Southampton City Council
Southampton City Council (@southamptonnews) is the official YouTube channel of a UK local council in Southampton, England. It posts council meetings, planning sessions, public consultations and family hub videos. The channel has about 1,530 subscribers, a median of roughly 100 views per video, and uploads about twice a week. It accepts no sponsored work.
Official council channel with a steady local audience for public-service messages
- Median of about 102 views per video across 30 recent uploads
- Roughly 1,530 subscribers and 724 total videos since 2012
- Uploads about 44 videos a year, with 27 in the last 90 days
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- recorded council meetings, short explainer clips, event promotion
- Tone
- formal, informative
- Language
- English
- On camera
- Yes, talking head
- Production
- Phone, natural light
- Typical length
- under 60 seconds for news clips, 2 to 4 hours for full council and committee recordings
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Content is official council business such as planning and budget meetings, which carries political subject matter, for example 'Leader's Corner: Toys R Us demolition starts'.
We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.
Platforms
Benchmark score: 36 / 100
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Recent videos
▶Leader's Corner: Toys R Us demolition starts · 1.2k views
▶Planning and Rights of Way 13 October 2026 · 76 views
▶Best Start Family Hub Understanding Behaviour programme at V · 183 viewsLast three uploads, latest 2 days ago.
Official YouTube account of Southampton City Council. This channel is not monitored regularly for customer enquiries - you can the latest news and contact us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SouthamptonCC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SotonCC Web chat: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/contact-us/
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About Southampton City Council
Southampton City Council (@southamptonnews) runs the official YouTube channel for the local authority of Southampton, England. The channel posts recordings of full council, cabinet, scrutiny and planning committee meetings, along with short news explainers, family hub programme videos and consultation prompts. Viewers are most likely local residents, councillors' constituents and people following planning decisions; these audience details are estimates based on the subject matter.
The channel has about 1,530 subscribers and a median of roughly 100 views per video, with an average upload pace of about one video a week. It does not take brand or sponsored work. Based on the typical rate rule for long-form channels, a sponsored integration would cost $20 to $35 per 1,000 median views, which is about $150 to $250 per video; that works out to a CPM of $20 to $35, compared with $10 to $30 for paid ads.
The channel fits public-sector campaigns, local services and recruitment notices aimed at Southampton residents rather than consumer brands.
Written from Southampton City Council's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Southampton City Council can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Southampton
How much does Southampton City Council charge for a sponsored video?
The channel does not take sponsored work. Using the standard rate rule, a sponsored video would be about $150 to $250, based on a median of roughly 100 views, which equals a CPM of $20 to $35.
What does Southampton City Council post about on YouTube?
It posts recordings of full council, cabinet and planning committee meetings, short news explainers, family hub programme videos and consultation prompts for local residents of Southampton, England.
How do I contact Southampton City Council for a brand deal?
Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted creators can be booked through Starbooked, but this channel does not currently take brand deals.
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