# 2000 Gosport Borough Council election

Elections to Gosport Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 13
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrat 6

## Election result

Gosport Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 6 | +3 | 60.0 | 50.6 | 8,368 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 4,658 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -1 | 10.0 | 21.2 | 3,503 |
| Others | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Ward results

Alverstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Gibson | 786 | 52.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Bone | 568 | 38.2 |
| | Labour | Brian Forhead | 131 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 99 |
Anglesey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Aleck Hayward | 1,315 | 68.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Pearce | 476 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Charis Jeffrey | 135 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 43.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bridgemary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marilyn Angus | 854 | 69.3 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Watts | 379 | 30.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 38.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Brockhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jean Batterbury | 648 | 44.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 491 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | John Burrowa | 331 | 22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,470 | |
Elson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bruce Rigg | 711 | 48.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 545 | 36.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Leishman | 223 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,479 | |
Hardway and Forton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Allen | 634 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Searle | 601 | 40.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dale Low | 248 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Lee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Kimber | 1,721 | 77.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fisher | 292 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Wilson-Schofield | 201 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 64.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,214 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Leesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Salter | 756 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ward | 622 | 41.2 |
| | Labour | David Waite | 132 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Rowner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 1,018 | 57.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Durrant | 760 | 42.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | June Cully | 973 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Dickson | 851 | 43.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Seal | 127 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,951 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |