Gosport Borough Council elections

Half of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected every two years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973–1976
Conservative1976–1990
No overall control1990–1991
Liberal Democrats1991–1997
No overall control1997–2004
Conservative2004–2006
No overall control2006–2010
Conservative2010–2022
Liberal Democrats2022–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council (formally the chair of the policy and organisation board) since 2008 have been:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Mark Hook Conservative200819 May 2021
Graham Burgess Conservative19 May 202119 May 2022
Peter Chegwyn Liberal Democrats19 May 2022

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results
Rowner By-Election 19 September 1996
Party Candidate 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 Candidate 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 Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 427 36.1 +7.8
Ind. Liberal Democrat 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
Leesland By-Election 29 October 1998
Party Candidate 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[6]
Party Candidate 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[7]
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
Town By-Election 2 August 2007[8]
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[9]
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
Bridgemary North by-election, 30 November 2017[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hammond, Stephen Geoffrey 644 58%
Labour Fox, James Llewellyn 255 23%
Conservative Dickson, Richard James 212 19%
Turnout 1,111 32%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Brockhurst By-Election 30 May 2019[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Mitchell 488 52  ???
Conservative Pecs Uluiviti 214 23  ???
Union & Sovereignty Simion James Bellford 165 17 +17
Labour Kristy Anne Smillie 80 8  ???
Majority 4 0.3
Turnout 947 26
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Gosport". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. "Council minutes". Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  4. "Gosport". BBC Online. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. "Labour regains ground in local contests". guardian.co.uk. London. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  7. "Tories buck losing trend". guardian.co.uk. London. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  8. "Labour retains power in Gosport". The Portsmouth Evening News. 2 August 2007.
  9. "Lib Dems hold on to seats in Gosport by-election". The News. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  10. "Election results for Bridgemary North". ww.gosport.gov.uk. Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  11. "Election results for Brockhurst, 30 May 2019". democracy.gosport.gov.uk. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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