Portsmouth City Council elections
is a unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:Non-metropolitan district
| Election | Overall Control | Conservative | Labour | Alliance/Liberal Democrats | Independent | |
| 1973 | Conservative | 28 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| 1976 | Conservative | 31 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| 1979 | Conservative | 31 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| 1983 | Conservative | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 1984 | Conservative | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 1986 | Conservative | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
| 1987 | Conservative | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
| 1988 | Conservative | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
| 1990 | Conservative | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
| 1991 | No Overall Control | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
| 1992 | No Overall Control | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 39 |
| 1994 | No Overall Control | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 39 |
| 1995 | No Overall Control | 11 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 39 |
Unitary authority
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- 1973 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1976 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1979 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1983 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1984 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1986 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1987 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1988 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1990 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1991 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1992 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1994 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1995 Portsmouth City Council election
Unitary authority elections
- 1996 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1998 Portsmouth City Council election
- 1999 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2000 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2002 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2003 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2004 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2006 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2007 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2008 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2010 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2011 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2012 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2014 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2015 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2016 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2018 Portsmouth City Council election
- 2019 Portsmouth City Council election
City result maps