Eastleigh Borough Council election, 2012

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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.

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 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %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

Ward results

Bishopstoke East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Bishopstoke West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Botley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Bursledon and Old Netley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Chandler's Ford East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Chandler's Ford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Eastleigh Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Eastleigh North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Eastleigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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


Fair Oak and Horton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Hamble-Le-Rice and Butlocks Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Hedge End St.Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Hiltingbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Hiltingbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Netley Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
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