2008 Havant Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 2008 Havant Borough Council election 3 6,977 3 Council control after election 2010 2010 Havant Borough Council election 14 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council 1 3,263 Labour Party (UK) Council control 2 Results by Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 Havant UK local election 2008 map.svg 17,202 3 Parliamentary no 20 31 Conservative 2007 Havant Borough Council election 2007 32 yes England 12 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 May 2008 1The 2008 Havant Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/24uh.stm Havant 2 May 2008 BBC News Online 18 June 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 32 Labour 3 Liberal Democrats 3Full election results 3 May 2008 The Guardian NewsBank Background Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 31 of the 38 seats.http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/havant-tories-face-tough-fight-on-the-night-1-1293324 Havant: Tories face tough fight on the night 10 April 2008 The News 19 June 2014 14 seats were contested at the election with a total of 55 candidates standing at the election. As well as full slates from the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, there were 9 candidates from the UK Independence Party and 2 each from the Green Party and the English Democrats. Election result The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after Mike Sceal took a seat in Warren Park ward from Labour.http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/big-increase-on-already-hefty-tory-majority-1-1294565 Big increase on already-hefty Tory majority 2 May 2008 The News 19 June 2014 This took the Conservatives to 32 seats, while Labour dropped to 3 seats on the council. Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat Faith Ponsonby held a seat in Battins ward to keep the Liberal Democrats having 3 councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 32.2%.http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-9474 Borough Council Election Results May 2008 Havant Borough Council Internet Archive 18 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090749/http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-9474 25 July 2008 Havant local election result 2008Local elections 08 nationwide results 3 May 2008 The Times NewsBank Conservative Party (UK) 12 1 0 +1 85.7 58.0 17,202 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 7.1 23.5 6,977 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 1 -1 7.1 11.0 3,263 +4.6 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.3 1,585 +3.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 385 -2.9 English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 253 +0.1 Ward results Barncroft Barncroft Conservative Party (UK) Yvonne Weeks 575 54.7 +10.7 Labour Party (UK) Bill Fish 187 17.8 -9.1 UK Independence Party Ray Finch 146 13.9 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liam Hutchings 143 13.6 +0.1 388 36.9 +19.8 1,051 24.2 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Battins Battins Liberal Democrats (UK) Faith Ponsonby 559 46.4 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Shaw 292 24.3 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Paul Hansford 199 16.5 -15.4 UK Independence Party Peter Legge 154 12.8 +12.8 267 22.1 1,204 24.9 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bedhampton Bedhampton Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Smith 1,216 47.1 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Sawtell 903 35.0 -13.3 English Democrats George Herbert 182 7.1 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Anne Edwards 170 6.6 +1.4 UK Independence Party Stephen Little 110 4.3 +1.1 313 12.1 2,581 36.8 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Bondfields Bondfields Labour Party (UK) Terry Hart 385 33.4 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Fairhurst 318 27.6 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Briggs 257 22.3 -23.9 UK Independence Party Hedley Lester 121 10.5 +10.5 English Democrats Grant Greenham 71 6.2 +6.2 67 5.8 1,152 23.1 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) Cowplain Cowplain Conservative Party (UK) David Keast 1,645 71.7 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Jacobs 495 21.6 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Monks 155 6.8 -1.2 1,150 50.1 -6.9 2,295 31.4 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Emsworth Emsworth Conservative Party (UK) Brendan Gibb-Gray 2,287 66.1 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Maple 699 20.2 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) Ken Gilchrist 263 7.6 +0.8 UK Independence Party Alex Spurge 209 6.0 +0.5 1,588 45.9 +12.4 3,458 43.9 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hart Plain Hart Plain Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Shimbart 1,421 61.6 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rod Crawford 681 29.5 -12.0 Labour Party (UK) Howard Sherlock 204 8.8 +8.8 740 32.1 +15.0 2,306 30.9 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Hayling East Hayling East Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Pearce 1,494 63.0 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janis Shawashi 351 14.8 +1.6 UK Independence Party Gary Kerrin 306 12.9 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) Colin Blunden 221 9.3 +9.3 1,143 48.2 +7.9 2,372 32.6 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Hayling West Hayling West Conservative Party (UK) Victor Pierce-Jones 1,842 68.6 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tim Pascall 449 16.7 +7.9 UK Independence Party Russell Thomas 212 7.9 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Derek Smith 181 6.7 +6.7 1,393 51.9 +7.7 2,684 38.8 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Purbrook Purbrook Conservative Party (UK) David Farrow 1,471 66.2 +11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Moore-Blunt 280 12.6 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) David Potts 280 12.6 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Julie Blenkharn 190 8.6 +2.3 1,191 53.6 +17.8 2,221 31.0 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) St Faiths St Faiths Conservative Party (UK) David Guest 1,318 45.9 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Cobbett 915 31.9 +1.4 UK Independence Party Elizabeth Snow 223 7.8 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Ralph Cousins 218 7.6 -0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Tim Dawes 195 6.8 -0.2 403 14.0 -3.8 2,869 40.5 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stakes Stakes Conservative Party (UK) Caren Tarrant 1,108 62.7 +11.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Bazley 365 20.6 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) Barry Steel 295 16.7 -2.0 743 42.0 +9.4 1,768 23.8 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Warren Park Warren Park Conservative Party (UK) Mike Sceal 407 36.1 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Brown 383 34.0 +15.9 Labour Party (UK) Virginia Steel 234 20.7 -21.7 UK Independence Party Stephen Harris 104 9.2 -3.2 24 2.1 1,128 23.5 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Waterloo Waterloo Conservative Party (UK) John Hunt 1,808 70.2 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick Dunford 497 19.3 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Beauvoisin 271 10.5 +1.2 1,311 50.9 -3.2 2,576 34.1 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2008 and 2010 A by-election was held in Waterloo ward on 4 September 2008 after the death of councillor Wendy Brown.http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/tories-cling-on-to-seat-1-1301328 Tories cling on to seat 5 September 2008 The News 20 June 2014 The seat was narrowly held for the Conservatives by Ray Bastin with a majority of 48 votes over the Liberal Democrats. Waterloo by-election 4 September 2008http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 20 June 2014 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Conservative Party (UK) Ray Bastin 849 48.7 -21.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fred Dunford 801 45.9 +26.6 Labour Party (UK) Howard Sherlock 95 5.4 -5.1 48 2.8 -48.1 1,745 23.2 -10.9 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2008 English local elections Category:Havant Borough Council elections Category:2000s in Hampshire