2021 Fareham Borough Council election

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2021 Fareham Borough Council election
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Half of seats (15 of 31) to Fareham Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderSeán WoodwardRoger Price
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won13 (23 total)2 (5 total)
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Percentage56%22%
SwingIncrease2.svg4%Decrease2.svg2%
Fareham UK local election 2021 map.svg

Elections to Fareham Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021, as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. These elections were originally scheduled for 2020 but were suspended for a year due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Following the previous elections, in 2018 the council consisted of 24 Conservatives, 5 Liberal Democrats, 1 Independent member and 1 UKIP member. Since the Conservatives regained majority control of the council in 1999, the Liberal Democrats had formed the main opposition.

Background

In January 2020, opposition Liberal Democrat councillor Shaun Cunningham left the party to sit as an independent citing the party's poor general election results. [1] Two months later, in March 2020, two Conservative councillors, Leslie Keeble and Keith Barton left their party. These three councillors alongside the other independent councillor Jack Englefield and the former UKIP councillor, Carolyn Heneghan, formed a new independent opposition group. In late March 2021, a dispute between council leader Sean Woodward and Geoff Fazackarley led to Fazackarley also parting with the Conservatives and joining the independent opposition group. With six members, this group has replaced the four-strong Liberal Democrat group as the main opposition on the council. [2] [3] [4]

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 9 April 2021. [5]

Results

2021 Fareham Borough Council election [6]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 13Increase2.svg186.7102374.220,37456.2+2.1
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg13.33516.17,98422.0-6.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0339.72,7987.7+4.2
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,47212.3-0.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04771.3+0.4
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0870.2New
  Workers Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0630.2New
  UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.0N/AN/A-0.2

Results by Ward

Fareham East

Fareham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Katrina Kathleen Trott* 1,204 47.1 -8.2
Conservative Stephen Paul Ingram95037.2+4.7
Labour Gemma Oughton29611.6-0.6
Independent Paul Sturgess1054.1+4.1
Majority2549.9-12.9
Turnout 2,555
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.5

Fareham North

Fareham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Elizabeth Clubley* 1,121 49.9 -1.9
Independent Jean Wigmore53623.9+23.9
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett2069.2-17.4
Labour Nicholas John Knight2059.1-3.2
Green David Barton Harrison1787.9-1.4
Majority58526.0+0.9
Turnout 2,246
Conservative hold Swing -12.9

Fareham North West

Fareham North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fred Birkett* 1,009 55.9 +12.3
Independent Jan Mondey30917.1+17.1
Labour Gemma Furnivall30516.9+1.2
Liberal Democrats Dominic Leung Yan Wong18110.0+0.7
Majority70038.8+18.4
Turnout 1,804
Conservative hold Swing -2.1

Fareham South

Fareham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Gregory 802 46.0 +2.0
Labour Andrew Peter Mooney36120.7-0.9
Independent Keith Alexander Barton*23813.6-30.4
Liberal Democrats James Fowler19411.1+1.6
Green Nick Lyle1508.6+8.6
Majority44132.3+13.3
Turnout 1,745
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

Keith Barton (Independent) was the leader of the Independent Group (6 councillors) on Fareham Council.

Fareham West

Fareham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tina Lesley Ellis* 1,571 67.0 -2.9
Liberal Democrats Rowena Rose31113.3-1.6
Labour Verden Alluin Meldrum2289.7-5.5
Green John Peter Vivian1496.4+6.4
Reform UK Steve Richards873.7+3.7
Majority1,26053.7-0.9
Turnout 2,346
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

Hill Head

Hill Head
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Mandry* 1,720 59.5 +7.8
Liberal Democrats David John Hamilton71024.6+13.3
Labour Ivan Lincoln Gray29210.1+2.9
Independent Gerald Clayton Drabble1705.9+5.9
Majority1,01034.9+13.2
Turnout 2,892
Conservative hold Swing -2.8

Locks Heath

Locks Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Roy Daniells 1,614 69.4 -2.8
Labour Angela Carr39216.9+1.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Alderson-Hall31813.7+13.7
Majority1,22652.6-4.7
Turnout 2,324
Conservative hold Swing -2.4

Park Gate

Park Gate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon David Martin* 1,440 56.7 -9.8
Labour John Michael Boyle39615.6-3.2
Liberal Democrats Graham Stanley Everdell36614.4+14.4
Independent Bob Murphy27610.9+10.9
Workers Party David George William Gilbert Smith632.5+2.5
Majority1,04441.1-6.6
Turnout 2,541
Conservative hold Swing -3.3

Portchester East

Portchester East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Kelly 1,569 44.4 -1.1
Conservative Melojane Herbert1,41740.1+1.3
Labour Richard Edward Ryan40211.4-4.3
Independent Trevor Alford1454.1-34.7
Majority1524.3-2.4
Turnout 3,533
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.2

Portchester West

Portchester West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas John Walker* 1,211 54.2 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Ashley Stephen Brown78835.3-2.6
Labour Leslie Charles Ricketts23510.5+0.6
Majority42318.9+4.7
Turnout 2,234
Conservative hold Swing +2.4

Sarisbury

Sarisbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanne Bull 1,529 60.5 -11.1
Independent Geoffrey Ian Townley41716.5+16.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Davison33513.3-1.7
Labour James Michael Webb2459.7-3.7
Majority1,11247.3-9.4
Turnout 2,526
Conservative hold Swing -13.8

Stubbington

Stubbington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pal Kaur Hayre 1,443 54.6 +24.5
Liberal Democrats Jimmy Roberts83431.5+1.5
Labour Tom Fowler1967.4+2.6
Independent Carolyn Heneghan*1716.5-28.5
Majority60923.0+18.1
Turnout 2,644
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +11.5

Titchfield

Titchfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tiffany Georgina Harper* 1,579 69.2 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Justin Grimley36816.1+0.1
Labour Michael Alan Prior33614.7-1.6
Majority1,21153.0+1.6
Turnout 2,283
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

Titchfield Common

Titchfield Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Pankhurst* 1,222 56.3 -3.4
Independent Aimee Jane White43119.9+19.9
Labour James Wilson Carr27112.5-0.9
Liberal Democrats Sandra Lynn Abrams24511.3-6.4
Majority79136.5-5.6
Turnout 2,169
Conservative hold Swing -11.7

Warsash

Warsash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael John Ford* 1,746 72.4 -5.8
Liberal Democrats Jim Palmer35514.7+9.2
Labour Antony John31212.9+4.3
Majority1,39157.6-11.8
Turnout 2,413
Conservative hold Swing -7.5

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References

  1. ↑ "Fareham Liberal Democrat councillor resigns from party citing 'huge' impact of general election results". www.portsmouth.co.uk. 10 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "New political group launched in Fareham after councillors' clash with leader Sean Woodward". www.portsmouth.co.uk. 5 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Hunt, Natalie. "Fareham Borough Council – New party formed after Councillor leaves the Conservative Group | Business South".
  4. ↑ "Councillor 'resigns' from ruling Tory group - but leader says he was expelled". Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Fareham Borough Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Council, Fareham Borough (7 November 2012). "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". moderngov.fareham.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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