# 2015 Havant Borough Council election

The 2015 Havant Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Havant Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative: 31
* Labour: 4
* UKIP: 2
* Liberal Democrats: 1

## Election result

With 51% of the vote, the Conservatives won all seats up for election this year, which all had incumbent Conservative councillors. As such, the composition of the council did not change in the course of the election.
Havant local election result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 51.0 | 25,879 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 10,194 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 6,323 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 4,119 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 3,723 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 472 |

## Ward results
### Bedhampton

Bedhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Rees | 2,339 | 49.2 |
| | UKIP | Philip Melhuish | 935 | 19.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brown | 595 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Munazza Faiz | 545 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Terry Mitchell | 340 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,404 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,754 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cowplain

Cowplain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Narinder Kaur Bains | 2,367 | 47.6 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Boxall | 1,029 | 20.5 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Monks | 545 | 11.0 |
| | Independent | Marjorie Smallcorn | 472 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Jacobs | 332 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Bruce Holman | 240 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,348 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,975 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Emsworth

Emsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rivka Cresswell | 3,071 | 50.5 |
| | UKIP | Alexander Spurge | 905 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | John Wheaton | 727 | 12.0 |
| | Green | Victoria Gould | 707 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maple | 669 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,079 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hart Plain

Hart Plain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gerald Shimbart | 2,541 | 52.4 |
| | UKIP | Tabitha Smith | 1,092 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Dreczko | 649 | 13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 334 | 6.9 |
| | Green | Susan Dawes | 230 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,449 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,846 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hayling East

Hayling East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clare Satchwell | 2,488 | 50.4 |
| | UKIP | Richard Coates | 1,321 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Underwood | 598 | 12.1 |
| | Green | Paul Valentine | 262 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Martin | 270 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,167 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,939 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hayling West

Hayling West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lenaghan | 3,024 | 60.5 |
| | UKIP | Wendy Coates | 852 | 17.0 |
| | Labour | Alfred Underwood | 523 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gray | 318 | 6.4 |
| | Green | Susan Holt | 282 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,172 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,999 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Purbrook

Purbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gary Hughes | 2,661 | 53.1 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Gundry | 1,060 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Anthony Berry | 668 | 13.3 |
| | Green | Rosemarie Blackburn | 319 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Bolt | 308 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,601 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,016 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Faith's

St. Faith's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Pike | 2,401 | 45.6 |
| | Green | Timothy Dawes | 1,148 | 21.8 |
| | UKIP | John Davis | 775 | 14.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Munday | 569 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 376 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,253 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,269 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stakes

Stakes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diana Patrick | 1,955 | 44.0 |
| | UKIP | Carole Newnham | 1,101 | 24.8 |
| | Labour | Philip Pearson | 786 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 406 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Lewis Martin | 195 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,443 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Waterloo

Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 3,032 | 56.3 |
| | UKIP | Tom Davies | 1,134 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Fencott | 713 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Dunford | 511 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,898 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,390 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2015 and 2016
### Bondfields

A by-election took place in Bondfields ward on 3 March 2016 after the death of Frida Edwards.
Bondfields by-election 3 March 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lance Quantrill | 207 | 30.2 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Billam | 187 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
| | Labour | Tony Berry | 148 | 21.6 | −6.9 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Whiffen | 143 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 685 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |