2019 Eastleigh Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Eastleigh election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Previous Election:2018 Eastleigh Borough Council Elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2021 Eastleigh Borough Council Elections
Next Year:2021
Seats For Election:13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Eastleigh Borough Council
Majority Seats:20
Election Date:2 May 2019
Party1:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election1:10, 51.1%
Seats1:12 (34 total)
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:17,305
Percentage1:52.1%
Swing1:1.0%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:2, 27.2%
Seats2:0 (2 total)
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:6,495
Percentage2:19.5%
Swing2:7.7%
Party3:Independents
Last Election3:1, 6.2%
Seats3:1 (3 total)
Seat Change3: 0
Popular Vote3:1,952
Percentage3:5.9%
Swing3:0.3%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Liberal Democrats
After Election:Liberal Democrats

The 2019 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect one third of members of Eastleigh Borough Council.[1] [2] The outcome was a strengthened majority for the incumbent Liberal Democrats who gained two Conservative seats. No election was held in Botley, a two-member ward, this year.

Results

The Liberal Democrats further strengthened their already large majority, with an increased vote share. They gained two Conservative seats, Fair Oak & Horton Heath and Hiltingbury. The Liberal Democrats successfully defended 10 seats up for reelection, whilst Independent Councillor Raymond Dean retained his Bishopstoke seat with an increased majority

The overall vote share also rose for the Liberal Democrats, as well as for UKIP and the Greens, whilst the Conservative vote share fell, alongside that of Labour and Independents.

Ward Results

A * denotes an incumbent councillor seeking reelection.

West End South

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastleigh Borough Council . BBC . 2 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Declaration of Result of Poll . Eastleigh Borough Council . 2 March 2020.