2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election

2023 English local election

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4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

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13 of 39 seats on Eastleigh Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Keith House	Louise Parker-Jones	Steve Broomfield
Party	Liberal Democrats	Independent	Conservative
Seats before	34	4	1
Seats after	35	3	1

Map of the results

Leader before election

Keith House
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Keith House
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect 13 members (one-third) of Eastleigh Borough Council in Hampshire, England.

Results

Following the results, the council remained under Liberal Democrat control.

Results
Party	Seats won	Change	Seats overall
Liberal Democrats	12		35
Independents and Others	1		3
Conservative Party	0		1

Ward Results

Bishopstoke

Bishopstoke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Karen Caws	1,544	49.3	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Winstanley	884	28.2	+4.2
	Conservative	Robert Yates	285	9.1	−2.9
	Labour	Victoria White	260	8.3	+0.4
	Independent	Gary Chaffey	159	5.1	N/A
Majority			660	21.1
Turnout			3,132	37.8
	Independent hold		Swing	-5.5

Bursledon & Hound North

Bursledon & Hound North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane O'Sullivan	1,517	72.8	+6.3
	Conservative	Stephanie Arnold	391	18.8	−4.8
	Labour	Jacob Phillips	175	8.4	−1.5
Majority			1,126	54.0
Turnout			2,083	28.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.5

Chandler's Ford

Chandler's Ford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	George Baker	1,769	58.2	+3.2
	Conservative	Shelagh Lee	992	32.7	+1.5
	Labour	Kathy O'Neill	276	9.1	+3.4
Majority			777	25.5
Turnout			3,037	37.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

Eastleigh Central

Eastleigh Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bhavin Dedhia	979	45.2	+13.1
	Labour Co-op	Josh Constable	610	28.2	+3.2
	Conservative	Douglas Fox	342	15.8	−0.6
	Green	Jack Stapleton	234	10.8	+4.7
Majority			369	17.0
Turnout			2,165	29.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Eastleigh North

Eastleigh North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Reynolds	1,213	53.8	+9.3
	Conservative	Carl Hunter	594	26.4	−3.2
	Labour	Sarah Jutsum	446	19.8	+4.1
Majority			619	27.4
Turnout			2,253	31.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.2

Shown as a Liberal Democrat hold, although the previous incumbent, Sara Tyson-Payne had left the Liberal Democrats in 2021 and sat the remainder of her term as an independent.

Eastleigh South

Eastleigh South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Darshan Mann	1,008	50.4	−2.2
	Labour	Steve Phillips	386	19.3	+1.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Arnold	346	17.3	+7.7
	Green	Natalie Roebuck	189	9.5	−10.4
	Reform UK	Clare Fawcett	70	3.5	N/A
Majority			622	31.1
Turnout			1,999	24.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-1.8

Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Fair Oak & Horton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Marsh	1,286	40.5	−2.0
	Conservative	Benjamin Burcombe-Filer	1,114	35.1	−2.8
	Green	Ben Parry	500	15.8	+2.9
	Labour	Margaret Ashton	274	8.6	+1.9
Majority			172	5.4
Turnout			3,174	36.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.4

Hamble & Netley

Hamble & Netley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Holland	1,523	54.1	−8.7
	Independent	Simon Hand	447	15.9	N/A
	Conservative	Jeanette Fox	445	15.8	−10.8
	Green	Phil Horton	216	7.7	+3.2
	Labour	Alison Phillips	182	6.5	+0.4
Majority			1,076	38.2
Turnout			2,814	35.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	N/A

Hedge End North

Hedge End North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Corben	1,202	55.5	−1.7
	Conservative	Paul Redding	510	23.6	−1.0
	Labour	Geoff Budd	277	12.8	+3.2
	Green	Glynn Fleming	175	8.1	−0.5
Majority			692	31.9
Turnout			2,164	29.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.3

Hedge End South

Hedge End South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cynthia Garton	1,651	57.6	−6.0
	Conservative	Christopher Yates	778	27.1	−1.2
	Labour	Keith Day	231	8.1	±0.0
	Green	Geoff Skinner	205	7.2	N/A
Majority			873	30.5
Turnout			2,866	33.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.4

Hiltingbury

Hiltingbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Duguid	2,039	57.1	+0.6
	Conservative	Albie Slawson	1,111	31.1	−7.4
	Green	Rich House	275	7.7	N/A
	Labour	Emma Robinson	145	4.1	−0.9
Majority			928	26.0
Turnout			3,572	44.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.0

West End North

West End North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gomer	847	56.9	+4.5
	Conservative	Anna Lindsell	398	26.7	−2.0
	Green	Tracy Weeks	136	9.1	−3.4
	Labour	Geoff Kosted	97	6.5	±0.0
	TUSC	Neil Henry	11	0.7	N/A
Majority			449	30.2
Turnout			1,489	32.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

West End South

West End South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Du-Crow	876	54.3	+2.2
	Conservative	Jerry Hall	493	30.5	−3.2
	Labour	Steve Willoughby	143	8.9	−0.5
	Green	Dave Waghorn	102	6.3	N/A
Majority			383	23.8
Turnout			1,614	33.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.7

References

"Lib Dems keep tight control of power at Eastleigh council". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
"Eastleigh Borough Council elections 2023: Full list of results". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
"Borough Council elections". Eastleigh Borough Council. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
"Eastleigh result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.

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