Borough of Fareham
| Borough of Fareham | |
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| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Fareham shown within Hampshire |
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| 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 Fernandes Caroline Dinenage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.6 sq mi (74.2 km2) |
| Area rank | 250th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 114,800 |
| • Rank | 199th (of 326) |
| • Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.3% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 24UE (ONS) E07000087 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU5802906461 |
| Website | www |
| Fareham Borough Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type |
Local borough council
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| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| Structure | |
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24 / 31
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4 / 31
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2 / 31
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1 / 31
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| Elections | |
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Last election
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Thursday 5th of May 2016 |
| Website | |
| https://www.fareham.gov.uk | |
The Borough of Fareham is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley. 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.
The Fareham urban district was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 and gained borough status.
The Borough covers the area from Portchester in the east to Warsash in the west, south to Stubbington and Hill Head and north to include part of Whiteley. It is unusual for a relatively small borough in that it has two Members of Parliament (Stubbington and Hill Head are part of the Gosport constituency), two post towns (the west of the borough is in the Southampton post town) and three telephone dialling codes (mostly 01329, but 01489 in the west and 023 in the extreme east).
The 2001 Census found Fareham to have lower than average unemployment and crime with house prices higher than average. The population was estimated at about 111,000 with an average age of 40.3 years.
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