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2010 Gosport Borough Council election

{{Short description|2010 UK local government election}}

{{one source|date=October 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2010 Gosport Borough Council Election

| percentage1 = 47.8

| seats_for_election = 17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council

| type = Parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = yes

| previous_election = 2008 Gosport Borough Council election

| previous_year = 2008

| next_election = 2012 Gosport Borough Council election

| seat_change1 =

| next_year = 2012

| before_election = No Overall Control

| election_date = 6 May 2010

| turnout =

| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)

| seats1 = 12

| seats_before1 = 16

| country = England

| popular_vote1 = 18,213

| majority_seats = 18

| seats2 = 3

| seats3 = 2

| posttitle = Council control after election

| seats_after2 =

| seats_after3 =

| seats_before3 = 4

| seats_before2 = 14

| seat_change2 =

| popular_vote2 = 9,768

| percentage2 = 25.6

| seats_after1 =

| party3 = Labour Party (UK)

| seat_change3 =

| party2 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| popular_vote3 = 7,648

| percentage3 = 20.1

| map_image = Gosport UK local election 2010 map.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Council control

| after_election = Conservative

}}Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 6 May 2010.{{Cite web|title=Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Gosport|url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2010/219/|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.andrewteale.me.uk}}{{Cite web|title=Election Results - Local - 6 May 2010|url=http://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/your-council/council-services/electoral-services/election-results/6-may-2010/local/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927232212/http://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/your-council/council-services/electoral-services/election-results/6-may-2010/local/|archive-date=27 September 2011|access-date=28 October 2020|website=Gosport Borough Council}} Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The Conservatives made six gains, including in some wards that they had lost in the previous election, despite having a reduced vote share. The Liberal Democrats and Labour Party lost 5 and 1 seats respectively, with Labour seeing a large increase of the total vote share.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election Result

{{Election summary begin|title=Gosport Local Election Result 2010}}

{{Election summary party||party=Conservative Party (UK)|seats=12|gain=6|loss=0|net=+6|seats %=|votes %=47.8|votes=18,213|plus/minus=}}

{{Election summary party||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|seats=3|gain=0|loss=5|net=-5|seats %=|votes %=25.6|votes=9,768|plus/minus=}}

{{Election summary party||party=Labour Party (UK)|seats=2|gain=0|loss=1|net=-1|seats %=|votes %=20.1|votes=7,648|plus/minus=}}

{{Election summary party||party=UK Independence Party|seats={{steady}}|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=0|votes %=2.2|votes=854|plus/minus=}}

{{Election summary party||party=English Democrats|seats={{steady}}|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=0|votes %=1.6|votes=619|plus/minus=}}

{{Election summary party||party=Independent politician|seats={{steady}}|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=0|votes %=1.4|votes=528|plus/minus=}}

{{Election summary party||party=Green Party of England and Wales|seats={{steady}}|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=0|votes %=1.2|votes=452|plus/minus=}}

{{Election box end}}

Ward Results

= Alverstoke =

{{Election box begin|title=Alverstoke}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Edgar|votes=1,576|percentage=63.5|change=-5.0|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Dawn Kelly|votes=370|percentage=14.9|change=+2.9|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Graham Hewitt|votes=339|percentage=9.9|change=+6.1|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Judith Smith|votes=136|percentage=5.5|change=-4.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Linda Maclennan|votes=60|percentage=7.6|change=+7.6|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=1206|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Anglesey =

{{Election box begin|title=Anglesey}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Alan Scard|votes=1,254|percentage=56.8|change=+7.7|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Austin Hicks|votes=764|percentage=34.6|change=-11.3|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Madgwick|votes=189|percentage=8.6|change=+3.6|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=490|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Bridgemary North =

{{Election box begin|title=Bridgemary North}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dennis Wright|votes=1002|percentage=47.4|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=John Whyte|votes=733|percentage=34.6|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=English Democrats|candidate=Tony Rowan|votes=381|percentage=18.0|change=|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=269|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Bridgemary South =

{{Election box begin|title=Bridgemary South}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Christopher Carter|votes=1154|percentage=57.6|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alan Durrant|votes=848|percentage=42.4|change=|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=306|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Brockhurst =

{{Election box begin|title=Brockhurst}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Justin Henshaw|votes=918|percentage=41.9|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Sharon Mude|votes=850|percentage=38.8|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael O'Gorman|votes=331|percentage=15.1|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Jane Staffieri|votes=92|percentage=4.2|change=|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=68|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Christchurch =

