2018 Fareham Borough Council election

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2018 Fareham Borough Council election
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Half of seats (16 of 31) to Fareham Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderSeán WoodwardRoger Price
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won12 (24 total)3 (5 total)
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Popular vote19,52910,247
Percentage54.1%28.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.7Increase2.svg4.8
Fareham UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map showing the results of the election in each ward. Colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

Conservatives

Council control after election

Conservatives

The 2018 Fareham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Half of the seats were up for re-election, with each councillor elected for a term of 4 years. The last time these seats were contested was in 2014.

As well as wards in the town of Fareham, candidates were being elected in Hill Head, Locks Heath, Park Gate, Portchester, Titchfield, Sarisbury, Stubbington and Warsash.

The composition of the council was unchanged from prior to these elections, with the Conservatives gaining one seat in Fareham East from the Lib Dems but the Lib Dems gaining one seat in Portchester East from the Conservatives after a previous defection,

After the election, the composition of the council was: [1]

Election results

The Conservatives remained in overall control, winning 12 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, and an independent won 1 seat.

Fareham Borough Council Election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1210+17554.119,529+9.2
  Liberal Democrats 311018.728.410,247+4.0
  Independent 10006.33.51,251-2.0
  Labour 0000012.94,660+2.3
  Green 000000.9311+0.1
  UKIP 001-100.271-13.6

Ward Candidates

All swings and composition changes calculated from the 2014 elections.

Fareham East

Fareham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Davies 1,150 49.9 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Sean Evans79034.2−13.8
Labour Adam Arnold36715.9+1.2
Majority36015.7N/A
Turnout 2,30739+1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +13.2

Fareham North

Fareham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Bryant 1,249 63.1 +21.1
Liberal Democrats Joe Dalby31614.8−1.6
Labour Emma Copeland29113.6+6.4
Green David Harrison1818.5+2.3
Majority1,03348.3+23.7
Turnout 2,13738−3
Conservative hold Swing +11.4

Fareham North West

Fareham North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Davies 1,026 60.8 +21.3
Labour Matthew Randall31718.8+8.4
Independent David Whittingham19711.7+11.7
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Powell1468.7−13.8
Majority70942.0+25.0
Turnout 1,68631−2
Conservative hold Swing +6.5

Fareham South

Fareham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoff Fazackarley 924 55.3 +16.9
Labour Richard Ryan43926.3+7.8
Liberal Democrats James Palmer17710.6+4.0
Green Nick Lyle1307.8+7.8
Majority48529.0+19.1
Turnout 167031−3
Conservative hold Swing +4.6

Fareham West

Fareham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Keeble 1,659 73.4 +15.7
Labour Paul King32114.2+6.9
Liberal Democrats Rowena Palmer28012.4+3.5
Majority1,33859.2+20.7
Turnout 2,26042−2
Conservative hold Swing +4.4

Hill Head

Hill Head
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Dugan 1,463 54.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Brims1,07239.7+31.6
Labour Kevin Kearslake1646.1−0.7
Majority39114.5−6.0
Turnout 2,69945−2
Conservative hold Swing -15.1

Locks Heath

Locks Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bayford 1,581 73.3 −2.0
Labour Nicholas Knight31214.5+1.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Davison26412.2+0.1
Majority1,26958.8−3.9
Turnout 2,15738−
Conservative hold Swing -2.0

Park Gate

Park Gate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Bastable 1,364 68.9 +3.3
Labour James Carr61731.1+9.7
Majority74737.8−6.3
Turnout 1,98138+8
Conservative hold Swing -3.2

Portchester East

Portchester East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Price 2,011 61.3 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Gerry Kelly 1,791 54.6 −10.4
Conservative Hugh Sach97929.8+8.4
Conservative Callum Wright78323.9+2.5
Labour Leslie Ricketts33810.3−3.3
Labour Andrew Mooney32910.0−3.6
Majority81232.7−10.9
Turnout 3,28237−2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.5

Portchester West

Portchester West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bell 1,073 49.7 +14.6
Liberal Democrats Jean Kelly90041.7+8.4
Labour James Webb1858.6−0.1
Majority1738.0+6.2
Turnout 215838−4
Conservative hold Swing +3.1

Sarisbury

Sarisbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Séan Woodward 1,481 71.8 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Sophie Foster-Reed32215.6+1.8
Labour Melanie Lunn25912.6+2.2
Majority1,15956.2−5.8
Turnout 2,06235−1
Conservative hold Swing -2.9

Stubbington

Stubbington By-Election (9 November 2017)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Forrest 1,185 55.2 +32.4
Conservative Pal Hayre76935.8+6.1
UKIP Andy Annear1175.5−37.9
Labour Matthew Randall763.5−0.5
Majority41619.4N/A
Turnout 2,14739−11
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing +13.2
Stubbington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Forrest 1,398 56.7 +33.9
Conservative Pal Hayre90636.7+7.0
Labour Lindsay Brown913.7−0.3
UKIP Andy Annear712.9−40.5
Majority49220.0N/A
Turnout 2,46645−5
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing +13.5

Titchfield

Titchfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Connie Hockley 1,475 70.1 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Jill Underwood32415.4+6.0
Labour Michael Prior30414.5+2.3
Majority1,15154.7+13.2
Turnout 2,10336−2
Conservative hold Swing +2.1

Titchfield Common

Titchfield Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Englefield 1,054 51.7 +6.1
Conservative Karen Healey78238.4+11.2
Labour Antony Ferraro2019.9+4.3
Majority27213.3−5.1
Turnout 2,03734−1
Independent hold Swing -2.6

Warsash

Warsash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Cartwright 1,634 73.8 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Guy Benson45620.6+16.5
Labour Nicola Moore1255.6−1.6
Majority1,17853.2+2.3
Turnout 2,21541+2
Conservative hold Swing -4.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2018". London: The Guardian. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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