2012 Gosport Borough Council election

2012 Gosport Borough Council Election
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17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 22 3 9
Seats won 12 3 2
Seats after 24 5 5
Popular vote 9,312 4,585 3,242
Percentage 51.5 25.3 17.9
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 2012 Gosport Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Gosport Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.[2] The Conservatives gained three seats from the Liberal Democrats, whilst Labour gained one seat each from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Both Labour and the Conservatives saw an increased vote share, whilst the Liberal Democrats' vote share fell.

After the election the composition of the council was:

  • Conservative: 24
  • Labour: 5
  • Liberal Democrats: 5
  1. ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - Gosport". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.