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Havant 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

12 ward races

12 seats

9 elected below the proportional quota

75.0% 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 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.

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.

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 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.4 pts Valid ballots 3,454

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,498 · Invalid 44 · EC ward code local.havant.hayling-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Havant St Faith's · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.9 pts Valid ballots 4,234

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,296 · Invalid 62 · EC ward code local.havant.havant-st-faiths.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bedhampton · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.2 pts Valid ballots 3,561

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,599 · Invalid 38 · EC ward code local.havant.bedhampton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hayling East · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.1 pts Valid ballots 3,467

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,525 · Invalid 58 · EC ward code local.havant.hayling-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Purbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.5 pts Valid ballots 3,202

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,227 · Invalid 25 · EC ward code local.havant.purbrook.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Waterloo · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.1 pts Valid ballots 3,313

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,342 · Invalid 29 · EC ward code local.havant.waterloo.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cowplain · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 3,443

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,487 · Invalid 44 · EC ward code local.havant.cowplain.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stakes · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.2 pts Valid ballots 2,766

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,816 · Invalid 50 · EC ward code local.havant.stakes.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Emsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.8 pts Valid ballots 4,438

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,473 · Invalid 35 · EC ward code local.havant.emsworth.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hart Plain · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.3 pts Valid ballots 3,110

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,152 · Invalid 42 · EC ward code local.havant.hart-plain.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Leigh Park Hermitage · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +7.8 pts Valid ballots 2,219

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,264 · Invalid 45 · EC ward code local.havant.leigh-park-hermitage.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Leigh Park Central and West Leigh · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +7.9 pts Valid ballots 2,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,493 · Invalid 44 · EC ward code local.havant.leigh-park-central-west-leigh.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index