Borough of Fareham

Borough of Fareham
Non-metropolitan district
Fareham shown within Hampshire
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 Fernandes Caroline Dinenage
Area
• Total	28.6 sq mi (74.2 km2)
• Rank	224th (of 296)
Population  (2021)
• Total	114,993
• Rank	209th (of 296)
• Density	4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2)
• Ethnicity	98.3% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	24UE (ONS) E07000087 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU5802906461
Website	www.fareham.gov.uk

Fareham Borough Council
Type
Type	Local borough council
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
Structure
Conservative	24 / 31
Liberal Democrat	4 / 31
UKIP	2 / 31
Independent	1 / 31
Elections
Last election	Thursday 5th of May 2016
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

See also: Fareham local elections

The Borough Council is Conservative controlled and has been since 1999. Following the elections on 5 May 2016, of the 31 Councillors, 24 are Conservative, 4 are Liberal Democrat, 2 are UKIP and 1 is an independent, representing 15 wards. The mayor, currently Councillor Connie Hockley, is elected each year by his or her fellow councillors and is the Civic Head of the Borough. There is also a Deputy Mayor, currently Councillor Geoff Fazackarley.

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
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" |	2016	Maryam Brady	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" |	2014	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" |	2014	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" |	2014	Dennis Steadman	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" |	2014	Leslie Keeble	Fareham West
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	2014	Arthur Mandry	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" |	2014	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" |	2014	Brian Bayford	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:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	2014	Geoff Fazackerley	Portchester East
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" |	2014	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	Jon Butts	Sarisbury
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	2014	Séan Woodward	Sarisbury
style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color" |	2016	Carolyn Heneghan	Stubbington
style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color" |	2014	Christopher Wood	Stubbington
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	2014	Connie Hockley	Titchfield
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	2016	Tiffany Harper	Titchfield
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	2014	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" |	2014	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.

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.

External links

• Fareham Borough Council