2008 Portsmouth City Council election

2008 UK local government election thumb|Results by ward May 2025 November 2013 The 2008 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (14 seats) was up for election using the first-past-the-post voting system. The Conservatives won a majority of the seats being contested, while the council remained in no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was:http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/1455.html Political composition of the council 2011-11-30 Portsmouth.gov.uk 16 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110916071515/http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/1455.html dead Conservatives: 19 Liberal Democrats: 19 Labour: 2 Independent: 2 Election result NB: All comparisons are to the 2004 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested. Portsmouth local election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 8 3 0 +3 57.1 44.3 19,182 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 0 2 -2 42.9 35.3 15,294 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 13.2 5,726 -7.5 English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.2 1,821 +4.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 551 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 507 -0.1 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 175 +0.4 Senate Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 57 +0.1 Ward results NB: All comparisons are to the 2004 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested. Baffins Conservative Party (UK) Jim Fleming 1,494 41.2 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Andrewes 1,463 40.7 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Victoria Fry 293 8.1 -3.7 English Democrats Alan Wakeford 205 5.7 +5.7 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah Coote 156 4.5 -4.3 31 0.5 3,625 34.7 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.2% LD to Con Central Southsea Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ireland 1,296 40.9 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Massoud Esmaili 1,024 32.3 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) John Ferrett 313 9.8 -16.3 Green Party of England and Wales Betty Burns 247 7.8 +7.8 Independent (politician) John Molyneux 159 5.0 +5.0 Independent (politician) Alan Evens 113 3.6 +3.6 272 8.6 +4.5 3,167 33.0 -6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.3% Con to LD Charles Dickens Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Foster 1,046 45.0 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Rogers 496 21.3 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) Keith Crabbe 426 18.3 -12.4 English Democrats David Farley 182 7.8 +7.8 Independent (politician) Lee Sprake 172 7.4 +7.4 550 23.7 +2.0 2,327 23.6 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5.9% LD to Con Copnor Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Hey 1,434 47.6 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phil Smith 923 30.7 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Terence O'Brien 355 11.8 -10.3 English Democrats David Knight 294 9.8 +9.8 511 16.9 -4.0 3,011 30.8 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) 2.0% Con to LD Cosham Conservative Party (UK) Terence Henderson 1,749 56.1 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Silvester 657 21.3 -13.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Webb 371 12.1 -9.4 English Democrats David Ward 241 7.8 +7.8 Senate Party Stephen Holland 57 1.9 +1.9 1,092 34.8 +25.2 3,079 31.5 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) 12.6% Lab to Con Drayton and Farlington Conservative Party (UK) Steve Wemyss 2,532 60.1 +13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Whittle 1,115 26.5 -15.9 Labour Party (UK) Peter Lipscombe 297 7.1 -3.9 English Democrats Clive Percy 258 6.1 +6.1 1,417 33.6 +29.3 4,213 42.5 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) 14.7% LD to Con Eastney and Craneswater Liberal Democrats (UK) Cheryl Buggy 1,559 46.7 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Gerry Oldfield 1,545 46.3 +8.5 Labour Party (UK) Geoff Wade 220 6.7 -2.6 14 0.4 -7.4 3,337 36.4 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3.7% LD to Con Fratton Liberal Democrats (UK) David Fuller 1,326 55.6 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Angus Ross 623 26.4 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Simon Bramwell 221 9.3 -5.4 English Democrats Piers Goodwin 205 8.6 +8.6 703 29.5 -1.8 2,383 24.8 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.1% LD to Con Hilsea Conservative Party (UK) Donna Jones 1,804 60.7 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) Michelle Treacher 562 18.9 -7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fred Holliday 357 12.0 -10.3 English Democrats Matthew Clark 243 8.2 +8.2 1,242 41.8 +8.7 2,973 30.4 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) 8.4% Lab to Con Milton Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Dinenage 1,835 48.1 +17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Bentley 1,584 41.8 -11.0 Labour Party (UK) Ken Ferrett 215 5.6 -10.7 UK Independence Party Robbie Robinson 175 4.6 +4.6 251 6.3 3,819 39.9 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 14.1% LD to Con Nelson Conservative Party (UK) James Williams 844 31.3 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Miles-Knight 785 29.1 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Cook 766 28.4 -11.5 English Democrats Kevin Baker 193 7.2 +7.2 Green Party of England and Wales Calum Kennedy 104 3.9 +3.9 59 2.2 2,694 27.2 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 4.4% Lab to Con Paulsgrove Conservative Party (UK) Mike Blake 1,236 50.2 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) Graham Heaney 963 39.3 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Winnington 251 10.2 -9.5 273 11.1 +10.8 2,461 25.5 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) 5.3% Lab to Con St Jude Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugh Mason 1,265 46.6 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Terry Judkins 1,153 42.5 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Alwin Oliver 184 6.8 -3.7 Independent (politician) Mark Austin 107 3.9 +3.9 112 4.1 -6.2 2,714 33.1 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3.1% LD to Con St Thomas Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula Riches 1,442 46.1 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Stockdale 1,413 45.2 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) John Spiegelhalter 254 8.1 -3.0 29 0.9 -2.8 3,128 32.7 -6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.2% LD to Con References Portsmouth City Council – 2008 local election results http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120427035407/http%3A//www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/13066.html 27 April 2012 2007 Portsmouth City Council election Portsmouth City Council elections 2010 Portsmouth City Council election 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hampshire