2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

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19 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	62.2% [1]
First party Second party Third party   Ind Leader John Lamb n/a Ian Gilbert Party Conservative Independent Labour Leader since 25 May 2014 n/a Oct/Nov 2010 Leader's seat West Leigh n/a Victoria Last election 19 seats, 30.9% 13 seats, 18.2% 9 seats, 18.1% Seats before 19 13 9 Seats won 13 2 3 Seats after 22 11 9 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 34,725 12,679 16,963 Percentage 39.3% 14.3% 19.2% Swing 8.4% 3.9% 1.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Green Leader James Moyies Graham Longley n/a Party UKIP Liberal Democrats Green Leader since May 2014 n/a Leader's seat West Shoebury Blenheim Park n/a Last election 5 seats, 18.8% 5 seats, 12.6% 0 seats, 1.3% Seats before 5 5 0 Seats won 1 0 0 Seats after 5 4 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 9,023 8,796 6,181 Percentage 10.2% 10.0% 7.0% Swing 8.6% 2.6% 5.7%
Results of the 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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. ^[2] This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	13	3	68.4	9	22	43.1	34,725	39.3	+8.4
	Independent	2	2	10.5	8	11	21.6	12,679	14.3	–3.9
	Labour	3	1	15.8	7	9	19.6	16,963	19.2	+1.1
	UKIP	1		5.3	4	5	9.8	9,023	10.2	–8.6
	Liberal Democrats	0	2	0.0	4	4	5.9	8,796	10.0	–2.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	6,181	7.0	+5.7

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account interim by-elections or defections.

Belfairs

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Salter*	2,204	42.6	–2.1
	UKIP	David Dearle	1,166	22.5	N/A
	Labour	Dave Alston	641	12.4	–0.6
	Independent	Stephen McKiernan	495	9.6	–25.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Grimwade	410	7.9	+0.6
	Green	Barry Bolton	263	5.1	N/A
Majority			1,038	20.1	+10.4
Turnout			5,179	69.3	+31.9
	Conservative hold

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Courtenay*	1,930	37.8	+10.7
	UKIP	Paul Lloyd	1,143	22.4	–9.3
	Labour	Matthew Dent	947	18.6	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Herbert	698	13.7	–6.0
	Green	Jimmy Wild	386	7.6	+0.4
Majority			787	15.4	N/A
Turnout			5,104	64.1	+30.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.0

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Habermel*	2,266	49.4	+12.1
	Labour	Lars Davidsson	895	19.5	+2.0
	Independent	Lucy Courtenay	737	16.1	–4.4
	Green	Peter Walker	381	8.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jessie Skinner	304	6.6	–0.3
Majority			1,371	29.9	+13.1
Turnout			4,583	64.2	+33.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Byford*	2,862	57.9	+16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	952	19.3	+5.4
	Labour	Martin Berry	732	14.8	+5.1
	Green	Fiddian Warman	398	8.1	N/A
Majority			1,910	38.6	+31.4
Turnout			4,944	66.3	+30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Kursaal

Kursaal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith McMahon*	1,367	36.5	+5.0
	Conservative	Alex Bright	951	25.4	+4.9
	UKIP	Verina Weaver	898	24.0	–9.5
	Green	Simon Cross	358	9.6	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	171	4.6	–0.6
Majority			416	11.1	N/A
Turnout			3,745	48.3	+25.2
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Arscott	2,167	41.5	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wexham*	1,672	32.0	–12.7
	Labour	Chris McGurk	782	15.0	–2.9
	Green	Jon Mullett	602	11.5	N/A
Majority			495	9.6	N/A
Turnout			5,223	69.5	+36.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.4

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Garston*	1,709	39.0	+14.0
	Labour	Gary Sergeant	1,658	37.8	+1.4
	Green	Vida Mansfield	476	10.9	N/A
	Independent	Tammy Cooper	295	6.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Howes	247	5.6	–1.1
Majority			51	1.2	N/A
Turnout			4,385	57.9	+27.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Meg Davidson	2,325	46.3	+16.2
	Labour	Tony Borton	976	19.4	+4.9
	Independent	Paul Ryder	738	14.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davis	542	10.8	–10.3
	Green	Andy Beale	441	8.8	N/A
Majority			1,349	26.9	N/A
Turnout			5,022	65.1	+29.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	5.7

