Gosport Council election, 2006

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Elections to Gosport Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Gosport Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 8 4 0 +4 47.1 26.6 5,701 +13.0
  Conservative 6 1 2 -1 35.3 45.1 9,644 -11.1
  Labour 3 0 3 -3 17.6 23.3 4,993 -3.9
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 4.9 1,054 +3.9

[edit] Ward results

Alverstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Edgar 1,193 76.2 -5.1
Liberal Democrat Frances Elsom 242 15.5 +15.5
Labour Sharon Dewar 131 8.4 -10.3
Majority 951 60.7 -1.9
Turnout 1,566
Conservative hold Swing
Anglesey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Austin Hicks 810 54.0 +54.0
Conservative Aleck Hayward 622 41.4 -34.5
Labour Paul Noakes 69 4.6 -19.5
Majority 188 12.6
Turnout 1,501
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Bridgemary North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaun Cully 809 67.8 +10.2
Conservative Margaret Ward 384 32.2 -10.2
Majority 425 35.6 +20.4
Turnout 1,193
Labour hold Swing
Bridgemary South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Wright 703 61.9 +0.5
Conservative Pauline Taylor 433 38.1 -0.5
Majority 270 23.8 +1.0
Turnout 1,136
Labour hold Swing
Brockhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Julia Salter 677 55.0 +24.7
Conservative Laura Elshaw 341 27.7 -25.8
Labour Joseph O'Gorman 156 12.7 -3.5
Green Staffieri 58 4.7 +4.7
Majority 336 27.3
Turnout 1,232
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Christchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Michael Carr 585 49.0 +20.6
Conservative Michael Geddes 346 29.0 -15.3
Labour Alan Durrant 154 12.9 -14.4
Green Veronika Forster 108 9.1 +9.1
Majority 239 20.0
Turnout 1,193
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Elson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Susan Ballard 648 48.6 +17.3
Conservative Keith Edwards 517 38.8 -8.2
Green Noelle Bradshaw 88 6.6 +6.6
Labour Louie Sykes 81 6.1 -1.5
Majority 131 9.8
Turnout 1,334
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Forton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Clive Foster-Reed 556 48.4 +18.5
Labour Kenneth Searle 356 31.0 -9.5
Conservative Gary Elshaw 158 13.8 -15.8
Green Mark Vernon 78 6.8 +6.8
Majority 200 17.4
Turnout 1,148
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Champion 310 46.4 +17.4
Labour Victor Burt 152 22.8 -11.4
Liberal Democrat Mark Mudie 142 21.3 -15.5
Green Ian Maclennan 64 9.6 +9.6
Majority 168 23.6
Turnout 668
Conservative hold Swing
Hardway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Allen 625 45.8 -20.3
Green Andrea Smith 610 44.7 +27.6
Labour Michael Wilson 129 9.5 -7.3
Majority 15 1.1 -47.9
Turnout 1,364
Conservative hold Swing
Lee East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Kimber 1,106 84.4 +1.4
Labour Jess Cully 205 15.6 -1.4
Majority 901 68.8 +2.8
Turnout 1,311
Conservative hold Swing
Lee West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Carter 1,410 85.9 +4.0
Labour Peter Bell 231 14.1 -4.0
Majority 1,179 71.8 +8.0
Turnout 1,641
Conservative hold Swing
Leesland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Peter Chegwyn 752 67.0 +18.1
Conservative Adam Burns 270 24.1 -11.0
Labour Michael O'Gorman 100 8.9 -7.1
Majority 482 42.9 +29.1
Turnout 1,122
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Peel Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Ward 806 57.4 -0.2
Labour Iris Binfield 597 42.6 +16.8
Majority 209 14.8 -17.0
Turnout 1,403
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Privett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Gill 743 54.1 +28.8
Conservative Lynn Hook 516 37.6 -25.4
Labour Jennifer Hall 115 8.4 -3.3
Majority 227 16.5
Turnout 1,374
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Rowner and Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sharon Mudie 403 41.3 +11.5
Conservative Joanne Watts 276 28.3 -6.3
Labour Peter Russell 248 25.4 -10.2
Green Rhiannon Thomas 48 4.9 +4.9
Majority 127 13.0
Turnout 975
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Cully 757 61.5 +7.3
Conservative Kathleen Stewart 331 26.9 -18.9
Liberal Democrat Dawn Kelly 143 11.6 +11.6
Majority 426 34.6 +26.2
Turnout 1,231
Labour hold Swing

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Preceded by
Gosport Council election 2004		 Gosport local elections Succeeded by
Gosport Council election 2008