2010 Winchester City Council election

2010 UK local government election 2010 Winchester City Council election Liberal Democrats 25,743 Winchester 2010 election map.svg 29 Liberal Democrats (UK) Council control after election Conservative 24 24,676 Results by Ward Council control 10 9 19 of 57 seats to Winchester City Council 2011 Winchester City Council election 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 6 May 2010 29 29 26 2008 Winchester City Council election 2008 no yes Parliamentary England 46.5% 44.6%March 2025 November 2013 The 2010 Winchester Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3792.stm Winchester 2010-12-08 BBC News 2009-04-19 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 29 Conservative 26 Independent 2 https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 2010-12-09 2010-05-07 The Guardian London https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/england/8667881.stm Tories gain control of Gosport and Hart in local polls 2010-12-09 2010-05-07 BBC News Campaign The Conservatives had gained control of Winchester council in the 2006 election after a sex scandal involving the local Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten. http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/8134670.Voters_to_decide_today/ Voters to decide today in Winchester and Chandler's Ford 2010-12-09 2010-05-06 Hampshire Chronicle Going into the 2010 election the Conservatives had a majority of just 1 seat and were defending 13 seats compared to 4 for the Liberal Democrats, due to the seats they won in 2006 being due for election in 2010. Several councillors stood down at the election, including George Hollingbery from The Alresfords ward to contest the Meon Valley constituency in the general election, Fred Allgood from Denmead ward, Georgina Busher from Bishop's Waltham and James Stephens from St Luke ward. http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/8090908.Who_s_fighting_the_Winchester_City_Council_elections/ Who's fighting the Winchester City Council elections 2010-12-10 2010-04-09 Hampshire Chronicle Brian Collin also did not defend his Olivers Battery and Badger Farm ward, which he had held for 24 years, to contest St John and All Saints instead. The Conservatives defended their record on the council pointing to a repaving of the high street, park and ride projects and keeping council tax increases below inflation. http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/8117986.Lib_Dems_scenting_power_on_Winchester_City_Council/ Lib Dems scenting power on Winchester City Council 2010-12-10 2010-04-25 Hampshire Chronicle However the Liberal Democrats accused the Conservatives of running down reserves that the Liberal Democrats had built up when they were in power and were confident of taking control in particular with the election taking place at the same time as the general election. The Labour Party were defending their last seat on the council in St John and All Saints ward with predictions that Labour could be without representation on the council for the first time. Meanwhile, the Green Party only contested one seat in St Bartholomew in order to concentrate their efforts and campaigned on development issues. Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats take control over the council after gaining 5 seats to hold 29 of the 57 seats. http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/8155056.Local_Election_result___Winchester/ Local Election result – Winchester 2010-12-09 2010-05-08 This Is Hampshire This gave them an overall majority of 1 seat, despite the Conservatives winning 10 seats at the election compared to 9 for the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives did make one gain, taking a former independent seat where the councillor Georgina Busher stood down at the election. http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/8154797.Winchester_City_Council___full_election_results/ Winchester City Council – full election results 2010-12-10 2010-05-13 Hampshire Chronicle Meanwhile, the last remaining Labour seat was lost after Labour was defeated in St John and All Saints ward. Winchester local election result 2010 http://www.winchester.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/DemocracyAndElections/Elections-Results/General.asp?id=SX9452-A7853590&cat=5914 District Election Results 2010 2010-12-08 Winchester City Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110614091724/http://www.winchester.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/DemocracyAndElections/Elections-Results/General.asp?id=SX9452-A7853590&cat=5914 14 June 2011 dead Conservative Party (UK) 10 1 4 -3 52.6 46.4 25,681 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 5 0 +5 47.4 44.6 24,676 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 6.7 3,721 +2.3 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 1.4 779 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 443 -0.6 Ward results Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/elections/local_elections/constituency/49/ Elections 2010-12-09 Southern Daily Echo Conservative Party (UK) David Mclean 1,552 38.5 +8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Benjamin Stoneham 1,479 36.7 +10.8 Independent (politician) Gideon Lake 779 19.3 -19.6 Labour Party (UK) Steve Haines 224 5.6 +3.4 73 1.8 4,034 75.4 +34.3 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Cheriton & Bishops Sutton Cheriton & Bishops Sutton Conservative Party (UK) Harry Verney 866 60.9 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Day 503 35.4 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Curran 52 3.7 +3.7 363 25.5 +0.3 1,421 80.1 +27.1 Conservative Party (UK) Colden Common & Twyford Colden Common & Twyford Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Izard 1,904 57.0 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Burwood 1,285 38.5 -6.1 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Carr 153 4.6 +2.2 619 18.5 +10.1 3,342 77.7 +27.