Local elections 2022: Full list of election results in Portsmouth, Fareham, Havant and Gosport
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Residents up and down the country went to the poll yesterday in council elections.
In Portsmouth, a total of 61 candidates are standing for 14 seats in the city council.
The polls closed at 10pm yesterday – having opened at 7am.
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We have been bringing you all the latest updates throughout the night as the results came in Portsmouth and Fareham – you can see them in our blog below.
There will also be updates from across the country to help give a wider picture around the local elections.
Our live blog is at the bottom of this article.
Make sure to check back throughout the night and on Friday for all the updates.
Live updates from local elections across the Portsmouth area
Key Events
- Elections in Portsmouth, Fareham, Havant and Gosport have taken place
- Portsmouth and Fareham returned results overnight
- Havant and Gosport returned results today
‘It’s all done now,’ says Fareham council leader
Picture: Alex Shute
Councillor Sean Woodward, Conservative leader of the council is defending his Sarisbury ward this year, when asked how he’s feeling about the count he said: ‘It’s all done now, it’s just a matter of finding out what’s done.
‘Many people are saying they’re happy with the way we’ve run Fareham Borough Council - a number of them aren’t so happy with how the party is in government at the moment.
‘The issue is, what’s the balance? They think we’re doing a good job so we’re voting for you or we think the government isn’t doing a good job so we’re not voting for you - even though those two issues are separate.’
Tories fear ‘tough’ night nationally
Boris Johnson’s Tories fear a “tough” set of results as the first votes start being counted following elections across the UK.
The elections take place following the partygate scandal and with concerns about a cost-of-living crisis underlined by grim economic forecasts from the Bank of England on polling day.
A Tory source said: “The battleground for these elections was firmly in Labour’s favour. And the Conservatives are behind in the national polls – so we expect these elections to be tough.”
Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner is at the count in Portsmouth
Picture: Chris Moorhouse
Police and crime commissioner Donna Jones (l) with her new deputy, Cllr Terry Norton.
Mrs Jones has come to support her fellow Conservatives, having previously been council leader up to 2018. She's keeping a particular eye on the Hilsea ward, where she used to stand.
Portsmouth Conservatives ‘fearing the worst’
Conservatives in Portsmouth are fearing the worst, and say the national scandals are to blame if they falter tonight.
Portsmouth North Conservative chairman, Robert New, said: 'There are so many good candidates who are getting stung tonight by the appalling behaviour from those in Downing Street.
‘Hopefully after tonight's results the MPs can find their balls and finally get rid of the prime minister.'
More photos from Portsmouth Guildhall
Pictures: Chris Moorhouse
Few nervous faces amongst the tories in Fareham
All the boxes have arrived. Counting is well underway.
Lots of nervous tories around the fareham North and Salisbury tables
That is according to Alex Shute, our photographer down at the count in Fareham
Fareham Tories are anticipating a ‘protest vote’ against the party
Councillor Michael Ford, soon to be mayor of Fareham, said there’s clearly going to be a protest vote against his party.
‘An anti-conservative protest, I think we have to accept that as much as we try to say you’re not going to vote out the government today - it depends how big the protest is.’
Fareham MP arrives to support candidates
Fareham MP Suella Braverman has arrived to support candidates Harry Davis (Portchester east) Conservatives youngest candidate at 18 and Tom Davies, (Fareham East) along with Cllr Tina Ellis
Picture: Alex Shute