Election Name: | 2014 Fareham Borough Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2012 Fareham Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 Fareham Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | Half of seats (16 of 31) to Fareham Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Election Date: | 22 May 2014 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leader1: | Seán Woodward |
Seats1: | 11 (25 total) |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 16,912 |
Percentage1: | 44.9% |
Swing1: | 7.8 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Leader2: | Paul Whittle |
Seats2: | 3 (5 total) |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 9,180 |
Percentage2: | 24.4% |
Swing2: | 1.1 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservatives |
After Election: | Conservatives |
The 2014 Fareham Borough Council elections took place on 22 May 2014 to elect half the members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The Conservative Party are currently the largest party on the council. The last time these seats were contested was in 2010.
The Conservative Party held every seat they defended and gained one from the Liberal Democrats, in the Fareham North West ward. The Liberal Democrats lost a further two seats: in Stubbington to UKIP, who gained their first councillor, and in Titchfield Common, where the incumbent councillor became an Independent.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 11 seats compared to 3 for the Liberal Democrats alongside 1 UKIP and 1 Independent, former Liberal Democrat councillor.