Before (end of 2009) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2010) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| Sarah Bogle | Labour | 2,055 ✓ |
| Kenneth Darke | Liberal Democrats | 1,900 |
| James Baillie | Conservative | 1,799 |
| John Charles Thomas Spottiswoode | Green | 420 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 62.6%
| Beryl Harris | Conservative | 2,945 ✓ |
| Paul Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 2,691 |
| Nicholas Mayer | Labour | 1,028 |
| Jonathan Bean | Green | 356 |
Bevois1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| Derek Burke | Labour | 2,369 ✓ |
| Julie Read | Liberal Democrats | 1,413 |
| Spandita Woodman | Conservative | 1,257 |
| Christopher Francis Bluemel | Green | 357 |
| Syed Shah | Independent | 82 |
| Khalid Farooq | Independent | 61 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| Simon Letts | Labour | 2,464 ✓ |
| Ann Kathleen Williamson | Conservative | 1,922 |
| Robert William Naish | Liberal Democrats | 1,171 |
Bitterne Park1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| Philip Williams | Conservative | 2,612 ✓ |
| Arnold Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 2,085 |
| Craig Philbrick | Labour | 1,797 |
| Jemma Savillewood | Green | 348 |
Coxford1 seat · turnout 62.9%
| Keith Morrell | Labour | 2,379 ✓ |
| Peter Galton | Liberal Democrats | 1,826 |
| Russell Baker | Conservative | 1,769 |
| Richard McQuillan | Independent | 279 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| Jeremy Moulton | Conservative | 2,490 ✓ |
| Andrew Pope | Labour | 2,111 |
| Paul Abbott | Liberal Democrats | 1,985 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 60.7%
| Royston Smith | Conservative | 2,914 ✓ |
| Lee Keith Whitbread | Labour | 2,246 |
| Simon Mockler | Liberal Democrats | 1,320 |
Millbrook1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| David Furnell | Labour | 2,374 ✓ |
| Christopher Rowland | Conservative | 2,253 |
| Stephen Plumridge | Liberal Democrats | 1,874 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| Gerry Drake | Liberal Democrats | 2,165 ✓ |
| Casey Baldwin | Conservative | 2,135 |
| Nikki Kelly | Labour | 1,856 |
| Robert Geddes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 435 |
Portswood1 seat · turnout 62.9%
| Adrian Vinson | Liberal Democrats | 2,772 ✓ |
| Matthew Claisse | Conservative | 2,165 |
| Philip Webb | Labour | 1,546 |
| Joe Cox | Green | 480 |
Redbridge1 seat
| Catherine McEwing | Labour | 2,731 ✓ |
| C. Webb | Conservative | 1,833 |
| S. Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 |
Shirley1 seat · turnout 68.3%
| Raymond Mead | Conservative | 2,461 ✓ |
| Carol Dey | Labour | 2,372 |
| Ken Reed | Liberal Democrats | 1,584 |
| Pearline Hingston | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 385 |
Sholing1 seat · turnout 63.8%
| Anthony Kolker | Conservative | 2,669 ✓ |
| Sue Blatchford | Labour | 2,557 |
| Sharon Mintoff | Liberal Democrats | 1,422 |
| Susan Robson | Green | 272 |
Swaythling1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| Maureen Turner | Liberal Democrats | 2,035 ✓ |
| Valerie Laurent | Conservative | 1,623 |
| Denise Margaret Jeffery | Labour | 1,086 |
| Angela Mary Cotton | Green | 354 |
| Alan Kebbell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 263 |
Woolston1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| Carol Anne Cunio | Labour | 2,447 ✓ |
| Michael Denness | Conservative | 1,755 |
| Jane Foster | Liberal Democrats | 1,281 |
| Colin Reader | Green | 270 |
