2018 Fareham Borough Council election
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.
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Half of seats (16 of 31) to Fareham Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the election in each ward. Colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- Conservative 24
- Liberal Democrat 5
- Independent 1
- UKIP 1
Election results
The Conservatives remained in overall control, winning 12 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, and an independent won 1 seat.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 75 | 54.1 | 19,529 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.7 | 28.4 | 10,247 | +4.0 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1,251 | -2.0 | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 4,660 | +2.3 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 311 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.2 | 71 | -13.6 |
Ward Candidates
All swings and composition changes calculated from the 2014 elections.
Fareham East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Davies | 1,150 | 49.9 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sean Evans | 790 | 34.2 | -13.8 | |
Labour | Adam Arnold | 367 | 15.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 360 | 15.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,307 | 39 | +1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +13.2 | |||
Fareham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Pamela Bryant | 1249 | 63.1 | +21.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe Dalby | 316 | 14.8 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Emma Copeland | 291 | 13.6 | +6.4 | |
Green | David Harrison | 181 | 8.5 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,033 | 48.3 | +23.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,137 | 38 | -3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.4 |
Fareham North West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Davies | 1,026 | 60.8 | +21.3 | |
Labour | Matthew Randall | 317 | 18.8 | +8.4 | |
Independent | David Whittingham | 197 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Powell | 146 | 8.7 | -13.8 | |
Majority | 709 | 42.0 | +25.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,686 | 31 | -2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Fareham South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoff Fazackarley | 924 | 55.3 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Richard Ryan | 439 | 26.3 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Palmer | 177 | 10.6 | +4.0 | |
Green | Nick Lyle | 130 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 485 | 29.0 | +19.1 | ||
Turnout | 1670 | 31 | -3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Fareham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leslie Keeble | 1,659 | 73.4 | +15.7 | |
Labour | Paul King | 321 | 14.2 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rowena Palmer | 280 | 12.4 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,338 | 59.2 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,260 | 42 | -2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Hill Head
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Dugan | 1,463 | 54.2 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alex Brims | 1,072 | 39.7 | +31.6 | |
Labour | Kevin Kearslake | 164 | 6.1 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 391 | 14.5 | -6.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,699 | 45 | -2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -15.1 |
Locks Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Susan Bayford | 1,581 | 73.3 | -2.0 | |
Labour | Nicholas Knight | 312 | 14.5 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Davison | 264 | 12.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,269 | 58.8 | -3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,157 | 38 | - | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Park Gate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Bastable | 1,364 | 68.9 | +3.3 | |
Labour | James Carr | 617 | 31.1 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 747 | 37.8 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,981 | 38 | +8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.2 |
Portchester East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Roger Price | 2,011 | 61.0 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerry Kelly | 1,791 | |||
Conservative | Hugh Sach | 979 | 28.3 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Callum Wright | 783 | |||
Labour | Leslie Ricketts | 338 | 10.7 | -2.9 | |
Labour | Andrew Mooney | 329 | |||
Majority | 812 | 32.7 | -10.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,231 | 37 | -2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.5 |
Portchester West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Susan Bell | 1,073 | 49.7 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean Kelly | 900 | 41.7 | +8.4 | |
Labour | James Webb | 185 | 8.6 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 173 | 8.0 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 2158 | 38 | -4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Sarisbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Séan Woodward | 1,481 | 71.8 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sophie Foster-Reed | 322 | 15.6 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Melanie Lunn | 259 | 12.6 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1,159 | 56.2 | -5.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,062 | 35 | -1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Stubbington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jim Forrest | 1,185 | 55.2 | +32.4 | |
Conservative | Pal Hayre | 769 | 35.8 | +6.1 | |
UKIP | Andy Annear | 117 | 5.5 | -37.9 | |
Labour | Matthew Randall | 76 | 3.5 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 416 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,147 | 39 | -11 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing | +13.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jim Forrest | 1,398 | 56.7 | +33.9 | |
Conservative | Pal Hayre | 906 | 36.7 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Lindsay Brown | 91 | 3.7 | -0.3 | |
UKIP | Andy Annear | 71 | 2.9 | -40.5 | |
Majority | 492 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,466 | 45 | -5 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing | +13.5 | |||
Titchfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Connie Hockley | 1,475 | 70.1 | +10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jill Underwood | 324 | 15.4 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Michael Prior | 304 | 14.5 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,151 | 54.7 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,103 | 36 | -2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Titchfield Common
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jack Englefield | 1,054 | 51.7 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Karen Healey | 782 | 38.4 | +11.2 | |
Labour | Antony Ferraro | 201 | 9.9 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 272 | 13.3 | -5.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,037 | 34 | -1 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -2.6 |
Warsash
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Trevor Cartwright | 1,634 | 73.8 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Guy Benson | 456 | 20.6 | +16.5 | |
Labour | Nicola Moore | 125 | 5.6 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 1,178 | 53.2 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,215 | 41 | +2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3 |
References
- "Local elections 2018". London: The Guardian. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
Preceded by 2016 Fareham Council election |
Fareham local elections | Succeeded by 2020 Fareham Council election |