2026 Havant Borough Council election
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The 2026 Havant 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 12 of 36 members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England.[2]
Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Havant Borough Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.
Background
In 2024, the Conservative Party lost the council to no overall control.[3][4]
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 10 | Labour | 9 | ||
| Conservative | 13 | Conservative | 8 | ||
| Green | 4 | Green | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 5 | ||
| Reform | 2 | Reform | 5 | ||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 3 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- October 2024: Elizabeth Lloyd (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent[5]
- January 2025: Jonathan Hulls (Liberal Democrats) joins Greens[6]
- May 2025: Paul Gray (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent[7]
- July 2025: Elaine Shimbart (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent[8]
- November 2025: Mark Coates (Labour) joins Greens[9]
- December 2025: Caren Diamond (Conservative) and Gwen Robinson (Conservative) join Reform[10]
- January 2026: Sarah Milne (Conservative) joins Reform[11]
Election result
| 2026 Havant Borough Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour |  1 |
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| Conservative | 5 | |||||||||
| Green | 4 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |||||||||
| Reform | 1 | |||||||||
| Independent | 3 | |||||||||
