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== Fareham Borough Council == |
== Fareham Borough Council == |
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The Borough Council is [[UK Conservative Party|Conservative]] controlled. Following the elections on [[1 May]] [[2008]], of the 31 Councillors, 22 are Conservative and 9 [[UK Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], representing 15 wards. The Labour Party holds no seats on the Council, having lost its last Councillors in 2002. <ref>{{cite web | title = Fareham Borough Council: Political Parties | publisher = www.fareham.gov.uk | |
The Borough Council is [[UK Conservative Party|Conservative]] controlled. Following the elections on [[1 May]] [[2008]], of the 31 Councillors, 22 are Conservative and 9 [[UK Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], representing 15 wards. The Labour Party holds no seats on the Council, having lost its last Councillors in 2002. <ref>{{cite web | title = Fareham Borough Council: Political Parties | publisher = www.fareham.gov.uk | month = November | year = 2006 | url = http://www.fareham.gov.uk/council/councillors/politicalparties.asp |
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| format = HTML | accessdate = 2006-11-06}}</ref> The [[mayor]] of the Borough, currently Conservative Councillor Ernest Crouch<!-- should be reviewed regularly as they change each year -->, is elected each year by his or her fellow councillors and is the Civic Head of the Borough.<ref name="Mayor">{{cite web |url=http://www.fareham.gov.uk/council/councillors/mayor/intro.asp |title=Fareham Borough Council: The Mayor of Fareham |accessdate=2007-01-20 |format=ASP |work=www.fareham.gov.uk }}</ref> There is also a Deputy Mayor.<ref name="Mayor"/> |
| format = HTML | accessdate = 2006-11-06}}</ref> The [[mayor]] of the Borough, currently Conservative Councillor Ernest Crouch<!-- should be reviewed regularly as they change each year -->, is elected each year by his or her fellow councillors and is the Civic Head of the Borough.<ref name="Mayor">{{cite web |url=http://www.fareham.gov.uk/council/councillors/mayor/intro.asp |title=Fareham Borough Council: The Mayor of Fareham |accessdate=2007-01-20 |format=ASP |work=www.fareham.gov.uk }}</ref> There is also a Deputy Mayor.<ref name="Mayor"/> (Current) Council leader Sean Woodward was due to respond to allegations of sex discrimination, breach of contract and other breaches of employment law at one of his businesses, LB Healthcare in Whiteley, during a tribunal in Southampton between the 8 and 10 September 2008 but the case has been adjourned until January 2009. <ref>{{cite web | title = Council boss is accused of gay sex discrimination | publisher = www.portsmouth.co.uk | month = September | year = 2008 | url =http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/fareham-and-meon/Council-boss-is-accused-of.4457143.jp | format = HTML | accessdate = 2008-09-05}}</ref> |
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The wards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fareham.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardmap.asp |title=Fareham Borough Council: Boundary Ward Map |accessdate=2007-01-20 |format=ASP |work=www.fareham.gov.uk }}</ref> are: |
The wards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fareham.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardmap.asp |title=Fareham Borough Council: Boundary Ward Map |accessdate=2007-01-20 |format=ASP |work=www.fareham.gov.uk }}</ref> are: |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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The present boundaries date from 1932 when the parishes of [[Crofton, Hampshire|Crofton]], [[Hook with Warsash]], [[Portchester]], Sarisbury and [[Titchfield]], all previously part of the [[Fareham Rural District]] were added to Fareham [[urban district]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Fareham UD Hampshire through time | publisher = www.visionofbritain.org.uk | |
The present boundaries date from 1932 when the parishes of [[Crofton, Hampshire|Crofton]], [[Hook with Warsash]], [[Portchester]], Sarisbury and [[Titchfield]], all previously part of the [[Fareham Rural District]] were added to Fareham [[urban district]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Fareham UD Hampshire through time | publisher = www.visionofbritain.org.uk | month = October | year = 2006 | url = http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10108240&c_id=10001043 |
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Revision as of 08:10, 15 September 2008
| Borough of Fareham | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Hampshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Hampshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 275th 74.24 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Fareham |
| ONS code: | 24UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2022) - Density |
Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.3% White |
| Politics | |
| Arms of Fareham Borough Council Fareham Borough Council http://www.fareham.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Mark Hoban, Peter Viggers |
Fareham is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley. The Borough covers much of the semi-urban area between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation, with many residents commuting to the two cities for employment.
The district was accorded Borough status in 1972 and was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974.
Fareham Borough Council
The Borough Council is Conservative controlled. Following the elections on 1 May 2008, of the 31 Councillors, 22 are Conservative and 9 Liberal Democrat, representing 15 wards. The Labour Party holds no seats on the Council, having lost its last Councillors in 2002. [1] The mayor of the Borough, currently Conservative Councillor Ernest Crouch, is elected each year by his or her fellow councillors and is the Civic Head of the Borough.[2] There is also a Deputy Mayor.[2] (Current) Council leader Sean Woodward was due to respond to allegations of sex discrimination, breach of contract and other breaches of employment law at one of his businesses, LB Healthcare in Whiteley, during a tribunal in Southampton between the 8 and 10 September 2008 but the case has been adjourned until January 2009. [3]
The wards[4] are:
- Fareham East
- Fareham North
- Fareham North-West
- Fareham South
- Fareham West
- Hill Head
- Locks Heath
- Park Gate
- Portchester East
- Portchester West
- Sarisbury
- Stubbington
- Titchfield
- Titchfield Common
- Warsash
Boundaries
The present boundaries date from 1932 when the parishes of Crofton, Hook with Warsash, Portchester, Sarisbury and Titchfield, all previously part of the Fareham Rural District were added to Fareham urban district.[5]
The western boundary of the borough, with the borough of Eastleigh, is the River Hamble. To the north is the district of the City of Winchester, to the East is the City of Portsmouth (a unitary authority) and to the south is the district of Gosport. The southwest and southeast edges of the borough are both part of the British coastline, bordering the Solent.
References
- ^ "Fareham Borough Council: Political Parties" (HTML). www.fareham.gov.uk. 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Fareham Borough Council: The Mayor of Fareham" (ASP). www.fareham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
- ^ "Council boss is accused of gay sex discrimination" (HTML). www.portsmouth.co.uk. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Fareham Borough Council: Boundary Ward Map" (ASP). www.fareham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
- ^ "Fareham UD Hampshire through time" (HTML). www.visionofbritain.org.uk. 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
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