Fareham Borough Council election, 2018
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.
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 | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 75 | 54.1 | 19,529 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Davies | 1,150 | 49.9 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | +13.2 | |||
Fareham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pamela Bryant | 1249 | 63.1 | +21.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoff Fazackarley | 924 | 55.3 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Richard Ryan | 439 | 26.3 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Keeble | 1,659 | 73.4 | +15.7 | |
Labour | Paul King | 321 | 14.2 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steve Dugan | 1,463 | 54.2 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Bayford | 1,581 | 73.3 | -2.0 | |
Labour | Nicholas Knight | 312 | 14.5 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Roger Price | 2,011 | 61.0 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | -5.5 |
Portchester West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Bell | 1,073 | 49.7 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Séan Woodward | 1,481 | 71.8 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from UKIP | Swing | +13.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from UKIP | Swing | +13.5 | |||
Titchfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Connie Hockley | 1,475 | 70.1 | +10.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Cartwright | 1,634 | 73.8 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
Preceded by Fareham Council election, 2016 |
Fareham local elections | Succeeded by Fareham Council election, 2020 |