Copnor 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 | 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 |
| Majority | 521 | |||
| Turnout | 43.6% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,667 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,209 | |||
Reform UK gain from Portsmouth Independent Party
02/05/2024
| 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 |
| Majority | 371 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,816 | |||
Portsmouth Independent Party hold
04/05/2023
| 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 |
| Majority | 666 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,027 | |||
Portsmouth Independent Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| 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 |
| Majority | 140 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,131 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lewis Mark David Gosling Elected | 1,636 | 53.2% | +16.7 |
| Labour Party | Mary Vallely | 805 | 26.2% | +3.6 |
| Green Party | Tim Sheerman-Chase | 326 | 10.6% | +0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bobby Tera | 307 | 10.0% | -2.5 |
| Majority | 831 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,074 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert New Elected | 1,064 | 36.5% | -10.3 |
| Labour Party | Rumal Khan | 658 | 22.6% | -5.9 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Bill Haley | 541 | 18.6% | +13.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Campbell | 365 | 12.5% | -2.1 |
| Green Party | Ken Hawkins | 286 | 9.8% | +5.3 |
| Majority | 406 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,914 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Swann Elected | 1,355 | 46.8% | +10.9 |
| Labour Party | Mo Quinn | 824 | 28.5% | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Campbell | 423 | 14.6% | +5.1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Terry Chipperfield-Harrison | 161 | 5.6% | -19.9 |
| Green Party | Ken Hawkins | 130 | 4.5% | — |
| Majority | 531 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,893 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Neill Young Elected | 1,010 | 35.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Rumal Khan | 815 | 29.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Terry Chipperfield-Harrison | 717 | 25.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jaison Andrew Matewu | 269 | 9.6% | — |
| Majority | 195 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,811 | |||