3. ^ George, David (19 January 2021). "Ex-UKIP chairman sets up new Hampshire political party".
  4. ^ "PCC Elections: The candidates standing in Hampshire". 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ Kent, Jo (3 July 2024). "Five political parties you might not have heard of". BBC News.
  6. ^ "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". democracy.hants.gov.uk. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - Hampshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - Basingstoke and Deane". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - Eastleigh". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - Hart". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - Havant". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - Southampton". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - Winchester". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2022 - Basingstoke and Deane". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2022 - Havant". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2023 - Basingstoke and Deane". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2023 - Rushmoor". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference DCElections was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Co-opCandidates was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ "Meet the Labour, Liberal Democrats and Conservative crime commissioner candidates". www.portsmouth.co.uk. 3 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Result of First Count, Police and Crime Commissioner election on Thursday, 6 May 2021, Hampshire Police Area" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Declaration of Second Count, Police and Crime Commissioner election on, [sic] Thursday, 6 May 2021, Hampshire Police Area" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2021.