2016 Gosport Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2016 Gosport Borough Council Election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:17 of 34 seats to Gosport Borough Council
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2014 Gosport Borough Council election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 Gosport Borough Council election
Majority Seats:18
Percentage1:52.9
Before Election:Conservative
Election Date:5 May 2016
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:10
Seats Before1:21
Country:England
Popular Vote1:10,359
Seat Change1:2
Seats2:5
Seats After1:19
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Seats After2:9
Seats After3:5
Seats Before3:6
Seats Before2:6
Seat Change2:3
Popular Vote2:3,193
Percentage2:16.3
Seats3:2
Posttitle:Council control after election
Seat Change3:1
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Popular Vote3:4,826
Percentage3:24.6
Council control
After Election:Conservative

The 2016 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats gained two seats from the Conservatives and one from Labour, but the Conservatives remained in an overall majority.

After the election the composition of the council was:

Ward Results

Town

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland . 21 April 2016 . BBC News.