John Fareham
John Logan Fareham (born June 1958) is a British Conservative politician and author who has been a Councillor for Hull City Council since his election in the 1998 Kingston upon Hull election. Fareham was born in Bracknell.
John Fareham | |
|---|---|
| Councillor for Bricknell Ward | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Councillor for Newland Ward | |
| In office 5 May 1983 – 1995 | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Logan Fareham 1958 (age 63–64) Hull, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Residence(s) | Hull, England |
| Alma mater | University of Hull |
Councillor career
Fareham was first selected as the Conservative candidate for the ward of Newland in the 1983 Kingston upon Hull City elections, a position he held until 1994 when he decided not to seek re-election.[2] Fareham stood alongside two other Conservative councillors, however, received the fewest number of votes with 1,828.
In 1992, Fareham was selected as the Conservative candidate for the Parliamentary seat of Kingston upon Hull East which was, at the time, held by John Prescott. Despite losing the election, Fareham received 11,373 votes and finished second - it would take the Conservatives 27 years to exceed the number of votes Fareham received with Rachel Storer securing 11,474 votes at the 2019 general election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Prescott | 30,096 | 62.9 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | John Fareham | 11,373 | 23.8 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James H. Wastling | 6,050 | 12.6 | −5.1 | |
| Natural Law | Cliff Kinzell | 323 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 18,723 | 39.1 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 47,842 | 69.3 | −1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
In 1997, Fareham stood again for the ward of Newland however was unsuccessful as New Labour made landslide gains across the country in the 1997 general election. He stood again in 1998 and was successfully elected. Following a review of the electoral boundaries, Fareham moved to the ward of Bricknell, where he is currently the councillor. Between 2000 and 2010, Fareham served office alongside Andrew Percy who now represents the UK Parliament seat of Brigg and Goole.
In 2021, Fareham became de facto leader of the Conservative group, following the election defeat of Cllr. John Abbott who had been accused of sexual assault.[6]
He recently started a Youtube channel called 'Cllr Fareham' in which he posts infrequent updates on his work as a Councillor. Alongside this, he continues to post vlog updates to his Twitter profile every Friday that he calls '#FarehamOnFriday'.
Fly-tipping scandal
In 2021, Councillor Fareham received a fine of £400 from Hull City Council for illegally dumping rubbish (flytipping).[7]
Personal life
In 2018, Fareham married Dehenna Davison, a Conservative MP for Bishop Auckland, who is 35 years his junior.[8] The couple appeared together on the Channel 4 documentary series Bride and Prejudice, which showed their wedding at the Guildhall, Kingston upon Hull. They separated before the 2019 general election.[9]
References
- Gerrard, Joseph (17 May 2021). "Hull's only Tory talks about life in city's last bastion of blue". HullLive. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- "Kingston upon Hull City Election Results" (PDF).
- "Hull East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- Naylor, Mark (2 August 2021). "Trial of ex Hull councillor accused of sexual assault delayed again". HullLive. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- Young, Angus (28 May 2021). "Conservative councillor John Fareham fined for fly-tipping in Hull". HullLive. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Burke, Dave; Robinson, Hannah (14 December 2019). "Student who married Hull councillor elected as MP aged 26". HullLive. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Tucker, Grant; Urwin, Rosamund (15 December 2019). "Meet Boris's Babies — they're young, fun and working class". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019. (subscription required)