2019 Winchester City Council election

2019 UK local government election

2019 Winchester City Council election

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| ← 2018 | 2 May 2019 | 2021 →

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16 of the 45 seats to Winchester City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 45.10%
|   | First party  | Second party

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Leader  | Lucille Thompson  | Caroline Horrill
Party  | Liberal Democrats | Conservative
Leader's seat  | St Paul  | Wonston & Micheldever
Seats before  | 22  | 23
Seats won  | 11  | 5
Seats after  | 27  | 18
Seat change  | 5 | 5
Popular vote  | 19,198  | 15,903
Percentage  | 47.61  | 39.44

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Results by Ward

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| Council control before election

Conservative

| Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

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Elections to Winchester City Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country.[1] The Conservatives Party held a narrow majority of one at the last election, with the seats contested in this election being last contested in 2016 election. The Conservatives defended 10 seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats defended 4.[2] Town and parish councils in the city boundary were also up for election.[3]

## Background

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Prior to the election, the Conservatives had held overall control of Winchester City Council since 2015, with the Liberal Democrats having last controlled the council between 2010 and 2011. No other parties have held seats in Winchester since the 2016 election, in which the boundaries were redrawn. In June 2018, after the previous election, one Conservative councillor left the party to sit as an independent over concerns about redevelopment of the city.[4]

In July, a Liberal Democrat councillor, who had previously defected from the Conservatives,[5] defected back to the Conservatives[6] after disputes about the leadership of the council; subsequently the independent councillor joined the Liberal Democrats.[7] The statement of persons nominated for the 2019 election was revealed 4 April 2019.[3]

## Election results

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As the council is elected in thirds, one councillor for each of the 16 wards are elected each year. All comparisons in wards and swing are to the corresponding 2016 election (when the current boundaries were created), whilst the council as a whole is to the 2018 election. A total of 40,317 votes were cast, with a turnout of 45.10%.[1]

This was the best result for the Liberal Democrats for around fifteen years.[8] Labour's vote also fell, whilst the Greens' rose. The next election was scheduled to take place in May 2020, one year later, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were delayed until 2021, where they were scheduled to take place at the same time of those already planned, which in the context of Winchester included the next Hampshire County Council Election.[9]

Winchester City Council election result 2019

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
Seats  | Net  | Seats %  | Other | Total  | Total %  | Votes  | Votes %  | +/−
| Liberal Democrats | 11  | 5  | 68.8  | 16  | 27  | 60.0  | 19,198  | 47.61  | 6.41
| Conservative | 5  | 5  | 32.2  | 13  | 18  | 40.0  | 15,903  | 39.44  | 7.76
| Green | 0  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2,896  | 7.18  | 4.68
| Labour | 0  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1,719  | 4.26  | 4.74
| JAC | 0  |  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 77  | 0.19  | n/a

After the previous election and immediately prior to this election, the composition of the council was:

↓  23 | 22

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Conservative | Liberal Democrats

After the election result, the composition of the council became:

↓  18 | 27

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Conservative | Liberal Democrats

Composition of Wards after 2018 Election (left) and 2019 Election (right)

## Results by ward

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### Alresford & Itchen Valley

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Alresford & Itchen Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Russel Digby Gordon-Smith  | 1,559  | 45.90  | −3.18
| Conservative | Annie Saunders  | 1,365  | 40.19  | −6.11
| Green | Karl Eslie Borges  | 404  | 11.89  | N/A
| Labour | Ian Duncan Wight  | 68  | 2.00  | −2.62
Majority | 194  | 5.71  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery

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Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Williams  | 1,548  | 45.26  | −5.14
| Conservative | Janet Anne Warwick*  | 1,513  | 44.23  | +3.14
| Green | Max Priesemann  | 279  | 8.15  | +3.48
| Labour | Neil Adrian Dolby  | 80  | 2.33  | −1.50
Majority | 35  | 1.03  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Bishops Waltham

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Bishops Waltham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Charles Leon McLean*  | 1,202  | 49.02  | −25.84
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Williams  | 839  | 34.21  | N/A
| Green | Sarah Felicity Gooding  | 290  | 11.82  | N/A
| Labour | Steve Haines  | 121  | 4.93  | −20.21
Majority | 363  | 14.81  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Central Meon Valley

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Central Meon Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Vicki Weston*  | 1,635  | 55.76  | −8.64
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Mary Campbell  | 783  | 26.70  | +0.66
| Green | Mik Norman  | 399  | 13.60  | N/A
| Labour | Christopher Moore Harpum  | 115  | 3.92  | −5.64
Majority | 852  | 29.06  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Colden Common & Twyford

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Colden Common & Twyford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tony Melvin Bronk  | 1,023  | 48.34  | +3.52
| Conservative | Andy Kam Hung Lai  | 883  | 41.72  | −7.22
| Green | Lucinda Sarah Graham  | 165  | 7.79  | N/A
| Labour | Paul James Brown  | 45  | 2.12  | −4.12
Majority | 140  | 6.62  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Denmead

