Havant
District council · South East · 36 seats in 12 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027
Havant Council is run by a Labour / Green / Liberal Democrats coalition. The council has 36 councillors in 12 wards. Seats by party: Reform 9, Labour 7, Lib Dem 5, Green 5, Conservative 5, Other 4. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Bedhampton Michael Lind, Philippa Gray, Jason Beal | 7 May 2026 Reform 41.8% lead 8.7 pts |
| Cowplain Kev Parsons, Neil Bowdell, David Keast | 7 May 2026 Reform 45.6% lead 16.7 pts |
| Emsworth Grainne Rason, Vacant, Reuben Mychaleckyj | 7 May 2026 Green 49.2% lead 20.8 pts |
| Hart Plain Ann Briggs, Jason Gillen, Elaine Shimbart | 7 May 2026 Reform 52.3% lead 24.9 pts |
| Havant St Faith's Gillian Harris, Philip Munday, Daniel Berwick | 7 May 2026 Labour 37.1% lead 5.2 pts |
| Hayling East Netty Shepherd, Mark Coates, Michael Rennie | 7 May 2026 Reform 42.9% lead 9.4 pts |
| Hayling West Wilf Forrow, Paul Gray, Jonathan Hulls | 7 May 2026 Green 36.6% lead 3.2 pts |
| Leigh Park Central & West Leigh Sharon Collings, Munazza Faiz, Jason Horton | 7 May 2026 Reform 57.9% lead 33.8 pts |
| Leigh Park Hermitage Richard Brown, Vicky Rhodes, Amy Redsull | 7 May 2026 Reform 57.8% lead 32.1 pts |
| Purbrook Antonia Harrison, Caren Diamond, Paul Tansom | 7 May 2026 Reform 43.5% lead 7.4 pts |
| Stakes Sarah Milne, Elizabeth Lloyd, Terry Norton | 7 May 2026 Reform 45.8% lead 15.3 pts |
| Waterloo Peter Wade, Ryan Brent, Gwen Robinson | 7 May 2026 Reform 44.9% lead 17.3 pts |
Bedhampton
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Beal Elected | Reform | 1,490 | 41.8% |
| Isabel Harrison | Lib Dem | 1,178 | 33.1% |
| Mark Anthony John Inkster | Conservative | 893 | 25.1% |
Cowplain
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kev Parsons Elected | Reform | 1,569 | 45.6% |
| Christian Notley | Lib Dem | 994 | 28.9% |
| Andy Briggs | Conservative | 880 | 25.6% |
Emsworth
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chas Robert Elected | Green | 2,185 | 49.2% |
| Andrew James Proctor | Conservative | 1,261 | 28.4% |
| Allan David Darby | Reform | 992 | 22.4% |
Hart Plain
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillen Elected | Reform | 1,628 | 52.3% |
| Brenda Joan Linger | Conservative | 853 | 27.4% |
| John Howell Colman | Labour | 629 | 20.2% |
Havant St Faith's
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Berwick Elected | Labour | 1,570 | 37.1% |
| Lucy Lawrence | Reform | 1,349 | 31.9% |
| Tim Pike | Conservative | 1,315 | 31.1% |
Hayling East
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Rennie Elected | Reform | 1,486 | 42.9% |
| Katharine Anne Hulls | Green | 1,161 | 33.5% |
| Paul Weller | Conservative | 820 | 23.7% |
Hayling West
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan David Hulls Elected | Green | 1,264 | 36.6% |
| Lisa Field | Reform | 1,152 | 33.4% |
| Julie Sarah Richardson | Conservative | 1,038 | 30.1% |
Leigh Park Central & West Leigh
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Collings Elected | Reform | 1,418 | 57.9% |
| Peter Glyn Oliver | Labour | 591 | 24.1% |
| Barrie Francis Mann | Conservative | 440 | 18.0% |
Leigh Park Hermitage
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicky Rhodes Elected | Reform | 1,283 | 57.8% |
| Dan Goulding | Green | 570 | 25.7% |
| Lulu Bowerman | Conservative | 366 | 16.5% |
Purbrook
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caren Diamond Elected | Reform | 1,393 | 43.5% |
| George Kneller | Lib Dem | 1,157 | 36.1% |
| Husky Patel | Conservative | 652 | 20.4% |
Stakes
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Norton Elected | Reform | 1,267 | 45.8% |
| Diana Patrick | Conservative | 843 | 30.5% |
| Simon Bruce Hagan | Labour | 656 | 23.7% |
Waterloo
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwen Robinson Elected | Reform | 1,486 | 44.9% |
| Jane Briggs | Lib Dem | 915 | 27.6% |
| Edward David Rees | Conservative | 912 | 27.5% |
Changed party since the election
1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.
| Ward | Councillor | Elected as | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purbrook | Caren Diamond | Reform 2026 | Independent |
Seats up on 6 May 2027
12 of 36 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:
| Ward | Councillor whose term ends |
|---|---|
| Bedhampton | Michael Lind Lib Dem |
| Cowplain | Neil Bowdell Conservative |
| Emsworth | Reuben Mychaleckyj Green |
| Hart Plain | Elaine Shimbart Independent |
| Havant St Faith's | Gillian Harris Labour |
| Hayling East | Netty Shepherd Green |
| Hayling West | Wilf Forrow Lib Dem |
| Leigh Park Central & West Leigh | Munazza Faiz Labour |
| Leigh Park Hermitage | Amy Redsull Labour |
| Purbrook | Paul Tansom Lib Dem |
| Stakes | Sarah Milne Reform |
| Waterloo | Peter Wade Conservative |
Term end dates from Open Council Data.
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havant | 77% | Conservative | Reform 31% |
| Fareham and Waterlooville | 23% | Conservative | Conservative 41% |
Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Havant
124,202 residents in 53,590 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.
Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.