Portsmouth council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
7
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 7 +2 12,682 29.1% +3.2
Portsmouth Independent Party 3 +1 6,995 16.0% +3.1
Labour Party 2 -3 12,264 28.1% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 -1 8,464 19.4% -6.8
Independent 1 +1 910 2.1% +1.8
Green Party 0 +0 1,902 4.4% +1.1
Reform UK 0 +0 244 0.6% —
National Health Action Party 0 +0 86 0.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 43 0.1% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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
Portsmouth Independent Party 13
Green Party 12
Reform UK 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Independent 1
National Health Action Party 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 Leonie Jayne Oliver Elected 1,475 42.3% +5.4
Portsmouth Independent Party Paul Antony Oakley-Cleife 740 21.2% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Standen 632 18.1% -2.0
Labour Party Mark Andrew Farwell 488 14.0% -1.1
Green Party Bob Simmonds 152 4.4% +0.2
Majority735
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,487

Liberal Democrats hold

Central Southsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Suzy Horton Elected 1,816 47.2% +10.7
Labour Party Joshua Anthony Allen 1,551 40.3% -7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Alicia Ruth Denny 214 5.6% -5.1
Green Party Menno Groen 178 4.6% -0.4
Portsmouth Independent Party Lee Matthew Tindal 86 2.2% —
Majority265
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,845

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Charles Dickens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Cal Corkery Elected 910 37.4% —
Labour Party Raj Ghosh 780 32.1% -17.4
Liberal Democrats Yahiya Chowdhury 337 13.9% -1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Henderson 301 12.4% -6.0
Green Party Ian David McCulloch 104 4.3% —
Majority130
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,432

Independent gain from Labour Party

Copnor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Raymond Kenneth Dent Elected 1,391 46.0% +16.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Spencer Roy Gardner 725 24.0% -10.0
Labour Party Arif Hasan Choudhury 597 19.7% -1.5
Liberal Democrats Nicky Dodd 202 6.7% +0.2
Green Party Ben James Warner 112 3.7% -5.2
Majority666
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,027

Portsmouth Independent Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Cosham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mary Vallely Elected 1,362 46.4% -1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Michael Christopher John Mason 1,078 36.7% -4.3
Portsmouth Independent Party Tom Oulds 208 7.1% +1.1
Liberal Democrats David Edward Charles Fuller 200 6.8% +1.6
National Health Action Party Veronika Gudrun Wagner 86 2.9% —
Majority284
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,934

Labour Party hold

Drayton and Farlington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Hannah Brent Elected 1,654 47.7% -6.5
Labour Party Pooja Mishra Jha 693 20.0% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Richard James Adair 620 17.9% +7.6
Portsmouth Independent Party Jaime Angela Custerson 280 8.1% -4.8
Green Party Mervyn Peter Harvey 224 6.5% —
Majority961
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,471

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastney and Craneswater

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gordon Peter Candlish Elected 1,385 36.4% +2.4
Labour Party Jane Caroline Shepherd 1,088 28.6% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Alexander Gorys 881 23.2% -4.2
Green Party Tamara Groen 209 5.5% —
Reform UK Mark Zimmer 148 3.9% —
Portsmouth Independent Party Jenny Elizabeth Dobson 93 2.4% -11.7
Majority297
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,804

Liberal Democrats hold

Fratton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dave Ashmore Elected 1,051 38.1% -1.1
Labour Party Aimee Gwyther 840 30.4% -13.0
Portsmouth Independent Party Jacob Lee Short 457 16.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Angus Ross 248 9.0% -8.3
Green Party Samet Menguc Chering-Alves 139 5.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Chris Pickett 24 0.9% —
Majority211
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,759

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Hilsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Emily Jane Strudwick Elected 1,867 57.3% +21.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Payter-Harris 734 22.5% -12.3
Labour Party Mariam Daniel 413 12.7% -7.6
Liberal Democrats Peter John Williams 146 4.5% -1.1
Green Party Emma Louise Kimberley Murphy 99 3.0% -0.7
Majority1,133
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,259

Portsmouth Independent Party hold

Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gerald Vernon-Jackson Elected 1,872 46.6% +6.3
Labour Party Paula Ann Savage 1,552 38.7% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Daniels Smith 252 6.3% -9.1
Green Party Sarah Louise Shilling Gilbert 176 4.4% -0.5
Reform UK Rachel Faith Zimmer 96 2.4% —
Portsmouth Independent Party Gemma Margaret Hammond 67 1.7% —
Majority320
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,015

Liberal Democrats hold

Nelson

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt Elected 1,033 47.8% +1.4
Labour Party Robin Head 498 23.0% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Kerryanne Swann 323 14.9% -7.6
Portsmouth Independent Party Henry Vincent James Thorpe 169 7.8% —
Green Party Duncan Stuart Robinson 121 5.6% +0.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nick Doyle 19 0.9% -0.4
Majority535
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,163

Liberal Democrats hold

Paulsgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Chris Dike Elected 1,279 55.9% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Douglas 446 19.5% -6.3
Labour Party Eloise Frances Hadenham 425 18.6% +4.0
Liberal Democrats Helena Cole 136 5.9% +1.9
Majority833
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,286

Portsmouth Independent Party hold

St Jude

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Philip Heaney Elected 1,288 39.9% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Martin James Northern 1,058 32.8% -1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael Chandler 400 12.4% -5.9
Portsmouth Independent Party Richard Phillip Peckham 283 8.8% —
Green Party Harry Bernard Mallinder 201 6.2% -0.9
Majority230
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,230

Labour Party hold

St Thomas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Attwell Elected 1,351 46.9% +4.8
Labour Party Edward Batterbury 689 23.9% -1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Sweeney 576 20.0% -6.1
Green Party Elliott Lee 187 6.5% +0.3
Portsmouth Independent Party George William Miles 75 2.6% —
Majority662
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,878

Liberal Democrats hold

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