2012 Portsmouth City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2012 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Portsmouth UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2012 Portsmouth City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (14 seats) was contested using the first-past-the-post voting system. The ruling Liberal Democrats won a majority of the seats being contested, and remained in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

All comparisons are to the 2008 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were last elected.

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 930+364.336.113,956+0.8
  Conservative 305-521.430.711,892-13.6
  Labour 220+214.327.110,495+13.9
  TUSC 00000.02.81,093+2.8
  Green 0000.00.02.0782+0.8
  Independent 0000.00.01.34870.0

Ward results

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 2008.

Baffins [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Darren Sanders1,51848.3+7.6
Conservative Jonathan Kemp72022.9−18.3
Labour Barbara Spiegelhalter56017.8+9.7
Green Sarah Coote34410.9+6.4
Majority79825.4
Turnout 3,14227.9−6.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 13.0% Con to LD
Central Southsea [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Smith1,19242.4+1.5
Labour Rob Smith72225.7+15.9
Conservative Kevan Chippindall-Higgin47616.9−15.4
Green Lucy MacLennan2709.6+1.6
TUSC Frances Pilling1515.4+5.4
Majority47016.7+8.1
Turnout 2,81123.3−9.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.2% LD to Lab
Charles Dickens [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Foster1,13546.1+1.1
Labour Sarah Cook78231.7+13.4
Conservative Luke Franks28211.4−9.9
Green Russell Anderson1686.8+6.8
TUSC Aron Fielder963.9+3.9
Majority35314.4−9.3
Turnout 2,46321.2−2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 6.2% LD to Lab
Copnor [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neill Young82832.3−15.3
Labour John Spiegelhalter57622.5+10.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Bentley53921.0−9.7
Independent Malcolm Hey48719.0+19.0
TUSC Mick Tosh1315.1+5.1
Majority2529.8−7.1
Turnout 2,56125.5−5.3
Conservative hold Swing 13.0% Con to Lab
Cosham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Aiden Grey1,01933.3+21.2
Labour Graham Heaney97631.9+10.6
Conservative Jim Fleming92430.2−25.9
TUSC Simon Wade1414.6+4.6
Majority431.4
Turnout 3,06029.9−1.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 23.6% Con to LD
Drayton and Farlington [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Wemyss2,11060.0−0.1
Labour Terry King88525.1+18.0
Liberal Democrats Suzy Horton52414.9−11.6
Majority1,22534.9+1.3
Turnout 3,51934.6−7.9
Conservative hold Swing 14.8% LD to Lab
Eastney and Craneswater [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington1,40045.3−1.4
Conservative Terry Henderson1,08035.0−11.3
Labour Rosalie Ward47415.3+8.6
TUSC Ben Norman1364.4+4.4
Majority32010.3+9.9
Turnout 3,09032.3−4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 5.0% Con to LD
Fratton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Fuller1,09149.6−6.0
Labour Geoff Wade55825.4+16.1
Conservative Perry Taylor37617.1−9.3
TUSC John Pickett1737.9+7.9
Majority53324.2−5.3
Turnout 2,19820.3−4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 11.1% LD to Lab
Hilsea [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donna Jones 1,20744.4−16.3
Labour Sue Castillon1,13341.7+22.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Dodd37913.9+1.9
Majority742.7−39.1
Turnout 2,71926.3−4.1
Conservative hold Swing 19.6% Con to Lab
Milton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Will Purvis1,40252.1+10.3
Labour Michelle Treacher65824.5+18.9
Conservative Joan Payne63123.4−24.7
Majority74427.6
Turnout 2,69126.1−13.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 17.5% Con to LD
Nelson [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Ferrett92037.2+8.8
Liberal Democrats Ben French88635.8+6.7
Conservative James Williams66827.0−4.3
Majority341.4
Turnout 2,47423.5−3.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 6.6% Con to Lab
Paulsgrove [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ferrett1,37062.8+23.5
Conservative Matt Davies62228.5−31.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Inkpen1918.7−1.5
Majority74834.3
Turnout 2,18321.8−3.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 27.6% Con to Lab
St Jude [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Mason1,24744.9−1.7
Conservative David Tompkins96634.7−7.8
Labour Julian Wright43915.8+9.0
TUSC Andy Waterman1284.6+4.6
Majority28110.2+6.1
Turnout 2,78029.9−3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 3.1% Con to LD
St Thomas [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Stockdale1,43347.5+1.4
Conservative Angus Ross1,00233.2−12.0
Labour Taj Uddin44214.7+6.6
TUSC Billy Perry1374.5+4.5
Majority43114.3+13.4
Turnout 3,01427.5−5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 6.7% Con to LD

References

  1. ↑ "Vote 2012 – Portsmouth". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Baffins". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Central Southsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Charles Dickens". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Copnor". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cosham". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Drayton & Farlington". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Eastney & Craneswater". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Fratton". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Hilsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Milton". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Nelson". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Paulsgrove". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "St Jude". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "St Thomas". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

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