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.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2018 Havant Borough Council election

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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 Increase2 Steady Steady
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

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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

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Barncroft

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - Havant". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Election results | Havant Borough Council". www.havant.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2020.