2023 Southampton City Council election

The 2023 Southampton City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Southampton City Council in Hampshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Due to ward boundary changes and the addition of a new ward in the city, all seats on the council were to be contested in this election, but due to the death of one of the candidates, the election for Coxford Ward was postponed.[1]

2023 Southampton City Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 51 seats to Southampton City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Satvir Kaur Daniel Fitzhenry
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 26 seats, 46.7% 21 seats, 35.7% 1 seat, 9.0%
Seats before 26 20 1
Seats won 9 9 3
Seats after 35 9 3
Seat change +8 -11 +2
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election 0 seat, 9.0% N/A
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 0
Seat change +1 -1
Leader before election

Satvir Kaur
Labour

 Leader after election

TBD

Summary

Election result
2023 Southampton City Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 51 35
  Conservative 51 9
  Liberal Democrats 51 3
  Green 22 1 1 +1
  TUSC 17 0 - - - 0
  Reform UK 5 0 - - - 0
  Independent 2 0 - - - 0

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Southampton City Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[2]

Banister & Polygon
Banister & Polygon (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Davis 519 7.8
Conservative Marley Guthrie* 486 7.3
Conservative Josh Payne* 496 7.5
Green Sharon Keenan 453 6.8
Labour Pat Evemy 1307 19.7
Labour Steve Leggett* 1276 19.2
Labour Vivienne Windle* 1145 17.3
Liberal Democrats Andy Beal 320 4.8
Liberal Democrats Josh Smith 219 3.3
Liberal Democrats Aimee Stokes 288 4.3
TUSC James Rucci 125 1.9

Bargate
Bargate (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Brito 510 9.0
Conservative Ben Davies 500 8.8
Conservative Robert Saunders 521 9.2
Green Joe Cox 257 4.5
Green Emma Davis 226 4.0
Green James Dear 128 2.3
Labour Sarah Bogle* 1173 20.6
Labour John Noon* 999 19.6
Labour Darren Paffey* 915 16.1
Liberal Democrats Olubunmi Adebayo 219 3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson 118 2.1
Liberal Democrats Reuben Hinchliffe 123 2.2
TUSC Donna Dee 73 1.3
TUSC Graham Henry 66 1.2

Bassett
Bassett (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hannides* 1266 11.8
Conservative Neil Sahota 1107 10.3
Conservative Spiros Vassiliou 972 9.0
Labour Lawrence Coomber 482 4.5
Labour Sachin Thorogood 456 4.2
Labour Robert Wiltshire 409 3.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Blackman* 2099 19.5
Liberal Democrats Sam Chapman 1958 18.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wood 1825 16.9
Reform UK Philip Crook 204 1.9

Bevois
Bevois (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Palmer 219 3.4
Conservative Hilary Moulton 224 3.5
Conservative Pritheepal Singh Roath 208 3.3
Green Rosanna Newey 430 6.7
Labour Mike Denness* 1445 22.8
Labour Toqeer Kataria* 1770 27.7
Labour Jacqui Rayment* 1442 22.6
Liberal Democrats Vijay Chopra 214 3.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Landells 172 2.7
Liberal Democrats Jonathon Waters 146 2.3
TUSC Lennie Scorey-Auckland 108 1.7

Bitterne Park
Bitterne Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Fuller* 1598 14.4
Conservative Rob Harwood 1289 11.7
Conservative Ivan White* 1259 11.4
Green Lindsi Bluemel 593 5.4
Independent David Kelly 177 1.6
Labour Amanda Barnes-Andrews 1790 16.2
Labour Tony Bunday* 1670 15.1
Labour Phil Webb 1677 15.2
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Chapman 283 2.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Curd 361 3.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Myers 267 2.4
TUSC Dawn Strutt 102 0.9

Coxford

The election in the Coxford ward was suspended on election day due to the death of Conservative candidate Graham Galton on polling day. Southampton City Council announced that a new poll will happen within 35 working days and that no votes already cast on 4 May would be counted.[3]

Coxford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Galton*
Conservative Graham Galton
Conservative Paul Nolan
Green Ash Phillips
Independent Ed Surridge
Labour Rebecca McCreanor
Labour Matt Reynard*
Labour Beccy Ruddick
Liberal Democrats David Chapman
Liberal Democrats Ken Darke
Liberal Democrats Peter Galton
TUSC Maggie Fricker

Freemantle
Freemantle (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Hetherton 629 8.2
Conservative Leonard Mockett 582 7.6
Conservative Andrew Palmer 636 8.3
Green John Spottiswoode 495 6.4
Labour Pam Kenny 1521 19.8
Labour Christie Lambert 1484 19.3
Labour David Shields* 1535 19.9
Liberal Democrats Tom Orchard 240 3.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shank 158 2.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Wintrell 157 2.0
Reform UK Katrina de Chazel 112 1.5
TUSC Catherine Clarke 149 1.9

Harefield
Harefield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Baillie* 1361 16.7
Conservative Daniel Fitzhenry* 1269 15.5
Conservative Val Laurent* 1269 15.5
Green Chris Bluemel 327 4.0
Labour Habib Ahmadi 957 11.7
Labour Jackie Landman 1043 12.8
Labour Ken Prior 1093 13.4
Liberal Democrats Edward Bolton 271 3.3
Liberal Democrats Martyn Cooper 286 3.5
Liberal Democrats John Slade 212 2.6
TUSC Declan Clune 85 1.0

