| Borough of Fareham | |
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Shown within Hampshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. County: | Hampshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 275th 74.24 km² |
| Admin. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Fareham |
| ONS code: | 24UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est. The Market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density |
Ranked 202nd 108,400 1460 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 3% White |
| Politics | |
Fareham Borough Council http://www.fareham.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Mark Hoban, Peter Viggers |
Fareham is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Mark Gerard Hoban (born 31 March, 1964) is a British Politician and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Fareham Sir Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by Royal charter to Local government Districts in England, Wales and Northern Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Its council is based in Fareham. The Market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley. Portchester is a small Suburb to the northwest of Portsmouth, England. Stubbington is a large Hampshire village which is located between Southampton and Portsmouth on the south coast of England. Hill Head is a residential area on the coast of the Solent. It is located south of Stubbington, West of Lee-on-the-Solent and South East of Titchfield Titchfield is a Village in southern Hampshire, by the River Meon. Warsash is a Village in southern Hampshire, England, situated at the mouth of the River Hamble, west of the the area known as Locks Locks Heath is a western residential Suburb of Fareham, in the south of Hampshire, England. Whiteley is a community in the County of Hampshire, England, near Fareham. The Borough covers much of the semi-urban area between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation, with many residents commuting to the two cities for employment. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which South Hampshire or Solent City is a term used mainly to refer to the Metropolitan area formed by the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton and
The district was accorded Borough status in 1972 and was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
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The Borough Council is Conservative controlled. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Following the elections on 1 May 2008, of the 31 Councillors, 22 are Conservative and 9 Liberal Democrat, representing 15 wards. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Labour Party holds no seats on the Council, having lost its last Councillors in 2002. [1] The mayor of the Borough, currently Conservative Councillor Ernest Crouch, is elected each year by his or her fellow councillors and is the Civic Head of the Borough. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government [2] There is also a Deputy Mayor. [2] The Executive Leader of the Council is Councillor Seán Woodward; he is the Political Head of the Borough and has served in that role since the Conservative Party took control of the Council in 1999.
The wards[3] are:
The present boundaries date from 1932 when the parishes of Crofton, Hook with Warsash, Portchester, Sarisbury and Titchfield, all previously part of the Fareham Rural District were added to Fareham urban district. Portchester is a small Suburb to the northwest of Portsmouth, England. Titchfield is a Village in southern Hampshire, by the River Meon. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area [4]
The western boundary of the borough, with the borough of Eastleigh, is the River Hamble. The Borough of Eastleigh is a local government district and Borough in Hampshire, England, bordering the Unitary authority of The River Hamble is a River in Hampshire, England. It rises near Bishop's Waltham and flows for some 7 To the north is the district of the City of Winchester, to the East is the City of Portsmouth (a unitary authority) and to the south is the district of Gosport. Settlements and parishes Settlements in the district include Avington Badger Farm, Beauworth, Bighton History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions History The Rowner area of the peninsula was known to have been settled in Saxon times mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles as Rughenor (Rough bank or slope The southwest and southeast edges of the borough are both part of the British coastline, bordering the Solent. The Solent is a stretch of Sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England.