2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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Results of the 2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2006 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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:

Campaign

The election saw a candidate from a new party, Mums' Army, stand in West Shoebury ward. [3] [4] The party was founded by Take a Break magazine with a platform of addressing anti-social behaviour in the community. [3]

Meanwhile, the Labour Party was unable to put up candidates in 5 wards after their nomination papers were stolen just before they were to be handed in. [5]

Election results

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after winning 11 of the 19 seats which were contested. [6] However this was one down on before the election, after the Conservative council leader, Anna Waite, was defeated in Prittlewell by the Liberal Democrats. [6] The Liberal Democrats gained 2 seats to overtake Labour as the second largest party on the council with 9 councillors, as against 8 for Labour. [6] Overall turnout in the election was 34%. [2]

Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2006 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1112-157.942.219,640-7.3
  Liberal Democrats 420+221.125.812,004-0.3
  Labour 301-115.812.75,931-3.9
 Alliance Southend11105.39.14,249+9.1
  BNP 00000.04.62,140+4.6
  Green 00000.03.01,385+0.2
  UKIP 00000.02.0954+0.4
 Mums' Army00000.00.3140+0.3
  Independent 00000.00.3132-2.1

Ward results

Belfairs [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Evans1,32646.0−8.4
Alliance SouthendMargaret Webb87930.5+30.5
Liberal Democrats Ronald Streeter67923.5−10.6
Majority 44715.5−4.8
Turnout 2,88439.9−2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Blenheim Park [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith1,00938.9−7.4
Conservative Duncan Newham81431.4−9.1
UKIP Seantino Callaghan45817.7+17.7
Labour Julian Ware-Lane31312.1−1.2
Majority 1957.5+1.7
Turnout 2,59434.2−1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chalkwell [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Brown1,30956.4+0.0
Liberal Democrats John Adams64827.9+5.4
Labour John Aitkin36515.7+2.9
Majority 66128.5−5.5
Turnout 2,32232.6−2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Eastwood Park [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Moring1,53959.1+3.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Walton83031.9−4.4
Labour Raoul Meade2339.0+0.5
Majority 70927.2+8.3
Turnout 2,60235.0−3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Kursaal [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith McMahon65035.3+0.8
Conservative Blaine Robin52228.4−5.8
BNP Dean Fenner39121.2+21.2
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wrexham27815.1+3.9
Majority 1287.0+6.8
Turnout 1,84127.8+1.0
Labour hold Swing
Leigh [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin1,31651.4−3.0
Conservative Stephen Ryan87234.0−2.0
Green Nicola Gilbey37414.6+14.6
Majority 44417.3−1.1
Turnout 2,56236.4−1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Robertson81840.0−11.2
Labour Reginald Copley43121.1−6.5
Alliance SouthendJohn Bacon31815.6+15.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins26913.2−8.0
Green Stephen Jordan20810.2+10.2
Majority 38718.9−4.7
Turnout 2,04430.0−0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Prittlewell [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade1,12440.9+8.4
Conservative Anna Waite99936.3−9.5
UKIP John Croft49618.0+18.0
Independent Alan Hart1324.8+4.8
Majority 1254.5
Turnout 2,75137.4−0.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Laurence [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Lewin1,38555.8+25.6
Conservative Brian Houssart1,09944.2+8.6
Majority 28611.5
Turnout 2,48433.3−5.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Lukes [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Royston80033.0+2.9
Conservative Nigel Folkard60424.9−13.2
BNP Geoffrey Strobridge53422.0+22.0
Liberal Democrats Brian Ayling29112.0−6.0
Green Cristian Ramis1978.1−5.7
Majority 1968.1
Turnout 2,42631.0+1.2
Labour hold Swing
Shoeburyness (2) [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Hadley1,07126.1
Conservative Allan Cole88421.5
Labour Anne Chalk70717.2
Alliance SouthendMichael Assenheim62915.3
Labour Charles Willis43810.7
Liberal Democrats Amanda Spraggs2325.6
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs1503.6
Turnout 4,11130.9+1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Southchurch [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Kelly1,29650.3−14.5
BNP Stuart Freeman48919.0+19.0
Labour Joyce Mapp31112.1−2.2
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith30011.7+0.8
Green Stuart Salmon1786.9−3.2
Majority 80731.4−19.1
Turnout 2,57436.1−0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daphne White1,34642.3−31.2
Alliance SouthendRonald Woodley95029.8+29.8
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon 67021.0+5.8
Labour Christopher Gasper2186.8−4.5
Majority 39612.4−45.8
Turnout 3,18444.3+4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Victoria [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Borton71938.5−4.1
Conservative Roger Kemp45624.4−10.1
BNP Fenton Bowley36619.6+19.6
Liberal Democrats Ronella Streeter32817.5−5.3
Majority 26314.1+6.0
Turnout 1,86926.9−0.6
Labour hold Swing
West Leigh (2) [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Holdcroft1,56227.2
Conservative Gwendoline Horrigan1,55927.1
Liberal Democrats Shirley Pawson98317.1
Liberal Democrats Bryan Paddison87415.2
Green Paul Circus4287.4
Alliance SouthendColin Ritchie3446
Turnout 5,75044.7−3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Shoebury [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Cox1,17543.8−24.1
Alliance SouthendVerina Weaver45617.0+17.0
BNP Terence Jellis36013.4+13.4
Labour Joan Richards35213.1−6.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mallam1987.4−4.9
Mums' ArmyLinda Martin1405.2+5.2
Majority 71926.8−21.2
Turnout 2,68136.6+2.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Westborough [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance SouthendTania Painton67335.5−11.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Vincent44023.2+2.8
Labour Teresa Merrison39420.8+4.7
Conservative Richard Waite38920.5+3.7
Majority 23312.3−14.1
Turnout 1,89627.0−5.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. "Local elections: Southend-On-Sea". BBC News Online . Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Local Election Results 2006". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 Bennett, Rosemary (24 April 2006). "Yobs, watch out, Mums' Army is on the warpath". The Times . p. 18.
  4. Swain, Gill (28 April 2006). "Move over Mr Blair, we're the Mums' Army". Daily Express.
  5. "Thief ruins poll hopes for Labour". Echo. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.[ dead link ]
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Southend Tories lose their leader". Echo. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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