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St Jude

A ward in Portsmouth South, home to 12,043 people at the 2021 Census.

A white Victorian bandstand on Southsea Common, with the Solent behind.
The bandstand on Southsea CommonPhoto: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0

Who represents St Jude

Three councillors sit on Portsmouth City Council for St Jude. The next election here is in May 2027, for one of the three seats.

Your MP for Portsmouth South is Stephen Morgan (Labour), stephen.morgan.mp@parliament.uk.

Checked 23 September 2026 against Portsmouth City Council's councillor records. Data provided by Pompey Counts: St Jude ward on Pompey Counts.

What St Jude wants changed

What should CAP work on first? Residents vote on the issues below, plus anything people in St Jude raise that we add to the list. Voting is open until 28 February 2027.

What issues affect you in St Jude?

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 St Jude's vote, and we'll email you when we do.

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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 (opens in a new tab)
    66%
  2. New homes and jobs on major sites
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    45%
  3. Help for families struggling to make ends meet
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    35%
  4. Better transport and shorter journeys
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    35%
  5. Shorter waits for council housing
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    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 (opens in a new tab)

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 (opens in a new tab)
    53.6%
  2. Finding an NHS dentist
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    34.4%
  3. A&E and urgent care
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    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 (opens in a new tab)

Everything residents have said, on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab). Checked 14 November 2026.

How St Jude has voted so far

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St Jude in numbers

Figures from Pompey Counts

How St Jude compares with Portsmouth and England on the 2021 Census.

  • St Jude
  • Portsmouth
  • England
Households deprived in 2+ waysPortsmouth 19.4%, England 18.1%
13.9%
13th highest of 14 wards
Social rented homesPortsmouth 18.0%, England 17.1%
7.7%
10th highest of 14 wards
Private rented homesPortsmouth 28.6%, England 20.5%
49.0%
Highest of 14 wards
Overcrowded householdsPortsmouth 4.4%, England 4.4%
3.3%
Joint 9th highest of 14 wards
Residents in bad or very bad healthPortsmouth 5.0%, England 5.2%
4.7%
Joint 7th highest of 14 wards
Adults with no qualificationsPortsmouth 17.4%, England 18.1%
11.4%
13th highest of 14 wards
Adults with degree-level qualificationsPortsmouth 30.0%, England 33.9%
46.3%
Highest of 14 wards
Households with no car or vanPortsmouth 30.3%, England 23.5%
35.8%
3rd highest of 14 wards

Census 2021. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero. Rankings put the ward with the highest share first, whether that's good or bad. Data provided by Pompey Counts: St Jude on Pompey Counts.

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Census 2021 measures for St Jude, Portsmouth and England, with St Jude's rank among Portsmouth's wards
MeasureSt JudePortsmouthEnglandRank among 14 wards
Households deprived in 2+ ways13.9%19.4%18.1%13th highest of 14 wards
Social rented homes7.7%18.0%17.1%10th highest of 14 wards
Private rented homes49.0%28.6%20.5%Highest of 14 wards
Overcrowded households3.3%4.4%4.4%Joint 9th highest of 14 wards
Residents in bad or very bad health4.7%5.0%5.2%Joint 7th highest of 14 wards
Adults with no qualifications11.4%17.4%18.1%13th highest of 14 wards
Adults with degree-level qualifications46.3%30.0%33.9%Highest of 14 wards
Households with no car or van35.8%30.3%23.5%3rd highest of 14 wards

Recorded crime

1,718crimes recorded, September 2025 to August 2026
Down 11%on the 12 months before
351reports of antisocial behaviour, counted separately
2nd highest of 14 wardsfor recorded crime per resident (143 per 1,000 people)
0100200300September 2024: 182 crimesOctober 2024: 141 crimesNovember 2024: 177 crimesDecember 2024: 164 crimesJanuary 2025: 134 crimesFebruary 2025: 152 crimesMarch 2025: 158 crimesApril 2025: 128 crimesMay 2025: 151 crimesJune 2025: 164 crimesJuly 2025: 163 crimesAugust 2025: 206 crimesSeptember 2025: 131 crimesOctober 2025: 134 crimesNovember 2025: 120 crimesDecember 2025: 137 crimesJanuary 2026: 113 crimesFebruary 2026: 107 crimesMarch 2026: 142 crimesApril 2026: 140 crimesMay 2026: 169 crimesJune 2026: 159 crimesJuly 2026: 166 crimesAugust 2026: 200 crimesSept 24Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Sept 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Recorded crimes and antisocial behaviour per month in St Jude
MonthCrimesAntisocial behaviour
September 20241829
October 202414116
November 202417719
December 202416411
January 202513412
February 202515210
March 202515819
April 202512828
May 202515121
June 202516420
July 202516327
August 202520633
September 202513122
October 202513418
November 202512017
December 202513724
January 202611328
February 202610715
March 202614234
April 202614024
May 202616947
June 202615937
July 202616639
August 202620046

Mapped police records only; approximate locations; excludes BTP and unmapped offences. ASB is separate. Rates use Census 2021 residents, not current residents, commuters or visitors. Not a measure of personal risk. Data provided by Pompey Counts, from police.uk street-level records: St Jude on Pompey Counts.

Children in low-income families

23.5%of children, after housing costs, in the year to March 2025 (320 children)
11th highest of 14 wardsfor the share of children in low-income families

DWP/HMRC Children in low income families. Data provided by Pompey Counts: St Jude ward on Pompey Counts.

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