The 2014 Portsmouth City Council elections took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of

Portsmouth City Council Portsmouth City Council is the local authority of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Portsmouth has had a council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1997 the council ha ...

in Hampshire, England. One third of the council's seats were contested using the

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voting system, alongside

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. The ruling

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group lost control of the council to

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, with

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making 6 gains to win their first seats on the Council. After the election, the composition of the council was: * Liberal Democrats - 18 (-5) *

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- 12 (0) *

- 6 (+6) * Labour - 4 (-1) Following the elections, a Conservative minority administration was formed, replacing the previous Liberal Democrat majority that had governed Portsmouth since 2009. This administration was formed with the support of Labour and UKIP

Election result

Ward results

Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in

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. * - Hancock share compared to his performance under Liberal Democrat label in 2010.

References

Portsmouth City Council - Statement of Persons NominatedPortsmouth City Council - Election Results Front Page
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