The 2012 Gosport Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Gosport Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.[2] The Conservatives gained three seats from the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour gained one seat each from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Both Labour and the Conservatives saw an increased vote share, whilst the Liberal Democrats' vote share fell.
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17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election the composition of the council was:
- Conservative: 24
- Labour: 5
- Liberal Democrats: 5
Election Result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 51.5 | 9,312 | 3.7 | ||
Labour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25.3 | 4,585 | 5.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17.9 | 3,242 | 17.9 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 584 | 1.0 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 185 | 0.2 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 137 | 0.6 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 48 | 0.3 |
Ward Results edit
Alverstoke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Hook | 791 | 60.7 | 2.8 | |
Labour | James Fox | 220 | 16.9 | 7.0 | |
UKIP | Judith Smith | 194 | 14.9 | 9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Ballard | 99 | 7.60 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 571 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anglesey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Forder | 854 | 78.4 | 11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 254 | 20.3 | 14.3 | |
Labour | Belinda Baker | 141 | 11.3 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 600 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Bridgemary North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jill Wright | 708 | 62.9 | 15.5 | |
Conservative | Richard Bateman | 418 | 37.1 | 2.5 | |
Majority | 290 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bridgemary South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Geddes | 450 | 51.8 | 5.8 | |
Labour | Alan Durrant | 418 | 48.2 | 5.8 | |
Majority | 269 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brockhurst edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Robert Hylands | 554 | 55.9 | 14.0 | |
Conservative | Laura Elshaw | 277 | 28.0 | 8.8 | |
Labour | Hugh Reynolds | 160 | 16.1 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 571 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Christchurch edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Dickson | 406 | 38.8 | 1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dawn Kelly | 351 | 33.5 | 2.8 | |
Labour | Chris Noakes | 165 | 15.8 | 1.2 | |
UKIP | Catherine Andrews | 125 | 11.9 | 3 | |
Majority | 55 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elson edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Craig Hazel | 463 | 43.9 | 4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Heaver | 435 | 41.2 | 4.3 | |
Labour | Jess Cully | 157 | 14.9 | 6 | |
Majority | 28 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Forton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Keith Farr | 309 | 34.6 | 5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pinder | 287 | 32.2 | 7.7 | |
Conservative | Dale Fletcher | 188 | 21.1 | 9.7 | |
UKIP | Andrew Rive | 108 | 12.10 | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret Morgan | 222 | 49.70 | 6.9 | |
Labour | Jane Bateman | 131 | 29.3 | 15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Keeley | 94 | 21.0 | 18.6 | |
Majority | 91 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hardway edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Langdon | 596 | 56.2 | 11.5 | |
Green | Andrea Smith | 185 | 17.40 | 8.3 | |
Labour | Paule Ripley | 154 | 14.5 | 4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cyril Simpson | 126 | 11.9 | 18.3 | |
Majority | 411 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lee East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Howard Burgess | 866 | 66.70 | 5.0 | |
Labour | Graham Giles | 325 | 25.00 | 20.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Bailey | 107 | 8.2 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 541 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lee West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Beavis | 1,340 | 82.4 | 17.5 | |
Labour | Jill Whitcher | 286 | 17.60 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 1,054 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Leesland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Maria Diffey | 507 | 49.90 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | George McAleese | 293 | 28.8 | 12.3 | |
Labour | Michael Freestone | 121 | 11.9 | 0.9 | |
Independent | David Smith | 96 | 9.4 | 9.4 | |
Majority | 214 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Peel Common edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 689 | 63.7 | 5.0 | |
Labour | Martyn Davis | 236 | 21.8 | 0.1 | |
UKIP | Curtis Sinclair | 157 | 14.5 | 14.5 | |
Majority | 453 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Privett edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Gill | 685 | 63.4 | 17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrea Bailey | 203 | 18.8 | 22.9 | |
Labour | Terance Robbins | 193 | 17.9 | 5.2 | |
Majority | 482 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Rowner and Holbrook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Marcus Murphy | 310 | 42.1 | 2.0 | |
Labour | John Train | 219 | 29.7 | 2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Carter | 167 | 22.7 | 22.7 | |
Independent | James McGookin | 41 | 5.6 | 5.6 | |
Majority | 91 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Diane Searle | 642 | 53.0 | 15.0 | |
Conservative | Abigail Thomson | 464 | 38.3 | 8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fungus Heather Carr | 58 | 4.8 | 9.6 | |
BNP | Sunny Martin | 48 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 178 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Gosport". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.