2024 Portsmouth City Council election
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The 2024 Portsmouth City Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. 14 of the 42 members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire will be elected.
Background[edit]
Portsmouth was created as a unitary authority in 1997. Labour controlled the council from its creation until 2000, when the council fell into no overall control.[1] The Liberal Democrats first won the council in 2010, and held a majority until 2014.[2] The Conservatives ran the council as a minority administration, with support from UKIP,[3] until 2018, when the Liberal Democrats formed a minority administration which has governed Portsmouth since.[4] In the previous election, the Liberal Democrats won 7 seats (up 1) with 29.3% of the vote, Labour won 2 with 27.5%, the Conservatives won 1 (down 5) with 19.6%, the Portsmouth Independent Party won 3 (up 3) with 16.2%, and independents won 1 (up 1) with 2.1%.
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 36.0% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 2 with 26.6%, Labour held their 2 seats up for election with 28.0%, and independents gained 1 with 3.7%.
Previous council composition[edit]
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[5] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Liberal Democrats | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 19 | |||
Conservative | 8 | Conservative | 8 | Conservative | 4 | |||
Labour | 7 | Labour | 8 | Labour | 8 | |||
Portsmouth Ind. | 6 | Portsmouth Ind. | 6 | Portsmouth Ind. | 9 | |||
Independent | 3 | Independent | 2 | Independent | 2 |
Changes:
- Judith Smyth readmitted to Labour[6]
Results[edit]
2023 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 19 | 45.2 | 12,492 | 30.0 | 0.7 | |
Portsmouth Ind. | 4 | 3 | 28.6 | 5 | 9 | 21.4 | 9,578 | 23.0 | 6.8 | |
Labour | 2 | 14.3 | 6 | 8 | 19.0 | 11,556 | 27.7 | 0.2 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 4 | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 9.5 | 6,745 | 16.2 | 3.4 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,050 | 4.5 | 0.1 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 423 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 197 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Ward Results[edit]
The results for each ward were: [7]
Baffins[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Darren Sanders | 1,595 | 50.4 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Joseph Standen | 539 | 17.0 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Mark Andrew Farwell | 503 | 15.9 | +1.9 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | Brannen Sime | 310 | 9.8 | -11.4 | |
Green | Bob Simmonds | 173 | 5.5 | +1.2 | |
TUSC | Rachel Rebecca Nolan | 42 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1056 | 33.4 | |||
Turnout | 3162 | 28.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Central Southsea[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Charlotte Rachel Gerada | 1,780 | 48.7 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Felix Totolici | 1298 | 35.5 | -11.7 | |
Conservative | Alison Hoare | 237 | 6.5 | +0.9 | |
Green | Dillon Alexander Jarman | 208 | 5.7 | +1.1 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | Paris-Jade Wilson | 130 | 3.6 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 482 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 3653 | 29.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Charles Dickens[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Raj Ghosh | 907 | 45.0 | +12.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Renu Raj | 368 | 18.3 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Gosling | 319 | 15.8 | +3.4 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | Jaime Angela Custerson | 240 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Green | Miles Plested | 109 | 5.4 | +1.1 | |
TUSC | Chris Pickett | 72 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 539 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 2015 | 14.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Copnor[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Portsmouth Independents Party | Lee Matthew Tindal | 1,111 | 39.5 | -6.5 | |
Conservative | Lewis Mark David Gosling | 740 | 26.3 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Andy Butterworth | 640 | 22.7 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Howitt | 190 | 6.7 | 0.0 | |
Green | Tim Sheerman-Chase | 135 | 4.8 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 371 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 2816 | 29.0 | |||
Portsmouth Independents Party gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cosham[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Portsmouth Independents Party | Derek James North | 1,149 | 37.8 | +30.7 | |
Labour | Amanda Martin | 1009 | 33.2 | -13.2 | |
Conservative | Matthew Atkins | 641 | 21.1 | -15.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Ann Spurgeon | 118 | 3.9 | -2.9 | |
Green | Josie McNally | 100 | 3.3 | N/A | |
TUSC | Nikki Doyle | 20 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 140 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 3037 | 30.1 | |||
Portsmouth Independents Party gain from Conservative | Swing |
Drayton & Farlington[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Spencer Roy Gardner | 1,389 | 37.8 | -9.9 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | Benjamin Simon Portet | 1267 | 34.5 | +26.4 | |
