2024 Southampton City Council election

2024 Southampton City Council election
2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
17 out of 51 seats to Southampton City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Lorna Fielker Daniel Fitzhenry Richard Blackman[1]
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 38 seats, 45.5% 9 seats, 33.4% 3 seats, 12.7%
Seats before 37 9 3
Seats after 36 10 4
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Increase1
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election 1 seat, 6.6% 0 seats, 0.2%
Seats before 1 1
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Steady Decrease1
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Southampton City Council election
Leader before election

Lorna Fielker
Labour

Leader after election

Lorna Fielker
Labour

The 2024 Southampton City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Southampton City Council in Hampshire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Labour retained their majority on the council.[3][4]

The Conservative leader of the opposition, Dan Fitzhenry, did not stand for re-election.[5] The Conservatives chose Peter Baillie to be their new group leader after the election.[6]

Summary

Election result

2024 Southampton City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Decrease1 70.6 24 36 70.6 19,148 39.9 -5.6
  Conservative 3 Increase1 17.6 7 10 19.6 14,259 29.7 -3.7
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase1 11.8 2 4 7.8 6,073 12.7 +0.0
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 4,406 9.2 +2.6
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,920 4.0 +2.8
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,727 3.6 +3.1
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 N/A N/A N/A

Ward results

Source:[7]

Banister & Polygon

Banister & Polygon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Vivienne Windle* 1,006 46.1 −3.3
Conservative Scott Davis 491 22.5 +0.1
Green Ellis Jackson 337 15.4 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Andy Beal 261 12.0 −1.8
TUSC Karen Rogers 89 4.1 −1.3
Majority 515 23.6
Turnout 2,197 26.5 –1.6
Registered electors 8,288
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bargate

Bargate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ginnie Lambert 936 50.2 +4.7
Conservative Matt Jones 497 26.6 +0.7
Green Joe Cox 208 11.1 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Reuben Hinchliffe 139 7.4 +1.3
TUSC Donna Dee 86 4.6 +1.0
Majority 439 23.5
Turnout 1,884 22.2 –0.7
Registered electors 8,486
Labour hold Swing

Bassett

Bassett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wood* 1,481 43.9 −4.3
Conservative Amanda Guest 964 28.6 −4.8
Labour Lawrence Coomber 485 14.4 +1.7
Green Helen Makrakis 198 5.9 N/A
Reform UK Tom Randall 194 5.8 +0.4
TUSC Aziz Dieng 49 1.5 N/A
Majority 517 15.3
Turnout 3,392 36.2 –4.1
Registered electors 9,361
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bevois

Bevois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Rayment* 1,281 48.6 −10.7
TUSC Nadia Ditta 848 32.2 +27.8
Green Rosanna Newey 214 8.1 −9.6
Conservative Richard Palmer 192 7.3 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Wintrell 102 3.9 −4.9
Majority 433 16.4
Turnout 2,681 30.4 +3.2
Registered electors 8,795
Labour hold Swing

Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Cooper 1,634 42.8 +0.4
Conservative David Fuller 1,545 40.4 −0.2
Green Lindsi Bluemel 338 8.8 −6.3
Reform UK Adrian Royle 160 4.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Myers 142 3.7 −3.1
TUSC Graham Henry 63 1.6 −2.0
Majority 89 2.3
Turnout 3,899 37.3
Registered electors 10,459
Labour hold Swing

Coxford

Coxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Beccy Greenhalgh* 1,062 37.2 −1.0
Conservative Paul Nolan 1,016 35.6 +2.0
Reform UK Guy Ireland 256 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ellen McGeorge 213 7.5 −2.7
Green Joanne Clements 176 6.2 +0.6
TUSC Maggie Fricker 43 1.5 ±0.0
Majority 46 1.6
Turnout 2,873 30.3 +7.1
Registered electors 9,982
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Freemantle

Freemantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Christie Lambert* 1,339 49.9 −4.3
Conservative Diana Galton 578 21.5 −1.7
Green John Spottiswoode 275 10.2 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Shank 234 8.7 +2.9
Reform UK Katrina de Chazal 174 6.5 +2.4
TUSC Catherine Clarke 84 3.1 −2.3
Majority 761 28.4
Turnout 2,701 28.2 –0.2
Registered electors 9,574
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Harefield

Harefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Harwood 1,219 43.5 +0.7
Labour Paul Kenny 1,018 36.3 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Martyn Cooper 303 10.8 +1.1
Green Chris Bluemel 177 6.3 −4.7
TUSC Barbara Webber 100 3.6 +0.7
Majority 201 7.2
Turnout 2,831 28.2 –2.2
Registered electors 9,738
Conservative hold Swing

Millbrook

Millbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christian Cox* 1,042 41.6 −0.3
Conservative Vikkie Cheng 1,014 40.5 −0.5
Green Richard Fricker 222 8.9 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Landells 151 6.0 −4.3
TUSC Andrew Howe 76 3.0 −0.6
Majority 28 1.1
Turnout 2,520 26.8 –2.0
Registered electors 9,396
Labour hold Swing

Peartree

Peartree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Simon Letts* 1,305 40.9 +5.0
Conservative Susan Spencer 1,142 35.8 +0.8
Reform UK Sam Wright 305 9.6 N/A
Green Lori Foster 219 6.9 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Tara Foster 182 5.7 −3.6
TUSC Michael Marx 34 1.1 −1.4
Majority 163 5.1
Turnout 3,202 30.0 –2.6
Registered electors 10,687
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Portswood

Portswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Savage* 1,401 46.3 +9.0
Green Neil Kelly 880 29.1 +3.1
Conservative Nicholas Moulton 365 12.1 −7.5
Liberal Democrats John Langran 197 6.5 +0.7
Reform UK Caroline Jobson 114 3.8 +1.3
TUSC Tony Twine 67 2.2 −0.1
Majority 521 17.2
Turnout 3,034 36.5 –3.8
Registered electors 8,308
Labour hold Swing

Redbridge

Redbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eugene McManus 1,157 51.5 +4.6
Conservative Dave Smith 520 23.2 −7.9
Reform UK John Edwards 276 12.3 +5.8
Green Lisa Fricker 147 6.5 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Stokes 125 5.6 −0.3
TUSC Pete Wyatt 20 0.9 −2.3
Majority 637 28.4
Turnout 2,254 23.6 –1.3
Registered electors 9,542
Labour hold Swing

Shirley

Shirley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Kloker 1,458 39.5 −2.0
Conservative Andrew Hetherton 933 25.3 −8.1
Liberal Democrats George Percival 734 19.9 +7.5
Green Lucy Allotey 262 7.1 −7.2
Reform UK Philip Crook 248 6.7 N/A
TUSC Parveen Ishfaq 54 1.5 −0.9
Majority 525 14.2
Turnout 3,703 36.1 –1.3
Registered electors 10,262
Labour hold Swing

Sholing

Sholing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jaden Beaurain* 1,367 46.2 +4.3
Labour Gillian Green 1,002 33.9 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Hopkins 348 11.8 +0.6
Green Emma Davis 185 6.3 −4.4
TUSC Declan Clune 57 1.9 −1.5
Majority 365 12.3
Turnout 2,995 29.0 –0.9
Registered electors 10,339
Conservative hold Swing

Swaythling

Swaythling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gravatt 1,116 42.1 +24.7
Labour Sharon Mintoff* 808 30.5 −15.4
Conservative Robert Painton 407 15.4 −5.9
Green Angela Cotton 246 9.3 −8.7
TUSC Nick Chaffey 72 2.7 −1.9
Majority 308 11.6
Turnout 2,681 31.0 +1.2
Registered electors 8,634
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Thornhill

Thornhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josh Allen* 1,166 47.9 +3.2
Conservative Callum Ford 924 37.9 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Bolton 142 5.8 −0.9
Green Michael Mawle 126 5.2 −2.3
TUSC Clara Asher 78 3.2 +0.7
Majority 242 9.9
Turnout 2,451 25.1 –0.7
Registered electors 9,763
Labour hold Swing

Woolston

Woolston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Stead 1,085 41.2 +6.0
Labour Victoria Ugwoeme* 1,048 39.8 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Francis Hedley 203 7.7 −0.3
Green Caitlin Steege 196 7.5 −7.1
TUSC Sue Atkins 100 3.8 −1.2
Majority 37 1.4
Turnout 2,658 25.4 –1.5
Registered electors 10,451
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

By-elections

Shirley

Shirley: 10 October 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Percival 1,249 39.2 +19.3
Conservative Andrew Hetherton 770 24.2 –1.1
Labour Victoria Ugwoeme 764 24.0 –15.5
Green Barrie Margetts 241 7.6 +0.5
Independent Andrew Pope 117 3.7 N/A
TUSC Maggie Fricker 44 1.4 –0.1
Majority 479 15.0 N/A
Turnout 3,185
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase10.2

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Jason (26 April 2024). "Southampton parties' group leaders speak out ahead of election". Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Southampton City Council. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Southampton election result". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ Edgley, Timothy (2 May 2024). "Southampton City Council elections 2024: Full list of results". Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ Ramos, Jose (18 January 2024). "Southampton Conservative leader Dan Fitzhenry to step down". Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ Lewis, Jason (14 May 2024). "New Conservative group leader on Southampton council announced". Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF).
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