Before (end of 2010) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
After (end of 2011) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| John Noon | Labour | 1,475 ✓ |
| John Inglis | Conservative | 1,039 |
| Derrick Charles Murray | Liberal Democrats | 435 |
| Maria Gathy | TUSC | 158 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| Les Harris | Conservative | 2,262 ✓ |
| Sally Spicer | Labour | 1,154 |
| Steven Hulbert | Liberal Democrats | 884 |
| Joseph Malone | — | 123 |
| Abigail Parkinson | TUSC | 110 |
Bevois1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| Jacqui Rayment | Labour | 1,741 ✓ |
| Nathaniel Ikeazor | Conservative | 557 |
| Amanda Ford | Liberal Democrats | 389 |
| Khalid Farooq | Independent | 363 |
| Joe Cox | Green | 346 |
| Andrew David Howe | TUSC | 74 |
| James Knight | Soton1st | 69 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Matthew Stevens | Labour | 1,626 ✓ |
| James Baillie | Conservative | 1,277 |
| Robert William Naish | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| Perry McMillan | TUSC | 163 |
Bitterne Park1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| Peter Andrew Baillie | Conservative | 1,913 ✓ |
| Mark Chaloner | Labour | 1,328 |
| Arnold Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
| Leyla Boulton | TUSC | 264 |
Coxford1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Donald Thomas | Labour | 2,004 ✓ |
| Stephanie-Leigh Garnett | Conservative | 1,112 |
| Peter Galton | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Brian Parnell | Conservative | 1,706 ✓ |
| Mary Christine Lloyd | Labour | 1,538 |
| Paul Abbott | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
| Paul Garratt | Green | 365 |
| Brent Cutler | TUSC | 89 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| Daniel Fitzhenry | Conservative | 1,902 ✓ |
| Brian Norgate | Labour | 1,659 |
| Diane Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 373 |
| Ruth Booker | BNP | 196 |
| Graham O'Reilly | TUSC | 117 |
Millbrook1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| Asa Thorpe | Labour | 1,904 ✓ |
| Linda Margaret Norris | Conservative | 1,751 |
| Stephen Plumridge | Liberal Democrats | 582 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| Darren Paffey | Labour | 1,748 ✓ |
| Michael Denness | Conservative | 1,661 |
| Julie Read | Liberal Democrats | 812 |
Portswood1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Matthew Claisse | Conservative | 1,473 ✓ |
| Ken Reed | Liberal Democrats | 1,210 |
| Olivia Vaughan | Labour | 1,185 |
| Christopher Francis Bluemel | Green | 514 |
| Peter Knight | Soton1st | 115 |
| Nicholas Chaffey | TUSC | 88 |
Redbridge1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| A. Pope | Labour | 1,844 ✓ |
| C. Webb | Conservative | 993 |
| S. Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| P. Wyatt | TUSC | 212 |
| R. McQuillan | Independent | 158 |
Shirley1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| Satvir Kaur | Labour | 2,090 ✓ |
| Matthew Jonathan Anthony Dean | Conservative | 1,971 |
| Hilary Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 448 |
| Malcolm King | TUSC | 125 |
| Matthew Dowland | — | 124 |
Sholing1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| Sue Blatchford | Labour | 2,037 ✓ |
| Casey Baldwin | Conservative | 1,896 |
| Christine Medway | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
| Philip Desborough | TUSC | 157 |
Swaythling1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Spiros Vassiliou | Conservative | 1,093 ✓ |
| Denise Margaret Jeffery | Labour | 834 |
| James Cappleman | Liberal Democrats | 637 |
| Angela Mary Cotton | Green | 288 |
| Kevin Hayes | TUSC | 104 |
| Neil Smith | — | 85 |
Woolston1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Warwick Payne | Labour | 1,768 ✓ |
| Alex Butt | Conservative | 1,071 |
| Eileen Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
| Timothy Cutter | TUSC | 163 |