Webb holds Bitterne Park for Labour; Foster takes Portswood for Greens
No party now has overall control of Southampton City Council following Thursday's local election results, while Phil Webb won for Labour in Bitterne Park and Lori Foster for the Greens in Portswood.
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Phil Webb held his Bitterne Park seat for Labour by 158 votes, with the Conservative candidate second and Reform third, while Lori Foster took the Portswood ward seat for the Greens, beating Labour's candidate and former public health cabinet member by 568 votes. Elsewhere in the city, the leader of the council Alex Winning lost his seat in Shirley to the Lib Dems.
The full Bitterne Park results were:
BLUEMEL, Lindsi Green Party 709
BUNDAY, Anthony Wyatt Liberal Democrats 646
CHAFFEY, Nicholas Philip Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 26
CHITSIKA, Trecious Reform UK 962
FULLER, David John Local Conservatives 1132
WEBB, Philip Mark Labour Party 1290 - Elected
The full Portswood results were
BUNDAY, Matthew William George Liberal Democrats 718
CHAPMAN, David Howarth Reform UK 427
FINN, Anne Marie Labour and Co-operative Party 864
FOSTER, Lorna-Marie Green Party 1432 Elected
MOULTON, Nicholas Local Conservatives 244
TWINE, Derek Anthony Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 22
• Reform and Greens pick up seats as Labour lose control of council
Seventeen of the 51 seats were up for election, one for each of the city’s 17 Wards.
Phil Webb, who won the Bitterne Park election at the count. Photo: LDRS
Following the announcement of the results, no party has a majority of seats and as a result, the council is in no overall control. Discussions are now expected to take place between the political groups to agree how an administration can be formed.
The full make-up of the council is now as follows:
- Labour: 24
- Reform UK: 8
- Liberal Democrats: 7
- Conservative: 6
- Green: 6
Click here for a graphic showing the previous and new makeup of the council..
The full list of results, including the number of votes for each candidate and the turnout for each ward, is available here:
Reform and Greens pick up seats as Labour lose control of council
10/5/26This article was updated mainly to include full results for Bitterne Park and Portswood wards, and a link to the graphic showing the past and new council makeup.