The 2024 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. 14 of the 42 members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire were elected.
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Winner of each seat at the 2024 Portsmouth City Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The council remained in No overall control, being led by a Liberal Democrats minority administration.[1]
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.[2] The Liberal Democrats first won the council in 2010, and held a majority until 2014.[3] The Conservatives ran the council as a minority administration, with support from UKIP,[4] until 2018, when the Liberal Democrats formed a minority administration which has governed Portsmouth since.[5] 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[6] | 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 | |||
PIP | 6 | PIP | 6 | PIP | 9 | |||
Independent | 3 | Independent | 2 | Independent | 2 |
Changes:
- Judith Smyth readmitted to Labour[7]
Results edit
2024 Portsmouth City 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 | |
PIP | 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: [8]
Incumbents are marked with an asterisk:*
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 | |
PIP | 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 | |
PIP | 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 | |
PIP | 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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PIP | 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 | |||
PIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cosham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PIP | 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 | |||
PIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Drayton & Farlington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Spencer Roy Gardner | 1,389 | 37.8 | -9.9 | |
PIP | 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 | |
PIP | 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 | |
PIP | 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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PIP | 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 | |||
PIP 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 | -9.0 | |
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 | |
PIP | 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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PIP | 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 | |||
PIP hold |
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 | 1,221 | 39.0 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Lee Kewell | 282 | 9.0 | -3.4 | |
Green | Harry Bernard Mallinder | 184 | 5.9 | -0.3 | |
PIP | 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 election result".
- ^ "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.