The 2014 Southampton City Council election took place on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of
Southampton
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City Council in
Hampshire
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,
England
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. One third of the council (16 seats) was up for election, and an additional vacancy in Millbrook ward caused by the resignation of a sitting councillor who had been elected in 2012 was also filled, meaning a total of 17 of the city's 48 seats were elected. The elections took place on the same day as the
elections to the European Parliament
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Until ...
.
Southampton Council is elected in thirds, which means the all comparisons are to the corresponding
2010 Southampton City Council election. In Millbrook, the candidate with the most votes was elected for a full term lasting until 2018. The candidate who came second was elected for the remainder of the resigned councillor's term, ending in 2016.
Coxford councillors who formed the Putting People First group originally split from Labour in 2013.
Keith Morrell was up for election in the ward in this election.
Election result
Changes in council composition
Bargate
Bassett
Bevois
Bitterne
Bitterne Park
Coxford
Freemantle
Harefield
Millbrook
Peartree
Portswood
Redbridge
Shirley
Sholing
Swaythling
Woolston
References
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Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
2014
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2010s in Southampton