The 2008 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in Hampshire, England.One third of the council (14 seats) was up for election using the first-past-the-post voting system.The Conservatives won a majority of the seats being contested, while the council remained in no overall control.NB: All comparisons are to the 2004 local elections, at which the same tranche of seats were contested.Portsmouth City Council - 2008 local election results Archived 27 April 2012 at the UK Government Web Archive