The 2008 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (14 seats) was up for election using the

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voting system. The

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won a majority of the seats being contested, while the council remained in

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. After the election, the composition of the council was: *

: 19 * Liberal Democrats: 19 * Labour: 2 *

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: 2

Election result

NB: All comparisons are to the 2004 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.

Ward results

NB: All comparisons are to the 2004 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.

References

Portsmouth City Council – 2008 local election results
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2008

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