2019 Winchester City Council election

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2019 Winchester City Council election
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16 of the 45 seats to Winchester City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.10%
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderLucille ThompsonCaroline Horrill
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seatSt PaulWonston & Micheldever
Seats before2223
Seats won115
Seats after2718
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote19,19815,903
Percentage47.6139.44
Winchester Local Election Result 2019.svg
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Elections to Winchester City Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country. [1] The Conservatives Party held a narrow majority of one at the last election, with the seats contested in this election being last contested in 2016 election. The Conservatives defended 10 seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats defended 4. [2] Town and parish councils in the city boundary were also up for election. [3]

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Background

Prior to the election, the Conservatives had held overall control of Winchester City Council since 2015, with the Liberal Democrats having last controlled the council between 2010 and 2011. No other parties have held seats in Winchester since the 2016 election, in which the boundaries were redrawn. In June 2018, after the previous election, one Conservative councillor left the party to sit as an independent over concerns about redevelopment of the city. [4] In July, a Liberal Democrat councillor, who had previously defected from the Conservatives, [5] defected back to the Conservatives [6] after disputes about the leadership of the council; subsequently the independent councillor joined the Liberal Democrats. [7] The statement of persons nominated for the 2019 election was revealed 4 April 2019. [3]

Election results

As the council is elected in thirds, one councillor for each of the 16 wards are elected each year. All comparisons in wards and swing are to the corresponding 2016 election (when the current boundaries were created), whilst the council as a whole is to the 2018 election. A total of 40,317 votes were cast, with a turnout of 45.10%. [1] This was the best result for the Liberal Democrats for around fifteen years. [8] Labour's vote also fell, whilst the Greens' rose. The next election was scheduled to take place in May 2020, one year later, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were delayed until 2021, where they were scheduled to take place at the same time of those already planned, which in the context of Winchester included the next Hampshire County Council Election. [9]

Winchester City Council election result 2019
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 11Increase2.svg568.8162760.019,19847.61Increase2.svg6.41
  Conservative 5Decrease2.svg532.2131840.015,90339.44Decrease2.svg7.76
  Green 0Steady2.svg00002,8967.18Increase2.svg4.68
  Labour 0Steady2.svg00001,7194.26Decrease2.svg4.74
  Justice & Anti-Corruption 0Steady2.svg0000770.19n/a

After the previous election and immediately prior to this election, the composition of the council was:

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2322
ConservativeLiberal Democrats

After the election result, the composition of the council became:

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1827
ConservativeLiberal Democrats
Winchester UK ward map 2018.svg
Winchester UK ward map 2019.svg
Composition of Wards after 2018 Election (left) and 2019 Election (right)

Results by ward

Alresford & Itchen Valley

Alresford & Itchen Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Russel Digby Gordon-Smith 1,559 45.90 -3.18
Conservative Annie Saunders1,36540.19-6.11
Green Karl Eslie Borges40411.89N/A
Labour Ian Duncan Wight682.00-2.62
Majority1945.71
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Williams 1,548 45.26 -5.14
Conservative Janet Anne Warwick*1,51344.23+3.14
Green Max Priesemann2798.15+3.48
Labour Neil Adrian Dolby802.33-1.50
Majority351.03
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bishops Waltham

Bishops Waltham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Charles Leon McLean* 1,202 49.02 -25.84
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Williams83934.21N/A
Green Sarah Felicity Gooding29011.82N/A
Labour Steve Haines1214.93-20.21
Majority36314.81
Conservative hold Swing

Central Meon Valley

Central Meon Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vicki Weston* 1,635 55.76 -8.64
Liberal Democrats Sheila Mary Campbell78326.70+0.66
Green Mik Norman39913.60N/A
Labour Christopher Moore Harpum1153.92-5.64
Majority85229.06
Conservative hold Swing

Colden Common & Twyford

Colden Common & Twyford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Melvin Bronk 1,023 48.34 +3.52
Conservative Andy Kam Hung Lai88341.72-7.22
Green Lucinda Sarah Graham1657.79N/A
Labour Paul James Brown452.12-4.12
Majority1406.62
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denmead

Denmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judy Clementson 1,067 51.67 -7.61
Liberal Democrats Judith Godwin72835.25+9.65
Green Robert Parker1778.57+1.67
Labour David John Henry Picton-Jones934.50-3.72
Majority33916.42
Conservative hold Swing

Southwick & Wickham

Southwick & Wickham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Therese Evans* 1,069 62.44 +10.44
Conservative Loraine Constance Rappe57533.58-5.96
Labour Paul Thomas Sony683.97-4.50
Majority49428.86
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Barnabas

St Barnabas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Craske 2,052 58.93 +7.20
Conservative Elieen Mary Berry*1,10231.64-9.34
Green Mike Perrot2226.37+3.30
Labour Adrian John Paul Field1063.04-1.18
Majority95027.29
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Bartholomew

St Bartholomew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Wendy Ferguson 1,672 60.73 +9.32
Conservative Rose Burns*66224.04-1.90
Green David John Walker-Nix1816.57+0.06
Labour Andrew Timothy Adams1615.84-8.37
Justice & Anti-Corruption Teresa Skelton772.79N/A
Majority1,01036.69
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Luke

St Luke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Robert Green* 487 42.75 -6.66
Conservative Ian Donald Tait40635.64+23.50
Labour Patrick Davies15813.87-6.82
Green Giles Richard Gooding887.72+1.35
Majority817.11
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Michael

St Michael
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kim Alexander Gottlieb 1,718 56.77 +12.10
Conservative Guy Julian Claude Ashton*87428.88-9.46
Green Julia Ellen Hallmann2578.49+3.18
Labour Gavin Mark Ellis1775.84-5.84
Majority84427.89
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Paul

St Paul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Tod* 1,593 61.84 +7.03
Conservative David Simons50519.60-7.88
Green Andrew Karl Wainwright28411.02+6.25
Labour Karen Barrat1947.53-5.41
Majority1,08842.24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The Worthys

The Worthys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Rutter* 1,426 65.47 +10.27
Conservative Signe Biddle53624.60-12.91
Green Charlotte Elizabeth Harley1506.88N/A
Labour Tessa Susan Valentine663.03-4.26
Majority89040.87
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Upper Meon Valley

Upper Meon Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugh Michael Lumby* 1,235 57.36 -12.25
Liberal Democrats Lewis North85639.75+18.87
Labour June Elizabeth Kershaw622.87-6.63
Majority37917.61
Conservative hold Swing

Whiteley & Shedfield

Whiteley & Shedfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Andrew Fern 998 56.99 +5.86
Conservative Roger Charles Huxstep*68839.29-0.61
Labour Alison Louise Ridley653.71-1.30
Majority31017.70
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wonston & Micheldever

Wonston & Micheldever
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Horrill* 1,655 62.00 -2.33
Liberal Democrats Ian Gordon87432.74+5.15
Labour Jude Wilkinson1405.24-2.84
Majority79129.26
Conservative hold Swing

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