← Eastleigh (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Eastleigh 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 seats had been shared out 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Fair Oak and Horton Heath · 1 seat · won at 25.2% · −24.8 pts below quota
- Eastleigh Central · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
- West End North · 1 seat · won at 40.4% · −9.6 pts below quota
- Eastleigh South · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
- Eastleigh North · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · −8.4 pts below quota
- Bishopstoke · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · −7.5 pts below quota
- West End South · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
- Hedge End South · 1 seat · won at 43.4% · −6.6 pts below quota
- Hamble and Netley · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
- Hedge End North · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · −5.4 pts below quota
- Botley · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · −3.6 pts below quota
- Bursledon and Hound North · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · −3.2 pts below quota
- Hiltingbury · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · −0.2 pts below quota
- Chandler's Ford · 2 seats · won at 43.5% · above quota
Race results
Fair Oak and Horton Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 25.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −24.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,153
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Couldrey | Liberal Democrats | 1,048 | 25.2% | −24.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Austen Thomas Petty | Reform UK | 914 | 22.0% | — | |
| 3 | Ben Burcombe-Filer | Conservative Party | 801 | 19.3% | — | |
| 4 | Russ Kitching | Independent | 458 | 11.0% | — | |
| 5 | Richard Anthony Shuker | Independent | 443 | 10.7% | — | |
| 6 | Ben David Parry | Green Party | 396 | 9.5% | — | |
| 7 | William Banks | Labour Party | 93 | 2.2% | — |
Eastleigh Central · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,734
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Edward Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 1,098 | 40.2% | −9.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sukhdev Raj | Reform UK | 704 | 25.7% | — | |
| 3 | Toby Cain | Green Party | 485 | 17.7% | — | |
| 4 | Poonam Sharma | Conservative Party | 257 | 9.4% | — | |
| 5 | Zak Southward | Labour Party | 190 | 6.9% | — |
West End North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,969
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Robert Tennent | Liberal Democrats | 795 | 40.4% | −9.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Roy Gordon Russell | Reform UK | 645 | 32.8% | — | |
| 3 | Colin Gifford | Conservative Party | 319 | 16.2% | — | |
| 4 | Elaine Alexandra Avery | Green Party | 154 | 7.8% | — | |
| 5 | Christian James Brookes | Labour Party | 56 | 2.8% | — |
Eastleigh South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,866
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Bicknell | Liberal Democrats | 1,161 | 40.5% | −9.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Clare Lorraine Fawcett | Reform UK | 870 | 30.4% | — | |
| 3 | Jim Smith | Green Party | 414 | 14.4% | — | |
| 4 | Yogesh Saxena | Conservative Party | 266 | 9.3% | — | |
| 5 | Steven Peter Phillips | Labour Party | 155 | 5.4% | — |
Eastleigh North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,837
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Francis Beer | Liberal Democrats | 1,180 | 41.6% | −8.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Culley | Reform UK | 824 | 29.0% | — | |
| 3 | Jack Nathan Reginald Stapleton | Green Party | 345 | 12.2% | — | |
| 4 | Jeremy David Noel Over | Conservative Party | 319 | 11.2% | — | |
| 5 | Kathy O'Neill | Labour Party | 169 | 6.0% | — |
Bishopstoke · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,996
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Anne Parker-Jones | Independent | 1,700 | 42.5% | −7.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graeme Richard Smith | Reform UK | 868 | 21.7% | — | |
| 3 | Anne Margaret Winstanley | Liberal Democrats | 858 | 21.5% | — | |
| 4 | Sarah Duggan | Conservative Party | 292 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | Dani Hosford | Green Party | 278 | 7.0% | — |
West End South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,116
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Andrew Berry | Liberal Democrats | 912 | 43.1% | −6.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steve Humby | Reform UK | 641 | 30.3% | — | |
| 3 | Roger Allen Vivian | Conservative Party | 360 | 17.0% | — | |
| 4 | Dave Waghorn | Green Party | 203 | 9.6% | — |
Hedge End South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,769
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Edward Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 1,634 | 43.4% | −6.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anthony Keith Savage | Reform UK | 1,016 | 27.0% | — | |
| 3 | Jerry Hall | Conservative Party | 788 | 20.9% | — | |
| 4 | Anna Belle Skinner | Green Party | 331 | 8.8% | — |
Hamble and Netley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,608
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prad Bains | Liberal Democrats | 1,572 | 43.6% | −6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Neil Leslie Fleming | Reform UK | 1,059 | 29.4% | — | |
| 3 | Steph Arnold | Conservative Party | 504 | 14.0% | — | |
| 4 | Phil Horton | Green Party | 342 | 9.5% | — | |
| 5 | Dennis Robinson | Labour Party | 131 | 3.6% | — |
Hedge End North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,911
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh John Hadaway | Liberal Democrats | 1,298 | 44.6% | −5.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Flaxman | Reform UK | 685 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Nick Arnold | Conservative Party | 484 | 16.6% | — | |
| 4 | Geoffrey Edwin Harold Skinner | Green Party | 343 | 11.8% | — | |
| 5 | Edward Hill | Labour Party | 101 | 3.5% | — |
Botley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,967
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupert Gregory Miles Kyrle | Liberal Democrats | 1,378 | 46.4% | −3.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave Cox | Reform UK | 754 | 25.4% | — | |
| 3 | Finn Lennon | Conservative Party | 549 | 18.5% | — | |
| 4 | Luke Ottley | Green Party | 286 | 9.6% | — |
Bursledon and Hound North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,947
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonia Craig | Liberal Democrats | 1,378 | 46.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Craig Palmer | Reform UK | 831 | 28.2% | — | |
| 3 | Carys Chestnut | Conservative Party | 438 | 14.9% | — | |
| 4 | Keith Philip Day | Green Party | 272 | 9.2% | — | |
| 5 | Frankie Coultas | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 28 | 1.0% | — |
Hiltingbury · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,198
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maud Nancy Attrill | Liberal Democrats | 2,092 | 49.8% | −0.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shelagh Lee | Conservative Party | 808 | 19.2% | — | |
| 3 | Michael James Hibberd | Reform UK | 756 | 18.0% | — | |
| 4 | Oliver Smith | Green Party | 442 | 10.5% | — | |
| 5 | Hannah Amy Bowyer | Labour Party | 100 | 2.4% | — |
Chandler's Ford · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 43.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,428
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Frederick Broadhurst | Liberal Democrats | 1,846 | 26.9% | 53.9% | +20.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,490 | 21.7% | 43.5% | +10.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Nigel William Murkitt | Reform UK | 830 | 12.1% | 24.2% | — | |
| 4 | Roy Swales | Reform UK | 695 | 10.1% | 20.3% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Jerome Bryant | Conservative Party | 557 | 8.1% | 16.3% | — | |
| 6 | Albie Slawson | Conservative Party | 532 | 7.8% | 15.5% | — | |
| 7 | Bors Tamás Hulesch | Green Party | 403 | 5.9% | 11.8% | — | |
| 8 | Daniel Christopher Jones | Green Party | 339 | 4.9% | 9.9% | — | |
| 9 | Chris Gibbs | Labour Party | 163 | 2.4% | 4.8% | — |