# 2014 Gosport Borough Council election

The 2014 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. UKIP gained its first representation on the council, with the Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and UKIP each gaining a seat from the Conservatives; whilst they had a reduced majority, the Conservatives remained in administration.

## Election Result

Gosport Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 46.0 | 9,651 | 5.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 12.8 | 2,688 | |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 24.0 | 5,040 | 1.3 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 16.3 | 3,426 | |
| Green | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.5 | 111 | 0.5 |
| Independent | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.4 | 82 | |

## Ward Results
### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Edgar | 1,048 | 67.91 | 7.2 |
| | Labour | Jean Batterbury | 495 | 32.08 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 35.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Scard | 1,059 | 81.83 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | Belinda Baker | 235 | 18.16 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 63.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Wright | 829 | 71.46 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | Lara Geddes | 331 | 28.53 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 42.93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Batty | 563 | 49.12 | 8.6 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Tomlinson | 323 | 28.18 | 28.18 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Carter | 260 | 22.68 | 55.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 20.94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brockhurst

Brockhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 415 | 35.08 | 20.8 |
| | Conservative | Diane Furlong | 292 | 24.68 | 3.3 |
| | UKIP | Scott Myers | 283 | 23.92 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Durrant | 111 | 9.38 | 6.7 |
| | Independent | Dale Fletcher | 82 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 10.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1183 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wayne Ronayne | 423 | 34.14 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Kelly | 407 | 32.84 | 0.7 |
| | UKIP | Catherine Andrews | 273 | 22.03 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | Chris Noakes | 137 | 11.05 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elson

Elson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ballard | 662 | 54.57 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Grant | 273 | 22.5 | 21.4 |
| | UKIP | Megan Parks | 218 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Batty | 60 | 4.94 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 32.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Forton

Forton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 334 | 35.60 | 3.4 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Rice | 251 | 26.75 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Raffaelii | 208 | 22.17 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | Luke Smith | 145 | 15.45 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 8.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Jessop | 359 | 48.18 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eduardo Goncalves | 280 | 37.58 | 16.6 |
| | Labour | David Smith | 106 | 14.22 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 10.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hardway

Hardway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Allen | 857 | 69.67 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | Robin Young | 373 | 30.32 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 64.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lee East

Lee East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Batemann | 997 | 61.35 | 5.3 |
| | UKIP | Lavinia Seymour | 362 | 22.27 | 22.27 |
| | Labour | James Fox | 155 | 9.53 | 15.5 |
| | Green | Graham Smith | 111 | 6.83 | 6.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 39.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,625 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee West

Lee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Carter | 1,251 | 67.76 | 14.6 |
| | UKIP | John Semour | 373 | 20.20 | 20.20 |
| | Labour | Jill Whitcher | 222 | 12.02 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 878 | 47.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,846 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Leesland

Leesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 590 | 54.12 | 4.2 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Chegwyn | 367 | 33.66 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Madgwick | 133 | 12.20 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 20.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Peel Common

Peel Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynn Hook | 689 | 50.08 | 13.6 |
| | UKIP | Paul Tomlinson | 391 | 31.73 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Martyn Davis | 224 | 18.18 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 18.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,232 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Privett

Privett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ingeborg Forder | 725 | 57.08 | 6.3 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Apps | 349 | 27.48 | 27.48 |
| | Labour | Terance Robbins | 196 | 15.43 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 29.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,270 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Patrick Bergin | 320 | 35.51 | 35.51 |
| | Conservative | Natasha Hook | 317 | 35.18 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Kyle Allen | 264 | 29.30 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Cully | 792 | 59.01 | 6.0 |
| | UKIP | David Tinman | 283 | 21.08 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | George McAleese | 267 | 19.89 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | 37.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |