2023 Portsmouth City Council election
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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
[edit]Election result
[edit]The overall results were:[4]
2023 Portsmouth City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 1 | 50.0% | 11 | 18 | 42.9% | 12,682 | 29.3% | 0.1 | |
Labour | 2 | 14.3% | 5 | 7 | 16.7 | 11,904 | 27.5% | 2.2 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 5 | 7.1% | 7 | 8 | 19.0% | 8,464 | 19.6% | 5.5 | |
PIP | 3 | 3 | 21.4% | 3 | 6 | 14.3% | 6,995 | 16.2% | New | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 7.1% | 2 | 3 | 7.1% | 910 | 2.1% | New | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,902 | 4.4% | 1.4 | ||||
Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 0.6% | New | ||||
NHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0.2% | 0.5 | ||||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0.1% |
Ward results
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Leonie Oliver | 1,475 | 42.2 | 2.6 | |
PIP | Paul Oakley-Cleife | 740 | 21.2 | New | |
Conservative | Joe Standen | 632 | 18.1 | 3.0 | |
Labour | Mark Farwell | 488 | 14.0 | 1.2 | |
Green | Bob Simmonds | 152 | 4.3 | 2.2 | |
Majority | 735 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,497 | 31.6 | |||
Registered electors | 11,047 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Central Southsea
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Suzy Horton* | 1,816 | 47.2 | 1.5 | |
Labour | Joshua Allen | 1,551 | 40.3 | 8.3 | |
Conservative | Alicia Denny | 214 | 5.6 | 2.9 | |
Green | Menno Groen | 178 | 4.6 | 2.4 | |
PIP | Lee Tindal | 86 | 2.2 | New | |
Majority | 265 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 3845 | 32.7 | |||
Registered electors | 11,763 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Charles Dickens
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Cal Corkery* | 910 | 37.4 | New | |
Labour | Raj Ghosh | 780 | 32.1 | 7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yahiya Chowdhury | 337 | 13.9 | 10.1 | |
Conservative | Terry Henderson | 301 | 12.4 | 2.5 | |
Green | Ian McCulloch | 104 | 4.3 | 2.2 | |
Majority | 130 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,432 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Copnor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PIP | Raymond Dent | 1,391 | 46.0 | New | |
Conservative | Spencer Gardner | 725 | 24.0 | 12.5 | |
Labour | Arif Choudhury | 597 | 19.7 | 2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicky Dodd | 202 | 6.7 | 5.8 | |
Green | Ben Warner | 112 | 3.7 | 2.8 | |
Majority | 666 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,027 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
PIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cosham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Vallely | 1,362 | 46.4 | 24.8 | |
Conservative | Lee Mason* | 1,078 | 36.7 | 5.9 | |
PIP | Tom Oulds1 | 208 | 7.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | David Fuller | 200 | 6.8 | }5.4 | |
NHA | Veronika Wagner | 86 | 2.9 | 6.9 | |
Majority | 284 | 9.7% | |||
Turnout | 2,934 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,218 | ||||
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hannah Brent | 1,654 | 47.7 | 6.9 | |
Labour | Pooja Jha | 693 | 20.0 | 0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Adair | 620 | 17.9 | 6.5 | |
PIP | Jaime Custerson | 280 | 8.1 | New | |
Green | Mervyn Harvey | 224 | 6.5 | New | |
Majority | 961 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,471 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,518 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Eastney and Craneswater
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Peter Candlish | 1,385 | 36.4 | 11.4 | |
Labour | Jane Shepherd | 1,088 | 28.6 | 6.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Gorys | 881 | 23.2 | 11.8 | |
Green | Tamara Groen | 209 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
Reform UK | Mark Zimmer | 148 | 3.9 | New | |
PIP | Jenny Dobson | 93 | 2.4 | New | |
Majority | 297 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,804 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,698 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Fratton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Dave Ashmore* | 1,051 | 38.1 | 0.5 | |
Labour | Aimee-Louise Gwyther | 840 | 30.4 | 1.9 | |
PIP | Jacob Short | 457 | 16.6 | New | |
Conservative | Peter Ross | 248 | 9.0 | 0.7 | |
Green | Samet Alves | 139 | 5.0 | 4.8 | |
TUSC | Chris Pickett | 24 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 211 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hilsea
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PIP | Emily Strudwick | 1,867 | 57.3 | New | |
Conservative | Scott Payter-Harris* | 734 | 22.5 | 14.5 | |
Labour | Mariam Daniel | 413 | 12.7 | 9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams | 146 | 4.5 | 8.8 | |
Green | Emma Murphy | 99 | 3.0 | 6.6 | |
Majority | 1,133 | 34.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,259 | 32.6 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
PIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Milton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gerald Vernon-Jackson* | 1,872 | 46.6 | 1.1 | |
Labour | Paula Savage | 1,552 | 38.7 | 12.3 | |
Conservative | Jack Smith | 252 | 6.3 | 5.3 | |
Green | Sarah Gilbert | 176 | 4.4 | 2.6 | |
Reform UK | Rachel Zimmer | 96 | 2.4 | New | |
PIP | Gemma Hammond | 67 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 320 | 8 | |||
Turnout | 4015 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,539 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Nelson
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lee Hunt* | 1,033 | 47.8 | 4.6 | |
Labour | Robin Head | 498 | 23.0 | 4.9 | |
Conservative | Kerryanne Swann | 323 | 14.9 | 0.5 | |
PIP | Henry Thorpe | 169 | 7.8 | New | |
Green | Duncan Robinson | 121 | 5.6 | 1.2 | |
TUSC | Nicholas Doyle | 19 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,163 | 21.78 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Paulsgrove
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PIP | Chris Dike | 1,279 | 55.9 | New | |
Conservative | Charlie Douglas | 446 | 19.5 | 17.5 | |
Labour | Eloise Hadenham | 425 | 18.6 | 7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Cole | 136 | 5.9 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 833 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
PIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
St Jude
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Heaney* | 1,288 | 39.9 | 7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Northern | 1,058 | 32.8 | 6.7 | |
Conservative | David Chandler | 400 | 12.4 | 11.1 | |
PIP | Richard Peckham | 283 | 8.8 | New | |
Green | Harry Mallinder | 201 | 6.2 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 230 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,230 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,206 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Thomas
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Chris Attwell* | 1,351 | 46.9 | 6.9 | |
Labour | Edward Batterbury | 689 | 23.9 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Sweeney | 576 | 20.0 | 1.9 | |
Green | Elliott Lee | 187 | 6.5 | 0.9 | |
PIP | George Miles | 75 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 662 | 23.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,878 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,927 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Portsmouth City Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Local Election 2023: Portsmouth councillors react to results". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Wright, Josh (16 May 2023). "Portsmouth City Council: Cllr Steve Pitt elected as new leader, as Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson steps down". The News. Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: full council results for England". The Guardian. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Portsmouth's 2023 local election results". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Robert (5 May 2023). "Portsmouth Local Election results in full: Tories lose five seats but council stays no overall control". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Portsmouth election candidate Tom Oulds suspended for tweet". BBC News. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.