# 2016 Winchester City Council election

The 2016 Winchester City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Winchester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Every seat was contested following boundary changes which saw the number of seats reduce from 57 to 45. The count for this election was conducted on 7 May 2016.
Before the election, the composition of Winchester City Council was:
* Conservative 33
* Liberal Democrats 22
* Labour 2
The result of the election was:
* Conservatives 25
* Liberal Democrats 20.

## Results summary

The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.
Winchester City Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 55.56 | 40.6 | 16,917 |
| Liberal Democrats | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 44.44 | 34.2 | 14,252 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 11.7 | 4,888 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 3.4 | 1,430 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 4.4 | 1,830 |

## Ward results
### Alresford & Itchen Valley

Alresford & Itchen Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lisa Griffiths | 1,720 | 51.45 | |
| | Conservative | Kim Gottlieb | 1,686 | 50.43 | |
| | Conservative | Ernie Jeffs | 1,658 | 49.60 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margot Power | 1,425 | 42.63 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Divall | 1,180 | 35.30 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Gordon-Smith | 1,162 | 34.76 | |
| | Labour | Ian Wight | 245 | 7.33 | |
| | Labour | Lee Hayes | 197 | 5.89 | |
| | Labour | James Leppard | 150 | 4.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 6.97 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Bell | 1,485 | 46.51 | |
| | Conservative | Jan Warwick | 1,386 | 43.41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Laming | 1,350 | 42.28 | |
| | Conservative | Rob Ducker | 1,305 | 40.71 | |
| | Conservative | Gavin Dick | 1,231 | 38.55 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Romero | 1,198 | 37.52 | |
| | UKIP | Chris Bardon-Briddon | 318 | 9.96 | |
| | Labour | Peter Rees | 207 | 6.48 | |
| | Labour | Alun Glyn Rees | 203 | 6.36 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Tettmar | 161 | 5.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 157 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Bishop's Waltham

Bishop's Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Humby | 1,169 | 52.47 | |
| | Conservative | David McLean | 1,165 | 52.29 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Miller | 1,146 | 51.44 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Houghton | 393 | 17.64 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Stoneham | 378 | 16.97 | |
| | Labour | Steve Haines | 353 | 15.84 | |
| | UKIP | Vivienne Young | 347 | 15.57 | |
| | Labour | Laurie Clough | 313 | 14.05 | |
| | Labour | Steven Jakubowski | 274 | 12.30 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sudhakar Achwal | 230 | 10.32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 33.80 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Central Meon Valley

Central Meon Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Pearson | 1,576 | 54.99 | |
| | Conservative | Vicki Weston | 1,529 | 53.35 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Gemmell | 1,473 | 51.40 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Campbell | 678 | 23.66 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margret Scriven | 533 | 18.60 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Stoneham | 454 | 15.84 | |
| | UKIP | Leslie Mitchell | 453 | 15.81 | |
| | Labour | Stan Evans | 273 | 9.53 | |
| | Labour | Alexander Graft | 253 | 8.83 | |
| | Labour | Nicola Wardrop | 252 | 8.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 795 | 27.74 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Colden Common and Twyford

Colden Common and Twyford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Izard | 1,094 | 58.01 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Cook | 782 | 41.46 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Johnston | 573 | 30.38 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Rees | 554 | 29.37 | |
| | Green | Julia Hallman | 146 | 7.74 | |
| | Labour | Paul Brown | 128 | 6.79 | |
| | Labour | Sonia Critcher | 122 | 6.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 11.08 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Denmead

Denmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Read | 1,429 | 69.84 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Stallard | 1,400 | 68.43 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Brook | 1,188 | 58.06 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Negus | 433 | 21.16 | |
| | Labour | Claire Sorensen | 387 | 18.91 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wernick | 278 | 13.59 | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Carroll | 219 | 10.70 | |
| | Labour | Steve Della Mora | 184 | 8.99 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 36.90 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Southwick and Wickham

Southwick and Wickham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Clear | 1,002 | 63.10 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Therese Evans | 890 | 56.05 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Cutler | 826 | 52.02 | |
| | Conservative | Mags Brown | 384 | 24.18 | |
| | Conservative | Leon Dabbs | 352 | 22.17 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Lander-Brinkley | 279 | 17.57 | |
| | UKIP | Ian Norgate | 229 | 14.42 | |
| | Labour | Gary Gray | 99 | 6.23 | |
| | Labour | Paul Sony | 83 | 5.23 | |
| | Labour | Paul Harris | 80 | 5.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 27.84 | |
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### St Barnabas

St Barnabas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelsie Learney | 1,406 | 42.11 | |
| | Conservative | Eileen Berry | 1,395 | 41.88 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Weir | 1,378 | 41.37 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Twelftree | 1,317 | 39.54 | |
| | Conservative | Angie Wilkinson | 1,112 | 33.38 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cameron Johnson | 1,089 | 32.69 | |
| | Winchester Independent | Kezia Hoffman | 661 | 19.84 | |
| | Labour | Hannah Field | 307 | 9.22 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Field | 293 | 8.80 | |
| | Labour | Tessa Valentine | 274 | 8.23 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 1.83 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### St Bartholomew

