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Southampton 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 18,788 | 36.7% | 9 | 56.3% | 6 | 37.5% | +3 |
| Conservative Party | 17,266 | 33.8% | 7 | 43.8% | 6 | 37.5% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,356 | 12.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 12.5% | -2 |
| Green Party | 4,950 | 9.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.3% | -1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2,756 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.3% | -1 |
| SocAlt | 800 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| IntegSO | 236 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 51,152 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 16 | 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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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.
- Coxford · 1 seat · won at 29.4% · −20.6 pts below quota
- Bassett · 1 seat · won at 34.0% · −16.0 pts below quota
- Portswood · 1 seat · won at 34.5% · −15.5 pts below quota
- Bitterne · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
- Swaythling · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · −9.1 pts below quota
- Shirley · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · −7.9 pts below quota
- Woolston · 1 seat · won at 42.8% · −7.2 pts below quota
- Redbridge · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
- Freemantle · 1 seat · won at 44.2% · −5.8 pts below quota
- Millbrook · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
- Peartree · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
- Bitterne Park · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · −3.0 pts below quota
- Harefield · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
- Bargate · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · −0.3 pts below quota
- Sholing · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
- Bevois · 1 seat · won at 66.4% · above quota
Race results
Coxford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 29.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −20.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,613
| 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 | Barrie Margetts | Labour Party | 768 | 29.4% | −20.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Diana Galton | Conservative Party | 739 | 28.3% | — | |
| 3 | Sam Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 470 | 18.0% | — | |
| 4 | Susan Atkins | SocAlt | 442 | 16.9% | — | |
| 5 | Cara Sandys | Green Party | 194 | 7.4% | — |
Bassett · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,680
| 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 | Leslie Harris | Conservative Party | 1,252 | 34.0% | −16.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Blackman | Liberal Democrats | 1,236 | 33.6% | — | |
| 3 | Simon Osler | Labour Party | 658 | 17.9% | — | |
| 4 | John Leaver | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 267 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | Bethany Norman | Green Party | 267 | 7.3% | — |
Portswood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,535
| 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 | Gordon Cooper | Labour Party | 1,219 | 34.5% | −15.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Read | Liberal Democrats | 1,016 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Katherine Barbour | Green Party | 637 | 18.0% | — | |
| 4 | James Burgess | Conservative Party | 615 | 17.4% | — | |
| 5 | Nicholas Chaffey | SocAlt | 48 | 1.4% | — |
Bitterne · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,771
| 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 | Elliot Prior | Conservative Party | 1,062 | 38.3% | −11.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Frampton | Labour Party | 941 | 34.0% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Masters | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 421 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Jennifer Barnes | Green Party | 206 | 7.4% | — | |
| 5 | Olivia Reed | Liberal Democrats | 141 | 5.1% | — |
Swaythling · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,504
| 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 | Matthew Bunday | Labour Party | 1,023 | 40.9% | −9.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Spiros Vassiliou | Conservative Party | 748 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Sarah Wood | Liberal Democrats | 252 | 10.1% | — | |
| 4 | Angela Cotton | Green Party | 246 | 9.8% | — | |
| 5 | Alan Kebbell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 235 | 9.4% | — |
Shirley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,999
| 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 | Satvir Kaur | Labour Party | 1,685 | 42.1% | −7.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Hetherton | Conservative Party | 1,200 | 30.0% | — | |
| 3 | Alexander Clifton-Melhuish | Liberal Democrats | 445 | 11.1% | — | |
| 4 | Lucy Mundell | Green Party | 383 | 9.6% | — | |
| 5 | Pearline Hingston | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 286 | 7.2% | — |
Woolston · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,983
| 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 | Warwick Payne | Labour Party | 1,276 | 42.8% | −7.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joshua Payne | Conservative Party | 781 | 26.2% | — | |
| 3 | Derek Humber | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 448 | 15.0% | — | |
| 4 | Clive Hillman | Green Party | 284 | 9.5% | — | |
| 5 | Colin Bleach | Liberal Democrats | 194 | 6.5% | — |
Redbridge · 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. 2,675
| 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 | Sally Spicer | Labour Party | 1,154 | 43.1% | −6.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Lyons | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 730 | 27.3% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Palmer | Conservative Party | 558 | 20.9% | — | |
| 4 | Simon Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 233 | 8.7% | — |
Freemantle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,404
| 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 | Vivienne Windle | Labour Party | 1,503 | 44.2% | −5.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wai Kee Cheng | Conservative Party | 978 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | John Spottiswoode | Green Party | 481 | 14.1% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Beal | Liberal Democrats | 442 | 13.0% | — |
Millbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,464
| 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 | Graham Galton | Conservative Party | 1,541 | 44.5% | −5.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Furnell | Labour Party | 1,203 | 34.7% | — | |
| 3 | Jonathan Bean | Green Party | 380 | 11.0% | — | |
| 4 | Samuel Harris | Liberal Democrats | 237 | 6.8% | — | |
| 5 | Margaret Fricker | SocAlt | 103 | 3.0% | — |
Peartree · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,758
| 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 | Alexander Houghton | Conservative Party | 1,737 | 46.2% | −3.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jacqueline Landman Bogues | Labour Party | 1,162 | 30.9% | — | |
| 3 | Kim Rose | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 369 | 9.8% | — | |
| 4 | Rosanna Newey | Green Party | 261 | 6.9% | — | |
| 5 | Robert Naish | Liberal Democrats | 229 | 6.1% | — |
Bitterne Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,739
| 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 Fuller | Conservative Party | 1,756 | 47.0% | −3.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Simon Oldham | Labour Party | 1,092 | 29.2% | — | |
| 3 | Lindsi Bluemel | Green Party | 511 | 13.7% | — | |
| 4 | Carol Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 380 | 10.2% | — |
Harefield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,482
| 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 | Daniel Fitzhenry | Conservative Party | 1,646 | 47.3% | −2.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Lloyd | Labour Party | 1,088 | 31.2% | — | |
| 3 | Christopher Bluemel | Green Party | 291 | 8.4% | — | |
| 4 | Peter Virgo | IntegSO | 236 | 6.8% | — | |
| 5 | John Dennis | Liberal Democrats | 221 | 6.3% | — |
Bargate · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,744
| 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 Noon | Labour Party | 1,363 | 49.7% | −0.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Magee | Conservative Party | 683 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | Joseph Cox | Green Party | 435 | 15.9% | — | |
| 4 | Joshua Smith | Liberal Democrats | 263 | 9.6% | — |
Sholing · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,175
| 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 | Sarah Vaughan | Conservative Party | 1,679 | 52.9% | +2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Patricia Evemy | Labour Party | 910 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Eileen Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 379 | 11.9% | — | |
| 4 | Declan Clune | SocAlt | 207 | 6.5% | — |
Bevois · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,626
| 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 | Jacqui Rayment | Labour Party | 1,743 | 66.4% | +16.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ronald Meldrum | Green Party | 374 | 14.2% | — | |
| 3 | Gloria Munetsi | Conservative Party | 291 | 11.1% | — | |
| 4 | Vijay Chopra | Liberal Democrats | 218 | 8.3% | — |