Charles Dickens ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| 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 |
| Majority | 87 | |||
| Turnout | 23.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 14,308 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,312 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 539 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,015 | |||
Labour Party gain from Independent
04/05/2023
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 130 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,432 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
05/05/2022
| 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 |
| Majority | 765 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,459 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kirsty Mellor Elected | 1,183 | 45.6% | +5.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Renu Raj | 713 | 27.5% | +17.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Yahiya Chowdhury | 600 | 23.1% | -1.0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Chris Pickett | 97 | 3.7% | — |
| Majority | 470 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,593 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Cal Corkery Elected | 1,023 | 39.8% | +5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Anthony Graham | 619 | 24.1% | -5.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Matt Harvey | 504 | 19.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ronnie Alan Louis Dennis Taffurelli-Hutchings | 254 | 9.9% | -15.0 |
| Green Party | Sarah Louise Shilling Gilbert | 168 | 6.5% | +0.9 |
| Majority | 404 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,568 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| 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 |
| Majority | 115 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,488 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Stephen Morgan Elected | 948 | 33.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Joan Foster | 885 | 31.7% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Andrew Walters | 543 | 19.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Malcolm Hill | 287 | 10.3% | — |
| Green Party | Hannah Mary Dawson | 130 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 63 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,793 | |||