2016 Portsmouth City Council election

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14 of 42 seats (One Third) to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Gerald Vernon-Jackson | Donna Jones
Party  | Liberal Democrats | Conservative
Leader's seat  | Milton  | Hilsea
Seats won  | 8
(15 total)  | 4
(19 total)
Seat change  | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 12,795 | 12,016
Percentage  | 29.3% | 27.3%
Swing  | 9.6%  | 7.1%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | John Ferrett  | Colin Galloway
Party  | Labour | UKIP
Leader's seat  | Paulsgrove  | Nelson
Seats won  | 2
(4 total)  | 0
(4 total)
Seat change  |  |
Popular vote  | 10,439  | 6,547
Percentage  | 23.9%  | 15.0%
Swing  | 4.5%  | 1.7%

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| Council control before election

No overall control

| Council control after election

No overall control

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Map of the results of the 2016 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2016 Portsmouth City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council.[1] This took place on the same day as other local elections taking place around the UK, including the London Mayoral election, Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly elections.

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

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

* Conservatives: 19 (0)
* Liberal Democrats: 15 (+1)
* UKIP: 4 (0)
* Labour: 3 (0)
* Independent: 1 (-1)

Following the election, the Conservative minority administration that had governed Portsmouth since 2014 continued in office.[2][3]

## Election result[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 2012.

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2016  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Liberal Democrats | 8  | 1  | 2  | -1  | 57.1  | 29.3  | 12,795  | -6.8
| Conservative | 4  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 28.6  | 27.5  | 12,016  | -3.2
| Labour | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 14.2  | 23.9  | 10,439  | -3.2
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 15.0  | 6,547  | +15.0
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4.2  | 1,817  | +2.2
| TUSC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 30  | -2.7

## Ward results[edit]

Baffins  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Darren Sanders*  | 1,759  | 47.5  | -0.8
| Conservative | George Edgar  | 691  | 18.7  | -4.2
| UKIP | Kevin Chippandall-Higgin  | 671  | 18.1  | +18.1
| Labour | John Castillon  | 580  | 15.7  | -2.1
Majority  | 1,068  | 28.8  | +3.4
Turnout | 3,701  | 33.5  | +5.6
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.7% Con to LD  |
Central Southsea  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Steve Pitt  | 1,364  | 40.9  | -1.5
| Labour | Frank Minal  | 804  | 24.1  | -1.6
| Green | Ian McCulloch  | 444  | 13.3  | +3.7
| Conservative | Massoud Esmaili  | 401  | 12.0  | -5.0
| UKIP | Derek Wareham  | 323  | 9.7  | +9.7
Majority  | 560  | 16.8  | +0.1
Turnout | 3,336  | 32.4  | +9.1
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.05% Lab to LD  |
Charles Dickens  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Stephen Morgan | 948  | 33.9  | +2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Foster*  | 885  | 31.7  | -14.4
| UKIP | Andrew Waters  | 543  | 19.4  | +19.4
| Conservative | John Hill  | 287  | 10.3  | -1.1
| Green | Hannah Dawson  | 130  | 4.7  | -2.1
Majority  | 63  | 2.2  | -12.2
Turnout | 2,793  | 25.7  | +4.5
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.3% LD to Lab  |
Copnor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Neill Young*  | 1,010  | 35.9  | +3.6
| Labour | Rumal Khan  | 815  | 29.0  | +6.5
| UKIP | Terry Chipperfield-Harrison  | 717  | 25.5  | +25.5
| Liberal Democrats | Jaison Matewu  | 269  | 9.6  | -11.4
Majority  | 195  | 6.9  | -2.9
Turnout | 2,811  | 28.4  | +2.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5% Con to Lab  |
Cosham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jim Fleming  | 1,251  | 41.2  | +11.0
| Labour | Graham Heaney  | 878  | 28.9  | -3.0
| UKIP | Mel Todd  | 647  | 21.3  | +21.3
| Liberal Democrats | Kirstine Impey  | 263  | 8.7  | -24.6
Majority  | 373  | 12.3  | +10.9
Turnout | 3,039  | 29.3  | -0.6
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.0% Lab to Con  |

The incumbent councillor, Aiden Grey, was elected as a Liberal Democrat but defected to Labour six months after his election.[4]

