# 2018 Gosport Borough Council election

The 2018 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election saw the Liberal Democrats gain four seats: two from Labour, and one each from the Conservatives and UKIP. This reduced the Conservative Majority to one, remaining in control of the council, whilst UKIP lost their sole seat, in the Rowner and Holbrook ward.

## Voter ID trial

Gosport was one of five boroughs in England operating a voter ID trial, whereby voters had to bring a form of identification with them in order to vote. There was some criticism of the pilot by local politicians ahead of the vote, and in the event 54 people were unable to vote as a result of the trial. The Electoral Commission concluded from the study that "our findings suggest that the 2018 local elections in Gosport were not significantly affected by the voter ID pilot in either its impact on voters or on the administration of the poll. However, it is important to be cautious when drawing conclusions from this pilot about the impact of any wider application of voter ID."

## Results

Gosport Borough 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 44.4 | 51.8 | 10,673 | 1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 22.9 | 4,710 | 6.6 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.6 | 22.4 | 4,608 | 2.2 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.3 | 477 | 0.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 77 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 63 | 2.9 |

## Ward results
### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Casey | 1,145 | 78.8 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Eaton | 308 | 21.2 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 57.6 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Scard | 1,011 | 71.3 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Noakes | 327 | 28.7 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 42.6 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Pepper | 574 | 53.1 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Batty | 278 | 25.7 | 2.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Durrant | 228 | 21.1 | 50.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 27.4 | 16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Batty | 445 | 43.2 | 10.3 |
| | Labour | James Fox | 300 | 29.2 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Marshall | 284 | 27.6 | 27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 14.0 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Brockhurst

Brockhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 452 | 41.2 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Simon Bellord | 381 | 34.8 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Brazier | 144 | 13.1 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | David Foster | 63 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Jane Staffieri | 56 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 6.4 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Westerby | 575 | 45.5 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Ronayne | 403 | 31.9 | 4.4 |
| | Labour | Chris Percival | 285 | 22.6 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 13.6 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elson

Elson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ballard | 703 | 61.5 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | Craig Hazel | 304 | 26.6 | 8.1 |
| | Independent | Alan Neville | 77 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Emma Smith | 59 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 34.9 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Forton

Forton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 411 | 46.4 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative | Gary Walker | 254 | 28.7 | 9.7 |
| | Labour | Daniel Smith | 180 | 20.3 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Monica Cassidy | 40 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 17.7 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Jessop | 485 | 62.5 | 22.4 |
| | Labour | Hetty Ollivant | 198 | 25.5 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Pyle | 93 | 12.0 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 37.0 | 21.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hardway

Hardway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hutchison | 718 | 52.0 | 24.9 |
| | Conservative | Roger Allen | 522 | 37.8 | 18.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Smith | 142 | 10.3 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 14.2 | 14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lee East

Lee East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Piers Bateman | 1,133 | 71.9 | 0.1 |
| | Labour | Caroline Osborne | 443 | 28.1 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 43.8 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee West

Lee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Carter | 1,447 | 80.8 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | Jill Whitcher | 344 | 19.2 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,103 | 61.6 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Leesland

Leesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 544 | 46.1 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Herridge | 439 | 37.2 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Stares | 370 | 31.4 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Natasha Hook | 336 | 28.5 | 4.5 |
| | Green | Sam Pollard | 222 | 18.8 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | Alison Mandrill | 151 | 12.8 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | Charis Noakes | 119 | 10.1 | 2.4 |
| | Green | David Sekules | 106 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Peel Common

Peel Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynn Hook | 883 | 74.7 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | Martyn Davis | 299 | 25.3 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 49.4 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Privett

Privett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Blackman | 752 | 63.4 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | Annelies James | 276 | 23.3 | 5.9 |
| | Green | Russell Thomas | 159 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 40.1 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murray Johnston | 356 | 43.7 | 43.7 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Bergin | 349 | 42.8 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | Tim Ryan | 110 | 13.5 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.9 | 18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June Cully | 814 | 61.4 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Meenaghan | 511 | 38.6 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 22.8 | 8.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |