# 2011 Havant Borough Council election

The 2011 Havant Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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 35
* Liberal Democrats 2
* Labour 1

## Background

A total of 42 candidates stood at the election for the 10 seats that were contested. The only non-Conservative councillor whose seat was up for election, Liberal Democrat Ann Buckley in Bedhampton ward, stood down at the election.

## Election result

The Conservatives won all 10 seats contested and therefore held 35 of the 38 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 2 seats and Labour remained on 1 seat. The only change saw Conservative George Smith gained Bedhampton from the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats saw their share of the vote fall, which was blamed on the party's role in the national coalition government. Overall turnout was just over 42%, down from over 61% at the 2010 council election when it had been held at the same time as the general election.
Havant local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 18,430 | +9.2% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 5,127 | +0.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14.8 | 4,602 | -13.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 1,710 | +3.5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 1,227 | +0.6% |

## Ward results
### Bedhampton

Bedhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Smith | 1,390 | 45.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Welch | 847 | 27.7 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Ralph Cousins | 442 | 14.4 | +1.9 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Harris | 212 | 6.9 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Terry Mitchell | 168 | 5.5 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 17.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,059 | 43.0 | −23.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Cowplain

Cowplain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Majorie Smallcorn | 1,928 | 65.4 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Ken Monks | 449 | 15.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Jacobs | 346 | 11.7 | −17.4 |
| | Green | David Ludlam | 226 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,479 | 50.2 | +20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,949 | 40.0 | −29.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Emsworth

Emsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Galloway | 2,418 | 58.7 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Marshall | 558 | 13.5 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | James Smith | 531 | 12.9 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Susan Kelly | 363 | 8.8 | +4.8 |
| | UKIP | Alex Spurge | 252 | 6.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,860 | 45.1 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,122 | 52.7 | −21.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hart Plain

Hart Plain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerry Shimbart | 1,694 | 58.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Francesca Trowse | 597 | 20.7 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tamzan Crabb | 587 | 20.4 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,097 | 38.1 | +22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,878 | 38.5 | −26.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hayling East

Hayling East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dave Collins | 1,757 | 59.7 | |
| | Labour | Sheila Mealy | 427 | 14.5 | |
| | UKIP | Gary Kerrin | 329 | 11.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Pritchard | 265 | 9.0 | |
| | Green | Helena Youle | 164 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,330 | 45.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 40.2 | −25.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hayling West

Hayling West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Lenaghan | 2,213 | 67.6 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Jack Mealy | 390 | 11.9 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Sue Holt | 237 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | UKIP | Brenda Kerrin | 223 | 6.8 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Brown | 210 | 6.4 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,823 | 55.7 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,273 | 47.4 | −23.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Purbrook

Purbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Farrow | 1,731 | 61.8 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Lisa Wheeler | 677 | 24.2 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tasha Harper | 395 | 14.1 | −13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,054 | 37.6 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,803 | 38.6 | −28.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Faiths

St Faiths :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Bolton | 1,819 | 53.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Oliver Edwards | 560 | 16.5 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 513 | 15.1 | −16.1 |
| | Green | Tim Dawes | 293 | 8.6 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Ray Finch | 211 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,259 | 37.1 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,396 | 47.8 | −23.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stakes

Stakes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Hilton | 1,264 | 53.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | David Potts | 653 | 27.7 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 441 | 18.7 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 25.9 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,358 | 31.9 | −27.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Waterloo

Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 2,216 | 66.8 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fred Dunford | 440 | 13.3 | −18.1 |
| | Labour | Diana Nottingham | 401 | 12.1 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Richard Jannaway | 259 | 7.8 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,776 | 53.6 | +29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,316 | 43.0 | −26.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |