Elections to Gosport Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1][2][3]
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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 17
- Liberal Democrat 9
- Labour 8
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 47.1 | 26.6 | 5,701 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | 6 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 35.3 | 45.1 | 9,644 | -11.1 | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 17.6 | 23.3 | 4,993 | -3.9 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 1,054 | +3.9 |
Ward results
editAlverstoke
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Edgar | 1,193 | 76.2 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frances Elsom | 242 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Labour | Sharon Dewar | 131 | 8.4 | −10.3 | |
Majority | 951 | 60.7 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,566 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anglesey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 810 | 54.0 | +54.0 | |
Conservative | Aleck Hayward | 622 | 41.4 | −34.5 | |
Labour | Paul Noakes | 69 | 4.6 | −19.5 | |
Majority | 188 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,501 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bridgemary North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shaun Cully | 809 | 67.8 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Margaret Ward | 384 | 32.2 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 425 | 35.6 | +20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,193 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bridgemary South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dennis Wright | 703 | 61.9 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Pauline Taylor | 433 | 38.1 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 270 | 23.8 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,136 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Brockhurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julia Salter | 677 | 55.0 | +24.7 | |
Conservative | Laura Elshaw | 341 | 27.7 | −25.8 | |
Labour | Joseph O'Gorman | 156 | 12.7 | −3.5 | |
Green | Staffieri | 58 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 336 | 27.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,232 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Christchurch
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 585 | 49.0 | +20.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Geddes | 346 | 29.0 | −15.3 | |
Labour | Alan Durrant | 154 | 12.9 | −14.4 | |
Green | Veronika Forster | 108 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 239 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,193 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Elson
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Ballard | 648 | 48.6 | +17.3 | |
Conservative | Keith Edwards | 517 | 38.8 | −8.2 | |
Green | Noelle Bradshaw | 88 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Louie Sykes | 81 | 6.1 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 131 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,334 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Forton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 556 | 48.4 | +18.5 | |
Labour | Kenneth Searle | 356 | 31.0 | −9.5 | |
Conservative | Gary Elshaw | 158 | 13.8 | −15.8 | |
Green | Mark Vernon | 78 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 200 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,148 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Grange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Champion | 310 | 46.4 | +17.4 | |
Labour | Victor Burt | 152 | 22.8 | −11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Mudie | 142 | 21.3 | −15.5 | |
Green | Ian Maclennan | 64 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 168 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 668 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hardway
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Allen | 625 | 45.8 | −20.3 | |
Green | Andrea Smith | 610 | 44.7 | +27.6 | |
Labour | Michael Wilson | 129 | 9.5 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.1 | −47.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,364 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lee East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Kimber | 1,106 | 84.4 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Jess Cully | 205 | 15.6 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 901 | 68.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,311 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lee West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Carter | 1,410 | 85.9 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Peter Bell | 231 | 14.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 1,179 | 71.8 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,641 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Leesland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 752 | 67.0 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | Adam Burns | 270 | 24.1 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Michael O'Gorman | 100 | 8.9 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 482 | 42.9 | +29.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,122 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Peel Common
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Ward | 806 | 57.4 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Iris Binfield | 597 | 42.6 | +16.8 | |
Majority | 209 | 14.8 | −17.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,403 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Privett
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Keith Gill | 743 | 54.1 | +28.8 | |
Conservative | Lynn Hook | 516 | 37.6 | −25.4 | |
Labour | Jennifer Hall | 115 | 8.4 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 227 | 16.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,374 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Rowner and Holbrook
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Mudie | 403 | 41.3 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | Joanne Watts | 276 | 28.3 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Peter Russell | 248 | 25.4 | −10.2 | |
Green | Rhiannon Thomas | 48 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 127 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 975 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | June Cully | 757 | 61.5 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Stewart | 331 | 26.9 | −18.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dawn Kelly | 143 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
Majority | 426 | 34.6 | +26.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,231 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local elections: Gosport". BBC News. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Borough Council Election - 4th May 2006 - Results". Gosport Borough Council. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Gosport Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
Preceded by 2004 Gosport Council election |
Gosport local elections | Succeeded by 2008 Gosport Council election |