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

By-election results

Rowner By-Election 19 September 1996
Party		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		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		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		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^[5]
Party		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^[6]
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^[7]
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^[8]
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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↑ The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
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↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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By-election results

External links

Gosport Borough Council

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[2] The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

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[4] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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v t e Council elections in Hampshire
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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 2016
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 2016
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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 2016
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