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Southampton 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

17 ward races

51 seats

50 elected below the proportional quota

98.0% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 51 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	62,457	45.2%	38	74.5%	24	47.1%	+14
Conservative and Unionist Party	45,786	33.1%	9	17.6%	18	35.3%	-9
Liberal Democrats	17,587	12.7%	3	5.9%	6	11.8%	-3
Green Party	9,585	6.9%	1	2.0%	3	5.9%	-2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	1,638	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	1,051	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	224	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	138,328	100.0%	51	100.0%	51	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Portswood · 3 seats · won at 12.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
Peartree · 3 seats · won at 13.0% · +12.0 pts below quota
Coxford · 3 seats · won at 13.4% · +11.6 pts below quota
Shirley · 3 seats · won at 14.6% · +10.4 pts below quota
Millbrook · 3 seats · won at 14.8% · +10.2 pts below quota
Sholing · 3 seats · won at 15.0% · +10.0 pts below quota
Woolston · 3 seats · won at 15.1% · +9.9 pts below quota
Bitterne Park · 3 seats · won at 15.1% · +9.9 pts below quota
Harefield · 3 seats · won at 15.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
Bargate · 3 seats · won at 15.7% · +9.3 pts below quota
Thornhill · 3 seats · won at 16.0% · +9.0 pts below quota
Swaythling · 3 seats · won at 16.3% · +8.7 pts below quota
Redbridge · 3 seats · won at 16.8% · +8.2 pts below quota
Bassett · 3 seats · won at 16.9% · +8.1 pts below quota
Banister & Polygon · 3 seats · won at 17.3% · +7.7 pts below quota
Freemantle · 3 seats · won at 19.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Bevois · 3 seats · won at 22.6% · +2.4 pts below quota

Race results

Portswood · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,629

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barbour, K.	Green Party	1,391	14.4%	Elected
2	Finn, A.	Labour Party	1,274	13.2%	Elected
3	Savage, J.	Labour Party	1,246	12.9%	Elected
4	Cooper, G.	Labour Party	1,237	12.8%
5	Bean, J.	Green Party	866	9.0%
6	Makrakis, H.	Green Party	846	8.8%
7	Edwards, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	717	7.4%
8	Moulton, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	655	6.8%
9	O'Dell, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	623	6.5%
10	Read, J.	Liberal Democrats	218	2.3%
11	Clarke, P.	Liberal Democrats	203	2.1%
12	Langran, J.	Liberal Democrats	193	2.0%
13	Adhikary, A.	Reform UK	84	0.9%
14	Twine, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	76	0.8%

Electorate 8,312 · Ballots cast 9,629 · Back to ward index

Peartree · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +12.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,670

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Keogh, E.	Labour Party	1,654	17.1%	Elected
2	Houghton, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,594	16.5%	Elected
3	Letts, S.	Labour Party	1,259	13.0%	Elected
4	Spencer, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,225	12.7%
5	Lingwood, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,195	12.4%
6	Walsh, S.	Labour Party	1,180	12.2%
7	Bluemel, J.	Green Party	374	3.9%
8	Hopkins, S.	Liberal Democrats	325	3.4%
9	Naish, R.	Liberal Democrats	286	3.0%
10	Thorne, E.	Green Party	249	2.6%
11	Hedley, F.	Liberal Democrats	243	2.5%
12	Haydor, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	86	0.9%

Electorate 10,776 · Ballots cast 9,670 · Back to ward index

Coxford · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,579

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Renyard, M.	Labour Party	1,022	15.5%	Elected
2	McCreanor, R.	Labour Party	930	14.1%	Elected
3	Ruddick, R.	Labour Party	880	13.4%	Elected
4	Galton, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	806	12.3%
5	Nolan, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	774	11.8%
6	Cheng, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	712	10.8%
7	Chapman, D.	Liberal Democrats	234	3.6%
8	Galton, P.	Liberal Democrats	228	3.5%
9	Darke, K.	Liberal Democrats	157	2.4%
10	Edwards, J.	Reform UK	130	2.0%
11	Clements, J.	Green Party	130	2.0%
12	Crooke, P.	Reform UK	121	1.8%
13	Adhikary, A.	Reform UK	118	1.8%
14	Phillips, A.	Green Party	111	1.7%
15	Meldrum, R.	Green Party	104	1.6%
16	Surridge, E.	Independent	47	0.7%
17	Fricker, M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	35	0.5%
18	Clune, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	25	0.4%
19	Haydor, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	15	0.2%

Electorate 9,956 · Ballots cast 6,579 · Back to ward index

Shirley · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,959

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kaur, S.	Labour Party	1,956	17.8%	Elected
2	Winning, A.	Labour Party	1,688	15.4%	Elected
3	Quadir, R.	Labour Party	1,599	14.6%	Elected
4	Hetherton, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,286	11.7%
5	Dowse, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,173	10.7%
6	Howell, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,119	10.2%
7	McGeorge, E.	Liberal Democrats	612	5.6%
8	Mundell, L.	Green Party	551	5.0%
9	Percival, G.	Liberal Democrats	477	4.4%
10	Dauncey, R.	Liberal Democrats	406	3.7%
11	Marx, M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	92	0.8%

Electorate 10,345 · Ballots cast 10,959 · Back to ward index

Millbrook · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,694

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Galton, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,199	15.6%	Elected
2	Moulton, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,165	15.1%	Elected
3	Cox, C.	Labour Party	1,140	14.8%	Elected
4	Cheng, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,117	14.5%
5	Minto, A.	Labour Party	1,062	13.8%
6	Pimley, A.	Labour Party	982	12.8%
7	Clements, J.	Green Party	317	4.1%
8	Ryan, M.	Liberal Democrats	280	3.6%
9	Day, A.	Liberal Democrats	181	2.4%
10	Robinson, J.	Liberal Democrats	153	2.0%
11	Howe, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	98	1.3%

Electorate 9,485 · Ballots cast 7,694 · Back to ward index

Sholing · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,618

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baillie, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,438	16.7%	Elected
2	Vaughan, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,349	15.7%	Elected
3	Beaurain, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,297	15.0%	Elected
4	Lewzey, P.	Labour Party	1,111	12.9%
5	Green, G.	Labour Party	1,101	12.8%
6	Kenny, P.	Labour Party	1,040	12.1%
7	Bowers, E.	Liberal Democrats	346	4.0%
8	Gower, D.	Green Party	332	3.9%
9	Hughes, B.	Liberal Democrats	330	3.8%
10	Clifton-Melhuish, A.	Liberal Democrats	169	2.0%
11	Stubbs, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	105	1.2%

Electorate 10,408 · Ballots cast 8,618 · Back to ward index

Woolston · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,594

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Payne, W.	Labour Party	1,410	18.6%	Elected
2	Blatchford, S.	Labour Party	1,332	17.5%	Elected
3	Ugwoeme, O.	Labour Party	1,145	15.1%	Elected
4	Stead, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	990	13.0%
5	Baillie, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	890	11.7%
6	Wills-McCaffery, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	715	9.4%
7	Bluemel, A.	Green Party	410	5.4%
8	Dennis, J.	Liberal Democrats	224	2.9%
9	Atkins, S.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	141	1.9%
10	Hooper, P.	Reform UK	127	1.7%
11	Smith, C.	Liberal Democrats	111	1.5%
12	Duthie, C.	Liberal Democrats	99	1.3%

Electorate 10,482 · Ballots cast 7,594 · Back to ward index

Bitterne Park · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 11,066

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barnes-Andrews, A.	Labour Party	1,790	16.2%	Elected
2	Webb, P.	Labour Party	1,677	15.2%	Elected
3	Bunday, A.	Labour Party	1,670	15.1%	Elected
4	Fuller, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,598	14.4%
5	Harwood, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,289	11.6%
6	White, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,259	11.4%
7	Bluemel, L.	Green Party	593	5.4%
8	Curd, B.	Liberal Democrats	361	3.3%
9	Chapman, K.	Liberal Democrats	283	2.6%
10	Myers, N.	Liberal Democrats	267	2.4%
11	Kelly, D.	Independent	177	1.6%
12	Strutt, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	102	0.9%

Electorate 10,581 · Ballots cast 11,066 · Back to ward index

Harefield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,174

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baillie, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,361	16.7%	Elected
2	Laurent, V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,270	15.5%	Elected
3	Fitzhenry, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,269	15.5%	Elected
4	Prior, K.	Labour Party	1,093	13.4%
5	Landman Bogues, J.	Labour Party	1,043	12.8%
6	Ahmadi, H.	Labour Party	957	11.7%
7	Bluemel, C.	Green Party	327	4.0%
8	Cooper, M.	Liberal Democrats	286	3.5%
9	Bolton, E.	Liberal Democrats	271	3.3%
10	Slade, J.	Liberal Democrats	212	2.6%
11	Clune, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	85	1.0%

Electorate 9,804 · Ballots cast 8,174 · Back to ward index

Bargate · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,828

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bogle, S.	Labour Party	1,173	20.1%	Elected
2	Noon, J.	Labour Party	999	17.1%	Elected
3	Paffey, D.	Labour Party	915	15.7%	Elected
4	Saunders, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	521	8.9%
5	Brito, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	510	8.8%
6	Davies, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	500	8.6%
7	Cox, J.	Green Party	257	4.4%
8	Davis, E.	Green Party	226	3.9%
9	Adebayo, O.	Liberal Democrats	219	3.8%
10	Dear, J.	Green Party	128	2.2%
11	Hinchliffe, R.	Liberal Democrats	123	2.1%
12	Dickinson, M.	Liberal Democrats	118	2.0%
13	Dee, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	73	1.3%
14	Henry, G.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	66	1.1%

