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Elections toGosport Council inHampshire,England were held on6 May 2010.[1][2] Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control. The Conservatives made six gains, including in some wards that they had lost inthe previous election, despite having a reduced vote share. The Liberal Democrats and Labour Party lost 5 and 1 seats respectively, with Labour seeing a large increase of the total vote share.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 | 6 | 0 | 47.8 | 18,213 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25.6 | 9,768 | ||||
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 | 7,648 | ||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 854 | ||||
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 619 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 528 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 452 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Edgar | 1,576 | 63.5 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dawn Kelly | 370 | 14.9 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Graham Hewitt | 339 | 9.9 | +6.1 | |
| UKIP | Judith Smith | 136 | 5.5 | −4.4 | |
| Green | Linda Maclennan | 60 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 1206 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Scard | 1,254 | 56.8 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 764 | 34.6 | −11.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Madgwick | 189 | 8.6 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 490 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Wright | 1002 | 47.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Whyte | 733 | 34.6 | ||
| English Democrat | Tony Rowan | 381 | 18.0 | ||
| Majority | 269 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Carter | 1154 | 57.6 | ||
| Labour | Alan Durrant | 848 | 42.4 | ||
| Majority | 306 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Justin Henshaw | 918 | 41.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Mude | 850 | 38.8 | ||
| Labour | Michael O'Gorman | 331 | 15.1 | ||
| Green | Jane Staffieri | 92 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 68 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wayne Ronayne | 862 | 40.2 | −2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Morby | 777 | 36.3 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | John Hustler | 312 | 14.6 | +9.4 | |
| UKIP | Catherine Andrews | 191 | 8.9 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 85 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Ballard | 1,049 | 45.5 | −0.8 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Green | 907 | 39.3 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Paul Noakes | 205 | 8.9 | +4.0 | |
| UKIP | John Bridgewater | 143 | 6.2 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 142 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Foster-Reed | 789 | 39.9 | −1.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Greenwood | 610 | 30.8 | −5.4 | |
| Labour | Keith Farr | 580 | 29.3 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 179 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Jessop | 641 | 42.8 | −11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Woods | 594 | 39.6 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | James Fox | 204 | 13.6 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Fiona Maclennan | 60 | 4.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 47 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Allen | 1184 | 44.7 | −7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cyril Simpson | 799 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
| Labour | Stephen Williams | 278 | 10.5 | −1.5 | |
| Green | Claire Smith | 240 | 9.1 | −22.00 | |
| UKIP | Darren Fells | 145 | 5.5 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 385 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Derek Kimber | 1,853 | 71.7 | −10.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Keeley | 766 | 25.3 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Peter Bell | 412 | 4.7 | +8.9 | |
| Majority | 1087 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Christopher Cater | 1,849 | 64.9 | −24.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Bailey | 698 | 24.5 | +24.5 | |
| Labour | Jill Whitcher | 302 | 10.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 1151 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 1016 | 48.2 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | George McAleese | 872 | 41.1 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | Charis Noakes | 233 | 11.0 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 144 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lynn Hook | 1,304 | 58.7 | −9.4 | |
| Labour | Paule Ripley | 483 | 21.7 | ||
| Independent | John Bowles[note 1] | 435 | 10.1 | '"`UNIQ−−ref−00000038−QINU`"' | |
| Majority | 821 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 1062 | 45.6 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Gill | 971 | 41.7 | −7.9 | |
| Labour | Joan Bateman | 297 | 12.7 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 91 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Michael Lane | 753 | 44.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | John Train | 543 | 31.8 | +10.9 | |
| English Democrat | Bob Shaw | 174 | 10.2 | −4.8 | |
| UKIP | Jacob Campbell | 144 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Independent | Jim McGookin | 93 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 210 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June Cully | 1090 | 38.0 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Brian Taylor | 682 | 30.2 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Simpson | 325 | 14.4 | −4.1 | |
| UKIP | Chris Harris | 95 | 4.2 | −3.1 | |
| English Democrat | Fungus Adams | 64 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 408 | ||||
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| Labourhold | Swing | ||||