Portsmouth Council election, 2006

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Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 7 3 1 +2 50.0 42.3 19,034 +4.3%
  Liberal Democrat 5 1 1 0 35.7 33.6 15,122 -5.7%
  Labour 2 0 2 -2 14.3 18.1 8,151 -2.6%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 1,435 +1.9%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 572 +1.3%
  English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 435 +1.0%
  Respect 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 217 +0.5%

[edit] Ward results

Baffins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Darron Phillips 1,663 45.6 -1.0
Conservative Nigel Sizer 1,267 34.8 +2.0
Labour Victoria Fry 443 12.2 +0.4
Green Sarah Coote 271 7.4 -1.4
Majority 396 10.8 -3.0
Turnout 3,644 35.3 -1.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Central Southsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Hunt 1,435 39.5 +4.6
Liberal Democrat John Ireland 1,298 35.7 -3.3
Labour John Ferrett 470 12.9 -13.2
Green Betty Burns 428 11.8 +11.8
Majority 137 3.8
Turnout 3,631 36.4 -3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Charles Dickens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Hancock 1,276 50.0 -2.4
Labour Keith Crabbe 583 22.8 -7.9
Conservative Michael Lowery 476 18.7 +1.8
Respect Lee Sprake 217 8.5 +8.5
Majority 693 27.2 +5.5
Turnout 2,552 26.4 -0.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Copnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Park 1,470 46.4 -3.0
Labour Michelle Treacher 588 18.6 -3.5
Liberal Democrat Peter Eddis 537 17.0 -11.5
English Democrats David Knight 435 13.7 +13.7
Green Anthony George 136 4.3 +4.3
Majority 882 27.8 +6.9
Turnout 3,166 32.5 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Cosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative April Windebank 1,781 54.5 +10.4
Labour Donna Abrahart 809 24.7 -9.8
Liberal Democrat Alan Webb 680 20.8 -0.7
Majority 972 29.8 +20.2
Turnout 3,270 33.8 -3.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Drayton and Farlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Bosher 2,648 61.3 +14.6
Liberal Democrat Patrick Whittle 1,234 28.6 -13.8
Labour Andrew Silvester 438 10.1 -0.9
Majority 1,414 32.7 +28.4
Turnout 4,320 43.9 -4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Eastney and Craneswater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Stubbs 1,618 46.2 +8.4
Liberal Democrat Theresa Hall 1,601 45.7 +0.1
Labour Geoffrey Wade 286 8.2 -1.1
Majority 17 0.5
Turnout 3,505 37.6 -2.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Fratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Michael Hancock 1,551 59.8 +6.7
Conservative Peter Ross 724 27.9 +6.1
Labour Peter Guthrie 318 12.3 -2.4
Majority 827 31.9 +0.6
Turnout 2,593 26.8 -2.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hilsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Jonas 2,049 60.8 +9.5
Labour Thomas Blair 889 26.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrat Alex Naylor 432 12.8 -9.5
Majority 1,160 34.4 +9.4
Turnout 3,370 34.5 +1.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Caroline Scott 1,386 41.3 -11.5
Conservative Hilary Collins 1,325 39.5 +8.6
Green Alan Bish 334 10.0 +10.0
Labour Kenneth Ferrett 310 9.2 -7.1
Majority 61 1.8 -20.1
Turnout 3,355 35.7 -1.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jason Fazackarley 1,049 39.3 -0.6
Conservative Selina Corkerton 824 30.9 -3.1
Liberal Democrat Benn Berry 527 19.8 -6.3
Green Calum Kennedy 266 10.0 +10.0
Majority 225 8.4 +2.5
Turnout 2,666 27.1 -0.7
Labour hold Swing
Paulsgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Patey 1,336 49.7 +9.7
Conservative James Williams 922 34.3 -6.0
Liberal Democrat Harry Dickinson 428 15.9 -3.8
Majority 414 15.4
Turnout 2,686 27.8 +1.5
Labour hold Swing
St Jude
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Symes 1,132 38.8 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Roger Inkpen 1,044 35.8 -14.1
Independent Elaine Baker 572 19.6 +19.6
Labour Simon Payne 172 5.9 -4.6
Majority 88 3.0
Turnout 2,920 33.6 -1.9
Conservative hold Swing
St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Jensen 1,465 44.6 -1.7
Conservative Sandra Theresa 1,363 41.5 -1.1
Labour Beverley Hancock 460 14.0 +3.9
Majority 102 3.1 -0.6
Turnout 3,288 35.8 -3.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

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Preceded by
Portsmouth Council election 2004		 Portsmouth local elections Succeeded by
Portsmouth Council election 2007