# 2006 Gosport Borough Council election

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

Gosport Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | 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
### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 951 | 60.7 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,566 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 188 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,501 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaun Cully | 809 | 67.8 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Ward | 384 | 32.2 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 35.6 | +20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Wright | 703 | 61.9 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Taylor | 433 | 38.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 23.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brockhurst

Brockhurst :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 336 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,232 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 239 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Elson

Elson :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 131 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Forton

Forton :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 200 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,148 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 168 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 668 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hardway

Hardway :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.1 | −47.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,364 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee East

Lee East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Kimber | 1,106 | 84.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Jess Cully | 205 | 15.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 901 | 68.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,311 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee West

Lee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Carter | 1,410 | 85.9 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Bell | 231 | 14.1 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,179 | 71.8 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,641 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Leesland

Leesland :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 482 | 42.9 | +29.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Peel Common

Peel Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ward | 806 | 57.4 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Iris Binfield | 597 | 42.6 | +16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 14.8 | −17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,403 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Privett

Privett :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 227 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,374 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 127 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 975 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 426 | 34.6 | +26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,231 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |