Eastleigh council election, 2023
Most seats
12
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
33.4%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | -1 | 16,794 | 51.9% | +1.0 |
| Independent | 1 | +0 | 2,150 | 6.7% | +0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 0 | +0 | 7,799 | 24.1% | -3.0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 0 | +0 | 3,502 | 10.8% | +1.2 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 2,002 | 6.2% | +0.3 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 70 | 0.2% | +0.0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 11 | 0.0% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 13 | |
| Labour Party | 13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | |
| Green Party | 9 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Reform UK | 1 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 13 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Bishopstoke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Karen Louise Caws Elected | 1,544 | 49.3% | -6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Margaret Winstanley | 884 | 28.2% | +4.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert James Yates | 285 | 9.1% | -2.9 |
| Labour Party | Victoria White | 260 | 8.3% | +0.4 |
| Independent | Gary Simon Chaffey | 159 | 5.1% | — |
| Majority | 660 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,132 | |||
Independent hold
Bursledon & Hound North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Frances O'Sullivan Elected | 1,517 | 72.8% | +6.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steph Arnold | 391 | 18.8% | -4.9 |
| Labour Party | Jacob Phillips | 175 | 8.4% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 1,126 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,083 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Chandler's Ford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Baker Elected | 1,769 | 58.2% | +3.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shelagh Lee | 992 | 32.7% | +1.4 |
| Labour Party | Kathy O'Neill | 276 | 9.1% | +3.4 |
| Majority | 777 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,037 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Eastleigh Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bhavin Dedhia Elected | 979 | 45.2% | +13.1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Josh Constable | 610 | 28.2% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Douglas Fox | 342 | 15.8% | -0.6 |
| Green Party | Jack Nathan Reginald Stapleton | 234 | 10.8% | +4.7 |
| Majority | 369 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,165 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Eastleigh North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Anne Reynolds Elected | 1,213 | 53.8% | +9.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carl Hunter | 594 | 26.4% | -3.2 |
| Labour Party | Sarah Jutsum | 446 | 19.8% | +4.1 |
| Majority | 619 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,253 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Eastleigh South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Darshan Singh Mann Elected | 1,008 | 50.4% | -2.2 |
| Labour Party | Steve Phillips | 386 | 19.3% | +1.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Arnold | 346 | 17.3% | +7.7 |
| Green Party | Natalie Roebuck | 189 | 9.5% | -10.4 |
| Reform UK | Clare Lorraine Fawcett | 70 | 3.5% | — |
| Majority | 622 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,999 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Fair Oak & Horton Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michelle Ruth Marsh Elected | 1,286 | 40.5% | -1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Burcombe-Filer | 1,114 | 35.1% | -2.8 |
| Green Party | Ben David Parry | 500 | 15.8% | +2.8 |
| Labour Party | Maggie Ashton | 274 | 8.6% | +1.9 |
| Majority | 172 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,174 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Hamble & Netley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Marie Holland Elected | 1,523 | 54.1% | -8.6 |
| Independent | Simon James Hand | 447 | 15.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeanette Theresa Fox | 445 | 15.8% | -10.8 |
| Green Party | Phil Horton | 216 | 7.7% | +3.2 |
| Labour Party | Alison Phillips | 182 | 6.5% | +0.4 |
| Majority | 1,076 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,813 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Hedge End North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Howard Corben Elected | 1,202 | 55.5% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Andrew Redding | 510 | 23.6% | -1.0 |
| Labour Party | Geoff Budd | 277 | 12.8% | +3.2 |
| Green Party | Glynn Fleming | 175 | 8.1% | -0.6 |
| Majority | 692 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,164 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Hedge End South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Margaret Garton Elected | 1,651 | 58.2% | -5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Yates | 778 | 27.4% | -0.8 |
| Labour Party | Keith Philip Day | 231 | 8.1% | +0.0 |
| Green Party | Geoffrey Edwin Harold Skinner | 175 | 6.2% | — |
| Majority | 873 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,835 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Hiltingbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Ian Duguid Elected | 2,039 | 57.1% | +0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Albie Slawson | 1,111 | 31.1% | -7.4 |
| Green Party | Rich House | 275 | 7.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Emma Robinson | 145 | 4.1% | -0.9 |
| Majority | 928 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,570 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
West End North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Charles Gomer Elected | 847 | 56.9% | +4.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anna Linsdell | 398 | 26.7% | -2.0 |
| Green Party | Tracy Weeks | 136 | 9.1% | -3.3 |
| Labour Party | Geoff Kosted | 97 | 6.5% | +0.0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Neil Christopher Henry | 11 | 0.7% | — |
| Majority | 449 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,489 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
West End South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Barry William Du-Crow Elected | 876 | 54.3% | +5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jerry Hall | 493 | 30.5% | -6.0 |
| Labour Party | Steve Willoughby | 143 | 8.9% | +0.0 |
| Green Party | Dave Waghorn | 102 | 6.3% | +0.6 |
| Majority | 383 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,614 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold