# 2024 Gosport Borough Council election

The 2024 Gosport Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. There were 15 seats up for election, being the usual half of the 28 members of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, plus a vacancy in Lee West ward.
The council remained under Liberal Democrat majority control.

## Background

Gosport has historically been controlled by all 3 major parties. Labour controlled the council from its creation to 1976, when the Conservatives won a majority. This lasted until 1990 when the council fell into no overall control, before being gained by the Liberal Democrats in 1991. At the 1998 election, the council again fell into no overall control, and was gained by the Conservatives in 2010.
The 2022 election was to elect all seats following boundary changes. In that election, the Liberal Democrats won a majority, with 16 seats and a 40.9% vote share. The Conservatives won 10 with 42.8%, and Labour won 2 with 11.7%. The 2024 election is for seats held by the candidate who were returned in 2022 with the second-highest number of votes.

## Previous council composition

| After 2022 election | After 2022 election | After 2022 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | Current | Current | Current |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16 | | Liberal Democrats | 16 | | Liberal Democrats | 15 | | Liberal Democrats | 15 |
| | Conservative | 10 | | Conservative | 9 | | Conservative | 10 | | Conservative | 10 |
| | Labour | 2 | | Labour | 2 | | Labour | 2 | | Labour | 3 |
Changes 2022–2024:
* March 2024: John Beavis (Conservative) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election
* April 2024: Maggie Morgan (Conservative) dies; seat left vacant at time of May 2024 elections, with by-election subsequently arranged for 4 July 2024.
* July 2024: Jonathan Brown (Labour) wins Grange and Alver Valley seat in July 2024 by-election

## Results

Gosport Borough Council Election Result 2024 :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | | | | 7 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | | | | 5 | | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | Green | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Heritage | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Independent | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | Reform UK | | | | 0 | | | | | |

## Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Zoe Huggins* | 1,010 | 50.8 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adele Earle | 763 | 38.3 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Eaton | 217 | 10.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,990 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Scard* | 894 | 59.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Sherman | 335 | 22.4 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Linda Hall | 154 | 10.3 | −6.7 |
| | Green | James Kirkham | 113 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary

Bridgemary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Maynard* | 570 | 48.5 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Kath Jones | 450 | 38.3 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Margaret Williams | 156 | 13.3 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Brockhurst and Privett

Brockhurst and Privett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Finn | 522 | 45.8 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Robbie Beech | 362 | 31.8 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | Rick Bolger | 155 | 13.6 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Jane Staffieri | 100 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,139 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Elson

Elson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Earle* | 682 | 54.2 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan Neville | 300 | 23.8 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Jess Cully | 137 | 10.9 | +0.8 |
| | Heritage | Lisa Englefield | 79 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Kathryn Kelly | 60 | 4.8 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,258 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Forton

Forton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn* | 521 | 47.9 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Bellord | 240 | 22.1 | −3.5 |
| | Reform UK | Paddy Bergin | 163 | 15.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tynan Bryant | 163 | 15.0 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Grange and Alver Valley

Grange and Alver Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Jessop* | 332 | 38.6 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Brown | 321 | 37.3 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 207 | 24.1 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harbourside and Town

Harbourside and Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Durrant* | 465 | 40.6 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Meenaghan | 435 | 38.0 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Mike Critchley | 107 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Ewin | 96 | 8.4 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Ken Hawkins | 43 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hardway

Hardway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cox* | 626 | 45.3 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Diane Furlong | 527 | 38.2 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Simon Davis | 158 | 11.4 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Tony Sudworth | 70 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lee East

Lee East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Bradley* | 760 | 47.1 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Angela Batten | 726 | 45.0 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Chris Percival | 129 | 8.0 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lee West

Lee West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Hayes | 1,018 | 74.9 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Stevyn Ricketts | 954 | 70.1 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Maynard-Seal | 381 | 28.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Anne Cruddas | 367 | 27.0 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,360 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Leesland and Newtown

Leesland and Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Westerby* | 749 | 50.1 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Peceli Uluiviti | 406 | 27.2 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Hilary Percival | 236 | 15.8 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Miles Plested | 103 | 6.9 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,494 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Peel Common

Peel Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Supriya Namdeo | 626 | 48.4 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Marshall | 525 | 40.6 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Daniel Stratton | 142 | 11.0 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murray Johnston* | 490 | 47.9 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Gary Walker | 364 | 35.6 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Claire Percival | 169 | 16.5 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,023 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## Changes 2024-2026
### By-elections
#### Harbourside and Town

Harbourside and Town by-election: 21 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Meenaghan | 445 | 48.5 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Tynan Bryant | 255 | 27.8 | –12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Ewin | 108 | 11.8 | +3.4 |
| | Reform UK | Paddy Bergin | 85 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dale Fletcher | 13 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Heritage | Lisa Englefield | 11 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 919 | 25.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,679 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.7 | |