Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Jason Fazackarley,
Liberal Democrat
since 14 May 2024[1]
Steve Pitt,
Liberal Democrat
since 16 May 2023
Natalie Brahma-Pearl
since 2023
Structure
Seats42 councillors
Political groups
Administration(19)
  Liberal Democrats (19)
Opposition (23)
  PIP (9)
  Labour (8)
  Conservative (4)
  Independent (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Motto
Heaven's Light Our Guide
Meeting place
Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AJ
Website
www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Portsmouth City Council is the local authority of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Portsmouth has had a council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1997 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Hampshire County Council.

The council has been under no overall control since 2014, being run by a minority Liberal Democrat administration since 2018. The council meets at the Guildhall and has its main offices in the adjoining Civic Offices.

  1. ^ "The current Lord Mayor of Portsmouth". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 16 July 2024.