2010 Portsmouth City Council election
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The 2010 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 6 May 2010 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England. The election took place on the same day as a parliamentary general election, and one third of the council (14 seats) was up for election using the first-past-the-post voting system. The Liberal Democrats won a majority of the seats being contested, and remained in overall control of the council, which they had achieved following a series of defections to the party in 2009.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:[2]
- Liberal Democrats: 24
- Conservatives: 16
- Labour: 2