2021 Gosport Borough Council election
# 2021 Gosport Borough Council election

Elections to Gosport Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. These took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

## Background

The previous election, held in 2018, saw the Liberal Democrats gain four seats: two from Conservatives, and one each from the Labour and UKIP. This reduced the Conservative Majority to one, remaining in control of the council, whilst UKIP lost their sole seat, in the Rowner and Holbrook ward.

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 9 April 2021.

## Results summary

2021 Gosport Borough Council election :

| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 11 | 1 | 64.7 | 8 | 19 | 55.9 | 11,099 | 50.9 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 35.3 | 8 | 14 | 41.2 | 5,149 | 23.8 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 | 4,727 | 21.9 | -2.7 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 583 | 2.7 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 77 | 0.4 | ±0.0 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |

## Candidates

### Alverstoke

Alverstoke :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mark William Paul Hook | 861 | 54.5 | -20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Fredrick Dixon Charlton | 581 | 36.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jonathan James Eaton | 137 | 8.7 | -16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,442 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anglesey

Anglesey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Philip Ian Raffaelli | 769 | 56.0 | -18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adele Louise Earle | 351 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mark Smith | 128 | 9.3 | -19.4 |
| | Green | James Robert Kirkham | 65 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dale Fletcher | 61 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary North

Bridgemary North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hammond | 870 | 68.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Supriya Namdeo | 326 | 25.6 | -2.4 |
| | Labour | Daniel Frank Stratton | 76 | 6.0 | -66.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bridgemary South

Bridgemary South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kath Jones | 663 | 52.8 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Jane Prickett | 397 | 31.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Charis Andrea Noakes | 196 | 15.6 | -30.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brockhurst

Brockhurst :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Hylands | 684 | 62.9 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Pecs Uluiviti | 313 | 28.8 | -1.1 |
| | Labour | Alison Mary Mandrill | 90 | 8.3 | -1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Christina Kelly | 664 | 48.9 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Rob Thompson | 443 | 32.6 | -3.7 |
| | Labour | Robin William Dellow | 153 | 11.3 | -5.4 |
| | Green | Robert Patrick Johnston | 97 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Elson

Elson :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Philip Earle | 584 | 51.9 | -2.9 |
| | Conservative | Natasha Georgina Hook | 396 | 35.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Emma Jean SMith | 75 | 6.7 | -3.8 |
| | Green | Tabitha Jane Evans | 68 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Forton

Forton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mervin John Bradley | 411 | 45.8 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | Gary David Walker | 272 | 30.3 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Claire Ruth Percival | 112 | 12.5 | -7.0 |
| | Independent | Geoff O'Flanagan | 102 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Maggie Morgan | 478 | 56.6 | +16.5 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Brown | 208 | 24.6 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mark Fenton | 159 | 18.8 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hardway

Hardway :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Diane Hilda Furlong | 633 | 42.9 | -13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Jane Carr | 588 | 39.8 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Lynn Day | 173 | 11.7 | -5.2 |
| | Green | Jason Mick | 82 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee East

Lee East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Graham Burgess | 1,094 | 62.1 | -9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Bradley | 549 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Paul Noakes | 118 | 6.7 | -11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee West

Lee West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John William Beavis | 1,574 | 78.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Anne Marie Cruddas | 237 | 11.8 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Sophie Samuelle Melieres-Frost | 193 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Leesland

Leesland :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Keith Herridge | 451 | 41.0 | -1.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Davey Best | 348 | 31.7 | -1.3 |
| | Labour | Hilary Ruth Percival | 224 | 20.4 | +7.9 |
| | Green | Sam Pollard | 76 | 6.9 | -5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Peel Common

Peel Common :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 800 | 61.3 | -16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Harrowsmith | 504 | 38.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,304 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Privett

Privett :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Zoe Huggins | 675 | 53.8 | -17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Maynard | 303 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Aretha Green | 277 | 22.1 | -7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rowner and Holbrook

Rowner and Holbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Marcus Thomas Murphy | 397 | 46.6 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen James Marshall | 352 | 41.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Hannah Louise McKie Barnard | 103 | 12.1 | -9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Town

Town :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lesley Mary Doris Meenaghan | 563 | 42.7 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Christopher Keith Percival | 483 | 36.6 | -14.2 |
| | Independent | Berkeley Vincent | 88 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Jacqueline Charlton | 81 | 6.1 | -6.6 |
| | Green | Emma Victoria Bell | 78 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Aaron Keith Pinder | 27 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
