Southampton City Council elections explained

Southampton City Council elections are held three out of every four years to elect members of Southampton City Council, the local authority for the city of Southampton in Hampshire, England. Since 1 April 1997 Southampton has been a unitary authority responsible for all local government functions; prior to this it was a non-metropolitan district beneath Hampshire County Council.

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

• 1973 Southampton City Council election
• 1976 Southampton City Council election
• 1979 Southampton City Council election (New ward boundaries & city boundary changes also took place)^{[1] [2]}
• 1980 Southampton City Council election
• 1982 Southampton City Council election
• 1983 Southampton City Council election
• 1984 Southampton City Council election
• 1986 Southampton City Council election
• 1987 Southampton City Council election
• 1988 Southampton City Council election
• 1990 Southampton City Council election
• 1991 Southampton City Council election
• 1992 Southampton City Council election
• 1994 Southampton City Council election
• 1995 Southampton City Council election

Unitary authority elections

• 1996 Southampton City Council election
• 1998 Southampton City Council election
• 1999 Southampton City Council election
• 2000 Southampton City Council election
• 2002 Southampton City Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 3)^{[3] [4] [5]}
• 2003 Southampton City Council election
• 2004 Southampton City Council election
• 2006 Southampton City Council election
• 2007 Southampton City Council election
• 2008 Southampton City Council election
• 2010 Southampton City Council election
• 2012 Southampton City Council election
• 2014 Southampton City Council election
• 2015 Southampton City Council election
• 2016 Southampton City Council election
• 2018 Southampton City Council election
• 2019 Southampton City Council election
• 2021 Southampton City Council election
• 2022 Southampton City Council election
• 2023 Southampton City Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 3)^{[6] [7]}
• 2024 Southampton City Council election

By-election results

2022-2026

External links

• Southampton City Council
• By-election results

Notes and References

1. The City of Southampton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
2. The New Forest and Southampton (Areas) Order 1978
3. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Southampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
4. News: Southampton . 25 April 2010 . BBC News Online.
5. Web site: Elections explained . 25 April 2010 . Southampton City Council.
6. Web site: Plan to make city council bigger – how to have your say.
7. Web site: Why councillors could only stand for one year in Southampton . Southern Daily Echo. . 6 May 2022.