2004 Fareham Borough Council election

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2004 Fareham Borough Council election
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15 of 31 seats to Fareham Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before1713
Seats won123
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote18,88511,185
Percentage55.4%32.8
SwingIncrease2.svg7.2%Decrease2.svg4.6%
Fareham UK local election 2004 map.svg
Council control before election

Conservatives

Council control after election

Conservatives

The 2004 Fareham Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. Half of the council was up for election, with the Conservative Party increasing their majority. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

Before the election there were 18 Conservative and 12 Liberal Democrat councillors, with 15 of the 31 seats being contested. [3] One of the 15 seats, in Fareham South ward, was vacant after an independent, former Liberal Democrat, councillor had stepped down, after being fined for false housing and council tax benefit claims. [3] Fareham South was among a number of wards which were reported as being vulnerable to a change in party control including Fareham East, Fareham North, Portchester West, Stubbington and Titchfield Common. [3] A couple of former councillors who had been defeated in the 2002 election stood again, former Labour group leader Mick Prior in Fareham North-West and Conservative Nick Walker in Portchester West. [3]

Issues in the election included council tax levels and plans by the government to build 1,000 houses near Sarisbury. [3] The national issue of the Iraq War was also seen as being likely to sway votes in the election. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats. [4] Conservative gains included Stubbington where they won by only 8 votes over the Liberal Democrats after a recount and in Portchester West where Nick Walker returned to the council. [5] The Conservatives also gained a seat in Fareham South from an independent in a seat which had previously been seen as strongly Liberal Democrat. [5] The Liberal Democrats partly blamed their defeats on the election being held at the same time as the European elections, while a defeated Labour candidate said their failure to win any seats was in line with the national performance by the party. [5]

Overall turnout increased to 40.3% with a rise in postal votes to 6,000 contributing to the increase. [6]

Fareham Local Election Result 2004 [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1240+480.055.418,885+7.2%
  Liberal Democrats 303-320.032.811,185-4.6%
  Labour 0000011.13,791-3.2%
  Green 000000.6206+0.6%
  Independent 001-1000-

Ward results

Fareham East

Fareham East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Trott1,17148.8
Conservative Matthew Dartmouth1,00842.0
Labour Stuart Rose2219.2
Majority1636.8
Turnout 2,400
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fareham North

Fareham North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bryant1,39758.3
Liberal Democrats Diana East53022.1
Labour Simon Brown26411.0
Green David Harrison2068.6
Majority86736.2
Turnout 2,397
Conservative hold Swing

Fareham North West

Fareham North West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Dunn87146.6
Conservative Evelyn Burley76140.7
Labour Michael Prior23912.8
Majority1105.9
Turnout 1,871
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fareham South

Fareham South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Howard84749.8
Labour James Carr44526.1
Liberal Democrats Catherine Hester41024.1
Majority40223.7
Turnout 1,702
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Fareham West

Fareham West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Harrison1,66467.0
Liberal Democrats Doreen Baker55922.5
Labour Cameron Crouchman26210.5
Majority1,10544.5
Turnout 2,485
Conservative hold Swing

Hill Head

Hill Head [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Knight1,87568.0
Liberal Democrats Victoria Latimer65823.9
Labour Janet Gay2248.1
Majority1,21744.1
Turnout 2,757
Conservative hold Swing

Locks Heath

Locks Heath [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Godrich1,35962.9
Liberal Democrats Sharon Englefield57426.6
Labour Angela Carr22710.5
Majority78536.3
Turnout 2,160
Conservative hold Swing

Park Gate

Park Gate [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marian Ellerton1,23467.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Savage35619.6
Labour Nicholas Knight22812.5
Majority87848.3
Turnout 1,818
Conservative hold Swing

Portchester East

Portchester East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Norris1,88952.8
Conservative Bernard Munden1,19033.2
Labour Richard Ryan50114.0
Majority69919.6
Turnout 3,580
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Portchester West

Portchester West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Walker1,22050.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Clark99540.9
Labour Leslie Ricketts2168.9
Majority2259.3
Turnout 2,431
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sarisbury

Sarisbury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Swanbrow1,28371.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Christie33818.9
Labour Clive Coldwell1639.1
Majority94553.0
Turnout 1,784
Conservative hold Swing

Stubbington

Stubbington [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Mandry1,19047.0
Liberal Democrats James Forrest1,18246.6
Labour Michael Taylor1626.4
Majority80.4
Turnout 2,534
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Titchfield

Titchfield [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Devonshire1,36264.9
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Chaloner48323.0
Labour Alan Mayes25312.1
Majority87941.9
Turnout 2,098
Conservative hold Swing

Titchfield Common

Titchfield Common [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Evans98651.1
Liberal Democrats David Savage77140.0
Labour Andrew Mooney1718.9
Majority21511.1
Turnout 1,928
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Warsash

Warsash [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Nadolski1,50971.1
Liberal Democrats Alice Herron39818.8
Labour Brenda Caines21510.1
Majority1,11152.3
Turnout 2,122
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Fareham council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ballot box". The Times . 12 June 2004. p. 26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Voters transfixed by two burning issues". Southern Daily Echo . 7 June 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Meltdown". Southern Daily Echo . 11 June 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tory steal". Southern Daily Echo . 11 June 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Democracy is the winner on the night". Southern Daily Echo . 12 June 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Election Results - 2004". Fareham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  8. ↑ "How the southeast voted in the district council polls". Evening Standard . 11 June 2004. p. 8.
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