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Fareham 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

16 ward races

16 seats

14 elected below the proportional quota

87.5% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative Party	16,962	39.0%	11	68.8%	7	43.8%	+4
Reform UK	11,185	25.7%	1	6.3%	4	25.0%	-3
Liberal Democrats	8,703	20.0%	4	25.0%	3	18.8%	+1
Green Party	4,216	9.7%	0	0.0%	1	6.3%	-1
Labour Party	2,410	5.5%	0	0.0%	1	6.3%	-1
Total	43,476	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Fort Fareham · 1 seat · won at 29.0% · −21.0 pts below quota
Portchester Wicor · 1 seat · won at 33.1% · −16.9 pts below quota
Fareham Town · 1 seat · won at 33.3% · −16.7 pts below quota
Wallington and Downend · 1 seat · won at 36.1% · −13.9 pts below quota
Fareham Park · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Portchester Castle · 1 seat · won at 37.0% · −13.0 pts below quota
Uplands and Funtley · 1 seat · won at 37.6% · −12.4 pts below quota
Titchfield · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Avenue · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
Locks Heath · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · −5.9 pts below quota
Titchfield Common · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · −5.3 pts below quota
Park Gate · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
Stubbington · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · −2.1 pts below quota
Hill Head · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · −0.8 pts below quota
Hook-with-Warsash · 1 seat · won at 51.9% · above quota
Sarisbury and Whiteley · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota

Race results

Fort Fareham · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.0 pts Valid ballots 2,530

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stephen Paul Ingram	Conservative Party	734	29.0%	−21.0 pts	Elected
2	Peter Watson	Reform UK	730	28.9%	—
3	Dominic Stuart Martin	Labour Party	704	27.8%	—
4	Nick Lyle	Green Party	362	14.3%	—

Electorate 5,758 · Ballots cast 2,543 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.fareham.fort-fareham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Portchester Wicor · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.9 pts Valid ballots 2,589

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rob Turner	Liberal Democrats	858	33.1%	−16.9 pts	Elected
2	Steve Richards	Reform UK	788	30.4%	—
3	Paul William Whittle	Conservative Party	765	29.5%	—
4	David Barton Harrison	Green Party	178	6.9%	—

Electorate 5,284 · Ballots cast 2,606 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.fareham.portchester-wicor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Fareham Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.7 pts Valid ballots 2,285

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kirsten Wiltshire	Liberal Democrats	762	33.3%	−16.7 pts	Elected
2	Sandy Ellis	Reform UK	636	27.8%	—
3	Edward Peter George Maunder	Conservative Party	512	22.4%	—
4	John Vivian	Green Party	237	10.4%	—
5	Lee Woods	Labour Party	138	6.0%	—

Electorate 5,165 · Ballots cast 2,297 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.fareham.fareham-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wallington and Downend · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.9 pts Valid ballots 2,910

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alison West	Liberal Democrats	1,050	36.1%	−13.9 pts	Elected
2	Peter Andrew Maunder	Conservative Party	819	28.1%	—
3	Nicky Watkins	Reform UK	739	25.4%	—
4	Dawn Rowlatt	Green Party	213	7.3%	—
5	Leslie Charles Ricketts	Labour Party	89	3.1%	—

Electorate 5,399 · Ballots cast 2,927 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.fareham.wallington-downend.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Fareham Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 2,301

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kerry Stubbs	Reform UK	850	36.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
2	Manny Martins	Conservative Party	660	28.7%	—
3	Samuel Ford Gething	Green Party	451	19.6%	—
4	Andy Mooney	Labour Party	340	14.8%	—

Electorate 5,746 · Ballots cast 2,316 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.fareham.fareham-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Portchester Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.0 pts Valid ballots 2,974

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dave Wiltshire	Liberal Democrats	1,101	37.0%	−13.0 pts	Elected
2	Sarah Lisa Horton	Reform UK	864	29.1%	—
3	Ashley Dean Grant	Conservative Party	688	23.1%	—
4	David Silvester Palk	Green Party	209	7.0%	—
5	Richard Edward Ryan	Labour Party	112	3.8%	—

Electorate 6,090 · Ballots cast 2,989 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.fareham.portchester-castle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Uplands and Funtley · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.4 pts Valid ballots 2,032

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Louise Elizabeth Clubley	Conservative Party	765	37.6%	−12.4 pts	Elected
2	Ciaran Michael Urry-Tuttiett	Liberal Democrats	605	29.8%	—
3	Sandi Watson	Reform UK	494	24.3%	—
4	John Alexander Rose	Green Party	168	8.3%	—

