# 2022 Portsmouth City Council election

Elections to Portsmouth City Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2022, alongside other local elections across the country. The seats contested in this election were last contested in 2018. The Conservative Party had 6 seats they were defending, while the Democrats and Labour were both defending 4 seats. No party gained a majority from this election, and therefore the council remains under no overall control, with the Democrats continuing to run the council in a minority.

## Election results

Immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:
| 15 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservative | PI | P |
After the election result, the composition of the council became:
| 17 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservative | PI |

## Results summary

2022 Portsmouth City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 35.7 | 12 | 17 | 40.5 | 11,882 | 25.9 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 4 | 14.3 | 11 | 13 | 31.0 | 12,037 | 26.2 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 35.7 | 4 | 9 | 21.4 | 14,324 | 31.2 | 0.3 |
| | PIP | 2 | 2 | 14.3 | 1 | 3 | 7.1 | 5,952 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,498 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 135 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 0.2 | N/A |

## 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 2018. An asterisk indicates the incumbent councillor.

### Baffins

Baffins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Kadir | 1,391 | 36.9 | −0.5 |
| | PIP | Paul Oakley-Cleife | 760 | 20.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charlie Douglas | 757 | 20.1 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Jason Christopher | 568 | 15.1 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Bob Simmonds | 155 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| | Independent | Jeanette Smith* | 135 | +3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 16.7 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,788 | 34.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Central Southsea

Central Southsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Fielding* | 1,849 | 47.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Shreeve | 1,410 | 36.5 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Jack Jackson | 411 | 10.6 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Menno Groen | 193 | 5.0 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 11.4 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,878 | 32.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yinka Adeniran | 1,216 | 49.5 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Renu Raj | 451 | 18.3 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Cole | 379 | 15.4 | −13.9 |
| | PIP | Chris Dike | 370 | 15.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Chris Pickett | 43 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765 | 31.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,469 | 18.5 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Copnor

Copnor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Swann* | 1,062 | 33.9 | −12.9 |
| | PIP | Raymond Dent | 922 | 29.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mary Vallely | 664 | 21.2 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Tim Sheerman-Chase | 280 | 8.9 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Candlish | 203 | 6.5 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 4.5 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,138 | 32.2 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cosham

Cosham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Asghar Shah | 1,639 | 47.7 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Hockaday* | 1,410 | 41.0 | −11.7 |
| | PIP | Mike Jerome | 207 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helena Cole | 180 | 5.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,454 | 33.6 | 3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Drayton & Farlington

Drayton & Farlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Bosher* | 1,987 | 54.2 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | Pooja Jha | 831 | 22.7 | +1.2 |
| | PIP | Tom Oulds | 472 | 12.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Delwar Baig | 376 | 10.3 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | 31.5 | −11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,676 | 35.1 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Eastney & Craneswater

Eastney & Craneswater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Winnington | 1,380 | 34.0 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Scott Green | 1,112 | 27.4 | −16.2 |
| | Labour | Craig Withey | 995 | 24.5 | −3.8 |
| | PIP | Lee Tindal | 575 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,079 | 42.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fratton

Fratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Coles* | 1,214 | 43.5 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fuller | 1,094 | 39.2 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sweeney | 484 | 17.3 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,813 | 26.5 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hilsea

Hilsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PIP | Russell Simpson | 1,097 | 35.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Frank Jonas* | 1,075 | 34.8 | −22.6 |
| | Labour | Julian Lewis | 624 | 20.2 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams | 173 | 5.6 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Emma Murphy | 116 | 3.8 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,091 | 30.6 | +1.3 |
| | PIP gain from Conservative | PIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Milton

Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Pitt | 1,651 | 40.3 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Paula Savage | 1,613 | 39.4 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | David Chandler | 630 | 15.4 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Sarah Gilbert | 198 | 4.8 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 0.9 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,121 | 39.2 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Nelson

Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Fazackarley* | 1,109 | 46.2 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Aimee-Louise Geyther | 584 | 24.8 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Gardner | 539 | 22.5 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Duncan Robinson | 128 | 5.3 | −0.4 |
| | TUSC | Nick Doyle | 30 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 21.4 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,401 | 23.3 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PIP | Brian Madgwick | 1,549 | 55.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Andy Macfarlane | 719 | 25.8 | −19.9 |
| | Labour | Raj Ghosh | 406 | 14.6 | +26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicky Dodd | 112 | 4.0 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 830 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,796 | 27.5 | +1.1 |
| | PIP gain from Conservative | PIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Jude

St. Jude :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Smyth* | 1,360 | 40.2 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Northern | 1,161 | 34.4 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Alicia Denny | 617 | 18.3 | −15.1 |
| | Green | Ian McCulloch | 241 | 7.1 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 5.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,397 | 36.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Thomas

St. Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jeffery | 1,263 | 42.2 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Johnson | 783 | 26.2 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Joshua Allen | 761 | 25.4 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Elliott Lee | 187 | 6.2 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 16.0 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,006 | 27.6 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |