# 2016 Havant Borough Council election

The 2016 Havant Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative: 31
* UKIP: 4
* Labour: 2
* Liberal Democrats: 1

## Results

The Conservatives, Labour, and UKIP were the only parties to win seats this election, with UKIP gaining two from Labour.
Havant local election result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | 45.8 | 14,014 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 20.7 | 5,764 |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 18.1 | 5,048 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 14.3 | 3,976 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 12 |

## Ward results
### Barncroft

Bedhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Weeks | 417 | 45.3 |
| | UKIP | Brenda Kerrin | 251 | 27.3 |
| | Labour | Philip Pearson | 209 | 22.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 44 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Battins

Battins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Carpenter | 319 | 31.5 |
| | Labour | Ralph Cousins | 255 | 25.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Johanna Lowe | 243 | 24.0 |
| | Conservative | Ian Payne | 196 | 19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,013 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bedhampton

Bedhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Smith | 1,051 | 48.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Gray | 750 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Freya Savidge-Conway | 353 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,154 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bondfields

Bondfields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Hart | 422 | 37.2 |
| | UKIP | Edmun Whiffen | 272 | 24.0 |
| | Conservative | Curtis Stanfield | 267 | 23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Billam | 174 | 15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cowplain

Cowplain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Keast | 1,095 | 50.7 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Boxall | 545 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Monks | 293 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Jacobs | 228 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,161 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Emsworth

Emsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carole-Mary Bowerman | 1,718 | 52.7 |
| | Labour | Steve Bilbe | 637 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maple | 467 | 14.3 |
| | UKIP | Brian Kerrin | 438 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,260 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hart Plain

Hart Plain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elaine Shimbart | 1,296 | 62.3 |
| | Labour | Howard Sherlock | 428 | 20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Drinan | 357 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hayling East

Hayling East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynne Turner | 1,121 | 42.6 |
| | UKIP | Lesley Marsden | 820 | 31.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Coates | 527 | 20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Willcocks | 162 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,630 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hayling West

Hayling West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joanne Thomas | 1,384 | 52.8 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Humphrey | 568 | 21.7 |
| | Labour | Sheree Earnshaw | 418 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gray | 237 | 9.0 |
| | BNP | John-Laurence Moore | 12 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 816 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,619 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Purbrook

Purbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Caren Howard | 1,081 | 48.4 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Gundry | 560 | 25.1 |
| | Labour | Patricia Thomson | 400 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Bolt | 191 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,232 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Faith's

St. Faiths :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Guest | 1,159 | 43.6 |
| | Labour | Philip Munday | 693 | 26.1 |
| | UKIP | Richard Coates | 436 | 16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 370 | 13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stakes

Stakes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dianne Lloyd | 707 | 39.9 |
| | UKIP | Carole Newnham | 519 | 29.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Berry | 364 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 184 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,774 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warren Park

Warren Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | John Davis | 320 | 36.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Brown | 305 | 34.5 |
| | Conservative | Hakan Ustabas | 131 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brown | 128 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Waterloo

Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Wade | 1,471 | 62.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Fencott | 460 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Richardson | 441 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,011 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018
### Emsworth

A by-election took place in Emsworth ward on 4 May 2017 after the death of Colin Mackey.
Emsworth by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Kennett | 2,020 | 59.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Crispin Ward | 663 | 19.5 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Steve Bilbe | 509 | 15.0 | −4.5 |
| | UKIP | Alex Spurge | 202 | 6.0 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,357 | 40.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |