Southampton council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
13
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
32.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 13 +8 26,863 46.7% +9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 -8 20,548 35.7% -7.1
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 5,197 9.0% +0.6
Green Party 0 +0 4,056 7.1% -2.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 832 1.4% +0.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Labour Party 17
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 16
Liberal Democrats 14
Green Party 13

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 1,696 58.7% +12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Perez-Storey 751 26.0% -5.0
Green Party Joe Cox 241 8.3% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Josh Smith 150 5.2% -1.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Graham Michael Henry 52 1.8% -0.3
Majority945
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors12,472
Ballots cast2,890

Labour Party hold

Bassett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Blackman Elected 2,108 52.6% +18.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Sahota 1,406 35.1% -9.7
Labour Party Christian Cox 446 11.1% -4.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mike Marx 51 1.3% +0.7
Majority702
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors9,443
Ballots cast4,011

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bevois

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Toqeer Ahmed Kataria Elected 2,230 70.8% +11.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Pritheepal Roath 430 13.7% -2.3
Green Party Ronald Nicholas Meldrum 255 8.1% -2.0
Liberal Democrats Amy Greenwood 178 5.7% +0.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nick Chaffey 56 1.8% +0.5
Majority1,800
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors10,684
Ballots cast3,149

Labour Party hold

Bitterne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Michael Streets Elected 1,248 47.1% -8.8
Labour Party Andy Frampton 1,097 41.4% +7.4
Green Party Michael Charles John Mawle 141 5.3% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Nick McGeorge 117 4.4% +0.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Clara Oswin Asher 47 1.8% —
Majority151
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,909
Ballots cast2,650

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bitterne Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tony Bunday Elected 1,828 47.4% +16.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Harwood 1,573 40.8% -8.6
Green Party Helen Mary Makrakis 394 10.2% -3.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Vanessa Antonia Fileman 61 1.6% —
Majority255
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors10,259
Ballots cast3,856

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Coxford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matt Renyard Elected 1,429 45.1% +11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul James Patrick Nolan 1,338 42.2% -10.5
Liberal Democrats Sam Philip Chapman 199 6.3% -0.7
Green Party Lucy Michelle Allotey 162 5.1% +0.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Maggie Fricker 41 1.3% -0.6
Majority91
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors10,139
Ballots cast3,169

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Freemantle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Leggett Elected 1,989 57.4% +11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Michaela Dowse 903 26.1% -5.9
Green Party Lindsi Bluemel 261 7.5% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Andy Beal 238 6.9% -0.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Catherine Clarke 74 2.1% +0.6
Majority1,086
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors11,181
Ballots cast3,465

Labour Party hold

Harefield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Val Laurent Elected 1,645 50.4% -6.1
Labour Party Paul Kenny 1,201 36.8% +2.7
Green Party Christopher Francis Bluemel 208 6.4% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Ben Curd 161 4.9% +1.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Levi Joshua Wellman 50 1.5% —
Majority444
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors10,389
Ballots cast3,265

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Millbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Furnell Elected 1,622 46.9% +10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Galton 1,511 43.6% -6.4
Green Party Jonathan Bean 281 8.1% -0.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Donna Dee 48 1.4% —
Majority111
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors11,014
Ballots cast3,462

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Peartree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eamon Francis Keogh Elected 2,046 54.3% +11.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Bell 1,339 35.5% -12.2
Liberal Democrats Robert William Naish 187 5.0% +0.8
Green Party Rosanna Newey 169 4.5% -0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Bevis Fenner 30 0.8% -0.1
Majority707
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors10,328
Ballots cast3,771

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Portswood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lisa Mitchell Elected 1,749 47.4% +10.7
Green Party Katherine Jane Barbour 1,435 38.9% +11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Vikkie Cheng 456 12.4% -4.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tony Twine 47 1.3% +0.3
Majority314
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors9,364
Ballots cast3,687

Labour Party hold

Redbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cathie McEwing Elected 1,320 45.5% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party David Austin Peter Smith 1,243 42.8% -4.6
Liberal Democrats Simon David Stokes 157 5.4% +2.3
Green Party Angela Mary Cotton 139 4.8% +1.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Pete Wyatt 44 1.5% +0.1
Majority77
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors10,950
Ballots cast2,903

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Shirley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hannah Coombs Elected 2,237 52.7% +9.4
Labour Party Alex Winning Elected 1,852 43.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Hetherton 1,592 37.5% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Dominic Howell 1,336 31.5% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Wood 557 13.1% +3.2
Liberal Democrats Colin McDougall 391 9.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Andrew David Howe 94 2.2% +1.2
Majority260
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors10,435
Ballots cast4,247

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Sholing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marley George Guthrie Elected 1,660 50.0% -11.6
Labour Party Carol Anne Cunio 1,283 38.7% +11.4
Green Party Charlie Cutt 180 5.4% -0.2
Liberal Democrats Sharon Pamela Hopkins 165 5.0% +1.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Declan Peter Clune 31 0.9% -0.9
Majority377
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors10,613
Ballots cast3,319

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Swaythling

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lorna Fielker Elected 1,233 49.4% +9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Calvin Terry Smith 801 32.1% -8.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gravatt 424 17.0% +9.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Neil Kelly 38 1.5% +0.0
Majority432
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors7,841
Ballots cast2,496

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Woolston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Blatchford Elected 1,605 48.0% +9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jaden William Beaurain 1,316 39.4% -9.1
Green Party Clive George Hillman 190 5.7% -0.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Bleach 165 4.9% +0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sue Atkins 68 2.0% -0.2
Majority289
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors11,112
Ballots cast3,344

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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