2010_Gosport_Borough_Council_election
Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 6 May 2010.[1] [2] Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The Conservatives made six gains, including in some wards that they had lost in the previous election, despite having a reduced vote share. The Liberal Democrats and Labour Party lost 5 and 1 seats respectively, with Labour seeing a large increase of the total vote share.
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2020) |
Quick Facts 17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative: 22
- Liberal Democrat: 9
- Labour: 3
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 12 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 47.8 | 18,213 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 25.6 | 9,768 | |||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20.1 | 7,648 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 854 | ||||
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 619 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 528 | ||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 452 | ||||
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Alverstoke
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Edgar | 1,576 | 63.5 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dawn Kelly | 370 | 14.9 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Graham Hewitt | 339 | 9.9 | +6.1 | |
UKIP | Judith Smith | 136 | 5.5 | -4.4 | |
Green | Linda Maclennan | 60 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 1206 | ||||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Anglesey
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Scard | 1,254 | 56.8 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 764 | 34.6 | -11.3 | |
Labour | Michael Madgwick | 189 | 8.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 490 | ||||
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Bridgemary North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Wright | 1002 | 47.4 | ||
Conservative | John Whyte | 733 | 34.6 | ||
English Democrat | Tony Rowan | 381 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | 269 | ||||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Bridgemary South
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Carter | 1154 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | Alan Durrant | 848 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | 306 | ||||
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Brockhurst
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Justin Henshaw | 918 | 41.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Mude | 850 | 38.8 | ||
Labour | Michael O'Gorman | 331 | 15.1 | ||
Green | Jane Staffieri | 92 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 68 | ||||
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Christchurch
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Wayne Ronayne | 862 | 40.2 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Morby | 777 | 36.3 | -5.3 | |
Labour | John Hustler | 312 | 14.6 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | Catherine Andrews | 191 | 8.9 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 85 | ||||
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Elson
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Susan Ballard | 1,049 | 45.5 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Stephen Green | 907 | 39.3 | -1.3 | |
Labour | Paul Noakes | 205 | 8.9 | +4.0 | |
UKIP | John Bridgewater | 143 | 6.2 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 142 | ||||
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Forton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 789 | 39.9 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Peter Greenwood | 610 | 30.8 | -5.4 | |
Labour | Keith Farr | 580 | 29.3 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 179 | ||||
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Grange
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tony Jessop | 641 | 42.8 | -11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Woods | 594 | 39.6 | +6.8 | |
Labour | James Fox | 204 | 13.6 | +3.6 | |
Green | Fiona Maclennan | 60 | 4.0 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 47 | ||||
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Hardway
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Allen | 1184 | 44.7 | -7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cyril Simpson | 799 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
Labour | Stephen Williams | 278 | 10.5 | -1.5 | |
Green | Claire Smith | 240 | 9.1 | -22.00 | |
UKIP | Darren Fells | 145 | 5.5 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 385 | ||||
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Lee East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Kimber | 1,853 | 71.7 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Keeley | 766 | 25.3 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Peter Bell | 412 | 4.7 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 1087 | ||||
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Lee West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Cater | 1,849 | 64.9 | -24.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Bailey | 698 | 24.5 | +24.5 | |
Labour | Jill Whitcher | 302 | 10.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 1151 | ||||
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Leesland
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 1016 | 48.2 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | George McAleese | 872 | 41.1 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Charis Noakes | 233 | 11.0 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 144 | ||||
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Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Peel Common
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lynn Hook | 1,304 | 58.7 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Paule Ripley | 483 | 21.7 | 0 | |
Independent | John Bowles[note 1] | 435 | 10.1 | [note 1] | |
Majority | 821 | ||||
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- Stood in previous election as Liberal Democrat Candidate. -2.1 swing from previous
Privett
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 1062 | 45.6 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Gill | 971 | 41.7 | -7.9 | |
Labour | Joan Bateman | 297 | 12.7 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 91 | ||||
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Rowner and Holbrook
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Lane | 753 | 44.1 | +4.6 | |
Labour | John Train | 543 | 31.8 | +10.9 | |
English Democrat | Bob Shaw | 174 | 10.2 | -4.8 | |
UKIP | Jacob Campbell | 144 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Independent | Jim McGookin | 93 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 210 | ||||
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Town
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | June Cully | 1090 | 38.0 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Brian Taylor | 682 | 30.2 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Simpson | 325 | 14.4 | -4.1 | |
UKIP | Chris Harris | 95 | 4.2 | -3.1 | |
English Democrat | Fungus Adams | 64 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 408 | ||||
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Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Gosport". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- "Election Results - Local - 6 May 2010". Gosport Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2020.