# 2011 Southampton City Council election

The 2011 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 2011 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (16 seats) was up for election. Labour won a majority of the seats being contested and the Conservatives stayed in overall control of the council.
Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means the vote share change is compared to the corresponding 2007 Southampton Council election.

## Election result

Of the 16 Council seats up for election, Labour won 10 (up from 7 in 2010) the Conservatives won 6 (no change from 2010) and the Liberal Democrats won 0 (down from 3 in 2010).
The seats that changed hands were as follows:
* Shirley (Lab gain from Con)
* Millbrook (Lab gain from Con)
* Sholing (Lab gain from Con)
* Peartree (Lab gain from Lib Dems)
* Portswood (Con gain from Lib Dems)
Overall turnout in the election was 37.0%, boosted by the AV referendum.
The night saw the Liberal Democrats lose both of their seats up for election, and their voter share reduced to under 14%. Conversely, the Conservatives saw their share of the vote improve slightly upon the previous year's, and a resurgent Labour gained their highest share of vote since 1999.
This summary box compares each party vote share with the corresponding elections in 2007.
Southampton Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 62.5 | 41.3 | 25,935 | 10.5 |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 37.5 | 37.7 | 23,677 | 0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 8,659 | 10.0 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1,824 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2.4 | 1,513 | 2.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.8 | 521 | N/A |
| Southampton First | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.8 | 516 | 0.2 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.3 | 196 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Bargate

Bargate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Noon | 1,475 | 46.9 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | John Inglis | 1,039 | 33.0 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Charles Murray | 435 | 13.8 | −0.9 |
| | TUSC | Maria Felicia Gathy | 158 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 13.9 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,143 | 21.7 | +5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bassett

Bassett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie John Harris | 2,262 | 49.3 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Sally Victoria Spicer | 1,154 | 25.1 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Hulbert | 884 | 19.3 | −16.9 |
| | Southampton First | Joseph Francis Malone | 123 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Abigail Parkinson | 110 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,108 | 24.2 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,586 | 41.0 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bevois

Bevois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Michelle Rayment | 1,741 | 48.4 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Nathaniel Nonso Ikeazor | 557 | 15.5 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford | 389 | 10.8 | −2.5 |
| | Independent | Khalid Farooq | 363 | 10.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Joseph William Cox | 346 | 9.6 | −0.2 |
| | TUSC | Andrew Howe | 74 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Southampton First | James Andrew Knight | 69 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,184 | 32.9 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,594 | 31.8 | +10.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bitterne

Bitterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Alexander Stevens | 1,626 | 48.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | James Edward Baillie | 1,277 | 37.7 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert William Naish | 290 | 8.6 | −9.3 |
| | TUSC | Perry McMillan | 163 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 10.4 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,382 | 34.0 | +5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Andrew Baillie | 1,913 | 44.7 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Chaloner | 1,328 | 31.0 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Robinson | 726 | 17.0 | −4.4 |
| | TUSC | Linda Boulton | 264 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 13.7 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,276 | 40.5 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Coxford

Coxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donald Terrence Thomas | 2,004 | 52.0 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie-Leigh Garnett | 1,112 | 28.9 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Graham Galton | 702 | 18.2 | −15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 892 | 23.1 | +21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,849 | 37.3 | +3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Freemantle

Freemantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Edgar Parnell | 1,706 | 40.9 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Mary Christine Lloyd | 1,538 | 36.9 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Abbott | 447 | 10.7 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Paul William Garratt | 365 | 8.7 | −4.5 |
| | TUSC | Brent Jan Cutler | 89 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 4.0 | −14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,168 | 37.3 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harefield

Harefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Raymond Fitzhenry | 1,902 | 44.4 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Norgate | 1,659 | 38.7 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Margaret Robinson | 373 | 8.7 | −5.3 |
| | BNP | Richard Dennis Booker | 196 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Graham O'Reilly | 117 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 5.7 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,283 | 40.4 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Millbrook

Millbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Asa Michael Thorpe | 1,904 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative | Linda Margaret Norris | 1,751 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Charles Plumridge | 582 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,273 | 38.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Peartree

Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren James Paffey | 1,748 | 41.0 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Roger Denness | 1,661 | 38.9 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Arnold Read | 812 | 19.0 | −25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,264 | 40.4 | +8.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Portswood

Portswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Nicholas Claisse | 1,473 | 31.7 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Alfred Reed | 1,210 | 26.0 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | Olivia Wallace Vaughan | 1,185 | 25.5 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Christopher Francis Bluemel | 514 | 11.1 | +0.1 |
| | Southampton First | Peter Ronald Knight | 115 | 2.5 | −6.9 |
| | TUSC | Nicholas Chaffey | 88 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,642 | 42.3 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Redbridge

Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Douglas Pope | 1,844 | 53.1 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Lewis Webb | 993 | 28.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon David Stokes | 244 | 7.0 | −23.1 |
| | TUSC | Peter Michael Wyatt | 212 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Mcquillan | 158 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 851 | 24.5 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,470 | 33.2 | +4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shirley

Shirley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Satvir Kaur | 2,090 | 43.5 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Dean | 1,971 | 41.0 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Mitchell | 448 | 9.3 | −0.8 |
| | TUSC | Michael King | 125 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Southampton First | Matthew Lewis Dowland | 124 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,801 | 45.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Sholing

Sholing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Jane Blatchford | 2,037 | 45.8 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Casey James Baldwin | 1,896 | 42.6 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Jean Medway | 326 | 7.3 | −2.5 |
| | TUSC | Philip Michael Desborough | 157 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,449 | 41.1 | +3.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Swaythling

Swaythling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Spiros Vassiliou | 1,093 | 35.3 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Daniel John Jeffery | 834 | 27.0 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gilbert Cappleman | 637 | 20.6 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Angela Mary Cotton | 288 | 9.3 | −0.2 |
| | TUSC | Kevin Anthony Hayes | 104 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Southampton First | Neil Gordon Smith | 85 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 8.3 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,091 | 31.7 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woolston

Woolston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Warwick Alexander Payne | 1,768 | 52.3 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Alex Edward Butt | 1,071 | 31.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Margaret Bowers | 354 | 10.5 | −12.9 |
| | TUSC | Timothy George Frederick Cutter | 163 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 20.6 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,381 | 33.8 | +5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |