Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
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17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties had held power on the council with the casting vote of the mayor.[1] The election saw the Liberal Democrats close the gap with the Conservative party after making 5 gains, while the Labour party lost four of the five seats they had held. However following the election the Conservative party said that they would take charge of the council as they remained the largest party.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 16
- Liberal Democrat 14
- Labour 4
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 58.8 | 53.1 | 11,686 | +8.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 35.3 | 25.8 | 5,672 | -0.8% | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5.9 | 15.2 | 3,353 | -8.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 669 | -1.9% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 503 | +2.3% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 131 | +0.6% |
Ward results
editAlverstoke
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Hood | 1,175 | 70.5 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Payne | 200 | 12.0 | −3.5 | |
UKIP | Judith Smith | 165 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Jennifer Hall | 127 | 7.6 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 975 | 58.5 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,667 | 47.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anglesey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Forder | 711 | 49.1 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Brian Taylor | 664 | 45.9 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Graham Hewitt | 72 | 5.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 47 | 3.2 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,447 | 48.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bridgemary North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Edwards | 594 | 52.2 | +20.0 | |
Labour | Kenneth Searle | 544 | 47.8 | −20.0 | |
Majority | 50 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,138 | 32.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Bridgemary South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Geddes | 625 | 54.2 | +16.1 | |
Labour | Jill Wright | 529 | 45.8 | −16.1 | |
Majority | 96 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,154 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Brockhurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Salter | 571 | 47.5 | −7.5 | |
Conservative | Ivor Foster | 476 | 39.6 | +11.9 | |
Labour | Michael O'Gorman | 81 | 6.7 | −6.0 | |
Green | Jane Satffieri | 74 | 6.2 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 95 | 7.9 | −19.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,202 | 32.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Christchurch
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Dickson | 501 | 42.7 | +13.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Carr | 487 | 41.6 | −7.4 | |
UKIP | Catherine Andrews | 68 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Paul Noakes | 61 | 5.2 | −7.7 | |
Green | Veronika Forster | 55 | 4.7 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,172 | 34.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elson
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrea Bailey | 582 | 46.3 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Lynn Hook | 510 | 40.6 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Francis Bridgewater | 103 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Michael Madgwick | 61 | 4.9 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 72 | 5.7 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,256 | 35.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Forton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mervin Bradley | 448 | 41.0 | −7.4 | |
Labour | Keith Farr | 396 | 36.2 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Greenwood | 250 | 22.9 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 52 | 4.8 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,094 | 32.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Grange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kim West | 359 | 54.5 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Morby | 216 | 32.8 | +11.5 | |
Labour | Alan Durrant | 59 | 9.0 | −13.8 | |
Green | Iain MacLennan | 25 | 3.8 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 143 | 21.7 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 659 | 17.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hardway
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Langdon | 792 | 52.1 | +6.3 | |
Green | Andrea Smith | 472 | 31.1 | −13.6 | |
Labour | Jess Cully | 182 | 12.0 | +2.5 | |
UKIP | Darren Fells | 73 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 320 | 21.0 | +19.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,519 | 36.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lee East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Howard Burgess | 1,132 | 71.7 | −12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Keeley | 373 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
Labour | Peter Bell | 74 | 4.7 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 759 | 48.1 | −20.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,579 | 38.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lee West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Beavis | 1,691 | 89.7 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Jill Whitcher | 194 | 10.3 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 1,497 | 79.4 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,885 | 51.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Leesland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 604 | 48.2 | −18.8 | |
Conservative | George McAleese | 555 | 44.3 | +20.2 | |
Labour | Vivienne O'Gorman | 94 | 7.5 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 49 | 3.9 | −39.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,253 | 35.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Peel Common
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 913 | 68.1 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bowles | 291 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
Labour | Joseph O'Gorman | 136 | 10.1 | −32.5 | |
Majority | 622 | 46.4 | +31.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,340 | 40.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Privett
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ingeborg Forder | 734 | 49.6 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 677 | 45.8 | +8.2 | |
Labour | DenniJohn Madgwick | 68 | 4.6 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 57 | 3.8 | 12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,479 | 44.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Rowner and Holbrook
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Murphy | 345 | 39.5 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Edwards | 215 | 24.6 | −16.7 | |
Labour | John Train | 183 | 20.9 | −4.5 | |
English Democrat | Robert Shaw | 131 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 130 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 874 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Diane Searle | 492 | 38.0 | −23.5 | |
Conservative | Adam Burns | 427 | 32.9 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cyril Simpson | 240 | 18.5 | +6.9 | |
UKIP | Christine Harris | 94 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Green | Harry Haines | 43 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 65 | 5.1 | −29.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,296 | 34.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Election 2008: Coalition on cards again as Gosport Lib Dems close gap". The News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Gosport Tories take power". The News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
Preceded by 2006 Gosport Council election |
Gosport local elections | Succeeded by 2010 Gosport Council election |