2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election

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2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

13 of 39 seats on Eastleigh Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderKeith HouseLouise Parker-JonesSteve Broomfield
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Conservative
Seats before3441
Seats after3531

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Map of the results

Leader before election

Keith House
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Keith House
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect 13 members (one-third) of Eastleigh Borough Council in Hampshire, England. [1]

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Results summary

Following the results, the council remained under Liberal Democrat control. [2] [3]

2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election [4]
PartySeats wonChangeSeats overall
Liberal Democrats 12Steady2.svg35
Independents and Others1Steady2.svg3
Conservative Party 0Steady2.svg1

Ward results

Bishopstoke

Bishopstoke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Karen Caws 1,544 49.3 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Winstanley88428.2+4.2
Conservative Robert Yates2859.1−2.9
Labour Victoria White2608.3+0.4
Independent Gary Chaffey1595.1N/A
Majority 66021.1
Turnout 3,13237.8
Independent hold Swing -5.5

Bursledon & Hound North

Bursledon & Hound North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane O'Sullivan 1,517 72.8 +6.3
Conservative Stephanie Arnold39118.8−4.8
Labour Jacob Phillips1758.4−1.5
Majority 1,12654.0
Turnout 2,08328.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 5.5

Chandler's Ford

Chandler's Ford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Baker 1,769 58.2 +3.2
Conservative Shelagh Lee99232.7+1.5
Labour Kathy O'Neill2769.1+3.4
Majority 77725.5
Turnout 3,03737.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.8

Eastleigh Central

Eastleigh Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bhavin Dedhia 979 45.2 +13.1
Labour Co-op Josh Constable61028.2+3.2
Conservative Douglas Fox34215.8−0.6
Green Jack Stapleton23410.8+4.7
Majority 36917.0
Turnout 2,16529.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.9

Eastleigh North

Eastleigh North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Reynolds 1,213 53.8 +9.3
Conservative Carl Hunter59426.4−3.2
Labour Sarah Jutsum44619.8+4.1
Majority 61927.4
Turnout 2,25331.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 6.2

Shown as a Liberal Democrat hold, although the previous incumbent, Sara Tyson-Payne had left the Liberal Democrats in 2021 and sat the remainder of her term as an independent.

Eastleigh South

Eastleigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Darshan Mann 1,008 50.4 −2.2
Labour Steve Phillips38619.3+1.4
Conservative Nicholas Arnold34617.3+7.7
Green Natalie Roebuck1899.5−10.4
Reform UK Clare Fawcett703.5N/A
Majority 62231.1
Turnout 1,99924.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.8

Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Fair Oak & Horton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michelle Marsh 1,286 40.5 −2.0
Conservative Benjamin Burcombe-Filer1,11435.1−2.8
Green Ben Parry50015.8+2.9
Labour Margaret Ashton2748.6+1.9
Majority 1725.4
Turnout 3,17436.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.4

Hamble & Netley

Hamble & Netley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Holland 1,523 54.1 −8.7
Independent Simon Hand44715.9N/A
Conservative Jeanette Fox44515.8−10.8
Green Phil Horton2167.7+3.2
Labour Alison Phillips1826.5+0.4
Majority 1,07638.2
Turnout 2,81435.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

Hedge End North

Hedge End North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Corben 1,202 55.5 −1.7
Conservative Paul Redding51023.6−1.0
Labour Geoff Budd27712.8+3.2
Green Glynn Fleming1758.1−0.5
Majority 69231.9
Turnout 2,16429.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.3

Hedge End South

Hedge End South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Garton 1,651 57.6 −6.0
Conservative Christopher Yates77827.1−1.2
Labour Keith Day2318.1±0.0
Green Geoff Skinner2057.2N/A
Majority 87330.5
Turnout 2,86633.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.4

Hiltingbury

Hiltingbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Duguid 2,039 57.1 +0.6
Conservative Albie Slawson1,11131.1−7.4
Green Rich House2757.7N/A
Labour Emma Robinson1454.1−0.9
Majority 92826.0
Turnout 3,57244.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.0

West End North

West End North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Gomer 847 56.9 +4.5
Conservative Anna Lindsell39826.7−2.0
Green Tracy Weeks1369.1−3.4
Labour Geoff Kosted976.5±0.0
TUSC Neil Henry110.7N/A
Majority 44930.2
Turnout 1,48932.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 3.2

West End South

West End South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Du-Crow 876 54.3 +2.2
Conservative Jerry Hall49330.5−3.2
Labour Steve Willoughby1438.9−0.5
Green Dave Waghorn1026.3N/A
Majority 38323.8
Turnout 1,61433.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.7

References

  1. "Lib Dems keep tight control of power at Eastleigh council". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. "Eastleigh Borough Council elections 2023: Full list of results". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. "Borough Council elections". Eastleigh Borough Council. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. "Eastleigh result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.