Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Baffins
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Housing and Preventing Homelessness
Baffins
Progressive Portsmouth People Group
Deputy Group Leader
Baffins
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation
Central Southsea
Labour
Central Southsea
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Children, Families & Education
Central Southsea
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Economic Development & Deputy Leader
Charles Dickens
Labour
Charles Dickens
Labour
Group Leader
Charles Dickens
Progressive Portsmouth People Group
Group Leader
Copnor
Conservative
Copnor
Conservative
Copnor
Conservative
Cosham
Conservative
Cosham
Conservative
Cosham
Conservative
Drayton & Farlington
Conservative
Drayton & Farlington
Conservative
Drayton & Farlington
Conservative
Eastney & Craneswater
Conservative
Deputy Group Leader
Eastney & Craneswater
Non Aligned Independent
Eastney & Craneswater
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
Fratton
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Environment & Climate Change
Fratton
Labour
Labour Deputy Group Leader
Fratton
Liberal Democrat
Hilsea
Conservative
Deputy Lord Mayor
Hilsea
Conservative
Group Leader
Hilsea
Conservative
Milton
Liberal Democrat
Milton
Liberal Democrat
Milton
Liberal Democrat
Leader of the Council
Nelson
Liberal Democrat
Nelson
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Community Safety
Nelson
Liberal Democrat
Paulsgrove
Non Aligned Independent
Paulsgrove
Conservative
Paulsgrove
Conservative
St Jude
Labour
St Jude
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Planning Policy & City Development
St Jude
Labour
St Thomas
Liberal Democrat
Cabinet Member for Communities and Central Services
St Thomas
Liberal Democrat
Lord Mayor
St Thomas
Liberal Democrat