Portsmouth City Council elections
Local government elections in Hampshire, England
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Portsmouth City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | PIP | UKIP | Reform UK | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (48 seats) | |||||||||
| 1973 | 28 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | Conservative | |
| 1976 | 31 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | Conservative | |
| 1979 | 31 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | Conservative | |
| New ward boundaries (39 seats) | |||||||||
| 1983 | 25 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | Conservative | |
| 1984 | 25 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | Conservative | |
| 1986 | 23 | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | Conservative | |
| 1987 | 24 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | Conservative | |
| 1988 | 25 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | Conservative | |
| 1990 | 21 | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | Conservative | |
| 1991 | 19 | 13 | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 1992 | 17 | 14 | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 1994 | 15 | 14 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 1995 | 11 | 18 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1996 | 6 | 21 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1998 | 8 | 21 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1999 | 10 | 20 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 2000 | '16 | 15 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | No overall control | |
| New ward boundaries (42 seats) | |||||||||
| 2002 | 15 | 14 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2003 | 15 | 11 | 16 | – | 0 | – | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2004 | 15 | 7 | 20 | – | 0 | – | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2006 | 16 | 5 | 21 | – | 0 | – | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2007 | 17 | 5 | 19 | – | 0 | – | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2008 | 19 | 2 | 19 | – | 0 | – | 2 | No overall control | |
| 2010 | 16 | 2 | 23 | – | 0 | – | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2011 | 17 | 2 | 23 | – | 0 | – | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2012 | 12 | 4 | 26 | – | 0 | – | 0 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2014 | 12 | 4 | 19 | – | 6 | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 2015 | 17 | 4 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 2016 | 19 | 4 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 2018 | 19 | 6 | 16 | – | 0 | – | 1 | No overall control | |
| 2019 | 16 | 6 | 18 | – | 0 | – | 2 | No overall control | |
| 2021 | 16 | 7 | 15 | – | 0 | – | 4 | No overall control | |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | – | 3 | No overall control | |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | No overall control | |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 22 | – | 0 | 12 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | |
City result maps
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
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2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
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2023 results map
2024 results map
2026 results map
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By-election results
2002–2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Wemyss | 2,148 | 50.9 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrict Whittle | 1,973 | 46.7 | +4.3 | |
| English Democrat | David Knight | 102 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 175 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,223 | 43.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2006–2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Fuller | 1,196 | 58.6 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Gerry Oldfield | 496 | 24.3 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Simon Payne | 144 | 7.1 | −5.4 | |
| English Democrat | David Knight | 131 | 6.4 | −2.1 | |
| Green | Sean Sanders | 56 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Mark Austin | 17 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 700 | 34.3 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,040 | 20.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Cook | 791 | 35.0 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Jim Fleming | 682 | 30.2 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Naylor | 548 | 24.2 | −2.9 | |
| UKIP | Michelle Essery | 90 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Calum Kennedy | 78 | 3.5 | −2.9 | |
| English Democrat | Clive Percy | 71 | 3.1 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 109 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,260 | 22.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Fraser | 1,835 | 55.8 | +38.4 | |
| Conservative | Jim Fleming | 904 | 27.5 | −18.6 | |
| Labour | Terry O'Brien | 349 | 10.6 | −8.2 | |
| English Democrat | David Knight | 117 | 3.6 | −13.6 | |
| UKIP | Michelle Essery | 57 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Mark Austin | 28 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 931 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,290 | 33.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2022–2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Joe Standen | 1,770 | 64.3 | +64.3 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Hoare | 311 | 11.3 | −4.0 | |
| Labour | Sydna Phillips | 289 | 10.5 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michelle Simmons | 239 | 8.7 | +5.8 | |
| Green | Georgina Ayling | 143 | 5.2 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,459 | 53.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,752 | ||||
| Reform gain from PIP | Swing | ||||
See also
- Non-metropolitan district elections
- 1973 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1983 Portsmouth City Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
- Unitary authority elections
- 1998 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1999 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2000 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2002 Portsmouth City Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 3)[9][10]
- 2003 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2004 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2006 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2007 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2008 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2010 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2011 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2012 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2014 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2015 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2016 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2018 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2019 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2021 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2022 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2023 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2024 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2026 Portsmouth City Council election
Notes
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).