BRIEFING NOTE LOCAL ELECTIONS 3 MAY 2013 – SOUTH EAST STRATEGIC LEADERS’ AREA RESULTS

This briefing sets out the results of the 2013 local elections. It has been prepared by Hampshire County Council on behalf of the South East Strategic Leaders (SESL).

A range of data sources have been used, including the BBC website and individual council websites; as such, it is as accurate as possible but may contain errors. If you notice an error or have any queries, please contact Philippa Mellish via [email protected]. Please also note that some results may not tally due to boundary changes, as indicated in the footnotes.

Hampshire County Council

. Conservative HOLD

Party Previous1 2013 Seats +/- Conservative 51 45 -6 Liberal Democrats 24 17 -7 Labour 1 4 +3 Green 1 0 -1 The Community 1 1 0 Campaign (Hart) UKIP 0 10 +10 Others 0 1 +1

Buckinghamshire County Council

. Conservative HOLD

Party Previous 20132 Seats +/- Conservative 44 36 -8 Liberal Democrats 11 5 -6 Labour 1 1 0 UKIP 0 6 +6 Independent 1 1 0 Others 0 0 0

East Sussex County Council

. Conservative loss to NOC

Party Previous 2013 Seats +/- Conservatives 29 20 -9 Liberal Democrats 13 10 -3 Labour 4 7 +3 Independent 3 5 +2 UKIP 0 7 +7

1 These figures take into account by-election results and changes in party membership since 2009. 2 Boundary changes: -8 seats Page 1 of 3

Isle of Wight Council

. Conservative loss to NOC

Party Previous 2013 Seats +/- Conservatives 24 15 -9 Liberal Democrats 4 1 -3 Labour 1 2 +1 Independent 10 20 +10 Others 1 0 -1 UKIP 0 2 +2

Kent County Council

. Conservative HOLD

Party Previous3 2013 Seats +/- Conservative 71 45 -26 Liberal Democrats 7 7 0 Labour 3 13 +10 UKIP 1 17 +16 Others 1 2 +1

Oxfordshire County Council

. Conservative loss to NOC

Party Previous 20134 Seats +/- Conservatives 52 31 -21 Liberal Democrats 10 11 +1 Labour 9 15 +6 Green Party 2 2 0 Independent 1 4 +3

Surrey County Council

. Conservative HOLD

Party Previous5 20136 Seats +/- Conservatives 54 58 +4 Liberal Democrats 13 9 -4 Labour 1 1 0 Residents Association 10 9 -1 Green Party 0 1 +1 UKIP 1 3 +2

3 N.B. At the time of election, Kent County Council had one vacancy 4 Boundary changes: -11 seats 5 Surrey County Council had one vacancy 6 Boundary changes: +1 seat Page 2 of 3

West Sussex County Council

. Conservative HOLD

Party Previous 2013 Seats +/- Conservatives 46 46 0 Liberal Democrats 18 8 -10 Labour 3 6 +3 Others 0 0 0 UKIP 2 10 +8 Independent 2 1 -1

Wiltshire Council

. Conservative HOLD

Party Previous 2013 Seats +/- Conservatives 61 58 -3 Liberal Democrats 22 27 +5 Labour 2 4 +2 Independent 10 8 -2 Devizes Guardians 3 0 -3 UKIP 0 1 +1

Links

BBC News Election 2013 Results in England: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21240025

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