2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election

2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election

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13 of 39 seats on Eastleigh Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Keith House Louise Parker-Jones Steve Broomfield Party Liberal Democrats Independent Conservative Seats before 34 4 1 Seats after 35 3 1
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]

Results summary

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

2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election [4]
Party	Seats won	Change	Seats overall
Liberal Democrats	12		35
Independents and Others	1		3
Conservative Party	0		1

Ward results

Bishopstoke

Bishopstoke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Karen Caws	1,544	49.3	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Winstanley	884	28.2	+4.2
	Conservative	Robert Yates	285	9.1	−2.9
	Labour	Victoria White	260	8.3	+0.4
	Independent	Gary Chaffey	159	5.1	N/A
Majority			660	21.1
Turnout			3,132	37.8
	Independent hold		Swing	-5.5

Bursledon & Hound North

Bursledon & Hound North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane O'Sullivan	1,517	72.8	+6.3
	Conservative	Stephanie Arnold	391	18.8	−4.8
	Labour	Jacob Phillips	175	8.4	−1.5
Majority			1,126	54.0
Turnout			2,083	28.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.5

Chandler's Ford

Chandler's Ford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	George Baker	1,769	58.2	+3.2
	Conservative	Shelagh Lee	992	32.7	+1.5
	Labour	Kathy O'Neill	276	9.1	+3.4
Majority			777	25.5
Turnout			3,037	37.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

Eastleigh Central

Eastleigh Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bhavin Dedhia	979	45.2	+13.1
	Labour Co-op	Josh Constable	610	28.2	+3.2
	Conservative	Douglas Fox	342	15.8	−0.6
	Green	Jack Stapleton	234	10.8	+4.7
Majority			369	17.0
Turnout			2,165	29.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Eastleigh North

Eastleigh North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Reynolds	1,213	53.8	+9.3
	Conservative	Carl Hunter	594	26.4	−3.2
	Labour	Sarah Jutsum	446	19.8	+4.1
Majority			619	27.4
Turnout			2,253	31.8
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Darshan Mann	1,008	50.4	−2.2
	Labour	Steve Phillips	386	19.3	+1.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Arnold	346	17.3	+7.7
	Green	Natalie Roebuck	189	9.5	−10.4
	Reform UK	Clare Fawcett	70	3.5	N/A
Majority			622	31.1
Turnout			1,999	24.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-1.8

Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Marsh	1,286	40.5	−2.0
	Conservative	Benjamin Burcombe-Filer	1,114	35.1	−2.8
	Green	Ben Parry	500	15.8	+2.9
	Labour	Margaret Ashton	274	8.6	+1.9
Majority			172	5.4
Turnout			3,174	36.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.4

Hamble & Netley

Hamble & Netley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Holland	1,523	54.1	−8.7
	Independent	Simon Hand	447	15.9	N/A
	Conservative	Jeanette Fox	445	15.8	−10.8
	Green	Phil Horton	216	7.7	+3.2
	Labour	Alison Phillips	182	6.5	+0.4
Majority			1,076	38.2
Turnout			2,814	35.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	N/A

Hedge End North

Hedge End North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Corben	1,202	55.5	−1.7
	Conservative	Paul Redding	510	23.6	−1.0
	Labour	Geoff Budd	277	12.8	+3.2
	Green	Glynn Fleming	175	8.1	−0.5
Majority			692	31.9
Turnout			2,164	29.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.3

Hedge End South

Hedge End South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cynthia Garton	1,651	57.6	−6.0
	Conservative	Christopher Yates	778	27.1	−1.2
	Labour	Keith Day	231	8.1	±0.0
	Green	Geoff Skinner	205	7.2	N/A
Majority			873	30.5
Turnout			2,866	33.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.4

Hiltingbury

Hiltingbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Duguid	2,039	57.1	+0.6
	Conservative	Albie Slawson	1,111	31.1	−7.4
	Green	Rich House	275	7.7	N/A
	Labour	Emma Robinson	145	4.1	−0.9
Majority			928	26.0
Turnout			3,572	44.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.0

West End North

West End North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gomer	847	56.9	+4.5
	Conservative	Anna Lindsell	398	26.7	−2.0
	Green	Tracy Weeks	136	9.1	−3.4
	Labour	Geoff Kosted	97	6.5	±0.0
	TUSC	Neil Henry	11	0.7	N/A
Majority			449	30.2
Turnout			1,489	32.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

West End South

West End South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Du-Crow	876	54.3	+2.2
	Conservative	Jerry Hall	493	30.5	−3.2
	Labour	Steve Willoughby	143	8.9	−0.5
	Green	Dave Waghorn	102	6.3	N/A
Majority			383	23.8
Turnout			1,614	33.5
	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.