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2023 Havant Borough Council election

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10 out of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alex Rennie Philip Munday Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 36 seats, 48.1% 2 seats, 21.3% 0 seats, 19.1% Seats before 33 2 1 Seats won 5 2 2 Seats after 30 4 2 Seat change 5 2 2 Popular vote 9,655 5,996 5,035 Percentage 39.4% 24.5% 20.6% Swing 8.7% 3.2% 1.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Green Independent Last election 0 seats, 11.2% 1 seat, 0.0% Seats before 0 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,497 67 Percentage 14.3% 0.3% Swing 3.1% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Havant Borough Council election
Leader before election Alex Rennie Conservative Leader after election Alex Rennie Conservative

The 2023 Havant Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election, being led by Alex Rennie. The Conservatives lost seats at the election, but retained their majority.

Election result

2023 Havant Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5	5	50.0	25	30	78.9	9,655	39.4	–8.7
	Labour	2	2	20.0	2	4	10.5	5,996	24.5	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	2	2	20.0	0	2	5.3	5,035	20.6	+1.5
	Green	1	1	10.0	0	1	2.6	3,497	14.3	+3.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.6	67	0.3	N/A
	ADF	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	129	0.5	N/A
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	122	0.5	N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Havant Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows:

Bedhampton

Bedhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Gray	782	38.5	+8.0
	Conservative	Mark Inkster*	762	37.5	–13.9
	Labour	Phil Pearson	282	13.9	–4.2
	Green	Shelley Saunders	204	10.0	N/A
Majority			20	1.0	N/A
Turnout			2,030	27.5	–1.4
Registered electors			7,382
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	11.0

Cowplain

Cowplain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Briggs	1,109	53.7	–4.9
	Labour	Jamie Biltcliffe	425	20.6	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel Harrison	334	16.2	+0.6
	Green	Bruce Holman	198	9.6	+0.2
Majority			684	33.1
Turnout			2,066	28.6	–1.3
Registered electors			7,224
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Emsworth

Emsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Grainne Rason	1,721	45.7	+22.3
	Conservative	Lucy Lawrence	1,092	29.0	–21.0
	Labour	Steve Bilbe	453	12.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Bolt	373	9.9	–16.7
	ADF	Juliet Johnson	129	3.4	N/A
Majority			629	16.7	N/A
Turnout			3,768	45.5	+5.6
Registered electors			8,281
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	21.7

Hart Plain

Hart Plain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Blades	990	51.1	–2.7
	Labour	Susan Arnold	552	28.5	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gregory Pearson	224	11.6	–1.4
	Green	Peter May	171	8.8	–1.6
Majority			438	22.6
Turnout			1,937	25.1	–1.2
Registered electors			7,717
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Hayling East

Hayling East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Coates	1,728	64.5	+32.1
	Conservative	Gill Wrixon	953	35.5	–7.9
Majority			755	29.0	N/A
Turnout			2,681	36.9	+2.1
Registered electors			7,266
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	20.0

Hayling West

Hayling West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Gray	1,718	60.0	+24.2
	Conservative	Andrew Free	903	31.5	–16.0
	Green	Natasha Parker	242	8.5	+4.3
Majority			815	28.5	N/A
Turnout			2,863	41.9	+3.9
Registered electors			6,834
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	20.1

Purbrook

Purbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ryan Brent	883	43.8	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Tansom	570	28.2	+10.3
	Labour	Simon Hagan	404	20.0	+0.1
	Green	Rosie Blackburn	161	8.0	–2.4
Majority			313	15.6
Turnout			2,018	27.6	–1.1
Registered electors			7,312
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

St Faiths

St Faiths

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Harris	1,631	51.3	–4.6
	Conservative	Tim Pike*	931	29.3	–1.0
	Green	Reuben Mychaleckyj	306	9.6	+2.3
	Reform UK	Dave Etherington	122	3.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Mleczko-Miller	120	3.8	–2.7
	Independent	Adam Bowman	67	2.1	N/A
Majority			700	22.0	–3.6
Turnout			3,177	38.8	–0.1
Registered electors			8,188
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.8

Stakes

Stakes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Patrick*	780	46.6	–5.7
	Labour	David Hill	521	31.1	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Antonia Harrison	224	13.4	–0.3
	Green	Carla Watt	149	8.9	+0.3
Majority			259	15.5	–11.4
Turnout			1,674	22.3	–0.1
Registered electors			7,507
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Waterloo

Waterloo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gwen Robinson*	1,252	54.7	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Jackson	690	30.2	+5.5
	Green	Neil Attewell	345	15.1	+0.7
Majority			562	24.5	–11.7
Turnout			2,287	28.8	–0.7
Registered electors			7,941
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

References

1. "Elections 2023". Havant Borough Council. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
2. Paine, Toby (5 May 2023). "Local elections: Full list of Havant Borough Council results". The News. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. "Local Elections 2023: Results in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire". ITV News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
4. "Election results". Havant Borough Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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