The 2021 Southampton City Council election took place in on 6 May 2021, on the same day as other

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, to elect members of

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. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, to elect to the seats of councillors last elected in

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, but was postponed due to the

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. Council elections for the

were last held on 2 May

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as part of the

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. The

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resulted in an increased number of seats for the Labour Party, from 26 to 29. All locally registered electors (

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, Commonwealth and

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citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day were entitled to vote in the local elections. The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on Friday 9 April 2021. The

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gained 6 seats from the Labour Party and one seat from an

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giving them a total of 25 seats on the new council, as compared with 23 seats for Labour. This gave the

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control of the council for the first time since 2012. In the Ward results which appear below, increases/decreases in shares of the vote, and resultant swings, are calculated by reference to the 2016 election, when these seats were last fought.

Results summary

Ward results

References

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