Kat Barbour: councillor for Portswood, Southampton City Council

Kat Barbour is a Green Party councillor for the Portswood ward on Southampton City Council, according to the council's own published list. Kat Barbour is also Sheriff of Southampton - 2026 -2027. Their current term began on 4 May 2023.

Council: Southampton City Council
Ward: Portswood
Party: Green Party
Posts: Sheriff of Southampton - 2026 -2027
Term began: 4 May 2023
Official profile: southampton.gov.uk
Source: Southampton City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Kat Barbour

These are the details Southampton City Council publishes for Kat Barbour, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Councillor.K.Barbour@southampton.gov.uk
Phone: 02380 832430
Post: c/o Member Services, Room 210 First Floor East, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LY
Official profile: southampton.gov.uk

Who else represents Portswood

Lori Foster Green Party
John Savage Labour Cabinet Member for Environment and Net Zero

Green Party on Southampton City Council

Green Party holds 6 of the 50 seats on Southampton City Council. The largest group is Labour, with 21. Seats by party: Labour 21, Reform UK 8, Liberal Democrats 7, Green Party 6, Conservative 6, Labour and Co-operative Party 2.

Leaders and post holders on Southampton City Council

Sarah Bogle Leader and Cabinet Member for Growth, Prosperity, and Culture

All 50 councillors of Southampton City Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Portswood

Kat Barbour sits on Southampton City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Southampton, each with its own page:

Hampshire Constabulary led by Donna Jones, Alexis Boon
Romsey and Southampton North: Caroline Nokes (Conservative) MP
Southampton Itchen: Darren Paffey (Labour) MP
Southampton Test: Satvir Kaur (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Southampton, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Southampton City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Southampton City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.