Borough of Fareham

Borough of Fareham
Borough of Fareham
Non-metropolitan district 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	Paul Holmes; Suella Braverman
Area
• Total	28.6 sq mi (74.2 km2)
• Rank	224th (of 296)
Population (2024)
• Total	115,428
• Rank	214th (of 296)
• Density	4,030/sq mi (1,560/km2)
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.