# 2016 Southampton City Council election

The 2016 Southampton City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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 25
* Conservative 19 (-1)
* Councillors Against Cuts 3 (+1)
* Independent 1

## Election result

Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means all comparisons are to the corresponding 2012 Southampton Council election.
Southampton Local Election Result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 2 | 2 | | 66.7 | 41.7 | 23,456 | 2.3 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27.8 | 31.3 | 17,605 | 4.9 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 2,286 | 2.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 7.9 | 4,444 | 5.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3,911 | 2.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 6.1 | 3,451 | 2.2 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1,060 | 0.3 |
Comparison to Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Votes % | +/- |
| Labour | 41.7 | 7.5 |
| Conservative | 31.3 | 2.8 |
| Independent | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| UKIP | 7.9 | 4.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Green | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| TUSC | 1.9 | 0.9 |

## Ward results
### Bargate

Bargate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Darren Paffey | 1,285 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Bowman | 867 | 31.4 |
| | Independent | John Easton | 243 | 8.8 |
| | Green | Joe Cox | 221 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Gravatt | 137 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | 24.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bassett

Bassett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hannides | 1,452 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Matthew Renyard | 710 | 23.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Hulbert | 356 | 11.6 |
| | UKIP | Jean Romsey | 291 | 9.5 |
| | Green | James Peploe | 204 | 6.7 |
| | TUSC | David Rawlinson | 28 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,063 | 31.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bevois

Bevois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Barnes-Andrews | 1,866 | 69.2 |
| | Conservative | Felix Davies | 319 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Rosie Pearce | 206 | 7.6 |
| | UKIP | Richard Lyons | 151 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarke | 110 | 4.1 |
| | TUSC | Andrew Howe | 30 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,547 | 57.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,698 | 26.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bitterne

Bitterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frances Murphy | 1,150 | 41.2 |
| | Conservative | Edward Osmond | 783 | 28.1 |
| | UKIP | Kim Rose | 541 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Naish | 132 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Jodie Coperland | 128 | 4.6 |
| | TUSC | Dawn Strutt | 42 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,791 | 28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ivan White | 1,398 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Fenerty | 1,223 | 36.7 |
| | Green | Jennifer Barnes | 342 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Read | 261 | 7.8 |
| | TUSC | Linda Boulton | 80 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,330 | 32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Coxford

Coxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tammy Thomas | 1,317 | 38.6 |
| | Labour | Sally Spicer | 924 | 27.1 |
| | UKIP | Joe Lockyer | 498 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Glasspool | 396 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Galton | 113 | 3.3 |
| | Independent | Richard McQuillan | 84 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Derek Chandler | 70 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,414 | 33.2 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |

### Freemantle

Freemantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dave Shields | 1,623 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | Chris Grace | 1,063 | 31.0 |
| | UKIP | Colin Hingston | 306 | 8.9 |
| | Green | Jonathan Martin | 256 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amy Greenwood | 178 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,433 | 33.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Harefield

Harefield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Baillie | 1,525 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Laurent | 1,362 | |
| | Labour | Mary Lloyd | 1,054 | 32.1 |
| | Labour | Daniel Lucas | 883 | |
| | Green | Chris Bluemel | 246 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Lloyd | 204 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dennis | 189 | |
| | TUSC | Carole Fletcher | 171 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Michael Mawle | 165 | |
| | TUSC | Graham O'Reilly | 133 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,280 | 32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Millbrook

Millbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Taggart | 1,517 | 41.4 |
| | Conservative | Steven Galton | 1,332 | 36.4 |
| | UKIP | Pearline Hingston | 442 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Galton | 167 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Jonathan Bean | 152 | 4.2 |
| | TUSC | Peter Wyatt | 31 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,660 | 34.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Peartree

Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eamonn Keogh | 1,655 | 45.0 |
| | Conservative | Marley Guthrie | 1,178 | 32.0 |
| | UKIP | Vincent Avellino | 468 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Bowers | 180 | 4.9 |
| | Green | Gemma Mathieson | 160 | 4.4 |
| | TUSC | Mike Marx | 21 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,677 | 35.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Portswood

Portswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Savage | 1,106 | 33.3 |
| | Conservative | Linda Norris | 851 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford | 823 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Kieren Brown | 313 | 9.4 |
| | UKIP | Molly Chandler | 180 | 5.4 |
| | TUSC | Nick Chaffey | 34 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,318 | 32.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Redbridge

Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lee Whitbread | 1,412 | 46.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephen McKinnon | 590 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Preshan Jeevaratnam | 437 | 14.4 |
| | Independent | Denise Wyatt | 413 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Stokes | 101 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Chris James | 76 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,044 | 29.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Shirley

Shirley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Chaloner | 1,931 | 46.2 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Turpin | 1,142 | 27.3 |
| | UKIP | Nick Ray | 421 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton | 253 | 6.0 |
| | Independent | David Fletcher | 229 | 5.5 |
| | Green | John Spottiswoode | 198 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,182 | 41.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Sholing

Sholing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Baillie | 1,445 | 40.3 |
| | Labour | Dan Jeffery | 1,286 | 35.9 |
| | UKIP | Derek Humber | 556 | 15.5 |
| | Green | Nick Ford | 120 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Darke | 110 | 3.1 |
| | TUSC | Declan Clune | 50 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,584 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Swaythling

Swaythling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sharon Mintoff | 1,145 | 47.6 |
| | Conservative | Harmeet Singh Brar | 693 | 28.8 |
| | Green | Angela Cotton | 241 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jules Poulain | 205 | 8.5 |
| | TUSC | Kevin Kayes | 102 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,405 | 28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Woolston

Woolston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sue Blatchford | 1,407 | 49.6 |
| | Labour | Chris Hammond | 1,279 | |
| | Conservative | Alex Fiuza | 695 | 24.5 |
| | Conservative | Joe Spencer | 667 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Bleach | 269 | 9.5 |
| | TUSC | Sue Atkins | 213 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Katherine Barbour | 213 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Ronald Meldrum | 140 | |
| | TUSC | Graham Henry | 125 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Reed | 123 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,834 | 28.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |