2024 Eastleigh Borough Council election

2024 Eastleigh Borough Council election
13 of 39 seats on Eastleigh Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the 2024 election
Leader before election; Keith House; Liberal Democrats	Leader after election ; Keith House; Liberal Democrats

The 2024 Eastleigh Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Eastleigh Borough Council, taking place at the same time as other local elections across England.^[1] 13 of the 39 seats of the council were up for election.

Quick Facts 13 of 39 seats on Eastleigh Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

The council remained under Liberal Democrat majority control. Despite the Green Party newly fielding candidates in nearly every ward, ultimately this had little impact on the council's results. Every single seat up for election was held by its incumbent party, meaning no seats changed hands.^[2]^[3]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gin Tidridge	1,659	56.1	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Winstanley	716	24.2	−4.0
	Conservative	Ben Burcombe-Filer	293	9.9	+0.8
	Labour	Christian Brookes	288	9.7	+1.4
Majority			943	31.9
Turnout			2,956	35.82
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Kinloch	1,146	63.1	+3.7
	Conservative	Joy Haythorne	480	26.4	−4.5
	Green	Anna-Belle Skinner	190	10.5	N/A
Majority			666	36.7
Turnout			1,816	30.57
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Holes	1,332	67.4	−5.4
	Conservative	Nick Arnold	380	19.2	+0.4
	Labour	Andrew Merewether-Helps	161	8.2	−0.2
	Green	Katie Court	102	5.2	N/A
Majority			952	48.2
Turnout			1,975	26.26
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Pragnell	1,429	50.2	−8.0
	Conservative	Shelagh Lee	906	31.8	−0.9
	Labour	Zak Southward	273	9.6	+0.5
	Green	Nathaniel Joyce	241	8.5	N/A
Majority			523	18.4
Turnout			2,849	35.50
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Irish	866	37.4	−7.8
	Labour Co-op	Josh Constable	774	33.4	+5.2
	Conservative	Yogesh Saxena	319	13.8	−2.0
	Reform UK	Alexander Culley	184	7.9	N/A
	Green	Jack Stapleton	175	7.5	−3.3
Majority			92	4.0
Turnout			2,318	31.03
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2024 Eastleigh Borough Council election

Ward Results

Bishopstoke

Botley

Bursledon & Hound North

Chandler's Ford

Eastleigh Central

Eastleigh North

Eastleigh South

Fair Oak & Horton Heath

Hamble & Netley

Hedge End North

Hedge End South

Hiltingbury

Changes 2024-2026

Affiliation changes

By-elections

See also

References

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Eastleigh North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tanya Park	948	45.6	−8.2
	Conservative	Carl Hunter	503	24.2	−2.2
	Labour	Sarah Jutsum	384	18.5	−1.3
	Green	Ryan Elger	243	11.7	N/A
Majority			445	21.4
Turnout			2,078	29.05
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Eastleigh South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Bourne	905	46.5	−3.9
	Labour	Steve Phillips	397	20.4	+1.1
	Conservative	Roger Vivian	241	12.4	−4.9
	Reform UK	Clare Fawcett	228	11.7	+8.2
	Green	Natalie Roebuck	175	9.0	−0.5
Majority			508	26.1
Turnout			1,946	23.95
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fair Oak & Horton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Broomfield	1,520	48.5	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rico Clay	1,025	32.7	−7.8
	Green	Ben Parry	329	10.5	−5.3
	Labour	Alison Phillips	262	8.4	−0.2
Majority			495	15.8
Turnout			3,136	35.69
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hamble & Netley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Cross	1,509	58.8	+4.7
	Conservative	Steph Arnold	382	14.9	−0.9
	Independent	Simon Hand	336	13.1	−2.8
	Green	Phil Horton	174	6.8	−0.9
	Labour	Geoff Kosted	167	6.5	±0.0
Majority			1,127	43.9
Turnout			2,568	32.45
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing