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.
View all Portsmouth wards.
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.
| Polling district | City Council ward | UK parliamentary constituency |
|---|---|---|
| HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF | Baffins | Portsmouth North |
| CA, CB, CC, CD, CE | Central Southsea | Portsmouth South |
| GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF | Charles Dickens | Portsmouth South |
| JA, JB, JC, JD, JE, JF | Copnor | Portsmouth North |
| MA, MB, MC, MD, ME | Cosham | Portsmouth North |
| NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG | Drayton & Farlington | Portsmouth North |
| DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF | Eastney & Craneswater | Portsmouth South |
| FA, FB, FC, FD, FE | Fratton | Portsmouth South |
| KA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF | Hilsea | Portsmouth North |
| EA, EB, EC, ED, EE, EF | Milton | Portsmouth South |
| IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF | Nelson | Portsmouth North |
| LA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG | Paulsgrove | Portsmouth North |
| BA, BB, BC, BD, BE | St Jude | Portsmouth South |
| AA, AB, AC, AD, AE | St Thomas | Portsmouth South |
