2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats won 11 4 2 Seats after 33 11 7 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 16,732 7,586 7,687 Percentage 46.3% 21.0% 21.3% Swing 0.6% 6.9% 2.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2002 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Campaign

The election saw a group of seven campaigners stand as independent candidates in the election. ^[3] They described themselves as "the magnificent seven" and were standing in protest against plans to widen Prioy Crescent and to move St Laurence Church in Eastwood. ^[3]

Summary

Election result

2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [2] [4]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11	1	64.7	22	33	64.7	16,732	46.3	–0.6
	Labour	4	1	23.5	7	11	21.6	7,586	21.0	–6.9
	Liberal Democrats	2		11.8	5	7	13.7	7,687	21.3	–2.7
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,417	9.5	+8.8
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	683	1.9	+1.4

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Evans*	1,246	50.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Grimwade	739	29.8	–5.6
	Labour	Linda Cook	274	11.1	–5.4
	Independent	Michael Downer	219	8.8	N/A
Majority			507	20.5	N/A
Turnout			2,478	34.2	–28.8
Registered electors			7,262
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Smith*	988	45.7	+5.6
	Conservative	Peter Collins*	819	37.9	+1.3
	Labour	Charles Willis	356	16.5	–6.7
Majority			169	7.8	N/A
Turnout			2,163	28.9	–26.8
Registered electors			7,515
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.2

Chalkwell

Chalkwell ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Brown*	1,217	59.8	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Alexander	379	18.6	–10.0
	Labour	Lydia Sookias	280	13.8	–5.2
	Independent	Donald Weedon	160	7.9	N/A
Majority			838	41.2	N/A
Turnout			2,036	27.8	−25.1
Registered electors			7,351
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Moring*	1,236	49.2	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nora Goodman	837	33.3	–3.8
	Labour	Julian Ware-Lane	232	9.2	–7.8
	Independent	Keith Richardson	206	8.2	N/A
Majority			399	15.9	N/A
Turnout			2,511	33.7	−25.1
Registered electors			7,457
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Kursaal

Kursaal ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julian McMahon*	648	49.7	+0.5
	Conservative	Judith Smithson	458	35.1	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Smith	199	15.2	–0.7
Majority			190	14.6	N/A
Turnout			1,305	18.9	−23.3
Registered electors			6,937
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Leigh

Leigh ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Baker*	1,068	45.4	+2.7
	Conservative	Terence Gray	800	34.0	–3.0
	Independent	Douglas Copping	268	11.4	N/A
	Labour	Vera Norman	215	9.1	–11.2
Majority			268	11.4	N/A
Turnout			2,351	33.2	−26.0
Registered electors			7,104
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.9

Milton

Milton ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Robertson*	1,069	54.3	+11.0
	Labour	Lilias Felton*	682	34.7	–6.4
	Green	William Ferrett	216	11.0	N/A
Majority			387	19.7	N/A
Turnout			1,967	27.5	−19.9
Registered electors			7,166
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Prittlewell

Prittlewell ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anna Waite*	851	33.1	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Adams	745	29.0	–0.6
	Independent	Peter Walker	602	23.4	N/A
	Labour	Margaret Borton	370	14.4	–9.8
Majority			106	4.1	N/A
Turnout			2,568	34.0	−24.1
Registered electors			7,571
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

St Laurence

St Laurence ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Houssart*	796	31.5	–8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Roast	749	29.6	–4.9
	Independent	Adrian Sinclair-McCall	661	26.1	N/A
	Labour	Paul White	325	12.8	–4.9
Majority			47	1.9	N/A
Turnout			2,531	33.7	−33.6
Registered electors			7,530
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

St Lukes

St Lukes ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Royston*	848	50.4	+6.7
	Conservative	Ellen Hodgson	627	37.3	+6.1
	Green	Adrian Hedges	208	12.4	+0.6
Majority			221	13.1	N/A
Turnout			1,683	21.9	−30.5
Registered electors			7,702
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allan Cole	675	37.7	–11.9
	Independent	Roger Hadley	535	29.9	N/A
	Labour	Anne Chalk*	479	26.7	–13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Boulton	103	5.7	–5.4
Majority			140	7.8	N/A
Turnout			1,792	24.5	−26.6
Registered electors			7,333
	Conservative gain from Labour

Southchurch

Southchurch ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Kelly*	1,290	60.7	–0.4
	Labour	Joyce Mapp	354	16.7	–8.2
	Independent	Susan Richardson	306	14.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gage	175	8.2	–5.8
Majority			936	44.0	N/A
Turnout			2,125	29.9	−27.5
Registered electors			7,114
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Thorpe

Thorpe ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daphne White*	1,765	75.5	+9.4
	Labour	John Townsend	346	14.8	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Ray	226	9.7	–4.1
Majority			1,419	60.7	N/A
Turnout			2,337	32.5	−31.3
Registered electors			7,196
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Victoria

Victoria ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Norman*	906	57.3	+6.2
	Conservative	Paul Jones	526	33.3	+0.6
	Green	Andrew Vaughan	149	9.4	N/A
Majority			380	24.0	N/A
Turnout			1,581	22.7	−29.7
Registered electors			6,989
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

West Leigh

West Leigh ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gwendoline Horrigan*	1,692	61.2	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Albert Wren	875	31.7	+0.4
	Labour	Raoul Meade	196	7.1	–4.3
Majority			817	29.6	N/A
Turnout			2,763	40.5	−26.3
Registered electors			6,859
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

West Shoebury

West Shoebury ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Verina Wilson*	1,347	63.8	+6.3
	Labour	George Saville	588	27.9	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Goldsmith	176	8.3	–5.3
Majority			759	36.0	N/A
Turnout			2,111	28.3	–28.6
Registered electors			7,467
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Westborough

Westborough ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Teresa Merrison*	487	27.0	–0.3
	Independent	Martin Terry	460	25.5	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Ritchie	428	23.7	–8.4
	Conservative	Mark Newman	318	17.6	–4.4
	Green	Rita Wood	110	6.1	N/A
Majority			27	1.5	N/A
Turnout			1,803	25.3	−23.2
Registered electors			7,142
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

References

1. "Southend-on-Sea". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2 April 2010.
2. "Election results; Local Election". The Times . 4 May 2002. p. 16.
3. "Southend: 'Magnificent Seven' set for battle at polls". Daily Gazette. 11 April 2002.
4. "Southend Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2010.^{[ dead link ]}