1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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The 1997 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election, although the ward boundaries remained the same.

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Results summary

1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 18Increase2.svg 846.201846.290,62440.2+5.8
  Liberal Democrats 14Decrease2.svg 435.901435.971,76631.8+1.1
  Labour 7Decrease2.svg 417.90717.961,79227.4–7.5
  Ind. Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,2330.5New

Ward results

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Belfairs

Belfairs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Aylen 3,042 45.6
Conservative H. Briggs 2,944
Conservative G. Horrigan 2,915
Liberal Democrats S. Pawson2,60139.0
Liberal Democrats C. Ritchie2,145
Liberal Democrats D. Piper2,059
Labour N. Boorman1,02815.4
Labour A. Crook963
Labour J. Norman952
Turnout 76.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Blenheim

Blenheim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats G. Longley 2,756 44.0
Liberal Democrats C. Mallam 2,724
Liberal Democrats B. Smith 2,674
Conservative G. Attridge2,09633.4
Conservative P. Collins2,024
Conservative G. Hart1,974
Labour T. Merrison1,41722.6
Labour J. Clinkscales1,378
Labour M. Terry1,235
Turnout 66.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Latham 2,400 34.5
Liberal Democrats B. Lister-Smith 2,368 34.0
Conservative E. Sullivan 2,151
Conservative B. Trevelyan2,149
Liberal Democrats D. Durant2,050
Liberal Democrats A. Miller1,812
Ind. Conservative J. Tobin1,23317.7
Labour D. Homer95913.8
Labour M. Humphrey957
Labour N. Waymark784
Turnout 64.7
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Eastwood

Eastwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats N. Goodman 3,314 44.9
Conservative R. Weaver 2,763 37.4
Conservative C. Walker 2,714
Liberal Democrats M. Betson2,696
Liberal Democrats R. Fisher2,579
Conservative B. Horrigan2,556
Labour V. Knights1,31217.8
Labour A. Monteith1,263
Labour G. Noakes1,218
Turnout 71.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Leigh

Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A. Crystall 3,052 46.2
Liberal Democrats P. Wexham 2,884
Liberal Democrats A. Smulian 2,581
Conservative J. Lamb2,33835.4
Conservative J. Rowswell2,207
Conservative L. Salter2,121
Labour P. Circus1,22018.5
Labour A. Denny1,024
Labour D. Norman1,006
Turnout 70.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Davy 1,753 39.5
Labour K. Lee 1,751 39.4
Conservative J. Lambert 1,747
Labour P. Hawkins1,725
Labour L. Felton1,678
Conservative A. Khwaja1,503
Liberal Democrats J. Overy93721.1
Liberal Democrats L. Smith843
Liberal Democrats T. Ray819
Turnout 52.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats M. Miller 2,570 44.2
Liberal Democrats N. Baker 2,505
Liberal Democrats D. Elf 2,489
Conservative B. Houssart1,73229.8
Conservative H. Houssart1,633
Conservative P. Manser1,564
Labour L. Harley1,51726.1
Labour P. White1,199
Labour Z. Chaudhri1,178
Turnout 62.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Shoebury

Shoebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Ascroft 4,561 46.4
Conservative A. North 3,894
Conservative V. Wilson 3,621
Labour L. Wisken3,31733.8
Labour D. Singh2,650
Labour R. Kennedy2,131
Liberal Democrats C. Cooper1,94719.8
Liberal Democrats A. Newton1,761
Liberal Democrats S. Newton1,646
Turnout 65.6
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Southchurch

Southchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Garston 3,095 51.3
Conservative A. Holland 2,940
Conservative B. Kelly 2,814
Labour R. Merton1,89931.5
Labour D. Garne1,568
Labour I. Pope1,419
Liberal Democrats J. Davis1,04417.3
Liberal Democrats P. De Gregorio Macdonald930
Liberal Democrats M. Woolcott873
Turnout 68.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Copley 2,400 49.8
Labour J. Mapp 2,132
Labour M. Royston 1,981
Conservative E. Hodgson1,50331.2
Conservative J. Garston1,486
Conservative C. Langlands1,442
Liberal Democrats A. Smith92119.1
Liberal Democrats J. Skinner823
Liberal Democrats D. Wainwright654
Turnout 60.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. White 3,483 57.4
Conservative S. Ayre 3,447
Conservative S. Carr 3,421
Labour G. Farrer1,45323.9
Labour W. McIntyre1,408
Labour W. Vanderburg1,267
Liberal Democrats M. Clark1,13618.7
Liberal Democrats D. Holliday1,015
Liberal Democrats J. Pilgrim918
Turnout 66.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Dunn 2,907 53.2
Labour R. Crisp 2,657
Labour C. Dandridge 2,623
Conservative P. Jones1,70631.2
Conservative D. Ayre1,697
Conservative K. Norris1,669
Liberal Democrats P. Collins85615.7
Liberal Democrats C. Etherington806
Liberal Democrats C. Verney741
Turnout 56.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Westborough

Westborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J. Sibley 2,501 47.9
Liberal Democrats M. Lubel 2,498
Liberal Democrats H. Gibeon 2,238
Labour B. Neal1,42927.4
Labour M. Flewitt1,400
Labour P. Hannan1,387
Conservative S. Compton1,28724.7
Conservative R. Brown1,149
Conservative M. Samuel1,083
Turnout 62.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2020.
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