2003 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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Results of the 2003 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2003 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives keep control of the council with a slightly reduced majority of 13 seats. [3] The only changes saw the Conservatives lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats in St Laurence ward and an independent candidate gain Westborough from the Labour party. [3]

Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2003 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1001-158.847.814,795+1.5%
  Liberal Democrats 310+117.628.08,672+6.7%
  Labour 301-117.618.65,767-2.4%
  Independent 110+15.92.3706-7.2%
  Green 000002.4754+0.5%
  BNP 000000.8249+0.8%

Ward results

Belfairs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Cushion1,11350.5+0.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade86039.0+9.2
Labour Tony Borton23010.4−0.7
Majority 25311.5−9.0
Turnout 2,20330.3−3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Blenheim Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Clinkscales88844.0−1.7
Conservative Ian Robertson83541.3+3.4
Labour Charles Willis29714.7−1.8
Majority 532.6−5.2
Turnout 2,02027.0−1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chalkwell [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Latham1,15562.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Gage43523.4+4.8
Labour Lydia Sookias26614.3+0.5
Majority 72038.8−2.4
Turnout 1,85625.9−1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Eastwood Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Weaver1,07851.3+2.1
Liberal Democrats Norah Goodman84140.0+6.7
Labour Raoul Meade1848.7−0.5
Majority 23711.3−4.6
Turnout 2,10328.0−5.7
Conservative hold Swing
Kursaal [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen George64451.5+1.8
Conservative Judith Smithson38330.6−4.5
Liberal Democrats George Lewin22417.9+2.7
Majority 26120.9+6.3
Turnout 1,25118.5−0.4
Labour hold Swing
Leigh [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wrexham1,33561.2+15.8
Conservative Simon Gutteridge57326.3−7.7
Green Dawn Arno1386.3+6.3
Labour Helen Beckett1346.1−3.0
Majority 76235.0+23.6
Turnout 2,18031.1−2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Garston78552.1−2.2
Labour Ian Gilbert40326.7−8.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Clark20113.3+13.3
Green Steve Flynn1187.8−3.2
Majority 38225.3+5.6
Turnout 1,50722.2−5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Prittlewell [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Murray Foster96247.3+14.2
Liberal Democrats John Adams69534.2+5.2
Labour Margaret Borton24512.1−2.3
Green Andrea Black1316.4+6.4
Majority 26713.1+9.0
Turnout 2,03327.0−7.0
Conservative hold Swing
St Laurence [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast92547.8+18.2
Conservative Michael Dolby73838.1+6.6
Labour Paul White27214.1+1.3
Majority 1879.7
Turnout 1,93526.2−7.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Lukes [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Robinson59042.9−7.5
Conservative Melvyn Day52538.2+0.9
Liberal Democrats Marion Boulton15511.3+11.3
Green Cristian Ramis1057.6−4.8
Majority 654.7−8.4
Turnout 1,37518.0−3.9
Labour hold Swing
Shoeburyness [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Rayner81056.7+19.0
Labour Anne Chalk47233.0+6.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs14710.3+4.6
Majority 33823.7+15.9
Turnout 1,42919.6−4.9
Conservative hold Swing
Southchurch [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Holland1,25871.8+11.1
Labour Darius Ware-Lane26415.1−1.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ray22913.1+4.9
Majority 99456.8+12.8
Turnout 1,75124.8−5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Delaney1,45675.1−0.4
Labour John Townsend24812.8−2.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith23512.1+2.4
Majority 1,20862.3+1.6
Turnout 1,93927.3−5.2
Conservative hold Swing
Victoria [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Norman66745.8−11.5
Conservative Anthony Smithson30821.1−12.2
BNP Graham John24917.1+17.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins1429.7+9.7
Green Adrian Hedges916.2−3.2
Majority 35924.6+0.6
Turnout 1,45721.9−0.8
Labour hold Swing
West Leigh [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard Briggs1,41757.4−3.8
Liberal Democrats Albert Wren82133.2+1.5
Labour Joyce Mapp1184.8−2.3
Green Doris Thomas1144.6+4.6
Majority 59624.1−5.5
Turnout 2,47036.2−4.3
Conservative hold Swing
West Shoebury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Jarvis1,17369.0+5.2
Labour Julian Ware-Lane34020.0−7.9
Liberal Democrats Amanda Spraggs18711.0+2.7
Majority 83349.0+13.0
Turnout 1,70023.3−5.0
Conservative hold Swing
Westborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Terry64036.9+11.4
Labour Marimuthu Velmurugan39322.7−4.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Ritchie35220.3−3.4
Conservative Emma Hill22613.0−4.6
Independent Trevor Oakley663.8+3.8
Green Rita Wood573.3−2.8
Majority 24714.2
Turnout 1,73425.1−0.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "How Britain voted: English and Scottish councils". The Independent. 3 May 2003. p. 18.
  3. 1 2 "South Essex: It's a blue day as Tories run riot". Echo. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2010.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 4 April 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 16.
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