Gosport Council election, 2006

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 17
*Liberal Democrat 9
*Labour 8

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 4
loss = 0
net = +4
seats % = 47.1
votes % = 26.6
votes = 5,701
plus/minus = +13.0Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 35.3
votes % = 45.1
votes = 9,644
plus/minus = -11.1Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 0
loss = 3
net = -3
seats % = 17.6
votes % = 23.3
votes = 4,993
plus/minus = -3.9Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.9
votes = 1,054
plus/minus = +3.9

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Edgar
votes = 1,193
percentage = 76.2
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frances Elsom
votes = 242
percentage = 15.5
change = +15.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sharon Dewar
votes = 131
percentage = 8.4
change = -10.3Election box majority
votes = 951
percentage = 60.7
change = -1.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,566
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Austin Hicks
votes = 810
percentage = 54.0
change = +54.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Aleck Hayward
votes = 622
percentage = 41.4
change = -34.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Noakes
votes = 69
percentage = 4.6
change = -19.5Election box majority
votes = 188
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,501
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Shaun Cully
votes = 809
percentage = 67.8
change = +10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Ward
votes = 384
percentage = 32.2
change = -10.2Election box majority
votes = 425
percentage = 35.6
change = +20.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,193
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Wright
votes = 703
percentage = 61.9
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pauline Taylor
votes = 433
percentage = 38.1
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 270
percentage = 23.8
change = +1.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,136
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julia Salter
votes = 677
percentage = 55.0
change = +24.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Laura Elshaw
votes = 341
percentage = 27.7
change = -25.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph O'Gorman
votes = 156
percentage = 12.7
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Staffieri
votes = 58
percentage = 4.7
change = +4.7Election box majority
votes = 336
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,232
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Carr
votes = 585
percentage = 49.0
change = +20.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Geddes
votes = 346
percentage = 29.0
change = -15.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Durrant
votes = 154
percentage = 12.9
change = -14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Veronika Forster
votes = 108
percentage = 9.1
change = +9.1Election box majority
votes = 239
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,193
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Ballard
votes = 648
percentage = 48.6
change = +17.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Edwards
votes = 517
percentage = 38.8
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Noelle Bradshaw
votes = 88
percentage = 6.6
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Louie Sykes
votes = 81
percentage = 6.1
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 131
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,334
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Clive Foster-Reed
votes = 556
percentage = 48.4
change = +18.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Searle
votes = 356
percentage = 31.0
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Elshaw
votes = 158
percentage = 13.8
change = -15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Mark Vernon
votes = 78
percentage = 6.8
change = +6.8Election box majority
votes = 200
percentage = 17.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,148
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Champion
votes = 310
percentage = 46.4
change = +17.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Victor Burt
votes = 152
percentage = 22.8
change = -11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Mudie
votes = 142
percentage = 21.3
change = -15.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ian Maclennan
votes = 64
percentage = 9.6
change = +9.6Election box majority
votes = 168
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 668
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Allen
votes = 625
percentage = 45.8
change = -20.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrea Smith
votes = 610
percentage = 44.7
change = +27.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Wilson
votes = 129
percentage = 9.5
change = -7.3Election box majority
votes = 15
percentage = 1.1
change = -47.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,364
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Kimber
votes = 1,106
percentage = 84.4
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jess Cully
votes = 205
percentage = 15.6
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 901
percentage = 68.8
change = +2.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,311
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Carter
votes = 1,410
percentage = 85.9
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bell
votes = 231
percentage = 14.1
change = -4.0Election box majority
votes = 1,179
percentage = 71.8
change = +8.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,641
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Chegwyn
votes = 752
percentage = 67.0
change = +18.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Adam Burns
votes = 270
percentage = 24.1
change = -11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael O'Gorman
votes = 100
percentage = 8.9
change = -7.1Election box majority
votes = 482
percentage = 42.9
change = +29.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,122
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Ward
votes = 806
percentage = 57.4
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Iris Binfield
votes = 597
percentage = 42.6
change = +16.8Election box majority
votes = 209
percentage = 14.8
change = -17.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,403
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Gill
votes = 743
percentage = 54.1
change = +28.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lynn Hook
votes = 516
percentage = 37.6
change = -25.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Hall
votes = 115
percentage = 8.4
change = -3.3Election box majority
votes = 227
percentage = 16.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,374
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sharon Mudie
votes = 403
percentage = 41.3
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Watts
votes = 276
percentage = 28.3
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Russell
votes = 248
percentage = 25.4
change = -10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rhiannon Thomas
votes = 48
percentage = 4.9
change = +4.9Election box majority
votes = 127
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 975
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = June Cully
votes = 757
percentage = 61.5
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Stewart
votes = 331
percentage = 26.9
change = -18.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dawn Kelly
votes = 143
percentage = 11.6
change = +11.6Election box majority
votes = 426
percentage = 34.6
change = +26.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,231
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/24uf.stm 2006 Gosport election result]
* [http://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/your-council/council-services/electoral-registration/election---4th-may/results Ward results]

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