Millbrook
Millbrook (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vikkie Cheng 1117 14.5
Conservative Steven Galton 1199 15.6
Conservative Jeremy Moulton* 1165 15.1
Green Joanne Clements 317 4.1
Labour Christian Cox 1140 14.8
Labour Ashley Minto 1062 13.8
Labour Adrian Pimley 982 12.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Day 181 2.4
Liberal Democrats Jeff Robinson 153 2.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Ryan 280 3.6
TUSC Andrew Howe 98 1.3

Peartree
Peartree (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Houghton* 1594 16.5
Conservative Colin Lingwood 1195 12.4
Conservative Susan Spencer 1225 12.7
Green James Bluemel 374 3.9
Green Ebony Thorne 249 2.6
Labour Eamonn Keogh* 1654 17.1
Labour Simon Letts 1259 13.0
Labour Sarah Walsh 1180 12.2
Liberal Democrats Francis Hedley 243 2.5
Liberal Democrats Sharon Hopkins 325 3.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Naish 286 3.0
TUSC Ali Haydor 86 0.9

Portswood
Portswood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Edwards 717 7.6
Conservative Nicholas Moulton 655 6.9
Conservative Patricia O'Dell 623 6.6
Green Katherine Barbour 1391 14.7
Green Jonathan Bean 866 9.2
Green Helen Makrakis 846 9.0
Labour Gordon Cooper* 1237 13.1
Labour Anne Finn 1274 13.5
Labour John Savage* 1246 13.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Clarke 203 2.1
Liberal Democrats John Langran 193 2.0
Liberal Democrats James Read 218 2.3
Reform UK Tony Adhikary 84 0.9
TUSC Derek Twine 76 0.8

Redbridge
Redbridge (3 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Bell 808 12.0
Conservative Amanda Guest* 828 12.3
Conservative David Smith 770 11.5
Green Christopher James 207 3.1
Labour Sally Goodfellow* 1166 17.4
Labour Cathie McEwing* 1125 16.8
Labour Lee Whitbread 1160 17.3
Liberal Democrats Max Hayman 144 2.2
Liberal Democrats Andrea Matteucci 128 1.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Stokes 142 2.1
Reform UK John Edwards 155 2.3
TUSC Peter Wyatt 76 1.1

Shirley
Shirley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michaela Dowse 1173 10.7
Conservative Andrew Hetherton 1286 11.73
Conservative Simon Howell 1119 10.2
Green Lucy Mundell 551 5.0
Labour Satvir Kaur* 1956 17.9
Labour Razwana Quadir 1599 14.6
Labour Alex Winning* 1688 15.4
Liberal Democrats Roland Dauncey 406 3.7
Liberal Democrats Ellen McGeorge 612 5.6
Liberal Democrats George Percival 477 4.4
TUSC Michael Marx 92 0.8

Sholing
Sholing (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Baillie* 1438 16.7
Conservative Jaden Beaurain 1297 15.1
Conservative Sarah Vaughan* 1349 15.7
Green David Gower 332 3.9
Labour Gillian Green 1101 12.8
Labour Paul Kenny 1040 12.1
Labour Paul Lewzey 1111 12.9
Liberal Democrats Eileen Bowers 348 4.0
Liberal Democrats Alex Clifton 169 2.0
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Hughes 330 3.8
TUSC Jonathan Stubbs 105 1.2

Swaythling
Swaythling (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicole Harris 516 7.2
Conservative Fergus Muir 468 6.5
Conservative Bob Painton 545 7.6
Green Angela Cotton 460 6.4
Labour Matthew Bunday* 1221 17.0
Labour Lorna Fielker* 1293 18.0
Labour Sharon Mintoff 1173 16.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Baker 515 7.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gravatt 445 6.2
Liberal Democrats Amy Greenwood 442 6.1
TUSC Nick Chaffey 118 1.6

Thornhill
Thornhill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Callum Ford 998 14.3
Conservative Matt Jones 960 13.8
Conservative Matt Magee 933 13.4
Green Michael Mawle 191 2.7
Green Ronald Meldrum 137 1.9
Labour Josh Allen 1141 16.0
Labour Andy Frampton 1162 16.3
Labour Yvonne Frampton 1169 16.4
Liberal Democrats Carrie Hingston 172 2.4
Liberal Democrats Nick McGeorge 111 1.6
Liberal Democrats Haylee Solomons 77 1.1
TUSC Clara Asher 63 0.9

Woolston
Woolston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Baillie 890 11.7
Conservative Rob Stead* 990 13.0
Conservative George Wills-McCaffery 715 9.4
Green Alexander Bluemel 410 5.4
Labour Sue Blatchford 1332 17.5
Labour Warwick Payne* 1410 18.6
Labour Victoria Ugwoeme 1145 15.1
Liberal Democrats John Dennis 224 3.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Duthie 99 1.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Smith 111 1.5
Reform UK Paul Hooper 127 1.7
TUSC Sue Atkins 141 1.9

References
  1. https://www.southampton.gov.uk/news/article/abandonment-of-coxford-poll/
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Southampton City Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. "Voting suspended following death of Conservative candidate". BBC News. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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