2011 Southampton City Council election

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2011 Southampton City Council election
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won26193
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg4Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote23,67725,9358,659
Percentage37.741.313.8
Southampton UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map showing the election results

The 2011 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 2011 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (16 seats) was up for election. Labour won a majority of the seats being contested and the Conservatives stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means the vote share change is compared to the corresponding 2007 Southampton Council election.

Election result

Of the 16 Council seats up for election, Labour won 10 (up from 7 in 2010) the Conservatives won 6 (no change from 2010) and the Liberal Democrats won 0 (down from 3 in 2010).

The seats that changed hands were as follows:

Overall turnout in the election was 37.0%, boosted by the AV referendum. [2]

The night saw the Liberal Democrats lose both of their seats up for election, and their voter share reduced to under 14%. Conversely, the Conservatives saw their share of the vote improve slightly upon the previous year's, and a resurgent Labour gained their highest share of vote since 1999. [3]

This summary box compares each party vote share with the corresponding elections in 2007.

Southampton Local Election Result 2011 [1] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1040Increase2.svg462.541.325,935Increase2.svg10.5
  Conservative 613Decrease2.svg237.537.723,677Increase2.svg0.2
  Liberal Democrats 002Decrease2.svg20.013.88,659Decrease2.svg10.0
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.02.91,824N/A
  Green 000Steady2.svg02.41,513Decrease2.svg2.7
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.8521N/A
  Southampton First 000Steady2.svg00.8516Increase2.svg0.2
  BNP 000Steady2.svg00.3196N/A

Ward results

Bargate

Bargate [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Noon 1,475 46.9 +3.7
Conservative John Inglis1,03933.0+0.4
Liberal Democrats Derrick Charles Murray43513.8−0.9
TUSC Maria Felicia Gathy1585.0N/A
Majority43613.9+3.4
Turnout 3,14321.7+5.7
Labour hold Swing

Bassett

Bassett [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie John Harris 2,262 49.3 +1.9
Labour Sally Victoria Spicer1,15425.1+14.2
Liberal Democrats Steven Hulbert88419.3−16.9
Southampton First Joseph Francis Malone1232.7N/A
TUSC Abigail Parkinson1102.4N/A
Majority1,10824.2+13.0
Turnout 4,58641.0+5.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bevois

Bevois [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Michelle Rayment 1,741 48.4 −2.4
Conservative Nathaniel Nonso Ikeazor55715.5−5.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Ford38910.8−2.5
Independent Khalid Farooq36310.1N/A
Green Joseph William Cox3469.6−0.2
TUSC Andrew Howe742.0N/A
Southampton First James Andrew Knight691.9N/A
Majority1,18432.9+3.4
Turnout 3,59431.8+10.9
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne

Bitterne [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Alexander Stevens 1,626 48.1 −0.2
Conservative James Edward Baillie1,27737.7+3.9
Liberal Democrats Robert William Naish2908.6−9.3
TUSC Perry McMillan1634.8N/A
Majority34910.4−4.1
Turnout 3,38234.0+5.4
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Andrew Baillie 1,913 44.7 −4.6
Labour Mark Chaloner1,32831.0+9.2
Liberal Democrats Arnold Robinson72617.0−4.4
TUSC Linda Boulton2646.2N/A
Majority58513.7−13.9
Turnout 4,27640.5−7.9
Conservative hold Swing

Coxford

Coxford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Terrence Thomas 2,004 52.0 +17.1
Conservative Stephanie-Leigh Garnett1,11228.9+6.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Graham Galton70218.2−15.1
Majority89223.1+21.5
Turnout 3,84937.3+3.4
Labour hold Swing

Freemantle

Freemantle [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Edgar Parnell 1,706 40.9 −4.9
Labour Mary Christine Lloyd1,53836.9+9.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Abbott44710.7−2.9
Green Paul William Garratt3658.7−4.5
TUSC Brent Jan Cutler892.1N/A
Majority1684.0−14.7
Turnout 4,16837.3+9.1
Conservative hold Swing

Harefield

Harefield [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Raymond Fitzhenry 1,902 44.4 −4.8
Labour Brian Norgate1,65938.7+9.7
Liberal Democrats Diane Margaret Robinson3738.7−5.3
BNP Richard Dennis Booker1964.6N/A
TUSC Graham O'Reilly1172.7N/A
Majority2435.7−14.4
Turnout 4,28340.4+7.2
Conservative hold Swing

Millbrook

Millbrook [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asa Michael Thorpe 1,904 44.5
Conservative Linda Margaret Norris1,75141.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Charles Plumridge58213.6
Majority1533.5
Turnout 4,27338.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Peartree

Peartree [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren James Paffey 1,748 41.0 +15.2
Conservative Michael Roger Denness1,66138.9+9.0
Liberal Democrats James Arnold Read81219.0−25.3
Majority872.1
Turnout 4,26440.4+8.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Portswood

Portswood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Nicholas Claisse 1,473 31.7 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Alfred Reed1,21026.0−7.3
Labour Olivia Wallace Vaughan1,18525.5+8.0
Green Christopher Francis Bluemel51411.1+0.1
Southampton First Peter Ronald Knight1152.5−6.9
TUSC Nicholas Chaffey881.9N/A
Majority2635.7
Turnout 4,64242.3+12.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Redbridge

Redbridge [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Douglas Pope 1,844 53.1 +10.1
Conservative Christopher Lewis Webb99328.6+1.7
Liberal Democrats Simon David Stokes2447.0−23.1
TUSC Peter Michael Wyatt2126.1N/A
Independent Richard Mcquillan1584.5N/A
Majority85124.5+11.7
Turnout 3,47033.2+4.3
Labour hold Swing

Shirley

Shirley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Satvir Kaur 2,090 43.5 +11.5
Conservative Matthew Dean1,97141.0−3.9
Liberal Democrats Harry Mitchell4489.3−0.8
TUSC Michael King1252.6N/A
Southampton First Matthew Lewis Dowland1242.6N/A
Majority1192.5
Turnout 4,80145.8+7.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sholing

Sholing [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Jane Blatchford 2,037 45.8 +9.6
Conservative Casey James Baldwin1,89642.6−2.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Jean Medway3267.3−2.5
TUSC Philip Michael Desborough1573.5N/A
Majority1413.2
Turnout 4,44941.1+3.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Swaythling

Swaythling [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Spiros Vassiliou 1,093 35.3 −9.9
Labour Daniel John Jeffery83427.0+8.2
Liberal Democrats James Gilbert Cappleman63720.6−5.9
Green Angela Mary Cotton2889.3−0.2
TUSC Kevin Anthony Hayes1043.3N/A
Southampton First Neil Gordon Smith852.7N/A
Majority2598.3−10.5
Turnout 3,09131.7+3.3
Conservative hold Swing

Woolston

Woolston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Warwick Alexander Payne 1,768 52.3 +5.1
Conservative Alex Edward Butt1,07131.7+2.2
Liberal Democrats Eileen Margaret Bowers35410.5−12.9
TUSC Timothy George Frederick Cutter1634.8N/A
Majority69720.6+2.9
Turnout 3,38133.8+5.3
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "Southampton". BBC News. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Tory environment boss ousted by Labour gains in Southampton". Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Lib Dem losses in local elections". wessexscene.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Election: City Council Elections 6th May 2011" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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