2012 Fareham Borough Council election

The 2012 Fareham Borough Council elections took take place on 3 May 2012 to elect half the members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The Conservative Party are currently the largest party on the council.

2012 Fareham Borough Council election
3 May 2012
15 of 31 seats to Fareham Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 22 9
Seats won 13 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 15,513 7,510
Percentage 52.7% 25.5%
Swing Increase4.3% Decrease13.5%
Council control before election

Conservatives

 Council control after election

Conservatives

The Conservative Party held every seat they defended and gained one from the Lib Dems, in Fareham North West, which saw Dave Whittingham unseat Eric Dunn.

The closest to an upset came in Stubbington where 22-year-old Christopher Wood for the UK Independence Party came second with 34.4% of the vote, behind the Conservative's Kay Mandry, who won 38.8%.[1][2]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results

The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 13 seats compared to 2 for the Liberal Democrats.

Fareham Local Election Result 2012[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 1 0 0 86.7 52.7 15,513 +4.3%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 1 0 13.3 25.5 7,510 -13.5%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 14.5 4,282 +4.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 5.4 1,584 +4.4%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 566 +1.0%

Ward results

Fareham East
Fareham East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Katrina Trott 1,304 59.9 +11.2
Conservative Keith Barton 635 29.1 -16.2
Labour Conor Morris 239 11.0 +5.0
Majority 669 30.7 +27.3
Turnout 2,178 37.5 -3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fareham North
Fareham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bryant 1,175 58.2 -14.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Trott 365 18.1 +5.3
Labour Stuart Rose 252 12.4 +4.9
Green David Harrison 228 11.3 +3.9
Majority 810 40.1 -19.4
Turnout 2,020 35.9 -6.3
Conservative hold Swing

Fareham North West
Fareham North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Whittingham 573 36.2 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Jim Palmer 547 34.6 -18.3
Labour Michael Prior 249 15.7 +8.9
UKIP Bob Ingram 214 13.5 +13.5
Majority 26 1.6 +1.6
Turnout 1,583 28.2 -7.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Fareham South
Fareham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Howard 699 46.8 -12.4
Labour James Carr 471 31.5 +14.5
Green John Vivian 204 13.7 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Gina Dungworth 119 8.0 -7.8
Majority 228 15.3 -26.9
Turnout 1,493 27.5 -5.5
Conservative hold Swing

Fareham West
Fareham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Gregory 1,138 54.3 -14.1
Liberal Democrats Rowena Palmer 399 19.0 +5.8
UKIP Steve Richards 332 15.9 +3.2
Labour Cameron Crouchman 226 15.9 +5.1
Majority 739 35.3 -19.9
Turnout 2,095 38.6 -7.4
Conservative hold Swing

Hill Head
Hill Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Knight 1,608 67.1 -7.0
Liberal Democrats Sandra Abrams 465 19.4 -1.4
Labour Nicholas Knight 325 13.5 +8.5
Majority 1,143 47.7 -5.6
Turnout 2,398 39.9 -8.6
Conservative hold Swing

Locks Heath
Locks Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Evans 1,135 63.5 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Hugh Pritchard 347 19.4 -+6.9
Labour Angela Carr 304 17.1 +11.1
Majority 788 44.1 +4.8
Turnout 1,786 31.6 -8.1
Conservative hold Swing

Park Gate
Park Gate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marian Ellerton 1,042 64.5 -11.5
Labour Helen Price 360 22.2 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Lizette Van Niekirk 215 13.3 -2.4
Majority 682 42.2 -18.1
Turnout 1617 27.2 -5.7
Conservative hold Swing

Portchester East
Portchester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Norris 1,516 54.2 +2.8
Conservative Alison Walker 791 28.2 -1.9
Labour Richard Ryan 492 17.6 +8.3
Majority 725 25.9 +4.6
Turnout 2,799 31.8 -8.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Portchester West
Portchester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Walker 997 50.2 -10.0
Liberal Democrats Bob Gray 431 21.6 -5.4
Labour Les Ricketts 220 11.1 +4.4
UKIP Pete White 205 10.4 +10.4
Green Rosemary Byatt 134 6.7 +6.7
Majority 566 28.5 -5.7
Turnout 1987 31.5 -9.3
Conservative hold Swing

Sarisbury
Sarisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Swanbrow 1,238 75.6 -7.0
Labour Ian Pike 241 14.5 +9
Liberal Democrats Brenda Caines 262 10.9 -2
Majority 997 60.1 -8.6
Turnout 1,659 29.8 -9.4
Conservative hold Swing

Stubbington
Stubbington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Mandry 940 38.8 -16.5
UKIP Christopher Wood 833 34.4 +34.4
Liberal Democrats Craig Lewis 650 26.8 -14.5
Majority 107 4.4 -9.5
Turnout 2,423 42.8 -4.3
Conservative hold Swing

Titchfield
Titchfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tiffany Harper 1,238 67.4 -4.7
Labour Simon Brown 350 19.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrats David Leonard 248 13.5 -0.8
Majority 888 48.4 -9.4
Turnout 1,836 31.8 -7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Titchfield Common
Titchfield Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Pankhurst 873 52.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Sue Hardie 496 30.0 -16.6
Labour Andrew Mooney 287 17.3 +14.4
Majority 377 22.8 +18.9
Turnout 1656 29.2 -9.3
Conservative hold Swing

Warsash
Warsash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Ford 1,431 77.6 -3.6
Labour Nicola Moore 266 14.4 +9.2
Liberal Democrats Deborah Hughes 146 8.0 -0.8
Majority 1,165 63.2 -9.3
Turnout 1,843 33.5 -6.6
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. Broom, Chris (4 May 2012). "Fareham Borough Council election results". portsmouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012.
  2. "Fareham victory for Tories" – via www.youtube.com.
  3. "Local elections 2012". The Guardian. London. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. "Results of Elections for Borough Councillors". Fareham Borough Council. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
Preceded by
2010 Fareham Council election		 Fareham local elections Succeeded by
2014 Fareham Council election
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