2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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Results of the 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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results

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]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1210+170.649.521,136+1.7
  Liberal Democrats 201-111.826.111,136-1.9
  Labour 201-111.816.67,084-2.0
  Independent 110+15.92.41,005+0.1
  Green 00000.02.81,205+0.4
  UKIP 00000.01.6695+1.6
  English Democrat 00000.01.0436+1.0

Ward results

Belfairs [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Aylen1,64154.4+3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade1,02834.1−4.9
Labour Cheryl Nevin34711.5+1.1
Majority 61320.3+8.8
Turnout 3,01641.9+11.6
Conservative hold Swing
Blenheim Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Longley1,23346.3+2.3
Conservative Duncan Newham1,07840.5−0.8
Labour Charles Willis35413.3−1.4
Majority 1555.8+3.2
Turnout 2,66535.9+8.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chalkwell [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Robertson1,43456.4−5.8
Liberal Democrats Sara Coyle57122.5−0.9
Labour Lydia Sookias32512.8−1.5
English Democrat Jeremy Moss2118.3+8.3
Majority 86334.0−4.8
Turnout 2,54135.4+9.5
Conservative hold Swing
Eastwood Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Walker1,56355.2+3.9
Liberal Democrats Norah Goodman1,02836.3−3.7
Labour Raoul Meade2408.5−0.2
Majority 53518.9+7.6
Turnout 2,83138.1+10.1
Conservative hold Swing
Kursaal [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Game62734.5−17.0
Conservative Tony Cox62334.2+3.6
English Democrat Adrian Key22512.4+12.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes20311.2−6.7
Green Paul Circus1427.8+7.8
Majority 40.2−20.7
Turnout 1,82026.8+8.3
Labour hold Swing
Leigh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall1,41454.4−6.8
Conservative Simon Gutteridge93636.0+9.7
Labour Tony Borton2479.5+3.4
Majority 47818.4−16.6
Turnout 2,59737.7+6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Davy1,06851.2−0.9
Labour Ian Gilbert57627.6+0.9
Liberal Democrats Marion Boulton44121.2+7.9
Majority 49223.6−1.7
Turnout 2,08530.9+8.7
Conservative hold Swing
Prittlewell [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Price1,30345.8−1.5
Liberal Democrats Michael O'Connor92632.5−1.7
Labour Margaret Borton33811.9−0.2
Green Andrea Black2799.8+3.4
Majority 37713.2+0.1
Turnout 2,84638.2+11.2
Conservative hold Swing
St Laurence [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Flewitt1,01335.6−2.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Dolby86130.2−17.6
UKIP Peter O'Kane69524.4+24.4
Labour Paul White2809.8−4.3
Majority 1525.3
Turnout 2,84938.7+12.5
Conservative hold Swing
St Lukes [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melvyn Day85838.1−0.1
Labour Reginald Copley67730.1−12.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Ayling40418.0+6.7
Green Steve Flynn31113.8+6.2
Majority 1818.0
Turnout 2,25029.8+11.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Shoeburyness [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ascroft1,27460.2+3.5
Labour Anne Chalk56126.5−6.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs28313.4+3.1
Majority 71333.7+10.0
Turnout 2,11829.2+9.6
Conservative hold Swing
Southchurch [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Garston1,67264.8−7.0
Labour Clive Rebbeck36914.3−0.8
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith28110.9−2.2
Green Adrian Hedges26010.1+10.1
Majority 1,30350.5−6.3
Turnout 2,58236.8+12.0
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Carr2,07373.5−1.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ray43015.2+3.1
Labour Joyce Mapp31811.3−1.5
Majority 1,64358.2−4.1
Turnout 2,82140.2+12.9
Conservative hold Swing
Victoria [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Dandridge79442.6−3.2
Conservative Paul Jones64334.5+13.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins42522.8+13.1
Majority 1518.1−16.5
Turnout 1,86227.5+5.6
Labour hold Swing
West Leigh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lamb1,93559.6+2.2
Liberal Democrats Albert Wren89627.6−5.6
Green Doris Thomas2136.6+2.0
Labour Deborah Robinson2006.2+1.4
Majority 1,03932.0+7.9
Turnout 3,24448.1+11.9
Conservative hold Swing
West Shoebury [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony North1,66167.9−1.1
Labour Lee Craven48619.9−0.1
Liberal Democrats Amanda Spraggs30112.3+1.3
Majority 1,17548.0−1.0
Turnout 2,44834.3+11.0
Conservative hold Swing
Westborough [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Marimuthu Velmurugan1,00546.8+9.9
Liberal Democrats George Lewin43820.4+0.1
Conservative Ahmad Khwaja36116.8+3.8
Labour Julian Ware-Lane34516.1−6.6
Majority 56726.4+12.2
Turnout 2,14932.2+7.1
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

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