The 2016 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats gained two seats from the Conservatives and one from Labour, but the Conservatives remained in an overall majority.
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After the election the composition of the council was:
- Conservative: 19
- Liberal Democrats: 9
- Labour: 5
- UKIP: 1
Ward Results edit
Alverstoke edit
Anglesey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Raffaelli | 922 | 74.6 | 7.2 | |
Labour | David Waite | 314 | 25.4 | 7.2 | |
Majority | 608 | 41.2 | 14.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bridgemary North edit
Bridgemary South edit
Brockhurst edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Robert Hylands | 639 | 56.7 | 21.6 | |
Conservative | Gary Walker | 312 | 27.7 | 3.0 | |
Labour | James Fox | 107 | 9.5 | 0.1 | |
Green | Jane Staffieri | 68 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
Majority | 327 | 29.0 | 18.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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Hardway edit
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Lee West edit
Leesland edit
Peel Common edit
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Rowner and Holbrook edit
Town edit
References edit
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.