Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 3 May 2012. 15 out of 44 council seats were up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.
The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 13 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 86.7 | ||||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | ||||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Trevor Mignot | 652 | 44.0 | ||
UKIP | Martin Lyon | 355 | 24.0 | ||
Labour | Mary Shephard | 253 | 17.1 | ||
Conservative | Lorna Atterbury | 221 | 14.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,481 | 33.64 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Anne Margaret Winstanley | 709 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | Edward Maurice Law | 155 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | Sue Toher | 531 | 34.0 | ||
UKIP | Peter Stewart | 165 | 10.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,560 | 36.42 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Rupert Gregory Miles Kyrle | 897 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | Graham Hunter | 619 | 34.4 | ||
Labour | Kevin Williamson | 161 | 9.0 | ||
UKIP | Elizabeth McKay | 121 | 6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,798 | 44.00 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Steve Holes | 918 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | Frair Louise Burgess | 510 | 27.7 | ||
Labour | Stewart Hardie | 155 | 8.4 | ||
UKIP | John Tomlin | 147 | 8.0 | ||
Green | Iain Ross MacLennan | 108 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,838 | 31.60 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Haulwen Veronica Broadhurst | 644 | 48.9 | ||
Conservative | Paul Adrian Cole | 351 | 36.7 | ||
Labour | Philip Grice | 170 | 12.9 | ||
UKIP | Paul Michael Webber | 151 | 11.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,316 | 35.03 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | David Arthur Pragnell | 763 | 47.1 | ||
Conservative | Mark Adrian Streeter | 551 | 34.0 | ||
Labour | Peter Clayton | 174 | 10.7 | ||
UKIP | Viv Young | 133 | 8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,621 | 33.75 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Simon Major Bancroft | 841 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | Michael Robert Cornwall Read | 297 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | Chris Gilkes | 605 | 27.9 | ||
UKIP | Danny Bradbeer | 252 | 11.6 | ||
Green | Stuart Charles Jebbitt | 177 | 8.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,172 | 27.10 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Chris Thomas | 894 | 46.2 | ||
Conservative | Chris Rhodes | 399 | 20.6 | ||
Labour | Alison Penders | 294 | 15.2 | ||
UKIP | Caroline Janice Bradbeer | 260 | 13.4 | ||
Independent | Kathy Symonds | 88 | 4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,935 | 30.22 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Darshan Singh Mann | 742 | |||
Labour | Peter Luffman | 729 | |||
Conservative | Cindy Harley George | 286 | |||
UKIP | Christopher Greenwood | 194 | |||
Turnout | 1,957 | 29.508 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Lewis Cossey | 1,087 | |||
Conservative | Colin George Atterbury | 504 | |||
Labour | Gwendoline Sheila Borrill | 291 | |||
UKIP | George Hugh Mcguinness | 221 | |||
Turnout | 2,105 | 30.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Suzannah Louise Hamel | 934 | |||
Conservative | Elizabeth Kathleen Lear | 643 | |||
UKIP | Frederick William Estall | 100 | |||
Green | Linda Jane Maclennan | 97 | |||
Labour | Edward Tiras White | 97 | |||
Turnout | 1,880 | 41.84 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jane Lynn Welsh | 1,070 | |||
Conservative | Paul Andrew Redding | 673 | |||
UKIP | Michale Steven O`Donoghue | 304 | |||
Labour | Christine Hilda McKeone | 174 | |||
Turnout | 2,223 | 36.44 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Godfrey George Olson | 924 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter John Child | 671 | |||
Labour | Colin Sidney James Davies | 112 | |||
UKIP | Peter John House | 90 | |||
English Democrat | John Peter Edwards | 64 | |||
Turnout | 1,865 | 45.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Joseph Hughes | 891 | |||
Liberal Democrat | James Ian Duguid | 482 | |||
Labour | Kevin Richard Butt | 165 | |||
UKIP | Fiona Mapleson | 123 | |||
English Democrat | Mark Lancaster | 42 | |||
Turnout | 1,708 | 40.40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | David John Aylwin Airey | 906 | |||
UKIP | Christopher David Martin | 274 | |||
Conservative | Maureen Beryl Queen | 178 | |||
Labour | Susan Jean Parkinson | 139 | |||
Turnout | 1,502 | 35.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Preceded by Eastleigh Council election, 2011 | Eastleigh local elections | Succeeded by |
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