1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1990 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 Liberal Democrats Labour Seats won 10 1 2 Seats after 23 11 5 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 25,517 13,910 13,910 Percentage 44.6% 24.3% 28.1% Swing 4.4% 10.9% 12.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 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

1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	6	76.9	13	23	59.0	25,517	44.6	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	1	6	7.7	10	11	28.2	13,910	24.3	–10.9
	Labour	2		15.4	3	5	12.8	16,034	28.1	+12.3
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	731	1.3	N/A
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	545	1.0	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	215	0.4	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	204	0.4	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	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rowswell	2,249	48.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Pawson	1,759	37.5	–10.5
	Labour	N. Boorman	679	14.5	+8.3
Majority			490	10.5	N/A
Turnout			4,687	53.8	+6.2
Registered electors			8,720
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.4

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	U. Warwick	1,831	39.9	–5.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Evans	1,552	33.8	–10.1
	Labour	B. Thurston	917	20.0	+9.4
	Liberal	V. Wilkinson	285	6.2	N/A
Majority			279	6.1	+4.5
Turnout			4,585	50.4	+8.0
Registered electors			9,096
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.3

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Latham	2,214	50.0	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wade*	1,534	34.7	–3.5
	Labour	J. Mapp	532	12.0	+3.8
	Liberal	G. Wilkinson	146	3.3	N/A
Majority			680	15.4	+0.1
Turnout			4,426	50.0	+10.0
Registered electors			8,852
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.1

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Briggs	2,629	49.8	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Elf*	2,006	38.0	–3.2
	Labour	Z. Chaudhri	639	12.1	+4.4
Majority			623	11.8	+1.9
Turnout			5,274	49.9	+12.1
Registered electors			10,569
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	1.0

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Isaacs	2,264	47.1	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Wexham	1,921	39.9	–8.9
	Labour	P. Circus	624	13.0	+5.1
Majority			343	7.1	N/A
Turnout			4,809	55.7	+9.2
Registered electors			8,631
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.4

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Cater*	1,402	43.4	–9.1
	Labour	K. Lee	1,025	31.7	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Petchey	632	19.6	–4.0
	Liberal	T. Marshall	114	3.5	N/A
	Independent	S. Ford	59	1.8	N/A
Majority			377	11.7	–17.0
Turnout			3,232	45.6	+15.7
Registered electors			7,088
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.5

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Allen	1,608	36.4	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Miller	1,496	33.8	–17.6
	Labour	D. Garne	1,101	24.9	+13.8
	Green	A. Wortham	215	4.9	N/A
Majority			112	2.5	N/A
Turnout			4,420	47.0	+9.0
Registered electors			9,404
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.2

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ascroft*	3,089	52.8	–10.9
	Labour	C. Dandridge	2,758	47.2	+24.7
Majority			331	5.7	–35.5
Turnout			5,847	45.8	+13.8
Registered electors			12,766
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.8

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Haine*	2,373	52.1	–10.3
	Labour	W. McIntyre	1,723	37.8	+17.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. More	458	10.1	–7.1
Majority			650	14.3	–27.7
Turnout			4,554	50.7	+15.6
Registered electors			8,982
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.9

St Lukes

St Lukes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Smith*	1,774	50.2	+2.3
	Conservative	P. Hawke	964	27.3	–5.0
	SDP	G. Steel	731	20.7	N/A
	Independent	B. Phillips	67	1.9	N/A
Majority			810	22.9	+7.3
Turnout			3,536	46.0	+8.2
Registered electors			7,687
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Moss*	2,959	65.2	–0.5
	Labour	G. Farrer	1,023	22.5	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	N. Stimpson	478	10.5	–10.2
	Independent	D. Melvin	78	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,936	42.7	–2.3
Turnout			4,538	47.5	+12.4
Registered electors			9,550
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dunn*	2,253	61.1	+27.4
	Conservative	R. Davy	1,064	28.9	–24.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kaufman	368	10.0	–3.2
Majority			1,189	32.3	N/A
Turnout			3,685	43.4	+7.5
Registered electors			8,491
	Labour hold		Swing	25.8

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sibley	1,706	47.9	–3.1
	Labour	M. Fletcher	986	27.7	+12.6
	Conservative	A. Brown	871	24.4	–9.4
Majority			720	20.2	+3.0
Turnout			3,563	43.2	+8.9
Registered electors			8,248
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.9

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.