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Strong showing for Conservatives in County Council elections Basingstoke s Conservatives are celebrating after a strong showing in county council elections that saw them make inroads into opposition seats. The party retained all seven divisions of Basingstoke s Hampshire County Council seats they held after the 2017 elections, but decreased the Labour majorities in Basingstoke North and Central. There were just 116 votes separating the Labour and Conservative candidates in the Central division, with Labour candidate Kim Taylor picking up the ward formerly held by Mike Westbrook. And the Conservatives managed to edge out Labour in Basingstoke North West, meaning the party s Basingstoke leader Andy McCormick could not get on the county council.