Borough of Fareham

Fareham Borough Council
Fareham Borough Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor	Fred Birkett, ; Conservative ; since 11 May 2023
Leader	Seán Woodward, ; Conservative ; since 1999
Chief Executive	Andrew Wannell ; since 6 May 2023
Structure
Seats	31 councillors
Political groups	Administration (24) Conservative (24) Other parties (7) Liberal Democrats (4) Independent (3)
Elections
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	2026
Meeting place
	Civic Offices, Civic Way, Fareham, PO16 7AZ
Website
	www.fareham.gov.uk

Borough of Fareham
Borough of Fareham
Non-metropolitan and borough
	Fareham town centre
	Fareham shown within Hampshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Hampshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Fareham
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Fareham Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Suella Braverman; Caroline Dinenage
Area
• Total	74.2 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
• Rank	224th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	114,547
• Rank	211th (of 296)
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 95.6% White ; 1.8% Asian ; 1.5% Mixed ; 0.6% Black ; 0.4% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 49.1% Christianity ; 43.7% no religion ; 5.4% not stated ; 0.6% Islam ; 0.4% other ; 0.4% Hinduism ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	24UE (ONS); E07000087 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU5802906461
Website	www.fareham.gov.uk

The Borough of Fareham is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the borough include Portchester, Hill Head, Sarisbury, Stubbington, Titchfield and Warsash. The borough covers much of the semi-urban area between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation. The neighbouring districts are Eastleigh, Winchester, Portsmouth and Gosport. The district's southern boundary is the coast of the Solent.