2023 Southampton City Council election

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2023 Southampton City Council election
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All 51 seats to Southampton City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Leader Satvir Kaur Daniel Fitzhenry
Party Labour Conservative
Last election26 seats, 46.7%21 seats, 35.7%
Seats before2620
Seats won389
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 12Decrease2.svg 12
Popular vote62,44745,785
Percentage45.5%33.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.2%Decrease2.svg 2.3%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election1 seat, 9.0%0 seats, 7.1%
Seats before10
Seats won31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote17,4999,024
Percentage12.7%6.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.7%Decrease2.svg 0.5%
Southampton UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Southampton City Council election
Leader before election

Satvir Kaur
Labour

Leader after election

Satvir Kaur
Labour

The 2023 Southampton City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Southampton City Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Due to ward boundary changes all seats on the council were to be contested in this election, but due to the death of one of the candidates, the election for Coxford ward was postponed. [1]

Contents

Labour substantially increased its majority on the council, whilst the Conservatives lost over half their seats. The Liberal Democrats and Green Party also made gains. [2] [3]

Summary

Election result

2023 Southampton City Council election [4]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 513871Increase2.svg 1272.945.562,447–1.2
  Conservative 51909Decrease2.svg 1218.833.445,785–2.3
  Liberal Democrats 51320Increase2.svg 26.312.717,499+3.7
  Green 24110Increase2.svg 12.16.69,258–0.4
  TUSC 17000Steady2.svg0.01.21,598–0.2
  Reform UK 5000Steady2.svg0.00.5682N/A
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.00.2224N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Southampton City Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. [5]

Banister & Polygon

Banister & Polygon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Evemy 1,307 56.4
Labour Steve Leggett* 1,276 55.0
Labour Vivienne Windle* 1,145 49.4
Conservative Scott Davis51922.4
Conservative Josh Payne*49621.4
Conservative Marley Guthrie*48621.0
Green Sharon Keenan45319.5
Liberal Democrats Andy Beal32013.8
Liberal Democrats Aimee Stokes28812.4
Liberal Democrats Josh Smith2199.4
TUSC James Rucci1255.4
Turnout 2,33128.1
Registered electors 8,288
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bargate

Bargate (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Bogle* 1,173 58.3
Labour John Noon* 999 49.6
Labour Darren Paffey* 915 45.5
Conservative Robert Saunders52125.9
Conservative Tom Brito51025.3
Conservative Ben Davies50024.8
Green Joe Cox25712.8
Green Emma Davis22611.2
Liberal Democrats Olubunmi Adebayo21910.9
Green James Dear1286.4
Liberal Democrats Reuben Hinchliffe1236.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson1185.9
TUSC Donna Dee733.6
TUSC Graham Henry663.3
Turnout 2,02422.9
Registered electors 8,827
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bassett

Bassett (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Blackman* 2,099 55.5
Liberal Democrats Sam Chapman 1,958 51.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wood 1,825 48.2
Conservative John Hannides*1,26633.4
Conservative Neil Sahota1,10729.2
Conservative Spiros Vassiliou97225.7
Labour Lawrence Coomber48212.7
Labour Sachin Thorogood45612.0
Labour Robert Wiltshire40910.8
Reform UK Philip Crook2045.4
Turnout 3,80340.3
Registered electors 9,439
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Bevois

Bevois (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Toqeer Kataria* 1,770 72.8
Labour Mike Denness* 1,445 59.5
Labour Jacqui Rayment* 1,442 59.3
Green Rosanna Newey43017.7
Conservative Hilary Moulton2249.2
Conservative Richard Palmer2199.0
Liberal Democrats Vijay Chopra2148.8
Conservative Pritheepal Singh Roath2088.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Landells1727.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathon Waters1466.0
TUSC Lennie Scorey-Auckland1084.4
Turnout 2,44227.2
Registered electors 8,975
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Barnes-Andrews 1,790 45.4
Labour Phil Webb 1,677 42.6
Labour Tony Bunday* 1,670 42.4
Conservative David Fuller*1,59840.6
Conservative Rob Harwood1,28932.7
Conservative Ivan White*1,25932.0
Green Lindsi Bluemel59315.1
Liberal Democrats Ben Curd3619.2
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Chapman2837.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Myers2676.8
Independent David Kelly1774.5
TUSC Dawn Strutt1022.6
Turnout 3,95037.3
Registered electors 10,581
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Coxford

The election in the Coxford ward was suspended on election day due to the death of Conservative candidate Graham Galton on polling day. Southampton City Council announced that a new poll will happen within 35 working days and that no votes already cast on 4 May would be counted. [6]

Coxford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Reynard* 1,022 44.4
Labour Rebecca McCreanor 930 40.4
Labour Beccy Ruddick 880 38.2
Conservative Diana Galton*80635.0
Conservative Paul Nolan77433.6
Conservative Vikkie Cheng71230.9
Liberal Democrats David Chapman23410.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Galton2289.9
Liberal Democrats Ken Darke1576.8
Green Joanna Clements1305.6
Green Ash Phillips1114.8
Green Ron Meldrum1044.1
Independent Ed Surridge472.0
TUSC Maggie Fricker351.5
Turnout 2,30123.2
Registered electors
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Freemantle

Freemantle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Shields* 1,535 56.0
Labour Pam Kenny 1,521 55.5
Labour Christie Lambert 1,484 54.2
Conservative Andrew Palmer63623.2
Conservative Helen Hetherton62923.0
Conservative Leonard Mockett58221.2
Green John Spottiswoode49518.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Orchard2408.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shank1585.8
Liberal Democrats Tom Wintrell1575.7
TUSC Catherine Clarke1495.4
Reform UK Katrina de Chazel1124.1
Turnout 2,73928.4
Registered electors 9,693
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Harefield

