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

Leader	Peter Chegwyn	Graham Burgess	June Cully
Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Labour
Seats before	16	10	2
Seats after	15	11	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

Borough result maps

2002 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Rowner By-Election 19 September 1996
Party		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		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		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

Leesland By-Election 29 October 1998
Party		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
Party		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
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

Town By-Election 2 August 2007
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
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

Bridgemary North By-Election 30 November 2017
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

Brockhurst By-Election 30 May 2019
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

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

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

References

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

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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