Portsmouth City Council election, 2015

Map of the results of the 2015 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2015 Portsmouth City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Portsmouth City Council Election Result 2015[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 5 0 Increase5 64.3 34.3% 30,193 Decrease2.9%
  Liberal Democrat 4 0 5 Decrease5 28.6 19.7% 17,342 Decrease13.2%
  Labour 1 1 1 Steady 7.1 19.4% 17,060 Decrease6.5%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 16.7% 14,734 Increase16.7%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 8.4 7,426 Increase7.5
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1,003 Increase0.3
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.3% 285 Steady

Council make up

After the 2015 local election, the political make up of the council was as follows:[3]

PartyNumber of councillors
Labour4
Conservative19
Liberal Democrats14
UKIP4
Green0
Independent1

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2015/90/
  3. Portsmouth City Council
Preceded by
Portsmouth City Council election, 2014
Portsmouth City Council elections Succeeded by
Portsmouth City Council election, 2016


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