2006 Gosport Borough Council election

2006 Gosport Borough Council Election

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17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Seats before 5 15 11 Seats won 8 6 3 Seats after 9 17 8 Seat change 4 1 3 Popular vote 5,701 9,644 4,993 Percentage 26.6% 45.1% 17.6%
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

Elections to Gosport Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 17
• Liberal Democrat 9
• Labour 8

Election result

Gosport Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	4	0	+4	47.1	26.6	5,701	+13.0
	Conservative	6	1	2	-1	35.3	45.1	9,644	-11.1
	Labour	3	0	3	-3	17.6	23.3	4,993	-3.9
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.9	1,054	+3.9

Ward results

Alverstoke

Alverstoke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Edgar	1,193	76.2	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Elsom	242	15.5	+15.5
	Labour	Sharon Dewar	131	8.4	−10.3
Majority			951	60.7	−1.9
Turnout			1,566
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anglesey

Anglesey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Austin Hicks	810	54.0	+54.0
	Conservative	Aleck Hayward	622	41.4	−34.5
	Labour	Paul Noakes	69	4.6	−19.5
Majority			188	12.6
Turnout			1,501
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaun Cully	809	67.8	+10.2
	Conservative	Margaret Ward	384	32.2	−10.2
Majority			425	35.6	+20.4
Turnout			1,193
	Labour hold		Swing

Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dennis Wright	703	61.9	+0.5
	Conservative	Pauline Taylor	433	38.1	−0.5
Majority			270	23.8	+1.0
Turnout			1,136
	Labour hold		Swing

Brockhurst

Brockhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Salter	677	55.0	+24.7
	Conservative	Laura Elshaw	341	27.7	−25.8
	Labour	Joseph O'Gorman	156	12.7	−3.5
	Green	Staffieri	58	4.7	+4.7
Majority			336	27.3
Turnout			1,232
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Christchurch

Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Carr	585	49.0	+20.6
	Conservative	Michael Geddes	346	29.0	−15.3
	Labour	Alan Durrant	154	12.9	−14.4
	Green	Veronika Forster	108	9.1	+9.1
Majority			239	20.0
Turnout			1,193
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Elson

Elson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Ballard	648	48.6	+17.3
	Conservative	Keith Edwards	517	38.8	−8.2
	Green	Noelle Bradshaw	88	6.6	+6.6
	Labour	Louie Sykes	81	6.1	−1.5
Majority			131	9.8
Turnout			1,334
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Forton

Forton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Foster-Reed	556	48.4	+18.5
	Labour	Kenneth Searle	356	31.0	−9.5
	Conservative	Gary Elshaw	158	13.8	−15.8
	Green	Mark Vernon	78	6.8	+6.8
Majority			200	17.4
Turnout			1,148
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Grange

Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Champion	310	46.4	+17.4
	Labour	Victor Burt	152	22.8	−11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Mudie	142	21.3	−15.5
	Green	Ian Maclennan	64	9.6	+9.6
Majority			168	23.6
Turnout			668
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hardway

Hardway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Allen	625	45.8	−20.3
	Green	Andrea Smith	610	44.7	+27.6
	Labour	Michael Wilson	129	9.5	−7.3
Majority			15	1.1	−47.9
Turnout			1,364
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lee East

Lee East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Kimber	1,106	84.4	+1.4
	Labour	Jess Cully	205	15.6	−1.4
Majority			901	68.8	+2.8
Turnout			1,311
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lee West

Lee West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Carter	1,410	85.9	+4.0
	Labour	Peter Bell	231	14.1	−4.0
Majority			1,179	71.8	+8.0
Turnout			1,641
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leesland

Leesland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Chegwyn	752	67.0	+18.1
	Conservative	Adam Burns	270	24.1	−11.0
	Labour	Michael O'Gorman	100	8.9	−7.1
Majority			482	42.9	+29.1
Turnout			1,122
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Peel Common

Peel Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Ward	806	57.4	−0.2
	Labour	Iris Binfield	597	42.6	+16.8
Majority			209	14.8	−17.0
Turnout			1,403
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Privett

Privett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Gill	743	54.1	+28.8
	Conservative	Lynn Hook	516	37.6	−25.4
	Labour	Jennifer Hall	115	8.4	−3.3
Majority			227	16.5
Turnout			1,374
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Mudie	403	41.3	+11.5
	Conservative	Joanne Watts	276	28.3	−6.3
	Labour	Peter Russell	248	25.4	−10.2
	Green	Rhiannon Thomas	48	4.9	+4.9
Majority			127	13.0
Turnout			975
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Town

Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Cully	757	61.5	+7.3
	Conservative	Kathleen Stewart	331	26.9	−18.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Kelly	143	11.6	+11.6
Majority			426	34.6	+26.2
Turnout			1,231
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Local elections: Gosport". BBC News. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
2. "Borough Council Election – 4th May 2006 – Results". Gosport Borough Council. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Gosport Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

Preceded by 2004 Gosport Council election

Gosport local elections

Succeeded by 2008 Gosport Council election