1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Seats won 6 5 3 Seats after 25 11 3 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 20,621 15,732 11,525 Percentage 43.0% 32.8% 24.0% Swing 5.9% 0.4% 6.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 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

1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	2	42.9	19	25	64.1	20,621	43.0	–5.9
	Alliance	5	2	35.7	6	11	28.2	15,732	32.8	–0.4
	Labour	3		21.4	0	3	7.7	11,525	24.0	+6.1
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	98	0.2	N/A

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	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Streeter	2,328	52.0	+9.0
	Conservative	R. Marriott*	1,845	41.2	–8.0
	Labour	P. Haines	306	6.8	–1.0
Majority			483	10.8	N/A
Turnout			4,479	46.1	–1.3
Registered electors			9,712
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	8.5

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Clarke*	1,570	45.3	–2.1
	Alliance	H. Gibeon	1,176	33.9	–1.9
	Labour	M. Howard	723	20.8	+3.9
Majority			394	11.4	–0.2
Turnout			3,469	35.2	–7.4
Registered electors			9,866
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Tobin	1,659	49.4	–6.1
	Alliance	A. Petchey	1,439	42.8	+5.9
	Labour	A. Rothwell	263	7.8	+0.2
Majority			220	6.5	–12.1
Turnout			3,361	36.0	–4.9
Registered electors			9,631
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	N. Goodman	1,946	49.7	+3.1
	Conservative	M. Myers*	1,601	40.9	–4.7
	Labour	R. Kennedy	365	9.3	+1.5
Majority			335	8.8	+7.8
Turnout			3,912	36.2	–3.0
Registered electors			10,799
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	3.9

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Robson*	2,145	53.0	+0.9
	Conservative	A. Hall	1,618	40.0	–2.1
	Labour	L. Davidson	282	7.0	+1.8
Majority			528	13.0	+3.0
Turnout			4,045	43.5	–7.5
Registered electors			9,339
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.5

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Baum*	1,195	56.1	+0.5
	Labour	K. Kirk	936	43.9	+17.2
Majority			259	12.2	–16.8
Turnout			2,131	25.9	–6.2
Registered electors			8,268
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Herbert*	1,981	52.8	+5.5
	Conservative	J. Gibb	1,271	33.9	–5.0
	Labour	S. Laycock	497	13.3	–0.6
Majority			710	18.9	+10.5
Turnout			3,749	37.8	–5.1
Registered electors			9,937
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.3

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. North	1,973	48.2	–2.3
	Labour	G. Caplan*	1,622	39.7	+4.3
	Alliance	J. Ruhier	495	12.1	–2.0
Majority			351	8.6	–6.6
Turnout			4,090	34.5	–8.0
Registered electors			11,881
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	3.3

Southminster

Southminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lockhart*	1,843	62.0	+1.8
	Labour	G. White	649	21.8	+3.6
	Alliance	S. Gibeon	479	16.1	–5.5
Majority			1,194	40.2	+1.7
Turnout			2,971	29.7	–11.4
Registered electors			9,999
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

St Lukes

St Lukes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Copley*	1,248	49.3	+12.4
	Conservative	R. Reid	906	35.8	–2.5
	Alliance	Y. Rushman	379	15.0	–9.9
Majority			342	13.5	N/A
Turnout			2,533	30.1	–6.3
Registered electors			8,412
	Labour hold		Swing	7.5

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Ayre	1,892	70.1	+1.7
	Labour	V. Heffer	423	15.7	+2.5
	Alliance	A. Polley	384	14.2	–4.2
Majority			1,469	54.4	+4.4
Turnout			2,699	26.2	–13.0
Registered electors			10,295
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hurst	1,825	51.9
	Labour	A. Dunn	1,805	51.3
	Conservative	S. Carr	1,055	30.0
	Conservative	C. Gymer	1,030	29.3
	Alliance	J. Overy	635	18.0
	Alliance	N. Baker	619	17.6
	Independent	C. Smith	98	1.9
Turnout			~3,653	37.9	+3.4
Registered electors			9,639
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Price*	1,726	49.7	+9.1
	Conservative	J. Rowswell	1,163	33.5	–9.9
	Labour	A. Smith	581	16.7	+0.8
Majority			563	16.2	N/A
Turnout			3,470	38.6	–7.8
Registered electors			9,004
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.5

References

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