2008 Gosport Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election 2008 Gosport Borough Council Election 2010 17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council Parliamentary no yes 2006 Gosport Borough Council election 2006 2010 Gosport Borough Council election 18 53.1% No Overall Control 1 May 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 10 17 England 11,686 1 6 16 Labour Party (UK) 14 4 8 9 5 5,672 25.8% 1 Council control after election 4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3,353 15.2% Gosport UK local election 2008 map.svg Council control No Overall ControlMarch 2025 November 2013 Elections to Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Before the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties had held power on the council with the casting vote of the mayor. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/local-elections/Election-2008-Coalition-on-cards.4044440.jp Election 2008: Coalition on cards again as Gosport Lib Dems close gap 2008-05-10 2008-05-02 The News The election saw the Liberal Democrats close the gap with the Conservative Party after making 5 gains, while the Labour Party lost four of the five seats they had held. However following the election the Conservative Party said that they would take charge of the council as they remained the largest party. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/local-elections/Gosport-Tories-take-power.4046071.jp Gosport Tories take power 2008-05-10 2008-05-02 The News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 16 Liberal Democrat 14 Labour 4 Election result Gosport local election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 10 3 4 -1 58.8 53.1 11,686 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 5 0 +5 35.3 25.8 5,672 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 4 -4 5.9 15.2 3,353 -8.1 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 669 -1.9 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 503 +2.3 English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 131 +0.6 Ward results Alverstoke Alverstoke Conservative Party (UK) Mark Hood 1,175 70.5 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Payne 200 12.0 -3.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Judith Smith 165 9.9 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Hall 127 7.6 -0.8 975 58.5 -2.2 1,667 47.9 Conservative Party (UK) Anglesey Anglesey Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Forder 711 49.1 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Taylor 664 45.9 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Graham Hewitt 72 5.0 +0.4 47 3.2 -9.4 1,447 48.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bridgemary North Bridgemary North Conservative Party (UK) Keith Edwards 594 52.2 +20.0 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Searle 544 47.8 -20.0 50 4.4 1,138 32.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bridgemary South Bridgemary South Conservative Party (UK) Michael Geddes 625 54.2 +16.1 Labour Party (UK) Jill Wright 529 45.8 -16.1 96 8.4 1,154 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brockhurst Brockhurst Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Salter 571 47.5 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ivor Foster 476 39.6 +11.9 Labour Party (UK) Michael O'Gorman 81 6.7 -6.0 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Satffieri 74 6.2 +1.5 95 7.9 -19.4 1,202 32.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Christchurch Christchurch Conservative Party (UK) Richard Dickson 501 42.7 +13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Carr 487 41.6 -7.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Catherine Andrews 68 5.8 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Paul Noakes 61 5.2 -7.7 Green Party of England and Wales Veronika Forster 55 4.7 -4.4 14 1.1 1,172 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Elson Elson Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrea Bailey 582 46.3 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Hook 510 40.6 +1.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Francis Bridgewater 103 8.2 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) Michael Madgwick 61 4.9 -1.2 72 5.7 -4.1 1,256 35.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Forton Forton Liberal Democrats (UK) Mervin Bradley 448 41.0 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) Keith Farr 396 36.2 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Greenwood 250 22.9 +9.1 52 4.8 -12.6 1,094 32.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grange Grange Conservative Party (UK) Kim West 359 54.5 +9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Morby 216 32.8 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) Alan Durrant 59 9.0 -13.8 Green Party of England and Wales Iain MacLennan 25 3.8 -5.8 143 21.7 -1.9 659 17.7 Conservative Party (UK) Hardway Hardway Conservative Party (UK) Peter Langdon 792 52.1 +6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Andrea Smith 472 31.1 -13.6 Labour Party (UK) Jess Cully 182 12.0 +2.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Darren Fells 73 4.8 +4.8 320 21.0 +19.9 1,519 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) Lee East Lee East Conservative Party (UK) Howard Burgess 1,132 71.7 -12.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Keeley 373 23.6 +23.6 Labour Party (UK) Peter Bell 74 4.7 -10.9 759 48.1 -20.7 1,579 38.2 Conservative Party (UK) Lee West Lee West Conservative Party (UK) John Beavis 1,691 89.7 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) Jill Whitcher 194 10.3 -3.8 1,497 79.4 +7.6 1,885 51.1 Conservative Party (UK) Leesland Leesland Liberal Democrats (UK) David Smith 604 48.2 -18.8 Conservative Party (UK) George McAleese 555 44.3 +20.2 Labour Party (UK) Vivienne O'Gorman 94 7.5 -1.4 49 3.9 -39.0 1,253 35.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peel Common Peel Common Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Philpott 913 68.1 +10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Bowles 291 21.7 +21.7 Labour Party (UK) Joseph O'Gorman 136 10.1 -32.5 622 46.4 +31.6 1,340 40.4 Conservative Party (UK) Privett Privett Liberal Democrats (UK) Ingeborg Forder 734 49.6 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Jacobs 677 45.8 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) DenniJohn Madgwick 68 4.6 -3.8 57 3.8 12.7 1,479 44.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rowner and Holbrook Rowner and Holbrook Conservative Party (UK) Marcus Murphy 345 39.5 +11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Edwards 215 24.6 -16.7 Labour Party (UK) John Train 183 20.9 -4.5 English Democrats Party Robert Shaw 131 15.0 +15.0 130 14.9 874 26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Town Town Labour Party (UK) Diane Searle 492 38.0 -23.5 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Burns 427 32.9 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cyril Simpson 240 18.5 +6.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Christine Harris 94 7.3 +7.3 Green Party of England and Wales Harry Haines 43 3.3 +3.3 65 5.1 -29.5 1,296 34.9 Labour Party (UK) References 2008 Gosport election result Ward results 2006 Gosport Council election Gosport local elections 2010 Gosport Council election 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hampshire