2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2004 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 33
• Labour 9
• Liberal Democrat 7
• Independent 2 ^[2]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives make one gain in the election to hold control of the council with 33 seats. ^[3] The Conservative gain came in St Lukes ward where they defeated the Labour councillor, Reg Copley, who had been first elected to the council in 1963. ^[3] They also came within 4 votes of gaining Kursaal, ^[4] but the only other change was an independent gain from the Liberal Democrats in Westborough. ^[3]

Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2004 ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	12	1	0	+1	70.6	49.5	21,136	+1.7%
	Liberal Democrats	2	0	1	-1	11.8	26.1	11,136	-1.9%
	Labour	2	0	1	-1	11.8	16.6	7,084	-2.0%
	Independent	1	1	0	+1	5.9	2.4	1,005	+0.1%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	1,205	+0.4%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	695	+1.6%
	English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	436	+1.0%

Ward results

Belfairs ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Aylen	1,641	54.4	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Grimwade	1,028	34.1	-4.9
	Labour	Cheryl Nevin	347	11.5	+1.1
Majority			613	20.3	+8.8
Turnout			3,016	41.9	+11.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blenheim Park ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Longley	1,233	46.3	+2.3
	Conservative	Duncan Newham	1,078	40.5	-0.8
	Labour	Charles Willis	354	13.3	-1.4
Majority			155	5.8	+3.2
Turnout			2,665	35.9	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chalkwell ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Robertson	1,434	56.4	-5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Coyle	571	22.5	-0.9
	Labour	Lydia Sookias	325	12.8	-1.5
	English Democrat	Jeremy Moss	211	8.3	+8.3
Majority			863	34.0	-4.8
Turnout			2,541	35.4	+9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastwood Park ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Walker	1,563	55.2	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Norah Goodman	1,028	36.3	-3.7
	Labour	Raoul Meade	240	8.5	-0.2
Majority			535	18.9	+7.6
Turnout			2,831	38.1	+10.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kursaal ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis Game	627	34.5	-17.0
	Conservative	Tony Cox	623	34.2	+3.6
	English Democrat	Adrian Key	225	12.4	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Howes	203	11.2	-6.7
	Green	Paul Circus	142	7.8	+7.8
Majority			4	0.2	-20.7
Turnout			1,820	26.8	+8.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Leigh ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Crystall	1,414	54.4	-6.8
	Conservative	Simon Gutteridge	936	36.0	+9.7
	Labour	Tony Borton	247	9.5	+3.4
Majority			478	18.4	-16.6
Turnout			2,597	37.7	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Milton ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Davy	1,068	51.2	-0.9
	Labour	Ian Gilbert	576	27.6	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Boulton	441	21.2	+7.9
Majority			492	23.6	-1.7
Turnout			2,085	30.9	+8.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prittlewell ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Price	1,303	45.8	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael O'Connor	926	32.5	-1.7
	Labour	Margaret Borton	338	11.9	-0.2
	Green	Andrea Black	279	9.8	+3.4
Majority			377	13.2	+0.1
Turnout			2,846	38.2	+11.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Laurence ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Flewitt	1,013	35.6	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Dolby	861	30.2	-17.6
	UKIP	Peter O'Kane	695	24.4	+24.4
	Labour	Paul White	280	9.8	-4.3
Majority			152	5.3
Turnout			2,849	38.7	+12.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Lukes ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvyn Day	858	38.1	-0.1
	Labour	Reginald Copley	677	30.1	-12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Ayling	404	18.0	+6.7
	Green	Steve Flynn	311	13.8	+6.2
Majority			181	8.0
Turnout			2,250	29.8	+11.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Shoeburyness ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Ascroft	1,274	60.2	+3.5
	Labour	Anne Chalk	561	26.5	-6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Spraggs	283	13.4	+3.1
Majority			713	33.7	+10.0
Turnout			2,118	29.2	+9.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southchurch ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Garston	1,672	64.8	-7.0
	Labour	Clive Rebbeck	369	14.3	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Smith	281	10.9	-2.2
	Green	Adrian Hedges	260	10.1	+10.1
Majority			1,303	50.5	-6.3
Turnout			2,582	36.8	+12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thorpe ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sally Carr	2,073	73.5	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Ray	430	15.2	+3.1
	Labour	Joyce Mapp	318	11.3	-1.5
Majority			1,643	58.2	-4.1
Turnout			2,821	40.2	+12.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Victoria ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Dandridge	794	42.6	-3.2
	Conservative	Paul Jones	643	34.5	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	425	22.8	+13.1
Majority			151	8.1	-16.5
Turnout			1,862	27.5	+5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

West Leigh ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lamb	1,935	59.6	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Albert Wren	896	27.6	-5.6
	Green	Doris Thomas	213	6.6	+2.0
	Labour	Deborah Robinson	200	6.2	+1.4
Majority			1,039	32.0	+7.9
Turnout			3,244	48.1	+11.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Shoebury ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony North	1,661	67.9	-1.1
	Labour	Lee Craven	486	19.9	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Spraggs	301	12.3	+1.3
Majority			1,175	48.0	-1.0
Turnout			2,448	34.3	+11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westborough ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marimuthu Velmurugan	1,005	46.8	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	George Lewin	438	20.4	+0.1
	Conservative	Ahmad Khwaja	361	16.8	+3.8
	Labour	Julian Ware-Lane	345	16.1	-6.6
Majority			567	26.4	+12.2
Turnout			2,149	32.2	+7.1
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

1. "Southend-On-Sea council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 4 April 2010.
2. "Elections 2004: Election results". The Independent . 11 June 2004. p. 4.
3. "Conservatives take Brentwood". BBC News Online . 11 June 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
4. "Southend: Election round-up". Echo. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2010.^{[ dead link ]}
5. "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 4 April 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "How the southeast voted in the district council polls". Evening Standard . 11 June 2004. p. 8.