Fareham Borough Council election, 2016

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. This was due to the resignation of Lib Dem Councillor Paul Whittle after much pressure from his party and others. Cllr Whittle had taken a well paid job in the Middle East shortly after the 2014 local elections. Prior to his resignation he had attended just 36% of Council meetings he was due to be present at, and had not come to any Executive meetings for a year.

Responding to the resignation, Council Leader Seán Woodward said: "Paul Whittle is absolutely correct when he says his "membership of the council is no longer appropriate." In fact him re-standing for election in May 2014 was not appropriate knowing he had just landed a full-time job in Saudi Arabia. His attendance at meetings over the last two years has been abysmal and the people who elected him have been very poorly served. Despite that he has drawn over £24,000 in allowances for doing next to nothing." ^[2]

As of June 2017, the money has never been repaid. ^[3]

Election results

The Conservatives remained in overall control, winning 12 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, and UKIP won 1 seat.^[4]

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 indendent, before defecting to UKIP and then reverting back to being an independent. ^[5] 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 Democrat	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

Ward results

Fareham East

Fareham East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Katrina Trott	1,376	33.8	-26.1
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Fareham North

Fareham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Louise Clubley	1,140	51.8	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	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	James Sebley	281	15.7	0.0
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing	-9.7

Portchester West

Portchester West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nicholas Walker	1,104	52.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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

References

↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
↑ "Fareham Liberal Democrat Paul Whittle Finally Quits".
↑ "Fareham Liberal Democrat Paul Whittle Finally Steps Down From Role".
↑ "Result of Poll - 05 May 2016". Fareham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
↑ http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/fareham-councillor-leaves-ukip-to-become-an-independent-1-5549338

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