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Portsmouth 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

14 ward races

14 seats

10 elected below the proportional quota

71.4% 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.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	11,556	27.7%	2	14.3%	4	28.6%	-2
Liberal Democrats	11,147	26.7%	7	50.0%	4	28.6%	+3
PORTS IND	9,578	23.0%	4	28.6%	4	28.6%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	6,745	16.2%	1	7.1%	2	14.3%	-1
Green Party	2,050	4.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	423	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	197	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	41,696	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	100.0%	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.

Eastney and Craneswater · 1 seat · won at 31.1% · +18.9 pts below quota
Fratton · 1 seat · won at 31.7% · +18.3 pts below quota
Nelson · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · +12.9 pts below quota
Drayton and Farlington · 1 seat · won at 37.8% · +12.2 pts below quota
Cosham · 1 seat · won at 37.8% · +12.2 pts below quota
Copnor · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · +10.5 pts below quota
St. Jude · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
St. Thomas · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · +7.9 pts below quota
Charles Dickens · 1 seat · won at 45.0% · +5.0 pts below quota
Central Southsea · 1 seat · won at 48.7% · +1.3 pts below quota
Baffins · 1 seat · won at 50.4% · above quota
Milton · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
Hilsea · 1 seat · won at 54.7% · above quota
Paulsgrove · 1 seat · won at 63.7% · above quota

Race results

Eastney and Craneswater · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,716

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dorrington, N.	Liberal Democrats	1,156	31.1%	Elected
2	Batterby, E.	Labour Party	1,017	27.4%
3	Smith, J.	PORTS IND	725	19.5%
4	Henderson, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	604	16.3%
5	Groen, T.	Green Party	214	5.8%

Electorate 9,833 · Ballots cast 3,716 · EC ward code E05002447 · Back to ward index

Fratton · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,600

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown, S.	Liberal Democrats	824	31.7%	Elected
2	Short, J.	PORTS IND	729	28.0%
3	Richards, S.	Labour Party	728	28.0%
4	Edwards, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	208	8.0%
5	Chering-Alves, S.	Green Party	111	4.3%

Electorate 10,561 · Ballots cast 2,600 · EC ward code E05002448 · Back to ward index

Nelson · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,436

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adair, R.	Liberal Democrats	903	37.1%	Elected
2	Fyles, G.	PORTS IND	687	28.2%
3	Head, R.	Labour Party	505	20.7%
4	Hunt, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	223	9.2%
5	Robinson, D.	Green Party	99	4.1%
6	Doyle, N.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	19	0.8%

Electorate 10,236 · Ballots cast 2,436 · EC ward code E05002451 · Back to ward index

Drayton and Farlington · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,674

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gardner, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,389	37.8%	Elected
2	Portet, B.	PORTS IND	1,267	34.5%
3	Ayres, I.	Labour Party	695	18.9%
4	Udy, C.	Liberal Democrats	193	5.3%
5	Bleachy, P.	Green Party	130	3.5%

Electorate 10,469 · Ballots cast 3,674 · EC ward code E05002446 · Back to ward index

Cosham · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,037

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	North, D.	PORTS IND	1,149	37.8%	Elected
2	Martin, A.	Labour Party	1,009	33.2%
3	Atkins, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	641	21.1%
4	Spurgeon, J.	Liberal Democrats	118	3.9%
5	McNally, J.	Green Party	100	3.3%
6	Doyle, N.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	20	0.7%

Electorate 10,074 · Ballots cast 3,037 · EC ward code E05002445 · Back to ward index

Copnor · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,816

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tindal, L.	PORTS IND	1,111	39.5%	Elected
2	Gosling, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	740	26.3%
3	Butterworth, A.	Labour Party	640	22.7%
4	Howitt, J.	Liberal Democrats	190	6.7%
5	Sheerman-Chase, T.	Green Party	135	4.8%

Electorate 9,703 · Ballots cast 2,816 · EC ward code E05002444 · Back to ward index

St. Jude · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,129

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mason, H.	Liberal Democrats	1,266	40.5%	Elected
2	Allen, J.	Labour Party	1,221	39.0%
3	Kewell, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	282	9.0%
4	Mallinder, H.	Green Party	184	5.9%
5	Hill, J.	PORTS IND	176	5.6%

Electorate 9,317 · Ballots cast 3,129 · EC ward code E05002453 · Back to ward index

St. Thomas · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,847

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holder, I.	Liberal Democrats	1,199	42.1%	Elected
2	Lewis, J.	Labour Party	783	27.5%
3	Chandler, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	435	15.3%
4	Zimmer, M.	Reform UK	209	7.3%
5	Lee, E.	Green Party	177	6.2%
6	Burrows, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	44	1.5%

Electorate 11,297 · Ballots cast 2,847 · EC ward code E05002454 · Back to ward index

Charles Dickens · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,015

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ghosh, R.	Labour Party	907	45.0%	Elected
2	Raj, R.	Liberal Democrats	368	18.3%
3	Gosling, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	319	15.8%
4	Custerson, J.	PORTS IND	240	11.9%
5	Plested, M.	Green Party	109	5.4%
6	Pickett, C.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	72	3.6%

Electorate 13,587 · Ballots cast 2,015 · EC ward code E05002443 · Back to ward index

Central Southsea · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,653

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gerada, C.	Labour Party	1,780	48.7%	Elected
2	Totolici, F.	Liberal Democrats	1,298	35.5%
3	Hoare, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	237	6.5%
4	Jarman, D.	Green Party	208	5.7%
5	Wilson, P.	PORTS IND	130	3.6%

Electorate 12,289 · Ballots cast 3,653 · EC ward code E05002442 · Back to ward index

Baffins · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 3,162

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sanders, D.	Liberal Democrats	1,595	50.4%	Elected
2	Standen, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	539	17.0%
3	Farwell, M.	Labour Party	503	15.9%
4	Sime, B.	PORTS IND	310	9.8%
5	Simmonds, B.	Green Party	173	5.5%
6	Nolan, R.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	42	1.3%

Electorate 11,127 · Ballots cast 3,162 · EC ward code E05002441 · Back to ward index

Milton · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 3,431

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barrett, K.	Liberal Democrats	1,817	53.0%	Elected
2	Choudhury, A.	Labour Party	949	27.7%
3	Gilbert, S.	Green Party	231	6.7%
4	Gorys, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	220	6.4%
5	Zimmer, R.	Reform UK	214	6.2%

Electorate 10,561 · Ballots cast 3,431 · EC ward code E05002450 · Back to ward index

Hilsea · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 2,730

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cordy, M.	PORTS IND	1,493	54.7%	Elected
2	Douglas, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	533	19.5%
3	Potts, N.	Labour Party	461	16.9%
4	Williams, P.	Liberal Democrats	148	5.4%
5	Murphy, E.	Green Party	95	3.5%

Electorate 10,109 · Ballots cast 2,730 · EC ward code E05002449 · Back to ward index

Paulsgrove · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.7 pts Valid ballots 2,450

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Madgwick, G.	PORTS IND	1,561	63.7%	Elected
2	Hoare, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	375	15.3%
3	Keefe, P.	Labour Party	358	14.6%
4	McCulloch, I.	Green Party	84	3.4%
5	Campbell, J.	Liberal Democrats	72	2.9%

Electorate 10,122 · Ballots cast 2,450 · EC ward code E05002452 · Back to ward index