# 2014 Fareham Borough Council election

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:
* Conservative 24
* Liberal Democrat 5
* UKIP 1
* Independent 1

## Election results

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.
Fareham Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 | 44.9 | 16,912 | -7.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.8 | 24.4 | 9,180 | -1.1% |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 13.8 | 5,178 | +8.4% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 2,064 | +5.5% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 4,007 | -3.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 313 | -1.1% |

## Ward Candidates
### Fareham East

Fareham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Whittle | 1,075 | 48.0 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Barton | 835 | 37.3 | 8.2 |
| | Labour | Connor Moris | 330 | 14.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,240 | 37.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Fareham North

Fareham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pamela Bryant | 973 | 42.0 |
| | UKIP | Steve Richards | 403 | 17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Trott | 379 | 16.4 |
| | Independent | Jak Gunter | 253 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Simon Brown | 167 | 7.2 |
| | Green | David Harrison | 143 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,318 | 40.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fareham North West

Fareham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Davies | 749 | 39.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Palmer | 426 | 22.5 |
| | UKIP | Bob Ingram | 423 | 22.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Ryan | 197 | 10.4 |
| | Independent | Steve Roberts | 102 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Fareham South

Fareham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dennis Steadman | 700 | 38.4 |
| | UKIP | Paul Sturgess | 519 | 28.5 |
| | Labour | James Carr | 337 | 18.5 |
| | Independent | Vincent Taylor | 148 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Evans | 120 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1824 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fareham West

Fareham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leslie Keeble | 1,405 | 57.7 |
| | UKIP | George Neill | 467 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowena Palmer | 216 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | James Webb | 178 | 7.3 |
| | Independent | Sarah Taylor | 168 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 38.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,434 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hill Head

Hill Head :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Mandry | 1,498 | 52.8 |
| | UKIP | Kenneth Cast | 916 | 32.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hawkes | 230 | 8.1 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Knight | 192 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,836 | 46.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Locks Heath

Locks Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Bayford | 1,620 | 75.3 |
| | Labour | Angela Carr | 271 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Hardie | 261 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 62.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,152 | 38.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Park Gate

Park Gate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Bayford | 1,196 | 65.6 |
| | Labour | Helen Price | 391 | 21.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Francis | 237 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 805 | 44.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,824 | 30.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Portchester East

Portchester East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Price | 2,134 | 65.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Fazackarley | 1,962 | |
| | Conservative | Tina Ellis | 712 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Furby | 634 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Rose | 433 | 13.6 |
| | Labour | Cameron Crouch | 426 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,250 | 19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,301 | 39.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Portchester West

Portchester West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Bell | 839 | 35.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Cunningham | 797 | 33.3 |
| | UKIP | Tom Davies | 548 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | Leslie Ricketts | 209 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2393 | 41.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sarisbury

Sarisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Séan Woodward | 1,579 | 75.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Holliday-Bishop | 287 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | Karen Postle | 217 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,292 | 62.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 36.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stubbington

Stubbington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Christopher Wood | 1,227 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Pal Hayre | 841 | 29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Forrest | 646 | 22.8 |
| | Labour | David Light | 114 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 50.2 |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Titchfield

Titchfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Connie Hockley | 1,313 | 60.0 |
| | Independent | Susan Boyce | 404 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Prior | 266 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Underwood | 205 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | 41.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,188 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Titchfield Common

Titchfield Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jack Englefield | 989 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | Tom Fyfe | 590 | 27.2 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Townley | 351 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Mooney | 122 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Pritchard | 116 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,168 | 35.3 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Warsash

Warsash :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Cartwright | 1,428 | 65.9 |
| | UKIP | David Nightingale | 324 | 14.9 |
| | Green | Miles Grindey | 170 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | Nicola Moore | 157 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Lewis | 89 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,104 | 51.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,168 | 38.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |