2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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All 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won32127
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote84,70550,48743,367
Percentage46.9%27.9%24.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 10.5%Increase2.svg 10.4%Increase2.svg 1.0%
Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 2001.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as the 2001 general election and other local elections.

Contents

The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 12 to 51. [1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

Summary

Election result

The results saw the Conservative increase their majority on the council after winning 32 of the 51 seats on the council. [3] The Labour Party won 12 seats to become the main opposition, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 7 seats. [3]

2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [2] [4]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 513223Increase2.svg 762.746.984,705–10.5
  Labour 511241Increase2.svg 723.527.950,487+10.4
  Liberal Democrats 43713Decrease2.svg 213.724.043,367+1.0
  Independent 2000Steady2.svg0.00.71,288N/A
  Green 2000Steady2.svg0.00.5906+0.3

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Aylen* 2,061 51.1 –18.0
Conservative Julie Cushion 1,856 46.0 –23.1
Conservative Margaret Evans 1,800 44.6 –24.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Charles1,51537.5+16.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade1,51037.4+16.3
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon1,32132.7+11.6
Labour Alan Francis70917.6+7.8
Labour Cheryl Nevin67916.8+7.0
Labour Jonathan Grindley65716.3+6.5
Turnout ~4,58163.0+25.6
Registered electors 7,272
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Longley 1,657 42.0
Liberal Democrats James Clinkscales 1,613 40.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith 1,559 39.5
Conservative David Angus1,51438.4
Conservative Margaret Longden1,37534.9
Conservative Peter Collins1,37234.8
Labour Matthew Doody96024.4
Labour Rosemary Merton93623.7
Labour Ernest Webb84021.3
Turnout ~4,23955.7
Registered electors 7,610
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chalkwell

Chalkwell (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Salter* 1,950 56.4 –3.6
Conservative Charles Latham* 1,875 54.2 –5.8
Conservative Richard Brown* 1,830 52.9 –7.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Fisher1,06730.8+7.9
Liberal Democrats Ronald Alexander1,02229.5+6.6
Liberal Democrats Derek Holliday81523.6+0.7
Labour Joyce Mapp70820.5+10.0
Labour Lydia Sookias60217.4+6.9
Labour Sylvia Sookias51014.7+4.2
Turnout ~3,85252.9+24.6
Registered electors 7,282
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Walker* 1,958 50.3
Conservative Roger Weaver* 1,922 49.4
Conservative Andrew Moring 1,766 45.4
Liberal Democrats Norah Goodman1,57940.6
Liberal Democrats David Wells1,24432.0
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Howell1,12629.0
Labour John Felton72418.6
Labour Michael Doogan-Turner71418.4
Labour Joan Richards63516.3
Turnout ~4,38458.8
Registered electors 7,456
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kursaal

Kursaal (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Garne 1,349 54.3
Labour Stephen George 1,303 52.4
Labour Judith McMahon 1,295 52.1
Conservative Graham John95838.5
Conservative Leslie Judd86034.6
Conservative Judith Smithson83833.7
Liberal Democrats Rose Day43517.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Read42116.9
Turnout ~2,92442.2
Registered electors 6,929
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Leigh

Leigh (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall* 1,685 44.5 –2.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham* 1,656 43.8 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Nigel Baker 1,564 41.3 –5.5
Conservative Robin Carlile1,45938.6–3.3
Conservative Joyce Lambert1,40337.1–4.8
Conservative Jeanette Rowswell1,36936.2–5.7
Labour Vera Norman80121.2+15.1
Labour Kyle Campbell71018.8+12.7
Labour Colin Campbell70218.6+12.5
Turnout ~4,17859.2+24.0
Registered electors 7,058
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Milton

Milton (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Davy* 1,355 47.0 –3.4
Conservative Jonathan Garston* 1,344 46.6 –3.8
Conservative Ann Robertson 1,310 45.4 –5.0
Labour William Chesworth1,28544.5+8.5
Labour Lilias Felton*1,21442.1+6.1
Labour Maureen Shaw1,19241.3+5.3
Liberal Democrats Amanda Spraggs49017.0+10.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Wiggins46616.2+9.3
Turnout ~3,32547.4+22.2
Registered electors 7,014
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Prittlewell

Prittlewell (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Price 1,702 38.4 –16.8
Conservative Murray Foster 1,626 36.6 –18.6
Conservative Anna Waite* 1,509 34.0 –21.2
Liberal Democrats John Adams1,34930.4–2.4
Liberal Democrats Steven Cox1,27728.8–4.0
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin1,22327.6–5.2
Labour Margaret Borton1,10524.9+12.9
Labour Evelyn Tarff99222.4+10.4
Labour Bernard Chalk93621.1+9.1
Green Andrea Black4089.2N/A
Turnout ~4,43858.1+25.0
Registered electors 7,639
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Laurence

