2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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Results of the 2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2008 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 29 seats, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour and 5 independents. [3] The election was seen as being the closest for years with the other parties needing to gain 4 seats from the Conservatives to deprive them of a majority. [3]

There was a record number of candidates in the election, with St Luke's ward having 7 candidates and the British National Party putting up candidates in every ward for the first time. [4]

Election results

Overall turnout in the election was 34%. [2]

Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2008 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 913-252.940.816,880-0.1
  Independent 420+223.515.36,313+4.4
  Liberal Democrats 310+117.619.27,940-2.9
  Labour 101-15.912.35,104-3.4
  BNP 00000.010.74,444+4.7
  UKIP 00000.01.3523-0.4
  Green 00000.00.5190-1.9

Ward results

Belfairs [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Aylen1,21943.9−3.6
Independent Maria Jeffery75327.1−4.4
BNP Garry Curtis-Wiggins32611.7+11.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Woolcott30110.8−3.0
Labour Teresa Merrison1766.3−0.9
Majority 46616.8+0.8
Turnout 2,77538.1+2.5
Conservative hold Swing
Blenheim Park [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Longley96640.2−0.2
Conservative Ray Davy95039.5+8.8
BNP Barry Harvey26911.2−0.5
Labour Simon Morley2209.1−1.5
Majority 160.7−9.1
Turnout 2,40532.1+0.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chalkwell [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Robertson1,25756.8+2.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mallam36316.4−0.1
Labour Lars Davidsson30613.8+2.1
UKIP Toni Thornes1547.0−3.0
BNP James Haggar1326.0+6.0
Majority 89440.4+2.5
Turnout 2,21232.1+2.5
Conservative hold Swing
Eastwood Park [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Walker1,45857.5−5.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins58222.9−0.3
BNP Helen Darcy33213.1+13.1
Labour Raoul Meade1656.5−7.0
Majority 87634.5−5.7
Turnout 2,53733.7+3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Kursaal [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Blaine Robin74738.4+8.4
Labour Denis Garne74138.1−1.8
BNP Roger Gander24612.7−2.7
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon21010.8−4.0
Majority 60.3
Turnout 1,94427.8+2.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Leigh [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall1,23953.2−10.5
Conservative Victoria Salter77033.1+3.9
BNP Geoffrey Stringer1606.9+6.9
Labour Helen Symons1606.9−0.2
Majority 46920.1−14.3
Turnout 2,32933.0+2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Folkard92847.9+3.6
Labour Tony Borton50225.9−2.1
Liberal Democrats Justine Farenden32116.6+6.7
BNP Derek King1859.6+9.6
Majority 42622.0+5.6
Turnout 1,93628.1+1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Prittlewell [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson1,03238.4−3.2
Conservative Melvyn Day96035.7−2.1
UKIP John Croft29310.9−0.5
Labour Llynus Pigrem2148.0−1.2
BNP David Armstrong1917.1+7.1
Majority 722.7−1.1
Turnout 2,69036.6+2.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Laurence [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Flewitt1,07242.5+4.4
Liberal Democrats Jill Stone96038.1−5.8
BNP Keith Barrett28411.3+11.3
Labour Jane Norman2048.1−4.0
Majority 1124.4
Turnout 2,52033.8+2.1
Conservative hold Swing
St Lukes [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Ashley86131.3−1.9
Independent Paul Van Looy67524.6+24.6
Labour Anne Chalk53519.5−12.9
BNP Fenton Bowley41515.1−3.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes1455.3−4.1
UKIP Lawrence Davies762.8+2.8
Green Cristian Ramis401.5−4.8
Majority 1866.8+6.1
Turnout 2,74734.7+5.2
Conservative hold Swing
Shoeburyness [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mike Assenheim1,00945.8+17.8
Conservative Graham Hill65929.9−3.6
Labour Chris Gasper25011.3−9.2
BNP John Moss2119.6−3.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Dresner753.4−1.2
Majority 35015.9
Turnout 2,20429.3−1.0
Independent hold Swing
Southchurch [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Delaney1,05840.4+40.4
Conservative David Garston97137.1−17.2
BNP Raymond Weaver27310.4−5.2
Labour Joyce Mapp1957.4−5.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith1214.6−6.5
Majority 873.3
Turnout 2,61837.4+4.3
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Thorpe [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mike Stafford1,91857.8+4.0
Conservative Sally Carr1,03631.2+1.0
BNP David Webster1504.5+4.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Davis1103.3−7.6
Labour Bernard Chalk1053.2−1.9
Majority 88226.6+2.9
Turnout 3,31946.1−0.2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Victoria [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Gilbert71937.8−5.6
Conservative David Manclark47825.1−0.7
BNP Alisdair Lewis35118.4+2.2
Liberal Democrats Ronella Streeter20610.8−3.9
Green Stephen Jordan1507.9+7.9
Majority 24112.7−4.9
Turnout 1,90426.9+2.6
Labour hold Swing
West Leigh [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lamb1,67358.1−1.6
Liberal Democrats Margery Jones82128.5+0.8
BNP Antony Winchester2328.1+8.1
Labour Louise Norman1535.3−0.2
Majority 85229.6−2.4
Turnout 2,87941.9+3.6
Conservative hold Swing
West Shoebury [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Day1,34056.4+2.0
BNP Terence Jellis44718.8+2.6
Liberal Democrats James Allen31913.4+2.5
Labour Joan Richards27011.4−2.0
Majority 89337.6−0.6
Turnout 2,37632.8+1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Westborough [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Vel Velmurugan81240.6−4.5
Conservative Susan Luty50125.1+3.3
BNP James Burns24012.0+12.0
Labour Chas Willis1899.5−8.6
Liberal Democrats Michael O'Connor1698.5−6.4
Independent Deri Laycock884.4+4.4
Majority 31115.6−7.7
Turnout 1,99928.9+5.6
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. "Southend-On-Sea". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Local Election Results 2008". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Southend: Parties' election predictions". Echo. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  4. "Southend Council election candidates". Echo. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2010.[ dead link ]