2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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17 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 9 2 Seats after 28 10 Seat change 2 Popular vote 17,596 8,203 Percentage 35.9% 16.7% Swing 0.7% 9.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Labour Seats won 4 2 Seats after 9 4 Seat change 2 Popular vote 8,681 9,887 Percentage 17.7% 20.2% Swing 5.5% 5.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2011 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Summary

Election result

2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [1] [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9		52.9	19	28	54.9	17,596	35.9	–0.7
	Liberal Democrats	2	2	11.8	8	10	19.6	8,203	16.7	–9.0
	Independent	4	2	23.5	5	9	17.6	8,681	17.7	+5.5
	Labour	2		11.8	2	4	7.8	9,887	20.2	+5.2
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,208	6.5	+2.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,118	2.3	+1.1
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	238	0.5	–4.6
	National Front	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	122	0.2	New

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Salter*	1,624	51.7	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Cadman	600	19.1	–10.1
	Labour	Matthew Zarb-Cousin	506	16.1	+5.8
	UKIP	James Mills	409	13.0	N/A
Majority			1,024	32.6	+22.4
Turnout			3,139	42.8	–25.7
Registered electors			7,414
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.2

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Courtenay	1,017	34.2	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Clinkscales*	959	32.3	–7.6
	Labour	Tony Borton	553	18.6	+6.1
	UKIP	Tino Callaghan	442	14.9	+6.9
Majority			58	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,971	38.4	–24.4
Registered electors			7,796
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.8

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Habermel*	1,256	47.3	+4.3
	Independent	Lucy Courtenay	634	23.9	+11.3
	Labour	Lars Davidsson	481	18.1	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Maguire	285	10.7	–11.8
Majority			622	23.4	+2.9
Turnout			2,656	36.9	–26.1
Registered electors			7,275
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Byford	1,554	52.3	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Wells	542	18.3	–10.1
	Labour	Liam Overy	498	16.8	+6.2
	UKIP	Keith McLaren	375	12.6	+5.6
Majority			1,012	34.1	+16.3
Turnout			2.969	39.4	–26.6
Registered electors			7,572
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Kursaal

Kursaal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith McMahon	969	44.5	+15.4
	Conservative	Neil Austin	681	31.3	+1.5
	UKIP	Lawrence Davis	182	8.4	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	174	8.0	–9.1
	Independent	Joseph Saunders	172	7.9	N/A
Majority			288	13.2	N/A
Turnout			2,178	29.5	–17.4
Registered electors			7,443
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wexham*	1,230	43.8	–2.3
	Conservative	Georgina Phillips	936	33.3	–4.8
	Labour	Iain Blake-Lawson	497	17.7	+5.5
	UKIP	Luckmore Siyafa	148	5.3	N/A
Majority			294	10.5	+2.5
Turnout			2,811	38.7	–28.8
Registered electors			7,345
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.3

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Garston*	998	40.5	+2.3
	Labour	Julian Ware-Lane	800	32.5	+9.5
	Independent	Christine Hills	446	18.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cohen	221	9.0	–13.9
Majority			198	8.0	–7.2
Turnout			2,465	33.8	–17.7
Registered electors			7,371
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Morgan*	1,161	37.9	–2.3
	Conservative	Melvyn Day	941	30.7	–1.6
	Labour	Helen Symons	494	16.1	+5.6
	UKIP	Garry Cockrill	467	15.2	+4.9
Majority			220	7.2	–0.7
Turnout			3,063	40.3	–23.0
Registered electors			7,649
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.2

St. Laurence

St. Laurence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Jones	976	35.3	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Roast*	878	31.7	–9.5
	Labour	Reginald Copley	500	18.1	+4.3
	UKIP	Robert Smith	279	10.1	N/A
	Green	Daniel Lee	134	4.8	N/A
Majority			98	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,767	37.1	–24.7
Registered electors			7,520
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.2

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul van Looy	1,225	41.7	+16.7
	Labour	Anne Jones	624	21.2	–1.4
	Conservative	Anna Waite*	574	19.5	–6.2
	Independent	Anthony Chytry	212	7.2	N/A
	BNP	Alisdair Lewis	128	4.4	–2.0
	Green	Cristian Ramis	91	3.1	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Case	83	2.8	–10.1
Majority			601	20.5	N/A
Turnout			2,937	36.4	–21.0
Registered electors			8,121
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	9.1

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Anne Chalk	1,326	48.7	+24.2
	Conservative	Verina Weaver	960	35.2	–3.3
	Labour	Christopher Gasper	328	12.0	–0.5
	Green	Louise Dempsey	110	4.0	+2.4
Majority			366	13.4	N/A
Turnout			2,724	34.3	–23.6
Registered electors			7,985
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	13.8

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Holland*	1,125	48.7	+0.4
	Independent	Michael Wilson	1,096	37.1	+13.5
	Labour	Ian Pope	387	13.1	+0.1
	Green	Julian Esposito	134	4.5	N/A
	BNP	Geoffrey Strobridge	110	3.7	–2.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Betson	105	3.6	–9.8
Majority			29	1.0	–12.9
Turnout			2,957	39.8	–24.3
Registered electors			7,463
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ronald Woodley*	2,735	73.5	+31.2
	Conservative	Peter Melville	677	18.2	–14.3
	Labour	David Carrington	677	18.2	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davis	115	3.1	–4.1
Majority			2,058	55.3	+45.4
Turnout			3,719	50.2	–20.2
Registered electors			7,431
	Independent hold		Swing	22.8

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Norman*	1,054	48.7	+13.3
	Conservative	Raymond Davy	578	26.7	–1.3
	Green	Ian Hurd	214	9.9	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ronella Streeter	196	9.1	–13.1
	National Front	Bernadette Jaggers	122	5.6	N/A
Majority			476	22.0	+14.6
Turnout			2,164	29.8	–19.7
Registered electors			7,335
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

West Leigh

West Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gwendoline Horrigan*	1,769	50.0	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Bailey	1,157	32.7	–5.1
	Labour	Jane Norman	400	11.3	+4.4
	UKIP	Leonard Lierens	214	6.0	N/A
Majority			612	17.3	+8.5
Turnout			3,540	50.2	–26.5
Registered electors			7,109
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

West Shoebury

West Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Jarvis*	1,517	51.7	+5.4
	UKIP	James Moyies	692	23.6	+16.9
	Labour	Stacey Phillips	496	16.9	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Row	232	7.9	–5.6
Majority			825	28.1	–2.4
Turnout			2,937	40.1	–22.3
Registered electors			7,406
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Terry*	835	35.5	+14.3
	Labour	Kevin Robinson	623	26.5	+7.0
	Conservative	Roger Weaver	415	17.6	–5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Howes	265	11.3	–12.5
	Green	Douglas Rouxel	217	9.2	+6.2
Majority			202	9.0	N/A
Turnout			2,355	31.6	–24.8
Registered electors			7,566
	Independent hold		Swing	3.7

References

1. "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
2. "Local Election Results 2011 - Southend-on-Sea". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 13 February 2024.