2014 Havant Borough Council election
The 2014 Havant Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 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.[1]
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After the election, the composition of the council was
Background
Before the election Tony Briggs announced his resignation as leader of the council and the Conservative group on the council.[3] Mike Cheshire was chosen in April 2014 by the Conservatives as their new leader, defeating 3 other candidates.[3]
14 seats were contested at the election with the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats standing for every seat, while the Green party stood in 8 seats and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) stood in 6 seats.[4] The composition of the council before the election was 34 Conservatives, 3 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat councillors.[5]
On 19 May 2014 candidates from the 5 parties standing at the election held a debate with parking, and especially the increase in parking charges in 2013, being a major issue.[5]
Election result
The Conservatives lost 3 seats, 2 to UKIP and 1 to Labour, but still won 10 of the 14 seats contested.[6][7] This reduced the Conservatives to 31 of the 38 seats on the council, Labour went up to 4 seats, UKIP won their first 2 seats, while the Liberal Democrats remained on 1 seat.[6] Overall turnout at the election was 32.8%, up from 27.5% at the 2012 election.[6]
The UKIP gains from the Conservatives came in Hayling East, where John Perry took the seat after a recount, and in Stakes ward, where Gary Kerrin won by 34 votes after the Conservative councillor Olwyn Kennedy stood down at the election.[6] Meanwhile, in the only other change Labour's Beryl Francis gained Warren Park from the Conservatives, after Mark Johnson did not stand for re-election.[6] Among those to hold their seats were the leader of the Conservatives Mike Cheshire in Hart Plain ward and the only Liberal Democrat councillor Faith Ponsonby in Battins.[6][7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 71.4 | 45.8 | 14,014 | -4.3% | |
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 4,673 | +9.5% | |
Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.1 | 17.9 | 5,481 | -6.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 3,600 | -1.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 2,799 | +2.5% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Fairhurst | 567 | 51.3 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Philip Pearson | 357 | 32.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Pook | 181 | 16.4 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 210 | 19.0 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,105 | 24.6 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Faith Ponsonby | 601 | 51.5 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Anthony Berry | 325 | 27.8 | -12.9 | |
Conservative | Mark Johnson | 241 | 20.7 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 276 | 23.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,167 | 24.9 | +3.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Smith | 1,177 | 47.4 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 478 | 19.2 | -0.9 | |
Green | Terry Mitchell | 466 | 18.8 | +11.6 | |
Labour | George Smith | 364 | 14.6 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 699 | 28.1 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,485 | 35.1 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frida Edwards | 401 | 33.6 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Munazza Faiz | 340 | 28.5 | -23.2 | |
Green | Tara Fisher | 318 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 135 | 11.3 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 61 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,194 | 24.6 | +5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Briggs | 1,501 | 62.0 | +4.0 | |
Green | Bruce Holman | 382 | 15.8 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Kenneth Monks | 349 | 14.4 | -4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Jacobs | 189 | 7.8 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 1,119 | 46.2 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,421 | 33.0 | +5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Mackey | 1,617 | 47.6 | -10.2 | |
UKIP | John Davis | 713 | 21.0 | +21.0 | |
Green | Victoria Gould | 401 | 11.8 | -8.0 | |
Labour | Eric Whitehead | 372 | 10.9 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maple | 297 | 8.7 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 904 | 26.6 | -11.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,400 | 42.2 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Cheshire | 1,318 | 55.1 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Sheila Mealy | 741 | 31.0 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Woodard | 335 | 14.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 577 | 24.1 | -12.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,394 | 32.0 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | John Perry | 1,044 | 39.6 | +18.4 | |
Conservative | John Smith | 996 | 37.7 | -6.2 | |
Labour | Michael Clarke | 313 | 11.9 | -9.9 | |
Green | Paul Valentine | 184 | 7.0 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Martin | 102 | 3.9 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 48 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,639 | 35.8 | +6.6 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Wilson | 1,359 | 50.4 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Philip Melhuish | 708 | 26.2 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Richard Sams | 270 | 10.0 | -7.7 | |
Green | Susan Holt | 222 | 8.2 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Brown | 139 | 5.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 651 | 24.1 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,698 | 39.0 | +4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gwendoline Blackett | 1,475 | 62.5 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Nicola Potts | 626 | 26.5 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Bolt | 258 | 10.9 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 849 | 36.0 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,359 | 33.0 | +7.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Branson | 1,104 | 38.8 | -12.2 | |
Green | Timothy Dawes | 626 | 22.0 | +7.3 | |
UKIP | Wendy Coates | 569 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
Labour | Philip Munday | 364 | 12.8 | -9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Blanch | 180 | 6.3 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 478 | 16.8 | -11.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,843 | 39.6 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Gary Kerrin | 792 | 37.9 | +37.9 | |
Conservative | John Cooper | 758 | 36.2 | -13.8 | |
Labour | Barry Steel | 395 | 18.9 | -16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Cosslett | 147 | 7.0 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 34 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,092 | 28.0 | +7.2 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Beryl Francis | 407 | 39.7 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Kristian Sapcote | 309 | 30.2 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brown | 308 | 30.1 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 98 | 9.6 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,024 | 21.2 | +5.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Sceal | 1,191 | 43.4 | -16.9 | |
UKIP | Carole Newnham | 847 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
Labour | Sian Laxton | 258 | 9.4 | -14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Crichton | 250 | 9.1 | -7.0 | |
Green | Arthur Plunkett | 200 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 344 | 12.5 | -24.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,746 | 34.7 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- "Havant". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- Henderson, Stuart; Dearden, Lizzie (23 May 2014). "Full list of how Ukip, Labour, the Tories and Lib Dems have performed". The Independent.
- "Economy and growth are the priorities says new leader of Havant Borough Council". The News. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Havant Borough Council election candidates". The News. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Havant election candidates grilled on parking and town centres". The News. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- Brewerton, Elise (23 May 2014). "Success for Ukip at Havant Borough Council elections". The News. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Havant Borough Council election results". The News. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Election Notices and Results". Havant Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Results Elections 2014". The Times. 24 May 2014. pp. 88–89.