2016 Fareham Borough Council election (original) (raw)
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2016 UK local government election
2016 Fareham Borough Council election
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| Half of seats (16 of 31) to Fareham Borough Council16 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 |
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.
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
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 | 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 |
Note that all percentage change are in relation to the 2012 election when these seats were last contested
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Barber, Kimberley (2 October 2013). "Fareham councillor leaves UKIP to become an independent - The News". portsmouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018.