# 2015 Southampton City Council election

The 2015 Southampton City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 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 26 (-2)
* Conservative 20 (+2)
* Councillors Against Cuts 2
Just one week after the election, newly re-elected Labour councillor for Redbridge, Andrew Pope, who had represented the area since 2011, left Labour to sit as an independent, citing concerns he had with the leader of the council, Simon Letts, who he accused of "putting his own position ahead of the people of Southampton" and of lacking "vision and strong leadership".

## Election result

Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means all comparisons are to the corresponding 2011 Southampton Council election.
Southampton Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 34.1 | 34,928 | 3.6 |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43.8 | 34.2 | 35,085 | 7.1 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 2,498 | 1.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 12,728 | New |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 8,786 | 6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7,414 | 6.6 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,021 | 1.9 |
Comparison to Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Votes % | +/- |
| Labour | 34.2 | 0.1 |
| Conservative | 34.1 | 3.0 |
| UKIP | 12.4 | 2.7 |
| Green | 8.6 | 3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| Independent | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| TUSC | 1.0 | 1.8 |

## Ward results

Bargate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Noon | 2,690 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Bowman | 2,223 | 35.1 |
| | Green | Joe Cox | 927 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vijay Tondepu | 317 | 5.0 |
| | TUSC | Andrew Howe | 119 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,336 | 52.01 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Bassett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Les Harris | 3,136 | 46.0 |
| | Labour | Renata Bogus | 1,575 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Whalley | 766 | 11.2 |
| | UKIP | Jean Romsey | 649 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Cara Sandys | 607 | 8.9 |
| | TUSC | Neil Kelly | 53 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,561 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,817 | 65.55 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Bevois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacqui Rayment | 3,338 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | Calvin Smith | 1,112 | 18.2 |
| | Green | Rosie Pearce | 829 | 13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford | 412 | 6.7 |
| | UKIP | Richard Lyons | 308 | 5.0 |
| | TUSC | Glyn Oliver | 90 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,226 | 36.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,122 | 54.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Bitterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Jordan | 2,343 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Marley Guthrie | 1,935 | 33.0 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Collier | 1,043 | 17.8 |
| | Green | Jodie Coperland | 254 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Naish | 240 | 4.1 |
| | TUSC | Declan Clune | 41 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,863 | 55.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Bitterne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Fuller | 2,805 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Godsell | 2,116 | 29.8 |
| | UKIP | Richard Jay | 901 | 12.7 |
| | Green | Lindsi Bluemel | 625 | 8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Read | 567 | 8.0 |
| | TUSC | Linda Boulton | 59 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,105 | 65.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Coxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Don Thomas | 2,300 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | Daniel Lucas | 1,330 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Glasspool | 1,196 | 19.1 |
| | UKIP | Joe Lockyer | 978 | 15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Galton | 215 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Claire Huckle | 209 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,268 | 58.71 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |
Freemantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Parnell | 2,335 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | Pat Usher | 2,246 | 34.0 |
| | Green | Jonathan Martin | 831 | 12.6 |
| | UKIP | Chris Green | 638 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Hulbert | 453 | 6.9 |
| | TUSC | Mike Marx | 73 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,608 | 60.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Harefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Fitzhenry | 2,884 | 44.0 |
| | Labour | Izaak Wilson | 1,955 | 29.8 |
| | UKIP | Vincent Avellino | 1,030 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dennis | 322 | 4.9 |
| | Green | Peter Pashen | 288 | 4.4 |
| | TUSC | Graham O'Reilly | 59 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 929 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,561 | 62.04 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Millbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Furnell | 2,345 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Matt Turpin | 2,170 | 32.7 |
| | UKIP | Pearline Hingston | 1,097 | 16.5 |
| | Green | Daniel Payne | 439 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarke | 415 | 6.3 |
| | | Stephen Plumridge | 95 | 1.4 |
| | TUSC | David Rawlinson | 43 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,631 | 58.70 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alex Houghton | 2,573 | 38.1 |
| | Labour | Darren Paffey | 2,188 | 32.4 |
| | UKIP | David Nightingale | 1,027 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Bowers | 471 | 7.0 |
| | Green | Gemma Mathieson | 425 | 6.3 |
| | TUSC | Graham Henry | 38 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,747 | 62.87 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Portswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Claisse | 2,200 | 31.8 |
| | Labour | Lucas Szlek | 1,951 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Vinson | 1,390 | 20.1 |
| | Green | Chris Bluemel | 1,205 | 17.4 |
| | TUSC | Nick Chaffey | 118 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,908 | 63.18 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Andrew Pope | 2,186 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Palmer | 1,539 | 26.7 |
| | UKIP | Colin Hingston | 1,439 | 24.9 |
| | Green | Chris James | 263 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Stokes | 250 | 4.3 |
| | TUSC | Kieran Wilson | 69 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 647 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,773 | 52.83 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
Shirley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Satvir Kaur | 2,501 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative | Chris Grace | 2,426 | 34.8 |
| | UKIP | Nick Ray | 711 | 10.2 |
| | Green | John Spottiswoode | 646 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton | 471 | 6.8 |
| | Independent | Ricky Lambert | 103 | 1.5 |
| | TUSC | Tara Bosworth | 58 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,964 | 64.71 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Sholing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Wilkinson | 2,947 | 41.6 |
| | Labour | Sue Blatchford | 2,291 | 32.3 |
| | UKIP | Dean Bartram | 1,175 | 16.6 |
| | Green | Martyn Webb | 304 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Galton | 288 | 4.1 |
| | TUSC | Darren Galpin | 29 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,086 | 64.56 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Swaythling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Spiros Vassiliou | 1,633 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | Frances Murphy | 1,592 | 30.6 |
| | UKIP | Alan Kebbell | 738 | 14.2 |
| | Green | Angela Cotton | 627 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jules Poulain | 513 | 9.9 |
| | TUSC | Kevin Kayes | 80 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,201 | 57.53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Woolston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Warwick Payne | 2,438 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative | Albert Leach | 1,814 | 30.3 |
| | UKIP | Derek Humber | 994 | 16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Bleach | 324 | 5.4 |
| | Green | Katherine Barbour | 307 | 5.1 |
| | TUSC | Sue Atkins | 92 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,988 | 57.79 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |