Portsmouth council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
6
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 +2 17,058 36.7% +9.2
Labour Party 4 +2 14,626 31.5% +7.6
Liberal Democrats 4 -4 11,739 25.3% -4.0
Green Party 0 +0 1,739 3.7% -0.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 996 2.1% -12.9
Independent 0 +0 265 0.6% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Labour Party 14
Liberal Democrats 14
Green Party 11
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 6
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 14 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Baffins

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Smith Elected 1,421 37.4% -10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Norton 1,285 33.8% +15.1
Labour Party Liam Alec Turish 794 20.9% +5.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Todd Sweeney 169 4.4% -13.7
Green Party Bob Simmonds 132 3.5% —
Majority136
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,801

Liberal Democrats hold

Central Southsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George David Fielding Elected 1,721 44.1% +20.0
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt 1,377 35.3% -5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Prab Ghosh 627 16.1% +4.0
Green Party Tim Sheerman-Chase 181 4.6% -8.7
Majority344
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,906

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Charles Dickens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Claire Denise Udy Elected 844 33.9% -0.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Shreeve 729 29.3% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Syed Aminul Haque 619 24.9% +14.6
Independent Paul David Godier 155 6.2% —
Green Party Sarah Louise Shilling Gilbert 141 5.7% +1.0
Majority115
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,488

Labour Party hold

Copnor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Swann Elected 1,355 46.8% +10.9
Labour Party Mo Quinn 824 28.5% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Ross Campbell 423 14.6% +5.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terry Chipperfield-Harrison 161 5.6% -19.9
Green Party Ken Hawkins 130 4.5% —
Majority531
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,893

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Cosham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Hannah Hockaday Elected 1,614 52.7% +11.5
Labour Party Graham Philip Heaney 954 31.1% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Helena Cole 213 7.0% -1.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mike Jerome 173 5.6% -15.6
Independent Peter Marcus 110 3.6% —
Majority660
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,064

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Drayton and Farlington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Bosher Elected 2,588 67.3% +12.3
Labour Party Sue Castillon 918 23.9% +3.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Pritchard 340 8.8% -0.3
Majority1,670
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,846

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastney and Craneswater

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Edmund Stubbs Elected 1,763 43.6% +8.4
Labour Party Luke Evans 1,144 28.3% +14.5
Liberal Democrats Tracy McClure 969 23.9% -20.0
Green Party Menno Groen 172 4.2% -4.4
Majority619
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,048

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Fratton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tom Coles Elected 1,108 37.5% +10.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart William Brown 1,036 35.1% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Sarigul 543 18.4% +5.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kevan Chippindall-Higgin 154 5.2% -16.5
Green Party Mike Wines 114 3.9% -2.1
Majority72
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,955

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Hilsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Edward Jonas Elected 1,739 57.4% +2.8
Labour Party Graham Marshall Mitchell 868 28.6% -3.5
Liberal Democrats Peter John Williams 224 7.4% -5.9
Green Party Emma Louise Kimberley Murphy 199 6.6% —
Majority871
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,030

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ben Dowling Elected 1,656 41.7% -0.9
Labour Party Raj Ghosh 1,264 31.8% +14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Ahmed 856 21.6% +5.4
Green Party Tamara Groen 193 4.9% -2.8
Majority392
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,969

Liberal Democrats hold

Nelson

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jason Fazackarley Elected 1,124 40.1% -0.3
Labour Party Rumal Khan 768 27.4% +5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Alicia Ruth Denny 625 22.3% +6.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Colin Galloway 148 5.3% -16.2
Green Party Duncan Stuart Robinson 136 4.9% —
Majority356
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,801

Liberal Democrats hold

Paulsgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Hooper Elected 1,224 45.7% +21.7
Labour Party Dave Horne 1,100 41.0% -0.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stuart Potter 191 7.1% -22.4
Liberal Democrats Iain Sutherland 165 6.2% +2.1
Majority124
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,680

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

St Jude

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Judith Deborah Smyth Elected 1,270 36.4% +19.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Rae Symes 1,165 33.4% +6.3
Liberal Democrats Richard James Adair 867 24.8% -14.8
Green Party Chris Jolley 187 5.4% -2.5
Majority105
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,489

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

St Thomas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rob Wood Elected 1,195 34.6% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Henderson 1,055 30.6% +7.3
Labour Party Sumel Chowdhury 1,049 30.4% +6.9
Green Party Bekkie Kingsley-Smith 154 4.5% -3.3
Majority140
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,453

Liberal Democrats hold

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