Borough of Fareham
Borough of Fareham | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Fareham |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Fareham Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
• MPs | Suella Braverman Caroline Dinenage |
Area | |
• Total | 28.6 sq mi (74.2 km2) |
• Rank | 224th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 114,547 |
• Rank | 211th (of 296) |
• Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 96.8% White |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 24UE (ONS) E07000087 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU5802906461 |
Website | www |
Fareham Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | Local borough council |
Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
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Elections | |
Last election | Thursday 3rd of May 2018 |
Website | |
https://www.fareham.gov.uk |
The Borough of 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 Fareham urban district was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 and gained borough status.
The Borough covers the area from Portchester in the east to Warsash in the west, south to Stubbington and Hill Head and north to include part of Whiteley. It is unusual for a relatively small borough in that it has two Members of Parliament (Stubbington and Hill Head are part of the Gosport constituency), two post towns (the west of the borough is in the Southampton post town) and three telephone dialling codes (mostly 01329, but 01489 in the west and 023 in the extreme east).
The 2001 Census found Fareham to have lower than average unemployment and crime with house prices higher than average. The population was estimated at about 111,000 with an average age of 40.3 years.
Governance
The Borough Council is Conservative controlled and has been since 1999.[1] Following the elections on 3 May 2018, of the 31 Councillors, 24 are Conservative, 5 are Liberal Democrat, 1 are UKIP and 1 is an independent, representing 15 wards. The mayor, currently Councillor Susan Bayford, 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, currently Councillor Pamela Bryant.[2]
Wards
- 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
Councillors
Election | Member | Ward | |
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Tom Davies | Fareham East |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Katrina Trott | Fareham East |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Pamela Bryant | Fareham North |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Louise Clubley | Fareham North |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Fred Birkett | Fareham North West |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Peter Davies | Fareham North West |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Keith Barton | Fareham South |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Geoff Fazackarley | Fareham South |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Tina Ellis | Fareham West |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Leslie Keeble | Fareham West |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Steve Dugan | Hill Head |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Kay Mandry | Hill Head |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Susan Bayford | Locks Heath |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Keith Evans | Locks Heath |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Ian Bastable | Park Gate |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Simon Martin | Park Gate |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Shaun Cunningham | Portchester East |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Gerry Kelly | Portchester East |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Roger Price | Portchester East |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2014 | Susan Bell | Portchester West |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Nick Walker | Portchester West |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Jonathan Butts | Sarisbury |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Séan Woodward | Sarisbury |
style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color" | | 2016 | Carolyn Heneghan | Stubbington |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Jim Forrest | Stubbington |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Connie Hockley | Titchfield |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Tiffany Harper | Titchfield |
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Jack Englefield | Titchfield Common |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Sarah Pankhurst | Titchfield Common |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2018 | Trevor Cartwright | Warsash |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2016 | Michael Ford | Warsash |
Boundaries
The boundaries date from 1932 when the parishes of Crofton, Hook with Warsash, Portchester, Sarisbury and Titchfield, all part of the Fareham Rural District, were added to Fareham urban district.[4]
The western boundary, with the borough of Eastleigh, is the River Hamble. To the north is the city of Winchester; to the east the City of Portsmouth, a unitary authority; and to the south the borough of Gosport. The south west and south east edges of the borough are both part of the coastline bordering the Solent.
See also
References
- ^ "Fareham". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Fareham Borough Council: The Mayor of Fareham" (ASP). www.fareham.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Fareham Borough Council: Boundary Ward Map" (PDF). www.fareham.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Fareham UD Hampshire through time". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. October 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2006.