Southampton council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
8
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
32.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 8 -4 23,524 42.6% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 7 +2 20,733 37.6% +6.3
Independent 1 +0 2,044 3.7% -0.4
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 4,086 7.4% +0.4
Green Party 0 +0 2,954 5.4% -0.8
Southampton Independents 0 +0 1,073 1.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 323 0.6% -7.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 275 0.5% -1.4
Viva Europa 0 +0 167 0.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Green Party 16
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Independent 5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
Southampton Independents 2
Viva Europa 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bargate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sarah Bogle Elected 1,668 56.6% +9.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward James Osmond 827 28.1% -3.4
Liberal Democrats Ben Curd 204 6.9% +1.9
Green Party Joe Cox 184 6.2% -1.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Diane Cook 63 2.1% —
Majority841
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,946

Labour Party hold

Bassett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beryl May Harris Elected 1,682 49.8% +2.1
Labour Party Sally Spicer 965 28.6% +5.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Blackman 464 13.7% +2.0
Green Party Alan Jack French 264 7.8% +1.1
Majority717
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,375

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bevois

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Toqeer Ahmed Kataria Elected 2,260 73.3% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Diana June Galton 417 13.5% +1.6
Green Party Ronald Nicholas Meldrum 233 7.6% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Vijay Chopra 173 5.6% +1.5
Majority1,843
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,083

Labour Party hold

Bitterne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Michael Streets Elected 1,528 49.5% +21.3
Labour Party Simon Jonathan Letts 1,233 39.9% -1.5
Liberal Democrats Olivia Reed 118 3.8% -0.9
Green Party Duncan Robert McMillan 114 3.7% -0.9
Independent Lisa Joanne Stead 96 3.1% —
Majority295
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,089

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Bitterne Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Harwood Elected 1,914 47.8% +5.5
Labour Party Ashley Mark Minto 1,525 38.1% +1.1
Green Party Jenny Barnes 297 7.4% -2.9
Liberal Democrats James Read 266 6.6% -1.3
Majority389
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,002

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Coxford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Keith Morrell Elected 1,595 46.9% +8.2
Labour Party Matt Renyard 958 28.2% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party James Victor Burgess 559 16.5% +4.8
Liberal Democrats Amy Greenwood 103 3.0% -0.3
Green Party Lucy Michelle Allotey 101 3.0% +0.9
Independent Ricky Lambert 82 2.4% —
Majority637
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,398

Independent hold

Freemantle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Leggett Elected 1,704 45.0% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Moulton 1,484 39.2% +8.2
Liberal Democrats Alexander Clifton-Melhuish 217 5.7% +0.5
Green Party Lindsey Cherrie Hood 185 4.9% -2.6
Viva Europa Ed Thompson 167 4.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Peter Packwood 28 0.7% —
Majority220
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,785

Labour Party hold

Harefield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Val Laurent Elected 2,015 52.7% +6.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Alan Lloyd 1,401 36.6% +4.4
Independent Peter Virgo 148 3.9% —
Green Party Christopher Francis Bluemel 136 3.6% -4.0
Liberal Democrats Colin McDougall 123 3.2% -3.0
Majority614
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,823

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Millbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Galton Elected 1,694 44.3% +7.7
Labour Party Mike Denness 1,631 42.6% +1.0
Liberal Democrats Andy Beal 159 4.2% -0.4
Green Party Jonathan Bean 158 4.1% -0.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Pearline Hingston 92 2.4% -9.7
Southampton Independents Ed Edworthy 91 2.4% —
Majority63
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,825

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Peartree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Bell Elected 1,725 46.5% +14.3
Labour Party Catherine Rebecca Rendle 1,579 42.6% -2.6
Liberal Democrats Robert William Naish 219 5.9% +1.0
Green Party Nick Mabey 142 3.8% -0.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Declan Peter Clune 44 1.2% +0.6
Majority146
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,709

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Portswood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lisa Mitchell Elected 1,587 42.4% +9.0
Liberal Democrats Adrian Ford 923 24.7% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Nicholas O'Neill 851 22.8% -3.0
Green Party Katherine Jane Barbour 348 9.3% -0.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nick Chaffey 31 0.8% -0.2
Majority664
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,740

Labour Party hold

Redbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cathie McEwing Elected 1,181 38.5% -8.1
Southampton Independents Denise Mary Elizabeth Wyatt 982 32.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Cowley 583 19.0% +4.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard John Lyons 124 4.0% -15.4
Liberal Democrats Simon David Stokes 99 3.2% -0.1
Green Party Christopher Richard James 96 3.1% +0.6
Majority199
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,065

Labour Party hold

Shirley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hannah Coombs Elected 1,952 48.0% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Turpin 1,244 30.6% +3.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Graham Galton 440 10.8% +4.7
Green Party John Charles Thomas Spottiswoode 204 5.0% +0.3
Independent Amanda Jane Guest 123 3.0% -2.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Colin Brendan Hingston 107 2.6% -7.5
Majority708
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,070

Labour Party hold

Sholing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marley George Guthrie Elected 2,093 56.1% +15.6
Labour Party Andy Frampton 1,323 35.5% -0.6
Liberal Democrats Phillip Mackin 162 4.3% +1.3
Green Party Lyn Hazel Brayshaw 153 4.1% +0.7
Majority770
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,731

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Swaythling

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lorna Fielker Elected 1,062 42.8% -5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Painton 956 38.5% +9.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Clarke 275 11.1% +2.5
Green Party Angela Mary Cotton 191 7.7% -2.4
Majority106
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,484

Labour Party hold

Woolston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christopher Hammond Elected 1,495 49.0% -1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Jones 1,161 38.0% +13.4
Green Party Clive George Hillman 148 4.8% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Sam Harris 141 4.6% -4.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sue Atkins 109 3.6% -4.0
Majority334
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,054

Labour Party hold

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