2014 UK local government election
The 2014 Fareham Borough Council elections took place on 22 May 2014 to elect half the members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The Conservative Party are currently the largest party on the council. The last time these seats were contested was in 2010.
The Conservative Party held every seat they defended and gained one from the Liberal Democrats, in the Fareham North West ward. The Liberal Democrats lost a further two seats: in Stubbington to UKIP, who gained their first councillor, and in Titchfield Common, where the incumbent councillor became an Independent.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 24
- Liberal Democrat 5
- UKIP 1
- Independent 1
Election results
The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 11 seats compared to 3 for the Liberal Democrats alongside 1 UKIP and 1 Independent, former Liberal Democrat councillor.
Fareham Local Election Result 2014[1] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 | 44.9 | 16,912 | -7.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.8 | 24.4 | 9,180 | -1.1% |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 13.8 | 5,178 | +8.4% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 2,064 | +5.5% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 4,007 | -3.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 313 | -1.1% |
Ward Candidates
Fareham East
Fareham East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Whittle | 1,075 | 48.0 | -11.9 |
| Conservative | Keith Barton | 835 | 37.3 | 8.2 |
| Labour | Connor Moris | 330 | 14.7 | -0.3 |
Majority | 240 | 10.7 | |
Turnout | 2,240 | 37.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Fareham North
Fareham North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pamela Bryant | 973 | 42.0 | |
| UKIP | Steve Richards | 403 | 17.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Trott | 379 | 16.4 | |
| Independent | Jak Gunter | 253 | 10.9 | |
| Labour | Simon Brown | 167 | 7.2 | |
| Green | David Harrison | 143 | 6.2 | |
Majority | 570 | 24.6 | |
Turnout | 2,318 | 40.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fareham North West
Fareham North West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Davies | 749 | 39.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Palmer | 426 | 22.5 | |
| UKIP | Bob Ingram | 423 | 22.3 | |
| Labour | Richard Ryan | 197 | 10.4 | |
| Independent | Steve Roberts | 102 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 323 | 17.0 | |
Turnout | 1,897 | 33.4 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Fareham South
Fareham South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis Steadman | 700 | 38.4 | |
| UKIP | Paul Sturgess | 519 | 28.5 | |
| Labour | James Carr | 337 | 18.5 | |
| Independent | Vincent Taylor | 148 | 8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Evans | 120 | 6.6 | |
Majority | 181 | 9.9 | |
Turnout | 1824 | 33.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fareham West
Fareham West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leslie Keeble | 1,405 | 57.7 | |
| UKIP | George Neill | 467 | 19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rowena Palmer | 216 | 8.9 | |
| Labour | James Webb | 178 | 7.3 | |
| Independent | Sarah Taylor | 168 | 6.9 | |
Majority | 938 | 38.5 | |
Turnout | 2,434 | 44.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hill Head
Hill Head Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Mandry | 1,498 | 52.8 | |
| UKIP | Kenneth Cast | 916 | 32.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hawkes | 230 | 8.1 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Knight | 192 | 6.8 | |
Majority | 582 | 20.5 | |
Turnout | 2,836 | 46.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Locks Heath
Locks Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Bayford | 1,620 | 75.3 | |
| Labour | Angela Carr | 271 | 12.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Hardie | 261 | 12.1 | |
Majority | 1,349 | 62.7 | |
Turnout | 2,152 | 38.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park Gate
Park Gate Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Bayford | 1,196 | 65.6 | |
| Labour | Helen Price | 391 | 21.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Francis | 237 | 13.0 | |
Majority | 805 | 44.2 | |
Turnout | 1,824 | 30.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Portchester East
Portchester East (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Price | 2,134 | 65.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Fazackarley | 1,962 | | |
| Conservative | Tina Ellis | 712 | 21.4 | |
| Conservative | Peter Furby | 634 | | |
| Labour | Stuart Rose | 433 | 13.6 | |
| Labour | Cameron Crouch | 426 | | |
Majority | 1,250 | 19.8 | |
Turnout | 6,301 | 39.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Portchester West
Portchester West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Bell | 839 | 35.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shaun Cunningham | 797 | 33.3 | |
| UKIP | Tom Davies | 548 | 22.9 | |
| Labour | Leslie Ricketts | 209 | 8.7 | |
Majority | 42 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 2393 | 41.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sarisbury
Sarisbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Séan Woodward | 1,579 | 75.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Holliday-Bishop | 287 | 13.8 | |
| Labour | Karen Postle | 217 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 1,292 | 62.0 | |
Turnout | 2,083 | 36.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stubbington
Stubbington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Christopher Wood | 1,227 | 43.4 | |
| Conservative | Pal Hayre | 841 | 29.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Forrest | 646 | 22.8 | |
| Labour | David Light | 114 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 386 | 13.7 | |
Turnout | 2,828 | 50.2 | |
| UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Titchfield
Titchfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Connie Hockley | 1,313 | 60.0 | |
| Independent | Susan Boyce | 404 | 18.5 | |
| Labour | Michael Prior | 266 | 12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Underwood | 205 | 9.4 | |
Majority | 909 | 41.5 | |
Turnout | 2,188 | 38.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Titchfield Common
Titchfield Common Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jack Englefield | 989 | 45.6 | |
| Conservative | Tom Fyfe | 590 | 27.2 | |
| UKIP | Geoffrey Townley | 351 | 16.2 | |
| Labour | Andrew Mooney | 122 | 5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Pritchard | 116 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 399 | 18.4 | |
Turnout | 2,168 | 35.3 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Warsash
Warsash Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Trevor Cartwright | 1,428 | 65.9 | |
| UKIP | David Nightingale | 324 | 14.9 | |
| Green | Miles Grindey | 170 | 7.8 | |
| Labour | Nicola Moore | 157 | 7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Lewis | 89 | 4.1 | |
Majority | 1,104 | 51.0 | |
Turnout | 2,168 | 38.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "English Elections - Fareham 2014 - Election Results". Fareham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2017-06-28.