2019 Eastleigh Borough Council election

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.

2019 Eastleigh Borough Council election

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13 of 39 seats (One Third) to Eastleigh Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Independents Last election 10, 51.1% 2, 27.2% 1, 6.2% Seats won 12 (34 total) 0 (2 total) 1 (3 total) Seat change 2 2 0 Popular vote 17,305 6,495 1,952 Percentage 52.1% 19.5% 5.9% Swing 1.0% 7.7% 0.3%
Results by ward in 2019. White denotes no election held in this ward this year
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

Results summary

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.

Eastleigh Borough Council election 2019

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	34	2	0	2	87.2	52.1	17,305	1.0
	Conservative	2	0	2	2	5.1	19.5	6,495	7.7
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	9.6	3,201	7.5
	Labour	0	0	0		0.0	6.9	2,296	5.1
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	6.0	1,977	4.6
	Independent	3	0	0		7.7	5.9	1,952	0.3

Ward results

A * denotes an incumbent councillor seeking reelection.

Bishopstoke

Bishopstoke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Raymond Dean*	1,666	46.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Mignot	1,287	37.8	+3.2
	UKIP	John Edwards	277	7.7	−0.3
	Conservative	Phillip Parkinson-Shanley	225	6.3	−3.7
	Labour	Christine McKeone	144	4.0	−13.3
Majority			379	10.49
Turnout			3,611	43.26
	Independent hold		Swing

Bursledon & Hound North

Bursledon & Hound North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsey Rich*	1,182	61.2	+4.9
	Conservative	Lisa Moody	396	20.5	−4.7
	UKIP	Janet Weller	214	11.1	+4.9
	Labour	Peter Chilton	142	7.3	−2.4
Majority			786	40.26
Turnout			1,952	30.09
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chandler's Ford

Chandler's Ford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Groves*	1,736	54.8	+5.4
	Conservative	Daniel Newcombe	748	23.6	−7.3
	UKIP	Peter House	295	9.3	+4.2
	Green	Paul Openshaw	212	6.7	N/A
	Labour	Jennifer Prior	177	5.6	−3.4
Majority			987	31.05
Turnout			3,178	38.00
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Eastleigh Central

Eastleigh Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jephthe Dougie*	1,111	48.9	+9.7
	Labour	Joshua Constable	400	17.6	−8.5
	UKIP	Andrew Moore	318	14.0	+1.7
	Conservative	Nicholas Arnold	267	11.8	−7.1
	Green	Nicholas Tann	175	7.7	−4.2
Majority			711	31.18
Turnout			2,280	29.63
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Eastleigh North

Eastleigh North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Tyson-Payne*	1,195	49.2	+11.0
	Conservative	Simon Payne	297	12.2	−3.8
	Independent	David Betts	286	11.8	−9.2
	Labour	Kathleen O'Neill	238	9.8	−2.5
	UKIP	John Smith	229	9.4	+2.6
	Green	Alexander Hughes	184	7.6	−1.3
Majority			898	36.90
Turnout			2,433	32.68
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Eastleigh South

Eastleigh South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Darshan Mann*	1,130	54.6	+11.7
	Labour	Gordon Clark	344	16.6	−10.2
	UKIP	Glenn Bryan	338	16.3	+6.0
	Conservative	Stephen Wildin	259	12.5	−5.8
Majority			786	37.78
Turnout			2,080	28.63
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michelle Marsh	1,205	40.3	+2.3
	Conservative	Steven Broomfield*	821	27.5	−12.6
	Green	Jack Stapleton	415	13.9	±0.0
	UKIP	Martin Lyon	391	13.1	+0.6
	Labour	Jillian Payne	156	5.2	−8.6
Majority			384	12.76
Turnout			3,009	38.49
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hamble & Netley

Hamble & Netley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Manning*	1,640	59.1	+3.3
	Conservative	Jeanette Fox	453	16.3	−11.6
	Green	Susan Robson	263	9.5	N/A
	UKIP	Andrew Whitehouse	247	8.9	N/A
	Labour	Trudi White	171	6.2	−3.8
Majority			1187	42.51
Turnout			2,792	35.01
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hedge End North

Hedge End North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Corben*	1,255	59.6	+7.0
	Conservative	James Allen	378	18.0	−8.7
	Green	Rosanna Campbell	187	8.9	−0.2
	UKIP	John Tomlin	146	6.9	+3.0
	Labour	Geoff Budd	138	6.6	−5.2
Majority			877	41.44
Turnout			2,116	28.14
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hedge End South

Hedge End South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cynthia Garton*	1,878	61.6	+6.3
	Conservative	Christopher Yates	666	21.8	−8.3
	UKIP	Benjamin Jones	261	8.6	+4.7
	Labour	Betty Layland	128	4.2	−0.4
	Green	Chetana Greenwood	117	3.8	N/A
Majority			1212	39.46
Turnout			3,071	35.20
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hiltingbury

Hiltingbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Duguid	1,905	50.6	+8.9
	Conservative	Michael Hughes*	1,370	36.4	−10.3
	Green	Janice Openshaw	199	5.3	N/A
	UKIP	Jean Leech	184	4.9	N/A
	Labour	John Prior	109	2.9	−3.2
Majority			535	14.13
Turnout			3,786	46.08
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

West End North

West End North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gomer*	882	59.6	+0.6
	Conservative	Benjamin Burcombe-Filer	273	18.4	−4.8
	UKIP	George McGuinness	140	9.5	+5.1
	Green	Glynn Fleming	125	8.4	+0.7
	Labour	Geoffrey Kosted	60	4.1	−2.5
Majority			609	40.92
Turnout			1,488	33.72
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

West End South

West End South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Bearder	899	56.5	+1.5
	Conservative	Jeremy Hall	342	21.5	−9.1
	UKIP	Christopher Greenwood	161	10.1	+0.6
	Green	Tracy Weeks	100	6.3	−1.6
	Labour	Stephen Willoughby	89	5.6	−3.6
Majority			557	34.79
Turnout			1,601	32.29
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing