Portsmouth council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
5
Labour Party
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 5 +3 14,324 31.2% +3.3
Liberal Democrats 5 -1 11,882 25.9% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -3 12,037 26.2% -9.7
Portsmouth Independent Party 2 +2 5,952 13.0% —
Green Party 0 +0 1,498 3.3% -1.7
Independent 0 -1 135 0.3% -3.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 73 0.2% -0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. 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 8
Portsmouth Independent Party 8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Independent 1

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 Abdul Kadir Elected 1,391 36.9% -10.2
Portsmouth Independent Party Paul Antony Oakley-Cleife 760 20.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Douglas 757 20.1% -8.8
Labour Party Jason Christopher 568 15.1% -2.3
Green Party Bob Simmonds 155 4.1% -2.6
Independent Jeanette Smith 135 3.6% —
Majority631
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,766

Liberal Democrats hold

Central Southsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George David Fielding Elected 1,849 47.9% +5.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Shreeve 1,410 36.5% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Ethan Jackson 411 10.6% -3.2
Green Party Menno Groen 193 5.0% +0.4
Majority439
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,863

Labour Party hold

Charles Dickens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yinka Adeniran Elected 1,216 49.5% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Renu Raj 451 18.3% -9.2
Liberal Democrats Maria Cole 379 15.4% -7.7
Portsmouth Independent Party Chris Dike 370 15.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Chris Pickett 43 1.7% -2.0
Majority765
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,459

Labour Party hold

Copnor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Swann Elected 1,062 33.9% -19.3
Portsmouth Independent Party Raymond Kenneth Dent 922 29.4% —
Labour Party Mary Vallely 664 21.2% -5.0
Green Party Tim Sheerman-Chase 280 8.9% -1.7
Liberal Democrats Gordon Peter Candlish 203 6.5% -3.5
Majority140
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,131

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Cosham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Asghar Shah Elected 1,639 47.7% +11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Hannah Hockaday 1,410 41.0% -7.2
Portsmouth Independent Party Mike Jerome 207 6.0% —
Liberal Democrats Helena Cole 180 5.2% -4.4
Majority229
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,436

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Drayton and Farlington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Bosher Elected 1,987 54.2% -14.2
Labour Party Pooja Mishra Jha 831 22.7% +3.1
Portsmouth Independent Party Tom Oulds 472 12.9% —
Liberal Democrats Delwar Hussain Baig 376 10.3% -1.7
Majority1,156
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,666

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastney and Craneswater

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Matthew Ray Winnington Elected 1,380 34.0% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Philip Green 1,112 27.4% -10.4
Labour Party Craig Withey 995 24.5% -1.5
Portsmouth Independent Party Lee Matthew Tindal 575 14.2% —
Majority268
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,062

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Fratton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tom Coles Elected 1,214 43.5% +10.0
Liberal Democrats David Edward Charles Fuller 1,094 39.2% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Sweeney 484 17.3% -7.0
Majority120
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,792

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Hilsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Russell Peter William Simpson Elected 1,097 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Edward Jonas 1,075 34.8% -23.4
Labour Party Julian Thomas Lewis 624 20.2% -5.6
Liberal Democrats Peter John Williams 173 5.6% -3.1
Green Party Emma Louise Kimberley Murphy 116 3.8% -3.4
Majority22
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,085

Portsmouth Independent Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Steve Pitt Elected 1,651 40.3% +2.7
Labour Party Paula Ann Savage 1,613 39.4% +7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael Chandler 630 15.4% -7.7
Green Party Sarah Louise Shilling Gilbert 198 4.8% -2.4
Majority38
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,092

Liberal Democrats hold

Nelson

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jason Fazackarley Elected 1,109 46.4% +3.0
Labour Party Aimee Gwyther 584 24.4% +4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Spencer Roy Gardner 539 22.6% -8.8
Green Party Duncan Stuart Robinson 128 5.4% -0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nick Doyle 30 1.3% —
Majority525
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,390

Liberal Democrats hold

Paulsgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Brian John Madgwick Elected 1,549 55.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Macfarlane 719 25.8% -11.2
Labour Party Raj Ghosh 406 14.6% +3.0
Liberal Democrats Nicky Dodd 112 4.0% +1.7
Majority830
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,786

Portsmouth Independent Party gain from Independent

St Jude

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Judith Deborah Smyth Elected 1,360 40.2% +7.2
Liberal Democrats Martin James Northern 1,161 34.4% -1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Alicia Ruth Denny 617 18.3% -5.2
Green Party Ian David McCulloch 241 7.1% -0.7
Majority199
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,379

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

St Thomas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Jeffery Elected 1,263 42.2% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Anthony Johnson 783 26.2% -1.8
Labour Party Joshua Anthony Allen 761 25.4% +2.9
Green Party Elliott Lee 187 6.2% -0.8
Majority480
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,994

Liberal Democrats hold

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