17 of 34 seats to Gosport Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Seats before
21
6
6
Seats won
10
5
2
Seats after
19
9
5
Seat change
2
3
1
Popular vote
10,359
3,193
4,826
Percentage
52.9
16.3
24.6
Council control before election
Conservative
Council control after election
Conservative
The 2016 Gosport Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Gosport Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats gained two seats from the Conservatives and one from Labour, but the Conservatives remained in an overall majority.
After the election the composition of the council was: