2010 Portsmouth City Council election

The 2010 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 6 May 2010 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. The election took place on the same day as a parliamentary general election, and one third of the council (14 seats) was up for election using the first-past-the-post voting system. The Liberal Democrats won a majority of the seats being contested, and remained in overall control of the council, which they had achieved following a series of defections to the party in 2009.[1]

Map of the results of the 2010 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

After the election, the composition of the council was:[2]

Election result

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NB: All comparisons are to the 2006 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2010
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 8 3 0 +3 57.1 38.5 32,874 +4.9
  Conservative 5 0 2 -2 35.7 36.8 31,469 -5.5
  Labour 1 0 1 -1 7.1 19.4 16,578 +1.3
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 3,038 +2.6
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1,019 -2.0
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 508 -0.7

Ward results

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NB: All comparisons are to the 2006 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.

Baffins[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Darron Phillips 3,294 45.9 +0.3
Conservative Richard Smith 2,185 30.5 −4.3
Labour Barbara Spiegelhalter 1,070 14.9 +2.7
English Democrat Piers Goodwin 354 4.9 +4.9
Green Sarah Coote 234 3.3 −4.1
Majority 1,109 15.4 +4.6
Turnout 7,169 65.6 +30.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.0% Con to LD
Central Southsea[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt 3,374 49.5 +13.8
Conservative Joan Payne 1,732 25.4 −14.1
Labour Keith Crabbe 974 14.3 +1.4
Green Lucy Maclennan 457 6.7 −5.1
Independent Derek Wareham 216 3.2 +3.2
Majority 1,642 24.1 +24.1
Turnout 6,814 61.1 +24.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 14.0% Con to LD
Charles Dickens[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Hancock 2,655 50.9 +0.9
Labour John Ferrett 1,112 21.3 −1.5
Conservative Syed Haque 1,105 21.2 +2.5
Independent Leslie Cummings 292 5.6 +5.6
Majority 1,543 29.6 +2.4
Turnout 5,219 44.7 +18.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1.2% Lab to LD
Copnor[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Park 2,729 42.3 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fletcher 1,746 27.1 +10.1
Labour Michelle Treacher 1,462 22.7 +4.1
English Democrat David Knight 446 6.9 −6.8
Majority 983 15.2 −12.6
Turnout 6,451 64.5 +32.0
Conservative hold Swing 7.1% Con to LD
Cosham[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative April Windebank 2,679 43.5 −11.0
Labour Graham Heaney 1,753 28.5 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Munday 1,291 21.0 +0.2
English Democrat David Ward 378 6.1 +6.1
Majority 926 15.0 −14.8
Turnout 6,159 62.4 +28.6
Conservative hold Swing 7.4% Con to Lab
Drayton and Farlington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Bosher 4,247 56.8 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Pearson 1,650 22.1 −6.5
Labour Andy Silvester 1,229 16.5 +6.4
English Democrat Greg Trechard 306 4.1 +4.1
Majority 2,597 34.7 +2.0
Turnout 7,471 73.2 +29.3
Conservative hold Swing 1.0% LD to Con
Eastney and Craneswater[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Stubbs 2,704 43.7 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington 2,542 41.1 −4.6
Labour Vicky Davies 663 10.7 +2.5
English Democrat Peter Lawrence 242 3.9 +3.9
Majority 162 2.6 +2.1
Turnout 6,182 66.2 +28.6
Conservative hold Swing 1.1% LD to Con
Fratton[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hancock 3,301 58.7 −0.9
Conservative Terry Judkins 1,523 27.1 −0.8
Labour Nick Durrant 775 13.8 +1.5
Majority 1,778 31.6 −0.3
Turnout 5,627 54.6 +27.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.1% LD to Con
Hilsea[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Jonas 3,095 49.3 −11.5
Labour Margaret Gooch 1,645 26.2 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Chasta Cole 1,191 19.0 +6.2
English Democrat Barry Faust 304 4.8 +4.8
Majority 1,450 23.1 −11.3
Turnout 6,273 62.3 +27.8
Conservative hold Swing 5.7% Con to Lab
Milton[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Scott 3,238 49.5 +8.2
Conservative Stephen Rogers 1,988 30.4 −9.1
Labour Ken Ferrett 903 13.8 +4.6
English Democrat Ian Ducane 332 5.1 +5.1
Majority 1,250 19.1 +17.3
Turnout 6,541 63.7 +28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 8.7% Con to LD
Nelson[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Fazackarley 2,228 40.3 +20.5
Labour Sarah Cook 1,478 26.7 −12.6
Conservative Ian Lyon 1,477 26.7 −4.2
English Democrat Kevin Baker 308 5.6 +5.6
Majority 750 13.6 +13.6
Turnout 5,529 55.0 +27.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 16.6% Lab to LD
Paulsgrove[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Patey 2,134 40.1 −9.6
Conservative Fred Brimecome 1,904 35.7 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Webb 880 16.5 +0.6
English Democrat Peter Fletcher 368 6.9 +6.9
Majority 230 4.4 −11.0
Turnout 5,327 54.3 +26.5
Labour hold Swing 5.5% Lab to Con
St Jude[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Eddis 2,485 46.8 +11.0
Conservative Linda Symes 1,852 34.9 −3.9
Labour Alwin Oliver 611 11.5 +5.6
Green Sean Sanders 328 6.2 +6.2
Majority 633 11.9 +11.9
Turnout 5,313 60.4 +26.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 7.5% Con to LD
St Thomas[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Wood 2,999 49.2 +4.6
Conservative Sandra Stockdale 2,249 36.9 −4.6
Labour John Spiegelhalter 769 12.6 −1.4
Majority 750 12.3 +9.2
Turnout 6,097 56.9 +21.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.6% Con to LD

References

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  1. ^ "Lib Dems claim fourth defection". BBC News. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Political composition of the council". Portsmouth.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Baffins". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Central Southsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Charles Dickens". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Copnor". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Cosham". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Drayton and Farlington". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Eastney & Craneswater". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Fratton". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Hilsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Milton". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Nelson". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Paulsgrove". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  15. ^ "St Jude". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  16. ^ "St Thomas". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
Preceded by
2008 Portsmouth City Council election
Portsmouth City Council elections Succeeded by
2011 Portsmouth City Council election