2006 Portsmouth City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Portsmouth council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. Portsmouth UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Portsmouth council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red.

Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 731+250.042.319,034+4.3%
  Liberal Democrats 511035.733.615,122-5.7%
  Labour 202-214.318.18,151-2.6%
  Green 000003.21,435+1.9%
  Independent 000001.3572+1.3%
  English Democrat 000001.0435+1.0%
  Respect 000000.5217+0.5%

Ward results

Baffins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Darron Phillips1,66345.6−1.0
Conservative Nigel Sizer1,26734.8+2.0
Labour Victoria Fry44312.2+0.4
Green Sarah Coote2717.4−1.4
Majority39610.8−3.0
Turnout 3,64435.3−1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Central Southsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Hunt1,43539.5+4.6
Liberal Democrats John Ireland1,29835.7−3.3
Labour John Ferrett47012.9−13.2
Green Betty Burns42811.8+11.8
Majority1373.8
Turnout 3,63136.4−3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Charles Dickens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Hancock1,27650.0−2.4
Labour Keith Crabbe58322.8−7.9
Conservative Michael Lowery47618.7+1.8
Respect Lee Sprake2178.5+8.5
Majority69327.2+5.5
Turnout 2,55226.4−0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Copnor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Park1,47046.4−3.0
Labour Michelle Treacher58818.6−3.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Eddis53717.0−11.5
English Democrat David Knight43513.7+13.7
Green Anthony George1364.3+4.3
Majority88227.8+6.9
Turnout 3,16632.5+0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Cosham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative April Windebank1,78154.5+10.4
Labour Donna Abrahart80924.7−9.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Webb68020.8−0.7
Majority97229.8+20.2
Turnout 3,27033.8−3.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Drayton and Farlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bosher2,64861.3+14.6
Liberal Democrats Patrick Whittle1,23428.6−13.8
Labour Andrew Silvester43810.1−0.9
Majority1,41432.7+28.4
Turnout 4,32043.9−4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Eastney and Craneswater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Stubbs1,61846.2+8.4
Liberal Democrats Theresa Hall1,60145.7+0.1
Labour Geoffrey Wade2868.2−1.1
Majority170.5
Turnout 3,50537.6−2.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Fratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Hancock1,55159.8+6.7
Conservative Peter Ross72427.9+6.1
Labour Peter Guthrie31812.3−2.4
Majority82731.9+0.6
Turnout 2,59326.8−2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hilsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Jonas2,04960.8+9.5
Labour Thomas Blair88926.4+0.1
Liberal Democrats Alex Naylor43212.8−9.5
Majority1,16034.4+9.4
Turnout 3,37034.5+1.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Scott1,38641.3−11.5
Conservative Hilary Collins1,32539.5+8.6
Green Alan Bish33410.0+10.0
Labour Kenneth Ferrett3109.2−7.1
Majority611.8−20.1
Turnout 3,35535.7−1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jason Fazackarley1,04939.3−0.6
Conservative Selina Corkerton82430.9−3.1
Liberal Democrats Benn Berry52719.8−6.3
Green Calum Kennedy26610.0+10.0
Majority2258.4+2.5
Turnout 2,66627.1−0.7
Labour hold Swing
Paulsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Patey1,33649.7+9.7
Conservative James Williams92234.3−6.0
Liberal Democrats Harry Dickinson42815.9−3.8
Majority41415.4
Turnout 2,68627.8+1.5
Labour hold Swing
St Jude
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Symes1,13238.8−0.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Inkpen1,04435.8−14.1
Independent Elaine Baker57219.6+19.6
Labour Simon Payne1725.9−4.6
Majority883.0
Turnout 2,92033.6−1.9
Conservative hold Swing
St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Jensen1,46544.6−1.7
Conservative Sandra Theresa1,36341.5−1.1
Labour Beverley Hancock46014.0+3.9
Majority1023.1−0.6
Turnout 3,28835.8−3.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

Preceded by
2004 Portsmouth City Council election
Portsmouth City Council elections Succeeded by
2007 Portsmouth City Council election