SOUTHAMPTON City Council will set differences aside for a friendly sports match.

Councillors from all parties have been invited to swap debate for dodgeball when they take each other on in a local park.

It follows 2016’s rounders game in Palmerston Park.

Leisure and communities boss, councillor Satvir Kaur, said she hopes for revenge after Labour lost last year’s encounter to the hard-hitting Tories.

But Tory leader Jeremy Moulton sounded confident and said his team “would destroy” Labour – even though he himself has never played the game.

Dodgeball involves players throwing balls at each other while avoiding being hit themselves.

The sport is probably most associated with 2004 film DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.

Lib Dems have said they are willing to take part – but only if they can set up their own team instead of siding with Labour or Conservatives, as they were asked to do last year.

Southampton Independents Councillor Andrew Pope said: “That’s typical. It’s always Labour versus Conservatives. But now is not the time to be playing silly games.”

He added: “If Cllr Kaur wants to play silly games she can do that herself. I don’t think the people of Southampton will look kindly on it”.

The councillors will face off on December 2 as part of ParkLives – a free sports initiative by sports group Active Nation.