Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections
One third of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2001, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
Political control
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 1999
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2000
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2001 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 12)[3]
- 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
By-election results
Chalkwell By-Election 19 February 1998 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
1,353 |
48.1 |
+13.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,283 |
45.6 |
+11.6 |
|
Labour |
|
176 |
6.3 |
-7.5 |
Majority |
70 |
2.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,812 |
29.0 |
|
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Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
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Shoeburyness By-Election 19 July 2001[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Allan Cole |
509 |
48.8 |
-0.8 |
|
Labour |
George Saville |
400 |
38.4 |
-0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barry Godwin |
133 |
12.8 |
+1.7 |
Majority |
109 |
10.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,042 |
14.0 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
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Chalkwell By-Election 5 May 2005[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Robin Carlile |
1,870 |
44.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
|
West Shoebury By-Election 7 December 2006[6][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
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 Democrat |
Mary Betson |
173 |
12.7 |
+5.7 |
Majority |
522 |
38.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,361 |
18.5 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Shoeburyness By-Election 20 September 2007[8] |
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 Democrat |
Jane Dresner |
66 |
3.4 |
-1.6 |
Majority |
172 |
8.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,959 |
25.3 |
|
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Independent gain from Conservative |
Swing |
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