2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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19 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 11 4 Seats after 30 9 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 19,640 12,004 Percentage 42.2% 25.8% Swing 7.3% 0.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Alliance Southend Seats won 3 1 Seats after 8 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,931 4,249 Percentage 12.7% 9.1% Swing 3.9% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough 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]

Summary

Campaign

The election saw a candidate from a new party, Mums' Army, stand in West Shoebury ward. ^{[2] [3]} The party was founded by Take a Break magazine with a platform of addressing anti-social behaviour in the community. ^[2]

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. ^[4]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after winning 11 of the 19 seats which were contested. ^[5] However this was one down on before the election, after the Conservative council leader, Anna Waite, was defeated in Prittlewell by the Liberal Democrats. ^[5] 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. ^[5] Overall turnout in the election was 34%. ^[6]

2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [5] [7] [6]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11	2	57.9	19	30	58.8	19,640	42.2	–7.3
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	21.1	5	9	17.6	12,004	25.8	–0.3
	Labour	3	1	15.8	5	8	15.7	5,931	12.7	–3.9
	Alliance Southend	1	1	5.3	3	4	7.8	4,249	9.1	N/A
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,140	4.6	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,385	3.0	+0.2
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	954	2.0	+0.4
	Mums' Army	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	140	0.3	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	132	0.3	–2.1

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Evans*	1,326	46.0	−8.4
	Alliance Southend	Margaret Webb	879	30.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Streeter	679	23.5	−10.6
Majority			447	15.5	−4.8
Turnout			2,884	39.9	−2.0
Registered electors			7,299
	Conservative hold

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Smith*	1,009	38.9	−7.4
	Conservative	Duncan Newham	814	31.4	−9.1
	UKIP	Seantino Callaghan	458	17.7	N/A
	Labour	Julian Ware-Lane	313	12.1	−1.2
Majority			195	7.5	+1.7
Turnout			2,594	34.2	−1.7
Registered electors			7,614
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.9

Chalkwell

Chalkwell ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Brown*	1,309	56.4	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Adams	648	27.9	+5.4
	Labour	John Aitkin	365	15.7	+2.9
Majority			661	28.5	−5.5
Turnout			2,322	32.6	−2.8
Registered electors			7,244
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Moring*	1,539	59.1	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Walton	830	31.9	−4.4
	Labour	Raoul Meade	233	9.0	+0.5
Majority			709	27.2	+8.3
Turnout			2,602	35.0	−3.1
Registered electors			7,494
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Kursaal

Kursaal ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith McMahon*	650	35.3	+0.8
	Conservative	Blaine Robin	522	28.4	−5.8
	BNP	Dean Fenner	391	21.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Wrexham	278	15.1	+3.9
Majority			128	7.0	+6.8
Turnout			1,841	27.8	+1.0
Registered electors			6,670
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Leigh

Leigh ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Godwin	1,316	51.4	−3.0
	Conservative	Stephen Ryan	872	34.0	−2.0
	Green	Nicola Gilbey	374	14.6	N/A
Majority			444	17.3	−1.1
Turnout			2,562	36.4	−1.3
Registered electors			7,119
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.5

Milton

Milton ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Robertson*	818	40.0	−11.2
	Labour	Reginald Copley	431	21.1	−6.5
	Alliance Southend	John Bacon	318	15.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	269	13.2	−8.0
	Green	Stephen Jordan	208	10.2	N/A
Majority			387	18.9	−4.7
Turnout			2,044	30.0	−0.9
Registered electors			6,851
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Prittlewell

Prittlewell ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Grimwade	1,124	40.9	+8.4
	Conservative	Anna Waite*	999	36.3	−9.5
	UKIP	John Croft	496	18.0	N/A
	Independent	Alan Hart	132	4.8	+4.8
Majority			125	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,751	37.4	−0.8
Registered electors			7,408
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.0

St Laurence

St Laurence ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	George Lewin	1,385	55.8	+25.6
	Conservative	Brian Houssart*	1,099	44.2	+8.6
Majority			286	11.5	N/A
Turnout			2,484	33.3	−5.4
Registered electors			7,579
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	8.5

St Lukes

St Lukes ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Royston*	800	33.0	+2.9
	Conservative	Nigel Folkard	604	24.9	−13.2
	BNP	Geoffrey Strobridge	534	22.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Ayling	291	12.0	−6.0
	Green	Cristian Ramis	197	8.1	−5.7
Majority			196	8.1	N/A
Turnout			2,426	31.0	+1.2
Registered electors			7,841
	Labour hold		Swing	8.1

Shoeburynesss

Shoeburyness (2) ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Hadley	1,071	45.7	–14.5
	Conservative	Allan Cole*	884	37.7	–22.5
	Labour	Anne Chalk	707	30.2	+3.7
	Alliance Southend	Michael Assenheim	629	26.8	N/A
	Labour	Charles Willis	438	18.7	–7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Spraggs	232	9.9	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Spraggs	150	6.4	–7.0
Turnout			~2,343	30.9	+1.7
Registered electors			7,584
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southchurch

Southchurch ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Kelly*	1,296	50.3	−14.5
	BNP	Stuart Freeman	489	19.0	N/A
	Labour	Joyce Mapp	311	12.1	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Smith	300	11.7	+0.8
	Green	Stuart Salmon	178	6.9	−3.2
Majority			807	31.4	−19.1
Turnout			2,574	36.1	−0.7
Registered electors			7,159
	Conservative hold

Thorpe

Thorpe ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daphne White*	1,346	42.3	−31.2
	Alliance Southend	Ronald Woodley	950	29.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Gibeon	670	21.0	+5.8
	Labour	Christopher Gasper	218	6.8	−4.5
Majority			396	12.4	−45.8
Turnout			3,184	44.3	+4.1
Registered electors			7,222
	Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Borton	719	38.5	−4.1
	Conservative	Roger Kemp	456	24.4	−10.1
	BNP	Fenton Bowley	366	19.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ronella Streeter	328	17.5	−5.3
Majority			263	14.1	+6.0
Turnout			1,869	26.9	−0.6
Registered electors			6,991
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

West Leigh

West Leigh (2) ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Holdcroft	1,562	50.5	–9.1
	Conservative	Gwendoline Horrigan*	1,559	50.4	–9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Pawson	983	31.8	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Paddison	874	28.3	+0.7
	Green	Paul Circus	428	13.8	+7.2
	Alliance Southend	Colin Ritchie	344	11.1	N/A
Turnout			5,750	44.7	−3.4
Registered electors			6,919
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Shoebury

West Shoebury ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Cox	1,175	43.8	−24.1
	Alliance Southend	Verina Weaver	456	17.0	N/A
	BNP	Terence Jellis	360	13.4	N/A
	Labour	Joan Richards	352	13.1	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Mallam	198	7.4	−4.9
	Mums' Army	Linda Martin	140	5.2	N/A
Majority			719	26.8	−21.2
Turnout			2,681	36.6	+2.3
Registered electors			7,357
	Conservative hold

Westborough

Westborough ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance Southend	Tania Painton	673	35.5	-11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Vincent	440	23.2	+2.8
	Labour	Teresa Merrison*	394	20.8	+4.7
	Conservative	Richard Waite	389	20.5	+3.7
Majority			233	12.3	−14.1
Turnout			1,896	27.0	−5.2
Registered electors			7,106
	Alliance Southend gain from Labour		Swing	7.1

References

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