Photo: wx8 · Public domainNorth East Hampshire was decided by 634 votes in 2024
Old Basing is run by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council, with Old Basing and Lychpit parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on either Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council or Hampshire County Council. Its MP is Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat), member for North East Hampshire.
£2,310
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Old Basing’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
No party holds a majority on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 12 of its 54 seats as elected, 16 short of the 28 needed (it held 17 before the May 2026 election). Basingstoke & Deane Independents holds 12, the Liberal Democrats 11, Labour 10, independents 3, the Greens 2 and Reform UK 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Hampshire changed hands in 2026
Hampshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (54 of 78 seats in 2021) to no overall control at the May 2026 election: the Conservatives won 27 of 78 seats. Hampshire ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Old Basing’s wards, independents took 49.2%, Reform UK took 21.1% and the Conservatives took 15.1% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, independents had 52.4%. How Old Basing has voted ↓
A close seat
Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) won North East Hampshire by 634 votes in July 2024, 1.1% of votes cast: the 20th-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority on either council
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 28 of Basingstoke and Deane’s 54 or 40 of Hampshire’s 78 seats to run the council alone.
- Basingstoke & Deane Independents12+2
- Conservative12−5
- Liberal Democrat11no change
- Labour10−2
- Independent3+1
- Green2+1
- Reform UK2+2
- The All In Party1+1
- Women's Equality Party1no change
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
- Conservative27−27
- Liberal Democrat26+8
- Reform UK20+20
- Community Campaign (Hart)1+1
- Green1no change
- Independent1no change
- Labour1−2
- Whitehill & Bordon Community Party1no change
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Old Basing has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
92% of Old Basing’s residents · Band D precept £89
The parish council for the part of Old Basing inside Mapledurwell and Up Nately parish.
Who runs Old Basing: same source as Who runs Old Basing, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Old Basing, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsOld Basing and Lychpit parish councilMapledurwell and Up Nately parish council
- 2Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council1 ward · 3 councillorsKate TuckSheena Gillian GrassiOnnalee Cubitt
- 3Hampshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorPaul Edward Miller
- 4Police and crime commissionerHampshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Donna Jones
- 5House of CommonsNorth East Hampshire
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Kate TuckIndependent · May 2026
- Sheena Gillian GrassiIndependent · May 2024
- Onnalee CubittIndependent · May 2023
Show as a table, with Hampshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basing & Upton Grey38% in Old Basing · 3,834 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Kate TuckSheena Gillian GrassiOnnalee Cubitt | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
Hampshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon ED18% in Old Basing · 3,834 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Paul Edward Miller | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Who led each council vote, 2021–2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Old Basing’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7.2% | 17.5% | 19.6% | 14.5% | 4.7% |
| Liberal Democrat | 15% | 13.8% | 15.9% | 6.1% | 10% |
| Independent | 0% | 0% | 64.5% | 52.4% | 49.2% |
| Conservative | 72.5% | 62% | 0% | 26.1% | 15.1% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21.1% |
| Hampshire Independents | 5.4% | 6.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
In 2026, independents won 1 of the 1 seats up in Old Basing’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Basingstoke and Deane council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Old Basing, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Basingstoke and Deane elects a third of its councillors at a time, so a third of the seats were up.
No election is scheduled yet for Old Basing’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,303 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Old Basing is in North East Hampshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Old Basing).
55,560 votes for candidates · majority 634
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 55,560 votes from 76,923 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 634 of 55,560 votes (1.1%): the 20th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Old Basing’s Band D council tax is £2,314 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council keeps £151.42 of a Band D bill (7%); the rest goes to the Old Basing and Lychpit parish council, Hampshire County Council, the Hampshire police and crime commissioner and the Hampshire and IOW Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,310 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Basingstoke and Deane’s Band D bill has risen 58% in ten years, from £1,427.91 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £439.88 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Old Basing and Lychpit, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Hampshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 13. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Hampshire
| Basingstoke and Deane + Hampshire | Old Basing’s councils | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £486 | £478 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £258 | £272 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £56 | £49 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £31 | £37 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £133 | £121 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £57 | £38 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £44 | £32 | £26 |
| Public health | £50 | £62 | £78 |
| Running the council | £46 | £58 | £59 |
| Other | £-2 | £1 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,159 | £1,146 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Basingstoke and Deane per its residents plus Hampshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Hampshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Old Basing is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
basingstoke.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
basingstoke.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Old Basing is run
Which council runs Old Basing?
Old Basing is run by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Old Basing have a town council?
Yes: Old Basing has its own parish-tier council (Old Basing and Lychpit parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £89 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Old Basing?
Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for North East Hampshire, which covers Old Basing.
How many councillors does Old Basing have?
3 ward councillors represent Old Basing’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Old Basing?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Old Basing’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Old Basing?
Band D council tax in Old Basing is £2,310 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 12 · Basingstoke & Deane Independents 12 · Liberal Democrat 11 · Labour 10 · Independent 3 · Green 2 · Reform UK 2 · The All In Party 1 · Women's Equality Party 1 of 54 seats; a majority needs 28. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Hampshire County Council?
As elected, Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrat 26 · Reform UK 20 · Green 1 · Labour 1 · Independent 1 · Community Campaign (Hart) 1 · Whitehill & Bordon Community Party 1 of 78 seats; a majority needs 40.
Who won the 2026 council election in Old Basing?
In Old Basing’s wards on 7 May 2026, Independent 1 of the 1 seats up. Independents had the largest share of votes, 49.2%.
Is North East Hampshire a marginal seat?
Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) won it by 634 votes in July 2024, 1.1% of votes cast: the 20th-narrowest result of 543 in England.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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