2010 Fareham Borough Council election

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2010 Fareham Borough Council election
  2008 6 May 2010 2012  

16 of 31 seats to Fareham Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before229
Seats won106
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote32,93326,566
Percentage48.4%39.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg12.4%Increase2.svg11.8%

Fareham UK local election 2010 map.svg

Council control before election

Conservatives

Council control after election

Conservatives

The 2010 Fareham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 10 seats compared to 6 for the Liberal Democrats. [3] Four new councillors were elected after the previous councillors stood down, while both the Conservative leader of the council Sean Woodward and the Liberal Democrat group leader Roger Price were re-elected. [4] Overall turnout was high at 71.62% after the election was held at the same as the 2010 general election. [5]

Fareham Local Election Result 2010 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1000062.548.432,933-12.4%
  Liberal Democrats 600037.539.026,566+11.8%
  Labour 0000010.26,934+3.4%
  UKIP 000001.0661-0.2%
  Green 000000.9611-0.4%
  Independent 000000.3218-1.0%
  English Democrat 000000.2150-0.3%

Ward results

Fareham East

Fareham East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Whittle1,94347.5-1.2
Conservative Peter Latham1,74942.8-2.5
Labour Cameron Crouchman3959.7+3.7
Majority1944.7+1.3
Turnout 4,087
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fareham North

Fareham North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Bryant2,46460.2-12.1
Liberal Democrats Doreen Baker93322.8+10.0
Labour Simon Brown45711.2+3.7
Green David Harrison2395.8-1.6
Majority1,53137.4-22.1
Turnout 4,093
Conservative hold Swing

Fareham North West

Fareham North West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies1,98755.0+2.1
Conservative Stephen Day95126.3-14.0
Labour Angela Carr49813.8+7.0
UKIP Graeme Young1795.0+5.0
Majority1,03628.7+16.2
Turnout 3,615
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fareham South

Fareham South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Steadman1,58948.1-11.1
Liberal Democrats Rowena Leonard76123.0+7.2
Labour James Carr65519.8+2.8
English Democrat Joe Jenkins1504.5+4.5
Green John Vivian1474.5-3.6
Majority82825.1-17.1
Turnout 3,302
Conservative hold Swing

Fareham West

Fareham West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Keeble2,52661.8-6.6
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Chaloner85821.0+7.8
Labour Michael Prior42310.3+4.6
UKIP Steve Richards2836.9-5.8
Majority1,66840.8-14.4
Turnout 4,090
Conservative hold Swing

Hill Head

Hill Head [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Mandry2,72159.4-14.7
Liberal Democrats Sandra Abrams1,42731.2+10.4
Labour Ian Christie4299.4+4.4
Majority1,29428.3-25.0
Turnout 4,577
Conservative hold Swing

Locks Heath

Locks Heath [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bayford2,43957.4-3.0
Liberal Democrats Hugh Pritchard1,37332.3+19.8
Labour Nicholas Knight43910.3+4.3
Majority1,06625.1-14.2
Turnout 4,251
Conservative hold Swing

Park Gate

Park Gate [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Bayford2,36257.6-18.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Haysom1,18628.9+13.2
Labour Helen Price55613.5+5.2
Majority1,17628.7-31.6
Turnout 4,104
Conservative hold Swing

Portchester East

Portchester East (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Price3,554
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brown3,178
Conservative Geoff Fazackarley1,929
Conservative Andrew Smith1,231
Labour Stuart Rose721
Labour Richard Ryan607
Turnout 11,220
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Portchester West

Portchester West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bell1,85643.7-16.5
Liberal Democrats Diana East1,56636.9+10.9
Labour Les Ricketts4069.6+2.9
Independent Shaun Cunningham2185.1+5.1
UKIP Peter White1994.7+4.7
Majority2906.8-27.4
Turnout 4,245
Conservative hold Swing

Sarisbury

Sarisbury [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean Woodward2,78568.0-13.6
Liberal Democrats David Savage1,31132.0+19.1
Majority1,47436.0-32.7
Turnout 4,096
Conservative hold Swing

Stubbington

Stubbington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Forrest2,15951.0+9.7
Conservative Andrew Gaisford1,77341.9-13.4
Labour Mike Segar3027.1+3.7
Majority3869.1
Turnout 4,234
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Titchfield

Titchfield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Connir Hockley2,47559.8-12.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Englefield98723.9+9.6
Labour Alan Mayes45010.9+2.9
Green Peter Doggett2255.4-0.1
Majority1,48836.0-21.8
Turnout 4,137
Conservative hold Swing

Titchfield Common

Titchfield Common [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jack Englefield2,45463.4+16.8
Conservative Geoffrey Hockley1,18030.5-20.0
Labour Andrew Mooney2396.2+3.3
Majority1,27432.9
Turnout 3,873
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Warsash

Warsash [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Cartwright2,90370.0-11.2
Liberal Democrats Christne Savage88921.4+12.6
Labour Nicola Moore3578.6+3.4
Majority2,01448.5-24.0
Turnout 4,149
Conservative hold Swing

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Preceded by
2008 Fareham Council election
Fareham local elections Succeeded by
2012 Fareham Council election