RECAP Local elections 2024: Seismic changes in Havant as results Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham confirmed
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The Liberal Democrats retained the most seats at Portsmouth City Council, with the Conservative losses being the party’s gain.
Portsmouth Independents Party surged in popularity - particularly in the north of the city - taking three seats and having four in total. However with no overall majority to control the council its administration a meeting where it will be agreed who will lead it, will be decided at the annual general meeting on May 14.
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Hide AdIt is not all bad news for the Tories though, as they have maintained overall control of Fareham Borough Council after a rare all-out election. They also retained Fareham Sarisbury following a by-election, but lost Meon Valley to The Green party. Gosport Borough Council remains in Liberal Democrat control, but the biggest shock came in Havant.
The Conservatives lost overall control after being dumped out of 17 seats from a previous 30. Labour, the Liberal Democrats and The Greens all picked the spoils, with Reform UK also receiving two seats.
A recap of the local elections can be found by scrolling through the updates at the bottom of this article. Further stories can be found in the politics section of our website.
Portsmouth area election results 2024
Key Events
- Liberal Democrats hold Portsmouth City Council
- Portsmouth Independents Party make gains
- Tories lose Portsmouth seats but maintain Fareham council control
- Liberal Democrats retain control at Gosport Borough Council
- Donna Jones re-elected as the police and crime commissioner
- Tories lose control of Havant Borough Council
Portsmouth Milton: Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats have held Milton ward. The results are below:
Kimberly Barrett (Lib dem) - 1,817
Arif Choudhury (Lab) - 949
Sarah Gilbert (Green) - 231
Stephen Gorys (Con) - 220
Rachel Zimmer (RefUK) - 214
Majority: 868
Turnout: 32.6 per cent
Portsmouth Nelson Ward: Liberal Democrats hold
The Liberal Democrats have retained another seat:
Richard Adair (Lib dem) - 903
Nick Doyle (TUSC) - 19
Gary Fyles (PIP) - 687
Robin Head (Lab) - 505
Erin Hunt (Con) - 223
Duncan Robinson (Green) - 99
Majority: 398
Turnout: 23.94 per cent
Fareham: Conservatives Hold
The Conservatives retained control of Fareham after winning 17 of the first 22 seats to be declared on the council, which has 32 seats.
he party went into polling day with 24 seats.
Portsmouth Paulsgrove: Portsmouth Independents Party hold
James Campbell (Lib dem) - 72
Thomas Hoare (Con) - 375
Patrick Keefe (Lab) - 358
George Madgwick (PIP) - 1,561
Ian McCulloch (Green) - 84
Majority: 1,203
Turnout: 24.3 per cent
Portsmouth Eastney & Craneswater: Liberal Democrat hold
Nicholas Dorrington (Lib dem) 1156
Edward Batterbury (Lab) 1017
Jack Smith (PIP) 725
Terry Henderson (Con) 604
Tamara Groen (Green) 214
Majority: 139
Turnout: 38 per cent
Lib Dem GAIN
Portsmouth Copnor: Portsmouth Independents Party Gain
Andy Butterworth (Lab) - 640
Lewis Gosling (Con) - 740
James Howitt (Lib-dem) - 190
Tim Sheerman-Chase (Green) - 135
Lee Tindal (PIP) - 1,111
Majority: 371
Turnout: 29.1 per cent
Portsmouth Fratton ward: Liberal Democrats hold
Stuart Brown (Lib dems) - 824
Samet Chering-Alves (Greens) - 111
Tim Edwards (Con) - 208
Steph Richards (Lab) - 728
Jacob Lee Short (PIP) - 729
Majority: 95
Turnout: 24.4 per cent
Portsmouth St Thomas ward: Liberal Democrats hold
Ian Holder (Lib-Dem) 1199
Julian Thomas Lewis (Lab) 783
David Chandler (Con) 435
Mark Zimmer (RefUK) 209
Elliott Lee (Green) 177
John Burrows (TUSC) 44
Majority: 416
Turnout: 25.4 per cent
Portsmouth Baffins ward: Liberal Democrats hold
Darren Sanders (Lib-Dem) 1595
Joseph Standen (Con) 539
Mark Farwell (Lab) 503
Brannen Sime (PIP) 310
Bob Simmonds (Green) 173
Rachel Nolan (TUSC) 42
Majority: 1056
Turnout: 28.55 per cent
Portsmouth Central Southsea ward: Labour hold
Charlotte Gerada (Lab) 1780
Alison Hoare (Con) 230
Dillon Jarman (Green) 208
Felix Totolici (Lib-dem) 1298
Jade-Paris Wilson (PIP) 130
Majority: 482
Turnout: 29.9 per cent
Portsmouth Drayton & Farlington ward: Conservative hold
Spencer Gardner (Con) 1389
Ian Ayres (Lab) 695
Paul Bleachy (Green) 130
Benjamin Portet (PIP) 1267
Claire Udy (Lib-dems) 193
Majority: 122
Turnout: 35.22 per cent
Portsmouth St Jude ward: Liberal Democrats hold
Hugh Mason (Lib-dem) 1266
Joshua Allen (Lab) 1221
John Hill (PIP) 176
Lee Kewell (Con) 282
Harry Mallinder (Green) 184
Majority: 45
