2010 UK local government election
The 2010 Fareham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 22
- Liberal Democrat 9[2]
Election result
The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 10 seats compared to 6 for the Liberal Democrats.[3] Four new councillors were elected after the previous councillors stood down, while both the Conservative leader of the council Sean Woodward and the Liberal Democrat group leader Roger Price were re-elected.[4] Overall turnout was high at 71.62% after the election was held at the same as the 2010 general election.[5]
Fareham Local Election Result 2010[2][6] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 48.4 | 32,933 | -12.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 26,566 | +11.8% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 6,934 | +3.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 661 | -0.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 611 | -0.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 218 | -1.0% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 150 | -0.3% |
Ward results
Fareham East
Fareham East[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Whittle | 1,943 | 47.5 | -1.2 |
| Conservative | Peter Latham | 1,749 | 42.8 | -2.5 |
| Labour | Cameron Crouchman | 395 | 9.7 | +3.7 |
Majority | 194 | 4.7 | +1.3 |
Turnout | 4,087 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Fareham North
Fareham North[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pamela Bryant | 2,464 | 60.2 | -12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Doreen Baker | 933 | 22.8 | +10.0 |
| Labour | Simon Brown | 457 | 11.2 | +3.7 |
| Green | David Harrison | 239 | 5.8 | -1.6 |
Majority | 1,531 | 37.4 | -22.1 |
Turnout | 4,093 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fareham North West
Fareham North West[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 1,987 | 55.0 | +2.1 |
| Conservative | Stephen Day | 951 | 26.3 | -14.0 |
| Labour | Angela Carr | 498 | 13.8 | +7.0 |
| UKIP | Graeme Young | 179 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
Majority | 1,036 | 28.7 | +16.2 |
Turnout | 3,615 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Fareham South
Fareham South[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis Steadman | 1,589 | 48.1 | -11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rowena Leonard | 761 | 23.0 | +7.2 |
| Labour | James Carr | 655 | 19.8 | +2.8 |
| English Democrat | Joe Jenkins | 150 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Green | John Vivian | 147 | 4.5 | -3.6 |
Majority | 828 | 25.1 | -17.1 |
Turnout | 3,302 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fareham West
Fareham West[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leslie Keeble | 2,526 | 61.8 | -6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Chaloner | 858 | 21.0 | +7.8 |
| Labour | Michael Prior | 423 | 10.3 | +4.6 |
| UKIP | Steve Richards | 283 | 6.9 | -5.8 |
Majority | 1,668 | 40.8 | -14.4 |
Turnout | 4,090 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hill Head
Hill Head[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Mandry | 2,721 | 59.4 | -14.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Abrams | 1,427 | 31.2 | +10.4 |
| Labour | Ian Christie | 429 | 9.4 | +4.4 |
Majority | 1,294 | 28.3 | -25.0 |
Turnout | 4,577 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Locks Heath
Locks Heath[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Bayford | 2,439 | 57.4 | -3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Pritchard | 1,373 | 32.3 | +19.8 |
| Labour | Nicholas Knight | 439 | 10.3 | +4.3 |
Majority | 1,066 | 25.1 | -14.2 |
Turnout | 4,251 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park Gate
Park Gate[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Bayford | 2,362 | 57.6 | -18.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Haysom | 1,186 | 28.9 | +13.2 |
| Labour | Helen Price | 556 | 13.5 | +5.2 |
Majority | 1,176 | 28.7 | -31.6 |
Turnout | 4,104 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Portchester East
Portchester East (2)[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Price | 3,554 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 3,178 | | |
| Conservative | Geoff Fazackarley | 1,929 | | |
| Conservative | Andrew Smith | 1,231 | | |
| Labour | Stuart Rose | 721 | | |
| Labour | Richard Ryan | 607 | | |
Turnout | 11,220 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Portchester West
Portchester West[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Bell | 1,856 | 43.7 | -16.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana East | 1,566 | 36.9 | +10.9 |
| Labour | Les Ricketts | 406 | 9.6 | +2.9 |
| Independent | Shaun Cunningham | 218 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| UKIP | Peter White | 199 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
Majority | 290 | 6.8 | -27.4 |
Turnout | 4,245 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sarisbury
Sarisbury[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sean Woodward | 2,785 | 68.0 | -13.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Savage | 1,311 | 32.0 | +19.1 |
Majority | 1,474 | 36.0 | -32.7 |
Turnout | 4,096 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stubbington
Stubbington[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Forrest | 2,159 | 51.0 | +9.7 |
| Conservative | Andrew Gaisford | 1,773 | 41.9 | -13.4 |
| Labour | Mike Segar | 302 | 7.1 | +3.7 |
Majority | 386 | 9.1 | |
Turnout | 4,234 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Titchfield
Titchfield[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Connir Hockley | 2,475 | 59.8 | -12.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Englefield | 987 | 23.9 | +9.6 |
| Labour | Alan Mayes | 450 | 10.9 | +2.9 |
| Green | Peter Doggett | 225 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
Majority | 1,488 | 36.0 | -21.8 |
Turnout | 4,137 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Titchfield Common
Titchfield Common[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Englefield | 2,454 | 63.4 | +16.8 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Hockley | 1,180 | 30.5 | -20.0 |
| Labour | Andrew Mooney | 239 | 6.2 | +3.3 |
Majority | 1,274 | 32.9 | |
Turnout | 3,873 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warsash
Warsash[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Trevor Cartwright | 2,903 | 70.0 | -11.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christne Savage | 889 | 21.4 | +12.6 |
| Labour | Nicola Moore | 357 | 8.6 | +3.4 |
Majority | 2,014 | 48.5 | -24.0 |
Turnout | 4,149 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Fareham". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Local elections 2010". guardian.co.uk. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Tories gain control of Gosport and Hart in local polls". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "No change for Fareham Borough Council". The News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Local Election result - Fareham". Southern Daily Echo. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Results of Elections for Borough Councillors". Fareham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-20.