2026 Gosport Borough Council election
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7 May 2026
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The 2026 Gosport Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 14 of 28 members of Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, England.[2]
Background
In 2024, the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.[3]
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 13 | ||
| Conservative | 10 | Conservative | 11 | ||
| Labour | 2 | Labour | 2 | ||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 1 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 1 | ||
| Vacant | 1 | Vacant | 0 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- April 2024: Maggie Morgan (Conservative) dies – by-election held July 2024[4]
- July 2024: Jonathan Brown (Labour) gains by-election from Conservatives[5]
- September 2024: Alan Durrant (Labour) dies – by-election held November 2024[6]
- November 2024: Lesley Meenaghan (Conservative) gains by-election from Labour[7]
- November 2025: Bob Maynard (Liberal Democrats) dies – by-election held January 2026[8]
- January 2026:
Election result
| 2026 Gosport Borough Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 5 | |||||||||
| Labour | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 1 | |||||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