Electorate 8,827 · Ballots cast 5,828 · Back to ward index

Thornhill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,114

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Frampton, Y.	Labour Party	1,169	16.4%	Elected
2	Frampton, A.	Labour Party	1,162	16.3%	Elected
3	Allen, J.	Labour Party	1,141	16.0%	Elected
4	Ford, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	998	14.0%
5	Jones, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	960	13.5%
6	Magee, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	933	13.1%
7	Mawle, M.	Green Party	191	2.7%
8	Hingston, C.	Liberal Democrats	172	2.4%
9	Meldrum, R.	Green Party	137	1.9%
10	McGeorge, N.	Liberal Democrats	111	1.6%
11	Solomons, H.	Liberal Democrats	77	1.1%
12	Asher, C.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	63	0.9%

Electorate 9,902 · Ballots cast 7,114 · Back to ward index

Swaythling · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,196

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fielker, L.	Labour Party	1,293	18.0%	Elected
2	Bunday, M.	Labour Party	1,221	17.0%	Elected
3	Mintoff, S.	Labour Party	1,173	16.3%	Elected
4	Painton, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	545	7.6%
5	Harris, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	516	7.2%
6	Baker, R.	Liberal Democrats	515	7.2%
7	Muir, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	468	6.5%
8	Cotton, A.	Green Party	460	6.4%
9	Gravatt, T.	Liberal Democrats	445	6.2%
10	Greenwood, A.	Liberal Democrats	442	6.1%
11	Chaffey, N.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	118	1.6%

Electorate 8,632 · Ballots cast 7,196 · Back to ward index

Redbridge · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,709

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Goodfellow, S.	Labour Party	1,166	17.4%	Elected
2	Whitbread, L.	Labour Party	1,160	17.3%	Elected
3	McEwing, C.	Labour Party	1,125	16.8%	Elected
4	Guest, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	828	12.3%
5	Bell, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	808	12.0%
6	Smith, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	770	11.5%
7	James, C.	Green Party	207	3.1%
8	Edwards, J.	Reform UK	155	2.3%
9	Hayman, M.	Liberal Democrats	144	2.1%
10	Stokes, S.	Liberal Democrats	142	2.1%
11	Matteucci, A.	Liberal Democrats	128	1.9%
12	Wyatt, P.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	76	1.1%

Electorate 9,643 · Ballots cast 6,709 · Back to ward index

Bassett · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,778

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blackman, R.	Liberal Democrats	2,099	19.5%	Elected
2	Chapman, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,958	18.2%	Elected
3	Wood, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,825	16.9%	Elected
4	Hannides, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,266	11.7%
5	Sahota, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,107	10.3%
6	Vassiliou, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	972	9.0%
7	Coomber, L.	Labour Party	482	4.5%
8	Thorogood, S.	Labour Party	456	4.2%
9	Wiltshire, R.	Labour Party	409	3.8%
10	Crook, P.	Reform UK	204	1.9%

Electorate 9,439 · Ballots cast 10,778 · Back to ward index

Banister & Polygon · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,634

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Evemy, P.	Labour Party	1,307	19.7%	Elected
2	Leggett, S.	Labour Party	1,276	19.2%	Elected
3	Windle, V.	Labour Party	1,145	17.3%	Elected
4	Davis, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	519	7.8%
5	Payne, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	496	7.5%
6	Guthrie, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	486	7.3%
7	Keenan, S.	Green Party	453	6.8%
8	Beal, A.	Liberal Democrats	320	4.8%
9	Stokes, A.	Liberal Democrats	288	4.3%
10	Smith, J.	Liberal Democrats	219	3.3%
11	Rucci, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	125	1.9%

Electorate 8,288 · Ballots cast 6,634 · Back to ward index

Freemantle · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,698

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shields, D.	Labour Party	1,535	19.9%	Elected
2	Kenny, P.	Labour Party	1,521	19.8%	Elected
3	Lambert, C.	Labour Party	1,484	19.3%	Elected
4	Palmer, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	636	8.3%
5	Hetherton, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	8.2%
6	Mockett, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	582	7.6%
7	Spottiswoode, J.	Green Party	495	6.4%
8	Orchard, T.	Liberal Democrats	240	3.1%
9	Shank, C.	Liberal Democrats	158	2.1%
10	Wintrell, T.	Liberal Democrats	157	2.0%
11	Clarke, C.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	149	1.9%
12	De Chazal, K.	Reform UK	112	1.5%

Electorate 9,693 · Ballots cast 7,698 · Back to ward index

Bevois · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,388

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kataria, T.	Labour Party	1,770	27.7%	Elected
2	Denness, M.	Labour Party	1,455	22.8%	Elected
3	Rayment, J.	Labour Party	1,442	22.6%	Elected
4	Newey, R.	Green Party	430	6.7%
5	Moulton, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	224	3.5%
6	Palmer, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	219	3.4%
7	Chopra, V.	Liberal Democrats	214	3.4%
8	Roath, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	208	3.3%
9	Landells, A.	Liberal Democrats	172	2.7%
10	Waters, J.	Liberal Democrats	146	2.3%
11	Scorey-Auckland, L.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	108	1.7%

Electorate 8,975 · Ballots cast 6,388 · Back to ward index