2024 Gosport Borough Council election
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The 2024 Gosport Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-half of the 28 members of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire will be elected, as well as a vacancy in Lee West ward.[1]
Background[edit]
Gosport has historically been controlled by all 3 major parties. Labour controlled the council from its creation to 1976, when the Conservatives won a majority.[2] This lasted until 1990 when the council fell into no overall control, before being gained by the Liberal Democrats in 1991.[2] At the 1998 election, the council again fell into no overall control, and was gained by the Conservatives in 2010.[3]
The 2022 election was to elect all seats following boundary changes. In that election, the Liberal Democrats won a majority, with 16 seats and a 40.9% vote share. The Conservatives won 10 with 42.8%, and Labour won 2 with 11.7%. The 2024 election is for seats held by the candidate with the second-highest number of votes.[4]
Previous council composition[edit]
| After 2022 election | Before 2024 election[5] | After 2024 election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 16 | Liberal Democrats | ||||
| Conservative | 10 | Conservative | 9 | Conservative | ||||
| Labour | 2 | Labour | 2 | Labour | ||||
Changes:
- March 2024: John Beavis (Conservative) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[1]
Results[edit]
| Gosport Borough Council Election Result 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 5 | |||||||||
| Labour | 1 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Heritage | 0 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform UK | 0 | |||||||||
Ward results[edit]
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Alverstoke[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Zoe Huggins* | 1,010 | 50.8 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adele Earle | 763 | 38.3 | -0.7 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Eaton | 217 | 10.9 | +2.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,990 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Anglesey[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Scard* | 894 | 59.8 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Sherman | 335 | 22.4 | -6.3 | |
| Labour | Linda Hall | 154 | 10.3 | -6.7 | |
| Green | James Kirkham | 113 | 7.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,496 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bridgemary[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Maynard* | 570 | 48.5 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | Kath Jones | 450 | 38.3 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Margaret Williams | 156 | 13.3 | +2.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,176 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Brockhurst and Privett[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Finn | 522 | 45.8 | -6.0 | |
| Conservative | Robbie Beech | 362 | 31.8 | ±0.0 | |
| Labour | Rick Bolger | 155 | 13.6 | +2.0 | |
| Green | Jane Staffieri | 100 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,139 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Elson[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Earle* | 682 | 54.2 | -2.2 | |
| Conservative | Alan Neville | 300 | 23.8 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Jess Cully | 137 | 10.9 | +0.8 | |
| Heritage | Lisa Englefield | 79 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Green | Kathryn Kelly | 60 | 4.8 | -2.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,258 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Forton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn* | 521 | 47.9 | -10.0 | |
| Conservative | Simon Bellord | 240 | 22.1 | -3.5 | |
| Reform UK | Paddy Bergin | 163 | 15.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | Tynan Bryant | 163 | 15.0 | -3.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,087 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Grange and Alver Valley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Jessop* | 332 | 38.6 | -0.6 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Brown | 321 | 37.3 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 207 | 24.1 | -7.4 | |
| Turnout | 860 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Harbourside and Town[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Durrant* | 465 | 40.6 | -7.6 | |
| Conservative | Lesley Meenaghan | 435 | 38.0 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Mike Critchley | 107 | 9.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Ewin | 96 | 8.4 | -4.4 | |
| Green | Ken Hawkins | 43 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,146 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hardway[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cox* | 626 | 45.3 | -8.3 | |
| Conservative | Diane Furlong | 527 | 38.2 | +3.9 | |
| Labour | Simon Davis | 158 | 11.4 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Tony Sudworth | 70 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,381 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Lee East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Bradley* | 760 | 47.1 | -4.2 | |
| Conservative | Angela Batten | 726 | 45.0 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Chris Percival | 129 | 8.0 | -3.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,615 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Lee West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dan Hayes | 1,018 | |||
| Conservative | Stevyn Ricketts | 954 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Maynard-Seal | 381 | |||
| Labour | Anne Cruddas | 367 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Leesland and Newtown[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Westerby* | 749 | 50.1 | -4.9 | |
| Conservative | Peceli Uluiviti | 406 | 27.2 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Hilary Percival | 236 | 15.8 | +3.3 | |
| Green | Miles Plested | 103 | 6.9 | -3.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,494 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Peel Common[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Supriya Namdeo | 626 | 48.4 | +10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Marshall | 525 | 40.6 | -11.8 | |
| Labour | Daniel Stratton | 142 | 11.0 | -6.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,293 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Rowner and Holbrook[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Murray Johnston* | 490 | 47.9 | ±0.0 | |
| Conservative | Gary Walker | 364 | 35.6 | -2.0 | |
| Labour | Claire Percival | 169 | 16.5 | +5.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,023 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Including one vacant seat in Lee West last held by the Conservatives.
- ^ a b Boothroyd, David. "In like Flintshire". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Gosport Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Gosport - Vote 2010". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "The Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/129, retrieved 4 April 2024
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
