2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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Results of the 2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2007 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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 retain control of the council with a majority of 9 seats over the other parties. [3] The former leader of the council, Anna Waite, who had been defeated in the 2006 election, was returned to the council in St Luke's ward after defeating the Labour councillor Kevin Robinson. [4] However the Conservatives lost a usually safe seat in Thorpe to independent Ron Woodley by 791 votes. [5]

For the second election in a row a Conservative leader of the council was defeated. [6] [7] Murray Foster was defeated in Prittlewell ward by Liberal Democrat Ric Morgan, forcing the Conservatives to choose a new leader. [6] Nigel Holdcroft was unopposed within the Conservative group and became the new leader of the council. [6]

Overall turnout in the election was 31%. [8]

Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2007 [2] [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 922052.940.916,024-1.3%
  Liberal Democrats 410+123.522.18,656-3.7%
  Labour 201-111.815.76,156+3.0%
  Independent 211011.810.94,260+1.8%
  BNP 000006.02,334+1.4%
  Green 000002.4926-0.6%
  UKIP 000001.7667-0.3%
 Mums' Army000000.3115+0.0%

Ward results

Belfairs [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Salter1,24047.5+1.5
Independent Maria Jeffery82231.5+1.0
Liberal Democrats Ronald Streeter36113.8−9.7
Labour Gary Farrer1897.2+7.2
Majority 41816.0+0.5
Turnout 2,61235.6−4.3
Conservative hold Swing
Blenheim Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Clinkscales98240.4+1.5
Conservative Brian Houssart74530.7−0.7
BNP Raymond Weaver28411.7+11.7
Labour Teresa Merrison25710.6−1.5
UKIP Peggy Walker1626.7−11.0
Majority 2379.8+2.3
Turnout 2,43031.8−2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chalkwell [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Hebermel1,17954.4−2.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Mallam35716.5−11.4
Labour Joan Richards25411.7−4.0
UKIP Toni Thornes21710.0+10.0
Green Michael Woodgate1627.5+7.5
Majority 82237.9+9.4
Turnout 2,16929.6−3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Eastwood Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Luty1,42563.4+4.3
Liberal Democrats Tracey Browne52123.2−8.7
Labour Raoul Meade30313.5+4.5
Majority 90440.2+13.0
Turnout 2,24930.0−5.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Kursaal [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen George71539.9+4.6
Conservative Blaine Robin53830.0+1.6
BNP Dean Fenner27615.4−5.8
Liberal Democrats Matthew Cartwright26514.8−0.3
Majority 1779.9+2.9
Turnout 1,79424.9−2.9
Labour hold Swing
Leigh [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham1,41463.7+12.3
Conservative Bernard Arscott64929.2−4.8
Labour Ian Gilbert1587.1+7.1
Majority 76534.4+17.1
Turnout 2,22131.0−5.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Garston83744.3+4.3
Labour Clive Rebbeck52828.0+6.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins1879.9−3.3
Independent John Bacon1347.1−8.5
Green Stephen Jordan1256.6−3.6
Independent David Aitken774.1+4.1
Majority 30916.4−2.5
Turnout 1,88826.5−3.5
Conservative hold Swing
Prittlewell [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ric Morgan1,05641.6+0.7
Conservative Murray Foster96037.8+1.5
UKIP John Croft28811.4−6.6
Labour Llynus Pigrem2339.2+9.2
Majority 963.8−0.7
Turnout 2,53734.0−3.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Laurence [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast1,04643.9−11.9
Conservative Pam Farley90037.8−6.4
Labour Reginald Copley28812.1+12.1
Green Daniel Lee1506.3+6.3
Majority 1466.1−5.4
Turnout 2,38431.7−1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Lukes [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anna Waite78433.2+8.3
Labour Kevin Robinson76732.4−0.6
BNP Geoffrey Strobridge44218.7−3.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Ayling2229.4−2.6
Green Cristian Ramis1506.3−1.8
Majority 170.7
Turnout 2,36529.5−1.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Shoeburyness [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Rayner78833.5
Independent Mike Assenheim65828.0
Labour Anne Chalk48120.5
BNP John Moss31513.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Dresner1074.6
Majority 1305.5
Turnout 2,34930.3−0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Southchurch [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Holland1,28054.3+4.0
BNP Fenton Bowley36715.6−3.4
Labour Joyce Mapp30212.8+0.7
Liberal Democrats Jenny Wexham26111.1−0.6
Green Stuart Salmon1486.3−0.6
Majority 91338.7+7.3
Turnout 2,35833.1−3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Thorpe [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ron Woodley1,80153.8+24.0
Conservative Nigel Folkard1,00930.2−12.1
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon 36510.9−10.1
Labour Chris Gasper1705.1−1.7
Majority 79223.7
Turnout 3,34546.3+2.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Victoria [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Norman74443.4+4.9
Conservative Roger Kemp44225.8+1.4
BNP Alisdair Lewis27716.2−3.4
Liberal Democrats Ronella Streeter25214.7−2.8
Majority 30217.6+3.5
Turnout 1,71524.3−2.6
Labour hold Swing
West Leigh [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gwen Horrigan1,62659.7
Liberal Democrats Albert Wren75527.7
Green Paul Circus1917.0
Labour Jane Norman1505.5
Majority 87132.0
Turnout 2,72239.3−5.4
Conservative hold Swing
West Shoebury [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Jarvis1,25054.4+10.6
BNP Terence Jellis37316.2+2.8
Labour Lars Davidsson30813.4+0.3
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson25110.9+3.5
Mums' ArmyLinda Martin1155.0−0.2
Majority 87738.2+11.4
Turnout 2,29731.0−5.6
Conservative hold Swing
Westborough [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Terry76845.1+9.6
Conservative Stephen Buckley37221.8+1.3
Labour Tony Borton30918.1−2.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Vincent25414.9−8.3
Majority 39623.3+11.0
Turnout 1,70323.3−3.7
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Southend-On-Sea". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Election 2007 Results". The Times. London. 4 May 2007. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Councillor, 18, 'youngest in UK'". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Updated: Waite makes comeback". Echo. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Independent snatches key Tory seat". Echo. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010.[ dead link ]
  6. 1 2 3 "New council leader confirmed". Echo. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Council leader kicked out". Echo. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Local Election Results 2007". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  9. 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 7 April 2010.[ dead link ]
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