# 2015 Portsmouth City Council election

The 2015 Portsmouth City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following the elections, the Conservatives remained in control of the council, continuing to govern in a minority administration

## Election results

Portsmouth City Council election result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 64.3 | 34.3% | 30,193 | 2.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28.6 | 19.7% | 17,342 | 13.2% |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 7.1 | 19.4% | 17,060 | 6.5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7% | 14,734 | 16.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 7,426 | 7.5 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1,003 | 0.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% | 285 | |

### Change in composition

After the 2015 local election, the political makeup of the council was as follows: These seats were then next contested in 2019.
| Party | Number of councillors |
| Labour | 4 |
| Conservative | 19 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 |
| UKIP | 4 |
| Green | 0 |
| Independent | 1 |

## Results by ward

Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, are to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2011. A "*" indicates that that councillor was re-elected.
Baffins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Stagg* | 2,198 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative | George Edgar | 2,044 | 27.9 | |
| | UKIP | Matt Ainsworth | 1,580 | 21.6 | |
| | Labour | Michelle Treacher | 1,061 | 14.5 | |
| | Green | Sarah Coote | 379 | 5.2 | |
| | TUSC | Wendy Hamm | 55 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,317 | 63.9 | +24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Central Southsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzy Horton | 2,026 | 30.7 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Warne | 1,424 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Ian David McCulloch | 1,384 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Perry | 1,064 | 16.1 |
| | UKIP | Derek William Arthur Wareham | 623 | 9.4 |
| | TUSC | Daniel Sutton-Johanson | 82 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,603 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Charles Dickens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yahiya Chowdhury | 1,373 | 25.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqui Hancock | 1,361 | 25.3 |
| | UKIP | Carl Edward John Paddon | 1,200 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Hirst | 987 | 18.4 |
| | Green | Hannah Mary Dawson | 367 | 6.8 |
| | TUSC | Chris Pickett | 88 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,376 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Copnor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Warne | 2,732 | 42.2 |
| | UKIP | Terry Chipperfield-Harrison | 1,484 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | Terry King | 1,428 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan John Webb | 446 | 6.9 |
| | Green | Mark William Townsin | 315 | 4.9 |
| | TUSC | Daniel Sutton-Johanson | 70 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,475 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cosham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lee Michael Chris John Mason | 2,768 | 42.3 |
| | Labour | Graham Philip Heaney | 1,525 | 23.3 |
| | UKIP | Mike Jerome | 1,381 | 21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstine McDowell Impey | 466 | 7.1 |
| | Green | Ash Potter | 318 | 4.9 |
| | TUSC | Adi Graham | 90 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,548 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Drayton & Farlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ken Ellcome | 4,953 | 65.9 |
| | Labour | Andreas Bubel | 1,347 | 17.9 |
| | Green | Gavin Mark Ellis | 538 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Wood | 524 | 7.0 |
| | TUSC | Simon Wade | 150 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,512 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Eastney & Craneswater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jennie Brent | 2,574 | 39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Frank Pritchard | 1,500 | 23.2 |
| | UKIP | Garth Peter Leonard Hessey | 890 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Julian Paul Wright | 805 | 12.4 |
| | Green | Katie Jane Worsfold | 646 | 10.0 |
| | TUSC | Paul John Smith | 60 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,475 | 64.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Fratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Ashmore | 1,497 | 26.2 |
| | UKIP | Paul Daniel Lovegrove | 1,194 | 20.9 |
| | Labour | Sue Castillon | 1,127 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | Massoud Esmaili | 1,122 | 19.7 |
| | Green | Martin Peter Cox | 408 | 7.1 |
| | Independent | Mike Hancock | 285 | 5.0 |
| | TUSC | John Paul Pickett | 74 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,707 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Hilsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Scott Robert Harris | 2,829 | 43.5 |
| | Labour | Sue Greenfield | 1,547 | 23.8 |
| | UKIP | Kevan Chippindall-Higgin | 1,311 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Dulberg | 437 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Abbie Eales | 329 | 5.1 |
| | TUSC | Doug Willis | 54 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,507 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Vernon-Jackson | 2,291 | 33.7 |
| | Conservative | Stuart John Crow | 1,728 | 25.4 |
| | UKIP | Robbie Robinson | 1,018 | 15.0 |
| | Labour | Alex Bentley | 948 | 13.9 |
| | Green | Jay Dunstan | 763 | 11.2 |
| | TUSC | Sean Hoyle | 57 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,805 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Colin Sinclair Lyon | 1,360 | 24.5 |
| | UKIP | Barry Paul Davies | 1,347 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | Rob Smith | 1,298 | 23.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leo Madden | 1,221 | 22.0 |
| | Green | Bianca Barbara Vermeulen-Smith | 249 | 4.5 |
| | TUSC | Nicholas John Doyle | 65 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,540 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Paulsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gemma Louise New | 1,814 | 32.9 |
| | Labour | David Ratcliffe Horne | 1,745 | 31.6 |
| | UKIP | David Allen Cox | 1,417 | 25.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Cole | 258 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Phil Dickinson | 243 | 4.4 |
| | TUSC | Sean Hoyle | 42 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,519 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
St Jude :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Tompkins | 1,944 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Andrewes | 1,499 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | Tony Chafer | 843 | 14.8 |
| | Green | James Quinn | 781 | 13.7 |
| | UKIP | Bev Hastings | 572 | 10.0 |
| | TUSC | Andy Waterman | 67 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,706 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ryan Brent | 1,914 | 32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Fazackarley | 1,618 | 27.2 |
| | Labour | Barbara Spiegelhalter | 949 | 15.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul Sweeney | 717 | 12.0 |
| | Green | Anna Koor | 706 | 11.9 |
| | TUSC | Aron Fielder | 49 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,953 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |