Election Name: | 2023 Havant Borough Council election |
Country: | Hampshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2022 Havant Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2022 |
Next Election: | 2024 Havant Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Seats For Election: | 10 out of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Leader1: | Alex Rennie |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 36 seats, 48.1% |
Seats Before1: | 33 |
Seats1: | 5 |
Seats After1: | 30 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 9,655 |
Percentage1: | 39.4% |
Swing1: | 8.7% |
Leader2: | Philip Munday |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 2 seats, 21.3% |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,996 |
Percentage2: | 24.5% |
Swing2: | 3.2% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 0 seats, 19.1% |
Seats Before3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seats After3: | 2 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,035 |
Percentage3: | 20.6% |
Swing3: | 1.5% |
Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election4: | 0 seats, 11.2% |
Seats Before4: | 0 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 1 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 3,497 |
Percentage4: | 14.3% |
Swing4: | 3.1% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, 0.0% |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 67 |
Percentage5: | 0.3% |
Swing5: | N/A |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Alex Rennie |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Alex Rennie |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2023 Havant Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election, being led by Alex Rennie. The Conservatives lost seats at the election, but retained their majority.[2] [3]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Havant Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows:[4]