Portsmouth council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
8
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
40.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 8 +2 17,584 29.0% +2.3
Reform UK 5 +5 20,486 33.8% +32.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +0 6,205 10.2% -5.9
Labour Party 0 -2 8,425 13.9% -13.8
Green Party 0 +0 7,871 13.0% +8.1
Independent 0 +0 34 0.1% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 23 0.0% —
Portsmouth Independent Party 0 -4 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Reform UK 15
Green Party 14
Labour Party 14
Liberal Democrats 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Heritage Party 1
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 2,100 39.8% -10.6
Reform UK Darren John Searley 2,015 38.2% —
Green Party David Anthony Simpson 486 9.2% +3.8
Labour Party Jemma Louise Artemis 342 6.5% -9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Giovanni Leme da Silva 327 6.2% -10.8
Majority85
Turnout47.5%
Registered electors11,124
Ballots cast5,270

Liberal Democrats hold

Central Southsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kate Dorrington Elected 1,996 42.6% +7.1
Green Party Lucy Bridgewater 978 20.9% +15.2
Labour Party George David Fielding 856 18.3% -30.5
Reform UK Addy Asaduzzaman 661 14.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mackenzie Cumming 195 4.2% -2.3
Majority1,018
Turnout38.9%
Registered electors12,078
Ballots cast4,686

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Charles Dickens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sam Coupland Elected 993 30.0% —
Liberal Democrats Harold McGregor-Sims 906 27.4% +9.1
Labour Party Yinka Adeniran 697 21.0% -24.0
Green Party Elliott Lee 562 17.0% +11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael Chandler 154 4.6% -11.2
Majority87
Turnout23.2%
Registered electors14,308
Ballots cast3,312

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Copnor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Carl Inman Elected 1,616 38.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Swann 1,095 26.0% -0.3
Green Party Tamara Groen 520 12.4% +7.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Antony Oakley-Cleife 500 11.9% +5.1
Labour Party Andy Butterworth 478 11.4% -11.4
Majority521
Turnout43.6%
Registered electors9,667
Ballots cast4,209

Reform UK gain from Portsmouth Independent Party

Cosham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Lamara Louise Fudge Elected 1,881 42.5% —
Labour Party Asghar Shah 1,747 39.5% +6.2
Green Party Alex De Oliveira Martins 425 9.6% +6.3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Charles Suffolk 374 8.4% +4.6
Majority134
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors10,096
Ballots cast4,427

Reform UK gain from Portsmouth Independent Party

Drayton and Farlington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Bosher Elected 1,841 35.8% -2.0
Reform UK Stephen Michael Burt 1,817 35.3% —
Labour Party Matthew Sean Holland 648 12.6% -6.3
Green Party Quenton James Kelley 422 8.2% +4.7
Liberal Democrats Samantha Darragh 413 8.0% +2.8
Majority24
Turnout49.6%
Registered electors10,378
Ballots cast5,141

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastney and Craneswater

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Matthew Ray Winnington Elected 1,900 40.6% +9.5
Reform UK John Malcolm Hill 1,117 23.9% —
Reform UK John Malcolm Hill 1,117 23.9% —
Green Party Lizzie Rose 619 13.2% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Jane Hoare 551 11.8% -4.5
Labour Party Patrick Charles Keefe 472 10.1% -17.3
Heritage Party Cliff Parsons 23 0.5% —
Majority783
Turnout48.6%
Registered electors9,643
Ballots cast4,682

Liberal Democrats hold

Fratton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Billy Ansell Elected 1,518 39.3% +7.6
Reform UK Jacob Lee Short 1,162 30.1% —
Green Party Tim Sheerman-Chase 542 14.0% +9.8
Labour Party Tom Coles 454 11.8% -16.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Edwards 186 4.8% -3.2
Majority356
Turnout36.2%
Registered electors10,681
Ballots cast3,862

Liberal Democrats hold

Hilsea

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Russell Peter William Simpson Elected 2,067 49.2% —
Green Party Emma Louise Kimberley Murphy 574 13.7% +10.2
Labour Party Edward Batterbury 562 13.4% -3.5
Liberal Democrats Kristine Teivane 526 12.5% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Jeremy Atkins 470 11.2% -8.3
Majority1,493
Turnout41.8%
Registered electors10,079
Ballots cast4,199

Reform UK gain from Portsmouth Independent Party

Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Steve Pitt Elected 2,233 45.7% -7.3
Reform UK Phil Carpenter 1,273 26.0% +19.8
Green Party Paula Ann Savage 779 15.9% +9.2
Labour Party David Richard Trace 367 7.5% -20.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Melinda Koller 203 4.2% -2.3
Independent Perry Barter 34 0.7% —
Majority960
Turnout45.8%
Registered electors10,704
Ballots cast4,889

Liberal Democrats hold

Nelson

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Steve Andrews Elected 1,499 41.1% +4.1
Reform UK Jason Fazackarley 1,350 37.0% —
Green Party Stan Marlow 347 9.5% +5.5
Labour Party Robin Head 281 7.7% -13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Mark David Gosling 168 4.6% -4.5
Majority149
Turnout35.7%
Registered electors10,207
Ballots cast3,645

Liberal Democrats hold

Paulsgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Joe Standen Elected 1,963 57.5% -6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Christopher Hoare 467 13.7% +2.4
Labour Party Mark Andrew Farwell 347 10.2% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Michelle Jenny Simmons 319 9.4% +0.7
Green Party Ian David McCulloch 315 9.2% +4.0
Majority1,496
Turnout34.5%
Registered electors9,926
Ballots cast3,411

Reform UK hold

St Jude

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Denise Perry Elected 1,654 41.6% +1.2
Labour Party Judith Deborah Smyth 795 20.0% -19.0
Reform UK Mitchell Newman 670 16.9% —
Green Party Alvie Syed Ihsan Mahmud 636 16.0% +10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Orsolya Pokoly 218 5.5% -3.5
Majority859
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors9,253
Ballots cast3,973

Liberal Democrats gain

St Thomas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Jeffery Elected 1,646 43.3% +1.1
Reform UK Oskar Lucjan Zabicki 784 20.6% +13.3
Green Party Jay Mercer 666 17.5% +11.3
Labour Party Tom Austin 379 10.0% -17.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Henderson 330 8.7% -6.6
Majority862
Turnout33.4%
Registered electors11,428
Ballots cast3,805

Liberal Democrats hold

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