# 2021 Havant Borough Council election

Elections to Havant Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. They took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

## Background

In the previous election, the Conservative Party successfully held all 11 seats up for election, albeit with an overall slightly reduced vote percentage. The statement of persons nominated was published on Friday 9 April 2021.

## Result summary

2021 Havant Borough Council election :
| 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 14 | 3 | 100.0 | 22 | 36 | 94.7 | 17,430 | 59.1 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 5,394 | 18.3 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 4,349 | 14.8 | -4.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,185 | 7.4 | +1.0 |
| | Hampshire Independents | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 0.4 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -20.7 |

## Ward results

Source: Havant Borough Council

### Barncroft

Barncroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Margaret Weeks | 578 | 66.2 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Anthony Dixon Berry | 177 | 20.2 | −11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bradley Sean Lewis Stuart-James | 110 | 12.6 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 69.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 873 | 19 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Battins

The incumbent Malc Carpenter, previously of UKIP, stood as an independent.
Battins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Moutray | 430 | 48.3 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | Jason Clyde Horton | 221 | 24.8 | −5.1 |
| | Hampshire Independents | Malc Carpenter | 122 | 13.7 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Martin | 118 | 13.2 | −25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | 18.25 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Bedhampton

Bedhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David William Guest | 1,255 | 51.5 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Mary Irene Grey | 762 | 31.3 | +4.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Philip Pearson | 232 | 9.5 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Rosie Blackburn | 156 | 6.4 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2437 | 32.55 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bondfields

Bondfields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Brian John Stone | 590 | 59.1 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Amy Louise Redsull | 302 | 30.2 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Portia Elise Harrison | 100 | 10.0 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 20.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Cowplain

Labour did not stand a candidate in this ward, unlike the previous election, when they came second with 13.7% of the vote.
Cowplain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David John Keast | 1,643 | 69.7 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Quentin Robert Wallace-Jones | 395 | 16.8 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Tyler Jackson | 295 | 12.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1248 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2358 | 31.71 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Emsworth

Emsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lulu Bowerman | 1,961 | 52.0 | −17.1 |
| | Labour | Steve Bilbe | 777 | 20.6 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Anne Marie Sayer | 511 | 13.6 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Marianne Briggs | 493 | 13.1 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1184 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3769 | 44.64 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hart Plain

The Green Party did not stand a candidate in this ward, unlike the previous election, when they came fourth with 7.6% of the vote.
Hart Plain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine Louanne Shimbart | 1,512 | 69.5 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Arnold | 392 | 18.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzette Gray | 248 | 11.4 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1120 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2176 | 28.23 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hayling East

UKIP did not stand a candidate in this ward, unlike the previous election, when they came third with 10.6% of the vote.
Hayling East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leah Turner | 1,426 | 55.1 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilf Forrow | 505 | 19.5 | +13.2 |
| | Green | Robert Frederick Graham Soar | 329 | 12.7 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Lynn Tolmon | 316 | 12.2 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2587 | 33.98 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hayling West

Hayling West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Joan Linger | 1,458 | 53.7 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Sheree Dawn Earnshaw | 479 | 17.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gray | 476 | 17.5 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Richard Andrew Lanchester | 268 | 9.9 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2716 | 38.91 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Purbrook

Purbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caren Howard | 1,513 | 63.1 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Simon Bruce Hagan | 373 | 15.6 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Tansom | 266 | 11.1 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Patrick James Bealey | 219 | 9.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1140 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2396 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Faith's

St. Faiths :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Imogen Payter | 1,497 | 45.9 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Phil Munday | 1073 | 32.9 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faith Ponsonby | 359 | 11.0 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Shelley Elizabeth Christine Saunders | 307 | 9.4 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3258 | 40 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stakes

Stakes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dianne Elizabeth Lloyd | 1,211 | 66.1 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Louise Brown | 424 | 23.1 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Philip Anthony Pearson | 181 | 9.9 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1832 | 23.67 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Warren Park

UKIP, the incumbent party, did not stand a candidate in this ward; in the 2019 election, the UKIP candidate came joint third with 13.7% of the vote.
Warren Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Denton | 487 | 58.6 | +22.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Joseph Spence Brown | 247 | 29.7 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Desmond Jones | 92 | 11.0 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 831 | 16.33 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Waterloo

Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Philip Wade | 1,869 | 71.6 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Howard Frank Sherlock | 381 | 14.6 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats | Izzy Fletcher | 344 | 13.2 | −17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1488 | 57.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2612 | 32.05 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |