The 2026 Portsmouth City Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 14 of 42 members of Portsmouth City Council.
Background
In 2024, the council remained under no overall control.
Council composition
Changes 2024âÂÂ2026:
- September 2024: Raj Ghosh (Labour) suspended from party
- May 2025: Raj Ghosh (Independent) and Judith Smyth (Independent) readmitted to Labour
- July 2025: Raymond Dent (Portsmouth Independent) and George Madgwick (Portsmouth Independent) join Reform
- September 2025: Brian Madgwick (Portsmouth Independent) resigns â by-election held October 2025
- October 2025:
- Joe Standen (Reform) gains by-election from Portsmouth Independents
- Matthew Cordy, Chris Dike, Derek North, and Russell Simpson join Reform from the Portsmouth Independent Party
- November 2025: Jason Fazackarley joins Reform from the Liberal Democrates
- Feb 2026 Cllr Leo Tindall and Emily Strudwick join Reform from the Portsmouth Independent Party
Incumbents
Results
Notes
References