Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Natalie Brahma-Pearl since 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 42 councillors |
Political groups |
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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 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.