The 2016 Southampton City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Southampton City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Quick Facts A third of seats to Southampton City Council 23 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2016 Southampton City Council election

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A third of seats to Southampton City Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 12 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 23,456 17,605 Percentage 41.7 31.3 Swing 2.3% 4.9%   Third party   Party Independent Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,286 Percentage 4.1 Swing 2.7%
Map showing the election results. Each ward represents 1 seat
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 25
• Conservative 19 (-1)
• Councillors Against Cuts 3 (+1)
• Independent 1

Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means all comparisons are to the corresponding 2012 Southampton Council election.

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Southampton Local Election Result 2016

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12	2	2		66.7	41.7	23,456	2.3
	Conservative	5	1	2	1	27.8	31.3	17,605	4.9
	Independent	1	1	0	1	5.6	4.1	2,286	2.7
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	7.9	4,444	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	7.0	3,911	2.9
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	6.1	3,451	2.2
	TUSC	0	0	0		0.0	1.9	1,060	0.3

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More information Comparison to Local Election Result 2015, Party ...

Comparison to Local Election Result 2015
Party		Votes %	+/-
	Labour	41.7	7.5
	Conservative	31.3	2.8
	Independent	4.1	1.6
	UKIP	7.9	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	7.0	0.3
	Green	6.1	2.4
	TUSC	1.9	0.9

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