2014 Portsmouth City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2014 Portsmouth City Council election. UKIP in purple, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in orange and Labour in red. Portsmouth UK local election 2014 map (v2).svg
Map of the results of the 2014 Portsmouth City Council election. UKIP in purple, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in orange and Labour in red.

The 2014 Portsmouth City Council elections took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council's seats were contested using the first-past-the-post voting system, alongside elections to the European Parliament. The ruling Liberal Democrat group lost control of the council to No overall control, with UKIP making 6 gains to win their first seats on the Council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Following the elections, a Conservative minority administration was formed, replacing the previous Liberal Democrat majority that had governed Portsmouth since 2009. This administration was formed with the support of Labour and UKIP [1] [2] [3]

Election result

Portsmouth local election result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UKIP 660642.924.711,761+24.7
  Conservative 511035.728.213,412-8.6
  Liberal Democrats 304-421.421.110,024-17.4
  Labour 001-10.019.59,289+0.1
  Green 00000.03.21,519+2.0
  TUSC 00000.01.8849+1.8
  Independent 001-10.01.3628+0.7
  JAC 00000.00.280+0.2

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 2010.

Baffins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Steve Hastings 1,207 31.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Drusilla Moody1,11628.9−17.0
Conservative Jennie Brent80620.9−9.6
Labour Michelle Treacher64216.7+1.8
TUSC Wendy Hamm842.2N/A
Majority 912.3N/A
Turnout 3,85534.1−31.5
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Central Southsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt 1,078 31.3 −18.2
Conservative Kevan Chippindall-Higgin59717.4−8.0
Green Ian McCulloch58016.9+10.2
UKIP Derek Wareham57416.7N/A
Labour Richard Brown54215.8+1.5
TUSC Dan Sutton-Johanson682.0N/A
Majority 48114.0−10.1
Turnout 3,43930.6−30.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 5.1% LD to Con
Charles Dickens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Paul Godier 940 31.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Hancock91330.6−20.3
Labour Sion Reynolds70623.7+2.4
Conservative Shaun Rogers32610.9−11.3
TUSC Paul Smith722.4N/A
The Justice and Anti-Corruption PartyJason Packer280.9N/A
Majority 270.9N/A
Turnout 2,98524.3−20.4
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Copnor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Alicia Denny 1,029 31.6 N/A
Conservative Jonathan Kemp98430.2−12.1
Labour Sam Jones68421.0−1.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Fletcher51115.7−11.4
TUSC Ben Norman521.6N/A
Majority 451.4N/A
Turnout 3,26032.4−32.1
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Cosham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hannah Hockaday 1,158 31.0 −12.5
UKIP Michael Jerome89524.0N/A
Labour Graham Heaney84722.7−5.8
Liberal Democrats Kirstine Impey59816.0−5.0
Green Gavin Ellis1684.5N/A
TUSC Adi Graham701.9N/A
Majority 2637.0−8.0
Turnout 3,73635.8−26.6
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton and Farlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bosher 2,166 53.0 −3.8
UKIP Douglas Denny90222.1N/A
Labour Andreas Bubel66616.3−0.2
Liberal Democrats Mel O'Brien2977.3−14.8
TUSC Simon Wade561.4N/A
Majority 1,26430.9−3.8
Turnout 4,08739.7−33.5
Conservative hold Swing
Eastney and Craneswater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Stubbs 1,550 39.7 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Suzy Horton1,10428.3−12.8
UKIP Mike George57414.7N/A
Labour Hannah Wright3729.5−1.2
Green Michael Muehl2556.5N/A
TUSC Sean Hoyle471.2N/A
Majority 44611.4+8.8
Turnout 3,90240.0−26.2
Conservative hold Swing 4.4% LD to Con
Fratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Julie Swan 903 31.2 N/A
Labour Thomas Coles75426.1+12.3
Independent Mike Hancock 62821.7−37.0*
Conservative David Tompkins49817.2−9.9
TUSC John Pickett582.0N/A
The Justice and Anti-Corruption PartySteven George521.8N/A
Majority 1495.2N/A
Turnout 2,89327.1−27.5
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Hilsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Jonas 1,366 40.8 −8.5
Labour Sue Greenfield85125.4−0.8
UKIP Barry Young85125.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Dodd2126.3−12.7
TUSC Brian Dolley641.9N/A
Majority 51515.4−7.7
Turnout 3,34431.8−30.5
Conservative hold Swing
Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ben Dowling 1,096 30.2 −19.3
UKIP Paul Lovegrove88724.5N/A
Labour Alex Bentley77021.2+7.4
Conservative Stuart Crow75920.9−9.5
TUSC Doug Willis1123.1N/A
Majority 2095.8−13.3
Turnout 3,62433.5−30.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Colin Galloway 946 31.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jason Fazackarley90229.7−10.6
Labour Rob Smith72623.9−2.8
Conservative Shilpika Sharma41613.7−12.9
TUSC Gordon Spellman431.4N/A
Majority 441.5N/A
Turnout 3,03329.1−25.9
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Paulsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Stuart Potter 1,098 40.0 N/A
Labour Sue Castillon83330.3−9.8
Conservative Ryan Brent55120.1−15.6
Green Phil Dickinson1294.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Webb1214.4−12.1
TUSC Stewart Hurdle140.5+0.5
Majority 2659.7+9.7
Turnout 2,74626.7−27.6
UKIP gain from Labour Swing
St Jude
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Symes 1,166 36.3 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Eddis84326.2−20.6
UKIP Guy Bradford39512.3N/A
Green Eloise Shavelar38712.0+5.8
Labour Tony Chafer38211.9+0.4
TUSC Andy Waterman421.3N/A
Majority 3139.7N/A
Turnout 3,21535.5−24.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 11.0% LD to Con
St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Wood 1,233 35.8 −13.4
Conservative Terry Henderson1,06931.0−5.9
UKIP Chris Everest56016.3N/A
Labour Julian Wright51414.9+2.3
TUSC Adrian Lavin671.9N/A
Majority 1644.8−7.5
Turnout 3,44333.9−23.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 3.8% LD to Con

References

  1. "Conservatives chosen to run Portsmouth City Council". BBC News. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. "Donna Jones: Portsmouth is going from strength to strength with the Conservatives". Conservative Home. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. "Conservatives continue running Portsmouth City Council". BBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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