Portsmouth

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Region: South East
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Portsmouth, on Portsea Island in Hampshire, is a historic naval city with a strong maritime identity. The Historic Dockyard houses HMS Victory and the Mary Rose, while the Spinnaker Tower offers panoramic views. Southsea provides beaches, a pier, and gardens, while the city centre has shopping and cultural venues. The Solent surrounds the city, giving it an almost entirely coastal setting. Portsmouth’s geography is defined by its harbour, naval heritage, and waterfront.

The local government for this district is: Portsmouth City Council (Unitary Authority).

This district page, Portsmouth, is a sub-page of this region page: South East. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Portsmouth

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Portsmouth

Portsmouth is divided into 14 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Baffins
  • Central Southsea
  • Charles Dickens
  • Copnor
  • Cosham
  • Drayton and Farlington
  • Eastney and Craneswater
  • Fratton
  • Hilsea
  • Milton
  • Nelson
  • Paulsgrove
  • St Jude
  • St Thomas

Portsmouth in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Portsmouth is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) South East
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Hampshire and Isle of Wight
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Portsmouth

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in South East