2004 Portsmouth City Council election

Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.9%.

Map of the results of the 2004 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result
Portsmouth Local Election Result 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 8 4 0 +4 57.1 39.3 17,239 +4.0%
  Conservative 5 2 2 0 35.7 38.0 16,658 +1.5%
  Labour 1 0 4 -4 7.1 20.7 9,071 -5.3%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 575 +0.3%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 278 +0.6%

Ward results
Baffins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Andrewes 1,662 46.6 -3.5
Conservative Graham Smith 1,170 32.8 +0.6
Labour Simon Payne 421 11.8 -1.5
Green Sarah Coote 315 8.8 +4.4
Majority 492 13.8 -4.1
Turnout 3,568 37.0 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Central Southsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Jones 1,371 39.0 +20.4
Conservative Malcolm Chewter 1,228 34.9 -6.3
Labour Michael Blandford 917 26.1 -10.1
Majority 143 4.1
Turnout 3,516 39.5 +11.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Charles Dickens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Foster 1,299 52.4 +6.0
Labour Peter Guthrie 761 30.7 -5.4
Conservative Sandra Stockdale 420 16.9 +3.2
Majority 538 21.7 +11.4
Turnout 2,480 27.2 +4.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Copnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Hey 1,468 49.4 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Phillips 845 28.5 +8.3
Labour Barbara Sparrow 657 22.1 -10.2
Majority 623 20.9 -2.6
Turnout 2,970 31.9 +8.4
Conservative hold Swing
Cosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Henderson 1,489 44.1 +3.5
Labour Graham Heaney 1,164 34.5 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Webb 725 21.5 -1.6
Majority 325 9.6 +5.3
Turnout 3,378 37.1 +10.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Drayton and Farlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Storey 2,124 46.7 -4.8
Liberal Democrats Patrick Whittle 1,929 42.4 +10.1
Labour Sonia Relf 500 11.0 -5.2
Majority 195 4.3 -14.9
Turnout 4,553 48.0 +11.4
Conservative hold Swing
Eastney and Craneswater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Martin 1,617 45.6 -3.0
Conservative Luke Stubbs 1,340 37.8 +0.9
Labour June Clarkson 330 9.3 -5.2
Green David Lewis 260 7.3 +7.3
Majority 277 7.8 -3.9
Turnout 3,547 40.0 +11.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Shaddock 1,412 53.1 +0.5
Conservative Peter Ross 581 21.8 +0.3
Labour John Attrill 390 14.7 -11.3
BNP Timothy Pragnell 278 10.4 +10.4
Majority 831 31.3 +4.7
Turnout 2,661 29.3 +9.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hilsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Baler 1,555 51.3 +6.2
Labour John Ferrett 798 26.3 -13.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Kinsley 677 22.3 +7.0
Majority 757 25.0 +19.5
Turnout 3,030 33.1 +4.6
Conservative hold Swing
Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bentley 1,687 52.8 +1.5
Conservative Nigel Sizer 986 30.9 +3.6
Labour Kenneth Ferrett 521 16.3 +4.0
Majority 701 21.9 -2.1
Turnout 3,194 36.8 +5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Bateman 1,024 39.9 -6.6
Conservative Selina Corkerton 873 34.0 +0.2
Liberal Democrats James Inkpen 670 26.1 +6.4
Majority 151 5.9 -6.8
Turnout 2,567 27.8 +7.3
Labour hold Swing
Paulsgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Blake 946 40.3 +7.1
Labour Andrew Silvester 939 40.0 -11.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Price 463 19.7 +9.1
Majority 7 0.3
Turnout 2,348 26.3 +6.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Jude
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Mason 1,383 49.9 +4.6
Conservative George Semmens 1,098 39.6 -2.7
Labour Alwin Oliver 291 10.5 -1.9
Majority 285 10.3 +7.3
Turnout 2,772 35.5 +9.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Riches 1,499 46.3 -4.6
Conservative Stephen Wemyss 1,380 42.6 +7.2
Labour Stephen Reid 358 11.1 -0.1
Majority 119 3.7 -11.8
Turnout 3,237 39.6 +11.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References
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2003 Portsmouth City Council election		 Portsmouth City Council elections Succeeded by
2006 Portsmouth City Council election
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