Southampton

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Southampton City Council
Completed

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 16 Dec 2022 - 23 Feb 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 1 Nov 2022 - 1 Nov 2022

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 10 May 2022 - 18 Jul 2022

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 23 Nov 2021 - 31 Jan 2022

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 23 Nov 2021 - 31 Jan 2022

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

We are carrying out an electoral review of Southampton because it has been a long time since the last review and the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council.

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

Our recommendations have become law

The Southampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 23 February 2023. 

Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held after May 2023.  

Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations

A Draft Southampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 16 December 2022. 

If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.  

Previous stages

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 1 November 2022.

Consultation on proposals

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals. 

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change. 

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Southampton City Council should have 51 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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