2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

←  2021 4 May 2022 (2022-05-04) 2023  →
18 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	31.1%
First party Second party Third party   Ind Leader Tony Cox Ian Gilbert n/a Party Conservative Labour Independent Leader since 9 May 2019 Oct/Nov 2010 n/a Leader's seat West Shoebury Victoria n/a Last election 23 seats, 40.5% 13 seats, 30.4% 10 seats, 13.0% Seats before 23 13 10 Seats won 6 8 2 Seats after 21 16 8 Seat change 2 3 2 Popular vote 16,293 12,940 3,576 Percentage 38.2% 30.4% 8.4% Swing 2.3% 4.3% 4.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Green Leader Carole Mulroney n/a Party Liberal Democrats Green Leader since May 2017 n/a Leader's seat Leigh n/a Last election 5 seats, 13.2% 0 seats, 8.1% Seats before 5 0 Seats won 2 0 Seats after 6 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 5,611 3,165 Percentage 13.2% 7.4% Swing 1.8% 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Leader before election Ian Gilbert Labour No overall control Leader after election Stephen George Labour No overall control

The 2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. ^[1]

The council is elected by thirds, so a single member was elected from all 17 wards to a term of four years. The seats elected at this election were last contested in 2018. ^[2]

Summary

Election result

2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election [3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	2	33.3	15	21	41.2	16,293	38.2	-2.3
	Labour	8	3	44.4	8	16	29.4	12,940	30.4	+4.3
	Independent	2	2	11.1	6	8	17.6	3,576	8.4	-4.6
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	11.1	4	6	11.8	5,611	13.2	+1.8
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,165	7.4	-0.7
	Confelicity	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	779	1.8	N/A
	Animal Welfare	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	109	0.3	N/A
	Women's Equality	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	91	0.2	N/A
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	45	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Dear*	1,033	40.5	−2.8
	Independent	Stephen Aylen	1,013	39.7	+3.8
	Labour	Alex Small	287	11.3	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Crystall	119	4.7	+1.4
	Green	Peter Walker	93	3.6	−2.1
	Confelicity	Dean Harris-Eckett	6	0.2	N/A
Majority			20	0.8	–6.6
Turnout			2,556	34.3	–4.6
Registered electors			7,450
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurie Burton*	1,130	44.3	+5.9
	Conservative	Bernard Arscott	1,013	39.7	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Allen-King	148	5.8	−0.1
	Green	AJ Sutherland	127	5.0	−2.6
	Independent	Alan Hart	105	4.1	−1.6
	Confelicity	James Fackerell	28	1.1	N/A
Majority			117	4.6	N/A
Turnout			2,566	31.9	–1.8
Registered electors			8,046
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Chalkwell

Chalkwell ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Folkard*	1,023	44.8	−2.7
	Labour	Joe Cresswell	678	29.7	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hind	275	12.1	+3.3
	Green	RJ Learmouth	168	7.4	−2.0
	Women's Equality	Emily Kent	91	4.0	−1.7
	Confelicity	Kevin Waller	47	2.1	N/A
Majority			345	15.1	–3.9
Turnout			2,282	31.9	–4.0
Registered electors			7,173
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert McMullan	1,180	46.0	+7.6
	Conservative	Floyd Waterworth	1,129	44.0	−6.8
	Labour	Jane Norman	166	6.5	−0.5
	Green	James Vessey-Miller	51	2.0	−1.8
	Confelicity	Connor Bines	38	1.5	N/A
Majority			51	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,576	34.6	–2.0
Registered electors			7,447
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.2

Kursaal

Kursaal ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Matt Dent*	1,105	62.6	+15.2
	Conservative	Denis Garne	411	23.3	−12.1
	Green	Thomas Love	114	6.5	−6.0
	Confelicity	James Miller	70	4.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Howes	64	3.6	−1.0
Majority			694	39.3	+27.3
Turnout			1,769	22.1	–2.5
Registered electors			8,006
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	13.7

Leigh

Leigh ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Mulroney*	1,142	40.9	+1.9
	Conservative	Paul Gilson	705	25.2	−8.4
	Green	Richard Longstaff	600	21.5	+8.8
	Labour	Anita Forde	321	11.5	−3.2
	Confelicity	Elysia Clack	26	0.9	N/A
Majority			437	15.7	+10.3
Turnout			2,802	37.1	–1.3
Registered electors			7,376
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.2

Milton

Milton ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maxine Sadza	1,257	54.0	+4.0
	Conservative	Keaton Harland	657	28.2	−5.4
	Green	Sarah-Ann Patel	233	10.0	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Charlotte Kurilecz	116	5.0	+0.8
	Confelicity	Dee Curtis	63	2.7	N/A
Majority			600	25.8	+9.4
Turnout			2,337	29.1	–3.1
Registered electors			8,032
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

