The 2019 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect one third of members of Eastleigh Borough Council.[1][2] The outcome was a strengthened majority for the incumbent Liberal Democrats who gained two Conservative seats. No election was held in Botley, a two-member ward, this year.
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13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Eastleigh Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results by ward in 2019. White denotes no election held in this ward this year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editThe Liberal Democrats further strengthened their already large majority, with an increased vote share. They gained two Conservative seats, Fair Oak & Horton Heath and Hiltingbury. The Liberal Democrats successfully defended 10 seats up for reelection, whilst Independent Councillor Raymond Dean retained his Bishopstoke seat with an increased majority
The overall vote share also rose for the Liberal Democrats, as well as for UKIP and the Greens, whilst the Conservative vote share fell, alongside that of Labour and Independents.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87.2 | 52.1 | 17,305 | 1 | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.1 | 19.5 | 6,495 | 7.7 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 3,201 | 7.5 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 2,296 | 5.1 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1,977 | 4.6 | ||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1,952 | 0.3 |
Ward Results
editA * denotes an incumbent councillor seeking reelection.
Bishopstoke
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Raymond Dean* | 1,666 | 46.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Mignot | 1,287 | 37.8 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | John Edwards | 277 | 7.7 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | Phillip Parkinson-Shanley | 225 | 6.3 | −3.7 | |
Labour | Christine McKeone | 144 | 4.0 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 379 | 10.49 | |||
Turnout | 3,611 | 43.26 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Bursledon & Hound North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Rich* | 1,182 | 61.2 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Lisa Moody | 396 | 20.5 | −4.7 | |
UKIP | Janet Weller | 214 | 11.1 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Peter Chilton | 142 | 7.3 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 786 | 40.26 | |||
Turnout | 1,952 | 30.09 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Chandler's Ford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Timothy Groves* | 1,736 | 54.8 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Daniel Newcombe | 748 | 23.6 | −7.3 | |
UKIP | Peter House | 295 | 9.3 | +4.2 | |
Green | Paul Openshaw | 212 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Jennifer Prior | 177 | 5.6 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 987 | 31.05 | |||
Turnout | 3,178 | 38.00 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Eastleigh Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jephthe Dougie* | 1,111 | 48.9 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Joshua Constable | 400 | 17.6 | −8.5 | |
UKIP | Andrew Moore | 318 | 14.0 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Arnold | 267 | 11.8 | −7.1 | |
Green | Nicholas Tann | 175 | 7.7 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 711 | 31.18 | |||
Turnout | 2,280 | 29.63 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Eastleigh North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sara Tyson-Payne* | 1,195 | 49.2 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Simon Payne | 297 | 12.2 | −3.8 | |
Independent | David Betts | 286 | 11.8 | −9.2 | |
Labour | Kathleen O'Neill | 238 | 9.8 | −2.5 | |
UKIP | John Smith | 229 | 9.4 | +2.6 | |
Green | Alexander Hughes | 184 | 7.6 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 898 | 36.90 | |||
Turnout | 2,433 | 32.68 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Eastleigh South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Darshan Mann* | 1,130 | 54.6 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Gordon Clark | 344 | 16.6 | −10.2 | |
UKIP | Glenn Bryan | 338 | 16.3 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Wildin | 259 | 12.5 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 786 | 37.78 | |||
Turnout | 2,080 | 28.63 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michelle Marsh | 1,205 | 40.3 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Steven Broomfield* | 821 | 27.5 | −12.6 | |
Green | Jack Stapleton | 415 | 13.9 | ±0.0 | |
UKIP | Martin Lyon | 391 | 13.1 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Jillian Payne | 156 | 5.2 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 384 | 12.76 | |||
Turnout | 3,009 | 38.49 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hamble & Netley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adam Manning* | 1,640 | 59.1 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Jeanette Fox | 453 | 16.3 | −11.6 | |
Green | Susan Robson | 263 | 9.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | Andrew Whitehouse | 247 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Trudi White | 171 | 6.2 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 1187 | 42.51 | |||
Turnout | 2,792 | 35.01 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hedge End North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Corben* | 1,255 | 59.6 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | James Allen | 378 | 18.0 | −8.7 | |
Green | Rosanna Campbell | 187 | 8.9 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | John Tomlin | 146 | 6.9 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Geoff Budd | 138 | 6.6 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 877 | 41.44 | |||
Turnout | 2,116 | 28.14 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hedge End South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Garton* | 1,878 | 61.6 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Christopher Yates | 666 | 21.8 | −8.3 | |
UKIP | Benjamin Jones | 261 | 8.6 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Betty Layland | 128 | 4.2 | −0.4 | |
Green | Chetana Greenwood | 117 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1212 | 39.46 | |||
Turnout | 3,071 | 35.20 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hiltingbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | James Duguid | 1,905 | 50.6 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Michael Hughes* | 1,370 | 36.4 | −10.3 | |
Green | Janice Openshaw | 199 | 5.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Jean Leech | 184 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Labour | John Prior | 109 | 2.9 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 535 | 14.13 | |||
Turnout | 3,786 | 46.08 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
West End North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Richard Gomer* | 882 | 59.6 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Burcombe-Filer | 273 | 18.4 | −4.8 | |
UKIP | George McGuinness | 140 | 9.5 | +5.1 | |
Green | Glynn Fleming | 125 | 8.4 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Kosted | 60 | 4.1 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 609 | 40.92 | |||
Turnout | 1,488 | 33.72 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
West End South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Timothy Bearder | 899 | 56.5 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Jeremy Hall | 342 | 21.5 | −9.1 | |
UKIP | Christopher Greenwood | 161 | 10.1 | +0.6 | |
Green | Tracy Weeks | 100 | 6.3 | −1.6 | |
Labour | Stephen Willoughby | 89 | 5.6 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 557 | 34.79 | |||
Turnout | 1,601 | 32.29 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Eastleigh Borough Council". BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Eastleigh Borough Council. Retrieved 2 March 2020.