Southampton local elections

One third of Southampton Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

*Labour 1996 - 2000

*No overall control 2000 - 2008

*Conservative 2008 - present

Council elections

*Southampton Council election, 1998
*Southampton Council election, 1999
*Southampton Council election, 2000
*Southampton Council election, 2002
*Southampton Council election, 2003
*Southampton Council election, 2004
*Southampton Council election, 2006
*Southampton Council election, 2007
*Southampton Council election, 2008

By-election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 885
percentage = 52.6
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 259
percentage = 15.4
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 257
percentage = 15.3
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 250
percentage = 14.9
change = +4.7Election box candidate
party = Independent Labour
candidate =
votes = 31
percentage = 1.8
change = -4.7Election box majority
votes = 626
percentage = 37.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,682
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 975
percentage = 47.8
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 725
percentage = 35.6
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 339
percentage = 16.6
change = +3.3Election box majority
votes = 250
percentage = 12.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,039
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,025
percentage = 58.9
change = +8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 372
percentage = 21.4
change = -16.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 344
percentage = 19.8
change = +7.5Election box majority
votes = 653
percentage = 37.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,741
percentage = 14.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 858
percentage = 44.1
change = -6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 856
percentage = 44.0
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 231
percentage = 11.9
change = +3.3Election box majority
votes = 2
percentage = 0.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,945
percentage = 19.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clifford Coombes
votes = 984
percentage = 37.1
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Brainsby
votes = 791
percentage = 29.9
change = +13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anne Work
votes = 785
percentage = 29.6
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Joseph Cox
votes = 89
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 193
percentage = 7.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,649
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.southampton.gov.uk Southampton Council]