2021 Southampton City Council election

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2021 Southampton City Council election
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16 of the 48 seats to Southampton City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderDan FitzhenryChristopher Hammondn/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader's seatHarefieldWoolstonn/a
Last election5 (2016)12 (2016)1 (2016)
Seats before18291
Seats won1150
Seats after25230
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg1
Southampton UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 Southampton City Council election
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2021 Southampton City Council election took place in on 6 May 2021, on the same day as other local elections, [1] to elect members of Southampton City Council. [2] The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, to elect to the seats of councillors last elected in 2016, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

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Council elections for the Southampton City Council were last held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. The 2019 Southampton City Council election resulted in an increased number of seats for the Labour Party, from 26 to 29.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day were entitled to vote in the local elections.

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on Friday 9 April 2021. [4]

The Conservatives gained 6 seats from the Labour Party and one seat from an Independent giving them a total of 25 seats on the new council, as compared with 23 seats for Labour. This gave the Conservative Party control of the council for the first time since 2012.

In the Ward results which appear below, increases/decreases in shares of the vote, and resultant swings, are calculated by reference to the 2016 election, when these seats were last fought.

Results summary

2021 Southampton City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11Increase2.svg 768.8142552.124,11942.8+11.5
  Labour 5Decrease2.svg 631.3182347.921,28137.8-3.9
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05,1189.1+3.0
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,7608.5+1.5
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05901.0-0.9
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.02810.5-3.6
 Hampshire Independents0Steady2.svg0.0000.0980.2New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0610.1New

Ward results

Bargate [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Darren Paffey 1,493 46.0 −0.5
Conservative Charles Perez-Storey99230.6−0.8
Green Joe Cox33810.4+2.4
Liberal Democrats Josh Smith2146.6+1.6
Hampshire IndependentsKim Rose983.0N/A
TUSC Graham Henry662.0N/A
Majority50115.4
Turnout 3,24424.14+1.75
Labour hold Swing +0.2
Bassett [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hannides 1,795 44.4 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Blackman1,37334.0+0.6
Labour Ashley Minto61415.2−2.6
Green Steve Gore2045.0−1.7
TUSC Mike Marx240.6−0.3
Majority42210.4
Turnout 4,04140.42+9.22
Conservative hold Swing -6.9
Bevois [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Denness 1,914 58.4 −10.8
Conservative Michaela Dowse51715.8+4.0
Green Ronald Meldrum32910.0+2.4
No descriptionSam Shahid2818.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Vijay Chopra1675.1+1.0
TUSC Larry Kazingizi401.2+0.1
Majority1,39742.6
Turnout 3,27927.53+1.13
Labour hold Swing -7.4
Bitterne [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Magee 1,642 55.5 +17.3
Labour Andy Frampton99933.7−0.1
Green Michael Mawle1826.1−1.3
Liberal Democrats Alex Clifton-Melhuish1163.9−1.2
Majority64321.8
Turnout 2,96129.44+1.53
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.7
Bitterne Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ivan White 1,927 49.0 +7.0
Labour Victoria Ugwoeme1,21330.9−5.8
Green Lindsi Bluemel53313.6+3.3
Liberal Democrats Debbie Adebayo2295.8−2.0
Majority71418.1
Turnout 3,92937.68+5.58
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Coxford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Galton 1,723 52.4 +40.8
Labour Amanda Ford1,09033.1+6.0
Liberal Democrats Sam Chapman2297.0+3.7
Green Joelle Hawes1624.9+2.8
TUSC Maggie Fricker631.9N/A
Majority63319.3
Turnout 3,29132.08−1.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +17.4
Freemantle [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op David Shields 1,728 45.7 −1.6
Conservative Vikkie Cheng1,20131.8+0.8
Green Laura Crawford42011.1+3.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Beal2927.7+2.5
Reform UK Guy Ireland611.6N/A
TUSC Catherine Clarke581.5N/A
Majority52713.9
Turnout 3,78132.59−0.5
Labour hold Swing -1.2
Harefield [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Baillie 2,020 56.3 +9.8
Labour Co-op Alan Lloyd1,22134.0+1.9
Green Chris Bluemel2206.1−1.4
Liberal Democrats Catrine McDougall1173.3−2.9
Majority79922.3
Turnout 3,59034.13+2.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
Millbrook [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Moulton 1,804 49.7 +13.3
Labour Co-op Lisa Fricker1,31436.2−5.2
Green Jonathan Bean3269.0+4.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas McGeorge1594.4−0.2
Majority49013.5
Turnout 3,63232.60−1.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.3
Peartree [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joshua Payne 1,910 47.5 +15.5
Labour Eamonn Keogh1,69642.2−2.8
Green Rosanna Newey1934.8+0.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Naish1664.1−0.8
TUSC Bevis Fenner350.9+0.3
Majority2145.3
Turnout 4,02038.45+2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.2
Portswood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Savage 1,455 36.4 +3.1
Green Katherine Barbour1,08227.1+17.7
Liberal Democrats James Read71818.0−6.8
Conservative Calvin Smith67016.8−8.8
TUSC Tony Twine391.00
Majority3739.3
Turnout 3,99636.86+4.4
Labour hold Swing -7.3
Redbridge [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Guest 1,577 47.1 +32.7
Labour Lee Whitbread1,48044.2−2.2
Green Kathryn Cook1163.5+1.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Stokes1023.0−0.3
TUSC Peter Wyatt481.4N/A
Majority972.9
Turnout 3,34830.18+1.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +17.5
Shirley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Chaloner 1,790 42.9 −3.3
Conservative Andrew Hetherton1,55837.2+9.9
Liberal Democrats Colin McDougall4099.8+3.8
Green Lucy Mundell3418.2+3.5
TUSC Andrew Howe401.0N/A
Majority2325.7
Turnout 4,17139.30−1.9
Labour hold Swing -6.6
Sholing [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Baillie 2,163 61.4 +21.1
Labour Elaine Fullaway99528.2−7.7
Green Helen Makrakis1975.6+2.3
Liberal Democrats Roland Dauncey1283.6+0.5
TUSC Declan Clune651.8+0.4
Majority1,16833.2
Turnout 3,52432.86−1.1
Conservative hold Swing +14.4
Swaythling [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Spiros Vassiliou 1,046 40.3 +11.5
Labour Co-op Sharon Mintoff1,02639.5−8.1
Green Angela Cotton26510.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wood1947.5−1.0
TUSC Nick Chaffey381.5−2.7
Majority200.8
Turnout 2,59630.52+1.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.8
Woolston [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Stead 1,584 48.1 +23.6
Labour Sue Blatchford1,25338.1−11.5
Green Clive Hillman2106.4−1.1
Liberal Democrats Colin Bleach1474.5−5.0
TUSC Sue Atkins742.2−5.3
Majority33110.0
Turnout 3,29329.34+1.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +17.6

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  1. ↑ "Local government elections". www.local.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Southampton City Council
  3. ↑ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Southampton City Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021.
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