Portsmouth council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
6
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 6 -1 11,147 26.7% -2.4
Portsmouth Independent Party 4 +1 9,578 23.0% +6.9
Labour Party 2 +0 11,556 27.7% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +0 6,745 16.2% -3.2
Green Party 0 +0 2,050 4.9% +0.6
Reform UK 0 +0 423 1.0% +0.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 197 0.5% +0.4
Independent 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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
Green Party 14
Labour Party 14
Liberal Democrats 14
Portsmouth Independent Party 12
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5
Reform UK 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 Darren Sanders Elected 1,595 50.4% +8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Standen 539 17.0% -1.1
Labour Party Mark Andrew Farwell 503 15.9% +1.9
Portsmouth Independent Party Brannen Sime 310 9.8% -11.4
Green Party Bob Simmonds 173 5.5% +1.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Rachel Rebecca Nolan 42 1.3% —
Majority1,056
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,162

Liberal Democrats hold

Central Southsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Charlotte Rachel Gerada Elected 1,780 48.7% +8.4
Liberal Democrats Felix Totolici 1,298 35.5% -11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Jane Hoare 237 6.5% +0.9
Green Party Dillon Alexander Jarman 208 5.7% +1.1
Portsmouth Independent Party Paris-Jade Wilson 130 3.6% +1.3
Majority482
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,653

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Charles Dickens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Raj Ghosh Elected 907 45.0% +12.9
Liberal Democrats Renu Raj 368 18.3% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Gosling 319 15.8% +3.5
Portsmouth Independent Party Jaime Angela Custerson 240 11.9% —
Green Party Miles Plested 109 5.4% +1.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Chris Pickett 72 3.6% —
Majority539
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,015

Labour Party gain from Independent

Copnor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Lee Matthew Tindal Elected 1,111 39.5% -6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Mark David Gosling 740 26.3% +2.3
Labour Party Andy Butterworth 640 22.7% +3.0
Liberal Democrats James Howitt 190 6.7% +0.1
Green Party Tim Sheerman-Chase 135 4.8% +1.1
Majority371
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,816

Portsmouth Independent Party hold

Cosham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Derek James North Elected 1,149 37.8% +30.7
Labour Party Amanda Martin 1,009 33.2% -13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Jeremy Atkins 641 21.1% -15.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Ann Spurgeon 118 3.9% -2.9
Green Party Josie McNally 100 3.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nikki Doyle 20 0.7% —
Majority140
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,037

Portsmouth Independent Party gain from Labour Party

Drayton and Farlington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Spencer Roy Gardner Elected 1,389 37.8% -9.8
Portsmouth Independent Party Benjamin Simon Portet 1,267 34.5% +26.4
Labour Party Ian Martin Ayres 695 18.9% -1.0
Liberal Democrats Claire Udy 193 5.3% -12.6
Green Party Paul Bleachy 130 3.5% -2.9
Majority122
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,674

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastney and Craneswater

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Leigh Dorrington Elected 1,156 31.1% -5.3
Labour Party Edward Batterbury 1,017 27.4% -1.2
Portsmouth Independent Party Jack Smith 725 19.5% +17.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Henderson 604 16.3% -6.9
Green Party Tamara Groen 214 5.8% +0.3
Majority139
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,716

Liberal Democrats hold

Fratton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stuart William Brown Elected 824 31.7% -6.4
Portsmouth Independent Party Jacob Lee Short 729 28.0% +11.5
Labour Party Steph Richards 728 28.0% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Edwards 208 8.0% -1.0
Green Party Samet Menguc Chering-Alves 111 4.3% -0.8
Majority95
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,600

Liberal Democrats hold

Hilsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party Matthew William Stringer Cordy Elected 1,493 54.7% -2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Douglas 533 19.5% -3.0
Labour Party Nicky Potts 461 16.9% +4.2
Liberal Democrats Peter John Williams 148 5.4% +0.9
Green Party Emma Louise Kimberley Murphy 95 3.5% +0.4
Majority960
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,730

Portsmouth Independent Party hold

Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kimberly Emma Barrett Elected 1,817 53.0% +6.3
Labour Party Arif Hasan Choudhury 949 27.7% -11.0
Green Party Sarah Louise Shilling Gilbert 231 6.7% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Alexander Gorys 220 6.4% +0.1
Reform UK Rachel Faith Zimmer 214 6.2% +3.8
Majority868
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,431

Liberal Democrats hold

Nelson

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard James Adair Elected 903 37.1% -10.7
Portsmouth Independent Party Gary Richard Fyles 687 28.2% +20.4
Labour Party Robin Head 505 20.7% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Erin May Hunt 223 9.2% -5.8
Green Party Duncan Stuart Robinson 99 4.1% -1.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nick Doyle 19 0.8% -0.1
Majority216
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,436

Liberal Democrats hold

Paulsgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Portsmouth Independent Party George David Madgwick Elected 1,561 63.7% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Christopher Hoare 375 15.3% -4.2
Labour Party Patrick Charles Keefe 358 14.6% -4.0
Green Party Ian David McCulloch 84 3.4% —
Liberal Democrats James Campbell 72 2.9% -3.0
Majority1,186
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,450

Portsmouth Independent Party hold

St Jude

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hugh Laurence Mason 1,266 40.5% +7.7
Labour Party Joshua Anthony Allen 1,221 39.0% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Kewell 282 9.0% -3.4
Green Party Harry Bernard Mallinder 184 5.9% -0.3
Portsmouth Independent Party John Malcolm Hill 176 5.6% -3.1
Majority—
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,129

St Thomas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ian Holder Elected 1,199 42.1% -4.8
Labour Party Julian Thomas Lewis 783 27.5% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael Chandler 435 15.3% -4.7
Reform UK Mark Zimmer 209 7.3% —
Green Party Elliott Lee 177 6.2% -0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Burrows 44 1.5% —
Majority416
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,847

Liberal Democrats hold

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