2003 Portsmouth City Council election

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2003 Portsmouth City Council election
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14 of 42 seats to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats won161511
Popular vote13,28113,7389,798
Portsmouth UK local election 2003 map.svg
Results by Ward
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 26.6%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

2003 Portsmouth City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 7Increase2.svg 350.091638.113,28135.3+5.6
  Conservative 5Steady2.svg35.7101535.713,73836.5-1.1
  Labour 2Decrease2.svg 314.391126.29,79826.0-5.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03601.0+0.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02540.7+0.4
  Socialist Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01930.5+0.1

Ward results

Baffins

Baffins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Goble1,63850.1
Conservative Neil Pettigrew1,05532.2
Labour Simon Bramwell43413.3
Green Sarah Coote1454.4
Majority58317.9
Turnout 3,27232.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Central Southsea

Central Southsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Tomes1,27141.2
Labour Mark Button1,11836.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Couldwell57518.6
Socialist Alliance Timothy Evans1213.9
Majority1535.0
Turnout 3,08528.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steven Wylie1,12346.4
Labour John McIntyre87436.1
Conservative Andrew Pursglove33313.7
Independent Roland Woods923.8
Majority24910.3
Turnout 2,42223.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Copnor

Copnor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Langford1,11847.5
Labour Barbara Sparrow76132.3
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Evans47720.2
Majority35715.2
Turnout 2,35623.5
Conservative hold Swing

Cosham

Cosham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Mason1,04840.6
Labour Stephen Reid93636.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Webb59623.1
Majority1084.3
Turnout 2,58026.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Drayton and Farlington

Drayton and Farlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Sparshatt1,84851.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick Whittle1,15732.3
Labour Sonia Relf58216.2
Majority69119.2
Turnout 3,58736.6
Conservative hold Swing

Eastney and Craneswater

Eastney and Craneswater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frederick Charlton1,41048.6
Conservative Nicholas Lacey1,07036.9
Labour June Clarkson41914.5
Majority34011.7
Turnout 2,89928.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fratton

Fratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Scott1,10252.6
Labour Beverley Hancock54526.0
Conservative Peter Ross45021.5
Majority55726.6
Turnout 2,09720.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hilsea

Hilsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Thompson1,28145.1
Labour John Ferrett1,12639.6
Liberal Democrats Hugh Mason43515.3
Majority1555.5
Turnout 2,84228.5
Conservative hold Swing

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Vernon-Jackson1,54751.3
Conservative Gerald Shimbart82227.3
Labour Kenneth Ferrett37212.3
Independent Nigel Sizer1625.4
Green Andrea Smith1123.7
Majority72524.0
Turnout 3,01531.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leo Madden98746.5
Conservative Selina Corkerton71733.8
Liberal Democrats James Bowden41719.7
Majority27012.7
Turnout 2,12120.5
Labour hold Swing

Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Horne1,01251.0
Conservative Luke Stubbs65933.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Price21110.6
Green Brian Bundy1035.2
Majority35317.8
Turnout 1,98519.7
Labour hold Swing

St Jude

St Jude
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Butler1,10645.3
Conservative Malcolm Chewter1,03342.3
Labour Matthew Gummerson30412.4
Majority733.0
Turnout 2,44325.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Thomas

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leslie Stevens1,48750.9
Conservative Elaine Shimbart1,03335.4
Labour Alwin Oliver32811.2
Socialist Alliance Paul Thatcher722.5
Majority45415.5
Turnout 2,92028.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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