Turnout: 33.73 per cent
Total Portsmouth Seats
Here is the full breakdown of the seats for Portsmouth:
Portsmouth Independents Party - Three gains, One hold, Four Seats
Labour - One hold, One gain, Two seats
Liberal Democrats - Five holds, One Gain, Six seats
Conservatives - One hold, four seats lost
Fareham Full Results
Avenue
Tina Lesley Ellis (Con) 1,310
Roger Nicholas Bird (Con) - 1,114
James Michael Webb (Lab) - 451
Peter John Davies (Lib Dem) - 418
Sue Flewitt (Lib Dem) - 395
Baz Marie (Green) - 292
Turnout - 37%
Fareham Park
Fred Birkett (Con) - 689
Lisa Margaret Birkett (Con) - 669
Carina Lynne Smith (Lab) - 474
Andrew Peter Mooney (Lab) - 461
Kerry Stubbs (Lib Dem) - 440
Ben Foster (Lib Dem) - 398
Turnout - 29%
Fareham Town
Lisa Jane Whittle (Lib Dem) - 810
Kirsten Wiltshire (Lib Dem) - 763
Melojane Herbert (Con) - 384
Julie Elizabeth Bird (Con) - 367
Abbie Eales (Lab) - 278
Lee Woods (Lab) - 229
John Vivian (Green) - 166
Turnout - 32%
Fort Fareham
Gemma Furnivall (Lab) - 751
Stephen Paul Ingram (Con) - 637
James Antony Fellows (Lab) - 632
Freya Rose Sanger North (Con) - 601
Nick Lyle (Green) - 230
Nick Gregory (Ind) - 214
John Arthur Tilley (Lib Dem) - 213
Sharon Marie Hughes (Ind) - 205
Turnout - 32%
Hill Head
Kay Mandry (Con) - 1167
Steve Dugan (Con) - 1124
Lynne Murray (Lab) - 743
David Anthony Rodgers (Lab) - 569
Max Zambo (Lib Dem) - 353
Gerry Drabble (Ref) - 227
Owen Donald Drabble (Ref) - 202
Turnout - 41%
Hook-with-Warsash
Mike Ford (Con) - 1146
Frair Louise Burgess (Con) - 1077
Jon Sacker (Lib Dem) - 400
Antony John Ferraro (Lab) - 322
Lewis Sydney Campbell Hall (Green) - 277
Dominic Leung Yan Wong (Lib Dem) - 171
Tom Newman (Green) - 82
Turnout - 38%
Locks Heath
Susan Marie Bayford (Con) - 1150
Malcolm Roy Daniells (Con) - 981
Sue Hardie (Lib Dem) - 587
Alexander Christopher Reed (Lab) - 442
Dave Leonard (Lib Dem) - 419
Anne-Marie Burdfield (Green) - 301
Turnout - 36%
Park Gate
Ian John Bastable (Con) - 957
Simon David Martin (Con) - 948
Graham Stanley Everdell (Lib Dem) - 921
Gayathri Sathyanath (Lib Dem) - 635
Verden Alluin Meldrum (Lab) - 343
Turnout - 34%
Portchester Castle
Chrissie Bainbridge (Lib Dem) - 1117
David Peter Wiltshire (Lib Dem) - 1007
Susan Margaret Walker (Con) - 694
Nicholas John Walker (Con) - 684
Tania Marie Almond (Lab) - 320
Richard Edward Ryan (Lab) - 308
Turnout -
Portchester Wicor
Paul Michael Nother (Lib Dem) - 926
Paul William Whittle (Lib Dem) - 835
Tom Peter Davies (Con) - 553
Claire Turner (Con) - 548
Dominic Stuart Martin (Lab) - 251
Adriano Maluf (Lab) - 187
Turnout - 35%
Sarisbury and Whiteley
Joanne Burton (Con) - 1178
David George Foot (Con) - 1036
John Hughes (Lib Dem) - 1002
Michael Elwick Targ (Lib Dem) - 843
Turnout - 37%
Stubbington
Pal Kaur Hayre (Con) - 1140
Jacquie Needham (Con) - 860
Alex Brims (Lib Dem) - 462
Joseph Andrejs Adamson (Lab) - 424
Ivan Lincoln Gray (Lab) - 379
Jimmy Roberts (Ref) - 270
Keith Alexander Barton (Ref) - 226
Turnout - 40%
Titchfield
Connie Hockley (Con) - 878
Tiffany Georgina Harper (Con) - 828
Michael Alan Prior (Lab) - 442
Chris Milburn (Ind) - 425
Rebecca June Longley (Green) - 336
Kevin Fraser (Ind) - 302
Turnout - 33%
Titchfield Common
Jack Engelfield (Ind) - 1255
Andrew Michael John Murphy (Con) - 904
Sarah Pankhurst (Ind) - 677
James Wilson Carr (Lab) - 376
Turnout - 36%
Uplands and Funtley
Pamela May Bryant (Con) - 657
Louise Elizabeth Clubley (Con) - 619
Jeannie Wigmore (Lib Dem) - 584
Hazel Mary Croft-Phillips (Lib Dem) - 540
Trevor James Kettle (Lab) - 192
David Barton Harrison (Green) - 159
Dilys Carol Anne Harrison (Green) - 154
Turnout - 42%
Wallington and Downend
David Hamilton (Lib Dem) - 1024
Alison West (Lib Dem) - 939
Harry Patrick Davis (Con) - 815
Manny Martins (Con) - 772
Leslie Charles Ricketts (Lab) - 208
Dawn Rowlett (Green) - 136
Lydia Michele Brown (Green) - 128
Turnout - 41%
What does the council look like now and how has it changed?
The Liberal Democrats have the most seats at Portsmouth City Council, but with a no overall majority of 19 councillors.
Before the results, the council was made up of 18 Liberal Democrat councillors, eight Conservatives, seven Labour members, and six from the Portsmouth Independent Party.
Now the makeup is 19 Lib Dem councillors, four conservatives, eight labour members, nine members of the Portsmouth Independent Party, one non-aligned independent councillor, and one independent councillor aligned with Labour.
The council’s administration, where it will be agreed who will lead it, will be decided at the annual general meeting on May 14.
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