# 2012 Gosport Borough Council election

The 2012 Gosport Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Gosport Council in England. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservatives gained three seats from the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour gained one seat each from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Both Labour and the Conservatives saw an increased vote share, whilst the Liberal Democrats' vote share fell.
After the election the composition of the council was:
* Conservative: 24
* Labour: 5
* Liberal Democrats: 5

## Election Result

Gosport Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | 51.5 | 9,312 | 3.7 |
| Labour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 25.3 | 4,585 | 5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 17.9 | 3,242 | 17.9 |
| UKIP | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3.2 | 584 | 1.0 |
| Green | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.0 | 185 | 0.2 |
| Independent | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.8 | 137 | 0.6 |
| BNP | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.3 | 48 | 0.3 |

## Ward Results
### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Hook | 791 | 60.7 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | James Fox | 220 | 16.9 | 7.0 |
| | UKIP | Judith Smith | 194 | 14.9 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Ballard | 99 | 7.60 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Forder | 854 | 78.4 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 254 | 20.3 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Belinda Baker | 141 | 11.3 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Wright | 708 | 62.9 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bateman | 418 | 37.1 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Geddes | 450 | 51.8 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Alan Durrant | 418 | 48.2 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brockhurst

Brockhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hylands | 554 | 55.9 | 14.0 |
| | Conservative | Laura Elshaw | 277 | 28.0 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | Hugh Reynolds | 160 | 16.1 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Dickson | 406 | 38.8 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Kelly | 351 | 33.5 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | Chris Noakes | 165 | 15.8 | 1.2 |
| | UKIP | Catherine Andrews | 125 | 11.9 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elson

Elson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig Hazel | 463 | 43.9 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Heaver | 435 | 41.2 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Jess Cully | 157 | 14.9 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Forton

Forton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Farr | 309 | 34.6 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pinder | 287 | 32.2 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | Dale Fletcher | 188 | 21.1 | 9.7 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Rive | 108 | 12.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Morgan | 222 | 49.70 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Bateman | 131 | 29.3 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Keeley | 94 | 21.0 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hardway

Hardway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Langdon | 596 | 56.2 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Andrea Smith | 185 | 17.40 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Paule Ripley | 154 | 14.5 | 4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Simpson | 126 | 11.9 | 18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee East

Lee East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Burgess | 866 | 66.70 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Graham Giles | 325 | 25.00 | 20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Bailey | 107 | 8.2 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee West

Lee West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Beavis | 1,340 | 82.4 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Jill Whitcher | 286 | 17.60 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,054 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Leesland

Leesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Diffey | 507 | 49.90 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | George McAleese | 293 | 28.8 | 12.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Freestone | 121 | 11.9 | 0.9 |
| | Independent | David Smith | 96 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Peel Common

Peel Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 689 | 63.7 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Martyn Davis | 236 | 21.8 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | Curtis Sinclair | 157 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Privett

Privett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Gill | 685 | 63.4 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Bailey | 203 | 18.8 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | Terance Robbins | 193 | 17.9 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marcus Murphy | 310 | 42.1 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | John Train | 219 | 29.7 | 2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Carter | 167 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| | Independent | James McGookin | 41 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diane Searle | 642 | 53.0 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Abigail Thomson | 464 | 38.3 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fungus Heather Carr | 58 | 4.8 | 9.6 |
| | BNP | Sunny Martin | 48 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |