2008 Fareham Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2008 Fareham Borough Council election 2006 Fareham Borough Council election 2006 2010 Fareham Borough Council election 2010 15 of 31 seats to Fareham Borough Council 16 21,206 1 May 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 22 12 Parliamentary 9.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 3 9,481 27.2% 60.8% 9.8% Council control Council control after election Conservatives Conservatives File:Fareham UK local election 2008 map.svgThe 2008 Fareham Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/24ue.stm Fareham 2010-11-19 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 22 Liberal Democrat 9 National: Full election results The Guardian 45 2008-05-03 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives held 22 seats compared to 9 for the Liberal Democrats, with the Conservatives having run the council for the previous 9 years. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/briefing/election_news/2222821.The_issues_in_Fareham_and_Gosport/ The issues in Fareham and Gosport 2010-11-20 2008-04-24 Southern Daily Echo Other candidates stood from the Labour Party, Green Party, United Kingdom Independence Party, British National Party and the English Democrats Party, but the election was seen as being mainly between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats pledged to improve parking in Fareham, oppose a proposed gravel extraction site and build less new houses. The Conservatives defended their record in control of the council pointing to low council tax rates, extra hours of free bus travel for pensioners and recycling at 46% of waste. However the Liberal Democrats promised to revert to weekly rubbish collection instead of the fortnightly service that was introduced in 2005, improve street cleaning and scrap a fee for calling out pest controllers. Election result The results saw no seats change hands with the Conservatives keeping control with a majority of 13. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/briefing/elections/news/2242096.Fareham_remains_true_blue/ Fareham remains true blue 2010-11-20 2008-05-02 Southern Daily Echo The Conservatives held 12 seats, many with increased majorities, the Liberal Democrats held 3, while Labour failed to win any seats and came last in many wards. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/farehamvotes/Election-2008-Fareham-Tories-celebrate.4044413.jp Election 2008: Fareham Tories celebrate raising game without any gains 2010-11-20 2008-05-02 The News The largest majority was in Sarisbury where the Conservatives won over 82% of the vote, while the closest results came in Stubbington and Fareham East, with the Liberal Democrats holding Fareham East by 80 votes after a recount. The only ward to see a new councillor was Titchfield where Conservative Tiffany Harper replaced Francis Devonshire, who stepped down at the election. Overall turnout in the election was 40.25%.http://www.fareham.gov.uk/pdf/webmaster/results.pdf http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110928135749/http://www.fareham.gov.uk/pdf/webmaster/results.pdf dead 2011-09-28 Election of borough councillors : 1 May 2008 2010-11-19 Fareham Borough Council Fareham local election result 2008 Local elections Results The Times London 28 2008-05-02 Conservative Party (UK) 12 0 0 0 80.0 60.8 21,206 +9.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 0 0 20.0 27.2 9,481 -9.8% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 6.8 2,355 -1.3% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 470 +1.3% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 436 -0.4% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 422 +0.8% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 323 -0.1% English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 167 +0.5% Ward results Fareham East Fareham East http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/havantvotes/2008-Fareham--results.4018311.jp 2008 Fareham - results 2010-11-20 2008-04-24 The News Liberal Democrats (UK) Katrina Trott 1,143 48.7 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Barton 1,063 45.3 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Stuart Rose 140 6.0 -0.8 80 3.4 -4.1 2,346 41.2 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fareham North Fareham North Conservative Party (UK) John Bryant 1,714 72.3 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doreen Baker 304 12.8 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Alan Mayes 178 7.5 -0.1 Green Party of England and Wales David Harrison 175 7.4 -2.4 1,410 59.5 +8.9 2,371 41.9 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Fareham North West Fareham North West Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Dunn 1,020 52.9 -11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Tavendale 778 40.3 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) Angela Carr 131 6.8 -0.9 242 12.5 -23.2 1,929 35.4 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fareham South Fareham South Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Howard 1,015 59.2 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) James Carr 291 17.0 -2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rowena Leonard 270 15.8 -13.7 Green Party of England and Wales John Vivian 138 8.1 +8.1 724 42.2 +20.7 1,714 33.0 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Fareham West Fareham West Conservative Party (UK) Diana Harrison 1,715 68.4 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Tims 331 13.2 -6.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Steve Richards 318 12.7 +12.7 Labour Party (UK) Cameron Crouchman 144 5.7 -3.0 1,384 55.2 +3.9 2,508 46.0 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Hill Head Hill Head Conservative Party (UK) Tim Knight 2,133 74.1 +11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Abrams 599 20.8 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Ledger 145 5.0 -0.7 1,534 53.3 +15.2 2,877 48.5 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Locks Heath Locks Heath Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Godrich 1,344 60.4 -4.9 Independent (politician) Ed Lait 470 21.1 +21.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Savage 278 12.5 -13.4 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Knight 134 6.0 -2.8 874 39.3 0.0 2,226 39.7 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Park Gate Park Gate Conservative Party (UK) Marian Ellerton 1,447 76.0 +4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Haysom 299 15.7 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Carr 157 8.3 -1.8 1,148 60.3 +7.0 1,903 32.9 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Portchester East Portchester East Liberal Democrats (UK) David Norris 1,802 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Livingstone 1,055 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Ryan 326 9.3 British National Party Roger Knight 323 9.2 747 21.3 3,506 40.0 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Portchester West Portchester West Conservative Party (UK) Nick Walker 1,410 60.2 +13.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Bender 609 26.0 -13.8 English Democrats Party Alan Chapman 167 7.1 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Ricketts 156 6.7 -0.6 801 34.2 +26.9 2,342 40.8 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Sarisbury Sarisbury Conservative Party (UK) David Swanbrow 1,657 81.6 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Savage 262 12.9 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Caines 112 5.5 +1.4 1,395 68.7 -1.0 2,031 39.2 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stubbington Stubbington Conservative Party (UK) Kay Mandry 1,485 55.3 +9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Craig Lewis 1,111 41.3 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) Simon Brown 91 3.4 -1.7 374 14.0 2,687 47.1 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Titchfield Titchfield Conservative Party (UK) Tiffany Harper 1,599 72.1 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Chaloner 318 14.3 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Prior 177 8.0 -3.6 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Doggett 123 5.5 +5.5 1,281 57.8 +5.9 2,217 39.1 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Titchfield Common Titchfield Common Conservative Party (UK) Keith Evans 1,022 50.5 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Englefield 944 46.6 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Mooney 59 2.9 -2.3 78 3.9 2,025 38.5 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Warsash Warsash Conservative Party (UK) Mary Nadolski 1,769 81.2 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alice Herron 191 8.8 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Nicola Moore 114 5.2 -0.4 United Kingdom Independence Party John Clayden 104 4.8 +4.8 1,578 72.5 +8.7 2,178 40.1 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) References 2006 Fareham Council election Fareham local elections 2010 Fareham Council election 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hampshire