2010 Portsmouth City Council election

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:


 * Liberal Democrats: 24
 * Conservatives: 16
 * Labour: 2

Election result
NB: All comparisons are to the 2006 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.

Ward results
NB: All comparisons are to the 2006 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.