2018 Winchester City Council election

2018 Winchester City Council election

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15 of the 45 seats to Winchester City Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 25 20 Seats won 6 9 Seats after 23 22 Seat change -2 +2 Popular vote 17,660 15,417 Percentage 47.2 41.2
Map of the City of Winchester after the election. St Luke Ward is shown in white as it did not hold an election this year.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Elections to Winchester City Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.^[1][2]

Winchester City Council election, 2018

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	23	0	2	2		47.2	17,660
	Liberal Democrats	22	2	0	2		41.2	15,417
	Labour	0	0	0			9.0	3,360
	Green	0	0	0			2.5	924
	UKIP	0	0	0			0.1	52

Composition of Wards after 2016 Election (left) and 2018 Election (right)

An election was not held this year in St Luke as it is a two-member ward, with both seats previously having been up for election with the 2016 Election, and one of the seats next up for the election in 2019. Colden Common and Twyford is similarly a two-member ward, but did hold an election this time.

A by-election was held in Upper Meon Valley ward on 20 September 2018 after the resignation of Councillor Amber Tresahar.