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Rushmoor: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Rushmoor Borough Council: Non-metropolitan district (lower tier), England, South East; within the county of HAM. GOV.UK lists it as a district council, within Hampshire County Council.
Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D set by Rushmoor for 2026–27: £246.87 of a £2,320.28 total bill in the area.
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Environment
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Education
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Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically
No school here is currently recorded as proposed to open or close.
In the last twelve months: 2 opened (2 new provision), 1 closed (1 for academy)
- Rowhill School — closed; reason recorded: for academy, 31 January 2026
- Inclusion School Aldershot — open; reason recorded: new provision, 4 March 2026
- Rowhill School — open; reason recorded: new provision, 1 February 2026
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | none budgeted |
| Highways and transport services | £544,000 |
| Children's social care | none budgeted |
| Adult social care | £2,000 |
| Public health | none budgeted |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £2.6 million |
| Cultural and related services | £3.6 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £6.0 million |
| Planning and development services | £2.4 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £4.2 million |
| Other services | £1.6 million |
| Total service expenditure | £20.9 million |
Rushmoor in numbers
- Total population
- 105,751 people
- Median age
- 37 years
- Gross disposable household income per head
- £23,498
- Gross median weekly pay
- £651
- Children in relative poverty after housing costs
- 20.0%
- Claimant Count
- 2.9%
- Average house price
- £326,771
- Housing affordability ratio (residence-based)
- 9.5 affordability ratio
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 3.1 tCO2e per capita
- Gigabit capable broadband
- 96.2%
- Public electric vehicle chargers
- 156.0 per 100,000 population
- Active businesses
- 3,590 number of enterprises
Who runs the council
39 seats in 2026. Run by: Labour, as a minority administration.
Councillors by party: Labour Party 17, Conservative and Unionist 10, Reform UK 6, Independent / Other 3, Liberal Democrats 3.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 39 councillors, by ward
- Mike Roberts (Labour Party) — Aldershot Park
- Sharon Harvey (Reform UK) — Aldershot Park
- Sophie Porter (Labour Party) — Aldershot Park
- Bill O'Donovan (Labour Party) — Cherrywood
- Christine Guinness (Labour Party) — Cherrywood
- Sally McGuinness (Reform UK) — Cherrywood
- Martin Tennant (Conservative and Unionist) — Cove and Southwood
- Stephen Masterson (Conservative and Unionist) — Cove and Southwood
- Sue Carter (Conservative and Unionist) — Cove and Southwood
- Gareth Williams (Labour Party) — Empress
- Julie Hall (Labour Party) — Empress
- Nicky Slater (Labour Party) — Empress
- Ian Simpson (Reform UK) — Fernhill
- Rob Matthews (Reform UK) — Fernhill
- Steve Harden (Conservative and Unionist) — Fernhill
- Calum Stewart (Independent / Other) — Knellwood
- Mara Makunura (Conservative and Unionist) — Knellwood
- Paul Taylor (Conservative and Unionist) — Knellwood
- Becky Williams (Independent / Other) — Manor Park
- Ivan Whitmee (Labour Party) — Manor Park
- Jib Belbase (Conservative and Unionist) — Manor Park
- Gaynor Austin (Labour Party) — North Town
- Keith Dibble (Labour Party) — North Town
- Sarah Spall (Labour Party) — North Town
- Halleh Koohestani (Independent / Other) — Rowhill
- Kevin Betsworth (Reform UK) — Rowhill
- Lisa Greenway (Labour Party) — Rowhill
- Dave Bell (Reform UK) — St John's
- Peter Cullum (Conservative and Unionist) — St John's
- Thomas Day (Labour Party) — St John's
- Craig Card (Liberal Democrats) — St Mark's
- Leola Card (Liberal Democrats) — St Mark's
- Thomas Mitchell (Liberal Democrats) — St Mark's
- Alex Crawford (Labour Party) — Wellington
- Dhan Sarki (Labour Party) — Wellington
- Uttar Gurung (Labour Party) — Wellington
- Ade Adeola (Conservative and Unionist) — West Heath
- Gareth Lyon (Conservative and Unionist) — West Heath
- Rhian Jones (Labour Party) — West Heath