# 2014 Southampton City Council election

The 2014 Southampton City Council election took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of Southampton City Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council (16 seats) was up for election, and an additional vacancy in Millbrook ward caused by the resignation of a sitting councillor who had been elected in 2012 was also filled, meaning a total of 17 of the city's 48 seats were elected. The elections took place on the same day as the elections to the European Parliament.
Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means the all comparisons are to the corresponding 2010 Southampton City Council election. In Millbrook, the candidate with the most votes was elected for a full term lasting until 2018. The candidate who came second was elected for the remainder of the resigned councillor's term, ending in 2016.
Coxford councillors who formed the Putting People First group originally split from Labour in 2013. Keith Morrell was up for election in the ward in this election.

## Election result

Southampton Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47.1 | 34.3 | 20,626 | 1.3 |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47.1 | 31.1 | 18,703 | 3.1 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2,096 | 3.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 15.1 | 9,077 | 14.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 4,799 | 10.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 5.4 | 3,279 | 2.6 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2.8 | 1,675 | New |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Changes in council composition

| Party | Party | Previous council | New council | +/- |
| | Labour | 27 | 28 | 1 |
| | Conservatives | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| | Councillors Against Cuts | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 48 | |
| Working majority | Working majority | 3 | 4 | |

### Bargate

Bargate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Bogle | 1317 | 43.8 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Bowman | 809 | 26.9 | −6.1 |
| | UKIP | David Nightingale | 430 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Green | Joe Cox | 399 | 13.3 | +7.1 |
| | TUSC | David Rawlinson | 53 | 1.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 16.9 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3023 | 21.21 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Bassett

Bassett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beryl Harris | 1610 | 44.4 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Godsell | 988 | 27.2 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Alan Keeble | 574 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Whalley | 410 | 11.3 | +0.2 |
| | TUSC | Neil Kelly | 47 | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 17.1 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3629 | 32.2 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bevois

Bevois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek Burke | 1,834 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Khalid Mahmood | 446 | 14.6 |
| | Green | Ron Meldrum | 400 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford | 236 | 8.1 |
| | TUSC | Andrew Howe | 96 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,388 | 45.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,046 | 45.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bitterne

Bitterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Letts | 1,153 | 35.0 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Collier | 966 | 29.4 |
| | Conservative | David Fuller | 963 | 29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Naish | 140 | 4.3 |
| | TUSC | Declan Clune | 55 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,291 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Inglis | 1,191 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | Trevor Cooper | 980 | 25.9 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Cook | 810 | 21.4 |
| | Green | Lindsi Bluemel | 346 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Read | 296 | 7.8 |
| | Independent | Ann MacGillivray | 110 | 2.9 |
| | TUSC | Linda Boulton | 42 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,791 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Coxford

Coxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Keith Morrell | 1,633 | 42.5 |
| | UKIP | Colin Hingston | 796 | 20.7 |
| | Labour | Brian Norgate | 724 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Glasspool | 500 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton | 168 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,843 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |

### Freemantle

Freemantle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Moulton | 1,472 | 38.5 |
| | Labour | Pat Usher | 1,166 | 30.5 |
| | UKIP | Dean Bartram | 471 | 12.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Bluemel | 449 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Mitchell | 214 | 5.6 |
| | TUSC | Mike Marx | 36 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,820 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Harefield

Harefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Royston Smith | 1,915 | 49.0 |
| | UKIP | Vincent Avellino | 852 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Mohamed Mohamud | 850 | 21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dennis | 204 | 3.6 |
| | TUSC | Graham O’Reilly | 70 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,063 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Millbrook

Millbrook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | 'Mike Denness' | '1,404' | |
| | Conservative | Steven Galton | 1,305 | |
| | Labour | David Furnell | 1,291 | |
| | Conservative | Val Laurent | 1,044 | |
| | UKIP | Pearline Hingston | 916 | |
| | Green | Daniel Payne | 416 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarke | 258 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Plumridge | 216 | |
| | Independent | Richard McQuillan | 137 | |
| | TUSC | Tara Bosworth | 61 | |
| | TUSC | Josh Asker | 47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,890 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Peartree

Peartree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Lewzey | 1,474 | 40.9 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Turpin | 1,267 | 35.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Bowers | 493 | 13.7 |
| | TUSC | Phil Snider | 305 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,603 | 207 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Portswood

Portswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul O'Neill | 1,147 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Vinson | 1,096 | 29.0 |
| | Labour | Lucas Szlek | 910 | 24.1 |
| | Green | Cara Sandys | 508 | 13.4 |
| | TUSC | Nick Chaffey | 98 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,780 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Redbridge

Redbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cathie McEwing | 1,614 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Daniel-Hobbs | 804 | 25.4 |
| | TUSC | Kieran Wilson | 435 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Stokes | 250 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | 25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,163 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Shirley

Shirley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hannah Coombs | 1,776 | 40.9 |
| | Conservative | Chris Grace | 1,245 | 28.7 |
| | UKIP | Nick Ray | 742 | 17.1 |
| | Green | John Spottiswoode | 328 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Hulbert | 197 | 4.5 |
| | TUSC | Gary Laxton | 32 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,342 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Sholing

Sholing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Hecks | 1,188 | 31.5 |
| | Labour | Phil Wood | 1,179 | 31.3 |
| | UKIP | John Sharp | 1,147 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Cappleman | 178 | 4.7 |
| | TUSC | Darren Galpin | 51 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,772 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Swaythling

Swaythling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Painton | 903 | 32.4 |
| | Labour | Frances Murphy | 825 | 29.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Turner | 437 | 15.7 |
| | Green | Angela Cotton | 433 | 15.6 |
| | TUSC | Kevin Hayes | 129 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,783 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Woolston

Woolston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Caran Chamberlain | 1,141 | 34.3 |
| | UKIP | Derek Humber | 936 | 28.1 |
| | Conservative | Alex Houghton | 894 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Bleach | 212 | 6.4 |
| | TUSC | Sue Atkins | 118 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,328 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |