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Portsmouth 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races
14 seats
12 elected below the proportional quota
85.7% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party14,32431.2%535.7%428.6%+1
Conservative and Unionist Party12,03726.2%214.3%428.6%-2
Liberal Democrats11,88225.9%535.7%428.6%+1
PORT IND5,95213.0%214.3%214.3%0
Green Party1,4983.3%00.0%00.0%0
Independent1350.3%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition730.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total45,901100.0%14100.0%14100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Copnor · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,131

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Swann B.Conservative and Unionist Party1,06233.9%Elected
2Dent R.PORT IND92229.4%
3Vallely M.Labour Party66421.2%
4Sheerman-Chase T.Green Party2808.9%
5Candlish G.Liberal Democrats2036.5%

Electorate 9,738 · Ballots cast 3,131 · EC ward code E05002444 · Back to ward index

Eastney & Craneswater · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,062

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Winnington M.Liberal Democrats1,38034.0%Elected
2Green S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,11227.4%
3Withey C.Labour Party99524.5%
4Tindal L.PORT IND57514.2%

Electorate 9,709 · Ballots cast 4,062 · EC ward code E05002447 · Back to ward index

Hilsea · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,085

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Simpson R.PORT IND1,09735.6%Elected
2Jonas F.Conservative and Unionist Party1,07534.8%
3Lewis J.Labour Party62420.2%
4Williams P.Liberal Democrats1735.6%
5Murphy E.Green Party1163.8%

Electorate 10,101 · Ballots cast 3,085 · EC ward code E05002449 · Back to ward index

Baffins · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,766

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kadir A.Liberal Democrats1,39136.9%Elected
2Oakley-Cleife P.PORT IND76020.2%
3Douglas C.Conservative and Unionist Party75720.1%
4Christopher J.Labour Party56815.1%
5Simmonds B.Green Party1554.1%
6Smith J.Independent1353.6%

Electorate 11,030 · Ballots cast 3,766 · EC ward code E05002441 · Back to ward index

St. Jude · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,379

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smyth J.Labour Party1,36040.2%Elected
2Northern M.Liberal Democrats1,16134.4%
3Denny A.Conservative and Unionist Party61718.3%
4McCulloch I.Green Party2417.1%

Electorate 9,286 · Ballots cast 3,379 · EC ward code E05002453 · Back to ward index

Milton · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,092

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Pitt S.Liberal Democrats1,65140.3%Elected
2Savage P.Labour Party1,61339.4%
3Chandler D.Conservative and Unionist Party63015.4%
4Gilbert S.Green Party1984.8%

Electorate 10,507 · Ballots cast 4,092 · EC ward code E05002450 · Back to ward index

St. Thomas · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,994

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Jeffery M.Liberal Democrats1,26342.2%Elected
2Johnson R.Conservative and Unionist Party78326.2%
3Allen J.Labour Party76125.4%
4Lee E.Green Party1876.2%

Electorate 10,904 · Ballots cast 2,994 · EC ward code E05002454 · Back to ward index

Fratton · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,792

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Coles T.Labour Party1,21443.5%Elected
2Fuller D.Liberal Democrats1,09439.2%
3Sweeney P.Conservative and Unionist Party48417.3%

Electorate 10,617 · Ballots cast 2,792 · EC ward code E05002448 · Back to ward index

Nelson · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,390

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fazackarley J.Liberal Democrats1,10946.4%Elected
2Gwyther A.Labour Party58424.4%
3Gardner S.Conservative and Unionist Party53922.6%
4Robinson D.Green Party1285.4%
5Doyle N.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition301.3%

Electorate 10,300 · Ballots cast 2,390 · EC ward code E05002451 · Back to ward index

Cosham · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,436

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Shah A.Labour Party1,63947.7%Elected
2Hockaday H.Conservative and Unionist Party1,41041.0%
3Jerome M.PORT IND2076.0%
4Cole C.Liberal Democrats1805.2%

Electorate 10,283 · Ballots cast 3,436 · EC ward code E05002445 · Back to ward index

Central Southsea · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,863

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fielding G.Labour Party1,84947.9%Elected
2Shreeve S.Liberal Democrats1,41036.5%
3Jackson J.Conservative and Unionist Party41110.6%
4Groen M.Green Party1935.0%

Electorate 11,786 · Ballots cast 3,863 · EC ward code E05002442 · Back to ward index

Charles Dickens · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,459

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Adeniran Y.Labour Party1,21649.5%Elected
2Raj R.Conservative and Unionist Party45118.3%
3Cole M.Liberal Democrats37915.4%
4Dike C.PORT IND37015.0%
5Pickett C.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition431.7%

Electorate 13,372 · Ballots cast 2,459 · EC ward code E05002443 · Back to ward index

Drayton & Farlington · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 3,666

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bosher S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,98754.2%Elected
2Jha P.Labour Party83122.7%
3Oulds T.PORT IND47212.9%
4Baig D.Liberal Democrats37610.3%

Electorate 10,488 · Ballots cast 3,666 · EC ward code E05002446 · Back to ward index

Paulsgrove · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.6 pts Valid ballots 2,786

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Madgwick B.PORT IND1,54955.6%Elected
2Macfarlane A.Conservative and Unionist Party71925.8%
3Ghosh R.Labour Party40614.6%
4Dodd N.Liberal Democrats1124.0%

Electorate 10,157 · Ballots cast 2,786 · EC ward code E05002452 · Back to ward index