St. Laurence

St. Laurence (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Buckley	1,911	47.9	+19.7
	UKIP	David McGlone	1,387	34.8	–2.6
	Conservative	David Burzotta	1,356	34.0	+5.8
	Labour	Reg Copley	748	18.8	+3.5
	Labour	Sean Jones	699	17.5	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ted Lewin	642	16.1	–3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Roast	624	15.6	–3.5
	Green	Tanya Rayment	284	7.1	N/A
	Green	Denis Walker	177	4.4	N/A
	Independent	Carl Whitwell	150	3.8	N/A
Turnout				61.7	+30.4
	Conservative hold
	UKIP hold

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul van Looy*	1,531	32.6	–6.0
	Conservative	Val Jarvis	979	20.9	–1.4
	UKIP	Roger Weaver	880	18.8	N/A
	Labour	Jes Phillips	817	17.4	–9.1
	Green	Stephen Jordan	227	4.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nora Goodman	139	3.0	+0.2
	Independent	ABC	119	2.5	–7.3
Majority			552	11.7	–0.4
Turnout			4,692	58.7	+28.0
	Independent hold		Swing	2.3

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Hadley	1,991	38.8	+4.3
	Independent	Anne Chalk*	1,783	34.8	–12.4
	Labour	Maggie Kelly	929	18.1	+2.8
	Green	Susan Smith	289	5.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Redican	138	2.7	–0.2
Majority			208	4.0	N/A
Turnout			5,130	59.9	+29.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	8.4

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Holland*	1,872	38.6	–0.2
	Independent	Keith Sharman	1,117	23.0	–21.2
	UKIP	Barrie Page	817	16.8	N/A
	Labour	Ros Sanders	719	14.8	+1.1
	Green	Julian Esposito	209	4.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Fisher	121	2.5	–0.8
Majority			755	15.6	N/A
Turnout			4,855	63.9	+29.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ron Woodley*	3,260	59.8	–9.8
	Conservative	Jon Bacon	1,435	26.3	+4.0
	Labour	Rob Birks	396	7.3	+1.4
	Green	Liz Swanson	227	4.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Clinkscales	132	2.4	+0.1
Majority			1,825	33.5	–13.8
Turnout			5,450	72.5	+27.1
	Independent hold		Swing	6.9

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Norman*	1,503	40.7	+1.2
	Conservative	Denis Garne	868	23.5	+7.6
	UKIP	Peter Breuer	831	22.5	–7.9
	Green	Ian Hurd	332	9.0	–0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Collins	155	4.2	+0.3
Majority			635	17.2	+8.1
Turnout			3,689	50.3	+23.5
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

West Leigh

West Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Georgina Phillips	2,893	52.1	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bailey	1,086	19.6	–9.0
	UKIP	David Standfield	776	14.0	–7.9
	Labour	Jay Woods	531	9.6	+0.8
	Green	Sarah Yapp	265	4.8	N/A
Majority			1,807	32.5	+20.5
Turnout			5,551	78.0	+37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.3

West Shoebury

West Shoebury (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Cox	1,999	47.0	+12.2
	Conservative	Derek Jarvis*	1,734	40.7	+5.9
	UKIP	Eddie McNally	1,125	26.4	–19.6
	Independent	Alex Moyies	875	20.6	N/A
	Independent	Margaret Haydon	816	19.2	N/A
	Labour	David Carrington	656	15.4	+2.1
	Labour	Matt Zarb-Cousin	529	12.4	–0.9
	Green	Nigel Outten	360	8.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Row	249	5.8	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Betson	170	4.0	–1.9
Turnout				64.0	+29.2
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Willis	1,438	33.3	+0.1
	Conservative	Daryl Peagram	1,273	29.4	+12.7
	Independent	David Webb	587	13.6	N/A
	Green	Paul Mansfield	506	11.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Barrett	344	8.0	–10.5
	Independent	Alan Hart	176	4.1	–4.7
Majority			165	3.9	N/A
Turnout			4,324	56.0	+26.8
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	6.3

References

1. "Election results 2015". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
2. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.