1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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13 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 4 7 2 Seats after 20 15 4 Seat change 5 4 1 Popular vote 18,884 18,795 8,996 Percentage 40.5% 40.3% 19.3% Swing 2.5% 7.5% 4.7%
Winner of each seat at the 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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

1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	4	5	30.8	16	20	51.3	18,884	40.5	–2.5
	Alliance	7	4	53.8	8	15	38.5	18,795	40.3	+7.5
	Labour	2	1	15.4	2	4	10.3	8,996	19.3	–4.7

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	V. Topham	2,257	53.9	+1.9
	Conservative	R. Edwards	1,629	38.9	–2.3
	Labour	L. Davidson	303	7.2	+0.4
Majority			628	15.0	+4.2
Turnout			4,189	43.6	–2.5
Registered electors			9,622
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	2.1

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Cronkshaw	1,972	46.8	+12.9
	Conservative	T. Birdseye	1,587	37.7	–7.6
	Labour	N. Boorman	656	15.6	–5.2
Majority			385	9.1	N/A
Turnout			4,215	42.6	+7.2
Registered electors			9,892
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	10.3

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Wade	1,916	47.1	+4.3
	Conservative	M. Myers	1,834	45.1	–4.3
	Labour	A. Rothwell	314	7.7	–0.1
Majority			82	2.0	N/A
Turnout			4,064	42.2	+6.2
Registered electors			9,647
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	4.3

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Elf	1,829	47.8	–1.9
	Conservative	C. Terson	1,585	41.4	+0.5
	Labour	P. Harrison	415	10.8	+1.5
Majority			244	6.4	–2.4
Turnout			3,829	34.6	–1.6
Registered electors			11,065
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	1.2

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Bailey	1,982	50.9	–2.1
	Conservative	J. Gibbs	1,563	40.2	+0.2
	Labour	K. Lee	347	8.9	+1.9
Majority			419	10.8	–2.2
Turnout			3,892	41.5	–2.0
Registered electors			9,394
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.2

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Cater*	1,197	43.2	–12.9
	Alliance	J. Overy	996	36.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Waring	577	20.8	–23.1
Majority			201	7.3	–4.9
Turnout			2,770	33.7	+7.8
Registered electors			8,226
	Conservative hold

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Hugill*	2,229	58.3	+5.5
	Conservative	S. Houghton	1,082	28.3	–5.6
	Labour	J. Cole	511	13.4	+0.1
Majority			1,147	30.0	+11.1
Turnout			3,822	38.8	+1.0
Registered electors			9,876
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.6

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ascroft*	2,214	51.2	+3.0
	Labour	M. Howells	1,435	33.2	–6.5
	Alliance	J. Ruhier	677	15.6	+3.5
Majority			779	18.0	+9.4
Turnout			4,326	34.6	+0.1
Registered electors			12,500
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Haine	1,661	47.2	–14.8
	Alliance	R. Hendry	1,228	34.9	+18.8
	Labour	A. McAnulty	632	17.9	–3.9
Majority			433	12.3	–27.9
Turnout			3,521	36.0	+6.3
Registered electors			9,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.8

St Lukes

St Lukes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Smith	1,271	50.2	+0.9
	Conservative	C. Malyon	777	30.7	–5.1
	Alliance	S. Gibeon	483	19.1	+4.1
Majority			494	19.5	+6.0
Turnout			2,531	30.9	+0.8
Registered electors			8,338
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.0

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Moss*	1,954	60.8	–9.3
	Alliance	V. Cooper	747	23.2	+9.0
	Labour	T. Sandall	515	16.0	+0.3
Majority			1,207	37.5	–16.9
Turnout			3,216	31.3	+5.1
Registered electors			10,276
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dunn*	1,786	52.3	+1.8
	Conservative	S. Carr	902	26.4	–2.8
	Alliance	D. Turner	730	21.4	+3.8
Majority			884	25.9	N/A
Turnout			3,418	33.5	–4.4
Registered electors			9,801
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Palmer*	1,749	53.7	+4.0
	Conservative	J. Rowswell	899	27.6	–5.9
	Labour	A. Smith	608	18.7	+2.0
Majority			850	26.1	+9.9
Turnout			3,256	36.4	–2.2
Registered electors			8,973
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.0

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.