2010 Gosport Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2010 Gosport Borough Council Election
Percentage1:47.8
Seats For Election:17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2008 Gosport Borough Council election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 Gosport Borough Council election
Next Year:2012
Before Election:No Overall Control
Election Date:6 May 2010
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:12
Seats Before1:16
Country:England
Popular Vote1:18,213
Majority Seats:18
Seats2:3
Seats3:2
Posttitle:Council control after election
Seats Before3:4
Seats Before2:14
Popular Vote2:9,768
Percentage2:25.6
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Popular Vote3:7,648
Percentage3:20.1
Council control
After Election:Conservative

Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 6 May 2010.[1] [2] Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The Conservatives made six gains, including in some wards that they had lost in the previous election, despite having a reduced vote share. The Liberal Democrats and Labour Party lost 5 and 1 seats respectively, with Labour seeing a large increase of the total vote share.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Ward Results

Town

References

  1. Web site: Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Gosport. 9 September 2020. www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  2. Web site: Election Results - Local - 6 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927232212/http://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/your-council/council-services/electoral-services/election-results/6-may-2010/local/. 27 September 2011. 28 October 2020. Gosport Borough Council.