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]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–1976
Conservative	1976–1990
No overall control	1990–1991
Liberal Democrats	1991–1997
No overall control	1997–2004
Conservative	2004–2006
No overall control	2006–2010
Conservative	2010–present

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

Rowner By-Election 8 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		931	48.9
	Conservative		763	40.1
	Liberal Democrat		210	11.0
Majority			168	8.8
Turnout			1,904
	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

Alverstoke By-Election 12 September 2002^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		907	65.6	-3.0
	Labour		412	29.8	+21.1
	Liberal Democrat		63	4.5	-18.2
Majority			495	35.8
Turnout			1,382	39.6
	Conservative 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

↑ "Gosport". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
↑ "Gosport". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
↑ "Labour regains ground in local contests". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-09-13. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
↑ "Tories buck losing trend". London: guardian.co.uk. 2003-08-22. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
↑ "Labour retains power in Gosport". The Portsmouth Evening News. 2007-08-02. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Lib Dems hold on to seats in Gosport by-election". The News. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

By-election results

External links

Gosport Borough Council

Council elections in Hampshire

Hampshire County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

East Hampshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Eastleigh Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Fareham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

Gosport Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

Hart District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Havant Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

New Forest District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Portsmouth City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rushmoor Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Southampton City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Test Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Winchester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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