Eastleigh Borough Council election, 2010

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Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 4 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 13 1 0 +1 81.3
  Conservative 2 0 0 0
  Labour 1 0 1 -1
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0

Ward results

Botley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Catherine Fraser 1,528 51.1
Conservative Jerry Hall 1,160 38.9
Labour Geoffrey Kosted 170 5.7
UKIP Peter Stewart 126 4.2
Majority
Turnout 2984 74.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bursledon & Old Netley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Justin Baker 2025 52.1
Conservative John Milne 1371 35.2
Labour justin Baker 298 7.7
UKIP Beryl Humphrey 196 4.9
Majority
Turnout 3980 67.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chandler's Ford East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Pam Holden-Brown 1348 49.3
Conservative John Milne 1019 37.3
Labour Beryl Addison 211 7.7
UKIP Paul Webber 155 5.7
Majority 329 12.0
Turnout 2733 72.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chandler's Ford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Broadhurst 1779 51.9
Conservative Cindy George 1295 37.8
Labour Philip Grice 236 6.9
UKIP Angela Young 115 3.4
Majority
Turnout 3429 73.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 2604 54.7
Conservative 1015 21.3
Labour 793 16.7
UKIP 262 5.5
Independent 83 1.7
Turnout 4757 60.95
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Maureen Sollitt 2329 54.9
Conservative 1215 28.6
Labour 517 12.2
UKIP 182 4.3
Majority
Turnout 4,243 67.47
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Eastleigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Roy Sollitt 1831 48.6
Labour Peter Luffman 878 23.3
Conservative Felicity Smith 841 22.3
UKIP George Stewart 221 5.9
Majority
Turnout 3771 61.66
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Fair Oak and Horton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Des Scott 2,737 54.2
Conservative Christopher Rhodes 1,703 31.5
Labour Mary Shephard 336 6.2
UKIP Hugh McGuinness 273 5.0
Majority 1034 34.3
Turnout 5,409 75.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hedge End Grange Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Louise Bloom 1,019 61.2 +6.3
Conservative Paul Philp 562 33.7 -7.3
Labour George Carter 46 2.8 -1.3
UKIP Caroline Bradbeer 39 2.3 +2.3
Majority 457 27.5 +13.6
Turnout 1,666 38.5 +10.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hedge End St. Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Julie Skinner 1,298 50.9 -1.7
Conservative Jeremy Hall 1,006 39.5 +7.6
UKIP Michale O'Donoghue 246 9.6 -0.3
Majority 292 11.4 -9.3
Turnout 2,550 43.5 +4.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Hedge End Wildern
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith House 920 58.5 +6.2
Conservative Peter Hudson 550 35.0 -5.5
UKIP Frederick Estall 103 6.5 +6.5
Majority 370 23.5 +11.7
Turnout 1,573 38.6 +10.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hiltingbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Caldwell 1,326 63.3 +2.4
Liberal Democrat Peter Child 587 28.0 -5.7
UKIP Marion Stewart 109 5.2 +5.2
Labour Beryl Addison 73 3.5 -1.9
Majority 739 35.3 +8.1
Turnout 2,095 51.0 -3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Hiltingbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Davidovitz 994 50.6 +1.7
Liberal Democrat Grahame Smith 839 42.7 -5.2
UKIP Vivienne Young 79 4.0 +4.0
Labour Kevin Butt 53 2.7 -0.5
Majority 155 7.9 +6.9
Turnout 1,965 48.1 -3.6
Conservative hold Swing
West End North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bruce Tennent 871 54.0 +9.6
Conservative Neville Dickinson 577 35.8 -11.1
Labour Edith Durham 100 6.2 -2.6
UKIP Daniel Bradbeer 64 4.0 +4.0
Majority 294 18.2
Turnout 1,612 41.2 +9.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
West End South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Joyce Sortwell 960 56.5 +8.4
Conservative Reginald Campbell 515 30.3 -11.4
Labour Daniel Clarke 125 7.4 -2.9
UKIP Peter Stewart 98 5.8 +5.8
Majority 445 26.2 +19.8
Turnout 1,698 37.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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Eastleigh Council election, 2008 		Eastleigh local elections Succeeded by
Eastleigh Council election, 2011
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