2023 Portsmouth City Council election

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2023 Portsmouth City Council election
City Flag of Portsmouth.svg
  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

14 out of 42 seats to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson Simon Bosher
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seatMiltonDrayton & Farlington
Last election6 (2019)7 (2019)
Seats before1713
Seats won71
Seats after188
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 6
Popular vote12,6828,464
Percentage29.3%19.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.1%Decrease2.svg 5.3%

 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderCharlotte GeradaGeorge Madgwick
Party Labour Portsmouth Independents
Leader's seatSouthsea CentralPaulsgrove
Last election2 (2019)did not contest
Seats before63
Seats won23
Seats after76
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg3
Popular vote11,9046,995
Percentage27.5%16.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.5%Increase2.svg 16.2%

Portsmouth UK ward map 2023.svg

Leader before election

Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Contents

Leader after election

Steve Pitt
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

The 2023 Portsmouth City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

The council remained under no overall control, being led by a Liberal Democrat minority administration. [2]

Immediately after the election the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Gerald Vernon-Jackson, announced he was stepping down from the role. He was replaced at the subsequent annual council meeting on 16 May 2023 by Steve Pitt. [3]

Summary

Election result

The overall results were: [4]

2023 Portsmouth City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 7Increase2.svg150.0%111842.9%12,68229.3%Decrease2.svg0.1
  Labour 2Steady2.svg14.3%5716.711,90427.5%Increase2.svg2.2
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg57.1%7819.0%8,46419.6%Decrease2.svg5.5
  Portsmouth Ind. 3Increase2.svg321.4%3614.3%6,99516.2%New
  Independent 1Increase2.svg17.1%237.1%9102.1%New
  Green 0Steady2.svg001,9024.4%Decrease2.svg1.4
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg002440.6%New
  NHA 0Steady2.svg00860.2%Decrease2.svg0.5
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg00430.1%

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 2019. An asterisk indicates the incumbent councillor. The results for each ward were: [5] [6]

Baffins

Baffins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leonie Oliver 1,475 42.2 Decrease2.svg2.6
Portsmouth Ind. Paul Oakley-Cleife74021.2New
Conservative Joe Standen63218.1Decrease2.svg3.0
Labour Mark Farwell48814.0Increase2.svg1.2
Green Bob Simmonds1524.3Decrease2.svg2.2
Majority73521.0
Turnout 3,49731.6
Registered electors 11,047
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Central Southsea

Central Southsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Suzy Horton* 1,816 47.2 Increase2.svg1.5
Labour Joshua Allen1,55140.3Increase2.svg8.3
Conservative Alicia Denny2145.6Decrease2.svg2.9
Green Menno Groen1784.6Decrease2.svg2.4
Portsmouth Ind. Lee Tindal862.2New
Majority2656.9
Turnout 384532.7
Registered electors 11763
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cal Corkery* 910 37.4 New
Labour Raj Ghosh78032.1Decrease2.svg7.7
Liberal Democrats Yahiya Chowdhury33713.9Decrease2.svg10.1
Conservative Terry Henderson30112.4Increase2.svg2.5
Green Ian McCulloch1044.3Increase2.svg2.2
Majority1305.4
Turnout 2,432
Registered electors
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Copnor

Copnor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Portsmouth Ind. Raymond Dent 1,391 46.0 New
Conservative Spencer Gardner72524.0Decrease2.svg12.5
Labour Arif Choudhury59719.7Decrease2.svg2.9
Liberal Democrats Nicky Dodd2026.7Decrease2.svg5.8
Green Ben Warner1123.7Decrease2.svg2.8
Majority66622.0
Turnout 3,027
Registered electors
Portsmouth Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Cosham

Cosham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Vallely 1,362 46.4 Increase2.svg24.8
Conservative Lee Mason*1,07836.7Increase2.svg5.9
Portsmouth Ind. Tom Oulds12087.1New
Liberal Democrats David Fuller2006.8Increase2.svg}5.4
NHA Veronika Wagner862.9Decrease2.svg6.9
Majority2849.7%
Turnout 2,934
Registered electors 10218
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1: After nominations were closed, Oulds was suspended by the Portsmouth Independents following "unacceptable" message on social media. [7]

