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Electoral areas in Portsmouth

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:

  • 3 May 2018

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 districtCity 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

Documents

Basic Portsmouth ward map

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