Drayton and Farlington  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Steve Wemyss*  | 1,977  | 55.0  | -5.0
| Labour | Andreas Bubel  | 733  | 20.4  | -4.7
| UKIP | Loreley Lawrence  | 555  | 15.4  | +15.4
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Dulberg  | 330  | 9.2  | -5.7
Majority  | 1,244  | 34.6  | -0.3
Turnout | 3,595  | 35.4  | +0.8
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2% Con to Lab  |
Eastney and Craneswater  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Winnington*  | 1,599  | 43.3  | -2.0
| Conservative | Susan Lloyd  | 1,278  | 34.6  | -0.4
| Labour | Julian Wright  | 500  | 13.6  | -1.7
| Green | Menno Groen  | 313  | 8.5  | +8.5
Majority  | 321  | 8.7  | -1.6
Turnout | 3,690  | 39.3  | +7.0
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.8% LD to Con  |
Fratton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | David Fuller*  | 860  | 32.0  | -17.6
| Labour | Thomas Coles  | 733  | 27.2  | +1.8
| UKIP | Todd Sweeney  | 584  | 21.7  | +21.7
| Conservative | Laurence Warren-West  | 354  | 13.2  | -3.9
| Green | Martin Cox  | 160  | 5.9  | +5.9
Majority  | 127  | 4.8  | -19.4
Turnout | 2,691  | 26.6  | +6.3
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.7% LD to Lab  |
Hilsea  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Donna Jones*  | 1,566  | 54.6  | +10.2
| Labour | Silvi Veale  | 922  | 32.1  | -9.6
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Spurgeon  | 380  | 13.2  | -0.7
Majority  | 644  | 22.5  | +19.8
Turnout | 2,868  | 27.9  | +1.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9% Lab to Con  |
Milton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Will Purvis*  | 1,488  | 42.6  | -9.5
| Labour | Alex Bentley  | 614  | 17.6  | -6.9
| Conservative | Malcolm Chewter  | 563  | 16.1  | -7.3
| UKIP | Robbie Robinson  | 559  | 16.0  | +16.0
| Green | Kylie Barton  | 269  | 7.7  | +7.7
Majority  | 874  | 25.0  | -2.6
Turnout | 3,493  | 33.5  | +7.4
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3% LD to Lab  |
Nelson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Leo Madden  | 1,118  | 40.4  | +4.6
| Labour | Sue Castillon  | 617  | 22.3  | -14.9
| UKIP | Barry Davies  | 595  | 21.5  | +21.5
| Conservative | Ben Swann  | 438  | 15.8  | -11.2
Majority  | 501  | 18.1  | +16.7
Turnout | 2,768  | 26.9  | +3.4
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 9.8% Lab to LD  |
Paulsgrove  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Ferrett*  | 995  | 41.3  | -21.5
| UKIP | Mike Jerome  | 711  | 29.5  | +29.5
| Conservative | Bill New  | 577  | 23.9  | -4.6
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky Dodd  | 99  | 4.1  | -4.6
| TUSC | Chris Pickett  | 30  | 1.2  | +1.2
Majority  | 284  | 11.8  | -22.5
Turnout | 2,412  | 23.7  | +1.9
| Labour hold | Swing | 25.5% Lab to UKIP  |
St Jude  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Mason*  | 1,264  | 39.7  | -5.2
| Conservative | Sandra Stockdale  | 863  | 27.1  | -7.6
| Labour | Tony Chafer  | 534  | 16.8  | +1.0
| UKIP | Christopher Vaughan  | 275  | 8.6  | +8.6
| Green | Ken Hawkins  | 249  | 7.8  | +7.8
Majority  | 401  | 12.6  | +2.4
Turnout | 3,185  | 36.6  | +6.6
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.2% Con to LD  |
St Thomas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tom Wood  | 1,117  | 34.2  | -13.3
| Labour | Sumel Chowdhury  | 766  | 23.5  | +8.8
| Conservative | Christine Sykes  | 760  | 23.3  | -9.9
| UKIP | Jill Evans  | 367  | 11.3  | +11.3
| Green | Gail Baird  | 252  | 7.7  | +7.7
Majority  | 351  | 10.7  | -3.6
Turnout | 3,262  | 34.6  | +7.1
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 11.1% LD to Lab  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
2. ^ "Conservatives chosen to run Portsmouth City Council". BBC News. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
3. ^ "Portsmouth City Council expands UK property portfolio". BBC News. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
4. ^ "Portsmouth councillor stands down after he was abused online by own party". www.portsmouth.co.uk.

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2015 Portsmouth City Council election | Portsmouth City Council elections | Succeeded by
2018 Portsmouth City Council election

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