Portsmouth City Council is divided into 14 wards; St Thomas, St Jude, Central Southsea, Eastney & Craneswater, Milton, Fratton, Charles Dickens, Baffins, Nelson, Copnor, Hilsea, Paulsgrove, Cosham and Drayton & Farlington.
Each of these wards is represented by three city councillors. City Council elections are held in three years out of every four, and elect one councillor per ward. The next city council elections are scheduled as follows:
Please note that these dates could be amended in the event of a General Election or a European Parliamentary Election.
Parliamentary constituencies
Portsmouth City Council is divided into two parliamentary constituencies, Portsmouth South and Portsmouth North, which each comprise the wards listed in the table at the bottom of the page. Each constituency is represented by a Member of Parliament (MP).
To determine whether your Parliamentary constituency and local MP are based in Portsmouth North or Portsmouth South, please enter your postcode at findyourmp.parliament.uk.
European Parliamentary Constituency
Portsmouth City Council is part of the South East region European Parliamentary Constituency. There are 10 Members of European Parliament (MEPs) that represent the South East region. European Parliamentary Elections are held every five years and the will next be held in 2014.
For further information on elected representatives, please see our Democracy website.
Portsmouth's polling districts, wards and constituencies
| Polling district | City Council ward | UK parliamentary
constituency | European parliamentary
constituency |
|---|
| HA, HB, HC, HD, HE |
Baffins |
Portsmouth North |
South East region |
| CA, CB, CC, CD, CE |
Central Southsea |
Portsmouth South |
South East region |
| GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF |
Charles Dickens |
Portsmouth South |
South East region |
| JA, JB, JC, JD, JE, JF |
Copnor |
Portsmouth North |
South East region |
| MA, MB, MC, MD, ME |
Cosham |
Portsmouth North |
South East region |
| NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG |
Drayton & Farlington |
Portsmouth North |
South East region |
| DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF |
Eastney & Craneswater |
Portsmouth South |
South East region |
| FA, FB, FC, FD, FE |
Fratton |
Portsmouth South |
South East region |
| KA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF |
Hilsea |
Portsmouth North |
South East region |
| EA, EB, EC, ED, EE |
Milton |
Portsmouth South |
South East region |
| IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF |
Nelson |
Portsmouth North |
South East region |
| LA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG |
Paulsgrove |
Portsmouth North |
South East region |
| BA, BB, BC, BD, BE |
St Jude |
Portsmouth South |
South East region |
| AA, AB, AC, AD, AE |
St Thomas |
Portsmouth South |
South East region |