2016 Southampton City Council election

2016 UK local government election

2016 Southampton City Council election | <- 2015 | 5 May 2016 | 2018 ->

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A third of seats to Southampton City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Labour | Conservative
Seats won  | 12 | 5
Seat change  |  | 1
Popular vote  | 23,456 | 17,605
Percentage  | 41.7 | 31.3
Swing  | 2.3%  | 4.9%

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| Third party  |
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Party  | Independent |
Seats won  | 1  |
Seat change  | 1  |
Popular vote  | 2,286  |
Percentage  | 4.1  |
Swing  | 2.7%  |

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Map showing the election results. Each ward represents 1 seat

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| Majority party before election

Labour

| Majority party after election

Labour

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Composition of the whole Southampton City Council after the 2016 elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Councillors Against Cuts in dark red, and Independent in grey.

The 2016 Southampton City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Southampton City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Labour 25
* Conservative 19 (-1)
* Councillors Against Cuts 3 (+1)
* Independent 1

## Election result

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Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means all comparisons are to the corresponding 2012 Southampton Council election.

Southampton Local Election Result 2016  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 12  | 2  | 2  |  | 66.7  | 41.7  | 23,456  | 2.3
| Conservative | 5  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 27.8  | 31.3  | 17,605  | 4.9
| Independent | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5.6  | 4.1  | 2,286  | 2.7
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 7.9  | 4,444  | 5.5
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 7.0  | 3,911  | 2.9
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 6.1  | 3,451  | 2.2
| TUSC | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1.9  | 1,060  | 0.3
Comparison to Local Election Result 2015

Party  | Votes %  | +/-
| Labour | 41.7  | 7.5
| Conservative | 31.3  | 2.8
| Independent | 4.1  | 1.6
| UKIP | 7.9  | 4.5
| Liberal Democrats | 7.0  | 0.3
| Green | 6.1  | 2.4
| TUSC | 1.9  | 0.9

## Ward results

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### Bargate

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Bargate[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Darren Paffey  | 1,285  | 46.5
| Conservative | Spencer Bowman  | 867  | 31.4
| Independent | John Easton  | 243  | 8.8
| Green | Joe Cox  | 221  | 8.0
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Gravatt  | 137  | 5.0
Majority  | 418  | 15.1
Turnout | 2,765  | 24.8
| Labour hold

### Bassett

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Bassett[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | John Hannides  | 1,452  | 47.4
| Labour | Matthew Renyard  | 710  | 23.2
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Hulbert  | 356  | 11.6
| UKIP | Jean Romsey  | 291  | 9.5
| Green | James Peploe  | 204  | 6.7
| TUSC | David Rawlinson  | 28  | 0.9
Majority  | 742  | 24.2
Turnout | 3,063  | 31.2
| Conservative hold

### Bevois

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Bevois[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Stephen Barnes-Andrews  | 1,866  | 69.2
| Conservative | Felix Davies  | 319  | 11.8
| Green | Rosie Pearce  | 206  | 7.6
| UKIP | Richard Lyons  | 151  | 5.6
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarke  | 110  | 4.1
| TUSC | Andrew Howe  | 30  | 1.1
Majority  | 1,547  | 57.4
Turnout | 2,698  | 26.4
| Labour hold

### Bitterne

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Bitterne[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Frances Murphy  | 1,150  | 41.2
| Conservative | Edward Osmond  | 783  | 28.1
| UKIP | Kim Rose  | 541  | 19.4
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Naish  | 132  | 4.7
| Green | Jodie Coperland  | 128  | 4.6
| TUSC | Dawn Strutt  | 42  | 1.5
Majority  | 367  | 13.1
Turnout | 2,791  | 28.1
| Labour hold

### Bitterne Park

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Bitterne Park[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Ivan White  | 1,398  | 42.0
| Labour | Stephen Fenerty  | 1,223  | 36.7
| Green | Jennifer Barnes  | 342  | 10.3
| Liberal Democrats | James Read  | 261  | 7.8
| TUSC | Linda Boulton  | 80  | 2.4
Majority  | 175  | 5.3
Turnout | 3,330  | 32.1
| Conservative hold

### Coxford

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Coxford[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Tammy Thomas  | 1,317  | 38.6
| Labour | Sally Spicer  | 924  | 27.1
| UKIP | Joe Lockyer  | 498  | 14.6
| Conservative | Trevor Glasspool  | 396  | 11.6
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Galton  | 113  | 3.3
| Independent | Richard McQuillan  | 84  | 2.5
| Green | Derek Chandler  | 70  | 2.1
Majority  | 393  | 11.5
Turnout | 3,414  | 33.2
| Independent gain from Labour

### Freemantle

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Freemantle[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Dave Shields  | 1,623  | 47.3
| Conservative | Chris Grace  | 1,063  | 31.0
| UKIP | Colin Hingston  | 306  | 8.9
| Green | Jonathan Martin  | 256  | 7.5
| Liberal Democrats | Amy Greenwood  | 178  | 5.2
Majority  | 560  | 16.3
Turnout | 3,433  | 33.1
| Labour hold

### Harefield

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Harefield (2)[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Peter Baillie  | 1,525  | 46.5
| Conservative | Valerie Laurent  | 1,362  |
| Labour | Mary Lloyd  | 1,054  | 32.1
| Labour | Daniel Lucas  | 883  |
| Green | Chris Bluemel  | 246  | 7.5
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Lloyd  | 204  | 6.2
| Liberal Democrats | John Dennis  | 189  |
| TUSC | Carole Fletcher  | 171  | 5.2
| Green | Michael Mawle  | 165  |
| TUSC | Graham O'Reilly  | 133  |
Turnout | 3,280  | 32.1
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold

### Millbrook

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Millbrook[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Sarah Taggart  | 1,517  | 41.4
| Conservative | Steven Galton  | 1,332  | 36.4
| UKIP | Pearline Hingston  | 442  | 12.1
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Galton  | 167  | 4.6
| Green | Jonathan Bean  | 152  | 4.2
| TUSC | Peter Wyatt  | 31  | 0.8
Majority  | 185  | 5.0
Turnout | 3,660  | 34.0
| Labour gain from Conservative

### Peartree

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Peartree[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Eamonn Keogh  | 1,655  | 45.0
| Conservative | Marley Guthrie  | 1,178  | 32.0
| UKIP | Vincent Avellino  | 468  | 12.7
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Bowers  | 180  | 4.9
| Green | Gemma Mathieson  | 160  | 4.4
| TUSC | Mike Marx  | 21  | 0.6
Majority  | 477  | 13.0
Turnout | 3,677  | 35.8
| Labour hold

### Portswood

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Portswood[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Savage  | 1,106  | 33.3
| Conservative | Linda Norris  | 851  | 25.6
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford  | 823  | 24.8
| Green | Kieren Brown  | 313  | 9.4
| UKIP | Molly Chandler  | 180  | 5.4
| TUSC | Nick Chaffey  | 34  | 1.0
Majority  | 255  | 7.7
Turnout | 3,318  | 32.5
| Labour gain from Conservative

### Redbridge

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Redbridge[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Lee Whitbread  | 1,412  | 46.4
| UKIP | Stephen McKinnon  | 590  | 19.4
| Conservative | Preshan Jeevaratnam  | 437  | 14.4
| Independent | Denise Wyatt  | 413  | 13.6
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Stokes  | 101  | 3.3
| Green | Chris James  | 76  | 2.5
Majority  | 822  | 27.0
Turnout | 3,044  | 29.0
| Labour hold

### Shirley

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Shirley[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mark Chaloner  | 1,931  | 46.2
| Conservative | Matthew Turpin  | 1,142  | 27.3
| UKIP | Nick Ray  | 421  | 10.1
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton  | 253  | 6.0
| Independent | David Fletcher  | 229  | 5.5
| Green | John Spottiswoode  | 198  | 4.7
Majority  | 789  | 18.9
Turnout | 4,182  | 41.2
| Labour hold

### Sholing

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Sholing[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | James Baillie  | 1,445  | 40.3
| Labour | Dan Jeffery  | 1,286  | 35.9
| UKIP | Derek Humber  | 556  | 15.5
| Green | Nick Ford  | 120  | 3.3
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Darke  | 110  | 3.1
| TUSC | Declan Clune  | 50  | 1.4
Majority  | 159  | 4.4
Turnout | 3,584  | 34.0
| Conservative gain from Labour

### Swaythling

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Swaythling[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Sharon Mintoff  | 1,145  | 47.6
| Conservative | Harmeet Singh Brar  | 693  | 28.8
| Green | Angela Cotton  | 241  | 10.0
| Liberal Democrats | Jules Poulain  | 205  | 8.5
| TUSC | Kevin Kayes  | 102  | 4.2
Majority  | 452  | 18.8
Turnout | 2,405  | 28.7
| Labour hold

### Woolston

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Woolston (2)[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Sue Blatchford  | 1,407  | 49.6
| Labour | Chris Hammond  | 1,279  |
| Conservative | Alex Fiuza  | 695  | 24.5
| Conservative | Joe Spencer  | 667  |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Bleach  | 269  | 9.5
| TUSC | Sue Atkins  | 213  | 7.5
| Green | Katherine Barbour  | 213  | 7.5
| Green | Ronald Meldrum  | 140  |
| TUSC | Graham Henry  | 125  |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Reed  | 123  |
Turnout | 2,834  | 28.3
| Labour hold
| Labour hold

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Southampton City Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

Preceded by
2015 Southampton City Council election | Southampton City Council elections | Succeeded by
2018 Southampton City Council election

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