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 Liberal 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 Liberal 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
After the election result, the composition of the council became: + ↓ 17 9 13 3
Results summary
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
Central Southsea
Charles Dickens
Copnor
Cosham
Drayton & Farlington
Eastney & Craneswater
Fratton
Hilsea
Milton
Nelson
Paulsgrove
St. Jude
St. Thomas
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