2018 Gosport Borough Council election

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2018 Gosport Borough Council Election
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  2016 3 May 2018 2021  

17 of 34 seats to Gosport Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats before9194
Seats won981
Seats after14182
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote4,71010,6734,608
Percentage22.9%51.8%22.4%

Gosport UK local election 2018 map.svg

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The election saw the Liberal Democrats gain four seats: two from Labour, and one each from the Conservatives and UKIP. This reduced the Conservative Majority to one, remaining in control of the council, whilst UKIP lost their sole seat, in the Rowner and Holbrook ward.

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Voter ID trial

Gosport was one of five boroughs in England operating a voter ID trial, whereby voters had to bring a form of identification with them in order to vote. [2] There was some criticism of the pilot by local politicians ahead of the vote, [3] and in the event 54 people were unable to vote as a result of the trial. [4] The Electoral Commission concluded from the study that "our findings suggest that the 2018 local elections in Gosport were not significantly affected by the voter ID pilot in either its impact on voters or on the administration of the poll. However, it is important to be cautious when drawing conclusions from this pilot about the impact of any wider application of voter ID." [5]

Results summary

Gosport Borough Council election 2018 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 812Decrease2.svg144.451.810,673Decrease2.svg1.1
  Liberal Democrats 940Increase2.svg450.022.94,710Increase2.svg6.6
  Labour 102Decrease2.svg25.622.44,608Decrease2.svg2.2
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.02.3477Decrease2.svg0.3
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.477Steady2.svg
  UKIP 001Decrease2.svg10.00.363Decrease2.svg2.9

Ward results

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Alverstoke

Alverstoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Casey 1,145 78.8 Increase2.svg3.5
Labour Jonathan Eaton30821.2Decrease2.svg3.5
Majority 83757.6Increase2.svg7.0
Conservative hold Swing

Anglesey

Anglesey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Scard 1,011 71.3 Decrease2.svg3.3
Labour Paul Noakes32728.7Increase2.svg3.3
Majority 68442.6Decrease2.svg6.6
Conservative hold Swing

Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Pepper 574 53.1 Increase2.svg53.1
Conservative Peter Batty27825.7Decrease2.svg2.3
Labour Alan Durrant22821.1Decrease2.svg50.9
Majority 29627.4Decrease2.svg16.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Batty 445 43.2 Decrease2.svg10.3
Labour James Fox30029.2Decrease2.svg17.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Marshall28427.6Increase2.svg27.6
Majority 14514.0Increase2.svg7.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brockhurst

Brockhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Austin Hicks 452 41.2 Decrease2.svg15.5
Conservative Simon Bellord38134.8Increase2.svg7.1
Labour Stephanie Brazier14413.1Increase2.svg3.6
UKIP David Foster635.7Increase2.svg5.7
Green Jane Staffieri565.1Decrease2.svg0.9
Majority 726.4Decrease2.svg22.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Christchurch

Christchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Westerby 575 45.5 Increase2.svg1.5
Conservative Wayne Ronayne40331.9Decrease2.svg4.4
Labour Chris Percival28522.6Increase2.svg5.9
Majority 17213.6Increase2.svg2.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Elson

Elson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ballard 703 61.5 Increase2.svg6.7
Conservative Craig Hazel30426.6Decrease2.svg8.1
Independent Alan Neville776.7Increase2.svg6.7
Labour Emma Smith595.2Decrease2.svg5.3
Majority 39934.9Increase2.svg14.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Forton

Forton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Foster-Reed 411 46.4 Increase2.svg12.4
Conservative Gary Walker25428.7Increase2.svg9.7
Labour Daniel Smith18020.3Increase2.svg0.8
Green Monica Cassidy404.5Increase2.svg4.5
Majority 15717.7Increase2.svg3.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange

Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Jessop 485 62.5 Increase2.svg22.4
Labour Hetty Ollivant19825.5Increase2.svg9.9
Liberal Democrats Lynne Pyle9312.0Decrease2.svg7.3
Majority 28737.0Increase2.svg21.9
Conservative hold Swing

Hardway

Hardway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Hutchison 718 52.0 Increase2.svg24.9
Conservative Roger Allen52237.8Decrease2.svg18.2
Labour Mark Smith14210.3Decrease2.svg6.6
Majority 19614.2Decrease2.svg14.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Lee East

Lee East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Piers Bateman 1,133 71.9 Increase2.svg0.1
Labour Caroline Osborne44328.1Increase2.svg9.7
Majority 69043.8Decrease2.svg9.6
Conservative hold Swing

Lee West

Lee West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Carter 1,447 80.8 Increase2.svg3.4
Labour Jill Whitcher34419.2Increase2.svg7.4
Majority 1,10361.6Decrease2.svg4.0
Conservative hold Swing

Leesland

Leesland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Chegwyn 544 46.1 Increase2.svg3.6
Liberal Democrats David Herridge 439 37.2 Decrease2.svg5.3
Conservative Rebecca Stares37031.4Decrease2.svg1.6
Conservative Natasha Hook33628.5Decrease2.svg4.5
Green Sam Pollard22218.8Increase2.svg6.8
Labour Alison Mandrill15112.8Increase2.svg0.3
Labour Charis Noakes11910.1Decrease2.svg2.4
Green David Sekules1069.0Decrease2.svg3.0
Majority 695.8Decrease2.svg3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Peel Common

Peel Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Hook 883 74.7 Decrease2.svg3.4
Labour Martyn Davis29925.3Increase2.svg3.4
Majority 58449.4Decrease2.svg6.8
Conservative hold Swing

Privett

Privett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean Blackman 752 63.4 Decrease2.svg7.4
Labour Annelies James27623.3Decrease2.svg5.9
Green Russell Thomas15913.4Increase2.svg13.4
Majority 47640.1Decrease2.svg1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Murray Johnston 356 43.7 Increase2.svg43.7
Conservative Patrick Bergin34942.8Decrease2.svg6.0
Labour Tim Ryan11013.5Decrease2.svg8.2
Majority 70.9Decrease2.svg18.4
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Town

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Cully 814 61.4 Increase2.svg10.6
Conservative Lesley Meenaghan51138.6Increase2.svg2.1
Majority 30322.8Decrease2.svg8.6
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections: Your guide to the vote in England". BBC News. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. "England voter ID trial 'a solution in search of a problem'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. Percival, Richard (18 September 2017). "REVEALED: Gosport borough to Introduce ID for voters in elections from 2018 and other Hampshire borough's could soon follow". Southern Daily Echo . Southampton.
  4. "Voter ID: 340 did not vote after failing to show documents". BBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. Electoral Commission (2018). Gosport May 2018 voter identification pilot evaluation (PDF) (Report).
  6. "Gosport Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. "2018 Gosport Borough Council Elections". Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 10 February 2019.