Gosport Borough Council

Gosport Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of Gosport, in the county of Hampshire, England. The council consists of 28 councillors, two or three for each of the 14 wards in the town.[2] It is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats, led by Peter Chegwyn.[3] The borough council is based at Gosport Town Hall.[4]

Gosport Borough Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Peter Chegwyn,
Liberal Democrat
since 19 May 2022[1]
Structure
Seats28 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  Liberal Democrat (16)
Other parties
  Conservative (10)
  Labour (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
5 May 2022
Meeting place
Town Hall, High Street, Gosport, PO12 1EB
Website
https://www.gosport.gov.uk/

History

Gosport was historically part of the parish of Alverstoke. Gosport's first form of local government was a body of improvement commissioners known as the "Gosport Town Trustees", established in 1763.[5] In 1874 the town trustees were replaced by a Local Board (also known as the Urban Sanitary Authority) and the local government district was enlarged to cover the whole parish of Alverstoke, and so the new body was called the "Alverstoke Local Board".[6] The loss of the Gosport name from its governing body was a subject of ongoing debate in the area for some years afterwards, and in 1891 the local board was renamed the "Gosport and Alverstoke Local Board".[7][8]

Under the Local Government Act 1894, urban sanitary authorities such as the Gosport and Alverstoke Local Board were reconstituted as urban districts, and so the council became the "Gosport and Alverstoke Urban District Council". On 9 November 1922 the urban district was made a municipal borough and the Alverstoke name was removed from its title, and so the council became "Gosport Borough Council".[9][10][11] On 1 April 1974 the district became a non-metropolitan district, altering its powers and responsibilities but keeping the same area and name.[12]

Political structure

Following the 2022 Borough Council elections, the political structure of the council is as follows:[13]

Council Structure
Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 16
Conservatives 10
Labour 2
Councillors
ElectionMemberWard Councillor since Current Party
2018 Sue BallardElson 2006 Liberal Democrat
2018 Piers BatemanLee East 2014 Conservative
2018 Linda BattyBridgemary South 2014 Conservative
2016 John Beavis MBELee West 2008 Conservative
2018 Sean Peter BlackmanPrivett 2018 Conservative
2016 Graham BurgessLee East 1998 Conservative
2018 Christopher CarterLee West 2002 Conservative
2018 Kevin CaseyAlverstoke 2018 Conservative
2018 Peter ChegwynLeesland 2002 Liberal Democrat
2018 June CullyTown 1996 Labour
2016 Richard EarleElson 2016 Liberal Democrat
2016 Keith FarrTown 2012 Labour
2018 Clive Foster-ReedForton 2006 Liberal Democrat
2016 Diane FurlongHardway 2016 Conservative
2017 Stephen HammondBridgemary North 2017 Liberal Democrat
2022 [14] David HerridgeRowner & Holbrook 2018 Liberal Democrat
2016 Mark HookAlverstoke 1998 Conservative
2018 Lynn HookPeel Common 2010 Conservative
2016 Zoe HugginsPrivett 2016 Conservative
2018 Jamie HutchisonHardway 2018 Liberal Democrat
2016 Robert HylandsBrockhurst 2009 Liberal Democrat
2018 Tony JessopGrange 2010 Conservative
2018 Murray JohnstonRowner and Holbrook 2018 Liberal Democrat
2016 Kathleen JonesBridgemary South 2016 Conservative
2016 Dawn KellyChristchurch 2016 Liberal Democrat
2019 Siobhan MitchellBrockhurst 2019 Liberal Democrat
2016 Margaret MorganGrange 2012 Conservative
2018 Martin PepperBridgemary North 2018 Liberal Democrat
2016 Stephen PhilpottPeel Common 2004 Conservative
2016 Angela Prickett Forton 2016 Liberal Democrat
2016 Phillip Raffaelli CB FRCP Anglesey 2016 Conservative
2018 Alan Scard Anglesey 2010 Conservative
2018 Julie Westerby Christchurch 2018 Liberal Democrat

[15]

See also

References
  1. "Council minutes, 19 May 2022". Gosport Borough Council.
  2. "Your Councillors by Ward". Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "Local elections 2022: Lib Dems take over Gosport Borough Council from Conservatives". The News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. Hatherley, Owen (2021). Modern Buildings in Britain: A Gazetteer. Penguin Books. p. 337. ISBN 978-0141998312.
  5. "No. 23367". The London Gazette. 3 April 1868. p. 2043. An Act for the better paving of the streets, and for preventing nuisances and other annoyances in the town of Gosport, in the county of Southampton (3 Geo 3rd, c. 56)
  6. Annual Report of the Local Government Board. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1875. p. 498. Retrieved 11 September 2022. The Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1874 (No. 3)
  7. "Alverstoke or Gosport?". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 11 April 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  8. "Altering name of Local Board". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 2 May 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  9. "No. 32649". The London Gazette. 24 March 1922. p. 2416.
  10. "Gosport a municipal borough: The new era begins". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 10 November 1922. p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  11. "Relationships and changes Gosport MB/UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  13. "Gosport result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News.
  14. "Councillor details - Councillor David Herridge". 13 September 2022.
  15. Council, Gosport Borough (2021-04-21). "Your Councillors". democracy.gosport.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
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