2018 Portsmouth City Council election

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2018 Portsmouth City Council election
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14 of 42 seats (One Third) to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Con
 Gerald Vernon-Jackson (2019, cropped).jpg
Leader Donna Jones Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader sinceJune 2014May 2004
Leader's seatHilseaMilton
Last election5 (2014)3 (2014)
Seats before73
Seats won6
(19 total)		4
(16 total)
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote17,05811,739
Percentage37%25%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.7%Decrease2.svg4.3%
 Third partyFourth party
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UKIP
Leader Stephen Morgan Colin Galloway
Party Labour UKIP
Leader sinceOctober 2016May 2014
Leader's seatCharles DickensNelson
Last election0 (2014)6 (2014)
Seats before22
Seats won4
(5 total)		0
(0 total)
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote13,782996
Percentage32%2%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.1%Decrease2.svg13.0%
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

Map of the results of the 2018 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Portsmouth 2018.svg
Map of the results of the 2018 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2018 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council.

Contents

14 of 42 seats were contested during this elections within the unitary authority.

After this year's local elections, the composition of the council is now (compared to the situation immediately prior to the election):

PartyBefore ElectionAfter ElectionChange
Conservative 2019-1
Liberal Democrats 1516+1
Labour 26+4
Independent 21-1
UKIP 20-2
Green 000

The Statement of Persons Nominated was made on 6 April 2018 by Returning Officer David Williams. [1]

Following the elections, a Liberal Democrat minority administration was formed, with the support of Labour. This replaced the previous Conservative minority administration that had governed since 2014. [2]

Ward results

Baffins

Baffins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Smith 1,421 37.4 Increase2.svg8.5
Conservative Terry Norton1,28533.8Increase2.svg12.9
Labour Liam Turish79420.9Increase2.svg4.2
UKIP Todd Sweeney1694.4Decrease2.svg26.9
Green Bob Simmonds1323.5N/A
Majority1363.6N/A
Turnout 3,80134.2Increase2.svg0.1
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing 17.7

Central Southsea

Central Southsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Fielding 1,721 44.1 Increase2.svg28.3
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt*1,37735.3Increase2.svg4.0
Conservative Prab Ghosh62716.1Decrease2.svg1.3
Green Tim Sheerman-Chase1814.6Decrease2.svg12.3
Majority3448.8N/A
Turnout 3,90636.0Increase2.svg5.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Udy1844 33.9 Increase2.svg10.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Shreeve72929.3Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative Syed Haque61924.9Increase2.svg14.0
Independent Paul Godier*1555.7Decrease2.svg26.12
Green Sarah Gilbert1415.7N/A
Majority1154.6N/A
Turnout 250019.7Decrease2.svg4.6
Labour gain from UKIP Swing 5.8%

1: After nominations were closed, Udy resigned from the Labour Party citing a lack of support from the local party while under investigation by the National Executive Committee. [3] [4]
2: Godier's share compared to his performance under UKIP label in 2014.

Copnor

Copnor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Swann 1,355 46.8 Increase2.svg16.6
Labour Mo Quinn82428.5Increase2.svg7.5
Liberal Democrats Ross Campbell42314.6Decrease2.svg1.1
UKIP Terry Chipperfield-Harrison1615.6Decrease2.svg26.0
Green Ken Hawkins1304.5N/A
Majority53118.4N/A
Turnout 2,89329.5Decrease2.svg2.9
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Cosham

Cosham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hannah Hockaday* 1,614 52.7 Increase2.svg21.7
Labour Graham Heaney95431.1Increase2.svg 8.4
Liberal Democrats Helena Cole2137.0Decrease2.svg 9.0
UKIP Michael Jerome1735.6Decrease2.svg 18.4
Independent Peter Marcus1103.6N/A
Majority66021.6Increase2.svg14.6
Turnout 306429.7Decrease2.svg6.1
Conservative hold Swing

Drayton and Farlington

Drayton and Farlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bosher* 2,588 67.3 Increase2.svg14.3
Labour Sue Castillon91823.9Increase2.svg7.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Pritchard3408.8Increase2.svg1.5
Majority167043.4Increase2.svg12.5
Turnout 384636.8Decrease2.svg2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Eastney and Craneswater

Eastney and Craneswater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Stubbs* 1,763 43.6 Increase2.svg3.9
Labour Luke Evans1,14428.3Increase2.svg18.8
Liberal Democrats Tracy McClure96923.9Decrease2.svg4.4
Green Menno Groen1724.2Decrease2.svg2.3
Majority61915.3Increase2.svg3.9
Turnout 4,06042.0Increase2.svg2.3
Conservative hold Swing

Fratton

Fratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Coles 1,108 37.5 Increase2.svg11.4
Liberal Democrats Stuart Brown1,03635.0Increase2.svg13.3
Conservative Tony Sarigul54318.4Increase2.svg1.2
UKIP Kevin Chippindall-Higgins1545.2Decrease2.svg26.0
Green Mike Wines1143.9N/A
Majority722.5N/A
Turnout 295528.5Increase2.svg1.4
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Hilsea

Hilsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Jonas* 1,739 57.4 Increase2.svg16.6
Labour Graham Mitchell86828.6Increase2.svg3.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams2247.4Increase2.svg1.1
Green Emma Murphy1996.6N/A
Majority87128.8Increase2.svg13.4
Turnout 303029.3Decrease2.svg2.5
Conservative hold Swing

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ben Dowling* 1,656 41.7 Increase2.svg11.5
Labour Rajah Ghosh1,26431.8Increase2.svg10.6
Conservative Josh Ahmed85621.6Increase2.svg0.7
Green Tamara Groen1934.9N/A
Majority3929.9Increase2.svg4.2
Turnout 3,96936.6Increase2.svg3.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Fazackarley 1,124 40.1 Increase2.svg10.4
Labour Rumal Khan76827.4Increase2.svg3.5
Conservative Alicia Denny62522.3Increase2.svg8.6
UKIP Colin Galloway*1485.3Decrease2.svg25.9
Green Duncan Robinson1364.9N/A
Majority35612.7N/A
Turnout 280127.2Decrease2.svg1.9
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Hooper 1,224 45.7 Increase2.svg 25.6
Labour David Horne1,10041.0Increase2.svg 10.7
UKIP Stuart Potter*1917.1Decrease2.svg 32.9
Liberal Democrats Iain Sutherland1656.2Increase2.svg 1.8
Majority1244.7N/A
Turnout 268026.4Decrease2.svg 0.3
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

St Jude

St Jude
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Smyth 1,270 36.4 Increase2.svg24.5
Conservative Linda Symes*1,16533.4Decrease2.svg2.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Adair86724.8Decrease2.svg1.4
Green Chris Jolley1875.4Decrease2.svg6.6
Majority1053.0Decrease2.svg6.7
Turnout 3,49638.2N/A
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 13.7

St Thomas

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Wood* 1,195 34.6 Decrease2.svg1.2
Conservative Terry Henderson1,05530.4Decrease2.svg0.4
Labour Sumel Chowdhury1,04930.4Increase2.svg15.5
Green Bekkie Kingsley-Smith1544.5N/A
Majority1404.2Decrease2.svg0.6
Turnout 3,46333.3Decrease2.svg0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Portsmouth City Council. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lib Dem Gerald Vernon-Jackson wins Portsmouth council leadership". BBC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Claire Udy Resignation". Claire Udy. 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Claire Udy Statement". Claire Udy. 27 April 2018.
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