2024 Portsmouth City Council election

The 2024 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. 14 of the 42 members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire were elected.

2024 Portsmouth City Council election

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14 out of 42 seats to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Steve Pitt George Madgwick Charlotte Gerada
Party Liberal Democrats PIP Labour
Seats before 18 6 8
Seats after 19 9 8
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 3 Steady
Popular vote 12,492 9,578 11,556
Percentage 30.0% 23.0% 27.7%
Swing Increase 0.7% Increase 6.8% Increase 0.2%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Simon Bosher
Party Conservative Independent
Seats before 8 2
Seats after 4 2
Seat change Decrease 4 Steady
Popular vote 6,745 N/A
Percentage 16.2% N/A
Swing Decrease 3.4% Decrease 2.1%

Winner of each seat at the 2024 Portsmouth City Council election

Leader before election

Steve Pitt
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Leader after election

Steve Pitt
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

The council remained under no overall control, being led by a Liberal Democrat minority administration.[1]

Background

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Portsmouth was created as a unitary authority in 1997. Labour controlled the council from its creation until 2000, when the council fell into no overall control.[2] The Liberal Democrats first won the council in 2010, and held a majority until 2014.[3] The Conservatives ran the council as a minority administration, with support from UKIP,[4] until 2018, when the Liberal Democrats formed a minority administration which has governed Portsmouth since.[5] In the previous election, the Liberal Democrats won 7 seats (up 1) with 29.3% of the vote, Labour won 2 with 27.5%, the Conservatives won 1 (down 5) with 19.6%, the Portsmouth Independent Party won 3 (up 3) with 16.2%, and independents won 1 (up 1) with 2.1%.

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 36.0% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 2 with 26.6%, Labour held their 2 seats up for election with 28.0%, and independents gained 1 with 3.7%.

Previous council composition

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After 2023 election Before 2024 election[6] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 18 Liberal Democrats 18 Liberal Democrats 19
Conservative 8 Conservative 8 Conservative 4
Labour 7 Labour 8 Labour 8
PIP 6 PIP 6 PIP 9
Independent 3 Independent 2 Independent 2

Changes:

  • Judith Smyth readmitted to Labour[7]

Results

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2024 Portsmouth City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 7   1 50.0 12 19 45.2 12,492 30.0   0.7
  PIP 4   3 28.6 5 9 21.4 9,578 23.0   6.8
  Labour 2   14.3 6 8 19.0 11,556 27.7   0.2
  Conservative 1   4 7.1 3 4 9.5 6,745 16.2   3.4
  Independent 0   0 2 2 4.8 0 0.0   2.1
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 2,050 4.5   0.1
  Reform UK 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 423 1.0   0.4
  TUSC 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 197 0.5   0.4

Ward results

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Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2021. An asterisk indicates the incumbent councillor. The results for each ward were:[8]

Incumbents are marked with an asterisk:*

Baffins

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Baffins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Darren Sanders* 1,595 50.4  3.3
Conservative Joseph Standen 539 17.0  11.9
Labour Mark Andrew Farwell 503 15.9  1.6
PIP Brannen Sime 310 9.8 N/A
Green Bob Simmonds 173 5.5  1.2
TUSC Rachel Rebecca Nolan 42 1.3 N/A
Majority 1056 33.4  15.2
Turnout 3162 28.4  4.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Central Southsea

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Central Southsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlotte Rachel Gerada* 1,780 48.7  6.4
Liberal Democrats Felix Totolici 1298 35.5  3.7
Conservative Alison Hoare 237 6.5  7.4
Green Dillon Alexander Jarman 208 5.7  1.1
PIP Paris-Jade Wilson 130 3.6 N/A
Majority 482 13.2  10.1
Turnout 3653 29.7  4.7
Labour hold Swing

Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raj Ghosh 907 45.0  0.6
Liberal Democrats Renu Raj 368 18.3  4.8
Conservative Thomas Gosling 319 15.8  11.7
PIP Jaime Angela Custerson 240 11.9 N/A
Green Miles Plested 109 5.4 N/A
TUSC Chris Pickett 72 3.6  0.1
Majority 539 26.7  7.4
Turnout 2015 14.8  4.5
Labour hold Swing

Copnor

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Copnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Lee Matthew Tindal 1,111 39.5 N/A
Conservative Lewis Mark David Gosling* 740 26.3  26.9
Labour Andy Butterworth 640 22.7  3.5
Liberal Democrats James Howitt 190 6.7  3.3
Green Tim Sheerman-Chase 135 4.8  5.8
Majority 371 13.2
Turnout 2816 29.0  2.6
PIP gain from Conservative Swing

