Gosport Borough Council elections

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Gosport Borough Council elections
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15 out of 28 seats to Gosport Borough Council
15 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderPeter ChegwynGraham BurgessJune Cully
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats before1610 [a] 2
Seats after1511 [b] 2
Gosport UK ward map 2024.svg
Results by ward, including by-election in Lee West
Leader before election

Peter Chegwyn
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Peter Chegwyn
Liberal Democrats

Half of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected every two years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds.

Contents

Election results

Composition of the council [1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [c] Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (33 seats)
1973 91905Labour
1976 18807Conservative
New ward boundaries (30 seats)
1979 25203Conservative
1980 19515Conservative
1982 19515Conservative
1983 22323Conservative
1984 24330Conservative
1986 20460Conservative
1987 19560Conservative
1988 17580Conservative
1990 125121No overall control
1991 74172Liberal Democrats
1992 83172Liberal Democrats
1994 73173Liberal Democrats
1995 55182Liberal Democrats
1996 47172Liberal Democrats
1998 91038No overall control
1999 101172No overall control
2000 131160No overall control
New ward boundaries (34 seats) [d]
2002 1012120No overall control
2004 151162No overall control
2006 17890No overall control
2008 164140No overall control
2010 22381Conservative
2012 24550Conservative
2014 21661 [e] Conservative
2016 20491 [e] Conservative
2018 182140Conservative
2021 191140No overall control
New ward boundaries (28 seats)
2022 102160Liberal Democrats
2024 102151 [f] Liberal Democrats

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Rowner By-Election 19 September 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 90851.1
Conservative 62034.9
Liberal Democrats 24914.0
Majority 28816.2
Turnout 1,77729.1
Labour hold Swing
Rowner By-Election 8 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 93148.9
Conservative 76340.1
Liberal Democrats 21011.0
Majority 1688.8
Turnout 1,904
Labour hold Swing
Brockhurst By-Election 30 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 42736.1+7.8
Ind. Lib Dem 42335.8+35.8
Conservative 22118.7−2.6
Liberal Democrats 1119.4−41.0
Majority 40.3
Turnout 1,182
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1998-2002

Leesland By-Election 29 October 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 79757.2+22.2
Conservative 40228.9−6.4
Labour 19413.9−2.5
Majority 39528.3
Turnout 1,39325.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Alverstoke By-Election 12 September 2002 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 90765.6−3.0
Labour 41229.8+21.1
Liberal Democrats 634.5−18.2
Majority 49535.8
Turnout 1,38239.6
Conservative hold Swing
Privett By-Election 21 August 2003 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Jacobs60348.4+7.7
Liberal Democrats Austin Hicks48538.9−7.8
Labour Gayle Batterbury15812.7+0.0
Majority 1189.5
Turnout 1,24638.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2002-2006

Town By-Election 2 August 2007 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diane Searle48041.7−19.8
Conservative Adam Burns32027.8+0.9
Liberal Democrats Heather Carr20017.4+5.8
Independent Brian Hart716.2+6.2
English Democrat Robert Shaw504.3+4.3
Green Jane Staffieri312.7+2.7
Majority 16013.9
Turnout 1,15232.5
Labour hold Swing
Brockhurst By-Election 9 July 2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Hylands562
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Mitchell-Smith523
Conservative Justin Henshaw364
Conservative Brian Taylor339
Green Claire Smith131
Labour Joe O'Gorman60
Labour Michael O'Gorman56
Turnout 2,03528.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2014-2018

Bridgemary North By-Election 30 November 2017 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hammond64458.0+58.0
Labour James Fox25523.0−49.0
Conservative Richard Dickson21219.1−8.9
Majority 38935.0
Turnout 1,111
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2018-2022

Brockhurst By-Election 30 May 2019 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Mitchell48851.5+10.3
Conservative Pecs Uluiviti21422.6−12.2
Union & Sovereignty Simion James Bellford16517.4+17.4
Labour Kristy Anne Smillie808.4−4.7
Majority 27428.9
Turnout 947
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2022-2026

Grange and Alver Valley By-Election 4 July 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Brown74938.6+0.6
Conservative Robbie Beech63933.0−11.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Foster-Reed30715.8−1.8
Independent Dale Fletcher24312.5N/A
Majority 1105.6
Turnout 193842.9
Labour gain from Conservative
Harbourside and Town Ward By-Election 21 November 2024 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Meenaghan44548.5+10.6
Labour Tynan Bryant25527.8−12.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Ewin10811.8+3.4
Reform UK Paddy Bergin859.3N/A
Independent Dale Fletcher131.4N/A
Heritage Lisa Englefield111.2N/A
Majority 27428.9
Turnout 91720.7+23.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Including two vacant seats last held by the Conservatives.
  2. ↑ Including one vacant seat last held by the Conservatives.
  3. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  4. ↑ Changed from one-third to half council elections
  5. 1 2 1 UKIP
  6. ↑ 1 vacant seat

References

  1. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. ↑ "Gosport". BBC Online . Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Labour regains ground in local contests". guardian.co.uk . London. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Tories buck losing trend". guardian.co.uk . London. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Labour retains power in Gosport". The Portsmouth Evening News. 2 August 2007.
  8. ↑ "Lib Dems hold on to seats in Gosport by-election". The News . 10 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bridgemary North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brockhurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grange and Alver Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Harbourside and Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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