2012 Gosport Borough Council election

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2012 Gosport Borough Council Election
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  2010 3 May 2012 2014  

17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before2239
Seats won1232
Seats after2455
Popular vote9,3124,5853,242
Percentage51.525.317.9

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Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2012 Gosport Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Gosport Council in England. [1] This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. [2] The Conservatives gained three seats from the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour gained one seat each from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Both Labour and the Conservatives saw an increased vote share, whilst the Liberal Democrats' vote share fell.

Contents

After the election the composition of the council was:

Election Result

Gosport Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1231Increase2.svg351.59,312Increase2.svg3.7
  Labour 320Increase2.svg225.34,585Increase2.svg5.2
  Liberal Democrats 204Decrease2.svg417.93,242Decrease2.svg17.9
  UKIP Steady2.svg00Steady2.svg03.2584Increase2.svg1.0
  Green Steady2.svg00Steady2.svg01.0185Decrease2.svg0.2
  Independent Steady2.svg00Steady2.svg00.8137Decrease2.svg0.6
  BNP Steady2.svg00Steady2.svg00.348Increase2.svg0.3

Ward Results

Alverstoke

Alverstoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hook79160.7Decrease2.svg2.8
Labour James Fox22016.9Increase2.svg7.0
UKIP Judith Smith19414.9Increase2.svg9.4
Liberal Democrats Kirsten Ballard997.60Decrease2.svg7.3
Majority571
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Anglesey

Anglesey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Forder85478.4Increase2.svg11.6
Liberal Democrats Austin Hicks25420.3Decrease2.svg14.3
Labour Belinda Baker14111.3Decrease2.svg2.7
Majority600
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jill Wright70862.9Increase2.svg15.5
Conservative Richard Bateman41837.1Increase2.svg2.5
Majority290
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Geddes45051.8Decrease2.svg5.8
Labour Alan Durrant41848.2Increase2.svg5.8
Majority269
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Brockhurst

Brockhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Hylands55455.9Increase2.svg14.0
Conservative Laura Elshaw27728.0Decrease2.svg8.8
Labour Hugh Reynolds16016.1Increase2.svg1.0
Majority571
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Christchurch

Christchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Dickson40638.8Decrease2.svg1.4
Liberal Democrats Dawn Kelly35133.5Decrease2.svg2.8
Labour Chris Noakes16515.8Increase2.svg1.2
UKIP Catherine Andrews12511.9Increase2.svg3
Majority55
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elson

Elson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Hazel46343.9Increase2.svg4.6
Liberal Democrats George Heaver43541.2Decrease2.svg4.3
Labour Jess Cully15714.9Increase2.svg6
Majority28
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Forton

Forton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Farr30934.6Increase2.svg5.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pinder28732.2Decrease2.svg7.7
Conservative Dale Fletcher18821.1Decrease2.svg9.7
UKIP Andrew Rive10812.10
Majority22
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Grange

Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Morgan22249.70Increase2.svg6.9
Labour Jane Bateman13129.3Increase2.svg15.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Keeley9421.0Decrease2.svg18.6
Majority91
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hardway

Hardway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Langdon59656.2Increase2.svg11.5
Green Andrea Smith18517.40Increase2.svg8.3
Labour Paule Ripley15414.5Increase2.svg4
Liberal Democrats Cyril Simpson12611.9Increase2.svg18.3
Majority411
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lee East

Lee East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard Burgess86666.70Increase2.svg5.0
Labour Graham Giles32525.00Increase2.svg20.3
Liberal Democrats James Bailey1078.2Decrease2.svg13.8
Majority541
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lee West

Lee West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Beavis1,34082.4Increase2.svg17.5
Labour Jill Whitcher28617.60Increase2.svg7.0
Majority1,054
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Leesland

Leesland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maria Diffey50749.90Increase2.svg1.7
Conservative George McAleese29328.8Decrease2.svg12.3
Labour Michael Freestone12111.9Increase2.svg0.9
Independent David Smith969.4Increase2.svg9.4
Majority214
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Peel Common

Peel Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Philpott68963.7Increase2.svg5.0
Labour Martyn Davis23621.8Decrease2.svg0.1
UKIP Curtis Sinclair15714.5Increase2.svg14.5
Majority453
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Privett

Privett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Gill68563.4Increase2.svg17.8
Liberal Democrats Andrea Bailey20318.8Decrease2.svg22.9
Labour Terance Robbins19317.9Increase2.svg5.2
Majority482
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marcus Murphy31042.1Decrease2.svg2.0
Labour John Train21929.7Increase2.svg2.1
Liberal Democrats Sandra Carter16722.7Increase2.svg22.7
Independent James McGookin415.6Increase2.svg5.6
Majority91
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Town

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diane Searle64253.0Increase2.svg15.0
Conservative Abigail Thomson46438.3Increase2.svg8.1
Liberal Democrats Fungus Heather Carr584.8Decrease2.svg9.6
BNP Sunny Martin484.0Increase2.svg4.0
Majority178
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "Local Elections Archive Project – 2012 – Gosport". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.