Drayton and Farlington

Drayton & Farlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hannah Brent 1,654 47.7 Decrease2.svg6.9
Labour Pooja Jha69320.0Decrease2.svg0.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Adair62017.9Increase2.svg6.5
Portsmouth Ind. Jaime Custerson2808.1New
Green Mervyn Harvey2246.5New
Majority96127.7
Turnout 3,471
Registered electors 10518
Conservative hold Swing

Eastney and Craneswater

Eastney and Craneswater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Candlish 1,385 36.4 Increase2.svg11.4
Labour Jane Shepherd1,08828.6Increase2.svg6.0
Conservative Stephen Gorys88123.2Decrease2.svg11.8
Green Tamara Groen2095.5Decrease2.svg1.5
Reform UK Mark Zimmer1483.9New
Portsmouth Ind. Jenny Dobson932.4New
Majority2977.8
Turnout 3,804
Registered electors 9698
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Fratton

Fratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Ashmore* 1,051 38.1 Decrease2.svg0.5
Labour Aimee-Louise Gwyther84030.4Increase2.svg1.9
Portsmouth Ind. Jacob Short45716.6New
Conservative Peter Ross2489.0Decrease2.svg0.7
Green Samet Alves1395.0Decrease2.svg4.8
TUSC Chris Pickett240.9New
Majority2117.6
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hilsea

Hilsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Portsmouth Ind. Emily Strudwick 1,867 57.3 New
Conservative Scott Payter-Harris*73422.5Decrease2.svg14.5
Labour Mariam Daniel41312.7Decrease2.svg9.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams1464.5Decrease2.svg8.8
Green Emma Murphy993.0Decrease2.svg6.6
Majority1,13334.8
Turnout 3,25932.6
Registered electors
Portsmouth Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerald Vernon-Jackson* 1,872 46.6 Increase2.svg1.1
Labour Paula Savage1,55238.7Increase2.svg12.3
Conservative Jack Smith2526.3Decrease2.svg5.3
Green Sarah Gilbert1764.4Decrease2.svg2.6
Reform UK Rachel Zimmer962.4New
Portsmouth Ind. Gemma Hammond671.7New
Majority3208
Turnout 4015
Registered electors 10,539
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt* 1,033 47.8 Increase2.svg4.6
Labour Robin Head49823.0Increase2.svg4.9
Conservative Kerryanne Swann32314.9Increase2.svg0.5
Portsmouth Ind. Henry Thorpe1697.8New
Green Duncan Robinson1215.6Decrease2.svg1.2
TUSC Nicholas Doyle190.9New
Majority
Turnout 2,16321.78
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Portsmouth Ind. Chris Dike 1,279 55.9 New
Conservative Charlie Douglas44619.5Decrease2.svg17.5
Labour Eloise Hadenham42518.6Decrease2.svg7.1
Liberal Democrats Catherine Cole1365.9Decrease2.svg2.1
Majority83336.4
Turnout
Registered electors
Portsmouth Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

St Jude

St Jude
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Heaney* 1,288 39.9 Increase2.svg7.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Northern1,05832.8Increase2.svg6.7
Conservative David Chandler40012.4Decrease2.svg11.1
Portsmouth Ind. Richard Peckham2838.8New
Green Harry Mallinder2016.2Decrease2.svg3.3
Majority2307.1
Turnout 3,230
Registered electors 9206
Labour hold Swing

St Thomas

St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Attwell* 1,351 46.9 Increase2.svg6.9
Labour Edward Batterbury68923.9Decrease2.svg1.0
Conservative Paul Sweeney57620.0Decrease2.svg1.9
Green Elliott Lee1876.5Increase2.svg0.9
Portsmouth Ind. George Miles752.6New
Majority66223.0
Turnout 2,878
Registered electors 10,927
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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