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Southampton 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

17 ward races

17 seats

17 elected below the proportional quota

100.0% 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 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 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 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
Reform UK	15,351	25.7%	8	47.1%	5	29.4%	+3
Labour Party	12,709	21.3%	2	11.8%	4	23.5%	-2
Green Party	11,750	19.7%	4	23.5%	3	17.6%	+1
Conservative Party	10,013	16.7%	0	0.0%	3	17.6%	-3
Liberal Democrats	8,447	14.1%	3	17.6%	2	11.8%	+1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	1,070	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent Network	365	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	84	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	59,789	100.0%	17	100.0%	17	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

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.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

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

Bitterne Park · 1 seat · won at 27.1% · −22.9 pts below quota
Bargate · 1 seat · won at 27.9% · −22.1 pts below quota
Millbrook · 1 seat · won at 28.6% · −21.4 pts below quota
Shirley · 1 seat · won at 28.6% · −21.4 pts below quota
Freemantle · 1 seat · won at 31.1% · −18.9 pts below quota
Bevois · 1 seat · won at 31.3% · −18.7 pts below quota
Peartree · 1 seat · won at 31.4% · −18.6 pts below quota
Harefield · 1 seat · won at 33.4% · −16.6 pts below quota
Swaythling · 1 seat · won at 33.4% · −16.6 pts below quota
Woolston · 1 seat · won at 35.5% · −14.5 pts below quota
Sholing · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · −12.9 pts below quota
Portswood · 1 seat · won at 38.6% · −11.4 pts below quota
Banister and Polygon · 1 seat · won at 38.7% · −11.3 pts below quota
Bassett · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
Coxford · 1 seat · won at 39.8% · −10.2 pts below quota
Redbridge · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
Thornhill · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · −8.4 pts below quota

Race results

Bitterne Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 27.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −22.9 pts Valid ballots 4,765

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Phil Webb	Labour Party	1,290	27.1%	−22.9 pts	Elected
2	David John Fuller	Conservative Party	1,132	23.8%	—
3	Trecious Chitsika	Reform UK	962	20.2%	—
4	Lindsi Bluemel	Green Party	709	14.9%	—
5	Tony Bunday	Liberal Democrats	646	13.6%	—
6	Nick Chaffey	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	0.5%	—

Electorate 10,418 · Ballots cast 4,778 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.southampton.bitterne-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bargate · single-seat

Marginal winner 27.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −22.1 pts Valid ballots 2,513

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Luke Reynolds	Green Party	702	27.9%	−22.1 pts	Elected
2	John Noon	Labour Party	665	26.5%	—
3	Kevin Alan Masters	Reform UK	501	19.9%	—
4	Adrian Ford	Liberal Democrats	354	14.1%	—
5	Ivan William White	Conservative Party	262	10.4%	—
6	Donna Dee	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	1.2%	—

Electorate 8,485 · Ballots cast 2,520 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.southampton.bargate.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Millbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 28.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.4 pts Valid ballots 3,039

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ross Ronald Mould	Reform UK	869	28.6%	−21.4 pts	Elected
2	Jeremy Moulton	Conservative Party	845	27.8%	—
3	Anwar Jawula	Labour Party	607	20.0%	—
4	Richard William Fricker	Green Party	479	15.8%	—
5	Ellen McGeorge	Liberal Democrats	217	7.1%	—
6	Andrew David Howe	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	22	0.7%	—

Electorate 9,490 · Ballots cast 3,046 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.southampton.millbrook.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Shirley · single-seat

Marginal winner 28.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.4 pts Valid ballots 4,297

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rebecca May McCreanor	Liberal Democrats	1,229	28.6%	−21.4 pts	Elected
2	Alex Winning	Labour Party	1,088	25.3%	—
3	Joanne Clements	Green Party	811	18.9%	—
4	Paul Chance	Reform UK	789	18.4%	—
5	Hilary Moulton	Conservative Party	380	8.8%	—

Electorate 10,217 · Ballots cast 4,308 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.southampton.shirley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Freemantle · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.9 pts Valid ballots 3,655

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sam Pryce	Green Party	1,136	31.1%	−18.9 pts	Elected
2	Pam Kenny	Labour Party	1,060	29.0%	—
3	Philip Small	Reform UK	711	19.5%	—
4	Diana June Galton	Conservative Party	447	12.2%	—
5	Max Dylan Hayman	Liberal Democrats	269	7.4%	—
6	Catherine Clarke	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32	0.9%	—

Electorate 9,527 · Ballots cast 3,663 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.southampton.freemantle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bevois · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.7 pts Valid ballots 3,102

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Kenny	Labour Party	972	31.3%	−18.7 pts	Elected
2	Nadia Noreen Ditta	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	739	23.8%	—
3	Amy Sefton-Thake	Green Party	690	22.2%	—
4	Dennis Steas	Reform UK	274	8.8%	—
5	Abdiwali Mahmud Elmi	Liberal Democrats	233	7.5%	—
6	Richard Arthur Palmer	Conservative Party	194	6.3%	—

Electorate 9,003 · Ballots cast 3,116 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.southampton.bevois.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Peartree · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.6 pts Valid ballots 4,309

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Soham Bandyopadhyay	Reform UK	1,354	31.4%	−18.6 pts	Elected
2	Alex Houghton	Conservative Party	1,265	29.4%	—
3	Sue Blatchford	Labour Party	765	17.8%	—
4	Lee Ingram	Green Party	654	15.2%	—
5	Robert William Naish	Liberal Democrats	252	5.8%	—
6	Mike Marx	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	19	0.4%	—

Electorate 10,720 · Ballots cast 4,318 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.southampton.peartree.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Harefield · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.6 pts Valid ballots 3,553

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Richard Piatkewicz	Reform UK	1,185	33.4%	−16.6 pts	Elected
2	Callum Daniel John Ford	Conservative Party	949	26.7%	—
3	Daniel John Jeffery	Labour Party	613	17.3%	—
4	Christopher Francis Bluemel	Green Party	489	13.8%	—
5	Martyn Cooper	Liberal Democrats	302	8.5%	—
6	Graham Michael Henry	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	15	0.4%	—

Electorate 9,782 · Ballots cast 3,557 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.southampton.harefield.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Swaythling · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.6 pts Valid ballots 3,078

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jon Walsh	Liberal Democrats	1,029	33.4%	−16.6 pts	Elected
2	Angela Mary Cotton	Green Party	691	22.4%	—
3	Bruce Adam Robinson	Reform UK	680	22.1%	—
4	Amelia Tamblyn	Labour Party	426	13.8%	—
5	Pritheepal Roath	Conservative Party	231	7.5%	—
6	Fintan Liam Broderick	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	21	0.7%	—

Electorate 8,738 · Ballots cast 3,086 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.southampton.swaythling.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Woolston · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.5 pts Valid ballots 3,434

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ryan James Collett	Reform UK	1,220	35.5%	−14.5 pts	Elected
2	Victoria Ugwoeme	Labour Party	799	23.3%	—
3	Carmel Dominique Herrigan	Green Party	598	17.4%	—
4	Scott William Davis	Conservative Party	492	14.3%	—
5	Francis Eric George Hedley	Liberal Democrats	272	7.9%	—
6	Sue Atkins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	1.5%	—

Electorate 10,474 · Ballots cast 3,442 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.southampton.woolston.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sholing · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.9 pts Valid ballots 3,862

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sarah Marie Powell-Vaughan	Reform UK	1,434	37.1%	−12.9 pts	Elected
2	Andy Palmer	Conservative Party	878	22.7%	—
3	Charlotte Louise Parkin	Labour Party	563	14.6%	—
4	Neil Kelly	Green Party	498	12.9%	—
5	Sharon Pamela Hopkins	Liberal Democrats	489	12.7%	—

Electorate 10,323 · Ballots cast 3,873 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.southampton.sholing.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Portswood · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.4 pts Valid ballots 3,707

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lori Foster	Green Party	1,432	38.6%	−11.4 pts	Elected
2	Marie Finn	Labour Party	864	23.3%	—
3	Matthew William Bunday	Liberal Democrats	718	19.4%	—
4	David Howarth Chapman	Reform UK	427	11.5%	—
5	Nick Moulton	Conservative Party	244	6.6%	—
6	Tony Twine	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	22	0.6%	—

Electorate 8,252 · Ballots cast 3,713 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.southampton.portswood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Banister and Polygon · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.3 pts Valid ballots 3,059

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Misty Calanthia Delamothe Burgess	Green Party	1,183	38.7%	−11.3 pts	Elected
2	Steve Leggett	Labour Party	839	27.4%	—
3	Toriola Isaiah Coker	Reform UK	415	13.6%	—
4	Sarah Baillie	Conservative Party	356	11.6%	—
5	Reuben Hinchliffe	Liberal Democrats	182	5.9%	—
6	John Dominic Cooney	Independent	84	2.7%	—

Electorate 8,432 · Ballots cast 3,067 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.southampton.banister-polygon.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bassett · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.9 pts Valid ballots 4,085

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sam Philip Chapman	Liberal Democrats	1,596	39.1%	−10.9 pts	Elected
2	Amanda Jane Guest	Conservative Party	919	22.5%	—
3	Kurosh James Shadmand	Reform UK	755	18.5%	—
4	Bobby Grigore	Green Party	467	11.4%	—
5	Robert Quillan Wolfe	Labour Party	321	7.9%	—
6	Nick Davies	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	27	0.7%	—

Electorate 9,434 · Ballots cast 4,096 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.southampton.bassett.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Coxford · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.2 pts Valid ballots 3,559

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Philip Edward Crook	Reform UK	1,416	39.8%	−10.2 pts	Elected
2	Paul James Patrick Nolan	Conservative Party	673	18.9%	—
3	Gwen Gordon	Labour Party	653	18.3%	—
4	Ronald Nicholas Meldrum	Green Party	464	13.0%	—
5	Peter Graham Galton	Liberal Democrats	327	9.2%	—
6	Maggie Fricker	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	0.7%	—

Electorate 10,102 · Ballots cast 3,574 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.southampton.coxford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Redbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 2,850

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Peter Edwards	Reform UK	1,144	40.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
2	Adrian Pimley	Labour Party	557	19.5%	—
3	Andrew Pope	Independent Network	365	12.8%	—
4	Lisa Marie Fricker	Green Party	344	12.1%	—
5	Dave Smith	Conservative Party	290	10.2%	—
6	Simon David Stokes	Liberal Democrats	145	5.1%	—
7	Pete Wyatt	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	5	0.2%	—

Electorate 9,790 · Ballots cast 2,859 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.southampton.redbridge.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Thornhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.4 pts Valid ballots 2,922

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tim Kiff-Munds	Reform UK	1,215	41.6%	−8.4 pts	Elected
2	Andy Frampton	Labour Party	627	21.5%	—
3	Matt Jones	Conservative Party	456	15.6%	—
4	Jodie Luke Copeland	Green Party	403	13.8%	—
5	Edward Bolton	Liberal Democrats	187	6.4%	—
6	Tim Cutter	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	34	1.2%	—

Electorate 9,845 · Ballots cast 2,934 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.southampton.thornhill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index