2004 UK local government election
Elections to Gosport Council were held on 10 June 2004. Half of the council was up for election, and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative: 15
- Labour: 11
- Liberal Democrat: 5
- Others: 3
Election result
Gosport Local Election Result 2004 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 58.8 | 56.2 | 11,748 | +16.2% |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 29.4 | 27.2 | 5,681 | -5.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 2,854 | -13.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 426 | +1.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 213 | +1.0% |
Ward results
Alverstoke
Alverstoke Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip Clinton | 1,323 | 81.3 | |
| Labour | Robert Salter | 304 | 18.7 | |
Majority | 1,019 | 62.6 | |
Turnout | 1,627 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anglesey
Anglesey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Hook | 1,034 | 75.9 | |
| Labour | Jennifer Hall | 328 | 24.1 | |
Majority | 706 | 51.8 | |
Turnout | 1,362 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bridgemary North
Bridgemary North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martyn Davis | 643 | 57.6 | |
| Conservative | Joanne Watts | 473 | 42.4 | |
Majority | 170 | 15.2 | |
Turnout | 1,116 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bridgemary South
Bridgemary South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jill Wright | 727 | 61.4 | |
| Conservative | Robert Perris | 457 | 38.6 | |
Majority | 270 | 22.8 | |
Turnout | 1,184 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brockhurst
Brockhurst Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ivor Foster | 681 | 53.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Russell | 385 | 30.3 | |
| Labour | James Fox | 206 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 296 | 23.2 | |
Turnout | 1,272 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Christchurch
Christchurch Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Dickson | 564 | 44.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 362 | 28.4 | |
| Labour | Diane Searle | 348 | 27.3 | |
Majority | 202 | 15.9 | |
Turnout | 1,274 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Elson
Elson Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bruce Rigg | 624 | 47.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Elshaw | 415 | 31.3 | |
| UKIP | Francis Bridgewater | 167 | 12.6 | |
| Labour | Jill Whitcher | 101 | 7.6 | |
Majority | 209 | 15.7 | |
Turnout | 1,327 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Forton
Forton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Keith Farr | 410 | 40.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Elshaw | 303 | 29.9 | |
| Conservative | Anna Oliver | 300 | 29.6 | |
Majority | 107 | 10.6 | |
Turnout | 1,013 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grange
Grange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nina Champion | 239 | 36.8 | |
| Labour | Victor Burt | 222 | 34.2 | |
| Conservative | Hugh Landels | 188 | 29.0 | |
Majority | 17 | 2.6 | |
Turnout | 649 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hardway
Hardway Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Langdon | 822 | 66.1 | |
| Green | Andrea Smith | 213 | 17.1 | |
| Labour | Peter Bell | 209 | 16.8 | |
Majority | 609 | 49.0 | |
Turnout | 1,244 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lee East
Lee East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Howard Burgess | 966 | 83.0 | |
| Labour | John Madgwick | 198 | 17.0 | |
Majority | 768 | 66.0 | |
Turnout | 1,164 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lee West
Lee West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Taylor | 1,326 | 81.9 | |
| Labour | Michael Madgwick | 294 | 18.1 | |
Majority | 1,032 | 63.8 | |
Turnout | 1,620 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leesland
Leesland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 529 | 48.9 | |
| Conservative | Marjorie Bailey | 380 | 35.1 | |
| Labour | Alan Durrant | 173 | 16.0 | |
Majority | 149 | 13.8 | |
Turnout | 1,082 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Peel Common
Peel Common Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 896 | 57.6 | |
| Labour | Peter Russell | 401 | 25.8 | |
| UKIP | John Bowles | 259 | 16.6 | |
Majority | 495 | 31.8 | |
Turnout | 1,556 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Privett
Privett Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 865 | 63.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Jackson | 348 | 25.3 | |
| Labour | Dennis Gough | 161 | 11.7 | |
Majority | 517 | 37.7 | |
Turnout | 1,374 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rowner & Holbrook
Rowner & Holbrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Train | 326 | 35.6 | |
| Conservative | Thelma Morrison | 317 | 34.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wayne Richards | 273 | 29.8 | |
Majority | 9 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 916 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Town
Town Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Neil Redrup | 630 | 54.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Geddes | 532 | 45.8 | |
Majority | 98 | 8.4 | |
Turnout | 1,162 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- 2004 Gosport election result
- Ward results