# 2010 Southampton City Council election

The 2010 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Background

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 26 seats, compared to 14 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats. With the Conservatives defending just 4 of the 16 seats being contested they were almost certain to retain control of the council. Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat group leader Jill Baston was among those who stood down at the election, with former Liberal Democrat leader of the council Adrian Vinson attempting to return to the council in the seat she was leaving.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives keep a majority on the council after gaining 2 seats to hold 28 of the 48 seats. Labour made a net gain of the 1 seat to move to 15 seats, while the Liberal Democrats lost 3 to be reduced to 5 councillors. With the election taking place at the same time as the 2010 general election overall turnout was higher than usual at 59%.
Both unsuccessful Conservative candidates for Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test in the 2010 general election were among those re-elected to the council. The former Liberal Democrat leader of the council Adrian Vinson, regained a seat on the council in Portswood, 2 years after being voted off the council, while Gerry Drake held Peartree for the Liberal Democrats by 30 votes after 3 recounts. However Labour candidates Keith Morrell and David Furnell gained the seats of Coxford and Millbrook respectively from the Liberal Democrats.
Southampton Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 43.8 | 33.0 | 33,418 | +6.7% |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 37.5 | 34.2 | 34,602 | -13.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 18.8 | 28.4 | 28,769 | +9.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 2,857 | -1.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1,083 | +0.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 422 | -1.1% |

## Ward results
### Bargate

Bargate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Bogle | 2,055 | 33.3 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Darke | 1,900 | 30.8 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | James Baillie | 1,799 | 29.1 | −12.4 |
| | Green | John Spottiswoode | 420 | 6.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,174 | 42.8 | +26.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bassett

Bassett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beryl Harris | 2,945 | 42.0 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarke | 2,691 | 38.3 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Mayer | 1,028 | 14.6 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Jonathan Bean | 356 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 3.6 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,020 | 63.0 | +29.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bevois

Bevois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Burke | 2,369 | 42.8 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Read | 1,413 | 25.5 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Spandita Woodman | 1,257 | 22.7 | −11.1 |
| | Green | Christopher Bluemel | 357 | 6.4 | −5.7 |
| | Independent | Syed Shah | 82 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Khalid Farooq | 61 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 17.3 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,539 | 50.2 | +29.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bitterne

Bitterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Letts | 2,464 | 44.3 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Williams | 1,922 | 34.6 | −16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Naish | 1,171 | 21.1 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,557 | 56.1 | +25.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Williams | 2,612 | 38.2 | −19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Robinson | 2,085 | 30.5 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Craig Philbrick | 1,797 | 26.3 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Jemma Savillewood | 348 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 7.7 | −27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,842 | 64.7 | +32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Coxford

Coxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Morrell | 2,379 | 38.0 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton | 1,826 | 29.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Russell Baker | 1,769 | 28.3 | −3.4 |
| | Independent | Richard McQuillan | 279 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,253 | 60.5 | +29.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Freemantle

Freemantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Moulton | 2,490 | 37.8 | −15.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew Pope | 2,111 | 32.1 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Abbott | 1,985 | 30.1 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 5.8 | −25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,586 | 58.2 | +30.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harefield

Harefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Royston Smith | 2,914 | 45.0 | |
| | Labour | Lee Whitbread | 2,246 | 34.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Mockler | 1,320 | 20.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,480 | 61.2 | +26.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Millbrook

Millbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Furnell | 2,374 | 36.5 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Rowland | 2,253 | 34.7 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Plumridge | 1,874 | 28.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,501 | 59.4 | +30.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Peartree

Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Drake | 2,165 | 32.8 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Casey Baldwin | 2,135 | 32.4 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Neil Kelly | 1,856 | 28.2 | +11.4 |
| | UKIP | Robert Geddes | 435 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,591 | 63.2 | +29.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Portswood

Portswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Vinson | 2,772 | 39.8 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Claisse | 2,165 | 31.1 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Philip Webb | 1,546 | 22.2 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Joseph Cox | 480 | 6.9 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,963 | 63.3 | +31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Redbridge

Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine McEwing | 2,731 | 47.0 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Webb | 1,833 | 31.6 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Stokes | 1,245 | 21.4 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 898 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,809 | 55.3 | +27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shirley

Shirley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Mead | 2,461 | 36.2 | −15.4 |
| | Labour | Carol Dey | 2,372 | 34.9 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Reed | 1,584 | 23.3 | +!4.4 |
| | UKIP | Pearline Hingston | 385 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 1.3 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,802 | 64.9 | +18.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sholing

Sholing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kolker | 2,669 | 38.6 | −15.5 |
| | Labour | Susan Blatchford | 2,557 | 37.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Mintoff | 1,422 | 20.5 | +10.5 |
| | Green | Susan Robson | 272 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 1.6 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,920 | 64.3 | +29.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Swaythling

Swaythling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Turner | 2,035 | 38.0 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Laurent | 1,623 | 30.3 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Daniel Jeffery | 1,086 | 20.3 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Angela Cotton | 354 | 6.6 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Alan Kebbell | 263 | 4.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,361 | 55.8 | +26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Woolston

Woolston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Cunio | 2,447 | 42.5 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Denness | 1,755 | 30.5 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Foster | 1,281 | 22.3 | +10.0 |
| | Green | Colin Reader | 270 | 4.7 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 12.0 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,753 | 57.9 | +27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |