2015 Southampton City Council election
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The2015 Southampton City Council electiontook place on 7 May 2015 to elect members ofSouthampton City Councilin England. This was on the same day as otherlocal elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour26 (-2)
- Conservative20 (+2)
- Councillors Against Cuts 2
Just one week after the election, newly re-elected Labour councillor for Redbridge, Andrew Pope, who had represented the area since2011,left Labour to sit as an independent, citing concerns he had with the leader of the council, Simon Letts, who he accused of "putting his own position ahead of the people of Southampton" and of lacking "vision and strong leadership".[1]
Election result[edit]
Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means all comparisons are to the corresponding2011 Southampton Council election.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 34.1 | 34,928 | 3.6 | |
Labour | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43.8 | 34.2 | 35,085 | 7.1 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 2,498 | 1.6 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 12,728 | New | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 8,786 | 6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7,414 | 6.6 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,021 | 1.9 |
Comparison to Local Election Result 2014 | ||||||||||
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Party | Votes % | +/- | ||||||||
Labour | 34.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Conservative | 34.1 | 3.0 | ||||||||
UKIP | 12.4 | 2.7 | ||||||||
Green | 8.6 | 3.2 | ||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 7.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||
Independent | 2.4 | 1.1 | ||||||||
TUSC | 1.0 | 1.8 |
Ward results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Noon | 2,690 | 42.5 | |
Conservative | Spencer Bowman | 2,223 | 35.1 | |
Green | Joe Cox | 927 | 14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vijay Tondepu | 317 | 5.0 | |
TUSC | Andrew Howe | 119 | 1.9 | |
Majority | 467 | 7.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,336 | 52.01 | ||
Labourhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Les Harris | 3,136 | 46.0 | |
Labour | Renata Bogus | 1,575 | 23.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Whalley | 766 | 11.2 | |
UKIP | Jean Romsey | 649 | 9.5 | |
Green | Cara Sandys | 607 | 8.9 | |
TUSC | Neil Kelly | 53 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 1,561 | 22.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,817 | 65.55 | ||
Conservativehold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqui Rayment | 3,338 | 54.5 | |
Conservative | Calvin Smith | 1,112 | 18.2 | |
Green | Rosie Pearce | 829 | 13.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Ford | 412 | 6.7 | |
UKIP | Richard Lyons | 308 | 5.0 | |
TUSC | Glyn Oliver | 90 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 2,226 | 36.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,122 | 54.91 | ||
Labourhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Jordan | 2,343 | 40.0 | |
Conservative | Marley Guthrie | 1,935 | 33.0 | |
UKIP | Thomas Collier | 1,043 | 17.8 | |
Green | Jodie Coperland | 254 | 4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Naish | 240 | 4.1 | |
TUSC | Declan Clune | 41 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 408 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,863 | 55.91 | ||
Labourhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Fuller | 2,805 | 39.5 | |
Labour | Andrew Godsell | 2,116 | 29.8 | |
UKIP | Richard Jay | 901 | 12.7 | |
Green | Lindsi Bluemel | 625 | 8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Read | 567 | 8.0 | |
TUSC | Linda Boulton | 59 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 689 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,105 | 65.26 | ||
Conservativehold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Don Thomas | 2,300 | 36.7 | |
Labour | Daniel Lucas | 1,330 | 21.2 | |
Conservative | Trevor Glasspool | 1,196 | 19.1 | |
UKIP | Joe Lockyer | 978 | 15.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Galton | 215 | 3.4 | |
Green | Claire Huckle | 209 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 970 | 15.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,268 | 58.71 | ||
IndependentgainfromLabour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Parnell | 2,335 | 35.3 | |
Labour | Pat Usher | 2,246 | 34.0 | |
Green | Jonathan Martin | 831 | 12.6 | |
UKIP | Chris Green | 638 | 9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steven Hulbert | 453 | 6.9 | |
TUSC | Mike Marx | 73 | 1.1 | |
Majority | 89 | 1.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,608 | 60.69 | ||
Conservativehold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daniel Fitzhenry | 2,884 | 44.0 | |
Labour | Izaak Wilson | 1,955 | 29.8 | |
UKIP | Vincent Avellino | 1,030 | 15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Dennis | 322 | 4.9 | |
Green | Peter Pashen | 288 | 4.4 | |
TUSC | Graham O'Reilly | 59 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 929 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,561 | 62.04 | ||
Conservativehold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Furnell | 2,345 | 35.4 | |
Conservative | Matt Turpin | 2,170 | 32.7 | |
UKIP | Pearline Hingston | 1,097 | 16.5 | |
Green | Daniel Payne | 439 | 6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarke | 415 | 6.3 | |
Stephen Plumridge | 95 | 1.4 | ||
TUSC | David Rawlinson | 43 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 175 | 2.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,631 | 58.70 | ||
Labourhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Houghton | 2,573 | 38.1 | |
Labour | Darren Paffey | 2,188 | 32.4 | |
UKIP | David Nightingale | 1,027 | 15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Bowers | 471 | 7.0 | |
Green | Gemma Mathieson | 425 | 6.3 | |
TUSC | Graham Henry | 38 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 385 | 5.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,747 | 62.87 | ||
ConservativegainfromLabour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Claisse | 2,200 | 31.8 | |
Labour | Lucas Szlek | 1,951 | 28.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Vinson | 1,390 | 20.1 | |
Green | Chris Bluemel | 1,205 | 17.4 | |
TUSC | Nick Chaffey | 118 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 249 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,908 | 63.18 | ||
Conservativehold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Andrew Pope | 2,186 | 37.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Palmer | 1,539 | 26.7 | |
UKIP | Colin Hingston | 1,439 | 24.9 | |
Green | Chris James | 263 | 4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Stokes | 250 | 4.3 | |
TUSC | Kieran Wilson | 69 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 647 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,773 | 52.83 | ||
Labour Co-ophold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Satvir Kaur | 2,501 | 35.9 | |
Conservative | Chris Grace | 2,426 | 34.8 | |
UKIP | Nick Ray | 711 | 10.2 | |
Green | John Spottiswoode | 646 | 9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton | 471 | 6.8 | |
Independent | Ricky Lambert | 103 | 1.5 | |
TUSC | Tara Bosworth | 58 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 75 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,964 | 64.71 | ||
Labourhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Wilkinson | 2,947 | 41.6 | |
Labour | Sue Blatchford | 2,291 | 32.3 | |
UKIP | Dean Bartram | 1,175 | 16.6 | |
Green | Martyn Webb | 304 | 4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Galton | 288 | 4.1 | |
TUSC | Darren Galpin | 29 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 656 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | 7,086 | 64.56 | ||
ConservativegainfromLabour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Spiros Vassiliou | 1,633 | 31.4 | |
Labour | Frances Murphy | 1,592 | 30.6 | |
UKIP | Alan Kebbell | 738 | 14.2 | |
Green | Angela Cotton | 627 | 12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jules Poulain | 513 | 9.9 | |
TUSC | Kevin Kayes | 80 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 41 | 0.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,201 | 57.53 | ||
Conservativehold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Warwick Payne | 2,438 | 40.7 | |
Conservative | Albert Leach | 1,814 | 30.3 | |
UKIP | Derek Humber | 994 | 16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Bleach | 324 | 5.4 | |
Green | Katherine Barbour | 307 | 5.1 | |
TUSC | Sue Atkins | 92 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 624 | 10.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,988 | 57.79 | ||
Labourhold |
References[edit]
Preceded by 2014 Southampton City Council election |
Southampton City Council elections | Succeeded by 2016 Southampton City Council election |