# 2014 Portsmouth City Council election

The 2014 Portsmouth City Council elections took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council's seats were contested using the first-past-the-post voting system, alongside elections to the European Parliament. The ruling Liberal Democrat group lost control of the council to No overall control, with UKIP making 6 gains to win their first seats on the Council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrats - 18 (-5)
* Conservatives - 12 (0)
* UKIP - 6 (+6)
* Labour - 4 (-1)
Following the elections, a Conservative minority administration was formed, replacing the previous Liberal Democrat majority that had governed Portsmouth since 2009. This administration was formed with the support of Labour and UKIP

## Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UKIP | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 42.9 | 24.7 | 11,761 | +24.7 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 | 28.2 | 13,412 | -8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 10,024 | -17.4 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 9,289 | +0.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1,519 | +2.0 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 849 | +1.8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 628 | +0.7 |
| JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 80 | +0.2 |

## 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 2010.
Baffins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Steve Hastings | 1,207 | 31.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Drusilla Moody | 1,116 | 28.9 | −17.0 |
| | Conservative | Jennie Brent | 806 | 20.9 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Michelle Treacher | 642 | 16.7 | +1.8 |
| | TUSC | Wendy Hamm | 84 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,855 | 34.1 | −31.5 |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Central Southsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Hunt | 1,078 | 31.3 | −18.2 |
| | Conservative | Kevan Chippindall-Higgin | 597 | 17.4 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Ian McCulloch | 580 | 16.9 | +10.2 |
| | UKIP | Derek Wareham | 574 | 16.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Richard Brown | 542 | 15.8 | +1.5 |
| | TUSC | Dan Sutton-Johanson | 68 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 | 14.0 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,439 | 30.6 | −30.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.1% LD to Con | |
Charles Dickens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Paul Godier | 940 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqui Hancock | 913 | 30.6 | −20.3 |
| | Labour | Sion Reynolds | 706 | 23.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Shaun Rogers | 326 | 10.9 | −11.3 |
| | TUSC | Paul Smith | 72 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | The Justice and Anti-Corruption Party | Jason Packer | 28 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,985 | 24.3 | −20.4 |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Copnor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Alicia Denny | 1,029 | 31.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Kemp | 984 | 30.2 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Sam Jones | 684 | 21.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Fletcher | 511 | 15.7 | −11.4 |
| | TUSC | Ben Norman | 52 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,260 | 32.4 | −32.1 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cosham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hannah Hockaday | 1,158 | 31.0 | −12.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Jerome | 895 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Graham Heaney | 847 | 22.7 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirstine Impey | 598 | 16.0 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Gavin Ellis | 168 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Adi Graham | 70 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 7.0 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,736 | 35.8 | −26.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Drayton and Farlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Bosher | 2,166 | 53.0 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Douglas Denny | 902 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andreas Bubel | 666 | 16.3 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mel O'Brien | 297 | 7.3 | −14.8 |
| | TUSC | Simon Wade | 56 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,264 | 30.9 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,087 | 39.7 | −33.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eastney and Craneswater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Luke Stubbs | 1,550 | 39.7 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzy Horton | 1,104 | 28.3 | −12.8 |
| | UKIP | Mike George | 574 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Hannah Wright | 372 | 9.5 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Michael Muehl | 255 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Sean Hoyle | 47 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 11.4 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,902 | 40.0 | −26.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4% LD to Con | |
Fratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Julie Swan | 903 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Thomas Coles | 754 | 26.1 | +12.3 |
| | Independent | Mike Hancock | 628 | 21.7 | −37.0* |
| | Conservative | David Tompkins | 498 | 17.2 | −9.9 |
| | TUSC | John Pickett | 58 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | The Justice and Anti-Corruption Party | Steven George | 52 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,893 | 27.1 | −27.5 |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
* - Hancock share compared to his performance under Liberal Democrat label in 2010.
Hilsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Jonas | 1,366 | 40.8 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Sue Greenfield | 851 | 25.4 | −0.8 |
| | UKIP | Barry Young | 851 | 25.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Dodd | 212 | 6.3 | −12.7 |
| | TUSC | Brian Dolley | 64 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 15.4 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,344 | 31.8 | −30.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Dowling | 1,096 | 30.2 | −19.3 |
| | UKIP | Paul Lovegrove | 887 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alex Bentley | 770 | 21.2 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Crow | 759 | 20.9 | −9.5 |
| | TUSC | Doug Willis | 112 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 5.8 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,624 | 33.5 | −30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Colin Galloway | 946 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Fazackarley | 902 | 29.7 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | Rob Smith | 726 | 23.9 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Shilpika Sharma | 416 | 13.7 | −12.9 |
| | TUSC | Gordon Spellman | 43 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,033 | 29.1 | −25.9 |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Paulsgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Stuart Potter | 1,098 | 40.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sue Castillon | 833 | 30.3 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Brent | 551 | 20.1 | −15.6 |
| | Green | Phil Dickinson | 129 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Webb | 121 | 4.4 | −12.1 |
| | TUSC | Stewart Hurdle | 14 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,746 | 26.7 | −27.6 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St Jude :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Symes | 1,166 | 36.3 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Eddis | 843 | 26.2 | −20.6 |
| | UKIP | Guy Bradford | 395 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Eloise Shavelar | 387 | 12.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Tony Chafer | 382 | 11.9 | +0.4 |
| | TUSC | Andy Waterman | 42 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,215 | 35.5 | −24.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 11.0% LD to Con | |
St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Wood | 1,233 | 35.8 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative | Terry Henderson | 1,069 | 31.0 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | Chris Everest | 560 | 16.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Julian Wright | 514 | 14.9 | +2.3 |
| | TUSC | Adrian Lavin | 67 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 4.8 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,443 | 33.9 | −23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.8% LD to Con | |