Prittlewell

Prittlewell ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Buck*	1,278	54.2	+1.2
	Labour Co-op	Shahid Nadeem	572	24.3	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Billy Boulton	288	12.2	+5.0
	Green	Jon Mullett	176	7.5	−0.5
	Confelicity	Lizzie Smith	44	1.9	N/A
Majority			706	29.9	+4.2
Turnout			2,364	30.2	–5.2
Registered electors			7,817
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nick Ward*	924	37.9	+7.0
	Conservative	Colin Campbell	876	35.9	−9.3
	Labour	Kevin Ryan	430	7.6	+5.3
	Green	Fiona Clapperton	122	5.0	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Granville Stride	49	2.0	+0.4
	Confelicity	Kayleigh Burgess	36	1.5	N/A
Majority			48	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,437	28.4	–0.6
Registered electors			8,661
	Independent hold		Swing	8.2

Southchurch

Southchurch ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Nelson*	1,387	62.1	−1.1
	Labour Co-op	Nathan Doucette	429	19.2	+2.9
	Green	Jo Bates	193	8.6	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Austin	161	7.2	+4.5
	Confelicity	Jonathan Humphrys	65	2.9	N/A
Majority			958	42.9	–4.0
Turnout			2,245	30.2	–5.7
Registered electors			7,446
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

St. Laurence

St. Laurence ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Lydia Hyde	1,207	47.9	+12.3
	Conservative	Dave McGlone*	984	39.1	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kev Malone	191	7.6	+5.0
	Green	Lea Williams	90	3.6	+1.1
	Confelicity	Yasmin Bey	47	1.9	N/A
Majority			223	8.8	N/A
Turnout			2,529	31.8	–2.8
Registered electors			7,958
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	5.6

St. Luke's

St. Luke's ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathy Murphy	1,036	44.5	+12.3
	Conservative	Jonathan Garston	655	28.1	−4.7
	Independent	Brian Ayling	304	13.0	−6.7
	Green	Tilly Hogrebe	156	6.7	–5.3
	Confelicity	Lee Clark	67	2.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky Gilbert	67	2.9	−0.4
	Reform UK	Alan Grace	45	1.9	N/A
Majority			381	16.4	N/A
Turnout			2,340	29.0
Registered electors			8,073
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	8.5

Thorpe

Thorpe ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Terry*	1,230	39.59	–7.0
	Conservative	Azeem Raja	1,229	39.56	+12.4
	Labour	Sam Allen	359	11.6	−1.5
	Green	Julie Callow	174	5.6	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tris Bembridge	65	2.1	+0.2
	Confelicity	Melissa Aylott	50	1.6	N/A
Majority			1	0.03	–19.4
Turnout			3,107	42.4	–1.0
Registered electors			7,345
	Independent hold		Swing	9.7

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Borton*	1,132	63.8	+6.7
	Labour	Mandy O'Connor	967	54.5	−2.6
	Conservative	Bob Carr	421	23.7	−4.7
	Conservative	Steve Harvey	353	19.9	−8.5
	Green	Freya Martin	183	10.3	+0.6
	Green	Ian Hurd	158	8.9	−0.8
	Animal Welfare	Rik Moran	109	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Edey	104	5.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Spencer	81	4.6	−0.2
	Confelicity	Tommy Taylor	39	2.2	N/A
Turnout			1,884	21.1	–1.2
Registered electors			8,936
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Independent

West Leigh

West Leigh ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fay Evans*	1,460	47.6	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Katie Kuilecz	1,220	39.8	+2.9
	Green	Nathaniel Love	194	6.3	−1.9
	Labour	Mick Ekers	168	5.5	−1.5
	Confelicity	James Delaney	23	0.8	N/A
Majority			240	7.8	–3.2
Turnout			3,073	42.6	–3.2
Registered electors			7,215
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

West Shoebury

West Shoebury ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Harland	1,313	58.3	+1.4
	Labour	Gabriel Leroy	498	22.1	+8.6
	Green	Paul Hill	176	7.8	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Collins	162	7.2	+3.6
	Confelicity	Michael Arkus-Binder	104	4.6	N/A
Majority			815	36.2	–2.3
Turnout			2,269	30.8	–2.6
Registered electors			7,361
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Robinson*	1,197	62.2	+25.3
	Conservative	Tamkeen Shaikh	366	19.0	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanna Edey	179	9.3	−4.5
	Green	Stephanie Golder	157	8.2	−0.6
	Confelicity	TK Gondo	26	1.4	N/A
Majority			831	43.2	N/A
Turnout			1,939	25.2
Registered electors			7,687
	Labour hold		Swing	14.2

References

1. "Election Results 2022". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
2. "Election timetable in England". gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
3. "Declaration of result of polls". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.