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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
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Peter Chegwyn Graham Burgess June Cully
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats before 16 10[a] 2
Seats after 15 11[b] 2

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.

Council elections

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Borough result maps

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By-election results

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1994-1998

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Rowner By-Election 19 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 908 51.1
Conservative 620 34.9
Liberal Democrats 249 14.0
Majority 288 16.2
Turnout 1,777 29.1
Labour hold Swing
Rowner By-Election 8 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 931 48.9
Conservative 763 40.1
Liberal Democrats 210 11.0
Majority 168 8.8
Turnout 1,904
Labour hold Swing
Brockhurst By-Election 30 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 427 36.1 +7.8
Ind. Lib Dem 423 35.8 +35.8
Conservative 221 18.7 −2.6
Liberal Democrats 111 9.4 −41.0
Majority 4 0.3
Turnout 1,182
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1998-2002

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Leesland By-Election 29 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 797 57.2 +22.2
Conservative 402 28.9 −6.4
Labour 194 13.9 −2.5
Majority 395 28.3
Turnout 1,393 25.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Alverstoke By-Election 12 September 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 907 65.6 −3.0
Labour 412 29.8 +21.1
Liberal Democrats 63 4.5 −18.2
Majority 495 35.8
Turnout 1,382 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
Privett By-Election 21 August 2003[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Jacobs 603 48.4 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Austin Hicks 485 38.9 −7.8
Labour Gayle Batterbury 158 12.7 +0.0
Majority 118 9.5
Turnout 1,246 38.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2002-2006

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Town By-Election 2 August 2007[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Searle 480 41.7 −19.8
Conservative Adam Burns 320 27.8 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Heather Carr 200 17.4 +5.8
Independent Brian Hart 71 6.2 +6.2
English Democrat Robert Shaw 50 4.3 +4.3
Green Jane Staffieri 31 2.7 +2.7
Majority 160 13.9
Turnout 1,152 32.5
Labour hold Swing
Brockhurst By-Election 9 July 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Hylands 562
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Mitchell-Smith 523
Conservative Justin Henshaw 364
Conservative Brian Taylor 339
Green Claire Smith 131
Labour Joe O'Gorman 60
Labour Michael O'Gorman 56
Turnout 2,035 28.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2014-2018

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Bridgemary North By-Election 30 November 2017[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hammond 644 58.0 +58.0
Labour James Fox 255 23.0 −49.0
Conservative Richard Dickson 212 19.1 −8.9
Majority 389 35.0
Turnout 1,111
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2018-2022

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Brockhurst By-Election 30 May 2019[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Mitchell 488 51.5 +10.3
Conservative Pecs Uluiviti 214 22.6 −12.2
Union & Sovereignty Simion James Bellford 165 17.4 +17.4
Labour Kristy Anne Smillie 80 8.4 −4.7
Majority 274 28.9
Turnout 947
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2022-2024

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Grange and Alver Valley By-Election 04 July 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jonathan Brown 749 38.6 +0.6
Conservative Robbie Beech 639 33.0 −11.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Foster-Reed 307 15.8 −1.8
Independent Dale Fletcher 243 12.5 N/A
Majority 110 5.6
Turnout 1938 42.9
Labour (UK) gain from Conservatives {{{swing}}}
Harbourside and Town Ward By-Election 21 Nov 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Meenaghan 445 48.5 +10.6
Labour Tynan Bryant 255 27.8 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Ewin 108 11.8 +3.4
Reform UK Paddy Bergin 85 9.3 N/A
Independent Dale Fletcher 13 1.4 N/A
Heritage Lisa Englefield 11 1.2 N/A
Majority 274 28.9
Turnout 917 20.7 +23.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Notes

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  1. ^ Including two vacant seats last held by the Conservatives.
  2. ^ Including one vacant seat last held by the Conservatives.

References

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  1. ^ The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  2. ^ "Gosport". BBC Online. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Labour regains ground in local contests". guardian.co.uk. London. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Tories buck losing trend". guardian.co.uk. London. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Labour retains power in Gosport". The Portsmouth Evening News. 2 August 2007.
  7. ^ "Lib Dems hold on to seats in Gosport by-election". The News. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bridgemary North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brockhurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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