2016 Winchester City Council election

2016 Winchester City Council election
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45 of the 45 seats to Winchester City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.41%
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 25 20
Popular vote 16,917 14,252
Percentage 40.6 34.2
Map of the City of Winchester after the election
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 2016 Winchester City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Winchester City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Every seat was contested following boundary changes which saw the number of seats reduce from 57 to 45. The count for this election was conducted on 7 May 2016.[2]

Before the election, the composition of Winchester City Council was:

The result of the election was:

  • Conservatives 25
  • Liberal Democrats 20.[3]
  1. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Winchester begins election count".
  3. ^ "District Election Results May 2016 • Winchester City Council". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.