Fareham Borough Council election, 2016
The 2016 Fareham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in England.[1] This is on the same day as other local elections.
Half of the seats were up for re-election, with each councillor elected for a term of 4 years (except in the Fareham East ward). The last time these seats were contested was in 2012.
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.
In the Fareham East ward, voters elected 2 candidates. The candidate in first place was elected for a 4-year term and the candidate in second place was elected for a 2-year term.
The Conservatives remained in overall control, winning 12 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, and UKIP won 1 seat.[2]
Fareham Borough Council Election, 2016 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 12 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 75.0 | 52.4 | 17,184 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | 23.6 | 7,739 | |||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 4,256 | |||
UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 2,542 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 963 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.4 | 143 | |||
Ward results
Fareham East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Katrina Trott | 1,376 | 33.8 | -26.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Maryam Brady | 879 | 21.6 | -38.3 | |
Conservative | Tom Davies | 755 | 18.5 | -10.6 | |
Conservative | Jackie Hudson | 570 | 14.0 | -15.1 | |
Labour | Susan Brown | 292 | 7.2 | -3.8 | |
Labour | James Webb | 203 | 5.0 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 497 | 12.2 | -19.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,075 | 41 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Fareham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Louise Clubley | 1,140 | 51.8 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Trott | 586 | 26.6 | +8.5 | |
Labour | James Sebley | 271 | 12.3 | -0.1 | |
Green | David Harrison | 205 | 9.3 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 554 | 25.2 | -14.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,202 | 40.6 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.5 | |||
Fareham North West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Fred Birkett | 780 | 43.6 | +7.4 | |
UKIP | Stefan Charidge | 416 | 23.3 | +9.8 | |
Labour | James Sebley | 281 | 15.7 | 0.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dominic Wong | 167 | 9.3 | -25.3 | |
Independent | David Whittingham | 143 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 364 | 20.4 | +18.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,787 | 32.9 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | -1.2 | |||
Fareham South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Keith Barton | 790 | 43.9 | -2.9 | |
UKIP | Paul Sturgess | 448 | 24.9 | +24.9 | |
Labour | Richard Ryan | 389 | 21.6 | -9.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Teigan Newman | 171 | 9.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 342 | 19.0 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,202 | 33.7 | +6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -13.9 | |||
Fareham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Tina Ellis | 1,608 | 69.9 | +15.6 | |
Labour | Paul King | 351 | 15.3 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rowena Palmer | 341 | 14.8 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 1,257 | 54.6 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,300 | 43.4 | +4.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | +8.1 | |||
Hill Head
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kay Mandry | 1,343 | 51.6 | -15.5 | |
UKIP | Kenneth Cast | 779 | 30.0 | +30.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Benjamin Powell | 292 | 11.2 | -8.2 | |
Labour | Cameron Crouchman | 187 | 7.2 | -6.3 | |
Majority | 564 | 21.7 | -26.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,601 | 43.6 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -22.8 | |||
Locks Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Evans | 1,251 | 72.2 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Nicholas Knight | 259 | 15.0 | -2.1 | |
Green | John Burdfield | 222 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 1008 | 57.2 | +25.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,732 | 31.2 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
Park Gate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Martin | 1,096 | 66.4 | +1.9 | |
Labour | James Carr | 310 | 18.8 | -3.4 | |
Green | Anthony Stainer | 244 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 786 | 47.6 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,650 | 26.1 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Portchester East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Shaun Cunningham | 1,433 | 45.5 | -8.7 | |
Conservative | Trevor Alford | 1,221 | 38.8 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Stuart Rose | 495 | 15.7 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 212 | 6.7 | -19.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,149 | 36.5 | +4.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -9.7 | |||
Portchester West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Walker | 1,104 | 52.1 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gary Kelly | 803 | 37.9 | +16.3 | |
Labour | Leslie Ricketts | 211 | 10.0 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 301 | 14.2 | -14.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,118 | 38.2 | +6.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.2 | |||
Sarisbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jon Butts | 1,149 | 71.7 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jim Weeks | 240 | 15.0 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Angela Carr | 214 | 13.3 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 909 | 56.7 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,603 | 27.7 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.0 | |||
Stubbington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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UKIP | Carolyn Heneghan | 899 | 35.0 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jim Forrest | 772 | 30.1 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Pal Hayre | 772 | 30.1 | -8.7 | |
Labour | Mark Harrison | 123 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 127 | 4.9 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,566 | 46.4 | +3.6 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Titchfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tiffany Harper | 1,212 | 67.7 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Michael Prior | 292 | 16.3 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jill Underwood | 286 | 16.0 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 920 | 51.4 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,790 | 31.3 | -0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
Titchfield Common
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Pankhurst | 996 | 59.7 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Francis | 295 | 17.7 | -12.3 | |
Labour | Andrew Mooney | 223 | 13.4 | -3.9 | |
Green | Fiona Harvey | 154 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 701 | 42.0 | +19.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,668 | 28.0 | -1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 | |||
Warsash
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Ford | 1,397 | 78.1 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Nicola Moore | 155 | 8.7 | -5.7 | |
Green | Miles Grindey | 138 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Palmer | 98 | 5.5 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 1259 | 70.4 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,788 | 33.4 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
References
- ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Result of Poll - 05 May 2016". Fareham Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2016.