2018 Portsmouth City Council election
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The 2018 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council.
Quick Facts 14 of 42 seats (One Third) to Portsmouth City Council 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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14 of 42 seats were contested during this elections within the unitary authority.
After this year's local elections, the composition of the council is now (compared to the situation immediately prior to the election):
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Party | Before Election | After Election | Change | |
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Conservative | 20 | 19 | -1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15 | 16 | +1 | |
Labour | 2 | 6 | +4 | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | -1 | |
UKIP | 2 | 0 | -2 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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The Statement of Persons Nominated was made on 6 April 2018 by Returning Officer David Williams.[1]
Following the elections, a Liberal Democrat minority administration was formed, with the support of Labour. This replaced the previous Conservative minority administration that had governed since 2014.[2]