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Fareham remains true blue
FAREHAM remained true blue in a night of local election stalemate.
Not one ward changed hands leaving the Conservatives with an advantage of 13.
The Tories stay on 22 seats with the Liberal Democrats on nine.
Despite the lack of change in Fareham, there were some nail-biting moments as the ballot papers were counted in front of hundreds of spectators at Ferneham Hall.
The most hotly contested wards were Fareham East and Stubbington.
The first seat to be confirmed was Sarisbury, where Cllr David Swanbrow retained his position.
The Tory stole a huge 82 per cent of the votes in the Sarisbury ward - the biggest majority for any seat.
Lib Dem Katrina Trott, who is also the current Mayor of Fareham until her term finishes next week, managed to hold her nerve as the votes in Fareham East had to undergo a recount. She won by just 80 votes.
It was also a comparatively close call in Stubbingon where Tory Cllr Kay Mandry held on to her seat by 374 votes.
Neighbouring Gosport remains a hung council with no one party having an overall majority.
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2:21am Friday 2nd May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Peter Moody, Fareham on 9:11am Fri 2 May 08
How can taking 82% of the vote in a ward possibly be described as "stealing"? Is the writer allowing his or her prejudice to show?
How can taking 82% of the vote in a ward possibly be described as "stealing"? Is the writer allowing his or her prejudice to show?
Posted by: Numpty Basher on 9:54am Fri 2 May 08
[quote][bold]Peter Moody[/bold] wrote:
How can taking 82% of the vote in a ward possibly be described as \"stealing\"? Is the writer allowing his or her prejudice to show? [/quote] I think you're just being very, very sensitive when there is no need to be whatsoever.
Peter Moody wrote:
How can taking 82% of the vote in a ward possibly be described as \"stealing\"? Is the writer allowing his or her prejudice to show?
I think you're just being very, very sensitive when there is no need to be whatsoever.
Posted by: Pedant, somewhere on 11:18am Fri 2 May 08
Is 82% of 39% huge, in the grand scheme of things? What do the other 61% think?
Is 82% of 39% huge, in the grand scheme of things? What do the other 61% think?
Posted by: Stato on 3:49pm Fri 2 May 08
Presumably the other 61% don't care either way, otherwise they would have got off their a***s and voted.
Presumably the other 61% don't care either way, otherwise they would have got off their a***s and voted.
Posted by: Pedant, over there now on 10:39pm Fri 2 May 08
And aren't Fareham's councillors glad of that!
And aren't Fareham's councillors glad of that!
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