2006 Fareham Borough Council election
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The 2006 Fareham Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives keep control of the council, after the party defended all the seats they had been holding.[3] The Liberal Democrats held the 6 seats they had been defending, while Labour failed to win any seats with their vote share dropping to 8%.[3] This meant the Conservatives had 22 seats, compared to 9 for the Liberal Democrats.[4] The first British National Party candidate standing in Fareham[5] finished with more votes than either of the Labour candidates in Portchester East and said the party would contest more seats at the next election.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 40.86%,[6] similar to the turnout in 2004.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 51.8 | 19,735 | -3.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 37.0 | 14,074 | +4.2% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 3,096 | -3.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 633 | +1.1% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 389 | +1.0% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 148 | +0.4% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Donald Murray | 1,173 | 50.4 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Raymond Ellis | 998 | 42.9 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Edgar Webb | 158 | 6.8 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 175 | 7.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,329 | 42.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pamela Bryant | 1,544 | 66.6 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doreen Baker | 371 | 16.0 | −6.1 | |
Green | David Harrison | 226 | 9.8 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Alan Mayes | 176 | 7.6 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 1,173 | 50.6 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,317 | 42.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 1,233 | 64.0 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Timothy Geoghegan | 545 | 28.3 | −12.4 | |
Labour | Angela Carr | 149 | 7.7 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 688 | 35.7 | +29.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,927 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dennis Steadman | 886 | 51.0 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rowena Leonard | 512 | 29.5 | +5.4 | |
Labour | James Carr | 338 | 19.5 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 374 | 21.5 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,736 | 33.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Keeble | 1,763 | 71.3 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Savage | 495 | 20.0 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Cameron Crouchman | 215 | 8.7 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 1,268 | 51.3 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,473 | 45.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Mandry | 1,712 | 62.9 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Cannon | 675 | 24.8 | +0.9 | |
Green | Joseph D'Souza | 181 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Janet Gay | 155 | 5.7 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 1,037 | 38.1 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,723 | 45.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Godrich | 1,371 | 65.3 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Englefield | 545 | 25.9 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Nicholas Knight | 185 | 8.8 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 826 | 39.3 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,101 | 38.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Bayford | 1,343 | 71.6 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Haysom | 343 | 18.3 | −1.3 | |
Labour | Brenda Caines | 189 | 10.1 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 53.3 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,875 | 34.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roger Price | 2,394 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Diana East | 2,105 | |||
Conservative | Bernard Munden | 939 | |||
Conservative | Charles Livingstone | 820 | |||
BNP | Roger Knight | 389 | |||
Labour | Stuart Rose | 345 | |||
Labour | Richard Ryan | 320 | |||
Turnout | 7,312 | 44.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Crouch | 1,196 | 47.1 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Barton | 1,011 | 39.8 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Leslie Ricketts | 185 | 7.3 | −1.6 | |
UKIP | Peter White | 148 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 185 | 7.3 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,540 | 44.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sean Woodward | 1,483 | 80.3 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Savage | 195 | 10.6 | −8.3 | |
Green | Nicola Graham | 93 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Clive Coldwell | 76 | 4.1 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 1,288 | 69.7 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,847 | 38.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Forrest | 1,240 | 48.7 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Christopher Thomas | 1,174 | 46.1 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Ian Christie | 130 | 5.1 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 66 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,544 | 45.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Constance Hockley | 1,508 | 70.1 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Chaloner | 393 | 18.3 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Michael Prior | 249 | 11.6 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 1,115 | 51.9 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,150 | 38.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Englefield | 1,134 | 54.0 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Mcsevich | 856 | 40.8 | −10.3 | |
Labour | Andrew Mooney | 109 | 5.2 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 278 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,099 | 40.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Cartwright | 1,597 | 76.0 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alice Herron | 255 | 12.1 | −6.7 | |
Green | Lois Tarbet | 133 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Labour | June Stevenson | 117 | 5.6 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 1,342 | 63.8 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,102 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Local elections: Fareham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d "Fareham Borough Council Results 2006". The News. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Status quo maintained as leaders take delight". Southern Daily Echo. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Who's your candidate in local elections?". The Portsmouth Evening News. 5 April 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election of borough councillors : 4 May 2006" (PDF). Fareham Borough Council. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Local elections". The Times. 5 May 2006. p. 9.
Preceded by 2004 Fareham Council election |
Fareham local elections | Succeeded by 2008 Fareham Council election |