2014 Gosport Borough Council election

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2014 Gosport Borough Council Election
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  2012 22 May 2014 2016  

17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before245
Seats won94
Seats after216
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote9,6512,688
Percentage46.0%12.8%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour UKIP
Seats before50
Seats won31
Seats after61
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote5,0403,426
Percentage24.0%16.3%

Gosport UK local election 2014 map.svg

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2014 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. UKIP gained its first representation on the council, with the Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and UKIP each gaining a seat from the Conservatives; whilst they had a reduced majority, the Conservatives remained in administration.

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Election Result

Gosport Local Election Result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 903Decrease2.svg346.09,651Decrease2.svg5.5
  Liberal Democrats 410Increase2.svg112.82,688Increase2.svg
  Labour 310Increase2.svg124.05,040Decrease2.svg1.3
  UKIP Increase2.svg110Increase2.svg116.33,426
  Green Steady2.svg00Steady2.svg00.5111Decrease2.svg0.5
  Independent Steady2.svg00Steady2.svg00.482

Ward Results

Alverstoke

Alverstoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Edgar1,04867.91Increase2.svg7.2
Labour Jean Batterbury49532.08Increase2.svg15.2
Majority55335.83
Turnout 1,543
Conservative hold Swing

Anglesey

Anglesey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Scard1,05981.83Increase2.svg3.4
Labour Belinda Baker23518.16Increase2.svg6.9
Majority82463.67
Turnout 1,294
Conservative hold Swing

Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Wright82971.46Increase2.svg8.6
Conservative Lara Geddes33128.53Decrease2.svg8.6
Majority49842.93
Turnout 1,160
Labour hold Swing

Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Batty56349.12Increase2.svg8.6
UKIP Adrian Tomlinson32328.18Increase2.svg28.18
Conservative Christopher Carter26022.68Decrease2.svg55.7
Majority24020.94
Turnout 1,146
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brockhurst

Brockhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Austin Hicks41535.08Decrease2.svg20.8
Conservative Diane Furlong29224.68Decrease2.svg3.3
UKIP Scott Myers28323.92Increase2.svg23.9
Labour Alan Durrant1119.38Decrease2.svg6.7
Independent Dale Fletcher826.93Increase2.svg6.93
Majority12310.39
Turnout 1183
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Christchurch

Christchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wayne Ronayne42334.14Decrease2.svg4.7
Liberal Democrats Dawn Kelly40732.84Decrease2.svg0.7
UKIP Catherine Andrews27322.03Increase2.svg10.1
Labour Chris Noakes13711.05Decrease2.svg4.8
Majority161.29
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elson

Elson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ballard66254.57Increase2.svg10.7
Conservative Deborah Grant27322.5Decrease2.svg21.4
UKIP Megan Parks21818.0Increase2.svg18.0
Labour Peter Batty604.94Decrease2.svg10.0
Majority38932.06
Turnout 1,213
Conservative hold Swing

Forton

Forton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Foster-Reed33435.60Increase2.svg3.4
UKIP Andrew Rice25126.75Increase2.svg14.7
Conservative Philip Raffaelii20822.17Increase2.svg1.1
Labour Luke Smith14515.45Decrease2.svg19.1
Majority838.84
Turnout 938
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange

Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Jessop35948.18Decrease2.svg1.5
Liberal Democrats Eduardo Goncalves28037.58Increase2.svg16.6
Labour David Smith10614.22Decrease2.svg15.1
Majority7910.60
Turnout 745
Conservative hold Swing

Hardway

Hardway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Allen85769.67Increase2.svg13.5
Labour Robin Young37330.32Increase2.svg15.8
Majority48464.96
Turnout 745
Labour hold Swing

Lee East

Lee East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Batemann99761.35Decrease2.svg5.3
UKIP Lavinia Seymour36222.27Increase2.svg22.27
Labour James Fox1559.53Decrease2.svg15.5
Green Graham Smith1116.83Increase2.svg6.83
Majority63539.07
Turnout 1,625
Conservative hold Swing

Lee West

Lee West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Carter1,25167.76Decrease2.svg14.6
UKIP John Semour37320.20Increase2.svg20.20
Labour Jill Whitcher22212.02Decrease2.svg5.6
Majority87847.56
Turnout 1,846
Conservative hold Swing

Leesland

Leesland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Chegwyn59054.12Increase2.svg4.2
Conservative Zoe Chegwyn36733.66Increase2.svg4.9
Labour Michael Madgwick13312.20Increase2.svg0.3
Majority22320.45
Turnout 1,090
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Peel Common

Peel Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Hook68950.08Decrease2.svg13.6
UKIP Paul Tomlinson39131.73Increase2.svg16.2
Labour Martyn Davis22418.18Decrease2.svg3.6
Majority22618.34
Turnout 1,232
Conservative hold Swing

Privett

Privett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ingeborg Forder72557.08Decrease2.svg6.3
UKIP Timothy Apps34927.48Increase2.svg27.48
Labour Terance Robbins19615.43Decrease2.svg2.5
Majority37629.60
Turnout 1,270
Conservative hold Swing

Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Patrick Bergin32035.51Increase2.svg35.51
Conservative Natasha Hook31735.18Decrease2.svg6.9
Labour Kyle Allen26429.30Decrease2.svg0.4
Majority30.33
Turnout 901
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Town

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Cully79259.01Increase2.svg6.0
UKIP David Tinman28321.08Decrease2.svg17.2
Conservative George McAleese26719.89Decrease2.svg18.4
Majority50937.92
Turnout 1,342
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.