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.
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.
A * denotes an incumbent councillor seeking reelection.