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Gosport 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

14 ward races

14 seats

11 elected below the proportional quota

78.6% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 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	9,122	34.3%	9	64.3%	5	35.7%	+4
Conservative Party	7,956	29.9%	5	35.7%	5	35.7%	0
Liberal Democrats	5,462	20.5%	0	0.0%	3	21.4%	-3
Green Party	2,766	10.4%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Labour Party	1,279	4.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	26,585	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Harbourside and Town · 1 seat · won at 32.6% · −17.4 pts below quota
Leesland and Newtown · 1 seat · won at 33.2% · −16.8 pts below quota
Brockhurst and Privett · 1 seat · won at 35.1% · −14.9 pts below quota
Forton · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
Hardway · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Peel Common · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Elson · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · −10.6 pts below quota
Alverstoke · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
Grange and Alver Valley · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · −6.5 pts below quota
Bridgemary · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
Rowner and Holbrook · 1 seat · won at 48.7% · −1.3 pts below quota
Anglesey · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
Lee West · 1 seat · won at 53.5% · above quota
Lee East · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota

Race results

Harbourside and Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.4 pts Valid ballots 1,474

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Taylor Kirkham	Reform UK	481	32.6%	−17.4 pts	Elected
2	Gary David Walker	Conservative Party	420	28.5%	—
3	Tynan James Bryant	Labour Party	254	17.2%	—
4	Nikki Cameron	Green Party	182	12.3%	—
5	Paul James Hylands	Liberal Democrats	137	9.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,483 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.gosport.harbourside-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Leesland and Newtown · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.8 pts Valid ballots 2,222

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Elly Newman	Reform UK	737	33.2%	−16.8 pts	Elected
2	Dawn Christina Kelly	Liberal Democrats	682	30.7%	—
3	David Frederick Gary	Conservative Party	456	20.5%	—
4	Miles Clifford Fletcher Plested	Green Party	237	10.7%	—
5	Hilary Ruth Percival	Labour Party	110	5.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,228 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.gosport.leesland-newtown.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brockhurst and Privett · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.9 pts Valid ballots 1,755

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David John Marshall	Reform UK	616	35.1%	−14.9 pts	Elected
2	Rob Hylands	Liberal Democrats	581	33.1%	—
3	George McAleese	Conservative Party	354	20.2%	—
4	Karyn Jacqueline Ashcroft	Green Party	156	8.9%	—
5	Danny Mower	Labour Party	48	2.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,763 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.gosport.brockhurst-privett.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Forton · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.2 pts Valid ballots 1,504

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Christopher Figgins	Reform UK	538	35.8%	−14.2 pts	Elected
2	Merv Bradley	Liberal Democrats	482	32.0%	—
3	Robert Charles Stewart Thompson	Conservative Party	211	14.0%	—
4	Lynsey Dawn Delin	Green Party	180	12.0%	—
5	Suzanne Geary	Labour Party	93	6.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,513 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.gosport.forton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hardway · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 2,000

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Philip Sparrow	Reform UK	770	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Mike Ewin	Liberal Democrats	529	26.5%	—
3	Simon James Bellord	Conservative Party	412	20.6%	—
4	Anthony Sudworth	Green Party	201	10.1%	—
5	Tom Bolger	Labour Party	88	4.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,004 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.gosport.hardway.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Peel Common · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 1,916

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stephen Philpott	Conservative Party	738	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Spencer Gregson-Gray	Reform UK	682	35.6%	—
3	Debbie Sherman	Liberal Democrats	310	16.2%	—
4	Lucy Catherine MacLennan	Green Party	123	6.4%	—
5	Jess Dylan Cully	Labour Party	63	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,928 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.gosport.peel-common.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Elson · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.6 pts Valid ballots 1,992

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Antony Stanton	Reform UK	784	39.4%	−10.6 pts	Elected
2	Sue Ballard	Liberal Democrats	694	34.8%	—
3	Alan Michael Neville	Conservative Party	292	14.7%	—
4	Kathryn Shelagh Kelly	Green Party	174	8.7%	—
5	Stephen Alan Osborne	Labour Party	48	2.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,997 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.gosport.elson.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Alverstoke · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.0 pts Valid ballots 2,628

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Francis Casey	Conservative Party	1,131	43.0%	−7.0 pts	Elected
2	Benjamin Edward Searle	Reform UK	664	25.3%	—
3	Lizzie Maynard-Seal	Liberal Democrats	595	22.6%	—
4	Aid Smalley	Green Party	238	9.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,637 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.gosport.alverstoke.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Grange and Alver Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.5 pts Valid ballots 1,326

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Colin John Towell	Reform UK	577	43.5%	−6.5 pts	Elected
2	Jonathan Brown	Labour Party	298	22.5%	—
3	Ellis Terry Weekes	Conservative Party	225	17.0%	—
4	Mark William Mudie	Green Party	127	9.6%	—
5	Clive Foster-Reed	Liberal Democrats	99	7.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,332 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.gosport.grange-alver-valley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bridgemary · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 1,809

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Clare Bond	Reform UK	825	45.6%	−4.4 pts	Elected
2	Steve Hammond	Liberal Democrats	671	37.1%	—
3	Peter John Stonestreet	Conservative Party	182	10.1%	—
4	Zoe Aspinall	Green Party	131	7.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,813 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.gosport.bridgemary.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rowner and Holbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.3 pts Valid ballots 1,654

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Jacobs	Reform UK	805	48.7%	−1.3 pts	Elected
2	Dave Herridge	Liberal Democrats	417	25.2%	—
3	Diane Hilda Furlong	Conservative Party	226	13.7%	—
4	Jane Staffieri	Green Party	150	9.1%	—
5	Claire Percival	Labour Party	56	3.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,661 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.gosport.rowner-holbrook.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Anglesey · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.1 pts Valid ballots 2,018

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robbie George Beech	Conservative Party	1,011	50.1%	+0.1 pts	Elected
2	Debbie McGregor	Reform UK	487	24.1%	—
3	Charlie Hylands	Liberal Democrats	265	13.1%	—
4	Emma Victoria Bell	Green Party	255	12.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,027 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.gosport.anglesey.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Lee West · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.5 pts Valid ballots 2,383

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stevyn Christopher Ricketts	Conservative Party	1,275	53.5%	+3.5 pts	Elected
2	Gill Farrington	Reform UK	620	26.0%	—
3	James Kirkham	Green Party	267	11.2%	—
4	Anne Marie Cruddas	Labour Party	221	9.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,395 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.gosport.lee-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Lee East · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.7 pts Valid ballots 1,904

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graham Burgess	Conservative Party	1,023	53.7%	+3.7 pts	Elected
2	Ian Richard Brown	Reform UK	536	28.2%	—
3	Matt Reeve-Fowkes	Green Party	345	18.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,915 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.gosport.lee-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index