Havant Borough Council elections

One third of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 38 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.[1]

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election reducing the number of seats by 4, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[2]

Composition of the council[3]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Green[b] UKIP Reform UK Independents
& Others
Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (42 seats)
1973 8 8 11 15 No overall control
New seat boundaries (42 seats)[4]
1976 18 9 3 0 12 No overall control
1978 23 11 1 0 7 Conservative
1979 27 12 0 0 3 Conservative
1980 28 11 0 0 3 Conservative
1982 27 8 3 0 4 Conservative
1983 25 9 4 0 4 Conservative
1984[5] 25 9 5 0 3 Conservative
1986 22 10 6 0 4 Conservative
1987 23 11 4 0 4 Conservative
1988 23 11 4 0 4 Conservative
1990 19 11 5 0 7 No overall control
1991 19 12 5 0 6 No overall control
1992 20 12 5 0 5 No overall control
1994 16 12 11 0 0 3 No overall control
1995 12 12 15 0 0 3 No overall control
1996 8 11 20 0 0 3 No overall control
1998 14 8 14 0 0 6 No overall control
1999 16 8 11 0 0 7[c] No overall control
2000 20 11 8 0 0 3 No overall control
New seat boundaries (38 seats)[6]
2002 23 9 6 0 0 0 Conservative
2003 23 8 7 0 0 0 Conservative
2004 27 6 5 0 0 0 Conservative
2006 30 4 4 0 0 0 Conservative
2007 31 4 3 0 0 0 Conservative
2008 32 3 3 0 0 0 Conservative
2010 34 1 3 0 0 0 Conservative
2011 35 1 2 0 0 0 Conservative
2012 34 3 1 0 0 0 Conservative
2014 31 4 1 0 2 0 Conservative
2015 31 4 1 0 2 0 Conservative
2016 31 2 1 0 4 0 Conservative
2018 33 2 1 0 2 0 Conservative
2019 33 2 1 0 2 0 Conservative
2021 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 Conservative
2022 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 Conservative
2023 30 4 2 1 0 0 1 Conservative
New seat boundaries (36 seats)[7]
2024 13 10 7 4 0 2 0 No overall control
2026

Borough result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[8] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Stakes 3 July 1997 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Warren Park 25 September 1997 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Hart Plain by-election 15 February 2001 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
St Faiths by-election 7 June 2001 Conservative Conservative
Waterloo by-election 13 November 2003 Conservative Conservative
Bedhampton by-election 24 February 2005 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Battins by-election 2 November 2006 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Hart Plain by-election 30 November 2006 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Waterloo by-election 4 September 2008 Conservative Conservative
Battins by-election 15 November 2012 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Bedhampton by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Conservative
Emsworth by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Conservative
Waterloo by-election 24 October 2013 Conservative Conservative
Bondfields by-election 3 March 2016 Conservative Conservative
Emsworth by-election 4 May 2017 Conservative Conservative

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
  3. ^ 6 independents, 1 Liberal

References

  1. ^ "Councillor numbers could be cut to help save borough cash". The News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Havant". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Havant (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ The East Hampshire and Havant (Areas) Order 1983
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ The Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2023.
  8. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2014.