2010 Portsmouth City Council election

2010 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 thumb|225px|right|Map of the results of the 2010 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. The 2010 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 6 May 2010 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. The election took place on the same day as a parliamentary general election, and one third of the council (14 seats) was up for election using the first-past-the-post voting system. The Liberal Democrats won a majority of the seats being contested, and remained in overall control of the council, which they had achieved following a series of defections to the party in 2009.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7853233.stm Lib Dems claim fourth defection 2012-01-29 2009-01-27 BBC News 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 Liberal Democrats: 24 Conservatives: 16 Labour: 2 Election result NB: All comparisons are to the 2006 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested. Portsmouth local election result 2010 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 3 0 +3 57.1 38.5 32,874 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 2 -2 35.7 36.8 31,469 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 1 -1 7.1 19.4 16,578 +1.3 English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 3,038 +2.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1,019 -2.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 508 -0.7 Ward results NB: All comparisons are to the 2006 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested. Baffinshttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17917.html Baffins 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Darron Phillips 3,294 45.9 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Smith 2,185 30.5 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Spiegelhalter 1,070 14.9 +2.7 English Democrats Piers Goodwin 354 4.9 +4.9 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah Coote 234 3.3 -4.1 1,109 15.4 +4.6 7,169 65.6 +30.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.0% Con to LD Central Southseahttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17918.html Central Southsea 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Lee Hunt 3,374 49.5 +13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Payne 1,732 25.4 -14.1 Labour Party (UK) Keith Crabbe 974 14.3 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Lucy Maclennan 457 6.7 -5.1 Independent (politician) Derek Wareham 216 3.2 +3.2 1,642 24.1 +24.1 6,814 61.1 +24.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 14.0% Con to LD Charles Dickenshttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17919.html Charles Dickens 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqui Hancock 2,655 50.9 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) John Ferrett 1,112 21.3 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Syed Haque 1,105 21.2 +2.5 Independent (politician) Leslie Cummings 292 5.6 +5.6 1,543 29.6 +2.4 5,219 44.7 +18.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.2% Lab to LD Copnorhttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17920.html Copnor 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Conservative Party (UK) Michael Park 2,729 42.3 -4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Fletcher 1,746 27.1 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) Michelle Treacher 1,462 22.7 +4.1 English Democrats David Knight 446 6.9 -6.8 983 15.2 -12.6 6,451 64.5 +32.0 Conservative Party (UK) 7.1% Con to LD Coshamhttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17921.html Cosham 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Conservative Party (UK) April Windebank 2,679 43.5 -11.0 Labour Party (UK) Graham Heaney 1,753 28.5 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Munday 1,291 21.0 +0.2 English Democrats David Ward 378 6.1 +6.1 926 15.0 -14.8 6,159 62.4 +28.6 Conservative Party (UK) 7.4% Con to Lab Drayton and Farlingtonhttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17922.html Drayton and Farlington 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Conservative Party (UK) Simon Bosher 4,247 56.8 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Pearson 1,650 22.1 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Andy Silvester 1,229 16.5 +6.4 English Democrats Greg Trechard 306 4.1 +4.1 2,597 34.7 +2.0 7,471 73.2 +29.3 Conservative Party (UK) 1.0% LD to Con Eastney and Craneswaterhttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17923.html Eastney & Craneswater 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Conservative Party (UK) Luke Stubbs 2,704 43.7 -2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Winnington 2,542 41.1 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) Vicky Davies 663 10.7 +2.5 English Democrats Peter Lawrence 242 3.9 +3.9 162 2.6 +2.1 6,182 66.2 +28.6 Conservative Party (UK) 1.1% LD to Con Frattonhttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17924.html Fratton 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Hancock 3,301 58.7 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Terry Judkins 1,523 27.1 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Nick Durrant 775 13.8 +1.5 1,778 31.6 -0.3 5,627 54.6 +27.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0.1% LD to Con Hilseahttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17925.html Hilsea 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Conservative Party (UK) Frank Jonas 3,095 49.3 -11.5 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Gooch 1,645 26.2 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chasta Cole 1,191 19.0 +6.2 English Democrats Barry Faust 304 4.8 +4.8 1,450 23.1 -11.3 6,273 62.3 +27.8 Conservative Party (UK) 5.7% Con to Lab Miltonhttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17926.html Milton 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Scott 3,238 49.5 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Rogers 1,988 30.4 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Ken Ferrett 903 13.8 +4.6 English Democrats Ian Ducane 332 5.1 +5.1 1,250 19.1 +17.3 6,541 63.7 +28.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8.7% Con to LD Nelsonhttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17927.html Nelson 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Jason Fazackarley 2,228 40.3 +20.5 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Cook 1,478 26.7 -12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Lyon 1,477 26.7 -4.2 English Democrats Kevin Baker 308 5.6 +5.6 750 13.6 +13.6 5,529 55.0 +27.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.6% Lab to LD Paulsgrovehttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17928.html Paulsgrove 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Labour Party (UK) Jim Patey 2,134 40.1 -9.6 Conservative Party (UK) Fred Brimecome 1,904 35.7 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Webb 880 16.5 +0.6 English Democrats Peter Fletcher 368 6.9 +6.9 230 4.4 -11.0 5,327 54.3 +26.5 Labour Party (UK) 5.5% Lab to Con St Judehttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17929.html St Jude 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Eddis 2,485 46.8 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Symes 1,852 34.9 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Alwin Oliver 611 11.5 +5.6 Green Party of England and Wales Sean Sanders 328 6.2 +6.2 633 11.9 +11.9 5,313 60.4 +26.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7.5% Con to LD St Thomashttp://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/17930.html St Thomas 2012-01-29 2010-06-16 Portsmouth.gov.uk Liberal Democrats (UK) Rob Wood 2,999 49.2 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Stockdale 2,249 36.9 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) John Spiegelhalter 769 12.6 -1.4 750 12.3 +9.2 6,097 56.9 +21.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4.6% Con to LD References 2008 Portsmouth City Council election Portsmouth City Council elections 2011 Portsmouth City Council election 2010 Portsmouth Category:2010s in Hampshire