RECAP: Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant election counts - results and reaction as they happened on Saturday

Independent candidate George Madgwick celebrates on the Guildhall steps after winning a seat in Paulsgrove 
Picture: Stuart Martin (220421-7042)Independent candidate George Madgwick celebrates on the Guildhall steps after winning a seat in Paulsgrove 
Picture: Stuart Martin (220421-7042)
Independent candidate George Madgwick celebrates on the Guildhall steps after winning a seat in Paulsgrove Picture: Stuart Martin (220421-7042)
The counts have now finished today across the area for the local elections.

Despite the vote being on Thursday, Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant councils held their counts today.

Here's what happened throughout the morning – and what’s next for each council.

RECAP: Portsmouth, Havant and Gosport election counts 2021

Key Events

  • The counts have all now finished
  • Portsmouth deputy leader Steve Pitt has lost his seat

And another Portsmouth seat - a close one

St Jude

Hugh Mason (Lib Dem) 1,287

Raj Ghosh (Lab) 1,194

Stephen Gorys (Con) 847

Ian McCulloch (Green) 283

Turnout 38.6 per cent

Majority 93

Lib Dem hold

Everyone’s got to eat...

Gosport pauses for lunch

Imogen Payter who won St Faith’s in Havant for the Conservatives

Another Portsmouth seat is in

Milton

Kimberly Barrett (Lib Dem) 1,471

Paula Savage (Lab) 1,251

Jack Smith (Con) 901

Sarah Gilbert (Green) 283

Turnout 37 per cent

Majority 220

Lib Dem hold

Here come some more boxes...

More Portsmouth votes ready to count

It’ll be all change at the top for Portsmouth after this...

The blue moon has indeed risen over Havant

New make-up of the council:

Conservatives:  38

Labour: 1

Liberal Democrats:  none

Independent: none

Final batch of Portsmouth results is expected soon

Paulsgrove and St Thomas left to come

Here’s an interesting one from Paulsgrove... congratulations George Madgwick

Paulsgrove

George Madgwick (Ind) 1,684

Tony Hewitt (Con) 1,269

Mark Farwell (Lab) 397

George Brown (Lib Dem) 81

Turnout 33.7 per cent

Majority 415

Ind hold

George Madgwick’s priorities for Paulsgrove

It’s the first time Paulsgrove has been won by an independent candidate

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