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.

2018 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 (5 total) Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 19,529 10,247 Percentage 54.1% 28.4% Swing 1.7 4.8
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. 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.

Fareham Borough Council Election, 2018

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	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

Fareham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Fareham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Bryant	1,249	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

Fareham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Fareham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Fareham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Hill Head

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Locks Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Park Gate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Portchester East (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Price	2,011	61.3	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Kelly	1,791	54.6	−10.4
	Conservative	Hugh Sach	979	29.8	+8.4
	Conservative	Callum Wright	783	23.9	+2.5
	Labour	Leslie Ricketts	338	10.3	−3.3
	Labour	Andrew Mooney	329	10.0	−3.6
Majority			812	32.7	−10.9
Turnout			3,282	37	−2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.5

Portchester West

Portchester West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Sarisbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Stubbington By-Election (9 November 2017)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Stubbington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Titchfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Titchfield Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Warsash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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