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denmead Denmead Conservative Party (UK) Kirk Phillips 2,535 65.1 -13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Scriven 1,142 29.3 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) David Picton-Jones 219 5.6 +2.1 1,393 35.8 -23.9 3,896 74.4 +34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Droxford, Soberton & Hambledon Droxford, Soberton & Hambledon Conservative Party (UK) Tony Coates 910 66.4 -12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Hibbert 419 30.6 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Alyn Edwards 41 3.0 +3.0 491 35.8 -11.2 1,370 80.8 +21.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kings Worthy Kings Worthy Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Rutter 1,393 52.6 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Howell 1,098 41.4 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) Elaine Fullaway 158 6.0 +2.7 295 11.1 +0.2 2,649 77.8 +26.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Olivers Battery & Badger Farm Olivers Battery & Badger Farm Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynda Banister 1,615 60.2 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kim Gottlieb 943 35.1 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Rees 126 4.7 +2.9 672 25.0 -16.0 2,684 82.4 +25.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Owslebury & Curdridge Owslebury & Curdridge Conservative Party (UK) Laurence Ruffell 1,330 55.2 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jo White 983 40.8 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) Clive Coldwell 96 4.0 +1.0 347 14.4 -12.3 2,409 78.7 +31.7 Conservative Party (UK) St Barnabas St Barnabas Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Witt 1,798 49.3 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Worrall 1,618 44.3 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Tania Ziegler 234 6.4 +3.7 180 4.9 -4.4 3,650 76.5 +21.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Bartholomew St Bartholomew Liberal Democrats (UK) Dominic Hiscock 1,802 50.6 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Wing 1,114 31.3 -2.6 Green Party of England and Wales Alison Craig 443 12.4 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Denis Archdeacon 205 5.8 +1.1 688 19.3 +1.5 3,564 Liberal Democrats (UK) St John & All Saints St John & All Saints Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Collin 1,217 41.2 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Chris Pines 993 33.6 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) James Byrnes 743 25.2 -0.2 224 7.6 -2.4 2,953 63.2 +30.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Luke St Luke Liberal Democrats (UK) Rose Prowse 1,397 52.1 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jamie Scott 1,038 38.7 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Peter Rees 247 9.2 -2.6 359 13.4 -3.2 2,682 63.7 +27.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Michael St Michael Conservative Party (UK) Ian Tait 1,799 50.4 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Ayres 1,582 44.4 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Antony De Peyer 185 5.2 +2.4 217 6.1 -5.7 3,566 75.2 +27.0 Conservative Party (UK) St Paul St Paul Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Pearce 2,021 57.9 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Helen Osborne 1,240 35.5 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Field 230 6.6 +2.1 781 22.4 -5.7 3,491 74.1 +37.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shedfield Shedfield Conservative Party (UK) Roger Huxstep 1,497 63.4 +13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Toole 743 31.5 +19.3 Labour Party (UK) Pat Hayward 122 5.2 +0.4 754 31.9 +10.1 2,362 67.0 +22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sparsholt Sparsholt Conservative Party (UK) Keith Wood 668 60.9 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria Kilroy 397 36.2 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Tessa Valentine 32 2.9 +2.9 271 24.7 +0.7 1,097 71.6 +19.6 Conservative Party (UK) Swanmore & Newton Swanmore & Newtown Conservative Party (UK) Vicki Weston 1,549 57.6 -19.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Campbell 1,024 38.1 +14.7 Labour Party (UK) Robert Rudge 115 4.3 +4.3 525 19.5 -33.7 2,688 80.5 +31.5 Conservative Party (UK) The Alresfords The Alresfords Liberal Democrats (UK) Margot Power 1,972 48.9 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ken Yeldham 1,906 47.2 +11.7 Labour Party (UK) Robin Atkins 156 3.9 +2.2 66 1.6 -20.7 4,034 79.7 +26.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wonston & Micheldever Wonston & Micheldever Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Godfrey 1,990 58.4 -15.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Coleman 1,285 37.7 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Adams 133 3.9 -0.1 705 20.7 -31.9 3,408 78.8 +36.5 Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Winchester Council election Winchester local elections 2011 Winchester City Council election 2010 Winchester Category:2010s in Hampshire