▁to ▁Port sm outh ▁City ▁Council ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁One ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁Labour ▁party ▁lost ▁overall ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁no ▁overall ▁control . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁Conserv ative ▁ 1 6 ▁Labour ▁ 1 5 ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁ 8 ▁ ▁E lection ▁result ▁ ▁References ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Port sm outh ▁election ▁result ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 ▁English ▁local ▁elections ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁in ▁Ham pshire <0x0A> </s> ▁H alls ands ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁and ▁beach ▁in ▁south ▁Dev on , ▁England , ▁in ▁a ▁prec ari ous ▁position ▁between ▁cl iffs ▁and ▁the ▁sea , ▁between ▁Be es ands ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁Start ▁Point ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁H alls ands ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁a ▁chap el ▁has ▁existed ▁there ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 0 6 . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁cave ▁known ▁as ▁Po ke ▁H ole , ▁and ▁probably ▁was ▁not ▁inhab ited ▁before ▁ 1 6 0 0 . ▁The ▁village ▁grew ▁in ▁size ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁it ▁had ▁ 3 7   h ouses , ▁a ▁spring , ▁a ▁public ▁house ▁called ▁the ▁London ▁Inn , ▁and ▁a