2024 Gosport Borough Council election

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2024 Gosport Borough Council election
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15 out of 28 seats to Gosport Borough Council
15 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Peter Chegwyn Graham Burgess June Cully
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Current seats 16 10[a] 2
Seats needed Increase 6 Increase 13
Incumbent Leader

Peter Chegwyn
Liberal Democrats



The 2024 Gosport Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-half of the 28 members of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire will be elected, as well as a vacancy in Lee West ward.[1]

Background[edit]

Gosport has historically been controlled by all 3 major parties. Labour controlled the council from its creation to 1976, when the Conservatives won a majority.[2] This lasted until 1990 when the council fell into no overall control, before being gained by the Liberal Democrats in 1991.[2] At the 1998 election, the council again fell into no overall control, and was gained by the Conservatives in 2010.[3]

The 2022 election was to elect all seats following boundary changes. In that election, the Liberal Democrats won a majority, with 16 seats and a 40.9% vote share. The Conservatives won 10 with 42.8%, and Labour won 2 with 11.7%. The 2024 election is for seats held by the candidate with the second-highest number of votes.[4]

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2022 election Before 2024 election[5] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 16 Liberal Democrats 16 Liberal Democrats
Conservative 10 Conservative 9 Conservative
Labour 2 Labour 2 Labour

Changes:

  • March 2024: John Beavis (Conservative) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[1]

Results[edit]

Gosport Borough Council Election Result 2024
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 7
  Conservative 5
  Labour 1
  Green 0
  Heritage 0
  Independent 0
  Reform UK 0

Ward results[edit]

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Alverstoke[edit]

Alverstoke[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adele Earle
Labour Jonathan Eaton
Conservative Zoe Huggins*
Turnout
Swing

Anglesey[edit]

Anglesey[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Hall
Green James Kirkham
Conservative Alan Scard*
Liberal Democrats Deborah Sherman
Turnout
Swing

Bridgemary[edit]

Bridgemary[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Jones
Liberal Democrats Bob Maynard*
Labour Margaret Williams
Turnout
Swing

Brockhurst and Privett[edit]

Brockhurst and Privett[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robbie Beech
Labour Rick Bolger
Liberal Democrats Thomas Finn
Green Jane Staffieri
Turnout
Swing

Elson[edit]

Elson[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jess Cully
Liberal Democrats Richard Earle*
Heritage Lisa Englefield
Green Kathryn Kelly
Conservative Alan Neville
Turnout
Swing

Forton[edit]

Forton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Bellord
Reform UK Paddy Bergin
Labour Tynan Bryant
Liberal Democrats Peter Chegwyn*
Turnout
Swing

Grange and Alver Valley[edit]

Grange and Alver Valley[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jonathan Brown
Liberal Democrats Clive Foster-Reed
Conservative Tony Jessop*
Turnout
Swing

Harbourside and Town[edit]

Harbourside and Town[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Critchley
Labour Alan Durrant*
Liberal Democrats Mike Ewin
Green Ken Hawkins
Conservative Lesley Meenaghan
Turnout
Swing

Hardway[edit]

Hardway[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Cox*
Labour Simon Davis
Conservative Diane Furlong
Green Tony Sudworth
Turnout
Swing

Lee East[edit]

Lee East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Batten
Liberal Democrats Kirsten Bradley*
Labour Chris Percival
Turnout
Swing

Lee West[edit]

Lee West (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Cruddas
Conservative Dan Hayes
Liberal Democrats Lizzie Maynard-Seal
Conservative Stevyn Ricketts
Turnout
C hold Swing
Swing

Leesland and Newtown[edit]

Leesland and Newtown[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Percival
Green Miles Plested
Conservative Peceli Uluiviti
Liberal Democrats Julie Westerby*
Turnout
Swing

Peel Common[edit]

Peel Common[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Marshall
Conservative Supriya Namdeo
Labour Daniel Stratton
Turnout
Swing

Rowner and Holbrook[edit]

Rowner and Holbrook[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Murray Johnston*
Labour Claire Percival
Conservative Gary Walker
Turnout
Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat in Lee West last held by the Conservatives.
  1. ^ a b Boothroyd, David. "In like Flintshire". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Gosport Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Gosport - Vote 2010". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/129, retrieved 4 April 2024
  5. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Gosport Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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