2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.2%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  John Lamb (cropped).jpg
Ind
 Ian Gilbert (cropped).jpg
LeaderJohn Lambn/aIan Gilbert
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Leader since25 May 2014n/aOct/Nov 2010
Leader's seatWest Leighn/aVictoria
Last election19 seats, 30.9%13 seats, 18.2%9 seats, 18.1%
Seats before19139
Seats won1323
Seats after22119
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote34,72512,67916,963
Percentage39.3%14.3%19.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.4%Decrease2.svg 3.9%Increase2.svg 1.1%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  James Moyies (cropped).jpg Graham Longley (cropped).jpg
Green
LeaderJames MoyiesGraham Longleyn/a
Party UKIP Liberal Democrats Green
Leader sinceMay 2014n/a
Leader's seatWest Shoebury Blenheim Park n/a
Last election5 seats, 18.8%5 seats, 12.6%0 seats, 1.3%
Seats before550
Seats won100
Seats after540
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote9,0238,7966,181
Percentage10.2%10.0%7.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.6%Decrease2.svg 2.6%Increase2.svg 5.7%
Leader before election

Ron Woodley
Independent
No overall control

Leader after election

Ron Woodley
Independent
No overall control

The 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as the other local elections.

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Summary Result

2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 13Increase2.svg 368.492243.134,72539.3+8.4
  Labour 3Increase2.svg 115.871019.616,96319.2+1.1
  Independent 2Decrease2.svg 210.581021.612,67914.3–3.9
  UKIP 1Steady2.svg5.3459.89,02310.2–8.6
  Liberal Democrats 0Decrease2.svg 20.0445.98,79610.0–2.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06,1817.0+5.7

Ward Results

Belfairs

Belfairs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Salter 2,204 42.6
UKIP David Dearle1,16622.5
Labour Dave Alston64112.4
Independent Stephen McKiernan4959.6
Liberal Democrats Mike Grimwade4107.9
Green Barry Bolton2635.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Courtenay 1,930 37.8
UKIP Paul Lloyd1,14322.4
Labour Matthew Dent94718.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Herbert69813.7
Green Jimmy Wild3867.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Habermel 2,266 49.4
Labour Lars Davidsson89519.5
Independent Lucy Courtenay73716.1
Green Peter Walker3818.3
Liberal Democrats Jessie Skinner3046.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Byford 2,862 57.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins95219.3
Labour Martin Berry73214.8
Green Fiddian Warman3988.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Kursaal

Kursaal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith McMahon 1,367 36.5
Conservative Alex Bright95125.4
UKIP Verina Weaver89824.0
Green Simon Cross3589.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Betson1714.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Leigh

Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Arscott 2,167 41.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham1,67232.0
Labour Chris McGurk78215.0
Green Jon Mullett60211.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Garston 1,709 39.0
Labour Gary Sergeant1,65837.8
Green Vida Mansfield47610.9
Independent Tammy Cooper2956.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes2475.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Meg Davidson 2,325 46.3
Labour Tony Borton97619.4
Independent Paul Ryder73814.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Davis54210.8
Green Andy Beale4418.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St. Laurence

St. Laurence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Buckley 1,911 37.3
UKIP David McGlone 1,387 27.1
Conservative David Burzotta1,356
Labour Reg Copley74814.6
Labour Sean Jones699
Liberal Democrats Ted Lewin64212.5
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast624
Green Tanya Rayment2845.5
Green Denis Walker177
Independent Carl Whitwell1502.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
UKIP hold

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul van Looy 1,531 32.6
Conservative Val Jarvis97920.9
UKIP Roger Weaver88018.8
Labour Jes Phillips81717.4
Green Stephen Jordan2274.8
Liberal Democrats Nora Goodman1393.0
Independent ABC1192.5
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Hadley 1,991 38.8
Independent Anne Chalk1,78334.8
Labour Maggie Kelly92918.1
Green Susan Smith2895.6
Liberal Democrats Norman Redican1382.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Southchurch

Southchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Holland 1,872 38.6
Independent Keith Sharman1,11723.0
UKIP Barrie Page81716.8
Labour Ros Sanders71914.8
Green Julian Esposito2094.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Fisher1212.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ron Woodley 3,260 59.8
Conservative Jon Bacon1,43526.3
Labour Rob Birks3967.3
Green Liz Swanson2274.2
Liberal Democrats Jim Clinkscales1322.4
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Victoria

Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Norman 1,503 40.7
Conservative Denis Garne86823.5
UKIP Peter Breuer83122.5
Green Ian Hurd3329.0
Liberal Democrats Donna Collins1554.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

West Leigh

West Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Georgina Phillips 2,893 52.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Bailey1,08619.6
UKIP David Standfield77614.0
Labour Jay Woods5319.6
Green Sarah Yapp2654.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

West Shoebury

West Shoebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Cox 1,999 38.0
Conservative Derek Jarvis 1,734
UKIP Eddie McNally1,12521.4
Independent Alex Moyies87516.6
Independent Margaret Haydon816
Labour David Carrington65612.5
Labour Matt Zarb-Cousin529
Green Nigel Outten36012.5
Liberal Democrats Charlie Row2494.7
Liberal Democrats David Betson170
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Westborough

Westborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Willis 1,438 33.3
Conservative Daryl Peagram1,27329.4
Independent David Webb58713.6
Green Paul Mansfield50611.7
Liberal Democrats David Barrett3448.0
Independent Alan Hart1764.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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