The 2023 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect 13 members (one-third) of Eastleigh Borough Council in Hampshire, England.[1]
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13 of 39 seats on Eastleigh Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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File:Eastleigh UK local election 2023 map.svg Map of the results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editFollowing the results, the council remained under Liberal Democrat control.[2][3]
Results[4] | |||
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Party | Seats won | Change | Seats overall |
Liberal Democrats | 12 | 35 | |
Independents and Others | 1 | 3 | |
Conservative Party | 0 | 1 |
Ward Results
editBishopstoke
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Karen Caws | 1,544 | 49.3 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Winstanley | 884 | 28.2 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Yates | 285 | 9.1 | −2.9 | |
Labour | Victoria White | 260 | 8.3 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Gary Chaffey | 159 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 660 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,132 | 37.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | -5.5 |
Bursledon & Hound North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jane O'Sullivan | 1,517 | 72.8 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Stephanie Arnold | 391 | 18.8 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Jacob Phillips | 175 | 8.4 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 1,126 | 54.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,083 | 28.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.5 |
Chandler's Ford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | George Baker | 1,769 | 58.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Shelagh Lee | 992 | 32.7 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Kathy O'Neill | 276 | 9.1 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 777 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,037 | 37.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.8 |
Eastleigh Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Bhavin Dedhia | 979 | 45.2 | +13.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Josh Constable | 610 | 28.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Douglas Fox | 342 | 15.8 | −0.6 | |
Green | Jack Stapleton | 234 | 10.8 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 369 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,165 | 29.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 |
Eastleigh North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Reynolds | 1,213 | 53.8 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Carl Hunter | 594 | 26.4 | −3.2 | |
Labour | Sarah Jutsum | 446 | 19.8 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 619 | 27.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,253 | 31.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.2 |
Shown as a Liberal Democrat hold, although the previous incumbent, Sara Tyson-Payne had left the Liberal Democrats in 2021 and sat the remainder of her term as an independent.
Eastleigh South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Darshan Mann | 1,008 | 50.4 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Steve Phillips | 386 | 19.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Arnold | 346 | 17.3 | +7.7 | |
Green | Natalie Roebuck | 189 | 9.5 | −10.4 | |
Reform UK | Clare Fawcett | 70 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 622 | 31.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,999 | 24.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michelle Marsh | 1,286 | 40.5 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Burcombe-Filer | 1,114 | 35.1 | −2.8 | |
Green | Ben Parry | 500 | 15.8 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Margaret Ashton | 274 | 8.6 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 172 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,174 | 36.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.4 |
Hamble & Netley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alison Holland | 1,523 | 54.1 | −8.7 | |
Independent | Simon Hand | 447 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jeanette Fox | 445 | 15.8 | −10.8 | |
Green | Phil Horton | 216 | 7.7 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Alison Phillips | 182 | 6.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,076 | 38.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,814 | 35.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | N/A |
Hedge End North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Corben | 1,202 | 55.5 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Redding | 510 | 23.6 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Geoff Budd | 277 | 12.8 | +3.2 | |
Green | Glynn Fleming | 175 | 8.1 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 692 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,164 | 29.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Hedge End South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Garton | 1,651 | 57.6 | −6.0 | |
Conservative | Christopher Yates | 778 | 27.1 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Keith Day | 231 | 8.1 | ±0.0 | |
Green | Geoff Skinner | 205 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 873 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,866 | 33.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.4 |
Hiltingbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | James Duguid | 2,039 | 57.1 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Albie Slawson | 1,111 | 31.1 | −7.4 | |
Green | Rich House | 275 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Emma Robinson | 145 | 4.1 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 928 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,572 | 44.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.0 |
West End North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Richard Gomer | 847 | 56.9 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Anna Lindsell | 398 | 26.7 | −2.0 | |
Green | Tracy Weeks | 136 | 9.1 | −3.4 | |
Labour | Geoff Kosted | 97 | 6.5 | ±0.0 | |
TUSC | Neil Henry | 11 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 449 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,489 | 32.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 |
West End South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Barry Du-Crow | 876 | 54.3 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Jerry Hall | 493 | 30.5 | −3.2 | |
Labour | Steve Willoughby | 143 | 8.9 | −0.5 | |
Green | Dave Waghorn | 102 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 383 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,614 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.7 |
References
edit- ^ "Lib Dems keep tight control of power at Eastleigh council". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Eastleigh Borough Council elections 2023: Full list of results". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Borough Council elections". Eastleigh Borough Council. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Eastleigh result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.