2010 Southampton City Council election

2010 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2010 Southampton City Council election 5 33.0% 34.2% 28,769 33,418 34,602 Map showing the election results Southampton_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg 3 1 2 15 parliamentary 28 2008 2011 2011 Southampton City Council election 2008 Southampton City Council election Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 6 May 2010 no 28.4% The 2010 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3757.stm Southampton BBC News 1 February 2011 19 April 2009 Background Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 26 seats, compared to 14 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/district/southampton/8119881.Spotlight_falls_on_the__forgotten__elections/ Spotlight falls on the 'forgotten' elections Smith Matt 26 April 2010 Southern Daily Echo 1 February 2011 With the Conservatives defending just 4 of the 16 seats being contested they were almost certain to retain control of the council. Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat group leader Jill Baston was among those who stood down at the election, with former Liberal Democrat leader of the council Adrian Vinson attempting to return to the council in the seat she was leaving. Election result The results saw the Conservatives keep a majority on the council after gaining 2 seats to hold 28 of the 48 seats.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/england/8667881.stm Tories gain control of Gosport and Hart in local polls 7 May 2010 BBC News 1 February 2011 Labour made a net gain of the 1 seat to move to 15 seats, while the Liberal Democrats lost 3 to be reduced to 5 councillors. With the election taking place at the same time as the 2010 general election overall turnout was higher than usual at 59%.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/district/southampton/8155049.Local_Election_result___Southampton/ Local Election result – Southampton Southern Daily Echo 1 February 2011 Both unsuccessful Conservative candidates for Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test in the 2010 general election were among those re-elected to the council. The former Liberal Democrat leader of the council Adrian Vinson, regained a seat on the council in Portswood, 2 years after being voted off the council, while Gerry Drake held Peartree for the Liberal Democrats by 30 votes after 3 recounts. However Labour candidates Keith Morrell and David Furnell gained the seats of Coxford and Millbrook respectively from the Liberal Democrats. Southampton local election result 2010http://www.southampton.gov.uk/Images/Declaration%20of%20results%2010_tcm46-261086.pdf Declaration of result of poll Southampton City Council 1 February 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 2011-02-01 2010-05-07 The Guardian London Labour Party (UK) 7 2 1 +1 43.8 33.0 33,418 +6.7% Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 0 +2 37.5 34.2 34,602 -13.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 3 -3 18.8 28.4 28,769 +9.8% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 2,857 -1.7% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1,083 +0.1% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 422 -1.1% Ward results Bargate Bargatehttp://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/elections/local_elections/constituency/48/ Elections Southern Daily Echo 1 February 2011 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Bogle 2,055 33.3 -2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Darke 1,900 30.8 +19.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Baillie 1,799 29.1 -12.4 Green Party of England and Wales John Spottiswoode 420 6.8 -0.3 155 2.5 6,174 42.8 +26.7 Labour Party (UK) Bassett Bassett Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Harris 2,945 42.0 -13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Clarke 2,691 38.3 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Mayer 1,028 14.6 +5.5 Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Bean 356 5.1 +5.1 254 3.6 -19.8 7,020 63.0 +29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bevois Bevois Labour Party (UK) Derek Burke 2,369 42.8 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Read 1,413 25.5 +14.6 Conservative Party (UK) Spandita Woodman 1,257 22.7 -11.1 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Bluemel 357 6.4 -5.7 Independent (politician) Syed Shah 82 1.5 +1.5 Independent (politician) Khalid Farooq 61 1.1 +1.1 956 17.3 +7.8 5,539 50.2 +29.4 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Bitterne Labour Party (UK) Simon Letts 2,464 44.3 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Williams 1,922 34.6 -16.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Naish 1,171 21.1 +7.8 542 9.7 5,557 56.1 +25.7 Labour Party (UK) Bitterne Park Bitterne Park Conservative Party (UK) Philip Williams 2,612 38.2 -19.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arnold Robinson 2,085 30.5 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) Craig Philbrick 1,797 26.3 +6.6 Green Party of England and Wales Jemma Savillewood 348 5.1 +5.1 527 7.7 -27.4 6,842 64.7 +32.1 Conservative Party (UK) Coxford Coxford Labour Party (UK) Keith Morrell 2,379 38.0 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Galton 1,826 29.2 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Russell Baker 1,769 28.3 -3.4 Independent (politician) Richard McQuillan 279 4.5 +4.5 553 8.8 6,253 60.5 +29.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Freemantle Freemantle Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Moulton 2,490 37.8 -15.8 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Pope 2,111 32.1 +9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Abbott 1,985 30.1 +16.4 379 5.8 -25.0 6,586 58.2 +30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Harefield Harefield Conservative Party (UK) Royston Smith 2,914 45.0 Labour Party (UK) Lee Whitbread 2,246 34.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Mockler 1,320 20.4 668 10.3 6,480 61.2 +26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Millbrook Millbrook Labour Party (UK) David Furnell 2,374 36.5 +15.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Rowland 2,253 34.7 -13.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Plumridge 1,874 28.8 +6.8 121 1.8 6,501 59.4 +30.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peartree Peartree Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerry Drake 2,165 32.8 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Casey Baldwin 2,135 32.4 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) Neil Kelly 1,856 28.2 +11.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Robert Geddes 435 6.6 +6.6 30 0.4 6,591 63.2 +29.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Portswood Portswood Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Vinson 2,772 39.8 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Claisse 2,165 31.1 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Philip Webb 1,546 22.2 +8.2 Green Party of England and Wales Joseph Cox 480 6.9 -3.4 607 8.7 6,963 63.3 +31.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redbridge Redbridge Labour Party (UK) Catherine McEwing 2,731 47.0 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Webb 1,833 31.6 -11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Stokes 1,245 21.4 +6.6 898 15.4 5,809 55.3 +27.6 Labour Party (UK) Shirley Shirley Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Mead 2,461 36.2 -15.4 Labour Party (UK) Carol Dey 2,372 34.9 +4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Reed 1,584 23.3 +!4.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Pearline Hingston 385 5.7 +5.7 89 1.3 -19.8 6,802 64.9 +18.8 Conservative Party (UK) Sholing Sholing Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Kolker 2,669 38.6 -15.5 Labour Party (UK) Susan Blatchford 2,557 37.0 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Mintoff 1,422 20.5 +10.5 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Robson 272 3.9 +3.9 112 1.6 -16.7 6,920 64.3 +29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Swaythling Swaythling Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Turner 2,035 38.0 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Laurent 1,623 30.3 -11.3 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Jeffery 1,086 20.3 +8.2 Green Party of England and Wales Angela Cotton 354 6.6 +2.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Kebbell 263 4.9 +1.3 412 7.7 5,361 55.8 +26.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Woolston Woolston Labour Party (UK) Carol Cunio 2,447 42.5 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Denness 1,755 30.5 -7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Foster 1,281 22.3 +10.0 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Reader 270 4.7 -3.7 692 12.0 +8.5 5,753 57.9 +27.4 Labour Party (UK) References 2008 Southampton Council election Southampton local elections 2011 Southampton Council election Southampton 2010 Category:2010s in Southampton