Gosport Borough Council elections
Half of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected every two years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Council elections
- Gosport Borough Council election, 1998
- Gosport Borough Council election, 1999
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2000
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[2]
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2004
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2006
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2008
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2010
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2012
- Gosport Borough Council election, 2014
By-election results
Rowner By-Election 19 September 1996 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
908 |
51.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
620 |
34.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
249 |
14.0 |
|
Majority |
288 |
16.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,777 |
29.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Brockhurst By-Election 30 October 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
427 |
36.1 |
+7.8 |
|
Independent Liberal Democrat |
|
423 |
35.8 |
+35.8 |
|
Conservative |
|
221 |
18.7 |
-2.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
111 |
9.4 |
-41.0 |
Majority |
4 |
0.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,182 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Leesland By-Election 29 October 1998 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
797 |
57.2 |
+22.2 |
|
Conservative |
|
402 |
28.9 |
-6.4 |
|
Labour |
|
194 |
13.9 |
-2.5 |
Majority |
395 |
28.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,393 |
25.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Privett By-Election 21 August 2003[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Colin Jacobs |
603 |
48.4 |
+7.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Austin Hicks |
485 |
38.9 |
-7.8 |
|
Labour |
Gayle Batterbury |
158 |
12.7 |
+0.0 |
Majority |
118 |
9.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,246 |
38.0 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Town By-Election 2 August 2007[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Diane Searle |
480 |
41.7 |
-19.8 |
|
Conservative |
Adam Burns |
320 |
27.8 |
+0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Heather Carr |
200 |
17.4 |
+5.8 |
|
Independent |
Brian Hart |
71 |
6.2 |
+6.2 |
|
English Democrats |
Robert Shaw |
50 |
4.3 |
+4.3 |
|
Green |
Jane Staffieri |
31 |
2.7 |
+2.7 |
Majority |
160 |
13.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,152 |
32.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Brockhurst By-Election 9 July 2009[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Hylands |
562 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Siobhan Mitchell-Smith |
523 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Justin Henshaw |
364 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Taylor |
339 |
|
|
|
Green |
Claire Smith |
131 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Joe O'Gorman |
60 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael O'Gorman |
56 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,035 |
28.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
References
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