2016 Fareham Borough Council election

The 2016 Fareham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2016 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 party Second party   Leader Seán Woodward Roger Price Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 12 (24 total) 3 (4 total) Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 17,184 7,739 Percentage 52.4% 23.6% Swing 7.5% 0.8%
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

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 24
• Liberal Democrat 4
• UKIP 2
• Independent 1

Election results

The Conservatives remained in overall control, winning 12 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, and UKIP won 1 seat.^[2]

In Fareham West, incumbent councillor Nick Gregory stood down after six years on the council. He was first elected in a 2010 by-election as a Liberal Democrat, before defecting to the Conservatives and holding the seat in the 2012 elections. He then left the Conservative grouping to sit as an independent, before defecting to UKIP and then reverting to being an independent.^[3] The Lib Dem opposition leader, Paul Whittle stated that he had "changed colours more times than a set of traffic lights".

Fareham Borough Council Election, 2016

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	12	2	1	+1	75.0	52.4	17,184
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	0	0	18.8	23.6	7,739
	Labour	0	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	0.0	2.9	963
	Independent	0	0	2	-2	0.0	0.4	143

Ward results

Note that all percentage change are in relation to the 2012 election when these seats were last contested

Fareham East

Fareham East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Katrina Trott	1,376	33.8	−26.1
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fareham North

Fareham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louise Clubley	1,140	51.8	−6.4
	Liberal Democrats	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

Fareham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fred Birkett	780	43.6	+7.4
	UKIP	Stefan Charidge	416	23.3	+9.8
	Labour	Andrew Ovenden	281	15.7	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	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

Fareham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Democrats	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

Fareham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tina Ellis	1,608	69.9	+15.6
	Labour	Paul King	351	15.3	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	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

Hill Head

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kay Mandry	1,343	51.6	−15.5
	UKIP	Kenneth Cast	779	30.0	+30.0
	Liberal Democrats	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

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

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

Portchester East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing	-9.7

Portchester West

Portchester West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Walker	1,104	52.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry 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

Sarisbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jon Butts	1,149	71.7	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	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

Stubbington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Carolyn Heneghan	899	35.0	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	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

Titchfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tiffany Harper	1,212	67.7	+0.3
	Labour	Michael Prior	292	16.3	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	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

Titchfield Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Pankhurst	996	59.7	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	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

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 Democrats	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