One third of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 38 councillors have been elected from 14 wards. [1]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election reducing the number of seats by 4, leading to the whole council being elected in that year. [2]
| Year | Conservative | Labour | UK Independence Party | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Green | Liberal | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 [5] | 19 | 12 | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borough boundary changes took place for 1992 but the number of seats remained the same [6] | ||||||||
| 1992 | 20 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 [8] | 16 | 12 | — | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 [9] | 12 | 12 | — | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 [10] | 8 | 11 | — | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 [11] | 14 | 8 | — | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 [12] | 16 | 8 | — | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 [13] | 20 | 11 | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New ward boundaries for 2002 [14] | ||||||||
| 2002 [2] | 23 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 [15] | 23 | 8 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 [16] | 27 | 6 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 [17] | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 [18] | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 [19] | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 [20] | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 [21] | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 [22] | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 [23] | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [24] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
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