| Election Name: | 2006 Havant Borough Council election |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,178 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,234 |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Havant Borough Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,989 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Council control | |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats After2: | 4 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Seats Before1: | 28 |
| After Election: | Conservative |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Havant Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Seats After1: | 30 |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Country: | England |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
The 2006 Havant Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
After the last election in 2004 the Conservatives had 27 seats, compared to 6 for Labour and 5 for the Liberal Democrats.[3] However, in 2005 a Liberal Democrat councillor for Hart Plain, Ron Purkis, defected to the Conservatives.[4]
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council to hold 30 of the 38 seats on the council after getting a swing in their favour.[5] Labour lost 2 seats in Leigh Park, with sitting councillors Ralph Cousins and Barry Gardner losing to the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats respectively.[5] Overall turnout at the election was 33.5%.[6]
Following the election Conservative David Gillett remained as leader of the council after surviving a leadership challenge within the Conservative group from David Guest by 4 votes.[7]
A by-election was held in Battins ward on 2 November 2006 after the death of Conservative councillor Jane Rayner.[8] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Faith Ponsonby with a majority of 137 votes.[9]
A by-election was held in Hart Plain ward on 30 November 2006 after Liberal Democrat councillor Tricia Pearce resigned from the council.[8] Conservative Elaine Shimbart gained the seat from the Liberal Democrats by a majority of 246 votes.[8]