Southend-on-Sea City Council elections
Appearance
Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority in Essex, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
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style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1973-1976 |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 1976-1987 |
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1987-1990 |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 1990-1994 |
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1994-1998 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
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style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1997-2000 |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 2000-2012 |
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 2012-2013 |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 2013-2014 |
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 2014–present |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1973
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1979
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1980
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1982
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1983
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1984
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1986
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1987
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1988
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1990
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1991
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1992
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1994
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1995
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1996
Unitary authority elections
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1997
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1999
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2000
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2001 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 12)[4][5][6]
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2002
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2003
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2004
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2006
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2007
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2008
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2010
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2011
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2012
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2014
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2015
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2016
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 1,353 | 48.1 | +13.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,283 | 45.6 | +11.6 | ||
Labour | 176 | 6.3 | −7.5 | ||
Majority | 70 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,812 | 29.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Allan Cole | 509 | 48.8 | −0.8 | |
Labour | George Saville | 400 | 38.4 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Godwin | 133 | 12.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 109 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,042 | 14.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Carlile | 1,870 | 44.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Vincent | 1,146 | 27.4 | ||
Labour | Lydia Sookias | 772 | 18.4 | ||
UKIP | Leonard Lierens | 219 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | John Bacon | 179 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 724 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,186 | 57.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Day | 765 | 56.2 | +12.2 | |
BNP | Terence Jellis | 243 | 17.9 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Lars Davidsson | 180 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Betson | 173 | 12.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 522 | 38.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,361 | 18.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Assenheim | 666 | 34.0 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Graham Hill | 494 | 25.2 | −8.8 | |
Labour | Anne Chalk | 460 | 23.5 | +3.5 | |
BNP | Alisdair Lewis | 273 | 13.9 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Dresner | 66 | 3.4 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 172 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,959 | 25.3 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Southend-On-Sea". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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(help) - ^ The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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