Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.9%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 57.1 | 39.3 | 17,239 | +4.0% | |
| Conservative | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35.7 | 38.0 | 16,658 | +1.5% | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 7.1 | 20.7 | 9,071 | -5.3% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 575 | +0.3% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 278 | +0.6% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Andrewes | 1,662 | 46.6 | −3.5 | |
| Conservative | Graham Smith | 1,170 | 32.8 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Simon Payne | 421 | 11.8 | −1.5 | |
| Green | Sarah Coote | 315 | 8.8 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 492 | 13.8 | −4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,568 | 37.0 | +4.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Jones | 1,371 | 39.0 | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Chewter | 1,228 | 34.9 | −6.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Blandford | 917 | 26.1 | −10.1 | |
| Majority | 143 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,516 | 39.5 | +11.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Foster | 1,299 | 52.4 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Peter Guthrie | 761 | 30.7 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Sandra Stockdale | 420 | 16.9 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 538 | 21.7 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,480 | 27.2 | +4.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Hey | 1,468 | 49.4 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Phillips | 845 | 28.5 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | Barbara Sparrow | 657 | 22.1 | −10.2 | |
| Majority | 623 | 20.9 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,970 | 31.9 | +8.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Henderson | 1,489 | 44.1 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Graham Heaney | 1,164 | 34.5 | −1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Webb | 725 | 21.5 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 325 | 9.6 | +5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,378 | 37.1 | +10.8 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Storey | 2,124 | 46.7 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Whittle | 1,929 | 42.4 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | Sonia Relf | 500 | 11.0 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 195 | 4.3 | −14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,553 | 48.0 | +11.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Martin | 1,617 | 45.6 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Luke Stubbs | 1,340 | 37.8 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | June Clarkson | 330 | 9.3 | −5.2 | |
| Green | David Lewis | 260 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 277 | 7.8 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,547 | 40.0 | +11.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Shaddock | 1,412 | 53.1 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Ross | 581 | 21.8 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | John Attrill | 390 | 14.7 | −11.3 | |
| BNP | Timothy Pragnell | 278 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
| Majority | 831 | 31.3 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,661 | 29.3 | +9.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeremy Baler | 1,555 | 51.3 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | John Ferrett | 798 | 26.3 | −13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Kinsley | 677 | 22.3 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 757 | 25.0 | +19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,030 | 33.1 | +4.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Bentley | 1,687 | 52.8 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Sizer | 986 | 30.9 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Ferrett | 521 | 16.3 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 701 | 21.9 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,194 | 36.8 | +5.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Bateman | 1,024 | 39.9 | −6.6 | |
| Conservative | Selina Corkerton | 873 | 34.0 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Inkpen | 670 | 26.1 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 151 | 5.9 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,567 | 27.8 | +7.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Blake | 946 | 40.3 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Andrew Silvester | 939 | 40.0 | −11.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Price | 463 | 19.7 | +9.1 | |
| Majority | 7 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,348 | 26.3 | +6.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Mason | 1,383 | 49.9 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | George Semmens | 1,098 | 39.6 | −2.7 | |
| Labour | Alwin Oliver | 291 | 10.5 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 285 | 10.3 | +7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,772 | 35.5 | +9.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Riches | 1,499 | 46.3 | −4.6 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Wemyss | 1,380 | 42.6 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Stephen Reid | 358 | 11.1 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 119 | 3.7 | −11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,237 | 39.6 | +11.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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| Preceded by 2003 Portsmouth City Council election | Portsmouth City Council elections | Succeeded by 2006 Portsmouth City Council election |
