UK general elections › 2010 › Portsmouth South
Portsmouth South — 2010
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 18,921 votes— 45.9% of 41,264 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −4.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 41,264
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 18,921 | −4.1 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Flick Drummond | Conservative Party | 13,721 | — | ||
| 3 | John Ferrett | Labour Party | 5,640 | — | ||
| 4 | Christopher Martin | UK Independence Party | 876 | — | ||
| 5 | Geoff Crompton | British National Party | 873 | — | ||
| 6 | Tim Dawes | Green Party | 716 | — | ||
| 7 | Ian DuCane | English Democrats | 400 | — | ||
| 8 | Les Cummings | The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party | 117 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.