Labour | Ian Martin Ayres | 695 | 18.9 | -1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Udy | 193 | 5.3 | -12.6 | |
Green | Paul Bleachy | 130 | 3.5 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 122 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 3674 | 35.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Eastney & Craneswater[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Leigh Dorrington | 1,156 | 31.1 | -5.3 | |
Labour | Edward Batterbury | 1017 | 27.4 | -1.2 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | Jack Smith | 725 | 19.5 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Terry Henderson | 604 | 16.3 | -6.9 | |
Green | Tamara Liloutee Barbara Groen | 214 | 5.8 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 139 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 3716 | 37.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Fratton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Stuart William Brown | 824 | 31.7 | -6.4 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | Jacob Lee Short | 729 | 27.9 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Steph Richards | 728 | 27.9 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Tim Edwards | 208 | 8.0 | -1.0 | |
Green | Samet Menguc Chering-Alves | 111 | 4.3 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 95 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 2600 | 24.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hilsea[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Portsmouth Independents Party | Matthew William Stringer Cordy | 1,493 | 54.7 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | Charles Douglas | 533 | 19.5 | -3.0 | |
Labour | Nicky Potts | 461 | 16.9 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter John Williams | 148 | 5.4 | +0.9 | |
Green | Emma Louise Kimberley Murphy | 95 | 3.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 960 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 2730 | 27.0 | |||
Portsmouth Independents Party gain from Conservative | Swing |
Milton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Kimberly Emma Barrett | 1,817 | 53.0 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Arif Hasan Choudhury | 949 | 27.7 | -9 | |
Green | Sarah Louise Shilling Gilbert | 231 | 6.7 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Stephen Alexander Gorys | 220 | 6.4 | +0.1 | |
Reform UK | Rachel Faith Zimmer | 214 | 6.2 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 868 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 3431 | 32.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Nelson[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Richard James Adair | 903 | 37.1 | -10.7 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | Gary Richard Fyles | 687 | 28.2 | +20.4 | |
Labour | Robin Stanley Head | 505 | 20.7 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | Erin May Hunt | 223 | 9.2 | -5.7 | |
Green | Duncan Stuart Robinson | 99 | 4.1 | -1.5 | |
TUSC | Nick Doyle | 19 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 216 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 2436 | 23.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Paulsgrove[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Portsmouth Independents Party | George David Madgwick | 1,561 | 63.7 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Thomas Christopher Hoare | 375 | 15.3 | -4.2 | |
Labour | Patrick Charles Keefe | 358 | 14.6 | -4.0 | |
Green | Ian David McCulloch | 84 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Campbell | 72 | 2.9 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 1186 | 48.4 | |||
Turnout | 2450 | 24.2 |
St Jude[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Hugh Laurence Mason | 1,266 | 40.5 | +7.7 | |
Labour | Joshua Anthony Allen | 1221 | 39.0 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Lee Kewell | 282 | 9.0 | -3.4 | |
Green | Harry Bernard Mallinder | 184 | 5.9 | -0.3 | |
Portsmouth Independents Party | John Malcolm Hill | 176 | 5.6 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 45 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 3129 | 33.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Thomas[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Holder | 1,199 | 42.1 | -4.8 | |
Labour | Julian Thomas Lewis | 783 | 27.5 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | David Michael Chandler | 435 | 15.3 | -4.7 | |
Reform UK | Mark Zimmer | 209 | 7.3 | N/A | |
Green | Elliot Lee | 177 | 6.2 | -0.3 | |
TUSC | John Burrows | 44 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 416 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 2847 | 25.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ "Portsmouth City Council Election Results 1996-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Ex-council leader runs for Mike Hancock's Portsmouth seat". BBC News. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Conservatives continue running Portsmouth City Council". BBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Lib Dem Gerald Vernon-Jackson wins Portsmouth council leadership". BBC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Wright, Josh (1 December 2022). "Portsmouth Labour councillor is suspended from party following complaint". The News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Local council elections 2024". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 2024-05-07.