2016 Havant Borough Council election

The 2016 Havant Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2016 Havant Borough Council election
5 May 2016
14 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative UKIP Labour
Seats before 31 2 4
Seats won 11 2 1
Seats after 31 4 2
Seat change Steady Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 13,094 5,048 5,764
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was:

  • Conservative: 31
  • UKIP: 4
  • Labour: 2
  • Liberal Democrats: 1

Results

The Conservatives, Labour, and UKIP were the only parties to win seats this election, with UKIP gaining two from Labour.

Havant local election result 2016
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 0 0 Steady 45.8 14,014
  Labour 1 0 2 Decrease2 20.7 5,764
  UKIP 2 2 0 Increase2 18.1 5,048
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 14.3 3,976
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 12

Ward results

Barncroft
Bedhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yvonne Weeks 417 45.3
UKIP Brenda Kerrin 251 27.3
Labour Philip Pearson 209 22.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Bolt 44 4.8
Majority 166
Turnout 921
Conservative hold Swing

Battins
Battins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Malcolm Carpenter 319 31.5
Labour Ralph Cousins 255 25.2
Liberal Democrats Johanna Lowe 243 24.0
Conservative Ian Payne 196 19.3
Majority 64
Turnout 1,013
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Bedhampton
Bedhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Smith 1,051 48.8
Liberal Democrats Philippa Gray 750 34.8
Labour Freya Savidge-Conway 353 16.4
Majority 301
Turnout 2,154
Conservative hold Swing

Bondfields
Bondfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Hart 422 37.2
UKIP Edmun Whiffen 272 24.0
Conservative Curtis Stanfield 267 23.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Billam 174 15.3
Majority 150
Turnout 1,135
Labour hold Swing

Cowplain
Cowplain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Keast 1,095 50.7
UKIP Andrew Boxall 545 35.2
Labour Kenneth Monks 293 13.6
Liberal Democrats John Jacobs 228 10.6
Majority 550
Turnout 2,161
Conservative hold Swing

Emsworth
Emsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole-Mary Bowerman 1,718 52.7
Labour Steve Bilbe 637 19.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Maple 467 14.3
UKIP Brian Kerrin 438 13.4
Majority 1,081
Turnout 3,260
Conservative hold Swing

Hart Plain
Hart Plain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Shimbart 1,296 62.3
Labour Howard Sherlock 428 20.6
Liberal Democrats Fiona Drinan 357 17.2
Majority 868
Turnout 2,081
Conservative hold Swing

Hayling East
Hayling East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynne Turner 1,121 42.6
UKIP Lesley Marsden 820 31.2
Labour Mark Coates 527 20.0
Liberal Democrats Natalie Willcocks 162 6.2
Majority 301
Turnout 2,630
Conservative hold Swing

Hayling West
Hayling West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanne Thomas 1,384 52.8
UKIP Stephen Humphrey 568 21.7
Labour Sheree Earnshaw 418 16.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Gray 237 9.0
BNP John-Laurence Moore 12 0.5
Majority 816
Turnout 2,619
Conservative hold Swing

Purbrook
Purbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caren Howard 1,081 48.4
UKIP Anthony Gundry 560 25.1
Labour Patricia Thomson 400 17.9
Liberal Democrats Hilary Bolt 191 8.6
Majority 521
Turnout 2,232
Conservative hold Swing

St Faith's
St. Faiths
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Guest 1,159 43.6
Labour Philip Munday 693 26.1
UKIP Richard Coates 436 16.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Briggs 370 13.9
Majority 466
Turnout 2,658
Conservative hold Swing

Stakes
Stakes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dianne Lloyd 707 39.9
UKIP Carole Newnham 519 29.3
Labour Anthony Berry 364 20.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Bazley 184 10.4
Majority 188
Turnout 1,774
Conservative hold Swing

Warren Park
Warren Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP John Davis 320 36.2
Labour Richard Brown 305 34.5
Conservative Hakan Ustabas 131 14.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Brown 128 14.5
Majority 15
Turnout 884
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Waterloo
Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Wade 1,471 62.0
Labour Paul Fencott 460 19.4
Liberal Democrats Scott Richardson 441 18.6
Majority 1,011
Turnout 2,372
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2016 - Havant". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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