2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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Results of the 2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

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]

Election result

The results saw no seats change hands so the Conservatives kept control as a result with 35 of the 51 seats on the council. [4]

Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2002 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1100064.746.316,732-0.6%
  Labour 400023.521.07,586-6.9%
  Liberal Democrats 200011.821.37,687-2.7%
  Independent 000009.53,417+8.8%
  Green 000001.9683+1.4%

Ward results

Belfairs [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Evans1,24650.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade73929.8
Labour Linda Cook27411.1
Independent Michael Downer2198.8
Majority 50720.5
Turnout 2,47834.2−28.8
Conservative hold Swing
Blenheim Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith98845.7
Conservative Peter Collins81937.9
Labour Charles Willis35616.5
Majority 1697.8
Turnout 2,16328.9−26.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chalkwell [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Brown1,21759.8
Liberal Democrats Ronald Alexander37918.6
Labour Lydia Sookias28013.8
Independent Donald Weedon1607.9
Majority 83841.2
Turnout 2,03627.8−25.1
Conservative hold Swing
Eastwood Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Moring1,23649.2
Liberal Democrats Nora Goodman83733.3
Labour Julian Ware-Lane2329.2
Independent Keith Richardson2068.2
Majority 39915.9
Turnout 2,51133.7−25.1
Conservative hold Swing
Kursaal [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julian McMahon64849.7
Conservative Judith Smithson45835.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith19915.2
Majority 19014.6
Turnout 1,30518.9−23.3
Labour hold Swing
Leigh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Baker1,06845.4
Conservative Terence Gray80034.0
Independent Douglas Copping26811.4
Labour Vera Norman2159.1
Majority 26811.4
Turnout 2,35133.2−26.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Robertson1,06954.3
Labour Lilias Felton68234.7
Green William Ferrett21611.0
Majority 38719.7
Turnout 1,96727.5−19.9
Conservative hold Swing
Prittlewell [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anna Waite85133.1
Liberal Democrats John Adams74529.0
Independent Peter Walker60223.4
Labour Margaret Borton37014.4
Majority 1064.1
Turnout 2,56834.0−24.1
Conservative hold Swing
St Laurence [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Houssart79631.5
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast74929.6
Independent Adrian Sinclair-McCall66126.1
Labour Paul White32512.8
Majority 471.9
Turnout 2,53133.7−33.6
Conservative hold Swing
St Lukes [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Royston84850.4
Conservative Ellen Hodgson62737.3
Green Adrian Hedges20812.4
Majority 22113.1
Turnout 1,68321.9−30.5
Labour hold Swing
Shoeburyness [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Cole67537.7
Independent Roger Hadley53529.9
Labour Anne Chalk47926.7
Liberal Democrats Marion Boulton1035.7
Majority 1407.8
Turnout 1,79224.5−26.6
Conservative hold Swing
Southchurch [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Kelly1,29060.7
Labour Joyce Mapp35416.7
Independent Susan Richardson30614.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Gage1758.2
Majority 93644.0
Turnout 2,12529.9−27.5
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daphne White1,76575.5
Labour John Townsend34614.8
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ray2269.7
Majority 1,41960.7
Turnout 2,33732.5−31.3
Conservative hold Swing
Victoria [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Norman90657.3
Conservative Paul Jones52633.3
Green Andrew Vaughan1499.4
Majority 38024.0
Turnout 1,58122.7−29.7
Labour hold Swing
West Leigh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gwendoline Horrigan1,69261.2
Liberal Democrats Albert Wren87531.7
Labour Raoul Meade1967.1
Majority 81729.6
Turnout 2,76340.5−26.3
Conservative hold Swing
West Shoebury [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Verina Wilson1,34763.8
Labour George Saville58827.9
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Goldsmith1768.3
Majority 75936.0
Turnout 2,11128.3
Conservative hold Swing
Westborough [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Teresa Merrison48727.0
Independent Martin Terry46025.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Ritchie42823.7
Conservative Mark Newman31817.6
Green Rita Wood1106.1
Majority 271.5
Turnout 1,80325.3−23.2
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Southend-on-Sea". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Election results; Local Election". The Times . 4 May 2002. p. 16.
  3. 1 2 "Southend: 'Magnificent Seven' set for battle at polls". Daily Gazette. 11 April 2002.
  4. "Southend: Tory triumph". Echo. 3 May 2002.[ dead link ]
  5. 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 ]