Community Action Portsmouth

Vote on what matters

What should CAP work on first? Pick up to three issues you most want sorted where you live, or tell us about one we've missed. Voting is open until 28 February 2027.

Get your voting link

Voting opens soon.

The issues are listed here so you can think about your three.

Why we ask for your email

Only to stop people voting twice. We send you a link and don't keep your address. Your vote is saved with your ward and nothing else, so no one, including us, can see how you voted.

Voting doesn't add you to our email list. Rather vote on paper? Fill in a slip at any community assembly.

Something we've missed?

You'll be able to raise issues here soon. Until then, bring them to the next community assembly.

Tell us in your own words. We read everything. When a few people raise the same thing, we add it to your ward's vote, and we'll email you when we do.

What you write is only read by CAP organisers, never published. Read our privacy notice. Want to do more? Join the list properly.

What Portsmouth residents have already said

These are the issues people in Portsmouth put first in two recent surveys. You can vote on all of them. Each one links to the evidence on Pompey Counts.

Big Portsmouth Survey 2025

1,698 people answered. The figure is the share who put it in their top five.

  1. Feeling safe at home and in your community
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    66%
  2. New homes and jobs on major sites
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    45%
  3. Help for families struggling to make ends meet
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    35%
  4. Better transport and shorter journeys
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    35%
  5. Shorter waits for council housing
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    34%

Portsmouth City Council, fieldwork 16 August to 14 September 2025. An open survey that anyone could fill in, so it shows what the people who took part said, not every resident. Only the top five were published as percentages. Source

Healthwatch Portsmouth: What Matters Most 2026/27

442 people answered. The figure is the share who picked it in their top three.

  1. Seeing a GP
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    53.6%
  2. Finding an NHS dentist
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    34.4%
  3. A&E and urgent care
    The evidence on Pompey Counts    31.9%

Healthwatch Portsmouth, fieldwork early 2026 (results published 19 May 2026). An open survey that anyone could fill in, mostly answered by people aged 50 and over, so it shows what the people who took part said, not every resident. Source

Everything residents have said, on Pompey Counts. Checked 14 November 2026.

Your ward's ballot also includes issues raised by people who live there, once we've read and added them. See them on your ward's page.