St Laurence (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Gorham 1,576 41.6
Conservative Michael Dolby 1,561 41.2
Conservative Brian Houssart 1,492 39.3
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson1,36135.9
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast1,26933.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Lubel*1,24532.8
Labour John Hellyer1,00626.5
Labour Colin Assen95825.3
Labour Paul White90723.9
Turnout ~4,30657.3
Registered electors 7,515
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Lukes

St Lukes (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reginald Copley* 1,837 52.4 +13.5
Labour Kevin Robinson 1,680 47.9 +9.0
Labour Michael Royston* 1,538 43.8 +4.9
Conservative Ellen Hodgson1,31137.4–11.0
Conservative Melvyn Day*1,30737.3–11.1
Conservative Michael Steptoe1,26336.0–12.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Clark55715.9+8.1
Liberal Democrats Marion Boulton53215.2+7.4
Green Adrian Hedges49814.2+9.4
Turnout ~4,00552.4+33.3
Registered electors 7,643
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ascroft* 1,877 59.3
Conservative Patricia Rayner 1,536 48.6
Labour Anne Chalk 1,485 46.9
Conservative Allan Cole1,41544.7
Labour George Saville1,26440.0
Labour Linda Cooke1,14836.3
Liberal Democrats Janet Porter41913.2
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride34711.0
Turnout ~3,75851.1
Registered electors 7,354
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Southchurch

Southchurch (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Garston* 2,462 68.4 –7.2
Conservative Ann Holland* 2,301 63.9 –11.7
Conservative Brian Kelly* 2,203 61.2 –14.4
Labour Gary Farrer1,00327.8+11.8
Labour Ruth Jarvis92025.5+9.5
Labour Jean Haisman87824.4+8.4
Liberal Democrats Janet Davis56415.7+7.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Woolcott47513.2+4.8
Turnout ~4,06757.4+29.1
Registered electors 7,085
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thorpe

Thorpe (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Carr* 2,893 73.0 –3.5
Conservative Anthony Delaney* 2,738 69.0 –7.5
Conservative Daphne White* 2,708 68.3 –8.2
Labour Elsie Townsend87722.1+6.9
Labour John Townsend79420.0+4.8
Labour John Townsend69817.6+2.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ray60615.3+7.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith58314.7+6.4
Turnout ~4,58763.8+36.7
Registered electors 7,189
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Victoria

Victoria (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Dandridge* 1,621 60.5 +17.2
Labour David Norman 1,395 52.1 +8.8
Labour Jane Norman 1,371 51.2 +7.9
Conservative Paul Jones1,03938.8–7.1
Conservative Anthony Smithson85431.9–14.0
Conservative Ahmed Khwaja75328.1–17.8
Liberal Democrats Donna Collins51419.2+8.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins48918.3+7.5
Turnout ~3,63652.4+30.6
Registered electors 6,939
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

West Leigh

West Leigh (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lamb* 2,541 59.1
Conservative Howard Briggs* 2,455 57.1
Conservative Gwendoline Horrigan* 2,439 56.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Pilgrim1,38932.3
Liberal Democrats Albert Wren1,36531.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Collins1,23228.7
Labour Terence Adams50511.7
Labour Suzanne Gardner49811.6
Labour Christopher Elliott47411.0
Turnout ~4,65566.8
Registered electors 6,969
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West Shoebury

West Shoebury (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony North* 2,328 63.4
Conservative Derek Jarvis 2,236 60.9
Conservative Verina Wilson* 2,135 58.1
Labour John Jarvis1,17331.9
Labour John Hodgkins1,14631.2
Labour David Yallop98926.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs55015.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Goldsmith46612.7
Turnout ~4,21956.9
Registered electors 7,415
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Westborough

Westborough (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Sibley* 1,164 38.2 –5.6
Labour Marimuthu Velmurugan 990 32.5 +8.1
Labour Teresa Merrison 928 30.5 +6.1
Labour Charles Willis84627.8+3.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Ritchie83927.6–16.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Newton80726.5–17.3
Conservative Mark Newman79626.1–5.7
Conservative David Nicklin77925.6–6.2
Conservative Kathleen Meager69522.8–9.0
Independent Mark Flewitt67222.1N/A
Independent Martin Terry61620.2N/A
Turnout ~3,43148.5+24.2
Registered electors 7,080
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

References

  1. ↑ "Southend-on-Sea". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "The Local Elections of 7 June 2001" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 27 September 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Essex, Southend: Tories claim local victories". Echo. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2010.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Southend Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2010.[ dead link ]
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2000 Southend-on-Sea Council election 		Southend-on-Sea local elections Succeeded by
2002 Southend-on-Sea Council election
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