2019 Southampton City Council election
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Elections to Southampton City Council took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, alongside other local elections across the country. The Labour Party held a narrow majority of two at the last election and the seats contested in this election were last contested in 2015. Labour were defending 6 seats, the Conservatives were defending 8, whilst independent councillors, who held two seats, were not standing re-elections. Following a by-election in the Coxford ward where Labour gained the seat formerly held by an independent.
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16 of the 48 seats to Southampton City Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the election results. Each ward represents 1 seat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The result saw the Labour party gain Coxford, Freemantle, Portswood and Swaythling, but lost Millbrook and Bitterne to the Conservatives, making a net gain of three.