Portsmouth local elections
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One third of Portsmouth Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
Labour 1996 - 2000
No overall control 2000 - present
[edit] Council elections
Portsmouth Council election, 1998
Portsmouth Council election, 1999
Portsmouth Council election, 2000
Portsmouth Council election, 2002
Portsmouth Council election, 2003
Portsmouth Council election, 2004
Portsmouth Council election, 2006
Portsmouth Council election, 2007
Portsmouth Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Drayton & Farlington by-election 1 September 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Stephen Wemyss | 2,148 | 50.9 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Patrict Whittle | 1,973 | 46.7 | +4.3 | |
| English Democrats | David Knight | 102 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 175 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,223 | 43.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Fratton by-election 16 August 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Fuller | 1,196 | 58.6 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Gerry Oldfield | 496 | 24.3 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Simon Payne | 144 | 7.1 | -5.4 | |
| English Democrats | David Knight | 131 | 6.4 | -2.1 | |
| Green | Sean Sanders | 56 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Mark Austin | 17 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 700 | 34.3 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,040 | 20.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Nelson by-election 27 September 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Sarah Cook | 791 | 35.0 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Jim Fleming | 682 | 30.2 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alex Naylor | 548 | 24.2 | -2.9 | |
| UK Independence | Michelle Essery | 90 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Calum Kennedy | 78 | 3.5 | -2.9 | |
| English Democrats | Clive Percy | 71 | 3.1 | -4.4 | |
| Majority | 109 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,260 | 22.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Copnor by-election 7 February 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andy Fraser | 1,835 | 55.8 | +38.4 | |
| Conservative | Jim Fleming | 904 | 27.5 | -18.6 | |
| Labour | Terry O'Brien | 349 | 10.6 | -8.2 | |
| English Democrats | David Knight | 117 | 3.6 | -13.6 | |
| UK Independence | Michelle Essery | 57 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Mark Austin | 28 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 931 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,290 | 33.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
