# 2019 Winchester City Council election

Elections to Winchester City Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country. The Conservatives Party held a narrow majority of one at the last election, with the seats contested in this election being last contested in 2016 election. The Conservatives defended 10 seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats defended 4. Town and parish councils in the city boundary were also up for election.

## Background

Prior to the election, the Conservatives had held overall control of Winchester City Council since 2015, with the Liberal Democrats having last controlled the council between 2010 and 2011. No other parties have held seats in Winchester since the 2016 election, in which the boundaries were redrawn. In June 2018, after the previous election, one Conservative councillor left the party to sit as an independent over concerns about redevelopment of the city.
In July, a Liberal Democrat councillor, who had previously defected from the Conservatives, defected back to the Conservatives after disputes about the leadership of the council; subsequently the independent councillor joined the Liberal Democrats. The statement of persons nominated for the 2019 election was revealed 4 April 2019.

## Election results

As the council is elected in thirds, one councillor for each of the 16 wards are elected each year. All comparisons in wards and swing are to the corresponding 2016 election (when the current boundaries were created), whilst the council as a whole is to the 2018 election. A total of 40,317 votes were cast, with a turnout of 45.10%.
This was the best result for the Liberal Democrats for around fifteen years. Labour's vote also fell, whilst the Greens' rose. The next election was scheduled to take place in May 2020, one year later, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were delayed until 2021, where they were scheduled to take place at the same time of those already planned, which in the context of Winchester included the next Hampshire County Council Election.
Winchester City Council election result 2019 :
| 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 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 16 | 27 | 60.0 | 19,198 | 47.61 | 6.41 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 5 | 32.2 | 13 | 18 | 40.0 | 15,903 | 39.44 | 7.76 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,896 | 7.18 | 4.68 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,719 | 4.26 | 4.74 |
| | JAC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0.19 | n/a |
After the previous election and immediately prior to this election, the composition of the council was:
| 23 | 22 |
| Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
After the election result, the composition of the council became:
| 18 | 27 |
| Conservative | Liberal Democrats |

## Results by ward
### Alresford & Itchen Valley

Alresford & Itchen Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russel Digby Gordon-Smith | 1,559 | 45.90 | −3.18 |
| | Conservative | Annie Saunders | 1,365 | 40.19 | −6.11 |
| | Green | Karl Eslie Borges | 404 | 11.89 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ian Duncan Wight | 68 | 2.00 | −2.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 5.71 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Williams | 1,548 | 45.26 | −5.14 |
| | Conservative | Janet Anne Warwick* | 1,513 | 44.23 | +3.14 |
| | Green | Max Priesemann | 279 | 8.15 | +3.48 |
| | Labour | Neil Adrian Dolby | 80 | 2.33 | −1.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.03 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bishops Waltham

Bishops Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Charles Leon McLean* | 1,202 | 49.02 | −25.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Williams | 839 | 34.21 | N/A |
| | Green | Sarah Felicity Gooding | 290 | 11.82 | N/A |
| | Labour | Steve Haines | 121 | 4.93 | −20.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 14.81 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Central Meon Valley

Central Meon Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vicki Weston* | 1,635 | 55.76 | −8.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Mary Campbell | 783 | 26.70 | +0.66 |
| | Green | Mik Norman | 399 | 13.60 | N/A |
| | Labour | Christopher Moore Harpum | 115 | 3.92 | −5.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | 29.06 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Colden Common & Twyford

Colden Common & Twyford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Melvin Bronk | 1,023 | 48.34 | +3.52 |
| | Conservative | Andy Kam Hung Lai | 883 | 41.72 | −7.22 |
| | Green | Lucinda Sarah Graham | 165 | 7.79 | N/A |
| | Labour | Paul James Brown | 45 | 2.12 | −4.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 6.62 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Denmead

Denmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judy Clementson | 1,067 | 51.67 | −7.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Godwin | 728 | 35.25 | +9.65 |
| | Green | Robert Parker | 177 | 8.57 | +1.67 |
| | Labour | David John Henry Picton-Jones | 93 | 4.50 | −3.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 16.42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Southwick & Wickham

Southwick & Wickham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Therese Evans* | 1,069 | 62.44 | +10.44 |
| | Conservative | Loraine Constance Rappe | 575 | 33.58 | −5.96 |
| | Labour | Paul Thomas Sony | 68 | 3.97 | −4.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 28.86 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Barnabas

St Barnabas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Craske | 2,052 | 58.93 | +7.20 |
| | Conservative | Elieen Mary Berry* | 1,102 | 31.64 | −9.34 |
| | Green | Mike Perrot | 222 | 6.37 | +3.30 |
| | Labour | Adrian John Paul Field | 106 | 3.04 | −1.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 950 | 27.29 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Bartholomew

St Bartholomew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Wendy Ferguson | 1,672 | 60.73 | +9.32 |
| | Conservative | Rose Burns* | 662 | 24.04 | −1.90 |
| | Green | David John Walker-Nix | 181 | 6.57 | +0.06 |
| | Labour | Andrew Timothy Adams | 161 | 5.84 | −8.37 |
| | JAC | Teresa Skelton | 77 | 2.79 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,010 | 36.69 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Luke

St Luke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Robert Green* | 487 | 42.75 | −6.66 |
| | Conservative | Ian Donald Tait | 406 | 35.64 | +23.50 |
| | Labour | Patrick Davies | 158 | 13.87 | −6.82 |
| | Green | Giles Richard Gooding | 88 | 7.72 | +1.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 7.11 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Michael

St Michael :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Alexander Gottlieb | 1,718 | 56.77 | +12.10 |
| | Conservative | Guy Julian Claude Ashton* | 874 | 28.88 | −9.46 |
| | Green | Julia Ellen Hallmann | 257 | 8.49 | +3.18 |
| | Labour | Gavin Mark Ellis | 177 | 5.84 | −5.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 27.89 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Paul

St Paul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Tod* | 1,593 | 61.84 | +7.03 |
| | Conservative | David Simons | 505 | 19.60 | −7.88 |
| | Green | Andrew Karl Wainwright | 284 | 11.02 | +6.25 |
| | Labour | Karen Barrat | 194 | 7.53 | −5.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,088 | 42.24 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### The Worthys

The Worthys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Rutter* | 1,426 | 65.47 | +10.27 |
| | Conservative | Signe Biddle | 536 | 24.60 | −12.91 |
| | Green | Charlotte Elizabeth Harley | 150 | 6.88 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tessa Susan Valentine | 66 | 3.03 | −4.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 40.87 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Upper Meon Valley

Upper Meon Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Michael Lumby* | 1,235 | 57.36 | −12.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis North | 856 | 39.75 | +18.87 |
| | Labour | June Elizabeth Kershaw | 62 | 2.87 | −6.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 17.61 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Whiteley & Shedfield

Whiteley & Shedfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Andrew Fern | 998 | 56.99 | +5.86 |
| | Conservative | Roger Charles Huxstep* | 688 | 39.29 | −0.61 |
| | Labour | Alison Louise Ridley | 65 | 3.71 | −1.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 17.70 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wonston & Micheldever

Wonston & Micheldever :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caroline Horrill* | 1,655 | 62.00 | −2.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gordon | 874 | 32.74 | +5.15 |
| | Labour | Jude Wilkinson | 140 | 5.24 | −2.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | 29.26 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |