# 2012 Fareham Borough Council election

The 2012 Fareham Borough Council elections took take place on 3 May 2012 to elect half the members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The Conservative Party are currently the largest party on the council.
The Conservative Party held every seat they defended and gained one from the Lib Dems, in Fareham North West, which saw Dave Whittingham unseat Eric Dunn.
The closest to an upset came in Stubbington where 22-year-old Christopher Wood for the UK Independence Party came second with 34.4% of the vote, behind the Conservative's Kay Mandry, who won 38.8%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 24
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Independent 1

## Election results

The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 13 seats compared to 2 for the Liberal Democrats.
Fareham Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86.7 | 52.7 | 15,513 | +4.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.3 | 25.5 | 7,510 | -13.5% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 4,282 | +4.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 1,584 | +4.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 566 | +1.0% |

## Ward results
### Fareham East

Fareham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katrina Trott | 1,304 | 59.9 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Keith Barton | 635 | 29.1 | −16.2 |
| | Labour | Conor Morris | 239 | 11.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 30.7 | +27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,178 | 37.5 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Fareham North

Fareham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bryant | 1,175 | 58.2 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Trott | 365 | 18.1 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Stuart Rose | 252 | 12.4 | +4.9 |
| | Green | David Harrison | 228 | 11.3 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | 40.1 | −19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 35.9 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fareham North West

Fareham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Whittingham | 573 | 36.2 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Palmer | 547 | 34.6 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Prior | 249 | 15.7 | +8.9 |
| | UKIP | Bob Ingram | 214 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | 28.2 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Fareham South

Fareham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Howard | 699 | 46.8 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | James Carr | 471 | 31.5 | +14.5 |
| | Green | John Vivian | 204 | 13.7 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gina Dungworth | 119 | 8.0 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 15.3 | −26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 27.5 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fareham West

Fareham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Gregory | 1,138 | 54.3 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowena Palmer | 399 | 19.0 | +5.8 |
| | UKIP | Steve Richards | 332 | 15.9 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Cameron Crouchman | 226 | 15.9 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 35.3 | −19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,095 | 38.6 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hill Head

Hill Head :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Knight | 1,608 | 67.1 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Abrams | 465 | 19.4 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Knight | 325 | 13.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,143 | 47.7 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,398 | 39.9 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Locks Heath

Locks Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Evans | 1,135 | 63.5 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Pritchard | 347 | 19.4 | −+6.9 |
| | Labour | Angela Carr | 304 | 17.1 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 44.1 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,786 | 31.6 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park Gate

Park Gate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marian Ellerton | 1,042 | 64.5 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | Helen Price | 360 | 22.2 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lizette Van Niekirk | 215 | 13.3 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 42.2 | −18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1617 | 27.2 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Portchester East

Portchester East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Norris | 1,516 | 54.2 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Alison Walker | 791 | 28.2 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Ryan | 492 | 17.6 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | 25.9 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,799 | 31.8 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Portchester West

Portchester West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Walker | 997 | 50.2 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Gray | 431 | 21.6 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Les Ricketts | 220 | 11.1 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Pete White | 205 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Green | Rosemary Byatt | 134 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 566 | 28.5 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1987 | 31.5 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sarisbury

Sarisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Swanbrow | 1,238 | 75.6 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Pike | 241 | 14.5 | +9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Caines | 262 | 10.9 | −2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 60.1 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 29.8 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stubbington

Stubbington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kay Mandry | 940 | 38.8 | −16.5 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Wood | 833 | 34.4 | +34.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Lewis | 650 | 26.8 | −14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 4.4 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,423 | 42.8 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Titchfield

Titchfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tiffany Harper | 1,238 | 67.4 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Simon Brown | 350 | 19.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Leonard | 248 | 13.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 888 | 48.4 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,836 | 31.8 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Titchfield Common

Titchfield Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Pankhurst | 873 | 52.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Hardie | 496 | 30.0 | −16.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Mooney | 287 | 17.3 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 22.8 | +18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1656 | 29.2 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Warsash

Warsash :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Ford | 1,431 | 77.6 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Nicola Moore | 266 | 14.4 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Hughes | 146 | 8.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,165 | 63.2 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,843 | 33.5 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |