2024 Havant Borough Council election

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2024 Havant Borough Council election
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All 36 seats to
Havant Borough Council

19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Alex Rennie Philip Munday Philippa Gray
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 30 seats, 39.4% 4 seats, 24.5% 2 seats, 20.6%
Seats before 28 4 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Green Vacant
Last election 1 seat, 14.3%
Seats before 1 3
Council control before election

Alex Rennie
Conservative

Council control after election

TBD

The 2024 Havant Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the

Havant Borough Council in Hampshire
will be elected following boundary changes.

Background

Since its creation in 1974, Havant has been a consistently strong council for the Conservatives. They have held majorities on the council since 1980, aside from periods of no overall control between 1990 and 2002, where the Liberal Democrats became the largest group on the council for 4 years.[1]

In the most recent election, the Conservatives lost 5 seats with 39.4% of the vote, Labour gained 1 with 24.5%, the Liberal Democrats gained 2 with 20.6%, and the Green Party won their first seat with 14.3%.

Boundary changes

Havant usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards.[2] The change reduces the number of councillors by 2.

Old wards[3] No. of seats New wards No. of seats
Barncroft 2 Bedhampton 3
Battins 2 Cowplain 3
Bedhampton 3 Emsworth 3
Bondfields 2 Hart Plain 3
Cowplain 3 Havant St Faith's 3
Emsworth 3 Hayling East 3
Hart Plain 3 Hayling West 3
Hayling East 3 Leigh Park Central and West Leigh 3
Hayling West 3 Leigh Park Hermitage 3
Purbrook 3 Purbrook 3
St Faith's 3 Stakes 3
Stakes 3 Waterloo 3
Warren Park 2
Waterloo 3

Summary

Council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[4] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 30 Conservative 28 Conservative
Labour 4 Labour 4 Labour
Liberal Democrats 2 Liberal Democrats 2 Liberal Democrats
Green 1 Green 1 Green
Independent 1 Independent 0 Independent
Vacant 0 Vacant 1 Vacant

Changes:

  • January 2024: Carly Scannell (Conservative) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[5]
  • February 2024: Tom Moutray (independent) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[6]
  • March 2024: David Guest (Conservative) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[7]

Election result

2024 Havant Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 36
  Labour 15
  Liberal Democrats 19
  Green 19
  Reform UK 6
  Independent 2

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Havant Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[8]

Bedhampton

Bedhampton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Fairhurst*
Conservative Trevor Hughes
Conservative Mark Inkster
Green Jim Graham
Green Richard Lanchester
Labour Philip Pearson
Liberal Democrats Philippa Gray*
Liberal Democrats Michael Lind
Liberal Democrats Annie Martin
Reform UK Mark Collins

Cowplain

Cowplain (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Bowdell*
Conservative Andrew Briggs*
Conservative David Keast*
Green Bruce Holman
Labour Will McGannan
Liberal Democrats Christian Notley

Emsworth

Emsworth (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lulu Bowerman*
Conservative Richard Kennett*
Conservative Lucy Lawrence
Green Reuben Mychaleckyj
Green Grainne Rason*
Green Charles Robert
Liberal Democrats Michael Bolt
Liberal Democrats Adam Bowman
Reform UK John Davis

Hart Plain

Hart Plain (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Blades*
Conservative Ann Briggs
Conservative Elaine Shimbart*
Green Peter May
Labour John Colman
Liberal Democrats Jules Ashley
Reform UK Jonathan Harvey

Hayling East

Hayling East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shola Attryde
Conservative Eric Cundliffe
Conservative Geoffrey Hartridge
Green Natasha Parker
Green Netty Shepherd
Green Judy Valentine
Labour Mark Coates*
Labour Peter Oliver

Hayling West

Hayling West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Linger*
Conservative Edward Rees
Conservative Julie Richardson*
Green Aaron Bradbury
Green Rob Soar
Liberal Democrats Wilf Forrow
Liberal Democrats Paul Gray*
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hulls

Leigh Park Central & West Leigh

Leigh Park Central & West Leigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Rennie*
Conservative Richard Stone*
Conservative Kris Tindall*
Green Cayleigh Arnold
Independent Malc Carpenter
Labour Munazza Faiz
Labour Jason Horton
Liberal Democrats Glenda Dunford
Liberal Democrats Jo Lowe
Reform UK Sharon Collings

Leigh Park Hermitage

Leigh Park Hermitage (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Branson
Conservative Pam Crellin*
Conservative Yvonne Weeks*
Green Rayner Piper
Labour Richard Brown
Labour Amy Redsull*
Liberal Democrats Maria Miller
Reform UK Vicky Rhodes

Purbrook

Purbrook (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caren Diamond*
Conservative Terry Norton
Conservative Husky Patel*
Green Susan James
Liberal Democrats Antonia Harrison
Liberal Democrats George Kneller
Liberal Democrats Paul Tansom

Havant St. Faith's

Havant St. Faith's (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Chilcott
Conservative John Dyer
Conservative Maurice Knowles
Green Nick Saunders
Independent Giles Harris
Labour Daniel Berwick
Labour Gillian Harris*
Labour Phil Munday*
Reform UK Dave Etherington

Stakes

Stakes (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Lloyd*
Conservative Sarah Milne*
Conservative Diana Patrick*
Green Paul Briley
Labour Simon Hagan
Labour David Hill
Liberal Democrats Crispin Ward

Waterloo

Waterloo (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ryan Brent
Conservative Gwen Robinson*
Conservative Peter Wade*
Green Neil Attewell
Green Owen Plumkett
Labour Darren Corps
Liberal Democrats Jane Briggs
Liberal Democrats John Pratley

References

  1. ^ "Havant Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/200, retrieved 1 March 2024
  3. ^ "The Borough of Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/1025, retrieved 1 March 2024
  4. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Havant Borough Council. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Heard About Green Night in Wirral?". Local Councils. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Aldermen Back". Local Councils. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ Boothroyd, David. "In Like Flintshire". Local Councils. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. Havant Borough Council
    . Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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