Cosham

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Cosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Derek James North 1,149 37.8 N/A
Labour Amanda Martin 1009 33.2  2.0
Conservative Matthew Atkins* 641 21.1  26.2
Liberal Democrats Julie Ann Spurgeon 118 3.9  5.7
Green Josie McNally 100 3.3 N/A
TUSC Nikki Doyle 20 0.7 N/A
Majority 140 4.6
Turnout 3037 30.1  3.7
PIP gain from Conservative Swing

Drayton & Farlington

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Drayton & Farlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Spencer Roy Gardner 1,389 37.8  30.6
PIP Benjamin Simon Portet 1267 34.5 N/A
Labour Ian Martin Ayres 695 18.9  0.7
Liberal Democrats Claire Udy 193 5.3  6.7
Green Paul Bleachy 130 3.5 N/A
Majority 122 3.3  45.5
Turnout 3674 35.1  3.1
Conservative hold Swing

Eastney & Craneswater

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Eastney & Craneswater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Leigh Dorrington 1,156 31.1  1.6
Labour Edward Batterbury 1017 27.4  1.4
PIP Jack Smith 725 19.5 N/A
Conservative Terry Henderson 604 16.3  21.5
Green Tamara Liloutee Barbara Groen 214 5.8  0.8
Majority 139 3.7
Turnout 3716 37.8  7.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Fratton

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Fratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart William Brown* 824 31.7  3.5
PIP Jacob Lee Short 729 27.9 N/A
Labour Steph Richards 728 27.9  5.6
Conservative Tim Edwards 208 8.0  16.4
Green Samet Menguc Chering-Alves 111 4.3  1.0
Majority 95 3.8  1.7
Turnout 2600 24.6  3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hilsea

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Hilsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Matthew William Stringer Cordy 1,493 54.7 N/A
Conservative Charles Douglas 533 19.5  38.7
Labour Nicky Potts 461 16.9  9.0
Liberal Democrats Peter John Williams 148 5.4  3.4
Green Emma Louise Kimberley Murphy 95 3.5  3.7
Majority 960 35.2
Turnout 2730 27.0  2.7
PIP gain from Conservative Swing

Milton

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Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kimberly Emma Barrett* 1,817 53.0  15.3
Labour Arif Hasan Choudhury 949 27.7  4.3
Green Sarah Louise Shilling Gilbert 231 6.7  0.6
Conservative Stephen Alexander Gorys 220 6.4  16.7
Reform UK Rachel Faith Zimmer 214 6.2 N/A
Majority 868 25.3  19.7
Turnout 3431 32.5  4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nelson

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Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard James Adair 903 37.1  6.5
PIP Gary Richard Fyles 687 28.2 N/A
Labour Robin Stanley Head 505 20.7  1.0
Conservative Erin May Hunt 223 9.2  21.8
Green Duncan Stuart Robinson 99 4.1  1.7
TUSC Nick Doyle 19 0.8 N/A
Majority 216 8.9  3.7
Turnout 2436 23.8  0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Paulsgrove

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Paulsgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP George David Madgwick* 1,561 63.7 N/A
Conservative Thomas Christopher Hoare 375 15.3  21.7
Labour Patrick Charles Keefe 358 14.6  3.0
Green Ian David McCulloch 84 3.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Campbell 72 2.9  0.4
Majority 1186 48.4
Turnout 2450 24.2  9.5
PIP gain from Independent Swing

St Jude

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St Jude
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Laurence Mason* 1,266 40.5  4.9
Labour Joshua Anthony Allen 1,221 39.0  5.9
Conservative Lee Kewell 282 9.0  14.5
Green Harry Bernard Mallinder 184 5.9  1.9
PIP John Malcolm Hill 176 5.6 N/A
Majority 45 1.4  1.2
Turnout 3129 33.6  5.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Thomas

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St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Holder* 1,199 42.1  0.3
Labour Julian Thomas Lewis 783 27.5  4.9
Conservative David Michael Chandler 435 15.3  12.7
Reform UK Mark Zimmer 209 7.3 N/A
Green Elliot Lee 177 6.2  0.8
TUSC John Burrows 44 1.5 N/A
Majority 416 14.6  0.2
Turnout 2847 25.2  5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Portsmouth election result". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Portsmouth City Council Election Results 1996-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Ex-council leader runs for Mike Hancock's Portsmouth seat". BBC News. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Conservatives continue running Portsmouth City Council". BBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Lib Dem Gerald Vernon-Jackson wins Portsmouth council leadership". BBC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ Wright, Josh (1 December 2022). "Portsmouth Labour councillor is suspended from party following complaint". The News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Local council elections 2024". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 2024-05-07.