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Denmead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Judy Clementson  | 1,067  | 51.67  | −7.61
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Godwin  | 728  | 35.25  | +9.65
| Green | Robert Parker  | 177  | 8.57  | +1.67
| Labour | David John Henry Picton-Jones  | 93  | 4.50  | −3.72
Majority | 339  | 16.42  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Southwick & Wickham

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Southwick & Wickham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Therese Evans*  | 1,069  | 62.44  | +10.44
| Conservative | Loraine Constance Rappe  | 575  | 33.58  | −5.96
| Labour | Paul Thomas Sony  | 68  | 3.97  | −4.50
Majority | 494  | 28.86  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### St Barnabas

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St Barnabas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Mike Craske  | 2,052  | 58.93  | +7.20
| Conservative | Elieen Mary Berry*  | 1,102  | 31.64  | −9.34
| Green | Mike Perrot  | 222  | 6.37  | +3.30
| Labour | Adrian John Paul Field  | 106  | 3.04  | −1.18
Majority | 950  | 27.29  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### St Bartholomew

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St Bartholomew  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Paula Wendy Ferguson  | 1,672  | 60.73  | +9.32
| Conservative | Rose Burns*  | 662  | 24.04  | −1.90
| Green | David John Walker-Nix  | 181  | 6.57  | +0.06
| Labour | Andrew Timothy Adams  | 161  | 5.84  | −8.37
| JAC | Teresa Skelton  | 77  | 2.79  | N/A
Majority | 1,010  | 36.69  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### St Luke

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St Luke  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Derek Robert Green*  | 487  | 42.75  | −6.66
| Conservative | Ian Donald Tait  | 406  | 35.64  | +23.50
| Labour | Patrick Davies  | 158  | 13.87  | −6.82
| Green | Giles Richard Gooding  | 88  | 7.72  | +1.35
Majority | 81  | 7.11  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### St Michael

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St Michael  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Kim Alexander Gottlieb  | 1,718  | 56.77  | +12.10
| Conservative | Guy Julian Claude Ashton*  | 874  | 28.88  | −9.46
| Green | Julia Ellen Hallmann  | 257  | 8.49  | +3.18
| Labour | Gavin Mark Ellis  | 177  | 5.84  | −5.84
Majority | 844  | 27.89  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### St Paul

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St Paul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Martin Tod*  | 1,593  | 61.84  | +7.03
| Conservative | David Simons  | 505  | 19.60  | −7.88
| Green | Andrew Karl Wainwright  | 284  | 11.02  | +6.25
| Labour | Karen Barrat  | 194  | 7.53  | −5.41
Majority | 1,088  | 42.24  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### The Worthys

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The Worthys  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jane Rutter*  | 1,426  | 65.47  | +10.27
| Conservative | Signe Biddle  | 536  | 24.60  | −12.91
| Green | Charlotte Elizabeth Harley  | 150  | 6.88  | N/A
| Labour | Tessa Susan Valentine  | 66  | 3.03  | −4.26
Majority | 890  | 40.87  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Upper Meon Valley

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Upper Meon Valley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hugh Michael Lumby*  | 1,235  | 57.36  | −12.25
| Liberal Democrats | Lewis North  | 856  | 39.75  | +18.87
| Labour | June Elizabeth Kershaw  | 62  | 2.87  | −6.63
Majority | 379  | 17.61  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Whiteley & Shedfield

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Whiteley & Shedfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Andrew Fern  | 998  | 56.99  | +5.86
| Conservative | Roger Charles Huxstep*  | 688  | 39.29  | −0.61
| Labour | Alison Louise Ridley  | 65  | 3.71  | −1.30
Majority | 310  | 17.70  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Wonston & Micheldever

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Wonston & Micheldever  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Caroline Horrill*  | 1,655  | 62.00  | −2.33
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Gordon  | 874  | 32.74  | +5.15
| Labour | Jude Wilkinson  | 140  | 5.24  | −2.84
Majority | 791  | 29.26  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Winchester City Council local election results - 2 May 2019". Winchester City Council. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. ^ "Here's every local election candidate you can vote for in Winchester". Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
3. ^ a b "Winchester City Council Ward and Parish elections - Thursday 2 May 2019". Winchester.gov. Winchester City Council. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
4. ^ "Tory councillor quits party accusing civic chiefs of a 'lack of transparency' and 'arrogance'". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
5. ^ "Two Winchester Tories defect to Lib Dems". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
6. ^ "Rebel who defied bid to oust council leader defects to Tories". Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
7. ^ "Rebel Tory councillor who quit over lack of transparency claims joins Lib Dems". Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
8. ^ "UPDATED: Lib Dems take control of Winchester City Council". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
9. ^ "English local elections postponed over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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