2018 Havant Borough Council election

The 2018 Havant Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

2018 Havant Borough Council election

3 May 2018
15 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 31 2 1 Seats won 13 1 1 Seats after 33 2 1 Seat change 2 Popular vote 16,868 5,075 4,144
Results by Ward
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative: 33
• UKIP: 2
• Labour: 2
• Liberal Democrats: 1

Results

The Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats all won seats this election, with the Conservatives gaining two of UKIP's four seats; the Conservatives won 13 of the 15 seats up for election, with Labour and the Liberal Democrats holding one seat each which was up for election; two seats in Hayling West were up for election.

Havant local election result 2018

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	13	2	0	2		61.24	16,868
	Labour	1	0	0			18.42	5,075
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0			15.04	4,144
	Green	0	0	0		0	3.07	848
	UKIP	0	0	2	2	0	2.19	605

Ward results

Barncroft

Barncroft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Crellin	498	59.3
	Labour	Philip Pearson	268	31.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alun Williams	74	8.8
Majority			230
Turnout			840
	Conservative hold		Swing

Battins

Battins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Johanna Lowe	384	38.6
	Conservative	David Collins	313	31.5
	Labour	Philip Munday	298	29.9
Majority			71
Turnout			995
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bedhampton

Bedhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Robinson	1,428	60.3
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Gray	646	27.3
	Labour	Sheree Earnshaw	296	12.5
Majority			782
Turnout			2,370
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bondfields

Bondfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Rennie	525	52.9
	Labour	Munazza Faiz	335	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Bolt	133	13.4
Majority			190
Turnout			993
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cowplain

Cowplain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Briggs	1,438	68.2
	Labour	Jay Kelly	288	13.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Jackson	210	10.0
	Green	Bruce Holman	172	8.2
Majority			1,150
Turnout			2108
	Conservative hold		Swing

Emsworth

Emsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Kennett	2,195	69.1
	Labour	Stephen Bilbe	689	21.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Maple	294	9.3
Majority			1,506
Turnout			3,178
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hart Plain

Hart Plain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Praid Bains	1,322	66.4
	Labour	Howard Sherlock	324	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Bolt	194	9.7
	Green	John Colman	152	7.6
Majority			998
Turnout			1,992
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hayling East

Hayling East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rosemarie Raines	1,571	59.8
	Labour	Peter Oliver	483	18.4
	UKIP	John Perry	279	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Suzette Gray	165	6.3
	Green	Natasha Parker	131	5.0
Majority			1,088
Turnout			2,629
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Hayling West

Hayling West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Isobel Scott	1,815	70.0
	Conservative	Michael Wilson	1,792	69.1
	Labour	John Mealy	390	15.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Gray	345	13.3
	Liberal Democrats	William Forrow	336	13.0
	Labour	Ian Heapy	306	11.8
	UKIP	Patricia Farnham	207	8.0
Turnout			2,757
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purbrook

Purbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Christie	1,312	61.9
	Labour	Simon Hagan	410	19.3
	Liberal Democrats	Antonia Harrison	283	13.3
	Green	Rosemarie Blackburn	116	5.5
Majority			902
Turnout			2,121
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Faith's

St. Faiths

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Branson	1,498	57.1
	Labour	Simon Cattermole	486	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Briggs	362	13.8
	Green	Richard Lanchester	277	10.6
Majority			1,012
Turnout			2,623
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stakes

Stakes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Milne	990	58.5
	Labour	Lorraine Brown	489	28.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Bazley	212	12.5
Majority			501
Turnout			1,691
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Warren Park

Warren Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beryl Francis	319	36.7
	Conservative	Curtis Stanfield	313	36.0
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Brown	119	13.7
	UKIP	Graham Stouse	119	13.7
Majority			6
Turnout			870
	Labour hold		Swing

Waterloo

Waterloo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Sceal	1,650	69.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Pratley	723	30.5
Majority			927
Turnout			2,373
	Conservative hold		Swing