2015 Portsmouth City Council election explained

Election Name:2015 Portsmouth City Council election
Country:Portsmouth
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2014 Portsmouth City Council election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2016 Portsmouth City Council election
Next Year:2016
Seats For Election:14 of the 42 seats to Portsmouth City Council
Majority Seats:22
Election Date:7 May 2015
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:5
Seats Before1:4
Popular Vote1:30,193
Percentage1:34.3%
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats2:4
Seat Change2:5
Seats Before2:9
Popular Vote2:17,342
Percentage2:19.7%
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Seats3:1
Seat Change3:0
Seats Before3:1
Popular Vote3:17,060
Percentage3:19.4%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:No Overall Control
After Election:No Overall Control

The 2015 Portsmouth City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following the elections, the Conservatives remained in control of the council, continuing to govern in a minority administration

Election results

Change in composition

After the 2015 local election, the political makeup of the council was as follows:[2] These seats were then next contested in 2019.

Party Number of councillors
Labour 4
Conservative19
Liberal Democrats 14
UKIP 4
Green 0
Independent 1

Results by ward

Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, are to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2011. A "*" indicates that that councillor was re-elected.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums. 15 March 2015. 1 April 2015. The Electoral Commission.
  2. Web site: Your Councillors. 22 June 2021. democracy.portsmouth.gov.uk.