Eastleigh
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 14 races · 15 seats 86.7% below quota
- 2024 12 races · 12 seats 33.3% below quota
- 2023 13 races · 13 seats 23.1% below quota
- 2022 14 races · 14 seats 28.6% below quota
- 2021 12 races · 12 seats 75.0% below quota
- 2019 13 races · 13 seats 30.8% below quota
- 2018 14 races · 39 seats 0.0% below quota
- 2017 1 race · 1 seat 0.0% below quota
- 2016 15 races · 15 seats 53.3% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
39 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 15 seats were up across 14 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 15 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 19,740 | 41.2% | 14 | 93.3% | 7 | 46.7% | +7 |
| Reform UK | 12,092 | 25.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 26.7% | -4 |
| Conservative Party | 7,274 | 15.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 13.3% | -2 |
| Green Party | 5,033 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Independent | 2,601 | 5.4% | 1 | 6.7% | 1 | 6.7% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,158 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 28 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 47,926 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopstoke | 45% | 46% | 46% | 56% | 49% | 56% | 43% | ||
| Bishopstoke East | 47% | ||||||||
| Bishopstoke West | 34% | ||||||||
| Botley | 54% | 58% | 49% | 59% | 63% | 46% | |||
| Bursledon and Hound North | 65% | 61% | 61% | 66% | 73% | 67% | 47% | ||
| Bursledon and Old Netley | 63% | ||||||||
| Chandler's Ford | 59% | 55% | 50% | 55% | 58% | 50% | 54% | ||
| Chandler's Ford East | 49% | ||||||||
| Chandler's Ford West | 51% | ||||||||
| Eastleigh Central | 42% | 50% | 51% | 49% | 37% | 32% | 45% | 37% | 40% |
| Eastleigh North | 43% | 49% | 49% | 44% | 45% | 54% | 46% | 42% | |
| Eastleigh South | 40% | 57% | 55% | 43% | 53% | 50% | 47% | 41% | |
| Fair Oak and Horton Heath | 39% | 45% | 40% | 48% | 42% | 41% | 48% | 25% | |
| Hamble and Netley | 67% | 59% | 56% | 63% | 54% | 59% | 44% | ||
| Hamble-le-Rice and Butlocks Heath | 55% | ||||||||
| Hedge End North | 59% | 60% | 49% | 57% | 56% | 56% | 45% | ||
| Hedge End South | 61% | 62% | 52% | 64% | 58% | 53% | 43% | ||
| Hedge End St John's | 47% | ||||||||
| Hiltingbury | 54% | 51% | 48% | 56% | 57% | 52% | 50% | ||
| Hiltingbury East | 54% | ||||||||
| Hiltingbury West | 56% | ||||||||
| Netley Abbey | 69% | ||||||||
| West End North | 65% | 60% | 52% | 57% | 40% | ||||
| West End South | 58% | 57% | 49% | 54% | 43% |