Portsmouth local elections
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One third of Portsmouth
Council in Hampshire
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Portsmouth Council election, 1999
Portsmouth Council election, 2000
Portsmouth Council election, 2002
(whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3)
Portsmouth Council election, 2003
Portsmouth Council election, 2004
Portsmouth Council election, 2006
Portsmouth Council election, 2007
Portsmouth Council election, 2008
Portsmouth Council election, 2010
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
Council in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1996 - 2000 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2000 - 2009 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2009 - present |
Council elections
Portsmouth Council election, 1998Portsmouth Council election, 1998
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 21*Liberal Democrat 10...
Portsmouth Council election, 1999
Portsmouth Council election, 1999
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 20*Conservative 10...
Portsmouth Council election, 2000
Portsmouth Council election, 2000
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 16*Labour 15...
Portsmouth Council election, 2002
Portsmouth Council election, 2002
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 3...
(whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3)
Portsmouth Council election, 2003
Portsmouth Council election, 2003
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control...
Portsmouth Council election, 2004
Portsmouth Council election, 2004
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control...
Portsmouth Council election, 2006
Portsmouth Council election, 2006
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Liberal Democrat 21*Conservative 16*Labour 5...
Portsmouth Council election, 2007
Portsmouth Council election, 2007
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Liberal Democrat 19*Conservative 17*Labour 5...
Portsmouth Council election, 2008
Portsmouth Council election, 2008
Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. 14 seats will be up for election and members were elected using the first-past-the-post voting system....
Portsmouth Council election, 2010