1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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  1997 6 May 1997 (1997-05-06) 2000  

14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won734
Seats after19128
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote16,4488,50810,409
Percentage46.2%23.9%29.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.0%Decrease2.svg 7.9%Increase2.svg 1.8%

Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1999.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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Summary

Overview

Before the election the Conservatives needed a swing of less than 5% in order to win a majority on the council, [2] but despite targeting the council they failed to take control. [3] However they came within a single vote of a majority, after Labour came top in both of the seats that were being contested in Milton ward. [4] The second Labour candidate for the ward, Stephen George, was only one vote ahead of the sitting Conservative councillor, Joyce Lambert, thus preventing the Conservatives from holding the critical seat that would have seen them win control of the council. [4]

The Conservatives did gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Leigh ward, as the Liberal Democrats lost votes across the council. [4] This saw a number of close results for the Liberal Democrats as they only held Prittlewell by 5 votes from the Conservatives and Westborough by 4 votes over Labour. [4] Overall turnout in the election was 26.5%. [5]

The results meant that the Liberal Democrat and Labour administration, which had run the council for the previous 5 years, would continue. [4]

Election result

1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [6] [7]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 7Steady2.svg50.0121948.716,44846.2+6.0
  Liberal Democrats 3Decrease2.svg 121.491230.88,50823.9–7.9
  Labour 4Increase2.svg 128.64820.510,40929.2+1.8
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02380.7N/A

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gwendoline Horrigan* 1,997 58.4 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Ritchie94027.5–11.5
Labour Raymond Hales48214.1–1.3
Majority 1,05730.9N/A
Turnout 3,41938.1–38.5
Registered electors 9,001
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg12.2

Blenheim

Blenheim [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith* 1,069 40.6 –3.4
Conservative Peter Collins1,03439.2+5.8
Labour Teresa Merrison53320.2–2.4
Majority 351.3N/A
Turnout 2,63628.7–38.1
Registered electors 9,184
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.6

Chalkwell

Chalkwell [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Brown 1,450 54.4 +19.9
Liberal Democrats Alistair Miller76628.8–5.2
Labour Philip Hannan44816.8+3.0
Majority 68425.7N/A
Turnout 2,66428.0–36.7
Registered electors 9,572
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg12.6

Eastwood

Eastwood [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Walker* 1,563 49.5 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson1,07534.0–10.9
Labour Ernest Webb52016.5–1.3
Majority 48815.5N/A
Turnout 3,15829.9–41.9
Registered electors 10,582
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg11.5

Leigh

Leigh [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lamb 1,224 40.3 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Albert Smulian*1,14037.5–8.7
Labour Alan Harley43814.4–4.1
Independent Brian Isaacs2387.8N/A
Majority 842.8N/A
Turnout 3,04033.8–36.8
Registered electors 9,068
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg6.8

Milton

Milton (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lilias Felton 934 47.0 +1.3
Labour Stephen George 913 45.9 +0.2
Conservative Joyce Lambert*91245.9+1.3
Conservative Ahmad Khwaja82941.7–2.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes19810.0+0.3
Liberal Democrats Amanda Smith1919.6–0.1
Turnout 2,08723.9–28.7
Registered electors 8,740
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Prittlewell

Prittlewell [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Elf* 918 38.3 –6.0
Conservative Christopher Kerr91338.0+8.2
Labour Paul White56923.7–2.4
Majority 50.2N/A
Turnout 2,40026.8–35.6
Registered electors 8,972
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.1

St Lukes

St Lukes [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Royston* 902 54.8 +5.0
Conservative Johnathan Garston56634.4+3.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Clark17910.9–8.2
Majority 33620.4N/A
Turnout 1,64719.8–40.2
Registered electors 8,335
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.9

Shoebury

Shoebury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Verina Wilson* 1,796 53.0 +6.6
Labour Lesley Wisken1,29038.1+4.3
Liberal Democrats Alison Newton3008.9–10.9
Majority 50614.9N/A
Turnout 3,38622.8–42.8
Registered electors 14,855
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.2

Southchurch

Southchurch [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Kelly* 1,463 63.3 +12.0
Labour Denis Garne62727.1–4.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Woolcott2209.5–7.8
Majority 83636.2N/A
Turnout 2,31026.2–41.8
Registered electors 8,817
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg8.2

Thorpe

Thorpe [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Carr* 1,656 68.5 +11.1
Labour John Townsend51821.4–2.5
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ray24210.0–8.7
Majority 1,13847.1N/A
Turnout 2,41624.3–42.4
Registered electors 9,972
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.8

Victoria

Victoria [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Dandridge* 1,201 59.2 +6.0
Conservative Anthony Delaney59729.4–1.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins23211.4–4.3
Majority 60429.8N/A
Turnout 2,03022.1–34.2
Registered electors 9,194
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.9

Westborough

Westborough [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon* 1,038 41.2 –6.7
Labour Mark Flewitt1,03441.0+13.6
Conservative Michael Samuel44817.8–6.9
Majority 40.2N/A
Turnout 2,52029.3–33.6
Registered electors 8,622
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.2

References

  1. "Southend-on-Sea". BBC News Online . Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  2. Pike, Alan (5 May 1999). "Tories may figure a way back into some local affections: Relatively modest voting swings could see Conservatives return to control of councils lost in the 1995 debacle, Alan Pike writes". Financial Times . p. 13.
  3. "Lib Dems make big gains in early results: Local elections victories in Sheffield and Stockport". Financial Times . 7 May 1999. p. 12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Election summary: Essex voters go blue and green". Echo. 10 May 1999. Retrieved 31 March 2010.[ dead link ]
  5. "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  6. "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times . 7 May 1999. p. 4.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Southend Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 31 March 2010.[ permanent dead link ]