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Southampton Local Elections
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. Southampton City Council is made up of 48 councillors, with three councillors representing each of 16 wards. One councillor from each ward is elected each May on a four-year cycle, with no elections in the fourth year. Political control Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ..., political control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton City Council
Southampton City Council is the local authority of the city of Southampton. It is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including council tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. The council uses a Executive arrangements#Leader and cabinet, leader and cabinet structure. Labour Party (UK), Labour has been in control of the council since 2022. History Southampton City Council has records in its archives of council meetings as early as 1199. The Local Government Act 1888 established Southampton as a county borough of the county Hampshire, then officially known as the ''County of Southampton''. This meant that the city of Southampton had independent governance from the county. Local government restructuring with an act in 1973 made the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Southampton City Council Election
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2002 Southampton City Council Election
The 2002 Southampton Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seat by 3. The council stayed under no overall control. Election result The results saw no party win a majority on the council, with Labour just remaining the largest party. The Conservatives gained 4 seats, but the Conservative group leader, Conor Burns, lost his seat. Burns came fourth in Bassett ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ... behind his two party colleagues and Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Mizon. Ward results Bargate Bassett Bevois Bitterne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Southampton City Council Election
The 2000 Southampton Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Labour 22 *Liberal Democrat 16 *Conservative 7 Election result The results saw Labour lose their majority on the council for the first time in 13 years after both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats made gains. The Conservatives gained the seats of Harefield, Shirley and St Lukes from Labour, with the winner in St Lukes, Stephen Day, becoming the youngest councillor at the age of 22. Among the defeated Labour councillors was the former leader of the council, Richard Bates, in Shirley, while the then leader of the council June Bridle only held her seat in Sholing by 59 votes. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats gained in Coxford and Woolston, the latter by 33 votes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Southampton City Council Election
The 1999 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Labour 27 *Liberal Democrat 14 *Conservative 4 Election result The results saw the Labour party stay in control of the council after holding all but one of the seats they had been defending. The only change came in St Lukes ward where Conservative Conor Burns gained the seat from Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 26.4%. Ward results References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1999 1999 English local elections 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Southampton City Council Election
The 1998 Southampton Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Labour 28 *Liberal Democrat 14 *Conservative 3 Election result Ward results References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1998 1998 English local elections 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ... 1990s in Southampton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Southampton City Council Election
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