Before (end of 2006) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Labour 16 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Other 0
After (end of 2007) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 15.9%
| Parvin Damani | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| Amy Whiskerd | Conservative | 675 |
| Sylvia Drake | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| Rigel Jenman | Green | 195 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Alec Samuels | Conservative | 1,858 ✓ |
| Sharon Mintoff | Liberal Democrats | 1,420 |
| Michael Brainsby | Labour | 427 |
| Michael Cottrell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 217 |
Bevois1 seat · turnout 20.8%
| Jacqui Rayment | Labour | 1,113 ✓ |
| Matthew Turpin | Conservative | 466 |
| Paul Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
| Josephine Furness | Green | 215 |
| Nicholas Chaffey | — | 116 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Matthew Stevens | Labour | 1,373 ✓ |
| Edward James Osmond | Conservative | 961 |
| Robert William Naish | Liberal Democrats | 510 |
Bitterne Park1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Peter Andrew Baillie | Conservative | 1,663 ✓ |
| Shaun Brady | Labour | 734 |
| Arnold Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 720 |
| Sarah Curl | Green | 254 |
Coxford1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Donald Thomas | Labour | 1,219 ✓ |
| Kenneth Darke | Liberal Democrats | 1,162 |
| Neil Fitzgerald | Conservative | 784 |
| Leslie Obee | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 201 |
| David Curl | Green | 128 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Brian Parnell | Conservative | 1,369 ✓ |
| Hilary Mitchell | Labour | 815 |
| Juliette Amanda Williams | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
| Darren Pickering | Green | 395 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Adrian Johnson | Conservative | 1,723 ✓ |
| Paul Jenks | Labour | 1,017 |
| Diana Wills | Liberal Democrats | 490 |
| Andrew Shaw | Green | 275 |
Millbrook2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Linda Margaret Norris | Conservative | 1,330 ✓ |
| Andrew Wells | Conservative | 1,268 ✓ |
| Robert Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 1,048 |
| Ken Reed | Liberal Democrats | 974 |
| Keith Morrell | Labour | 855 |
| Russ Green | Labour | 811 |
| Victoria Payne | Green | 350 |
| Steven Phillips | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 246 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| John Slade | Liberal Democrats | 1,443 ✓ |
| Kim Baillie | Conservative | 972 |
| Julian Price | Labour | 839 |
Portswood1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Steven Roy Sollitt | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 ✓ |
| Vincenzo Capozzoli | Conservative | 840 |
| Ann Wardle | Labour | 560 |
| Joe Cox | Green | 350 |
| Promise Knight | — | 299 |
| Nikki Kelly | — | 80 |
Redbridge1 seat
| Marsh-Jenks P. | Labour | 1,292 ✓ |
| P. Russell | Liberal Democrats | 906 |
| Claire Bettison | Conservative | 808 |
Shirley1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Matthew Jonathan Anthony Dean | Conservative | 1,762 ✓ |
| Graham Giles | Labour | 1,256 |
| Pauline Harding | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| John Charles Thomas Spottiswoode | Green | 327 |
| David Geddes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 183 |
Sholing1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Gavin Craig Dick | Conservative | 1,787 ✓ |
| David Furnell | Labour | 1,435 |
| Martin Lisle | Liberal Democrats | 390 |
| Tony Weaver | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 354 |
Swaythling1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| Diana Odgers | Conservative | 1,215 ✓ |
| Anne Work | Liberal Democrats | 711 |
| Andrew Wilson | Labour | 504 |
| Christopher Francis Bluemel | Green | 256 |
Woolston1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Warwick Payne | Labour | 1,346 ✓ |
| John Whiskerd | Conservative | 840 |
| Barbara Cove | Liberal Democrats | 666 |