# 2004 Gosport Borough Council election

Elections to Gosport Council were held on 10 June 2004. Half of the council was up for election, and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative: 15
* Labour: 11
* Liberal Democrat: 5
* Others: 3

## Election result

Gosport Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 58.8 | 56.2 | 11,748 | +16.2% |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 29.4 | 27.2 | 5,681 | -5.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 2,854 | -13.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 426 | +1.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 213 | +1.0% |

## Ward results
### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Clinton | 1,323 | 81.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Salter | 304 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,019 | 62.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,627 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Hook | 1,034 | 75.9 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Hall | 328 | 24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 706 | 51.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martyn Davis | 643 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Watts | 473 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,116 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jill Wright | 727 | 61.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Perris | 457 | 38.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,184 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brockhurst

Brockhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ivor Foster | 681 | 53.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Russell | 385 | 30.3 |
| | Labour | James Fox | 206 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Dickson | 564 | 44.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 362 | 28.4 |
| | Labour | Diane Searle | 348 | 27.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Elson

Elson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bruce Rigg | 624 | 47.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Elshaw | 415 | 31.3 |
| | UKIP | Francis Bridgewater | 167 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Jill Whitcher | 101 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,327 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Forton

Forton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Farr | 410 | 40.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Elshaw | 303 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative | Anna Oliver | 300 | 29.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,013 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Champion | 239 | 36.8 |
| | Labour | Victor Burt | 222 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Landels | 188 | 29.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 649 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hardway

Hardway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Langdon | 822 | 66.1 |
| | Green | Andrea Smith | 213 | 17.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Bell | 209 | 16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 49.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lee East

Lee East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Howard Burgess | 966 | 83.0 |
| | Labour | John Madgwick | 198 | 17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 66.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lee West

Lee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 1,326 | 81.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Madgwick | 294 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,032 | 63.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Leesland

Leesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 529 | 48.9 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Bailey | 380 | 35.1 |
| | Labour | Alan Durrant | 173 | 16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,082 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Peel Common

Peel Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 896 | 57.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Russell | 401 | 25.8 |
| | UKIP | John Bowles | 259 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Privett

Privett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 865 | 63.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Jackson | 348 | 25.3 |
| | Labour | Dennis Gough | 161 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 517 | 37.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,374 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rowner & Holbrook

Rowner & Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Train | 326 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative | Thelma Morrison | 317 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Richards | 273 | 29.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Redrup | 630 | 54.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Geddes | 532 | 45.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,162 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |