2021 Havant Borough Council election

Elections to Havant Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections.[1] They took place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.[2]

2021 Havant Borough Council election

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14 seats up for election
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 12 0 0
Seats before 33 2 2
Seats won 15 1 1
Seat change +3 −1 −1

  Fourth party
 
Party UKIP
Last election 0
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seat change −1

Map showing the results of the 2021 Havant Borough Council election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Background

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In the previous election, the Conservative Party successfully held all 11 seats up for election, albeit with an overall slightly reduced vote percentage. The statement of persons nominated was published on Friday 9 April 2021.[3]

Result summary

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2021 Havant Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 14   3 100.0 22 36 94.7 17,430 59.1 +15.9
  Labour 0   1 0.0 1 1 2.6 5,394 18.3 +7.5
  Liberal Democrats 0   0.0 1 1 2.6 4,349 14.8 -4.1
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 2,185 7.4 +1.0
  Hampshire Independents 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 122 0.4 New
  UKIP 0   2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -20.7

Ward results

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Source: Havant Borough Council[4]

Barncroft

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Barncroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yvonne Margaret Weeks 578 66.2 +6.9
Labour Anthony Dixon Berry 177 20.2 −11.7
Liberal Democrats Bradley Sean Lewis Stuart-James 110 12.6 +3.8
Majority 401 69.0
Turnout 873 19
Conservative hold Swing

Battins

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The incumbent Malc Carpenter, previously of UKIP, stood as an independent.

Battins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Moutray 430 48.3 +16.8
Labour Jason Clyde Horton 221 24.8 −5.1
Hampshire Independents Malc Carpenter 122 13.7
Liberal Democrats Annie Martin 118 13.2 −25.6
Majority 209
Turnout 902 18.25
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Bedhampton

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Bedhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David William Guest 1,255 51.5 −8.8
Liberal Democrats Philippa Mary Irene Grey 762 31.3 +4.0
Labour Co-op Philip Pearson 232 9.5 −3.0
Green Rosie Blackburn 156 6.4
Majority 493
Turnout 2437 32.55
Conservative hold Swing

Bondfields

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Bondfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Brian John Stone 590 59.1 +6.2
Labour Amy Louise Redsull 302 30.2 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Isabel Portia Elise Harrison 100 10.0 −3.4
Majority 288
Turnout 999 20.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cowplain

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Labour did not stand a candidate in this ward, unlike the previous election, when they came second with 13.7% of the vote.

Cowplain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David John Keast 1,643 69.7 +1.5
Green Quentin Robert Wallace-Jones 395 16.8 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Lisa Tyler Jackson 295 12.5 +2.5
Majority 1248
Turnout 2358 31.71
Conservative hold Swing

Emsworth

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Emsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lulu Bowerman 1,961 52.0 −17.1
Labour Steve Bilbe 777 20.6 −1.1
Green Anne Marie Sayer 511 13.6
Liberal Democrats Jane Marianne Briggs 493 13.1 −3.8
Majority 1184
Turnout 3769 44.64
Conservative hold Swing

Hart Plain

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The Green Party did not stand a candidate in this ward, unlike the previous election, when they came fourth with 7.6% of the vote.

Hart Plain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Louanne Shimbart 1,512 69.5 −3.1
Labour Susan Arnold 392 18.0 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Suzette Gray 248 11.4 +1.7
Majority 1120
Turnout 2176 28.23
Conservative hold Swing

Hayling East

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UKIP did not stand a candidate in this ward, unlike the previous election, when they came third with 10.6% of the vote.

Hayling East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leah Turner 1,426 55.1 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Wilf Forrow 505 19.5 +13.2
Green Robert Frederick Graham Soar 329 12.7 +7.7
Labour Lynn Tolmon 316 12.2 −6.2
Majority 921
Turnout 2587 33.98
Conservative hold Swing

Hayling West

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Hayling West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Joan Linger 1,458 53.7 −12.1
Labour Sheree Dawn Earnshaw 479 17.6 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Gray 476 17.5 +5.0
Green Richard Andrew Lanchester 268 9.9
Majority 979
Turnout 2716 38.91
Conservative hold Swing

Purbrook

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Purbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caren Howard 1,513 63.1 +1.2
Labour Simon Bruce Hagan 373 15.6 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Tansom 266 11.1 −2.2
Green Patrick James Bealey 219 9.1 +3.6
Majority 1140
Turnout 2396
Conservative hold Swing

St. Faith's

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St. Faiths
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Imogen Payter 1,497 45.9 −11.2
Labour Phil Munday 1073 32.9 +14.4
Liberal Democrats Faith Ponsonby 359 11.0 −2.8
Green Shelley Elizabeth Christine Saunders 307 9.4 −1.2
Majority 424
Turnout 3258 40
Conservative hold Swing

Stakes

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Stakes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dianne Elizabeth Lloyd 1,211 66.1 +7.6
Labour Lorraine Louise Brown 424 23.1 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Gregory Philip Anthony Pearson 181 9.9 −2.6
Majority 787
Turnout 1832 23.67
Conservative hold Swing

Warren Park

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UKIP, the incumbent party, did not stand a candidate in this ward; in the 2019 election, the UKIP candidate came joint third with 13.7% of the vote.

Warren Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Denton 487 58.6 +22.6
Labour Richard Joseph Spence Brown 247 29.7 −7.0
Liberal Democrats John Desmond Jones 92 11.0 −2.7
Majority 240
Turnout 831 16.33
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Waterloo

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Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Philip Wade 1,869 71.6 +2.1
Labour Howard Frank Sherlock 381 14.6
Liberal Democrats Izzy Fletcher 344 13.2 −17.3
Majority 1488 57.0
Turnout 2612 32.05
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Elections and voting". www.hants.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "May 2021 elections | Havant Borough Council". www.havant.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Election results". Havant Borough Council. Retrieved 20 May 2021.