Council by-election · Fareham Borough: Portchester Wicor ward · Thursday, 19 November 2026
This is where politics meets your life.
Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.
Life in Fareham Borough: Portchester Wicor ward: the official facts
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
85 people in Portchester Wicor ward, 2.3% of residents aged 16–64, against 4% across England (August 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in Fareham
Average price £333,599, up 1.4% on a year earlier (July 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £159,540
Detached houses: £556,568
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, August 2026
87 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 28
anti social behaviour: 16
shoplifting: 12
criminal damage arson: 11
other theft: 9
public order: 5
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Who represents you now
Councillors for Portchester Wicor, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
Robert Turner, Liberal Democrats
Paul Nother, Liberal Democrats
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of Fareham council (32 seats in 2026): Conservative 22, Labour 1, Liberal Democrat 7, Reform UK 1, Other 1. Run by: Conservatives, with a majority.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.
