Southampton City Council
Southampton City Council | |
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Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Jillian Kay since April 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 councillors |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 7 May 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
| Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, SO14 7LY | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Southampton City Council is the local authority of the city of Southampton in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southampton has had a council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1997 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Hampshire County Council.
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2022. It is based at Southampton Civic Centre.