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.

2014 Southampton City Council election
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A third of seats to Southampton City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 8 8 1
Seats after 28 18 2
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 20,626 18,703 2,096
Percentage 34.3 31.1 3.5
Swing Increase1.3% Decrease3.1% Increase3.1%

Map showing the election results. Each ward represents 1 seat

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

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.[1] Keith Morrell was up for election in the ward in this election.

Election result

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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 Swing

Changes in council composition

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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 48 48
Working majority  3   4 

Bargate

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Bargate[2]
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 508 16.9 +1.2
Turnout 3023 21.21
Labour hold Swing +0.6

Bassett

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Bassett[2]
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 622 17.1 −5.4
Turnout 3629 32.2 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Bevois

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Bevois[2]
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 1,388 45.6
Turnout 3,046 45.6
Labour hold

Bitterne

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Bitterne[2]
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 187 5.6
Turnout 3,291
Labour hold

Bitterne Park

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Bitterne Park [2]
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 211 5.5
Turnout 3,791
Conservative hold

Coxford

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Coxford[2]
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 837 21.8
Turnout 3,843
Independent gain from Labour

Freemantle

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Freemantle[2]
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 306 8.0
Turnout 3,820
Conservative hold

Harefield

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Harefield[2]
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 1,063 27.2
Turnout 3,912
Conservative hold

Millbrook

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Millbrook (2)[2]
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 3,890
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Peartree

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Peartree[2]
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 207 5.7
Turnout 3,603 207
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Portswood

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Portswood[2]
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 51 1.3
Turnout 3,780
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Redbridge

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Redbridge[2]
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 810 25.6
Turnout 3,163
Labour hold

Shirley

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Shirley[2]
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 531 12.2
Turnout 4,342
Labour gain from Conservative

Sholing

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Sholing[2]
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 9 0.2
Turnout 3,772
Conservative hold

Swaythling

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Swaythling[2]
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 78 2.8
Turnout 2,783
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Woolston

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Woolston[2]
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 205 6.2
Turnout 3,328
Labour hold

References

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  1. ^ "Southampton City Council agrees £16m budget cut". BBC News. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Southampton City Council. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
Preceded by
2012 Southampton City Council election
Southampton City Council elections Succeeded by
2015 Southampton City Council election