2015 Southampton City Council election

2015 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 2015 Southampton City Council election Parliamentary no yes 2014 Southampton City Council election 2014 2016 Southampton City Council election 2016 A third of seats to Southampton City Council 23 7 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) 12 2 26 35,085 34.2% 7.1% Conservative Party (UK) 8 2 20 34,928 34.1% 3.6% Independent (politician) 1 1 2 2,498 2.4% 1.6% Southampton UK local election 2015 map.svg 320px Map showing the election results. Each ward represents 1 seat Majority party Majority party after election Labour Labour thumb|300px|right|Composition of the whole Southampton City Council after the 2015 elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, and Councillors Against Cuts in dark red. The 2015 Southampton City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 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 26 (-2) Conservative 20 (+2) Councillors Against Cuts 2 Just one week after the election, newly re-elected Labour councillor for Redbridge, Andrew Pope, who had represented the area since 2011, left Labour to sit as an independent, citing concerns he had with the leader of the council, Simon Letts, who he accused of "putting his own position ahead of the people of Southampton" and of lacking "vision and strong leadership".Franklin James 14 May 2015 Shock resignations plunge Labour group into chaos http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/12952149.Shock_resignations_plunge_Labour_group_into_chaos/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20150807040636/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/12952149.Shock_resignations_plunge_Labour_group_into_chaos/ 2015-08-07 dailyecho.co.uk Election result Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means all comparisons are to the corresponding 2011 Southampton Council election. Southampton local election result 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 8 2 0 2 50.0 34.1 34,928 3.6 Labour Party (UK) 7 0 3 2 43.8 34.2 35,085 7.1 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 1 6.3 2.4 2,498 1.6 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0.0 12.4 12,728 New Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 8.6 8,786 6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 7.2 7,414 6.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1,021 1.9 Comparison to local election result 2014 Labour Party (UK) 34.2 0.1 Conservative Party (UK) 34.1 3.0 UK Independence Party 12.4 2.7 Green Party of England and Wales 8.6 3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.2 0.8 Independent (politician) 2.4 1.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1.0 1.8 Ward results Bargate https://www.southampton.gov.uk/Images/Declaration%20of%20results_City%20Wards_tcm63-372431.pdf Declaration of Results 2015-05-08 2015-05-08 Southampton City Council Labour Party (UK) John Noon 2,690 42.5 Conservative Party (UK) Spencer Bowman 2,223 35.1 Green Party of England and Wales Joe Cox 927 14.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vijay Tondepu 317 5.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Andrew Howe 119 1.9 467 7.4 6,336 52.01 Labour Party (UK) Bassett Conservative Party (UK) Les Harris 3,136 46.0 Labour Party (UK) Renata Bogus 1,575 23.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Whalley 766 11.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Jean Romsey 649 9.5 Green Party of England and Wales Cara Sandys 607 8.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Neil Kelly 53 0.8 1,561 22.9 6,817 65.55 Conservative Party (UK) Bevois Labour Party (UK) Jacqui Rayment 3,338 54.5 Conservative Party (UK) Calvin Smith 1,112 18.2 Green Party of England and Wales Rosie Pearce 829 13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Ford 412 6.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Lyons 308 5.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Glyn Oliver 90 1.5 2,226 36.3 6,122 54.91 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Labour Party (UK) John Jordan 2,343 40.0 Conservative Party (UK) Marley Guthrie 1,935 33.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Thomas Collier 1,043 17.8 Green Party of England and Wales Jodie Coperland 254 4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Naish 240 4.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Declan Clune 41 0.7 408 7.0 5,863 55.91 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Park Conservative Party (UK) David Fuller 2,805 39.5 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Godsell 2,116 29.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Jay 901 12.7 Green Party of England and Wales Lindsi Bluemel 625 8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Read 567 8.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Linda Boulton 59 0.8 689 9.7 7,105 65.26 Conservative Party (UK) Coxford Independent (politician) Don Thomas 2,300 36.7 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Lucas 1,330 21.2 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Glasspool 1,196 19.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Joe Lockyer 978 15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria Galton 215 3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Claire Huckle 209 3.3 970 15.5 6,268 58.71 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Freemantle Conservative Party (UK) Brian Parnell 2,335 35.3 Labour Party (UK) Pat Usher 2,246 34.0 Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Martin 831 12.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Chris Green 638 9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Hulbert 453 6.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mike Marx 73 1.1 89 1.3 6,608 60.69 Conservative Party (UK) Harefield Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Fitzhenry 2,884 44.0 Labour Party (UK) Izaak Wilson 1,955 29.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Vincent Avellino 1,030 15.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Dennis 322 4.9 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Pashen 288 4.4 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Graham O'Reilly 59 0.9 929 14.2 6,561 62.04 Conservative Party (UK) Millbrook Labour Party (UK) David Furnell 2,345 35.4 Conservative Party (UK) Matt Turpin 2,170 32.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Pearline Hingston 1,097 16.5 Green Party of England and Wales Daniel Payne 439 6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Clarke 415 6.3 Stephen Plumridge 95 1.4 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition David Rawlinson 43 0.6 175 2.7 6,631 58.70 Labour Party (UK) Peartree Conservative Party (UK) Alex Houghton 2,573 38.1 Labour Party (UK) Darren Paffey 2,188 32.4 United Kingdom Independence Party David Nightingale 1,027 15.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Bowers 471 7.0 Green Party of England and Wales Gemma Mathieson 425 6.3 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Graham Henry 38 0.6 385 5.7 6,747 62.87 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Portswood Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Claisse 2,200 31.8 Labour Party (UK) Lucas Szlek 1,951 28.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Vinson 1,390 20.1 Green Party of England and Wales Chris Bluemel 1,205 17.4 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nick Chaffey 118 1.7 249 3.6 6,908 63.18 Conservative Party (UK) Redbridge Labour Co-operative Andrew Pope 2,186 37.9 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Palmer 1,539 26.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Colin Hingston 1,439 24.9 Green Party of England and Wales Chris James 263 4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Stokes 250 4.3 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Kieran Wilson 69 1.2 647 11.2 5,773 52.83 Labour Co-operative Shirley Labour Party (UK) Satvir Kaur 2,501 35.9 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Grace 2,426 34.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Nick Ray 711 10.2 Green Party of England and Wales John Spottiswoode 646 9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Galton 471 6.8 Independent (politician) Ricky Lambert 103 1.5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tara Bosworth 58 0.8 75 1.1 6,964 64.71 Labour Party (UK) Sholing Conservative Party (UK) Graham Wilkinson 2,947 41.6 Labour Party (UK) Sue Blatchford 2,291 32.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Dean Bartram 1,175 16.6 Green Party of England and Wales Martyn Webb 304 4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Galton 288 4.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Darren Galpin 29 0.4 656 9.3 7,086 64.56 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Swaythling Conservative Party (UK) Spiros Vassiliou 1,633 31.4 Labour Party (UK) Frances Murphy 1,592 30.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Kebbell 738 14.2 Green Party of England and Wales Angela Cotton 627 12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jules Poulain 513 9.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Kevin Kayes 80 1.5 41 0.8 5,201 57.53 Conservative Party (UK) Woolston Labour Party (UK) Warwick Payne 2,438 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Leach 1,814 30.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Derek Humber 994 16.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Bleach 324 5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Katherine Barbour 307 5.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sue Atkins 92 1.5 624 10.4 5,988 57.79 Labour Party (UK) References 2014 Southampton City Council election Southampton City Council elections 2016 Southampton City Council election Southampton Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Southampton