2010 Portsmouth City Council election

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

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]

Contents

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

Election result

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

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 830+357.138.532,874+4.9
  Conservative 502-235.736.831,469-5.5
  Labour 101-17.119.416,578+1.3
  English Democrat 000003.63,038+2.6
  Green 000001.21,019-2.0
  Independent 000000.6508-0.7

Ward results

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

Baffins [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Darron Phillips3,29445.9+0.3
Conservative Richard Smith2,18530.5-4.3
Labour Barbara Spiegelhalter1,07014.9+2.7
English Democrat Piers Goodwin3544.9+4.9
Green Sarah Coote2343.3-4.1
Majority1,10915.4+4.6
Turnout 7,16965.6+30.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.0% Con to LD
Central Southsea [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt3,37449.5+13.8
Conservative Joan Payne1,73225.4-14.1
Labour Keith Crabbe97414.3+1.4
Green Lucy Maclennan4576.7-5.1
Independent Derek Wareham2163.2+3.2
Majority1,64224.1+24.1
Turnout 6,81461.1+24.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 14.0% Con to LD
Charles Dickens [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Hancock2,65550.9+0.9
Labour John Ferrett1,11221.3-1.5
Conservative Syed Haque1,10521.2+2.5
Independent Leslie Cummings2925.6+5.6
Majority1,54329.6+2.4
Turnout 5,21944.7+18.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1.2% Lab to LD
Copnor [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Park2,72942.3-4.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fletcher1,74627.1+10.1
Labour Michelle Treacher1,46222.7+4.1
English Democrat David Knight4466.9-6.8
Majority98315.2-12.6
Turnout 6,45164.5+32.0
Conservative hold Swing 7.1% Con to LD
Cosham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative April Windebank2,67943.5-11.0
Labour Graham Heaney1,75328.5+3.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Munday1,29121.0+0.2
English Democrat David Ward3786.1+6.1
Majority92615.0-14.8
Turnout 6,15962.4+28.6
Conservative hold Swing 7.4% Con to Lab
Drayton and Farlington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bosher4,24756.8-4.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Pearson1,65022.1-6.5
Labour Andy Silvester1,22916.5+6.4
English Democrat Greg Trechard3064.1+4.1
Majority2,59734.7+2.0
Turnout 7,47173.2+29.3
Conservative hold Swing 1.0% LD to Con
Eastney and Craneswater [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Stubbs2,70443.7-2.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington2,54241.1-4.6
Labour Vicky Davies66310.7+2.5
English Democrat Peter Lawrence2423.9+3.9
Majority1622.6+2.1
Turnout 6,18266.2+28.6
Conservative hold Swing 1.1% LD to Con
Fratton [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hancock 3,30158.7-0.9
Conservative Terry Judkins1,52327.1-0.8
Labour Nick Durrant77513.8+1.5
Majority1,77831.6-0.3
Turnout 5,62754.6+27.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.1% LD to Con
Hilsea [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Jonas3,09549.3-11.5
Labour Margaret Gooch1,64526.2-0.2
Liberal Democrats Chasta Cole1,19119.0+6.2
English Democrat Barry Faust3044.8+4.8
Majority1,45023.1-11.3
Turnout 6,27362.3+27.8
Conservative hold Swing 5.7% Con to Lab
Milton [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Scott3,23849.5+8.2
Conservative Stephen Rogers1,98830.4-9.1
Labour Ken Ferrett90313.8+4.6
English Democrat Ian Ducane3325.1+5.1
Majority1,25019.1+17.3
Turnout 6,54163.7+28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 8.7% Con to LD
Nelson [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Fazackarley2,22840.3+20.5
Labour Sarah Cook1,47826.7-12.6
Conservative Ian Lyon1,47726.7-4.2
English Democrat Kevin Baker3085.6+5.6
Majority75013.6+13.6
Turnout 5,52955.0+27.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 16.6% Lab to LD
Paulsgrove [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Patey2,13440.1-9.6
Conservative Fred Brimecome1,90435.7+1.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Webb88016.5+0.6
English Democrat Peter Fletcher3686.9+6.9
Majority2304.4-11.0
Turnout 5,32754.3+26.5
Labour hold Swing 5.5% Lab to Con
St Jude [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Eddis2,48546.8+11.0
Conservative Linda Symes1,85234.9-3.9
Labour Alwin Oliver61111.5+5.6
Green Sean Sanders3286.2+6.2
Majority63311.9+11.9
Turnout 5,31360.4+26.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 7.5% Con to LD
St Thomas [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Wood2,99949.2+4.6
Conservative Sandra Stockdale2,24936.9-4.6
Labour John Spiegelhalter76912.6-1.4
Majority75012.3+9.2
Turnout 6,09756.9+21.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.6% Con to LD

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References

  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.
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