2016 Gosport Borough Council election

The 2016 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats gained two seats from the Conservatives and one from Labour, but the Conservatives remained in an overall majority.

2016 Gosport Borough Council Election

5 May 2016
17 of 34 seats to Gosport Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 21 6 6 Seats won 10 5 2 Seats after 19 9 5 Seat change 2 3 1 Popular vote 10,359 3,193 4,826 Percentage 52.9 16.3 24.6
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

After the election the composition of the council was:

• Conservative: 19
• Liberal Democrats: 9
• Labour: 5
• UKIP: 1

Ward Results

Anglesey

Anglesey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Raffaelli	922	74.6	7.2
	Labour	David Waite	314	25.4	7.2
Majority			608	41.2	14.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brockhurst

Brockhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Hylands	639	56.7	21.6
	Conservative	Gary Walker	312	27.7	3.0
	Labour	James Fox	107	9.5	0.1
	Green	Jane Staffieri	68	6.0	6.0
Majority			327	29.0	18.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing