2026 Fareham Borough Council election

2026 Fareham Borough Council election
← 2024 7 May 2026 2027 (TBD) →
16 out of 32 seats to Fareham Borough Council; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Results by ward
Leader before election; Simon Martin; Conservative	Leader after election ; TBD;

The 2026 Fareham Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 16 of 32 members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England.^[1]

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Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Fareham Borough Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.

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After 2024 election			Before 2026 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Conservative	22		Conservative	24
	Liberal Democrats	8		Liberal Democrats	6
	Labour	1		Labour	1
	Independent	1		Independent	1

2026 Fareham Borough Council election^[7]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11	-1	68.8%	11	22	68.8%	16,962	39.0%
	Reform	1	+1	6.3%	0	1	3.1%	11,185	25.7%	n/a
	Liberal Democrats	4	+0	12.5%	1	7	21.9%	8,703	20.0%
	Green	0	+0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	4,216	9.7%
	Labour	0	+0	0.0%	1	1	3.1%	2,410	5.5%
	Independent	0	+0	0.0%	1	1	3.1%	0	0.0%

Ward	Incumbent councillor		Re-standing^[8]
Avenue	Roger Bird	Conservative	No
Fareham Park	Lisa Birkett	Conservative	Yes
Fareham Town	Kirsten Wiltshire	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Fort Fareham	Stephen Ingram	Conservative	Yes
Hill Head	Steve Dugan	Conservative	Yes
Hook-with-Warsash	Friar Burgess	Conservative	Yes
Locks Heath	Malcolm Daniells	Conservative	Yes
Park Gate	Simon Martin	Conservative	Yes
Portchester Castle	David Wiltshire	Liberal Democrats	Yes
Portchester Wicor	Paul Whittle	Conservative	Yes
Sarisbury & Whiteley	David Foot	Conservative	No
Stubbington	Jacquie Needham	Conservative	Yes
Titchfield	Tiffany Harper	Conservative	No
Titchfield Common	Andrew Murphy	Conservative	Yes
Uplands & Funtley	Louise Clubley	Conservative	Yes
Wallington & Downend	Alison West	Liberal Democrats	Yes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Ellis	1,226	40.3
	Reform	Paul Kimber	957	31.4
	Liberal Democrats	Maryam Brady	388	12.7
	Green	Kat Bull	327	10.7
	Labour	Jamie Webb	146	4.8
Majority			269	8.9
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Kerry Stubbs	850	36.9
	Conservative	Manny Martins	660	28.7
	Green	Samuel Gething	451	19.2
	Labour	Andy Mooney	340	14.8
Majority			190	8.2
Turnout
Registered electors
	Reform gain from Conservative		Swing

2026 Fareham Borough Council election

Summary

Background

Council composition

Election result

Incumbents

Candidates

Avenue

Fareham Park

Fareham Town

Fort Fareham

Hill Head

Hook-with-Warsash

Locks Heath

Park Gate

Portchester Castle

Portchester Wicor

Sarisbury & Whiteley

Stubbington

Titchfield

Titchfield Common

Uplands & Funtley

Wallington & Downend

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsten Wiltshire*	762	33.3
	Reform	Sandy Ellis	636	27.8
	Conservative	Edward Maunder	512	22.4
	Green	John Vivian	237	10.4
	Labour	Lee Woods	138	6.0
Majority			126	5.5
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen Ingram*	734	29.0
	Reform	Peter Watson	730	28.9
	Labour	Dominic Martin	704	27.8
	Green	Nick Lyle	362	14.3
Majority			4	0.1
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Steve Dugan*	1,516	49.2
	Reform	George Light	655	21.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Hayton	392	12.7
	Labour	Lynne Murray	337	10.9
	Green	Connor Stephens	179	5.8
Majority			861	27.9
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frair Burgess*	1,355	51.9
	Reform	Steve Wallace	599	22.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Sacker	392	15.0
	Green	Jake Waterfall	200	7.7
	Labour	David Rodgers	65	2.5
Majority			756	29.0
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Malcolm Daniells*	1,286	44.1
	Reform	Max Barron	716	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Clark	598	20.5
	Green	Carole Fogg	319	10.9
Majority			570	19.6
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Martin*	1,338	47.3
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Everdell	707	25.0
	Reform	Sharon Jones	536	18.9
	Green	Andy Stroud	249	8.8
Majority			631	22.3
Turnout			2,830	46	+12
Rejected ballots			7
Registered electors			6,147
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Wiltshire*	1,101	37.0
	Reform	Sarah Horton	864	29.1
	Conservative	Ashley Grant	688	23.1
	Green	David Palk	209	7.0
	Labour	Richard Ryan	112	3.8
Majority			237	7.9
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Turner	858	33.1	−20.4
	Reform	Steven Richards	788	30.4	n/a
	Conservative	Paul Whittle*	765	29.5	−3.9
	Green	David Harrison	178	6.9	n/a
Majority			70	2.7	−13.5
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ruth Hall	1,613	53.0
	Reform	Gail Robertson	560	18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gayathri Sathyanath	536	17.6
	Green	Polly Sanderson	335	11.0
Majority			1,053	34.6
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jacquie Needham*	1,374	47.9
	Reform	Toni Steed	649	22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Cooke	401	14.0
	Labour	Joseph Adamson	238	8.3
	Green	Kasi Munns	209	7.3
Majority			725	25.3
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Titchfield Common
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Murphy*	1,277	44.7
	Reform	Gary Fisk	696	24.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Hardie	476	16.7
	Green	Naomi Gittens	285	10.0
	Labour	John Boyle	121	4.2
Majority			581	20.3
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lisa Birkett*	1,034	39.7
	Reform	Josh Read	716	27.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Blythin	437	16.8
	Green	Baz Marie	295	11.3
	Labour	Lorraine Drinkwater	120	4.6
Majority			318	12.2
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louise Clubley*	765	37.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett	605	29.8
	Reform	Sandi Watson	494	24.3
	Green	John Rose	168	8.3
Majority			160	7.8
Turnout			2,045	55	+13
Rejected ballots			10
Registered electors			3,736
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison West*	1,050	36.1
	Conservative	Peter Maunder	819	28.1
	Reform	Nicky Watkins	739	25.4
	Green	Dawn Rowlatt	213	7.3
	Labour	Leslie Ricketts	89	3.1
Majority			231	8.0
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing