2010 Gosport Borough Council election

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2010 Gosport Borough Council Election
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17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before16144
Seats won1232
Popular vote18,2139,7687,648
Percentage47.8%25.6%20.1%
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Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

Conservative

Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 6 May 2010. [1] [2] Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The Conservatives made six gains, including in some wards that they had lost in the previous election, despite having a reduced vote share. The Liberal Democrats and Labour Party lost 5 and 1 seats respectively, with Labour seeing a large increase of the total vote share.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Gosport local election result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1260Increase2.svg647.818,213
  Liberal Democrats 305Decrease2.svg525.69,768
  Labour 201Decrease2.svg120.17,648
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg2.2854
  English Democrat 000Steady2.svg1.6619
  Independent 000Steady2.svg1.4528
  Green 000Steady2.svg1.2452

Ward results

Alverstoke

Alverstoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Edgar1,57663.5−5.0
Liberal Democrats Dawn Kelly37014.9+2.9
Labour Graham Hewitt3399.9+6.1
UKIP Judith Smith1365.5−4.4
Green Linda Maclennan607.6+7.6
Majority 1206
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Anglesey

Anglesey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Scard1,25456.8+7.7
Liberal Democrats Austin Hicks76434.6−11.3
Labour Michael Madgwick1898.6+3.6
Majority 490
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Wright100247.4
Conservative John Whyte73334.6
English Democrat Tony Rowan38118.0
Majority 269
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Carter115457.6
Labour Alan Durrant84842.4
Majority 306
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brockhurst

Brockhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Justin Henshaw91841.9
Liberal Democrats Sharon Mude85038.8
Labour Michael O'Gorman33115.1
Green Jane Staffieri924.2
Majority 68
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Christchurch

Christchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wayne Ronayne86240.2−2.5
Liberal Democrats George Morby77736.3−5.3
Labour John Hustler31214.6+9.4
UKIP Catherine Andrews1918.9+3.1
Majority 85
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Elson

Elson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ballard1,04945.5−0.8
Conservative Stephen Green90739.3−1.3
Labour Paul Noakes2058.9+4.0
UKIP John Bridgewater1436.2−2.0
Majority 142
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Forton

Forton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Foster-Reed78939.9−1.1
Conservative Peter Greenwood61030.8−5.4
Labour Keith Farr58029.3+6.4
Majority 179
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange

Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Jessop64142.8−11.7
Liberal Democrats Julie Woods59439.6+6.8
Labour James Fox20413.6+3.6
Green Fiona Maclennan604.0+0.2
Majority 47
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hardway

Hardway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Allen118444.7−7.4
Liberal Democrats Cyril Simpson79930.2+30.2
Labour Stephen Williams27810.5−1.5
Green Claire Smith2409.1−22.00
UKIP Darren Fells1455.5+0.7
Majority 385
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lee East

Lee East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Kimber1,85371.7−10.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Keeley76625.3+1.7
Labour Peter Bell4124.7+8.9
Majority 1087
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lee West

Lee West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Cater1,84964.9−24.8
Liberal Democrats James Bailey69824.5+24.5
Labour Jill Whitcher30210.6+0.6
Majority 1151
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Leesland

Leesland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Chegwyn101648.2−0.3
Conservative George McAleese87241.1−3.2
Labour Charis Noakes23311.0+3.5
Majority 144
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Peel Common

Peel Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Hook1,30458.7−9.4
Labour Paule Ripley48321.7Steady2.svg0
Independent John Bowles [note 1] 43510.1'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000004E−QINU`"'
Majority 821
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
  1. ↑ Stood in previous election as Liberal Democrat Candidate. -2.1 swing from previous

Privett

Privett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Jacobs106245.6−0.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Gill97141.7−7.9
Labour Joan Bateman29712.7+8.1
Majority 91
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Lane 75344.1+4.6
Labour John Train54331.8+10.9
English Democrat Bob Shaw17410.2−4.8
UKIP Jacob Campbell1448.4+8.4
Independent Jim McGookin935.4+5.4
Majority 210
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Town

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Cully109038.0+10.3
Conservative Brian Taylor68230.2−2.7
Liberal Democrats John Simpson32514.4−4.1
UKIP Chris Harris954.2−3.1
English Democrat Fungus Adams642.8+2.8
Majority 408
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Gosport". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Election Results - Local - 6 May 2010". Gosport Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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