2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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  2003 10 June 2004 (2004-06-10) 2006  

17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won122
Seats after339
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote21,1367,084
Percentage49.5%16.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.7%Decrease2.svg 2.0%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won21
Seats after72
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote11,1361,005
Percentage26.1%2.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 0.1%

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 2004 results.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

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:

Summary

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]

Election result

2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [5] [6]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Increase2.svg 170.6213364.721,13649.5+1.7
  Labour 2Decrease2.svg 111.87917.67,08416.6–2.0
  Liberal Democrats 2Decrease2.svg 111.85713.711,13626.1–1.9
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 15.9123.91,0052.4+0.1
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,2052.8+0.4
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06951.6N/A
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04361.0N/A

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Aylen* 1,641 54.4 +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
Registered electors 7,266
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.4

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Longley* 1,233 46.3 +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
Registered electors 7,555
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg1.6

Chalkwell

Chalkwell [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Robertson 1,434 56.4 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Sara Coyle57122.5−0.9
Labour Lydia Sookias32512.8−1.5
English Democrat Jeremy Moss2118.3N/A
Majority 86334.0−4.8
Turnout 2,54135.4+9.5
Registered electors 7,222
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.5

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Walker* 1,563 55.2 +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
Registered electors 7,522
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.8

Kursaal

Kursaal [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Game* 627 34.5 −17.0
Conservative Tony Cox62334.2+3.6
English Democrat Adrian Key22512.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes20311.2−6.7
Green Paul Circus1427.8N/A
Majority 40.2−20.7
Turnout 1,82026.8+8.3
Registered electors 6,811
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.3

Leigh

Leigh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall* 1,414 54.4 −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
Registered electors 7,017
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.3

Milton

Milton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Davy* 1,068 51.2 −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
Registered electors 6,796
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.9

Prittlewell

Prittlewell [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Price* 1,303 45.8 −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
Registered electors 7,493
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.1

St Laurence

St Laurence [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Flewitt 1,013 35.6 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Dolby86130.2−17.6
UKIP Peter O'Kane69524.4N/A
Labour Paul White2809.8−4.3
Majority 1525.3N/A
Turnout 2,84938.7+12.5
Registered electors 7,416
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.6

St Lukes

St Lukes [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melvyn Day 858 38.1 −0.1
Labour Reginald Copley*67730.1−12.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Ayling40418.0+6.7
Green Steve Flynn31113.8+6.2
Majority 1818.0N/A
Turnout 2,25029.8+11.8
Registered electors 7,581
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg6.4

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ascroft* 1,274 60.2 +3.5
Labour Anne Chalk*56126.5−6.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs28313.4+3.1
Majority 71333.7+10.0
Turnout 2,11829.2+9.6
Registered electors 7,323
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.0

Southchurch

Southchurch [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Garston* 1,672 64.8 −7.0
Labour Clive Rebbeck36914.3−0.8
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith28110.9−2.2
Green Adrian Hedges26010.1N/A
Majority 1,30350.5−6.3
Turnout 2,58236.8+12.0
Registered electors 7,323
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1

Thorpe

Thorpe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Carr* 2,073 73.5 −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
Registered electors 7,098
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.4

Victoria

Victoria [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Dandridge* 794 42.6 −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
Registered electors 6,873
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.3

West Leigh

West Leigh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lamb* 1,935 59.6 +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
Registered electors 6,771
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.9

West Shoebury

West Shoebury [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony North* 1,661 67.9 −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
Registered electors 7,203
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.5

Westborough

Westborough [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Marimuthu Velmurugan 1,005 46.8 +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
Registered electors 6,738
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg4.9

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.