title: 2008 Gosport Borough Council election
text: # 2008 Gosport Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
  
  Before the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties had held power on the council with the casting vote of the mayor. The election saw the Liberal Democrats close the gap with the Conservative party after making 5 gains, while the Labour party lost four of the five seats they had held. However following the election the Conservative party said that they would take charge of the council as they remained the largest party.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was
  
  * Conservative 16
  * Liberal Democrat 14
  * Labour 4
  
  ## Election result
  
  Gosport Local Election Result 2008 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 10 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 58.8 | 53.1 | 11,686 | +8.0% |
  | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 35.3 | 25.8 | 5,672 | -0.8% |
  | Labour | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5.9 | 15.2 | 3,353 | -8.1% |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 669 | -1.9% |
  | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 503 | +2.3% |
  | English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 131 | +0.6% |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Alverstoke
  
  Alverstoke :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mark Hood | 1,175 | 70.5 | -5.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Payne | 200 | 12.0 | -3.5 |
  | | UKIP | Judith Smith | 165 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
  | | Labour | Jennifer Hall | 127 | 7.6 | -0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 58.5 | -2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 47.9 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Anglesey
  
  Anglesey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robert Forder | 711 | 49.1 | -4.9 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 664 | 45.9 | +4.5 |
  | | Labour | Graham Hewitt | 72 | 5.0 | +0.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 3.2 | -9.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 48.4 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Bridgemary North
  
  Bridgemary North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Keith Edwards | 594 | 52.2 | +20.0 |
  | | Labour | Kenneth Searle | 544 | 47.8 | -20.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 4.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | 32.5 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Bridgemary South
  
  Bridgemary South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Michael Geddes | 625 | 54.2 | +16.1 |
  | | Labour | Jill Wright | 529 | 45.8 | -16.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 8.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,154 | 32.0 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Brockhurst
  
  Brockhurst :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Salter | 571 | 47.5 | -7.5 |
  | | Conservative | Ivor Foster | 476 | 39.6 | +11.9 |
  | | Labour | Michael O'Gorman | 81 | 6.7 | -6.0 |
  | | Green | Jane Satffieri | 74 | 6.2 | +1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 7.9 | -19.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 32.1 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Christchurch
  
  Christchurch :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Richard Dickson | 501 | 42.7 | +13.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Heather Carr | 487 | 41.6 | -7.4 |
  | | UKIP | Catherine Andrews | 68 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
  | | Labour | Paul Noakes | 61 | 5.2 | -7.7 |
  | | Green | Veronika Forster | 55 | 4.7 | -4.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,172 | 34.7 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elson
  
  Elson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Bailey | 582 | 46.3 | -2.3 |
  | | Conservative | Lynn Hook | 510 | 40.6 | +1.8 |
  | | UKIP | Francis Bridgewater | 103 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
  | | Labour | Michael Madgwick | 61 | 4.9 | -1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.7 | -4.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,256 | 35.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Forton
  
  Forton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mervin Bradley | 448 | 41.0 | -7.4 |
  | | Labour | Keith Farr | 396 | 36.2 | +5.2 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Greenwood | 250 | 22.9 | +9.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 4.8 | -12.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,094 | 32.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Grange
  
  Grange :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kim West | 359 | 54.5 | +9.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Morby | 216 | 32.8 | +11.5 |
  | | Labour | Alan Durrant | 59 | 9.0 | -13.8 |
  | | Green | Iain MacLennan | 25 | 3.8 | -5.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 21.7 | -1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 659 | 17.7 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Hardway
  
  Hardway :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Langdon | 792 | 52.1 | +6.3 |
  | | Green | Andrea Smith | 472 | 31.1 | -13.6 |
  | | Labour | Jess Cully | 182 | 12.0 | +2.5 |
  | | UKIP | Darren Fells | 73 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 21.0 | +19.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,519 | 36.2 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Lee East
  
  Lee East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Howard Burgess | 1,132 | 71.7 | -12.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Keeley | 373 | 23.6 | +23.6 |
  | | Labour | Peter Bell | 74 | 4.7 | -10.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 48.1 | -20.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,579 | 38.2 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Lee West
  
  Lee West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Beavis | 1,691 | 89.7 | +3.8 |
  | | Labour | Jill Whitcher | 194 | 10.3 | -3.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,497 | 79.4 | +7.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,885 | 51.1 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Leesland
  
  Leesland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 604 | 48.2 | -18.8 |
  | | Conservative | George McAleese | 555 | 44.3 | +20.2 |
  | | Labour | Vivienne O'Gorman | 94 | 7.5 | -1.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 3.9 | -39.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | 35.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Peel Common
  
  Peel Common :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 913 | 68.1 | +10.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Bowles | 291 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
  | | Labour | Joseph O'Gorman | 136 | 10.1 | -32.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 46.4 | +31.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | 40.4 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Privett
  
  Privett :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ingeborg Forder | 734 | 49.6 | -4.5 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 677 | 45.8 | +8.2 |
  | | Labour | DenniJohn Madgwick | 68 | 4.6 | -3.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.8 | 12.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,479 | 44.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Rowner and Holbrook
  
  Rowner and Holbrook :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Marcus Murphy | 345 | 39.5 | +11.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Edwards | 215 | 24.6 | -16.7 |
  | | Labour | John Train | 183 | 20.9 | -4.5 |
  | | English Democrat | Robert Shaw | 131 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 14.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874 | 26.9 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Town
  
  Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Diane Searle | 492 | 38.0 | -23.5 |
  | | Conservative | Adam Burns | 427 | 32.9 | +6.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Simpson | 240 | 18.5 | +6.9 |
  | | UKIP | Christine Harris | 94 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
  | | Green | Harry Haines | 43 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 5.1 | -29.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 34.9 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  