Havant Borough is a sea of blue after council elections
All 14 seats go to Conservatives
A BLUE wave hit the Havant Borough Council election count as all of the 14 seats up for grabs went to Conservative candidates.
Returning officer Brian Wood announced the results at midday at the count hall set up in Havant Leisure Centre.
In Barncroft, Bedhampton, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hart Plain, Hayling East, Hayling West, Purbrook, St Faith’s, Stakes, and Waterloo, the Conservative party held its seats.
Malc Carpenter of the Hampshire Independents lost his Battins seat to Conservative Tom Moutray, and Labour lost its Bondfields seat.
Ukip’s Warren Park seat has also been lost to Conservatives.
Several Conservative candidates celebrating their success promised to work hard in their roles.
Cllr Stone, who has just been elected to Havant Borough Council for Bondfields, said: ‘I’ve already been out and about contacting residents prior to the election, and I look forward to starting work immediately.’
Havant Borough Council now has 36 Conservative councillors, one Labour councillor, and one Liberal Democrat, with no Independent representatives.
Imogen Payter, newly elected councillor for the ward of St Faith’s, said: ‘Very happy with the outcome in St Faith’s, very happy to be elected, I worked very hard to do it, and I look forward to working even harder.’
The average turnout for this election, including postal votes, was 31 per cent.
Emsworth had the highest voter turnout at 44.64 per cent, while Warren Park had the lowest at 16.33 per cent.
Alan Mak MP, a Conservative, said that he is pleased with the outcome of the election.
He said: ‘Thank you to local residents for their continuing support.
‘Our councillors work hard alongside me all year round for our community, and I’m delighted we have several new young councillors joining our experienced team to deliver for our area.
‘This is a great set of election results for local Conservatives across the Havant constituency, and I know our councillors will continue to work hard for our communities, alongside me as local MP.
‘Thank you to residents for their strong support.’
RESULTS
BARNCROFT Yvonne Weeks, Con hold. BATTINS Tom Moutray, Con gain. BEDHAMPTON David Guest, Con hold. BONDFIELDS Richard Stone, Con gain. COWPLAIN David Keast, Con hold. EMSWORTH Lulu Bowerman, Con hold. HART PLAIN Elaine Shimbart, Con hold. HAYING EAST Leah Turner, Con hold. HAYLING WEST Brenda Linger, Con hold. PURBROOK Caren Howard, Con hold. ST FAITHS Imogen Payter, Con hold. STAKES Dianne Elizabeth Lloyd, Con hold. WARREN PARK Tony Denton, Con gain. WATERLOO Peter Wade, Con hold.