St Bartholomew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hiscock | 926 | 34.57 | |
| | Conservative | Rose Burns | 832 | 31.06 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicki Elks | 737 | 27.51 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Williams | 667 | 24.90 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Falconer | 563 | 21.02 | |
| | Green | Lucy Clement | 517 | 19.30 | |
| | Labour | Clive Gosling | 474 | 17.69 | |
| | Conservative | David Crudgington | 466 | 17.39 | |
| | Winchester Independent | Michael Coker-Davies | 461 | 17.21 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen East | 441 | 16.46 | |
| | Green | Michael Wilks | 426 | 15.90 | |
| | Labour | Lawrence Mason | 340 | 12.69 | |
| | Green | Rhian Harrison | 327 | 12.21 | |
| | UKIP | Bob Barnes | 271 | 10.12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 2.61 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### St Luke

St Luke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Scott | 732 | 61.31 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Green | 590 | 49.41 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Davies | 247 | 20.69 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Adams | 157 | 13.15 | |
| | Conservative | Harry Sampson | 145 | 12.14 | |
| | Conservative | George Marshall-James | 117 | 9.80 | |
| | Winchester Independents | Tomos James | 102 | 8.54 | |
| | Green | Kia Pope | 76 | 6.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 28.72 | |
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### St Michael

St Michael :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fiona Mather | 1,129 | 41.37 | |
| | Conservative | Guy Ashton | 1,054 | 38.62 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Tait | 1,041 | 38.15 | |
| | Labour | Janet Berry | 680 | 24.92 | |
| | Winchester Independents | Judith Martin | 624 | 22.87 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Montgomery | 514 | 18.83 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Higgins | 474 | 17.37 | |
| | Labour | Nicola Tettmar | 457 | 16.75 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Elks | 439 | 16.09 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Banks | 357 | 13.08 | |
| | Green | Dinah Barton | 352 | 12.90 | |
| | Green | Robert Parker | 293 | 10.74 | |
| | Green | Tasha Harrison | 248 | 9.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 13.23 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### St Paul

St Paul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Hutchinson | 1,174 | 46.64 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Tod | 1,055 | 41.91 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson | 1,008 | 40.05 | |
| | Conservative | George Beard | 724 | 28.76 | |
| | Conservative | Kerry Halfpenny | 702 | 27.89 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Russell | 616 | 24.47 | |
| | Labour | Karen Barratt | 496 | 19.71 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Fox | 419 | 16.65 | |
| | Winchester Independents | TC Dunlop | 385 | 15.30 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Morris | 320 | 12.71 | |
| | Green | Lee Ingram | 265 | 10.53 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 11.29 | |
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### The Worthys

The Worthys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Porter | 1,257 | 60.26 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Rutter | 1,150 | 55.13 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Prince | 1,049 | 50.29 | |
| | Conservative | Matt Palmer | 642 | 30.78 | |
| | Conservative | Stan Howell | 607 | 29.10 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Crofts | 557 | 26.70 | |
| | Labour | Kimberley Torkington | 218 | 10.45 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Hutchinson | 170 | 8.15 | |
| | Labour | Richard Carthew | 159 | 7.62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 19.51 | |
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### Upper Meon Valley

Upper Meon Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amber Thacker | 1,134 | 63.57 | |
| | Conservative | Laurence Ruffell | 1,010 | 56.61 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Day | 319 | 17.88 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis North | 286 | 16.03 | |
| | Labour | Peter O'Sullivan | 268 | 15.02 | |
| | Labour | Joe Tugwell | 198 | 11.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 691 | 38.73 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Whiteley & Shedfield

Whiteley & Shedfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivian Achwal | 801 | 43.65 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Huxstep | 751 | 40.93 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Bentote | 747 | 40.71 | |
| | Conservative | Andy Baker | 710 | 38.69 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Fern | 677 | 36.89 | |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Town | 628 | 34.22 | |
| | UKIP | David Walbridge | 212 | 11.55 | |
| | Green | Anne Coleman | 150 | 8.17 | |
| | Labour | David Picton-Jones | 113 | 6.16 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Butler | 110 | 5.99 | |
| | Labour | Anne West | 109 | 5.94 | |
| | Labour | John Staples | 83 | 4.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.02 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Wonston & Micheldever

Wonston & Micheldever :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Godfrey | 1,719 | 64.62 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Horrill | 1,612 | 60.60 | |
| | Conservative | James Byrnes | 1,552 | 58.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Toms | 653 | 24.50 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gordon | 592 | 22.26 | |
| | Labour | Melanie Middleton | 393 | 14.77 | |
| | Labour | Richard James | 314 | 11.80 | |
| | Labour | Antony De Peyer | 278 | 10.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 899 | 33.85 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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