Gosport Council election, 2008

Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 1 May, 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Before the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties had held power on the council with the casting vote of the mayor.cite web| url = http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/local-elections/Election-2008-Coalition-on-cards.4044440.jp | title = Election 2008: Coalition on cards again as Gosport Lib Dems close gap | accessdate = 2008-05-10 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = "The News"] The election saw the Liberal Democrats close the gap with the Conservative party after making 5 gains, while the Labour part lost four of the five seats they had held. However following the election the Conservative party said that they would take charge of the council as they remained the largest party.cite web| url = http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/local-elections/Gosport-Tories-take-power.4046071.jp | title = Gosport Tories take power | accessdate = 2008-05-10 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = "The News"]

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 16
*Liberal Democrat 14
*Labour 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 3
loss = 4
net = -1
seats % = 58.8
votes % = 53.1
votes = 11,686
plus/minus = +8.0%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 5
loss = 0
net = +5
seats % = 35.3
votes % = 25.8
votes = 5,672
plus/minus = -0.8%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 4
net = -4
seats % = 5.9
votes % = 15.2
votes = 3,353
plus/minus = -8.1%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.0
votes = 669
plus/minus = -1.9%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.3
votes = 503
plus/minus = +2.3%Election Summary Party
party = English Democrats Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.6
votes = 131
plus/minus = +0.6%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Hood
votes = 1,175
percentage = 70.5
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Payne
votes = 200
percentage = 12.0
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Judith Smith
votes = 165
percentage = 9.9
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Hall
votes = 127
percentage = 7.6
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 975
percentage = 58.5
change = -2.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,667
percentage = 47.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Forder
votes = 711
percentage = 49.1
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Taylor
votes = 664
percentage = 45.9
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Hewitt
votes = 72
percentage = 5.0
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 47
percentage = 3.2
change = -9.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,447
percentage = 48.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Edwards
votes = 594
percentage = 52.2
change = +20.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Searle
votes = 544
percentage = 47.8
change = -20.0Election box majority
votes = 50
percentage = 4.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,138
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Geddes
votes = 625
percentage = 54.2
change = +16.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Wright
votes = 529
percentage = 45.8
change = -16.1Election box majority
votes = 96
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,154
percentage = 32.0
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 = Michael Salter
votes = 571
percentage = 47.5
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ivor Foster
votes = 476
percentage = 39.6
change = +11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael O'Gorman
votes = 81
percentage = 6.7
change = -6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jane Satffieri
votes = 74
percentage = 6.2
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 95
percentage = 7.9
change = -19.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,202
percentage = 32.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Dickson
votes = 501
percentage = 42.7
change = +13.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Heather Carr
votes = 487
percentage = 41.6
change = -7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Catherine Andrews
votes = 68
percentage = 5.8
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Noakes
votes = 61
percentage = 5.2
change = -7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Veronika Forster
votes = 55
percentage = 4.7
change = -4.4Election box majority
votes = 14
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,172
percentage = 34.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrea Bailey
votes = 582
percentage = 46.3
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lynn Hook
votes = 510
percentage = 40.6
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Francis Bridgewater
votes = 103
percentage = 8.2
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Madgwick
votes = 61
percentage = 4.9
change = -1.2Election box majority
votes = 72
percentage = 5.7
change = -4.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,256
percentage = 35.8
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 = Mervin Bradley
votes = 448
percentage = 41.0
change = -7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Farr
votes = 396
percentage = 36.2
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Greenwood
votes = 250
percentage = 22.9
change = +9.1Election box majority
votes = 52
percentage = 4.8
change = -12.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,094
percentage = 32.6
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 = Kim West
votes = 359
percentage = 54.5
change = +9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = George Morby
votes = 216
percentage = 32.8
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Durrant
votes = 59
percentage = 9.0
change = -13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Iain MacLennan
votes = 25
percentage = 3.8
change = -5.8Election box majority
votes = 143
percentage = 21.7
change = -1.9Election box turnout
votes = 659
percentage = 17.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Langdon
votes = 792
percentage = 52.1
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrea Smith
votes = 472
percentage = 31.1
change = -13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jess Cully
votes = 182
percentage = 12.0
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Darren Fells
votes = 73
percentage = 4.8
change = +4.8Election box majority
votes = 320
percentage = 21.0
change = +19.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,519
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Howard Burgess
votes = 1,132
percentage = 71.7
change = -12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Keeley
votes = 373
percentage = 23.6
change = +23.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bell
votes = 74
percentage = 4.7
change = -10.9Election box majority
votes = 759
percentage = 48.1
change = -20.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,579
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Beavis
votes = 1,691
percentage = 89.7
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Whitcher
votes = 194
percentage = 10.3
change = -3.8Election box majority
votes = 1,497
percentage = 79.4
change = +7.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,885
percentage = 51.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Smith
votes = 604
percentage = 48.2
change = -18.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George McAleese
votes = 555
percentage = 44.3
change = +20.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vivienne O'Gorman
votes = 94
percentage = 7.5
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 49
percentage = 3.9
change = -39.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,253
percentage = 35.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Philpott
votes = 913
percentage = 68.1
change = +10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Bowles
votes = 291
percentage = 21.7
change = +21.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph O'Gorman
votes = 136
percentage = 10.1
change = -32.5Election box majority
votes = 622
percentage = 46.4
change = +31.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,340
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ingeborg Forder
votes = 734
percentage = 49.6
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Jacobs
votes = 677
percentage = 45.8
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = DenniJohn Madgwick
votes = 68
percentage = 4.6
change = -3.8Election box majority
votes = 57
percentage = 3.8
change = 12.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,479
percentage = 44.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marcus Murphy
votes = 345
percentage = 39.5
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Edwards
votes = 215
percentage = 24.6
change = -16.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Train
votes = 183
percentage = 20.9
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Robert Shaw
votes = 131
percentage = 15.0
change = +15.0Election box majority
votes = 130
percentage = 14.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 874
percentage = 26.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diane Searle
votes = 492
percentage = 38.0
change = -23.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Adam Burns
votes = 427
percentage = 32.9
change = +6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Cyril Simpson
votes = 240
percentage = 18.5
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Christine Harris
votes = 94
percentage = 7.3
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Harry Haines
votes = 43
percentage = 3.3
change = +3.3Election box majority
votes = 65
percentage = 5.1
change = -29.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,296
percentage = 34.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/24uf.stm 2008 Gosport election result]
* [http://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/your-council/council-services/electoral-registration/election-results-1-may-2008/ Ward results]

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