Cosham 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 | 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 |
| Majority | 134 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,096 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,427 | |||
Reform UK gain from Portsmouth Independent Party
02/05/2024
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 140 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,037 | |||
Portsmouth Independent Party gain from Labour Party
04/05/2023
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 284 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,934 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Asghar Shah Elected | 1,639 | 47.7% | +11.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hannah Hockaday | 1,410 | 41.0% | -7.2 |
| Portsmouth Independent Party | Mike Jerome | 207 | 6.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Cole | 180 | 5.2% | -4.4 |
| Majority | 229 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,436 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Jeremy Atkins Elected | 1,668 | 48.3% | +9.5 |
| Labour Party | Asghar Shah | 1,252 | 36.2% | +9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Edward Charles Fuller | 333 | 9.6% | -5.6 |
| Independent | Mike Jerome | 103 | 3.0% | — |
| National Health Action Party | Veronika Gudrun Wagner | 100 | 2.9% | -9.4 |
| Majority | 416 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,456 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lee Michael Christopher John Mason Elected | 1,082 | 38.7% | -14.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Jeremy Atkins Elected | 1,071 | 38.3% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | George David Madgwick | 899 | 32.2% | +26.5 |
| Labour Party | David James Boxall | 756 | 27.1% | -4.1 |
| Labour Party | Yahiya Chowdhury | 627 | 22.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Sansbury | 427 | 15.3% | +8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Cole | 383 | 13.7% | — |
| National Health Action Party | Veronika Gudrun Wagner | 344 | 12.3% | — |
| Majority | 172 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,794 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hannah Hockaday Elected | 1,614 | 52.7% | +11.5 |
| Labour Party | Graham Philip Heaney | 954 | 31.1% | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Cole | 213 | 7.0% | -1.7 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Mike Jerome | 173 | 5.6% | -15.6 |
| Independent | Peter Marcus | 110 | 3.6% | — |
| Majority | 660 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,064 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Fleming Elected | 1,251 | 41.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Graham Philip Heaney | 878 | 28.9% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Mel Todd | 647 | 21.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirstine McDowell Impey | 263 | 8.7% | — |
| Majority | 373 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,039 | |||