2007 Portsmouth City Council election

Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Results of the 2007 Portsmouth City Council election by ward

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrat 19
• Conservative 17
• Labour 5
• Independent 1

Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7	1	1	0	50.0	33.9	14,706	+0.3%
	Conservative	5	1	0	+1	35.7	40.6	17,611	-1.7%
	Labour	2	0	0	0	14.3	15.9	6,909	-2.2%
	English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	5.9	2,563	+4.9%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	1,069	-0.7%
	Independent	0	0	1	-1	0	0.7	300	-0.6%
	Respect	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	207	+0.0%

Ward results

Baffins

Baffins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Stagg	1,601	45.5	-0.1
	Conservative	Jim Fleming	1,211	34.4	-0.4
	Labour	Vicky Fry	337	9.6	-2.6
	English Democrat	Stephen Male	188	5.3	+5.3
	Green	Sarah Coote	183	5.2	-2.2
Majority			390	11.1	+0.3
Turnout			3,520	33.7	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Central Southsea

Central Southsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Adair	1,284	37.6	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Debbie Tomes	1,003	29.4	-6.3
	Labour	Donna Abrahart	456	13.3	+0.4
	Green	Betty Burns	374	10.9	-0.9
	Independent	Mark Austin	300	8.8	+8.8
Majority			281	8.2	+4.4
Turnout			3,417	34.1	-2.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Wylie	967	39.9	-10.1
	Labour	Keith Crabbe	535	22.1	-0.7
	Conservative	Gerald Oldfield	427	17.6	-1.1
	Respect	Lee Sprake	207	8.5	+0.0
	English Democrat	David Farley	158	6.5	+6.5
	Green	Darren Curtis	130	5.4	+5.4
Majority			432	17.8	-9.4
Turnout			2,424	24.9	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Copnor

Copnor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Langford	1,289	46.3	-0.1
	Labour	Simon Payne	525	18.9	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl Wright	488	17.5	+0.5
	English Democrat	David Knight	482	17.3	+3.6
Majority			764	27.4	-0.4
Turnout			2,784	28.3	-4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cosham

Cosham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lee Mason	1,439	49.0	-5.5
	Labour	Andy Silvester	701	23.9	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Webb	488	16.6	-4.2
	English Democrat	David Ward	307	10.5	+10.5
Majority			783	25.1	-4.7
Turnout			2,935	29.8	-4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Drayton and Farlington

Drayton and Farlington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Sparshatt	2,453	59.4	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Whittle	944	22.8	-5.8
	Labour	Sarah Cook	396	9.6	-0.5
	English Democrat	Alan Wakeford	339	8.2	+8.2
Majority			1,509	36.6	+3.9
Turnout			4,132	41.7	-2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastney and Craneswater

Eastney and Craneswater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Hall	1,961	54.8	+9.1
	Conservative	Mike Lowery	1,378	38.5	-7.7
	Labour	John Ferrett	237	6.6	-1.6
Majority			583	16.3
Turnout			3,576	38.1	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fratton

Fratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Scott	1,391	56.0	-3.8
	Conservative	Angus Ross	571	23.0	-4.9
	Labour	Simon Bramwell	310	12.5	+0.2
	English Democrat	Richard Glew	212	8.5	+8.5
Majority			820	33.0	+1.1
Turnout			2,484	25.4	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hilsea

Hilsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair Thompson	1,736	58.0	-2.8
	Labour	Michelle Treacher	660	22.0	-4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Phillip Smith	325	10.9	-1.9
	English Democrat	Alan Green	273	9.1	+9.1
Majority			1,076	36.0	+1.6
Turnout			2,994	30.3	-4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Vernon-Jackson	1,681	43.3	+2.0
	Conservative	Sarah Dinenage	1,644	42.4	+2.9
	Labour	Ken Ferrett	235	6.1	-3.1
	Green	Alan Bish	214	5.5	-4.5
	English Democrat	Matthew Clark	104	2.7	+2.7
Majority			37	0.9	-0.9
Turnout			3,878	40.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Nelson

Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leo Madden	840	31.9	-7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Naylor	717	27.2	+7.4
	Conservative	Selina Corkerton	711	27.0	-3.9
	English Democrat	Kevin Baker	199	7.6	+7.6
	Green	Calum Kennedy	168	6.4	-3.6
Majority			123	4.7	-3.7
Turnout			2,635	26.3	-0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Horne	1,135	46.7	-3.0
	Conservative	James Williams	765	31.5	-2.8
	English Democrat	Clive Percy	301	12.4	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Nelson	230	9.5	-6.4
Majority			370	15.2	-0.2
Turnout			2,431	25.0	-2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

St Jude

St Jude

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Butler	1,341	47.0	+11.2
	Conservative	Jackie Ciccarone	1,258	44.0	+5.2
	Labour	Alwin Oliver	257	9.0	+3.1
Majority			83	3.0
Turnout			2,856	33.0	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Thomas

St Thomas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Les Stevens	1,569	47.6	+3.0
	Conservative	Sandra Theresa	1,445	43.8	+2.3
	Labour	John Speigelhalter	285	8.6	-5.4
Majority			124	3.8	+0.7
Turnout			3299	34.8	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

• 2007 Portsmouth election result
• Ward results
• Portsmouth: Lib Dems hang on