Havant council election, 2023
Most seats
5
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
10
across 10 wards
Turnout
32.4%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5 | -7 | 9,655 | 39.4% | -8.7 |
| Labour Party | 2 | +0 | 5,996 | 24.5% | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | +2 | 5,035 | 20.6% | +1.4 |
| Green Party | 1 | +1 | 3,497 | 14.3% | +3.0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 0 | +0 | 129 | 0.5% | — |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 122 | 0.5% | — |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 67 | 0.3% | — |
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 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 10 | |
| Green Party | 9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | |
| Labour Party | 8 | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Reform UK | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 10 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.
Bedhampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Philippa Gray Elected | 782 | 38.5% | +8.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Anthony John Inkster | 762 | 37.5% | -13.9 |
| Labour Party | Philip Pearson | 282 | 13.9% | -4.2 |
| Green Party | Shelley Saunders | 204 | 10.0% | — |
| Majority | 20 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,030 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Cowplain
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andy Briggs Elected | 1,109 | 53.7% | -4.9 |
| Labour Party | Jamie Philip Biltcliffe | 425 | 20.6% | +4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Isabel Harrison | 334 | 16.2% | +0.6 |
| Green Party | Bruce Holman | 198 | 9.6% | +0.1 |
| Majority | 684 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,066 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Emsworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Gráinne Mary Rason Elected | 1,721 | 45.7% | +22.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lucy Lawrence | 1,092 | 29.0% | -20.9 |
| Labour Party | Steve Bilbe | 453 | 12.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 373 | 9.9% | -16.8 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Juliet Johnson | 129 | 3.4% | — |
| Majority | 629 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,768 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Hart Plain
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Patrick Blades Elected | 990 | 51.1% | -2.7 |
| Labour Party | Susan Arnold | 552 | 28.5% | +5.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gregory Pearson | 224 | 11.6% | -1.4 |
| Green Party | Peter May | 171 | 8.8% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 438 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,937 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hayling East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mark Edwin Coates Elected | 1,728 | 64.5% | +32.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gill Wrixon | 953 | 35.5% | -7.8 |
| Majority | 775 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,681 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Hayling West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Gray Elected | 1,718 | 60.0% | +24.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Stuart Free | 903 | 31.5% | -16.0 |
| Green Party | Natasha Parker | 242 | 8.5% | +4.2 |
| Majority | 815 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,863 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Purbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ryan William Brent Elected | 883 | 43.8% | -8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Tansom | 570 | 28.2% | +10.3 |
| Labour Party | Simon Bruce Hagan | 404 | 20.0% | +0.1 |
| Green Party | Rosie Blackburn | 161 | 8.0% | -2.4 |
| Majority | 313 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,018 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
St Faith's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Gillian Harris Elected | 1,631 | 51.3% | -4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tim Pike | 931 | 29.3% | -1.0 |
| Green Party | Reuben Leon Mychaleckyj | 306 | 9.6% | +2.4 |
| Reform UK | Dave Etherington | 122 | 3.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Miller | 120 | 3.8% | -2.7 |
| Independent | Adam Bowman | 67 | 2.1% | — |
| Majority | 700 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,177 | |||
Labour Party hold
Stakes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Diana Patrick Elected | 780 | 46.6% | -5.7 |
| Labour Party | David Andrew Joseph Hill | 521 | 31.1% | +5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Antonia Harrison | 224 | 13.4% | -0.3 |
| Green Party | Carla Watt | 149 | 8.9% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 259 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,674 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Waterloo
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gwen Robinson Elected | 1,252 | 54.7% | -6.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Tyler Jackson | 690 | 30.2% | +5.4 |
| Green Party | Neil Richard Attewell | 345 | 15.1% | +0.7 |
| Majority | 562 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,287 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold