2008 Fareham Borough Council election
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The 2008 Fareham Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Campaign
Before the election the Conservatives held 22 seats compared to 9 for the
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats pledged to improve parking in
Election result
The results saw no seats change hands with the Conservatives keeping control with a majority of 13.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 60.8 | 21,206 | +9.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 27.2 | 9,481 | -9.8% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 2,355 | -1.3% | |
Independent
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 470 | +1.3% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 436 | -0.4% | |
UKIP
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 422 | +0.8% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 323 | -0.1% | |
English Democrat
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 167 | +0.5% |
Ward results
Fareham East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Katrina Trott | 1,143 | 48.7 | -1.7 | |
Conservative | Keith Barton | 1,063 | 45.3 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Stuart Rose | 140 | 6.0 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 80 | 3.4 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,346 | 41.2 | -0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Fareham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Bryant | 1,714 | 72.3 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doreen Baker | 304 | 12.8 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Alan Mayes | 178 | 7.5 | -0.1 | |
Green | David Harrison | 175 | 7.4 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 1,410 | 59.5 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,371 | 41.9 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fareham North West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Eric Dunn | 1,020 | 52.9 | -11.1 | |
Conservative | Sheila Tavendale | 778 | 40.3 | +12.0 | |
Labour | Angela Carr | 131 | 6.8 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 242 | 12.5 | -23.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,929 | 35.4 | -0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Fareham South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Trevor Howard | 1,015 | 59.2 | +8.2 | |
Labour | James Carr | 291 | 17.0 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rowena Leonard | 270 | 15.8 | -13.7 | |
Green | John Vivian | 138 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 724 | 42.2 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,714 | 33.0 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fareham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Diana Harrison | 1,715 | 68.4 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Tims | 331 | 13.2 | -6.8 | |
UKIP
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Steve Richards | 318 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Cameron Crouchman | 144 | 5.7 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 1,384 | 55.2 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,508 | 46.0 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hill Head
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tim Knight | 2,133 | 74.1 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Abrams | 599 | 20.8 | -4.0 | |
Labour | Wendy Ledger | 145 | 5.0 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 1,534 | 53.3 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,877 | 48.5 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Locks Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ruth Godrich | 1,344 | 60.4 | -4.9 | |
Independent
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Ed Lait | 470 | 21.1 | +21.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Savage | 278 | 12.5 | -13.4 | |
Labour | Nicholas Knight | 134 | 6.0 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 874 | 39.3 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,226 | 39.7 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Park Gate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Marian Ellerton | 1,447 | 76.0 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Haysom | 299 | 15.7 | -2.6 | |
Labour | Joanne Carr | 157 | 8.3 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 1,148 | 60.3 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,903 | 32.9 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Portchester East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Norris | 1,802 | 51.4 | ||
Conservative | Charles Livingstone | 1,055 | 30.1 | ||
Labour | Richard Ryan | 326 | 9.3 | ||
BNP | Roger Knight | 323 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 747 | 21.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,506 | 40.0 | -4.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Portchester West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nick Walker | 1,410 | 60.2 | +13.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Bender | 609 | 26.0 | -13.8 | |
English Democrat
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Alan Chapman | 167 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Leslie Ricketts | 156 | 6.7 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 801 | 34.2 | +26.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,342 | 40.8 | -3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sarisbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Swanbrow | 1,657 | 81.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Savage | 262 | 12.9 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Brenda Caines | 112 | 5.5 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,395 | 68.7 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,031 | 39.2 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stubbington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kay Mandry | 1,485 | 55.3 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Craig Lewis | 1,111 | 41.3 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Simon Brown | 91 | 3.4 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 374 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,687 | 47.1 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Titchfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tiffany Harper | 1,599 | 72.1 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Chaloner | 318 | 14.3 | -4.0 | |
Labour | Michael Prior | 177 | 8.0 | -3.6 | |
Green | Peter Doggett | 123 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 1,281 | 57.8 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,217 | 39.1 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Titchfield Common
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Evans | 1,022 | 50.5 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Englefield | 944 | 46.6 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Andrew Mooney | 59 | 2.9 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 78 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,025 | 38.5 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Warsash
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mary Nadolski | 1,769 | 81.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alice Herron | 191 | 8.8 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Nicola Moore | 114 | 5.2 | -0.4 | |
UKIP
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John Clayden | 104 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 1,578 | 72.5 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | 40.1 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Fareham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "National: Full election results". The Guardian. 3 May 2008. p. 45.
- ^ a b c d e "The issues in Fareham and Gosport". Southern Daily Echo. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Fareham remains true blue". Southern Daily Echo. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Election 2008: Fareham Tories celebrate raising game without any gains". The News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election of borough councillors : 1 May 2008" (PDF). Fareham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Local elections Results". The Times. 2 May 2008. p. 28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2008 Fareham - results". The News. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
Preceded by 2006 Fareham Council election
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Fareham local elections
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Succeeded by 2010 Fareham Council election
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