1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

←  1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983  →
13 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Alliance Seats won 10 3 Seats after 25 8 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 23,787 16,554 Percentage 49.0% 34.1% Swing 4.6% 6.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats won 0 0 Seats after 5 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 7,821 361 Percentage 16.1% 0.7% Swing 10.2% 0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	1	76.9	15	25	64.1	23,787	49.0	+4.6
	Alliance	3	2	23.1	5	8	20.5	16,554	34.1	+6.7
	Labour	0	1	0.0	5	5	12.8	7,821	16.1	–10.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.6	361	0.7	–0.5

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Belfairs

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pryor	2,284	52.9	–3.9
	Alliance	B. Griggs	1,750	40.5	+9.6
	Labour	A. Dunn	284	6.6	–5.8
Majority			534	12.4	–13.5
Turnout			4,318	44.5	+8.8
Registered electors			9,718
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Bone*	1,988	48.8	–2.6
	Alliance	P. Jack	1,534	37.6	+6.8
	Labour	M. Howard	555	13.6	–4.2
Majority			454	11.1	–9.5
Turnout			4,077	41.4	+4.7
Registered electors			9,873
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Daniels	2,369	61.0	+2.3
	Alliance	J. Keith	1,212	31.2	+0.6
	Labour	M. Howells	300	7.7	–3.0
Majority			1,157	29.8	+1.7
Turnout			3,881	41.0	+4.3
Registered electors			9,470
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Downie*	1,818	51.7	+1.6
	Alliance	D. Elf	1,433	40.7	+4.0
	Labour	N. Boorman	268	7.6	–5.7
Majority			385	10.9	–2.5
Turnout			3,519	33.7	–0.6
Registered electors			10,440
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Meddle	2,372	52.6	+1.9
	Conservative	M. Dolby	1,910	42.4	–0.8
	Labour	L. Davidson	226	5.0	–1.1
Majority			462	10.2	+2.7
Turnout			4,508	47.9	–0.8
Registered electors			9,406
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.4

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Cater*	1,276	48.9	+7.3
	Labour	K. Kirk	536	20.5	–6.1
	Alliance	J. Overy	439	16.8	+7.9
	Independent	M. Burstin	361	13.8	–9.2
Majority			740	28.3	+13.3
Turnout			2,612	31.8	+0.9
Registered electors			8,233
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Hugill	1,925	47.9	+3.4
	Conservative	L. Myers*	1,569	39.0	+2.6
	Labour	P. Long	526	13.1	–5.9
Majority			356	8.9	+0.8
Turnout			4,020	40.9	+0.3
Registered electors			9,859
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	0.4

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ascroft	2,224	50.8	+11.5
	Labour	B. McGaw	1,176	26.8	–15.2
	Alliance	Y. Rushman	982	22.4	+3.7
Majority			1,048	23.9	N/A
Turnout			4,382	40.6	+1.9
Registered electors			11,311
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.4

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Croft	2,154	55.2	+11.5
	Alliance	N. Baker	900	23.1	+3.7
	Labour	A. Lancaster	846	21.7	–15.2
Majority			1,254	32.2	+9.1
Turnout			4,382	39.0	+1.6
Registered electors			10,010
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

St Lukes

St Lukes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Goldsmith	1,056	36.8	+5.1
	Alliance	M. Phelan	905	31.6	+18.8
	Labour	D. Waring	905	31.6	–23.9
Majority			151	5.3	N/A
Turnout			2,866	33.5	+2.9
Registered electors			8,564
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Moss*	2,380	67.3	+6.2
	Alliance	R. White	694	19.6	+3.7
	Labour	M. Hurley	461	13.0	–1.8
Majority			1,686	47.7	+2.4
Turnout			3,535	34.2	–3.7
Registered electors			10,346
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hopkins	1,212	39.4	+10.4
	Labour	R. Kennedy*	1,051	34.1	–14.4
	Alliance	D. Turner	815	26.5	+4.0
Majority			161	5.2	N/A
Turnout			3,078	31.6	–5.8
Registered electors			9,748
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	12.4

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Palmer	1,593	41.6	+4.6
	Conservative	M. Smith	1,547	40.4	+7.5
	Labour	A. Smith	687	18.0	–12.1
Majority			46	1.2	–2.9
Turnout			3,827	42.6	+0.6
Registered electors			9,005
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

References

1. "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 9 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 9 September 2025.