2023 Portsmouth City Council election

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.

2023 Portsmouth City Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
14 out of 42 seats to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson Simon Bosher Charlotte Gerada
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 17 seats, 25.9% 13 seats, 26.2% 9 seats, 31.2%
Seats before 17 13 6
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader George Madgwick
Party Portsmouth Independents Non-aligned Independents
Last election 3 seats, 13.0% 0 seats, 0.3%
Seats before 3 3
Leader before election

Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

 Leader after election

TBD

Summary

Election result
2023 Portsmouth City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 7 Increase1 11 18 12682
  Conservative 1 Decrease5 7 8 8464
  Labour 2 Steady 5 7 11904
  Portsmouth Ind. 3 Increase3 3 6 6995
  Independent 1 Increase1 2 3 910
  Green 0 Steady 0 0 1902
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0 0 244
  NHA 0 Steady 0 0 86
  TUSC 0 Steady 0 0 43

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.

Baffins
Baffins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Leonie Oliver 1,475 42.3 -5
Portsmouth Ind. Paul Oakley-Cleife 740 21.2 +1
Conservative Joe Standen 632 18.1 -2
Labour Mark Farwell 488 14 -1
Green Bob Simmonds 152 4.4 -
Majority 735 21.1
Turnout 3497 31.6
Registered electors 11047
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Central Southsea
Central Southsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Suzy Horton* 1,816 47.2 +10
Labour Joshua Allen 1,551 40.3 +25
Conservative Alicia Denny 214 5.6 -14
Green Menno Groen 178 4.6 -1
Portsmouth Ind. Lee Tindal 86 2.2 +2
Majority 265 7.1
Turnout 3845 32.7
Registered electors 11763
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cal Corkery* 910 37 +37
Labour Raj Ghosh 780 32 -17
Liberal Democrats Yahiya Chowdhury 337 14 -1
Conservative Terry Henderson 301 12 -6
Green Ian McCulloch 104 4 +4
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Copnor
Copnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Portsmouth Ind. Raymond Dent 1,391 46 +17
Conservative Spencer Gardner 725 24 -12
Labour Arif Choudhury 597 20 -1
Liberal Democrats Nicky Dodd 202 7 +1
Green Ben Warner 112 4 -5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Portsmouth Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Cosham
Cosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Vallely 1,362 46 -2
Conservative Lee Mason* 1,078 37 -4
Portsmouth Ind. Tom Oulds 208 7 +1
Liberal Democrats David Fuller 200 7 +2
NHA Veronika Wagner 86 3 +3
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 10218
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Drayton and Farlington
Drayton & Farlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hannah Brent 1,654 48 -6
Labour Pooja Jha 693 20 -3
Liberal Democrats Richard Adair 620 18 +8
Portsmouth Ind. Jaime Custerson 280 8 -5
Green Mervyn Harvey 224 6 +6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 10518
Conservative hold Swing

Eastney and Craneswater
Eastney and Craneswater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Candlish 1,385 36 -2
Labour Jane Shepherd 1,088 29 +5
Conservative Stephen Gorys 881 23 -4
Green Tamara Groen 209 5 +5
Reform UK Mark Zimmer 148 4 +4
Portsmouth Ind. Jenny Dobson 93 2 -12
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 9698
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Fratton
Fratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Ashmore* 1,051 38 -1
Labour Aimee-Louise Gwyther 840 30 -13
Portsmouth Ind. Jacob Short 457 17 +17
Conservative Peter Ross 248 9 -8
Green Samet Alves 139 5 +5
TUSC Chris Pickett 24 1 +1
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hilsea
Hilsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Portsmouth Ind. Emily Strudwick 1,867 57 +21
Conservative Scott Payter-Harris* 734 23 -12
Labour Mariam Daniel 413 13 -7
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams 146 4 +2
Green Emma Murphy 99 3 -1
Majority
Turnout 3259 32.6
Registered electors
Portsmouth Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

Milton
Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gerald Vernon-Jackson* 1,872 47 +7
Labour Paula Savage 1,552 39 -
Conservative Jack Smith 252 6 -9
Green Sarah Gilbert 176 4 -1
Reform UK Rachel Zimmer 96 2 +2
Portsmouth Ind. Gemma Hammond 67 2 +2
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 10539
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Nelson
Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Hunt* 1,033 48 +2
Labour Robin Head 498 23 -1
Conservative Kerryanne Swann 323 15 -8
Portsmouth Ind. Henry Thorpe 169 8 +8
Green Duncan Robinson 121 6 +1
TUSC Nicholas Doyle 19 1 -
Majority
Turnout 2163 21.78
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Paulsgrove
Paulsgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Portsmouth Ind. Chris Dike 1,279 56 -
Conservative Charlie Douglas 446 20 -6
Labour Eloise Hadenham 425 19 -4
Liberal Democrats Catherine Cole 136 6 -2
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Portsmouth Ind. gain from Conservative Swing

St Jude
St Jude
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Heaney* 1,288 40 -
Liberal Democrats Martin Northern 1,058 33 -1
Conservative David Chandler 400 12 -6
Portsmouth Ind. Richard Peckham 283 9 +9
Green Harry Mallinder 201 6 -1
Majority
Turnout 3230
Registered electors 9206
Labour hold Swing

St Thomas
St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Attwell* 1,351 47 +5
Labour Edward Batterbury 689 24 -1
Conservative Paul Sweeney 576 20 -6
Green Elliott Lee 187 6 -
Portsmouth Ind. George Miles 75 3 +3
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 10927
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Portsmouth City Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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