1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1992 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 8 3 Seats after 24 8 Seat change 1 Popular vote 24,126 12,048 Percentage 53.8% 26.9% Swing 14.6% 3.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Ind. Conservative Seats won 2 0 Seats after 6 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 6,593 N/A Percentage 14.7% N/A Swing 4.4% 4.6%
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1992 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Summary

Election result

1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8		61.5	16	24	61.5	24,126	53.8	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	23.1	5	8	20.5	12,048	26.9	–3.1
	Labour	2	1	15.4	4	6	15.4	6,593	14.7	–4.4
	Ind. Conservative	0		0.0	1	1	2.6	N/A	N/A	–4.6
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,391	3.1	+0.7
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	650	1.4	–1.1
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	31	0.1	N/A

Ward results

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Belfairs

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Hornsey*	2,585	62.8	+16.5
	Liberal Democrats	G. Longley	1,263	30.7	–14.8
	Labour	N. Boorman	193	4.7	–2.0
	Liberal	A. Farmer	77	1.9	+0.5
Majority			1,322	32.1	+31.3
Turnout			4,118	46.6	–5.6
Registered electors			8,859
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.7

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Clarke*	1,857	48.3	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lubel	1,694	44.1	+3.4
	Labour	J. Grindley	225	5.9	–4.1
	Liberal	V. Wilkinson	69	1.8	–2.9
Majority			163	4.2	N/A
Turnout			3,845	42.1	–6.4
Registered electors			9,139
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Tobin*	2,128	64.1	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	H. Lister-Smith	941	28.4	–4.2
	Labour	J. Mapp	249	7.5	–3.1
Majority			1,187	35.7	–5.6
Turnout			3,318	36.2	–5.1
Registered electors			9,167
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Weaver*	2,624	60.9	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Goodman	1,446	33.6	–5.2
	Labour	Z. Chaudhri	183	4.2	–2.8
	Liberal	L. Farmer	53	1.2	–0.8
Majority			1,178	27.3	+13.9
Turnout			4,306	40.1	–5.6
Registered electors			10,608
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	O. Shapiro	2,019	48.0	–1.3
	Conservative	J. Lambert	1,899	45.2	+4.3
	Labour	P. Circus	217	5.2	–2.0
	Liberal	T. Marshall	67	1.6	–1.0
Majority			120	2.8	–5.6
Turnout			4,202	46.1	–5.4
Registered electors			9,022
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.8

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Baum*	1,400	58.5	+8.2
	Labour	K. Lee	516	21.6	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hall	447	18.7	+10.0
	SDP	M. Sarfas	31	1.3	N/A
Majority			884	36.9	+16.2
Turnout			2,394	31.7	–5.6
Registered electors			7,563
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Chinn	1,575	45.5	–1.3
	Conservative	S. Diggins	1,523	44.0	+4.5
	Labour	D. Garne	286	8.3	–5.4
	Liberal	G. Wilkinson	81	2.3	N/A
Majority			52	1.5	–5.8
Turnout			3,465	37.0	–6.2
Registered electors			9,380
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.9

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. North*	2,209	49.0	N/A
	Independent	R. Hadley	1,391	30.9	+9.5
	Labour	A. Chalk	705	15.6	–8.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Magney	160	3.6	+0.2
	Liberal	K. Izard	40	0.9	–1.6
Majority			818	18.1	N/A
Turnout			4,505	33.7	–6.7
Registered electors			13,388
	Conservative hold

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lockhart*	2,001	70.4	+16.3
	Labour	W. McIntyre	538	18.9	–7.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Stride	207	7.3	–3.6
	Liberal	T. French	98	3.4	+0.2
Majority			1,463	51.5	+23.4
Turnout			2,844	31.6	–10.1
Registered electors			8,993
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.7

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Copley*	1,225	47.5	+3.3
	Conservative	G. Woolf	1,082	42.0	+17.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wade	270	10.5	–18.9
Majority			143	5.5	–9.3
Turnout			2,577	31.5	–12.2
Registered electors			8,190
	Labour hold		Swing	7.2

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ayre*	2,462	73.6	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hooton	461	13.8	+3.8
	Labour	G. Farrer	332	9.9	–5.6
	Liberal	S. Marshall	92	2.7	–3.2
Majority			2,001	59.8	+13.9
Turnout			3,347	34.3	–5.1
Registered electors			9,776
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hurst*	1,599	53.9	–0.7
	Conservative	T. Myall	1,096	36.9	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Miller	274	9.2	±0.0
Majority			503	17.0	–6.5
Turnout			2,969	32.7	–4.4
Registered electors			9,065
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.3

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Gibeon	1,291	43.8	–15.4
	Conservative	J. Palmer	1,260	42.7	+18.1
	Labour	M. Fletcher	325	11.0	–5.2
	Liberal	I. Farmer	73	2.5	N/A
Majority			31	1.1	–33.5
Turnout			2,949	35.1	–2.1
Registered electors			8,416
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	16.8

References

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