# 2021 Eastleigh Borough Council election

The 2021 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect 12 councillors to Eastleigh Borough Council. Every ward apart from the two member wards of West End North and West End South elected one councillor each. This took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

## Results

The Liberal Democrats and Conservatives each gained one seat from each other, meaning that the council composition remained the same.
2021 Eastleigh 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 % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 10 | | 83.3 | 22 | 32 | 82.1 | 15,625 | 44.1 | -8.0 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 8.3 | 4 | 5 | 12.8 | 1,967 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| | Conservative | 1 | | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 12,940 | 36.5 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,031 | 11.4 | +4.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 602 | 1.7 | -4.3 |
| | Hampshire Independents | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 146 | 0.4 | New |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 0.2 | New |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.1 | New |

## Results by Ward
### Bishopstoke

Bishopstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gin Tidrige | 1,731 | 46.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Winstanley | 972 | 26.0 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Ben Burcombe-Filer | 728 | 19.5 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Steve Phillips | 269 | 7.2 | +3.2 |
| | TUSC | Robert Lovell | 38 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 20.3 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,373 | 44.4 | +1.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Botley

Botley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Kinloch | 970 | 48.7 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Joy Haythorne | 854 | 42.9 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Alison Phillips | 166 | 8.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 5.8 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,012 | 39.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
There was no election in Botley in 2019, so changes are shown from 2018.

### Bursledon & Hound North

Bursledon & Hound North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Holes | 1,442 | 60.6 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Redding | 723 | 30.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Catherine Cronin | 216 | 9.1 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 30.2 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,399 | 32.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chandler's Ford

Chandler's Ford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pragnell | 1,745 | 49.8 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Shelagh Lee | 1,452 | 41.5 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Greg Phillips | 305 | 8.7 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 8.3 | −22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,521 | 42.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Eastleigh Central

Eastleigh Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Irish | 943 | 37.1 | −12.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Josh Constable | 735 | 28.9 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Chris Yates | 631 | 24.8 | +13.0 |
| | Hampshire Independents | Sukhdev Raj | 146 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Alexander Culley | 88 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 8.2 | −23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,565 | 33.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Eastleigh North

Eastleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tanya Park | 1,140 | 44.3 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Crosher | 951 | 37.0 | +25.8 |
| | Labour | Kathy O'Neill | 482 | 18.7 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 7.3 | −29.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,589 | 35.2 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Eastleigh South

Eastleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Bourne | 996 | 42.6 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Payne | 731 | 31.2 | +18.7 |
| | Labour | Sam Jordan | 613 | 26.2 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 11.4 | −26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,354 | 29.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Fair Oak & Horton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Broomfield | 1,720 | 48.0 | +20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Couldrey | 1,057 | 29.5 | −10.8 |
| | Green | Ben Parry | 388 | 10.8 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Martin Lyon | 236 | 6.6 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Jacob Phillips | 179 | 5.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,598 | 42.8 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Hamble & Netley

Hamble & Netley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Cross | 1,771 | 55.9 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Preston | 1,030 | 32.5 | +16.2 |
| | Labour | Hayley Homer | 368 | 11.6 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 741 | 23.4 | −19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,196 | 39.7 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hedge End North

Hedge End North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Pretty | 1,215 | 49.2 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Susan Hall | 855 | 34.6 | +16.6 |
| | Green | Glynn Fleming | 214 | 8.7 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Steve Willoughby | 187 | 7.6 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 14.6 | −26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,486 | 32.6 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hedge End South

Hedge End South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith House | 1,779 | 51.9 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Jerry Hall | 1,412 | 41.2 | +19.4 |
| | Labour | Betty Layland | 237 | 6.9 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 10.7 | −28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,458 | 39.7 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hiltingbury

Hiltingbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Buckley | 1,962 | 48.0 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Atkinson | 1,853 | 45.3 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Hubert | 274 | 6.7 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,109 | 49.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## By-elections since May 2021
### Eastleigh Central

Eastleigh Central by-election, February 10th 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bhavin Dedhia | 802 | 44.5 | +7.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Josh Constable | 433 | 24.0 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Payne | 362 | 20.1 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Jack Stapleton | 140 | 7.8 | New |
| | Reform UK | Clare Fawcett | 64 | 3.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 20.5 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,801 | 23.9 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.2 | |