14 of 42 seats (One Third) to Portsmouth City Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Con
Leader
Donna Jones
Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Leader since
June 2014
May 2004
Leader's seat
Hilsea
Milton
Last election
5 (2014)
3 (2014)
Seats before
7
3
Seats won
6 (19 total)
4 (16 total)
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
17,058
11,739
Percentage
37%
25%
Swing
9.7%
4.3%
Third party
Fourth party
UKIP
Leader
Stephen Morgan
Colin Galloway
Party
Labour
UKIP
Leader since
October 2016
May 2014
Leader's seat
Charles Dickens
Nelson
Last election
0 (2014)
6 (2014)
Seats before
2
2
Seats won
4 (5 total)
0 (0 total)
Seat change
3
2
Popular vote
13,782
996
Percentage
32%
2%
Swing
8.1%
13.0%
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.
The 2018 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council.
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):
Party
Before Election
After Election
Change
Conservative
20
19
-1
Liberal Democrats
15
16
+1
Labour
2
6
+4
Independent
2
1
-1
UKIP
2
0
-2
Green
0
0
0
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]
^"Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Portsmouth City Council. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^"Lib Dem Gerald Vernon-Jackson wins Portsmouth council leadership". BBC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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