| Election Name: | 2012 Fareham Borough Council election |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Fareham Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Fareham Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 of 31 seats to Fareham Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,513 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 22 |
| Seats1: | 13 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Percentage2: | 25.5% |
| Swing1: | 4.3% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,510 |
| Percentage1: | 52.7% |
| Swing2: | 13.5% |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservatives |
| After Election: | Conservatives |
The 2012 Fareham Borough Council elections took take place on 3 May 2012 to elect half the members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The Conservative Party are currently the largest party on the council.
The Conservative Party held every seat they defended and gained one from the Lib Dems, in Fareham North West, which saw Dave Whittingham unseat Eric Dunn.
The closest to an upset came in Stubbington where 22-year-old Christopher Wood for the UK Independence Party came second with 34.4% of the vote, behind the Conservative's Kay Mandry, who won 38.8%.[1] [2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 13 seats compared to 2 for the Liberal Democrats.