# Southampton City Council elections

Southampton City Council elections are held three out of every four years to elect members of Southampton City Council, the local authority for the city of Southampton in Hampshire, England. Since 1 April 1997 Southampton has been a unitary authority responsible for all local government functions; prior to this it was a non-metropolitan district beneath Hampshire County Council.

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Southampton City Council election
* 1976 Southampton City Council election
* 1979 Southampton City Council election (New ward boundaries & city boundary changes also took place)
* 1980 Southampton City Council election
* 1982 Southampton City Council election
* 1983 Southampton City Council election
* 1984 Southampton City Council election
* 1986 Southampton City Council election
* 1987 Southampton City Council election
* 1988 Southampton City Council election
* 1990 Southampton City Council election
* 1991 Southampton City Council election
* 1992 Southampton City Council election
* 1994 Southampton City Council election
* 1995 Southampton City Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1996 Southampton City Council election
* 1998 Southampton City Council election
* 1999 Southampton City Council election
* 2000 Southampton City Council election
* 2002 Southampton City Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 3)
* 2003 Southampton City Council election
* 2004 Southampton City Council election
* 2006 Southampton City Council election
* 2007 Southampton City Council election
* 2008 Southampton City Council election
* 2010 Southampton City Council election
* 2012 Southampton City Council election
* 2014 Southampton City Council election
* 2015 Southampton City Council election
* 2016 Southampton City Council election
* 2018 Southampton City Council election
* 2019 Southampton City Council election
* 2021 Southampton City Council election
* 2022 Southampton City Council election
* 2023 Southampton City Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 3)
* 2024 Southampton City Council election

## City result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Bargate By-Election 23 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 885 | 52.6 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | | 259 | 15.4 | −3.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | | 257 | 15.3 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 250 | 14.9 | +4.7 |
| | Independent Labour | | 31 | 1.8 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 37.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | 13.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woolston By-Election 12 March 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 975 | 47.8 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 725 | 35.6 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | | 339 | 16.6 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,039 | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Bassett By-Election 8 October 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,025 | 58.9 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | | 372 | 21.4 | −16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 344 | 19.8 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 37.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | 14.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harefield By-Election 8 October 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 858 | 44.1 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | | 856 | 44.0 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 231 | 11.9 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 19.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Bitterne Park By-Election 15 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clifford Coombes | 984 | 37.1 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Mike Brainsby | 791 | 29.9 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Work | 785 | 29.6 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Joseph Cox | 89 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Woolston By-Election 13 June 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Hammond | 864 | 32.3 | −22.8 |
| | UKIP | John Sharp | 741 | 27.7 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative | Alex Houghton | 704 | 26.3 | −5.6 |
| | TUSC | Sue Atkins | 136 | 5.1 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford | 120 | 4.5 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Christopher Bluemel | 107 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Coxford By-Election 14 March 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Raynard | 668 | 26.2 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Perez-Storey | 529 | 20.7 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josh Smith | 450 | 17.6 | +14.7 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Susan Anne Atkins | 368 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Integrity Southampton | David John Fletcher | 178 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Independent | Richard Terrence McQuillan | 174 | 6.8 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Derek Lascelles Humber | 123 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Cara Anne Sandys | 53 | 2.1 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,551 | 25.0 | −7.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Bitterne By-Election 1 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Frampton | 806 | 46.0 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Callum Ford | 793 | 45.3 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Ronald Meldrum | 66 | 3.8 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick McGeorge | 61 | 3.5 | −0.9 |
| | TUSC | Mabel Wellman | 26 | 1.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,752 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Shirley By-Election 10 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Percival | 1,249 | 39.2 | +19.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hetherton | 770 | 24.2 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Victoria Ugwoeme | 764 | 24.0 | −15.5 |
| | Green | Barrie Margetts | 241 | 7.6 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Andrew Pope | 117 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | TUSC | Maggie Fricker | 44 | 1.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,185 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |