# Gosport Borough Council elections

Half of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected every two years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds.

## Council elections

* 1973 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1976 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1979 Gosport Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1982 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1983 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1984 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1986 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1987 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1988 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1990 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1991 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1992 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1994 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1995 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1996 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1998 Gosport Borough Council election
* 1999 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2000 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2002 Gosport Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2004 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2006 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2008 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2010 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2012 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2014 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2016 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2018 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2021 Gosport Borough Council election
* 2022 Gosport Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2024 Gosport Borough Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Rowner By-Election 19 September 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 908 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | | 620 | 34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 249 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 29.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Rowner By-Election 8 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 931 | 48.9 |
| | Conservative | | 763 | 40.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 210 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,904 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Brockhurst By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 427 | 36.1 | +7.8 |
| | Ind. Lib Dem | | 423 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| | Conservative | | 221 | 18.7 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 111 | 9.4 | −41.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,182 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Leesland By-Election 29 October 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 797 | 57.2 | +22.2 |
| | Conservative | | 402 | 28.9 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | | 194 | 13.9 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | 25.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Alverstoke By-Election 12 September 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 907 | 65.6 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | | 412 | 29.8 | +21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 63 | 4.5 | −18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 35.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,382 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Privett By-Election 21 August 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 603 | 48.4 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 485 | 38.9 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Gayle Batterbury | 158 | 12.7 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,246 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Town By-Election 2 August 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diane Searle | 480 | 41.7 | −19.8 |
| | Conservative | Adam Burns | 320 | 27.8 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Carr | 200 | 17.4 | +5.8 |
| | Independent | Brian Hart | 71 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | English Democrat | Robert Shaw | 50 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Jane Staffieri | 31 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,152 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brockhurst By-Election 9 July 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hylands | 562 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Mitchell-Smith | 523 | |
| | Conservative | Justin Henshaw | 364 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 339 | |
| | Green | Claire Smith | 131 | |
| | Labour | Joe O'Gorman | 60 | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Gorman | 56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,035 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2014-2018

Bridgemary North By-Election 30 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hammond | 644 | 58.0 | +58.0 |
| | Labour | James Fox | 255 | 23.0 | −49.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Dickson | 212 | 19.1 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,111 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Brockhurst By-Election 30 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Mitchell | 488 | 51.5 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Pecs Uluiviti | 214 | 22.6 | −12.2 |
| | Union & Sovereignty | Simion James Bellford | 165 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Kristy Anne Smillie | 80 | 8.4 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 28.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Grange and Alver Valley By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Brown | 749 | 38.6 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Robbie Beech | 639 | 33.0 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 307 | 15.8 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | Dale Fletcher | 243 | 12.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1938 | 42.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | | | |
Harbourside and Town Ward By-Election 21 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Meenaghan | 445 | 48.5 | +10.6 |
| | 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 | 274 | 28.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 917 | 20.7 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |