Southampton City Council election, 2010
The 2010 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 28
- Labour 15
- Liberal Democrat 5[2]
Background
Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 26 seats, compared to 14 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats.[3] With the Conservatives defending just 4 of the 16 seats being contested they were almost certain to retain control of the council.[3] Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat group leader Jill Baston was among those who stood down at the election, with former Liberal Democrat leader of the council Adrian Vinson attempting to return to the council in the seat she was leaving.[3]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives keep a majority on the council after gaining 2 seats to hold 28 of the 48 seats.[4] Labour made a net gain of the 1 seat to move to 15 seats, while the Liberal Democrats lost 3 to be reduced to 5 councillors.[4] With the election taking place at the same time as the 2010 general election overall turnout was higher than usual at 59%.[5]
Both unsuccessful Conservative candidates for Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test in the 2010 general election were among those re-elected to the council.[5] The former Liberal Democrat leader of the council Adrian Vinson, regained a seat on the council in Portswood, 2 years after being voted off the council, while Gerry Drake held Peartree for the Liberal Democrats by 30 votes after 3 recounts.[5] However Labour candidates Keith Morrell and David Furnell gained the seats of Coxford and Millbrook respectively from the Liberal Democrats.[5]
Southampton Local Election Result 2010[6][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 43.8 | 33.0 | 33,418 | +6.7% | ||
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 37.5 | 34.2 | 34,602 | -13.2% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 18.8 | 28.4 | 28,769 | +9.8% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 2,857 | -1.7% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1,083 | +0.1% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 422 | -1.1% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Bogle | 2,055 | 33.3 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Darke | 1,900 | 30.8 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | James Baillie | 1,799 | 29.1 | -12.4 | |
Green | John Spottiswoode | 420 | 6.8 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 155 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,174 | 42.8 | +26.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beryl Harris | 2,945 | 42.0 | -13.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Clarke | 2,691 | 38.3 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Nicholas Mayer | 1,028 | 14.6 | +5.5 | |
Green | Jonathan Bean | 356 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 254 | 3.6 | -19.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,020 | 63.0 | +29.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Burke | 2,369 | 42.8 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Read | 1,413 | 25.5 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | Spandita Woodman | 1,257 | 22.7 | -11.1 | |
Green | Christopher Bluemel | 357 | 6.4 | -5.7 | |
Independent | Syed Shah | 82 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Khalid Farooq | 61 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 956 | 17.3 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,539 | 50.2 | +29.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Letts | 2,464 | 44.3 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Alexander Williams | 1,922 | 34.6 | -16.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Naish | 1,171 | 21.1 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 542 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,557 | 56.1 | +25.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Williams | 2,612 | 38.2 | -19.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Arnold Robinson | 2,085 | 30.5 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Craig Philbrick | 1,797 | 26.3 | +6.6 | |
Green | Jemma Savillewood | 348 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 527 | 7.7 | -27.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,842 | 64.7 | +32.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Morrell | 2,379 | 38.0 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Galton | 1,826 | 29.2 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Russell Baker | 1,769 | 28.3 | -3.4 | |
Independent | Richard McQuillan | 279 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 553 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,253 | 60.5 | +29.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Moulton | 2,490 | 37.8 | -15.8 | |
Labour | Andrew Pope | 2,111 | 32.1 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Abbott | 1,985 | 30.1 | +16.4 | |
Majority | 379 | 5.8 | -25.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,586 | 58.2 | +30.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Royston Smith | 2,914 | 45.0 | ||
Labour | Lee Whitbread | 2,246 | 34.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Simon Mockler | 1,320 | 20.4 | ||
Majority | 668 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 6,480 | 61.2 | +26.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Furnell | 2,374 | 36.5 | +15.3 | |
Conservative | Christopher Rowland | 2,253 | 34.7 | -13.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Plumridge | 1,874 | 28.8 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 121 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,501 | 59.4 | +30.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gerry Drake | 2,165 | 32.8 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Casey Baldwin | 2,135 | 32.4 | -6.2 | |
Labour | Neil Kelly | 1,856 | 28.2 | +11.4 | |
UKIP | Robert Geddes | 435 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 30 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,591 | 63.2 | +29.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Adrian Vinson | 2,772 | 39.8 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Claisse | 2,165 | 31.1 | -6.5 | |
Labour | Philip Webb | 1,546 | 22.2 | +8.2 | |
Green | Joseph Cox | 480 | 6.9 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 607 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,963 | 63.3 | +31.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine McEwing | 2,731 | 47.0 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Christopher Webb | 1,833 | 31.6 | -11.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Simon Stokes | 1,245 | 21.4 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 898 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,809 | 55.3 | +27.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Mead | 2,461 | 36.2 | -15.4 | |
Labour | Carol Dey | 2,372 | 34.9 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith Reed | 1,584 | 23.3 | +!4.4 | |
UKIP | Pearline Hingston | 385 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 89 | 1.3 | -19.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,802 | 64.9 | +18.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Kolker | 2,669 | 38.6 | -15.5 | |
Labour | Susan Blatchford | 2,557 | 37.0 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sharon Mintoff | 1,422 | 20.5 | +10.5 | |
Green | Susan Robson | 272 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 112 | 1.6 | -16.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,920 | 64.3 | +29.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Maureen Turner | 2,035 | 38.0 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Valerie Laurent | 1,623 | 30.3 | -11.3 | |
Labour | Daniel Jeffery | 1,086 | 20.3 | +8.2 | |
Green | Angela Cotton | 354 | 6.6 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | Alan Kebbell | 263 | 4.9 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 412 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,361 | 55.8 | +26.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Cunio | 2,447 | 42.5 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Michael Denness | 1,755 | 30.5 | -7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jane Foster | 1,281 | 22.3 | +10.0 | |
Green | Colin Reader | 270 | 4.7 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 692 | 12.0 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,753 | 57.9 | +27.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Southampton". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- 1 2 "Local elections 2010". London: guardian.co.uk. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- 1 2 3 Smith, Matt (26 April 2010). "Spotlight falls on the 'forgotten' elections". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- 1 2 "Tories gain control of Gosport and Hart in local polls". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Local Election result - Southampton". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Southampton City Council. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Elections". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
Preceded by Southampton Council election, 2008 |
Southampton local elections | Succeeded by Southampton Council election, 2011 |