Before (end of 2005) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Labour 15 · Conservative 14 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 16 · Labour 16 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 16.8%
| Sarah Bogle | Labour | 861 ✓ |
| Amy Willacy | Conservative | 683 |
| Ruth Liskutin | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| Philip Pope | AGS | 95 |
| Perry McMillan | Independent | 63 |
| Daniel Warren | Independent | 58 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Elizabeth Mizon | Liberal Democrats | 1,979 ✓ |
| Linda Margaret Norris | Conservative | 1,926 |
| Robert Blond | Labour | 340 |
Bevois1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| Derek Burke | Labour | 1,169 ✓ |
| Robert Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 526 |
| John Whiskerd | Conservative | 441 |
| Nicholas Chaffey | — | 157 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Simon Letts | Labour | 1,273 ✓ |
| Claire Johnson | Conservative | 849 |
| Robert William Naish | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
| Darren Smith | BNP | 466 |
Bitterne Park1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Philip Williams | Conservative | 1,637 ✓ |
| Ken Reed | Liberal Democrats | 767 |
| Michael Brainsby | Labour | 728 |
| Joe Cox | Green | 288 |
| Mark Adams | Independent | 200 |
Coxford1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Peter Galton | Liberal Democrats | 1,229 ✓ |
| Donald Thomas | Labour | 1,180 |
| Edward Daunt | Conservative | 620 |
| David Curl | Green | 273 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Jeremy Moulton | Conservative | 1,310 ✓ |
| Thomas Flynn | Labour | 976 |
| Alisa Russell | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
| Darren Pickering | Green | 446 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Royston Smith | Conservative | 2,054 ✓ |
| Penelope Baldwin | Labour | 1,024 |
| Diana Wills | Liberal Democrats | 595 |
Millbrook1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Ceren Davis | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 ✓ |
| Andrew Wells | Conservative | 862 |
| Keith Morrell | Labour | 854 |
| Stephen Philips | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 278 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Gerry Drake | Liberal Democrats | 1,607 ✓ |
| Robert Alexander | Conservative | 922 |
| Paul Jenks | Labour | 772 |
Portswood2 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Jill Baston | Liberal Democrats | 1,600 ✓ |
| Steven Roy Sollitt | Liberal Democrats | 1,150 ✓ |
| Victoria Pulham | Conservative | 680 |
| Christopher Francis Bluemel | Green | 585 |
| Paul Wraight | Conservative | 552 |
| Ann Wardle | Labour | 551 |
| David Furnell | Labour | 482 |
| Promise Knight | Independent | 310 |
| David Fegan | Respect | 144 |
| Jeanne Butterfield | Independent | 109 |
Redbridge1 seat
| Catherine McEwing | Labour | 1,403 ✓ |
| P. Russell | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
| M. Dean | Conservative | 770 |
Shirley1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Edwina Cooke | Conservative | 1,591 ✓ |
| Graham Giles | Labour | 1,011 |
| Jane Langshaw | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
| John Charles Thomas Spottiswoode | Green | 482 |
| David Geddes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 217 |
Sholing1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Sue Blatchford | Labour | 1,650 ✓ |
| Clare Bettison | Conservative | 1,363 |
| Barbara Cove | Liberal Democrats | 529 |
| Tony Weaver | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 392 |
Swaythling1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| David Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 975 ✓ |
| Matthew Costen | Conservative | 681 |
| Andrew Wilson | Labour | 457 |
| Peter Davis | Green | 260 |
Woolston1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Carol Anne Cunio | Labour | 1,525 ✓ |
| Kim Baillie | Conservative | 792 |
| Martin Lisle | Liberal Democrats | 693 |