2018 Fareham Borough Council election
2018 UK local government election / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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