1991 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1991 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   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 6 4 Seats after 24 9 Seat change 1 3 Popular vote 20,421 15,640 Percentage 39.2% 30.0% Swing 5.4% 5.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Ind. Conservative Seats won 2 1 Seats after 5 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 9,926 2,386 Percentage 19.1% 4.6% Swing 9.0% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1991 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Summary

Election result

1991 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	1	46.2	18	24	61.5	20,421	39.2	–5.4
	Liberal Democrats	4	3	30.8	5	9	23.1	15,640	30.0	+5.7
	Labour	2	1	15.4	3	5	12.8	9,926	19.1	–9.0
	Ind. Conservative	1	1	7.7	0	1	2.6	2,386	4.6	N/A
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,297	2.5	+1.5
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,270	2.4	+2.0
	Residents	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,141	2.2	N/A

Ward results

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Belfairs

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Du Bois	2,141	46.3	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Evans	2,103	45.5	+8.0
	Labour	N. Boorman	312	6.7	–7.8
	Liberal	A. Farmer	67	1.4	N/A
Majority			38	0.8	–9.7
Turnout			4,623	52.2	–1.6
Registered electors			8,863
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.9

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Mallam	1,823	40.7	+6.9
	Conservative	G. Littler*	1,759	39.3	–0.6
	Labour	B. Thurston	447	10.0	–10.0
	Independent	V. Jobson	235	5.3	N/A
	Liberal	V. Wilkinson	212	4.7	–1.5
Majority			64	1.4	N/A
Turnout			4,476	48.5	–1.9
Registered electors			9,239
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.8

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Holdcroft	2,051	54.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wade	1,228	32.6	–2.1
	Labour	J. Mapp	399	10.6	–1.4
	Liberal	G. Wilkinson	94	2.5	–0.8
Majority			823	21.8	+6.4
Turnout			3,772	41.3	–8.7
Registered electors			9,148
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Ager	2,526	52.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Longley*	1,878	38.8	+0.8
	Labour	Z. Chaudhri	340	7.0	–5.1
	Liberal	L. Farmer	98	2.0	N/A
Majority			648	13.4	+1.6
Turnout			4,842	45.7	–4.2
Registered electors			10,597
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.8

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Wexham	2,269	49.3	+9.4
	Conservative	M. Reynolds	1,880	40.9	–6.2
	Labour	P. Circus	329	7.2	–5.8
	Liberal	K. Izard	120	2.6	N/A
Majority			389	8.4	N/A
Turnout			4,598	51.5	–4.2
Registered electors			8,952
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.8

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carlile*	1,403	50.3	+6.9
	Labour	K. Lee	826	29.6	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kaufman	244	8.7	–10.9
	Independent	J. Adams	166	6.0	N/A
	Liberal	T. Marshall	150	5.4	+1.9
Majority			577	20.7	+9.0
Turnout			2,789	37.3	–8.3
Registered electors			7,481
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Armitage*	1,916	46.8	+13.0
	Conservative	S. Diggins	1,616	39.5	+3.1
	Labour	D. Garne	563	13.7	–11.2
Majority			300	7.3	N/A
Turnout			4,095	43.2	–3.8
Registered electors			9,496
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.0

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	A. Cole*	2,386	44.8	N/A
	Labour	A. Chalk	1,279	24.0	–23.2
	Residents	R. Hadley	1,141	21.4	N/A
	Independent	J. Hendry	201	3.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	G. Stride	183	3.4	N/A
	Liberal	M. Blain	134	2.5	N/A
Majority			1,107	20.8	N/A
Turnout			5,324	40.4	–5.4
Registered electors			13,183
	Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Garston*	2,034	54.1	+2.0
	Labour	W. McIntyre	977	26.0	–11.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. More	410	10.9	+0.8
	Independent	J. Foster	221	5.9	N/A
	Liberal	I. Farmer	120	3.2	N/A
Majority			1,057	28.1	+13.8
Turnout			3,762	41.7	–9.0
Registered electors			9,017
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Burstin	1,536	44.2	–6.0
	Liberal Democrats	H. Gibeon*	1,022	29.4	N/A
	Conservative	G. Woolf	845	24.3	–3.0
	Liberal	T. French	75	2.2	N/A
Majority			514	14.8	–8.1
Turnout			3,478	43.7	–2.3
Registered electors			7,976
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Carr	2,356	61.4	–3.8
	Labour	G. Farrer	593	15.5	–7.0
	Liberal Democrats	W. Petchey	384	10.0	–0.5
	Independent	D. Markscheffel	278	7.2	N/A
	Liberal	S. Marshall	227	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,763	45.9	+3.2
Turnout			3,838	39.4	–8.1
Registered electors			9,758
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dunn*	1,809	54.6	–6.5
	Conservative	O. Byrne	1,032	31.1	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Miller	304	9.2	–0.8
	Independent	C. Rogers	169	5.1	N/A
Majority			777	23.5	–8.8
Turnout			3,314	37.1	–6.3
Registered electors			8,944
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cossey*	1,876	59.2	+11.3
	Conservative	R. Brown	778	24.6	+0.2
	Labour	K. Stone	513	16.2	–11.5
Majority			1,098	34.6	+14.4
Turnout			3,167	37.2	–6.0
Registered electors			8,524
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.6

References

1. "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2018.