Election Name: | 2012 Gosport Borough Council Election |
Seats After1: | 24 |
Seats After2: | 5 |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Seats Before3: | 9 |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 4,585 |
Percentage2: | 25.3 |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats3: | 2 |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote3: | 3,242 |
Percentage3: | 17.9 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Seats2: | 3 |
Percentage1: | 51.5 |
Seats For Election: | 17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2010 Gosport Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2014 Gosport Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Majority Seats: | 18 |
Before Election: | Conservative |
Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 12 |
Seats Before1: | 22 |
Country: | England |
Popular Vote1: | 9,312 |
After Election: | Conservative |
The 2012 Gosport Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Gosport Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.[2] The Conservatives gained three seats from the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour gained one seat each from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Both Labour and the Conservatives saw an increased vote share, whilst the Liberal Democrats' vote share fell.
After the election the composition of the council was: