2008 Portsmouth City Council election explained

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:^[1]

• 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.

Ward results

NB: All comparisons are to the 2004 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.

References

Portsmouth City Council - 2008 local election results

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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 .