Eastleigh Borough Council elections

One third of Eastleigh Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control
Election Overall control Lib Dem Conservative Labour Ind.
1973 No overall control 29 7 8 -
1976 Conservative 1 36 6 1
1978 Conservative 1 37 4 1
1979 Conservative 2 34 7 1
1980 Conservative 4 31 9 -
1982 Conservative 8 25 11 -
1983 No overall control 11 22 11 -
1984 No overall control 14 20 10 -
1986 No overall control 19 16 9 -
1987 No overall control 21 15 8 -
1988 Social and Liberal Democrats 23 15 6 -
1990 No overall control 22 16 6 -
1991 No overall control 20 17 7 -
1992 No overall control 19 19 6 -
1994 No overall control 22 18 4 -
1995 Liberal Democrats 27 13 4 -
1996 Liberal Democrats 31 7 6 -
1998 Liberal Democrats 29 7 8 -
1999 Liberal Democrats 29 7 8 -
2000 Liberal Democrats 28 9 7 -
2002 Liberal Democrats 31 9 4 -
2003 Liberal Democrats 30 10 4 -
2004 Liberal Democrats 32 9 3 -
2006 Liberal Democrats 34 7 3 -
2007 Liberal Democrats 37 5 2 -
2008 Liberal Democrats 38 4 2 -
2010 Liberal Democrats 39 4 1 -
2011 Liberal Democrats 38 4 0 2
2012 Liberal Democrats 40 4 0 0
2014 Liberal Democrats 40 4 0 0
2015 Liberal Democrats 38 6 0 0
2016 Liberal Democrats 38 6 0 0
2018 Liberal Democrats 32 4 0 3
2019 Liberal Democrats 34 2 0 3
2021 Liberal Democrats 32 2 0 5
2022 Liberal Democrats 33 1 0 5
2023 Liberal Democrats 35 1 0 3

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1976 have been:[1]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Godfrey Olson Conservative19761986
Margaret Kyrle Liberal19861988
Liberal Democrats19881990
Godfrey Olson Conservative19901994
Keith House Liberal Democrats1994

Council elections

District result maps
  • 2018 results map
    2018 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map

By-election results
Bishopstoke By-Election 27 June 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,050 41.6
Liberal Democrats 1,012 40.2 -20.7
Conservative 458 18.2
Majority 38 1.4
Turnout 2,520 35.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Fair Oak and Horton Heath 3 November 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Couldrey 828 46.0 +6.8
Conservative Steven Broomfield 553 30.7 +3.7
UKIP George McGuinness 286 15.9 -6.5
Labour John Sorley 132 7.3 -4.1
Majority 275 15.3
Turnout 1,808 26.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hedge End Grange Park by-election, 29 June 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clifford Morris 669 56.5 +15.5
Conservative Joyce Haythorne 316 26.7 -10.9
Labour Keith Day 144 12.2 +0.9
Green Rosanna Campbell 41 3.5 N/A
UKIP Peter House 14 1.2 -9.0
Majority 353 29.8
Turnout 1,185 20.05
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +26.4

References
  1. "Council minutes". Eastleigh Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. The Borough of Eastleigh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  3. The Hampshire (Areas) Order 1985
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Eastleigh (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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