1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  →
13 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Alliance Conservative Labour Seats won 7 5 1 Seats after 19 15 5 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 24,565 25,886 7,647 Percentage 42.2% 44.5% 13.1% Swing 1.9% 4.0% 6.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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

1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Alliance	7	4	53.8	12	19	48.7	24,565	42.2	+1.9
	Conservative	5	4	38.5	10	15	38.5	25,886	44.5	+4.0
	Labour	1		7.7	4	5	12.8	7,647	13.1	–6.2
	Independent Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	64	0.1	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	D. Dedman	2,445	48.8	–5.1
	Conservative	V. Smith*	2,264	45.2	+6.3
	Labour	G. Farrer	305	6.1	–1.1
Majority			181	3.6	–11.4
Turnout			5,014	52.3	+8.7
Registered electors			9,609
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Cronkshaw	2,113	46.0	–0.8
	Conservative	T. Birdseye	2,021	44.0	+6.3
	Labour	N. Boorman	455	9.9	–5.7
Majority			92	2.0	–7.1
Turnout			4,589	46.3	+3.7
Registered electors			9,843
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hendry	2,357	49.8	+4.7
	Alliance	R. Mandil-Wade	2,084	44.0	–3.1
	Labour	P. Harrison	290	6.1	–1.6
Majority			273	5.8	N/A
Turnout			4,731	48.1	+5.9
Registered electors			9,843
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Longley*	2,582	50.4	+2.6
	Conservative	C. Terson	2,154	42.1	+0.7
	Labour	W. McIntyre	321	6.3	–4.5
	Independent Liberal	M. Penning	64	1.2	N/A
Majority			273	8.4	+2.0
Turnout			4,731	46.2	+11.6
Registered electors			11,148
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.0

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Crystall*	2,453	50.0	–0.9
	Conservative	J. Gibb	2,085	42.5	+2.3
	Labour	K. Lee	366	7.5	–1.4
Majority			368	7.5	–3.3
Turnout			4,904	51.7	+10.2
Registered electors			9,485
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.6

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carlile*	1,628	48.3	+5.1
	Alliance	A. Pearson-Clarke	1,245	37.0	+1.0
	Labour	D. Garne	496	14.7	–6.1
Majority			383	11.4	+4.1
Turnout			3,369	39.4	+5.7
Registered electors			8,545
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Armitage*	2,558	55.7	–2.6
	Conservative	S. Houghton	1,622	35.3	+7.0
	Labour	L. Davidson	409	8.9	–4.5
Majority			936	20.4	–9.6
Turnout			4,589	46.2	+7.4
Registered electors			9,941
	Alliance hold		Swing	4.8

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Cole	2,772	52.3	+1.1
	Alliance	J. Lowe*	1,610	30.4	+14.8
	Labour	M. Howells	915	17.3	–15.9
Majority			1,162	21.9	+3.9
Turnout			5,297	40.8	+6.2
Registered electors			12,996
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Garston*	2,172	47.6	+0.4
	Alliance	R. Hendry	1,844	40.4	+5.5
	Labour	D. Galvin	543	11.9	–6.0
Majority			328	7.2	–5.1
Turnout			4,559	46.9	+10.9
Registered electors			9,722
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

St Lukes

St Lukes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	H. Gibeon	1,322	38.5	+19.4
	Conservative	C. Hudson*	1,167	34.0	+3.3
	Labour	D. Waring	948	27.6	–22.6
Majority			155	4.5	N/A
Turnout			3,437	41.1	+10.2
Registered electors			8,358
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	8.1

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bosch	2,710	62.1	+1.3
	Alliance	C. Sweet	1,127	25.8	+2.6
	Labour	T. Sandall	527	12.1	–3.9
Majority			1,583	36.3	–1.2
Turnout			4,364	42.4	+11.1
Registered electors			10,303
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dunn	1,546	39.2	–13.1
	Conservative	R. Davy	1,341	34.0	+7.6
	Alliance	E. Gipson	1,058	26.8	+5.4
Majority			205	5.2	–20.7
Turnout			3,945	40.7	+7.2
Registered electors			9,690
	Labour hold		Swing	10.4

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Cossey	2,124	50.1	–3.6
	Conservative	G. Littler*	1,593	37.5	+9.9
	Labour	A. Smith	526	12.4	–6.3
Majority			531	12.5	–13.6
Turnout			4,243	46.5	+10.1
Registered electors			9,126
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	6.8

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.