2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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The 2001 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 12. [1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

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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]

Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2001 [2] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 32+762.746.984,705-10.5%
  Labour 12+723.527.950,487+10.4%
  Liberal Democrats 7-213.724.043,367+1.0%
  Independent 0000.71,288+0.7%
  Green 0000.5906+0.3%

Ward results

Belfairs (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Aylen2,061
Conservative Julie Cushion1,856
Conservative Margaret Evans1,800
Liberal Democrats Christopher Charles1,515
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade1,510
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon1,321
Labour Alan Francis709
Labour Cheryl Nevin679
Labour Jonathan Grindley657
Turnout 12,10863.0
Blenheim Park (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Longley1,657
Liberal Democrats James Clinkscales1,613
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith1,559
Conservative David Angus1,514
Conservative Margaret Longden1,375
Conservative Peter Collins1,372
Labour Matthew Doody960
Labour Rosemary Merton936
Labour Ernest Webb840
Turnout 11,82655.7
Chalkwell (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Salter1,950
Conservative Charles Latham1,875
Conservative Richard Brown1,830
Liberal Democrats Roger Fisher1,067
Liberal Democrats Ronald Alexander1,022
Liberal Democrats Derek Holliday815
Labour Joyce Mapp708
Labour Lydia Sookias602
Labour Sylvia Sookias510
Turnout 10,37952.9
Eastwood Park (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Walker1,958
Conservative Roger Weaver1,922
Conservative Andrew Moring1,766
Liberal Democrats Norah Goodman1,579
Liberal Democrats David Wells1,244
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Howell1,126
Labour John Felton724
Labour Michael Doogan-Turner714
Labour Joan Richards635
Turnout 11,66858.8
Kursaal (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Garne1,349
Labour Stephen George1,303
Labour Judith McMahon1,295
Conservative Graham John958
Conservative Leslie Judd860
Conservative Judith Smithson838
Liberal Democrats Rose Day435
Liberal Democrats Christine Read421
Turnout 7,46042.2
Leigh (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall1,685
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham1,656
Liberal Democrats Nigel Baker1,564
Conservative Robin Carlile1,459
Conservative Joyce Lambert1,403
Conservative Jeanette Rowswell1,369
Labour Vera Norman801
Labour Kyle Campbell710
Labour Colin Campbell702
Turnout 11,34959.2
Milton (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Davy1,355
Conservative Jonathan Garston1,344
Conservative Ann Robertson1,310
Labour William Chesworth1,285
Labour Lilias Felton1,214
Labour Maureen Shaw1,192
Liberal Democrats Amanda Spraggs490
Liberal Democrats Richard Wiggins466
Turnout 8,65647.4
Prittlewell (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Price1,702
Conservative Murray Foster1,626
Conservative Anna Waite1,509
Liberal Democrats John Adams1,349
Liberal Democrats Steven Cox1,277
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin1,223
Labour Margaret Borton1,105
Labour Evelyn Tarff992
Labour Bernard Chalk936
Green Andrea Black408
Turnout 12,12758.1
St Laurence (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Gorham1,576
Conservative Michael Dolby1,561
Conservative Brian Houssart1,492
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson1,361
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast1,269
Liberal Democrats Mary Lubel1,245
Labour John Hellyer1,006
Labour Colin Assen958
Labour Paul White907
Turnout 11,37557.3
St Lukes (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reginald Copley1,837
Labour Kevin Robinson1,680
Labour Michael Royston1,538
Conservative Ellen Hodgson1,311
Conservative Melvyn Day1,307
Conservative Michael Steptoe1,263
Liberal Democrats Michael Clark557
Liberal Democrats Marion Boulton532
Green Adrian Hedges498
Turnout 10,52352.4
Shoeburyness (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ascroft1,877
Conservative Patricia Rayner1,536
Labour Anne Chalk1,485
Conservative Allan Cole1,415
Labour George Saville1,264
Labour Linda Cooke1,148
Liberal Democrats Janet Porter419
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride347
Turnout 9,49151.1
Southchurch (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Garston2,462
Conservative Ann Holland2,301
Conservative Brian Kelly2,203
Labour Gary Farrer1,003
Labour Ruth Jarvis920
Labour Jean Haisman878
Liberal Democrats Janet Davis564
Liberal Democrats Michael Woolcott475
Turnout 10,80657.4
Thorpe (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Carr2,893
Conservative Anthony Delaney2,738
Conservative Daphne White2,708
Labour Elsie Townsend877
Labour John Townsend794
Labour John Townsend698
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ray606
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith583
Turnout 11,89763.8
Victoria (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Dandridge1,621
Labour David Norman1,395
Labour Jane Norman1,371
Conservative Paul Jones1,039
Conservative Anthony Smithson854
Conservative Ahmed Khwaja753
Liberal Democrats Donna Collins514
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins489
Turnout 10,52352.4
West Leigh (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lamb2,541
Conservative Howard Briggs2,455
Conservative Gwendoline Horrigan2,439
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Pilgrim1,389
Liberal Democrats Albert Wren1,365
Liberal Democrats Richard Collins1,232
Labour Terence Adams505
Labour Suzanne Gardner498
Labour Christopher Elliott474
Turnout 12,89866.8
West Shoebury (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony North2,328
Conservative Derek Jarvis2,236
Conservative Verina Wilson2,135
Labour John Jarvis1,173
Labour John Hodgkins1,146
Labour David Yallop989
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs550
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Goldsmith466
Turnout 11,023
Westborough (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Sibley1,164
Labour Marimuthu Velmurugan990
Labour Teresa Merrison928
Labour Charles Willis846
Liberal Democrats Colin Ritchie839
Liberal Democrats Stephen Newton807
Conservative Mark Newman796
Conservative David Nicklin779
Conservative Kathleen Meager695
Independent Mark Flewitt672
Independent Martin Terry616
Turnout 9,13248.5

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References

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  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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