# Havant Borough Council elections

One third of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 38 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.

## Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election reducing the number of seats by 4, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.
* 1973 Havant Borough Council election
* 1976 Havant Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Havant Borough Council election
* 1980 Havant Borough Council election
* 1982 Havant Borough Council election
* 1983 Havant Borough Council election
* 1984 Havant Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1986 Havant Borough Council election
* 1987 Havant Borough Council election
* 1988 Havant Borough Council election
* 1990 Havant Borough Council election
| Year | Conservative | Labour | UK Independence Party | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Green | Liberal | Others |
| 1991 | 19 | 12 | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borough boundary changes took place for 1992 but the number of seats remained the same |||||||||
| 1992 | 20 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 12 | — | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 12 | — | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 11 | — | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 8 | — | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 16 | 8 | — | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 20 | 11 | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New ward boundaries for 2002 |||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23 | 8 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | 6 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New ward boundaries for 2024 |||||||||
| 2024 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |

## Borough result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party |
| Stakes | 3 July 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
| Warren Park | 25 September 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Hart Plain by-election | 15 February 2001 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| St Faiths by-election | 7 June 2001 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Waterloo by-election | 13 November 2003 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Bedhampton by-election | 24 February 2005 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Battins by-election | 2 November 2006 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
| Hart Plain by-election | 30 November 2006 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
| Waterloo by-election | 4 September 2008 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Battins by-election | 15 November 2012 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Bedhampton by-election | 2 May 2013 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Emsworth by-election | 2 May 2013 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Waterloo by-election | 24 October 2013 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Bondfields by-election | 3 March 2016 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Emsworth by-election | 4 May 2017 | Conservative | Conservative |