The 2006 Fareham Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of
Fareham
Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufac ...
Borough
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History
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Council in
Hampshire
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, England. Half of the council was up for election and the
Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Conservative
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22
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Liberal Democrat
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9
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives keep control of the council, after the party defended all the seats they had been holding.
The
Liberal Democrats held the 6 seats they had been defending, while
Labour failed to win any seats with their vote share dropping to 8%.
[ This meant the Conservatives had 22 seats, compared to 9 for the Liberal Democrats.]Portchester
Portchester is a village in the borough of Fareham in Hampshire, England. It is northwest of Portsmouth and around 18 miles east of Southampton on the A27 road. Its population according to the 2011 United Kingdom census was 17,789.
Name
Portc ...
East and said the party would contest more seats at the next election.[ Overall turnout in the election was 40.86%,][
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Ward results
Fareham East
Fareham North
Fareham North West
Fareham South
Fareham West
Hill Head
Locks Heath
Park Gate
Portchester East
Portchester West
Sarisbury
Stubbington
Titchfield
Titchfield Common
Warsash
References
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2006
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Events
January
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2006 English local elections
2000s in Hampshire