2006 Southampton City Council election
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The 2006 Southampton Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 16
- Labour 16
- Conservative 16[2]
Campaign[]
Before the election the Liberal Democrats formed the administration of the council with 17 seats, compared to 16 for the Conservatives and 15 for Labour.[3]
Issues in the election included refuse collection, the condition of the pavements and anti-social behaviour.[3] The Labour and Liberal Democrat parties clashed over anti-social behaviour, with the parties disagreeing over whether the Liberal Democrat led council was doing enough to tackle such behaviour.[3][4] The campaign saw national politicians joining in, such as Labour's Hazel Blears and Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes.[3]
The election also had two independents standing on a platform calling for the chairman of Southampton F.C. Rupert Lowe to resign.[5]
Election result[]
The results saw all 3 main parties end the election with 16 seats,[6] after Labour gained 1 seat from the Liberal Democrats.[7] Meanwhile, the independents calling for Rupert Lowe to resign as chairman of Southampton F.C. received 200 and 63 votes each.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 31.3%.[7]
Following the election the 3 parties were unable to reach agreement on who should become leader of the council, with a five-hour council meeting on 18 May failing to reach a conclusion.[8] Finally Liberal Democrat Adrian Vinson continued as council leader for another year.[9]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
41.2 | 28.8 | 15,686 | ![]() | |
Labour | 6 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
35.3 | 29.8 | 16,256 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
23.5 | 32.5 | 17,733 | ![]() | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 4.3 | 2,334 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 1.6 | 887 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 1.4 | 740 | ![]() | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.9 | 466 | ![]() | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.3 | 157 | ![]() | |
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.3 | 144 | ![]() | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0.2 | 95 | ![]() |
Ward results[]
Bargate[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Bogle | 861 | 41.1 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Amy Willacy | 683 | 32.6 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Liskutin | 333 | 15.9 | -5.0 | |
Alliance for Green Socialism | Philip Pope | 95 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Independent | Perry McMillan | 63 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Daniel Warren | 58 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 178 | 8.5 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,093 | 16.8 | -0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bassett[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mizon | 1,979 | 46.6 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Linda Norris | 1,926 | 45.4 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Robert Blond | 340 | 8.0 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 53 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,245 | 40.7 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bevois[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Burke | 1,169 | 51.0 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Holmes | 526 | 22.9 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | John Whiskerd | 441 | 19.2 | -5.0 | |
Socialist Alternative | Nicholas Chaffey | 157 | 6.8 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 643 | 28.0 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,293 | 23.4 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bitterne[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Letts | 1,273 | 41.5 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Claire Johnson | 849 | 27.7 | -3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Naish | 481 | 15.7 | -1.6 | |
BNP | Darren Smith | 466 | 15.2 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 424 | 13.8 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,069 | 30.4 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bitterne Park[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Williams | 1,637 | 45.2 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Reed | 767 | 21.2 | -12.7 | |
Labour | Michael Brainsby | 728 | 20.1 | +3.4 | |
Green | Joseph Cox | 288 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Independent | Mark Adams | 200 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 870 | 24.0 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,620 | 35.3 | -2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coxford[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton | 1,229 | 37.2 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Donald Thomas | 1,180 | 35.7 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Edward Daunt | 620 | 18.8 | +3.5 | |
Green | David Curl | 273 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 49 | 1.5 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,302 | 32.1 | +1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Freemantle[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Moulton | 1,310 | 40.7 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Thomas Flynn | 976 | 30.4 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ann Russell | 483 | 15.0 | -4.0 | |
Green | Darren Pickering | 446 | 13.9 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 334 | 10.4 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,215 | 30.4 | -1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Harefield[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Royston Smith | 2,054 | 55.9 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Penelope Baldwin | 1,024 | 27.9 | -0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diana Wills | 595 | 16.2 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 1,030 | 28.0 | +10.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,673 | 35.3 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Millbrook[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ceren Davis | 1,245 | 38.4 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Wells | 862 | 26.6 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Keith Morrell | 854 | 26.4 | +3.4 | |
UKIP | Stephen Phillips | 278 | 8.6 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 383 | 11.8 | -6.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,239 | 29.8 | -2.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Peartree[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gerry Drake | 1,607 | 48.7 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Alexander | 922 | 27.9 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Paul Jenks | 772 | 23.4 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 685 | 20.8 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,301 | 32.6 | -0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Portswood[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jill Baston | 1,600 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Sollitt | 1,150 | |||
Conservative | Victoria Pulham | 680 | |||
Green | Christopher Bluemel | 585 | |||
Conservative | Paul Wraight | 552 | |||
Labour | Ann Wardle | 551 | |||
Labour | David Furnell | 482 | |||
Independent | Peter Knight | 310 | |||
Respect | David Fegan | 144 | |||
Independent | Jeanne Butterfield | 109 | |||
Turnout | 6,163 | 34.0 | -1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Redbridge[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine McEwing | 1,403 | 44.3 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Russell | 995 | 31.4 | -2.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Dean | 770 | 24.3 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 408 | 12.9 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,168 | 30.5 | +1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Shirley[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edwina Cooke | 1,591 | 41.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Graham Giles | 1,011 | 26.6 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Langshaw | 499 | 13.1 | -6.4 | |
Green | John Spottiswoode | 482 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
UKIP | David Geddes | 217 | 5.7 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 580 | 15.3 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,800 | 37.9 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sholing[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Blatchford | 1,650 | 41.9 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Clare Bettison | 1,363 | 34.6 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Cove | 529 | 13.4 | -0.3 | |
UKIP | Tony Weaver | 392 | 10.0 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 287 | 7.3 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,934 | 37.3 | +2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Swaythling[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Beckett | 975 | 41.1 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Matthew Costen | 681 | 28.7 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Andrew Wilson | 457 | 19.3 | -2.4 | |
Green | Peter Davis | 260 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 294 | 12.4 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,373 | 25.0 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Woolston[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carol Cunio | 1,525 | 50.7 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Kim Baillie | 792 | 26.3 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Lisle | 693 | 23.0 | -10.5 | |
Majority | 733 | 24.4 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,010 | 30.3 | -2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Local elections: Southampton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Local elections 2006: Results in full". The Guardian. 6 May 2006. p. 20.
- ^ a b c d Morris, Steven (24 April 2006). "Politics: Local elections: The Labour target: Big guns brought to bear as yob factor tops agenda". The Guardian. p. 13.
- ^ "This is not a city in crisis, says Hughes". Southern Daily Echo. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Mixed bag in the south". Southern Daily Echo. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "South: Votes cast". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Sex scandal blamed for Tory win". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "No leader? Let's just toss a coin to decide". Southern Daily Echo. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Labour woos the Lib Dems in bid to secure power". Southern Daily Echo. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election details". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Local elections". The Times. 6 May 2006. p. 64.
Preceded by 2004 Southampton Council election |
Southampton local elections | Succeeded by 2007 Southampton Council election |
- 2006 English local elections
- Southampton City Council elections
- 2000s in Southampton