# 2022 Gosport Borough Council election

Elections to Gosport Borough Council took place on the 5th May 2022 as part of the 2022 United Kingdom local elections.
The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

## Background

The whole council was up for election following a boundary review. This reduced the size the council from 34 to 28.
The seats up had previously been elected in 2018 and 2021. The elections in 2018, saw the Liberal Democrats gain four seats: two from Conservatives, and one each from the Labour and UKIP. The Conservatives however gained the sole UKIP seat, retaining their majority on the council. The other half of seats were elected in 2021, when the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour. This left the council with a Conservative majority of four.

## Summary
### Election result

2022 Gosport Borough Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 57.1 | 40.9 | 15,993 | +17.1 |
| Conservative | 10 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 35.7 | 42.8 | 16,716 | –8.1 |
| Labour | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 4,586 | –10.2 |
| Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,621 | +1.4 |
| Reform UK | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 93 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 75 | –0.2 |

## Ward results
### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Casey | 950 | 41.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Zoe Huggins | 937 | 41.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adele Earle | 885 | 39.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Charlton | 821 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Sam Pollard | 446 | 19.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jonathan Eaton | 201 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Raffaelli | 904 | 57.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alan Scard | 886 | 56.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Charlton | 453 | 28.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Salter | 306 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Aretha Green | 268 | 17.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,581 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Bridgemary

Bridgemary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hammond | 874 | 62.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Maynard | 719 | 51.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kathy Jones | 480 | 34.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Supriya Namdeo | 403 | 28.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Martyn Davis | 151 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,410 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Brockhurst and Privett

Brockhurst and Privett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hylands | 798 | 59.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Marshall | 698 | 51.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sean Blackman | 429 | 31.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Linda Batty | 383 | 28.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alison Mandrill | 156 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,347 | | |
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### Elson

Elson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Ballard | 1,020 | 66.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Earle | 869 | 56.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Natasha Hook | 350 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alan Neville | 347 | 22.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Emma Smith | 156 | 10.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Kathryn Kelly | 119 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Forton

Forton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mervin Bradley | 706 | 61.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 666 | 57.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sue Desbois | 294 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gary Walker | 259 | 22.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Claire Percival | 208 | 18.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,150 | | |
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### Grange and Alver Valley

Grange and Alver Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maggie Morgan | 378 | 40.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tony Jessop | 367 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jonathan Brown | 351 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 295 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Hilary Percival | 285 | 30.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 937 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Harbourside and Town

Harbourside and Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June Cully | 751 | 57.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alan Durrant | 626 | 48.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lesley Meenaghan | 474 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rob Thompson | 374 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ely | 166 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dale Fletcher | 75 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,300 | | |
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### Hardway

Hardway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Hutchison | 882 | 55.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Cox | 850 | 53.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Diane Furlong | 544 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kay Hallsworth | 473 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Simon Davis | 146 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Leesland and Newtown

Leesland and Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Kelly | 1,024 | 55.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Westerby | 1,015 | 55.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Chris Best | 476 | 25.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Gary | 426 | 23.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Charis Noakes | 230 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Miles Fletcher | 193 | 10.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Aaron Pinder | 93 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | | |
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### Lee East

Lee East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Burgess | 968 | 53.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Bradley | 927 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ian Orr | 683 | 37.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Suter | 331 | 18.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jess Cully | 201 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,807 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Lee West

Lee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Beavis | 1,340 | 69.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Gledhill | 1,219 | 63.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Zoe Aspinall | 532 | 27.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Anne Cruddas | 440 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Peel Common

Peel Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 848 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Pepper | 837 | 52.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lynn Hook | 610 | 38.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Daniel Stratton | 277 | 17.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,596 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Herridge | 600 | 49.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murray Johnston | 582 | 47.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paddy Bergin | 457 | 37.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Marcus Murphy | 457 | 37.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Paul Noakes | 139 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,216 | | |
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