{{Election box begin|title=Christchurch}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Wayne Ronayne|votes=862|percentage=40.2|change=-2.5|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=George Morby|votes=777|percentage=36.3|change=-5.3|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Hustler|votes=312|percentage=14.6|change=+9.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Catherine Andrews|votes=191|percentage=8.9|change=+3.1|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=85|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elson =

{{Election box begin|title=Elson}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Susan Ballard|votes=1,049|percentage=45.5|change=-0.8|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Stephen Green|votes=907|percentage=39.3|change=-1.3|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Noakes|votes=205|percentage=8.9|change=+4.0|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=John Bridgewater|votes=143|percentage=6.2|change=-2.0|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=142|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Forton =

{{Election box begin|title=Forton}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Clive Foster-Reed|votes=789|percentage=39.9|change=-1.1|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Greenwood|votes=610|percentage=30.8|change=-5.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Keith Farr|votes=580|percentage=29.3|change=+6.4|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=179|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Grange =

{{Election box begin|title=Grange}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Tony Jessop|votes=641|percentage=42.8|change=-11.7|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Julie Woods|votes=594|percentage=39.6|change=+6.8|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=James Fox|votes=204|percentage=13.6|change=+3.6|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Fiona Maclennan|votes=60|percentage=4.0|change=+0.2|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=47|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Hardway =

{{Election box begin|title=Hardway}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Roger Allen|votes=1184|percentage=44.7|change=-7.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Cyril Simpson|votes=799|percentage=30.2|change=+30.2|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Stephen Williams|votes=278|percentage=10.5|change=-1.5|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Claire Smith|votes=240|percentage=9.1|change=-22.00|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|candidate=Darren Fells|votes=145|percentage=5.5|change=+0.7|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=385|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Lee East =

{{Election box begin|title=Lee East}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Derek Kimber|votes=1,853|percentage=71.7|change=-10.6|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Paul Keeley|votes=766|percentage=25.3|change=+1.7|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Bell|votes=412|percentage=4.7|change=+8.9|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=1087|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Lee West =

{{Election box begin|title=Lee West}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Christopher Cater|votes=1,849|percentage=64.9|change=-24.8|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=James Bailey|votes=698|percentage=24.5|change=+24.5|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jill Whitcher|votes=302|percentage=10.6|change=+0.6|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=1151|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Leesland =

{{Election box begin|title=Leesland}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Peter Chegwyn|votes=1016|percentage=48.2|change=-0.3|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=George McAleese|votes=872|percentage=41.1|change=-3.2|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Charis Noakes|votes=233|percentage=11.0|change=+3.5|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=144|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Peel Common =

{{Election box begin|title=Peel Common}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Lynn Hook|votes=1,304|percentage=58.7|change=-9.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Paule Ripley|votes=483|percentage=21.7|change={{steady}}0|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=John BowlesStood in previous election as Liberal Democrat Candidate. -2.1 swing from previous|votes=435|percentage=10.1|change=Stood in previous election as Liberal Democrat Candidate. -2.1 swing from previous|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=821|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

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= Privett =

{{Election box begin|title=Privett}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Colin Jacobs|votes=1062|percentage=45.6|change=-0.2|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Keith Gill|votes=971|percentage=41.7|change=-7.9|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Joan Bateman|votes=297|percentage=12.7|change=+8.1|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=91|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Rowner and Holbrook =

{{Election box begin|title=Rowner and Holbrook}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Lane|votes=753|percentage=44.1|change=+4.6|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Train|votes=543|percentage=31.8|change=+10.9|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=English Democrats|candidate=Bob Shaw|votes=174|percentage=10.2|change=-4.8|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Jacob Campbell|votes=144|percentage=8.4|change=+8.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Jim McGookin|votes=93|percentage=5.4|change=+5.4|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=210|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Liberal Democrats (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= Town =

{{Election box begin|title=Town}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=June Cully|votes=1090|percentage=38.0|change=+10.3|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Brian Taylor|votes=682|percentage=30.2|change=-2.7|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=John Simpson|votes=325|percentage=14.4|change=-4.1|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Kingdom Independence Party|candidate=Chris Harris|votes=95|percentage=4.2|change=-3.1|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=English Democrats|candidate=Fungus Adams|votes=64|percentage=2.8|change=+2.8|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=408|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Hampshire elections}}{{United Kingdom local elections, 2016}}

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