2018 UK local government election
2018 Winchester City Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
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15 of the 45 seats to Winchester City Council 23 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Party | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Seats before | 25 | 20 | Seats won | 6 | 9 | Seats after | 23 | 22 | Seat change | -2 | +2 | Popular vote | 17,660 | 15,417 | Percentage | 47.2 | 41.2 | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Winchester_Local_Election_Result_2018.svg/300px-Winchester_Local_Election_Result_2018.svg.png) Map of the City of Winchester after the election. St Luke Ward is shown in white as it did not hold an election this year. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
Elections to Winchester City Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Result Summary
Winchester City Council election, 2018 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 47.2 | 17,660 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 41.2 | 15,417 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 9.0 | 3,360 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2.5 | 924 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.1 | 52 | |
Composition of Wards after 2016 Election (left) and 2018 Election (right)
An election was not held this year in St Luke as it is a two-member ward, with both seats previously having been up for election with the 2016 Election, and one of the seats next up for the election in 2019. Colden Common and Twyford is similarly a two-member ward, but did hold an election this time.
Ward results
Alresford & Itchen Valley
Alresford & Itchen Valley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Margot Julia Power | 1,710 | 49.08 | +6.45 |
| Conservative | Irene Spencer | 1,613 | 46.30 | −3.30 |
| Labour | Lee Arthur Hayes | 161 | 4.62 | −1.27 |
Majority | 97 | 2.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery
Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Leslie Laming | 1,630 | 50.40 | +8.12 |
| Conservative | John Royston Godbold | 1,329 | 41.09 | +0.38 |
| Green | Max Priesemann | 151 | 4.67 | N/A |
| Labour | Neil Adrian Dolby | 124 | 3.83 | −2.65 |
Majority | 301 | 9.31 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bishops Waltham
Bishops Waltham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steve Miller | 1,650 | 74.86 | +23.42 |
| Labour | Steve Haines | 554 | 25.14 | +9.30 |
Majority | 1,096 | 49.72 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Central Meon Valley
Central Meon Valley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lind Eileen Elizabeth Gemmell | 1,818 | 64.40 | +13.00 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Mary Campbell | 735 | 26.04 | +2.38 |
| Labour | Stan Evans | 270 | 9.56 | +0.03 |
Majority | 1,083 | 38.36 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Colden Common & Twyford
Colden Common & Twyford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sue J Cook | 996 | 48.94 | +7.48 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Elizabeth Williams | 912 | 44.82 | +14.44 |
| Labour | Paul James Brown | 127 | 6.24 | −0.55 |
Majority | 84 | 4.12 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Denmead
Denmead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Caroline Lorraine Brook | 1,211 | 59.28 | +1.22 |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Godwin | 523 | 25.60 | +4.44 |
| Labour | Alexander Jon Graft | 168 | 8.22 | −10.69 |
| Green | Ben Haysom-Newport | 141 | 6.90 | N/A |
Majority | 688 | 40.88 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southwick & Wickham
Southwick & Wickham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Richard Cutler | 835 | 52.00 | −0.02 |
| Conservative | David Newberry | 635 | 39.54 | +15.36 |
| Labour | Paul Thomas Sony | 136 | 8.47 | +3.24 |
Majority | 200 | 12.46 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Barnabas
St Barnabas Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Helen Weir | 1,887 | 51.73 | +10.36 |
| Conservative | Paul Charles Twelftree | 1,495 | 40.98 | +1.44 |
| Labour | Adrian John Paul Field | 154 | 4.22 | −4.58 |
| Green | Robert Parker | 112 | 3.07 | N/A |
Majority | 392 | 10.75 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Bartholomew
St Bartholomew Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Mary Becker | 1,389 | 51.41 | +23.90 |
| Conservative | Paul Humm | 701 | 25.94 | +4.92 |
| Labour | Philip Charles Ainsworth | 384 | 14.21 | −3.48 |
| Green | David John Walker-Nix | 176 | 6.51 | −12.79 |
| UKIP | Frances Baxter | 52 | 1.92 | −8.20 |
Majority | 688 | 25.47 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Michael
St Michael Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Jane Murphy | 1,262 | 44.67 | +27.30 |
| Conservative | Ian Donald Tait | 1,083 | 38.34 | +0.19 |
| Labour | Charles James Richard Elderton | 330 | 11.68 | −13.24 |
| Green | Jonathan Peter Hoare Lawrence | 150 | 5.31 | −7.59 |
Majority | 179 | 6.33 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Paul
St Paul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucille Diane Thompson | 1,402 | 54.81 | +14.76 |
| Conservative | Chris Hunt | 703 | 27.48 | −1.28 |
| Labour | Catherine Mary Hutchinson | 331 | 12.94 | −6.77 |
| Green | Andrew Karl Wainwright | 122 | 4.77 | −5.76 |
Majority | 699 | 27.33 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The Worthys
The Worthys Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Prince | 1,098 | 55.20 | +4.91 |
| Conservative | Tracey Louise Anderson | 746 | 37.51 | +6.73 |
| Labour | Kimberly Jane Torkington | 145 | 7.29 | −3.16 |
Majority | 352 | 17.69 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Upper Meon Valley
Upper Meon Valley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Laurence Ruffell | 1,260 | 69.61 | +13.00 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hugh Bult Cook | 378 | 20.88 | +3.00 |
| Labour | June Elizabeth Kershaw | 172 | 9.50 | −5.52 |
Majority | 882 | 48.73 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whiteley & Shedfield
Whiteley & Shedfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Bentote | 929 | 51.13 | +10.42 |
| Conservative | Jess Bond | 725 | 39.90 | +1.21 |
| Labour | Laurie Clough | 91 | 5.01 | −1.15 |
| Green | Anne Coleman | 72 | 3.96 | −4.21 |
Majority | 204 | 11.23 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wonston & Mitcheldever
Wonston & Mitcheldever Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Patrick Brian Cunningham | 1,695 | 64.33 | +5.98 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Alan James Gordon | 727 | 27.59 | +5.33 |
| Labour | Andrew Timothy Adams | 213 | 8.08 | −6.69 |
Majority | 968 | 36.74 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-Elections
Upper Meon Valley
A by-election was held in Upper Meon Valley ward on 20 September 2018 after the resignation of Councillor Amber Tresahar.
Upper Meon Valley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Hugh Michael Rawson Lumby | 1,039 | 51.59 | −18.02 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lewis John North | 905 | 44.94 | +24.06 |
| Labour | June Elizabeth Kershaw | 39 | 1.94 | −7.46 |
| Green | Andrew Karl Wainwright | 31 | 1.54 | N/A |
Majority | 134 | 6.65 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Election Results". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Winchester City Council". BBC News. Retrieved 25 September 2018.