Harefield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Baillie* 1,361 45.9
Conservative Daniel Fitzhenry* 1,269 42.8
Conservative Val Laurent* 1,269 42.8
Labour Ken Prior1,09336.9
Labour Jackie Landman1,04335.2
Labour Habib Ahmadi95732.3
Green Chris Bluemel32711.0
Liberal Democrats Martyn Cooper2869.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Bolton2719.1
Liberal Democrats John Slade2127.2
TUSC Declan Clune852.9
Turnout 2,97730.4
Registered electors 9,804
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Millbrook

Millbrook (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Galton 1,199 44.0
Conservative Jeremy Moulton* 1,165 42.8
Labour Christian Cox 1,140 41.9
Conservative Vikkie Cheng1,11741.0
Labour Ashley Minto1,06239.0
Labour Adrian Pimley98236.1
Green Joanne Clements31711.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Ryan28010.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Day1816.6
Liberal Democrats Jeff Robinson1535.6
TUSC Andrew Howe983.6
Turnout 2,73328.8
Registered electors 9,485
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Peartree

Peartree (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eamonn Keogh* 1,654 47.2
Conservative Alex Houghton* 1,594 45.5
Labour Simon Letts 1,259 35.9
Conservative Susan Spencer1,22535.0
Conservative Colin Lingwood1,19534.1
Labour Sarah Walsh1,18033.7
Green James Bluemel37410.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Hopkins3259.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Naish2868.2
Green Ebony Thorne2497.1
Liberal Democrats Francis Hedley2436.9
TUSC Ali Haydor862.5
Turnout 3,51432.6
Registered electors 10,776
Labour hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Portswood

Portswood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Katherine Barbour 1,391 41.7
Labour Anne Marie Finn 1,274 38.2
Labour John Savage* 1,246 37.3
Labour Gordon Cooper*1,23737.1
Green Jonathan Bean86626.0
Green Helen Makrakis84625.4
Conservative Karen Edwards71721.5
Conservative Nicholas Moulton65519.6
Conservative Patricia O'Dell62318.7
Liberal Democrats James Read2186.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Clarke2036.1
Liberal Democrats John Langran1935.8
Reform UK Tony Adhikary842.5
TUSC Derek Twine762.3
Turnout 3,34740.3
Registered electors 8,312
Green gain from Labour
Labour hold
Labour hold

Redbridge

Redbridge (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Goodfellow* 1,166 48.6
Labour Lee Whitbread 1,160 48.4
Labour Cathie McEwing* 1,125 46.9
Conservative Amanda Guest*82834.5
Conservative Tom Bell80833.7
Conservative David Smith77032.1
Green Christopher James2078.6
Reform UK John Edwards1556.5
Liberal Democrats Max Hayman1446.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Stokes1425.9
Liberal Democrats Andrea Matteucci1285.3
TUSC Peter Wyatt763.2
Turnout 2,40324.9
Registered electors 9,643
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Shirley

Shirley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Satvir Kaur* 1,956 50.8
Labour Alex Winning* 1,688 43.9
Labour Razwana Quadir 1,599 41.5
Conservative Andrew Hetherton1,28633.4
Conservative Michaela Dowse1,17330.5
Conservative Simon Howell1,11929.1
Liberal Democrats Ellen McGeorge61215.9
Green Lucy Mundell55114.3
Liberal Democrats George Percival47712.4
Liberal Democrats Roland Dauncey40610.5
TUSC Michael Marx922.4
Turnout 3,84937.4
Registered electors 10,345
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Sholing

Sholing (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Baillie* 1,438 46.4
Conservative Sarah Vaughan* 1,349 43.6
Conservative Jaden Beaurain 1,297 41.9
Labour Paul Lewzey1,11135.9
Labour Gillian Green1,10135.6
Labour Paul Kenny1,04033.6
Liberal Democrats Eileen Bowers34811.2
Green David Gower33210.7
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Hughes33010.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Clifton1695.5
TUSC Jonathan Stubbs1053.4
Turnout 3,11029.9
Registered electors 10,408
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Swaythling

Swaythling (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorna Fielker* 1,293 50.6
Labour Matthew Bunday* 1,221 47.8
Labour Sharon Mintoff 1,173 45.9
Conservative Bob Painton54521.3
Conservative Nicole Harris51620.2
Liberal Democrats Roger Baker51520.1
Conservative Fergus Muir46818.3
Green Angela Cotton46018.0
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gravatt44517.4
Liberal Democrats Amy Greenwood44217.3
TUSC Nick Chaffey1184.6
Turnout 2,57129.8
Registered electors 8,632
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Thornhill

Thornhill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Frampton 1,169 45.8
Labour Andy Frampton 1,162 45.6
Labour Josh Allen 1,141 44.7
Conservative Callum Ford99839.1
Conservative Matt Jones96037.6
Conservative Matt Magee93336.6
Green Michael Mawle1917.5
Liberal Democrats Carrie Hingston1726.7
Green Ronald Meldrum1375.4
Liberal Democrats Nick McGeorge1114.4
Liberal Democrats Haylee Solomons773.0
TUSC Clara Asher632.5
Turnout 2,55625.8
Registered electors 9,902
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Woolston

Woolston (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Warwick Payne* 1,410 50.2
Labour Sue Blatchford 1,332 47.4
Labour Victoria Ugwoeme 1,145 40.8
Conservative Rob Stead*99035.2
Conservative Sarah Baillie89031.7
Conservative George Wills-McCaffery71525.5
Green Alexander Bluemel41014.6
Liberal Democrats John Dennis2248.0
TUSC Sue Atkins1415.0
Reform UK Paul Hooper1274.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Smith1114.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Duthie993.5
Turnout 2,80926.9
Registered electors 10,482
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

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