RECAP: Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant election counts - results and reaction as they happened on Saturday
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
Final Portsmouth ward is in - St Thomas
Ian Holder (Lib Dem) 1,428
Alicia Denney (Con) 943
Rebecca Ozaniec (Lab) 760
Elliott Lee (Green) 237
Turnout 30.4 per cent
Majority 485
Lib Dem hold
Gosport is back on the results trail
Rowner and Holbrook
Marcus Murphy (Con): 397
Stephen Marshall (Lib Dem): 352
Hannah Barnard (Lab): 103
Majority: 45
Turnout: 26.25%
Con HOLD
Another from Gosport
Christchurch
Dawn Kelly (Lib Dem): 664
Rob Thompson (Con): 443
Robin Dellow (Lab): 153
Robert Johnston (Green): 97
Majority: 221
Turnout: 34.49%
Lib Dem HOLD
Portsmouth’s new political make-up
So after all 14 results the make up of Portsmouth City Council going forward is:
Conservative - 16
Liberal Democrat - 15
Labour - 7
Independent - 2
Progressive Portsmouth People - 2
So again - no overall majority. Perhaps the rest of the weekend will be spent trying to strike deals and make coalitions or pacts. We shall see....
More Gosport
Bridgemary North
Steve Hammond (Lib Dem): 870
Supriya Namdeo (Con): 326
Daniel Stratton (Lab): 76
Majority: 544
Turnout: 36.96%
Lib Dem hold
Hardway
Diane Furlong (Con): 633
Lesley Carr (Lib Dem): 588
Dr Lynn Day (Lab): 173
Jason Mick (Green): 82
Majority: 45
Turnout: 35%
Con hold
And the penultimate Gosport ward is....
Leesland
David Herridge (Lib Dem): 451
Christopher Best (Con): 348
Hilary Percival (Lab): 224
Sam Pollard (Green): 76
Majority: 103
Turnout: 31.71%
Lib Dem HOLD
And we’re done - the last Gosport ward is in
Brockhurst
Rob Hylands (Lib Dem): 684
Pecs Uluiviti (Con): 313
Alison Mandrill (Lab): 90
Majority: 371
Turnout: 29.58%
Lib Dem HOLD
