Comments on: Portsmouth North

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:42:37 +0000

Labour might have won Portsmouth West in 1997 and/or 2001.

By: Ben Foley

Ben Foley — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:43:11 +0000

Rather cruel on Labour that they come out as 3rd in both East and West. I guess they have a slight chance of winning West, but 13% is a long way back, even if there is a substantial LD vote to squeeze.

By: H.Hemmelig

H.Hemmelig — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:36:53 +0000

Will be great to finally see the back of Mike Handycock.

Maybe he would have retired or been defeated anyway.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:19:36 +0000

Correction: the Portsmouth East percentage majority is 6.8%.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:16:43 +0000

UKPR notionals:

Portsmouth East:

Con: 20,814
LD: 17,419
Lab: 8,419
UKIP: 1,548

Con maj: 3,395 (7.5%)

Portsmouth West:

Con: 17,324
LD: 13,841
Lab: 11,314
UKIP: 1,670

Con maj: 3,483 (7.5%)

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:43:57 +0000

Langstone also would have included Cosham and Paulsgrove. Portsmouth West was HIlsea, Nelson, Charles Dickens and Fratton. South was those you mentioned plus St Thomas

By: Dalek

Dalek — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:24:58 +0000

Does anybody know which of the current wards in Portsmouth formed Portsmouth Langston?
I assume that it combined what became Havant DC with Drayton & Farlington, Copnor and Baffins
While Portsmouth South would be; Central Southsea, Milton, St Jude, Eastney & Cranswater.
And Portsmouth West would be; Charles Dickens Ward, Cosham, Paulsgrove, St Thomas’s, Nelson and Hillsea.
Which of the three constituencies would Fratton have been included in? Langston, South or West.
I also assume that Portsmouth West was much better for Labour than North and may have voted Labour in 1979, possibly 1992 and certainly 2010. On the other hand, Portsmouth Langston would have voted Conservative in Feb and Oct 1974 and would likely to have been held by the Conservatives in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010?

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:57:02 +0000

I think the Labour vote would be about 4% below what it was in 1992 here,
which is quite a substantial reversal of the successes Labour enjoyed here,
although 1992 was itself a substantial improvement.

By: RMMGLAS

RMMGLAS — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:55:51 +0000

Yes she comes across well….hopefully she’ll be here for a long time to come.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:51:41 +0000

I like her,
she’s not a dropped in A lister, but has local connections and fought the seat twice.
I understand she also worked in a health/care job
at some other time

A bit sorry for Sarah McCarthy-Fry who also seemed quite good.

A bit surprised the LD vote held up – but perhaps this was a bit of a non contest being notionally a Tory seat or very marginal seat anyway, so they avoided the squeeze.