← Havant (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Havant 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 16,513 | 41.6% | 9 | 75.0% | 6 | 50.0% | +3 |
| Conservative Party | 10,273 | 25.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 25.0% | -3 |
| Green Party | 5,180 | 13.1% | 2 | 16.7% | 1 | 8.3% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,244 | 10.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 8.3% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 3,446 | 8.7% | 1 | 8.3% | 1 | 8.3% | 0 |
| Total | 39,656 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hayling West · 1 seat · won at 36.6% · −13.4 pts below quota
- Havant St Faith's · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · −12.9 pts below quota
- Bedhampton · 1 seat · won at 41.8% · −8.2 pts below quota
- Hayling East · 1 seat · won at 42.9% · −7.1 pts below quota
- Purbrook · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · −6.5 pts below quota
- Waterloo · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- Cowplain · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
- Stakes · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · −4.2 pts below quota
- Emsworth · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · −0.8 pts below quota
- Hart Plain · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
- Leigh Park Hermitage · 1 seat · won at 57.8% · above quota
- Leigh Park Central and West Leigh · 1 seat · won at 57.9% · above quota
Race results
Hayling West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,454
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan David Hulls | Green Party | 1,264 | 36.6% | −13.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa Field | Reform UK | 1,152 | 33.4% | — | |
| 3 | Julie Sarah Richardson | Conservative Party | 1,038 | 30.1% | — |
Havant St Faith's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,234
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Berwick | Labour Party | 1,570 | 37.1% | −12.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lucy Lawrence | Reform UK | 1,349 | 31.9% | — | |
| 3 | Tim Pike | Conservative Party | 1,315 | 31.1% | — |
Bedhampton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,561
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Beal | Reform UK | 1,490 | 41.8% | −8.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Isabel Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 1,178 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Anthony John Inkster | Conservative Party | 893 | 25.1% | — |
Hayling East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,467
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rennie | Reform UK | 1,486 | 42.9% | −7.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Katharine Anne Hulls | Green Party | 1,161 | 33.5% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Weller | Conservative Party | 820 | 23.7% | — |
Purbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,202
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caren Diamond | Reform UK | 1,393 | 43.5% | −6.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | George Kneller | Liberal Democrats | 1,157 | 36.1% | — | |
| 3 | Husky Patel | Conservative Party | 652 | 20.4% | — |
Waterloo · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,313
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwen Robinson | Reform UK | 1,486 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Briggs | Liberal Democrats | 915 | 27.6% | — | |
| 3 | Edward David Rees | Conservative Party | 912 | 27.5% | — |
Cowplain · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,443
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kev Parsons | Reform UK | 1,569 | 45.6% | −4.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christian Notley | Liberal Democrats | 994 | 28.9% | — | |
| 3 | Andy Briggs | Conservative Party | 880 | 25.6% | — |
Stakes · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,766
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Norton | Reform UK | 1,267 | 45.8% | −4.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Diana Patrick | Conservative Party | 843 | 30.5% | — | |
| 3 | Simon Bruce Hagan | Labour Party | 656 | 23.7% | — |
Emsworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,438
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chas Robert | Green Party | 2,185 | 49.2% | −0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew James Proctor | Conservative Party | 1,261 | 28.4% | — | |
| 3 | Allan David Darby | Reform UK | 992 | 22.4% | — |
Hart Plain · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,110
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Gillen | Reform UK | 1,628 | 52.3% | +2.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Brenda Joan Linger | Conservative Party | 853 | 27.4% | — | |
| 3 | John Howell Colman | Labour Party | 629 | 20.2% | — |
Leigh Park Hermitage · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,219
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicky Rhodes | Reform UK | 1,283 | 57.8% | +7.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dan Goulding | Green Party | 570 | 25.7% | — | |
| 3 | Lulu Bowerman | Conservative Party | 366 | 16.5% | — |
Leigh Park Central and West Leigh · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,449
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon Collings | Reform UK | 1,418 | 57.9% | +7.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Glyn Oliver | Labour Party | 591 | 24.1% | — | |
| 3 | Barrie Francis Mann | Conservative Party | 440 | 18.0% | — |