Electorate 3,736 · Ballots cast 2,042 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.fareham.uplands-funtley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Titchfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 2,602

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lisa Margaret Birkett	Conservative Party	1,034	39.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
2	Josh Read	Reform UK	716	27.5%	—
3	Richard Blythin	Liberal Democrats	437	16.8%	—
4	Baz Marie	Green Party	295	11.3%	—
5	Lorraine Drinkwater	Labour Party	120	4.6%	—

Electorate 5,690 · Ballots cast 2,658 · Invalid 56 · EC ward code local.fareham.titchfield.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Avenue · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.7 pts Valid ballots 3,044

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robert William Ellis	Conservative Party	1,226	40.3%	−9.7 pts	Elected
2	Paul Kimber	Reform UK	957	31.4%	—
3	Maryam Brady	Liberal Democrats	388	12.7%	—
4	Kat Bull	Green Party	327	10.7%	—
5	Jamie Webb	Labour Party	146	4.8%	—

Electorate 6,145 · Ballots cast 3,059 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.fareham.avenue.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Locks Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.9 pts Valid ballots 2,919

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Malcolm Roy Daniells	Conservative Party	1,286	44.1%	−5.9 pts	Elected
2	Max Barron	Reform UK	716	24.5%	—
3	Phil Clark	Liberal Democrats	598	20.5%	—
4	Carole Lesley Fogg	Green Party	319	10.9%	—

Electorate 6,193 · Ballots cast 2,943 · Invalid 24 · EC ward code local.fareham.locks-heath.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Titchfield Common · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.3 pts Valid ballots 2,855

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Michael John Murphy	Conservative Party	1,277	44.7%	−5.3 pts	Elected
2	Gary Fisk	Reform UK	696	24.4%	—
3	Sue Hardie	Liberal Democrats	476	16.7%	—
4	Naomi Gittens	Green Party	285	10.0%	—
5	John Michael Boyle	Labour Party	121	4.2%	—

Electorate 6,016 · Ballots cast 2,861 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.fareham.titchfield-common.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Park Gate · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.7 pts Valid ballots 2,830

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Simon David Martin	Conservative Party	1,338	47.3%	−2.7 pts	Elected
2	Graham Stanley Everdell	Liberal Democrats	707	25.0%	—
3	Sharon Jones	Reform UK	536	18.9%	—
4	Andy Stroud	Green Party	249	8.8%	—

Electorate 6,147 · Ballots cast 2,837 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.fareham.park-gate.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stubbington · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.1 pts Valid ballots 2,871

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jacquie Needham	Conservative Party	1,374	47.9%	−2.1 pts	Elected
2	Toni Steed	Reform UK	649	22.6%	—
3	Fiona Cooke	Liberal Democrats	401	14.0%	—
4	Joseph Andrejs Adamson	Labour Party	238	8.3%	—
5	Kasi Munns	Green Party	209	7.3%	—

Electorate 5,660 · Ballots cast 2,891 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.fareham.stubbington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hill Head · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.8 pts Valid ballots 3,079

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Dugan	Conservative Party	1,516	49.2%	−0.8 pts	Elected
2	George Light	Reform UK	655	21.3%	—
3	Stuart Hayton	Liberal Democrats	392	12.7%	—
4	Lynne Murray	Labour Party	337	10.9%	—
5	Connor James Field Stephens	Green Party	179	5.8%	—

Electorate 5,728 · Ballots cast 3,089 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.fareham.hill-head.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hook-with-Warsash · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.9 pts Valid ballots 2,611

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Frair Louise Burgess	Conservative Party	1,355	51.9%	+1.9 pts	Elected
2	Steve Wallace	Reform UK	599	22.9%	—
3	Jon Sacker	Liberal Democrats	392	15.0%	—
4	Jake Ian Waterfall	Green Party	200	7.7%	—
5	David Anthony Rodgers	Labour Party	65	2.5%	—

Electorate 5,452 · Ballots cast 2,625 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.fareham.hook-with-warsash.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sarisbury and Whiteley · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.0 pts Valid ballots 3,044

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ruth Alexandra Hall	Conservative Party	1,613	53.0%	+3.0 pts	Elected
2	Gail Robertson	Reform UK	560	18.4%	—
3	Gayathri Sathyanath	Liberal Democrats	536	17.6%	—
4	Polly Sanderson	Green Party	335	11.0%	—

Electorate 6,113 · Ballots cast 3,051 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.fareham.sarisbury-whiteley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index