2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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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 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]
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 000002.81,205+0.4%
  UKIP 000001.6695+1.6%
  English Democrat 000001.0436+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
Majority61320.3+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
Majority1555.8+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
Majority86334.0−4.8
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
Majority53518.9+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
Majority40.2−20.7
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
Majority47818.4−16.6
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
Majority49223.6−1.7
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
Majority37713.2+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
Majority1525.3
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
Majority1818.0
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
Majority71333.7+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
Majority1,30350.5−6.3
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
Majority1,64358.2−4.1
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
Majority1518.1−16.5
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
Majority1,03932.0+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
Majority1,17548.0−1.0
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
Majority56726.4+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.
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