Southampton City Council elections are held three out of every four years to elect members ofSouthampton City Council, the local authority for the city ofSouthampton inHampshire,England. Since 1 April 1997 Southampton has been aunitary authority responsible for all local government functions; prior to this it was anon-metropolitan district beneathHampshire County Council.
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green | Independents & Others | Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (51 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 31 | 20 | 0 | – | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1976 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (51 seats) | ||||||||
| 1979 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1980 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1982 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1983 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1984 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1986 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1987 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | No overall control | ||
| 1988 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1990 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Labour | ||
| 1991 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1992 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1994 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1995 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1996 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1998 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 1999 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 2000 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (54 seats) | ||||||||
| 2002 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2003 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | No overall control | ||
| 2004 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2008 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2010 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2012 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 2014 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Labour | ||
| 2015 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Labour | ||
| 2016 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | Labour | ||
| 2018 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | Labour | ||
| 2019 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 2021 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2022 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Labour | ||
| New ward boundaries (57 seats) | ||||||||
| 2023 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 2024 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Labour | ||
| 2026 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 885 | 52.6 | −6.4 | ||
| Conservative | 259 | 15.4 | −3.0 | ||
| Socialist Labour | 257 | 15.3 | +9.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 250 | 14.9 | +4.7 | ||
| Independent Labour | 31 | 1.8 | −4.7 | ||
| Majority | 626 | 37.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,682 | 13.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 975 | 47.8 | −9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 725 | 35.6 | +6.1 | ||
| Conservative | 339 | 16.6 | +3.3 | ||
| Majority | 250 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,039 | 17.9 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,025 | 58.9 | +8.9 | ||
| Labour | 372 | 21.4 | −16.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 344 | 19.8 | +7.5 | ||
| Majority | 653 | 37.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,741 | 14.5 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 858 | 44.1 | −6.7 | ||
| Conservative | 856 | 44.0 | +9.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 231 | 11.9 | +3.3 | ||
| Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,945 | 19.3 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clifford Coombes | 984 | 37.1 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Mike Brainsby | 791 | 29.9 | +13.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Work | 785 | 29.6 | −4.3 | |
| Green | Joseph Cox | 89 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 193 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,649 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Hammond | 864 | 32.3 | −22.8 | |
| UKIP | John Sharp | 741 | 27.7 | +27.7 | |
| Conservative | Alex Houghton | 704 | 26.3 | −5.6 | |
| TUSC | Sue Atkins | 136 | 5.1 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford | 120 | 4.5 | −3.8 | |
| Green | Christopher Bluemel | 107 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 123 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,672 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matthew Raynard | 668 | 26.2 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Charles Perez-Storey | 529 | 20.7 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Smith | 450 | 17.6 | +14.7 | |
| Socialist | Susan Anne Atkins | 368 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
| Integrity Southampton | David John Fletcher | 178 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Independent | Richard Terrence McQuillan | 174 | 6.8 | +4.4 | |
| UKIP | Derek Lascelles Humber | 123 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Cara Anne Sandys | 53 | 2.1 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 139 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,551 | 25.0 | −7.7 | ||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvonne Frampton | 806 | 46.0 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Callum Ford | 793 | 45.3 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Ronald Meldrum | 66 | 3.8 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick McGeorge | 61 | 3.5 | −0.9 | |
| TUSC | Mabel Wellman | 26 | 1.5 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 13 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,752 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Percival | 1,249 | 39.2 | +19.3 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Hetherton | 770 | 24.2 | −1.1 | |
| Labour | Victoria Ugwoeme | 764 | 24.0 | −15.5 | |
| Green | Barrie Margetts | 241 | 7.6 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Andrew Pope | 117 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| TUSC | Maggie Fricker | 44 | 1.4 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 479 | 15.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,185 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
