Claim: Southampton City Council, local authority of the city of Southampton in Haampshire, received a majority answer of No, which gained 62.99% of votes from voters who were asked if the alternative vote system should be used.
Evidence: Southampton City Council is the local authority of the city of Southampton. Southampton (/saʊθˈ(h)æmptən/ (listen)) is a city in Hampshire, South East England, 70 miles (110 km) south-west of London and 15 miles (24 km) west of Portsmouth. Should the "alternative vote" system be used instead?" No 62.99 The decision by the electorate was a decisive "No" vote to adopting the alternative vote system in all future United Kingdom general elections by a majority of 6,860,516 votes over those who had voted "Yes" in favor of the proposal.