title: 2016 Havant Borough Council election
text: # 2016 Havant Borough Council election
  
  The 2016 Havant Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  * Conservative: 31
  * UKIP: 4
  * Labour: 2
  * Liberal Democrats: 1
  
  ## Results
  
  The Conservatives, Labour, and UKIP were the only parties to win seats this election, with UKIP gaining two from Labour.
  
  Havant local election result 2016 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | 45.8 | 14,014 |
  | Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 20.7 | 5,764 |
  | UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 18.1 | 5,048 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 14.3 | 3,976 |
  | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 12 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Barncroft
  
  Bedhampton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Yvonne Weeks | 417 | 45.3 |
  | | UKIP | Brenda Kerrin | 251 | 27.3 |
  | | Labour | Philip Pearson | 209 | 22.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 44 | 4.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Battins
  
  Battins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UKIP | Malcolm Carpenter | 319 | 31.5 |
  | | Labour | Ralph Cousins | 255 | 25.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Johanna Lowe | 243 | 24.0 |
  | | Conservative | Ian Payne | 196 | 19.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,013 | |
  | | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Bedhampton
  
  Bedhampton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Smith | 1,051 | 48.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Gray | 750 | 34.8 |
  | | Labour | Freya Savidge-Conway | 353 | 16.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,154 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Bondfields
  
  Bondfields :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Terence Hart | 422 | 37.2 |
  | | UKIP | Edmun Whiffen | 272 | 24.0 |
  | | Conservative | Curtis Stanfield | 267 | 23.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Billam | 174 | 15.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Cowplain
  
  Cowplain :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Keast | 1,095 | 50.7 |
  | | UKIP | Andrew Boxall | 545 | 35.2 |
  | | Labour | Kenneth Monks | 293 | 13.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Jacobs | 228 | 10.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,161 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Emsworth
  
  Emsworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Carole-Mary Bowerman | 1,718 | 52.7 |
  | | Labour | Steve Bilbe | 637 | 19.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maple | 467 | 14.3 |
  | | UKIP | Brian Kerrin | 438 | 13.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,260 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hart Plain
  
  Hart Plain :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Elaine Shimbart | 1,296 | 62.3 |
  | | Labour | Howard Sherlock | 428 | 20.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Drinan | 357 | 17.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hayling East
  
  Hayling East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Lynne Turner | 1,121 | 42.6 |
  | | UKIP | Lesley Marsden | 820 | 31.2 |
  | | Labour | Mark Coates | 527 | 20.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Willcocks | 162 | 6.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,630 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hayling West
  
  Hayling West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Joanne Thomas | 1,384 | 52.8 |
  | | UKIP | Stephen Humphrey | 568 | 21.7 |
  | | Labour | Sheree Earnshaw | 418 | 16.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gray | 237 | 9.0 |
  | | BNP | John-Laurence Moore | 12 | 0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 816 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,619 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Purbrook
  
  Purbrook :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Caren Howard | 1,081 | 48.4 |
  | | UKIP | Anthony Gundry | 560 | 25.1 |
  | | Labour | Patricia Thomson | 400 | 17.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Bolt | 191 | 8.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,232 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### St Faith's
  
  St. Faiths :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Guest | 1,159 | 43.6 |
  | | Labour | Philip Munday | 693 | 26.1 |
  | | UKIP | Richard Coates | 436 | 16.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jane Briggs | 370 | 13.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Stakes
  
  Stakes :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Dianne Lloyd | 707 | 39.9 |
  | | UKIP | Carole Newnham | 519 | 29.3 |
  | | Labour | Anthony Berry | 364 | 20.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 184 | 10.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,774 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Warren Park
  
  Warren Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UKIP | John Davis | 320 | 36.2 |
  | | Labour | Richard Brown | 305 | 34.5 |
  | | Conservative | Hakan Ustabas | 131 | 14.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brown | 128 | 14.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | |
  | | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Waterloo
  
  Waterloo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Wade | 1,471 | 62.0 |
  | | Labour | Paul Fencott | 460 | 19.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Scott Richardson | 441 | 18.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,011 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  