# 2010 Havant Borough Council election

The 2010 Havant Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 34
* Liberal Democrats 3
* Labour 1

## Background

Before the election the Conservatives had 32 seats on the council, compared to 3 each for Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Among those defending seats at the election were the Conservative leader of the council Tony Briggs in Cowplain ward and the Labour group leader Richard Brown in Warren Park.

## Election result

The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining two seats, one each from Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative gain from Labour came in Warren Park, where they defeated the Labour group leader Richard Brown, while the Liberal Democrat defeat was in Bondfields, where the Conservative winner Frida Edwards became the first black councillor in Havant. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in Battins, where Labour's June Hanan had stood down at the election, and the new Liberal Democrat councillor Katie Ray became the youngest ever councillor in Havant at the age of 20. The council election took place at the same time as the 2010 general election, with the Conservative Member of parliament for Havant, David Willetts, doubling his majority.
Havant local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 93.3 | 50.1 | 31,512 | -7.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 28.2 | 17,745 | +4.7% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16.0 | 10,064 | +5.0% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2,064 | -2.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,268 | +0.7% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 290 | -0.4% |

## Ward results
### Barncroft

Barncroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Fairhurst | 945 | 42.5 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | Anne Edwards | 592 | 26.6 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ponsonby | 478 | 21.5 | +7.9 |
| | UKIP | Ray Finch | 211 | 9.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 15.9 | −21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,226 | 50.6 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Battins

Battins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katie Ray | 912 | 38.3 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Liz Fairhurst | 816 | 34.3 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Lynne Phillips | 651 | 27.4 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 4.0 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,379 | 49.3 | +24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bedhampton

Bedhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jenny Wride | 2,166 | 46.0 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 1,460 | 31.0 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Oliver Edwards | 589 | 12.5 | +5.9 |
| | UKIP | Steve Harris | 271 | 5.8 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Terry Mitchell | 121 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | English Democrat | George Herbert | 100 | 2.1 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 706 | 15.0 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,707 | 66.4 | +29.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bondfields

Bondfields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frida Edwards | 882 | 34.1 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Marshall | 845 | 32.7 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Ralph Cousins | 669 | 25.9 | −7.5 |
| | English Democrat | Grant Greenham | 190 | 7.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,586 | 52.2 | +29.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Cowplain

Cowplain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Briggs | 2,993 | 58.8 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tamzan Crabb | 1,483 | 29.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Ken Monks | 616 | 12.1 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,510 | 29.7 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,092 | 69.4 | +38.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Emsworth

Emsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Gillett | 3,124 | 53.7 | −12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roisin Miller | 1,470 | 25.3 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Ken Gilchrist | 669 | 11.5 | +3.9 |
| | UKIP | Ian Reddoch | 315 | 5.4 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Wendy Smith | 235 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,654 | 28.5 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,813 | 74.4 | +30.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hart Plain

Hart Plain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Cheshire | 2,424 | 51.0 | −10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Crawford | 1,671 | 35.2 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Howard Sherlock | 657 | 13.8 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 15.8 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,752 | 64.5 | +33.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hayling East

Hayling East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Smith | 2,272 | | |
| | Conservative | Leah Turner | 2,027 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Pritchard | 1,116 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Armstrong | 929 | | |
| | Labour | Sheila Mealy | 715 | | |
| | Labour | John Laxton | 695 | | |
| | UKIP | Gary Kerrin | 689 | | |
| | Green | Helena Youle | 313 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,756 | 66.1 | +33.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hayling West

Hayling West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Wilson | 2,913 | 59.8 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Brown | 898 | 18.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Underwood | 636 | 13.1 | +6.4 |
| | UKIP | Brenda Kerrin | 424 | 8.7 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,015 | 41.4 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,871 | 70.6 | +31.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Purbrook

Purbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gwendoline Blackett | 2,596 | 53.7 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Pook | 1,335 | 27.6 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Lisa Wheeler | 907 | 18.7 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,261 | 26.1 | −27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,838 | 66.9 | +35.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Faiths

St Faiths :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Branson | 2,530 | 49.5 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Corrigan | 1,593 | 31.2 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | James Smith | 591 | 11.6 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Tim Dawes | 394 | 7.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 937 | 18.3 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,108 | 71.6 | +31.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stakes

Stakes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Olly Kennedy | 2,150 | 49.1 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 1,289 | 29.4 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Robin Matthews | 938 | 21.4 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | 19.7 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,377 | 59.0 | +35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Warren Park

Warren Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Johnson | 752 | 34.2 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Brown | 673 | 30.6 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maple | 620 | 28.2 | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Steve Little | 154 | 7.0 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 3.6 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,199 | 44.3 | +20.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Waterloo

Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Bastin | 2,922 | 55.8 | −14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fred Dunford | 1,646 | 31.4 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Edward Miller | 466 | 8.9 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Richard Jannaway | 205 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,276 | 24.4 | −26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,239 | 69.1 | +35.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |