2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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2022 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
Turnout31.14
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Cllr Tony Cox (51193361428) (cropped).jpg Ian Gilbert (cropped).jpg
Ind
LeaderTony CoxIan Gilbertn/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader since9 May 2019Oct/Nov 2010n/a
Leader's seatWest ShoeburyVictorian/a
Last election23 seats, 40.5%13 seats, 30.4%10 seats, 13.0%
Seats before231310
Seats won682
Seats after21168
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote16,29312,9403,576
Percentage38.2%30.4%8.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 4.3%Decrease2.svg 4.6%
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Carole Mulroney (cropped).jpg
Green
LeaderCarole Mulroneyn/a
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader sinceMay 2017n/a
Leader's seat Leigh n/a
Last election5 seats, 13.2%0 seats, 8.1%
Seats before50
Seats won20
Seats after60
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote5,6113,165
Percentage13.2%7.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.8%Decrease2.svg 0.7%
Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
United Kingdom Southend-on-Sea City Council 2022.svg
Leader before election

Ian Gilbert
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Stephen George
Labour
No overall control

Elections to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. [1]

Contents

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]

Results summary

2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 6Decrease2.svg 233.3152141.216,29338.2-2.3
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 344.481629.412,94030.4+4.3
  Independent 2Decrease2.svg 211.16817.63,5768.4-4.6
  Liberal Democrats 2Increase2.svg 111.14611.85,61113.2+1.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,1657.4-0.7
 Confelicity0Steady2.svg0.0000.07791.8New
  Animal Welfare 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01090.3New
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0910.2New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0450.1New

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Dear * 1,033 40.5 -2.8
Independent Stephen Aylen1,01339.7+3.8
Labour Alex Small28711.3-0.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall1194.7+1.4
Green Peter Walker933.6-2.1
ConfelicityDean Harris-Eckett60.2N/A
Majority200.8
Turnout 2,551
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.3

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurie Burton * 1,130 44.3 +5.9
Conservative Bernard Arscott1,01339.7-2.7
Liberal Democrats Jill Allen-King1485.8-0.1
Green AJ Sutherland1275.0-2.6
Independent Alan Hart1054.1-1.6
ConfelicityJames Fackerell281.1N/A
Majority1174.6
Turnout 2,551
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.3

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Folkard * 1,023 44.8 -2.7
Labour Joe Cresswell67829.7+1.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hind27512.1+3.3
Green RJ Learmouth1687.4-2.0
Women's Equality Emily Kent914.0-1.7
ConfelicityKevin Waller472.1N/A
Majority34515.1
Turnout 2,282
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert McMullan 1,180 46.0 +7.6
Conservative Floyd Waterworth1,12944.0-6.8
Labour Jane Norman1666.5-0.5
Green James Vessey-Miller512.0-1.8
ConfelicityConnor Bines381.5N/A
Majority512.0
Turnout 2,564
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg7.2

Kursaal

Kursaal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Matt Dent * 1,105 62.6 +15.2
Conservative Denis Garne41123.3-12.1
Green Thomas Love1146.5-6.0
ConfelicityJames Miller704.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes643.6-1.0
Majority69439.3
Turnout 1,764
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg13.7

Leigh

Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Mulroney * 1,142 40.9 +1.9
Conservative Paul Gilson70525.2-8.4
Green Richard Longstaff60021.5+8.8
Labour Anita Forde32111.5-3.2
ConfelicityElysia Clack260.9N/A
Majority43715.7
Turnout 2,794
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg5.2

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maxine Sadza 1,257 54.0 +4.0
Conservative Keaton Harland65728.2-5.4
Green Sarah-Ann Patel23310.0-2.2
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Kurilecz1165.0+0.8
ConfelicityDee Curtis632.7N/A
Majority60025.8
Turnout 2,326
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.7

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Buck * 1,278 54.2 +1.2
Labour Co-op Shahid Nadeem57224.3-3.0
Liberal Democrats Billy Boulton28812.2+5.0
Green Jon Mullett1767.5-0.5
ConfelicityLizzie Smith441.9N/A
Majority70629.9
Turnout 2,358
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.1

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nick Ward * 924 37.9 N/A
Conservative Colin Campbell87635.9-9.3
Labour Kevin Ryan4307.6+5.3
Green Fiona Clapperton1225.0-0.8
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride492.0+0.4
ConfelicityKayleigh Burgess361.5N/A
Majority482.0
Turnout 2,437
Independent hold Swing N/A

Southchurch

Southchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Nelson * 1,387 62.1 -1.1
Labour Co-op Nathan Doucette42919.2+2.9
Green Jo Bates1938.6+1.0
Liberal Democrats Pam Austin1617.2+4.5
ConfelicityJonathan Humphrys652.9N/A
Majority95842.9
Turnout 2,235
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0

St. Laurence

St. Laurence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lydia Hyde 1,207 47.9 +12.3
Conservative Dave McGlone *98439.1+1.2
Liberal Democrats Kev Malone1917.6+5.0
Green Lea Williams903.6+1.1
ConfelicityYasmin Bey471.9N/A
Majority2238.8
Turnout 2,519
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.6

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathy Murphy 1,036 44.5 +12.3
Conservative Jonathan Garston65528.1-4.7
Independent Brian Ayling30413.0-6.7
Green Tilly Hogrebe1566.7
ConfelicityLee Clark672.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicky Gilbert672.9-0.4
Reform UK Alan Grace451.9N/A
Majority381
Turnout 2,33017.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg8.5

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Terry * 1,230 39.6 N/A
Conservative Azeem Raja1,22939.6+12.4
Labour Sam Allen35911.6-1.5
Green Julie Callow1745.6-1.5
Liberal Democrats Tris Bembridge652.1+0.2
ConfelicityMelissa Aylott501.6N/A
Majority10.0
Turnout 3,107
Independent hold Swing N/A

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Borton * 1,132 63.8 +6.7
Labour Mandy O'Connor 967 54.5 -2.6
Conservative Bob Carr42123.7-4.7
Conservative Steve Harvey35319.9-8.5
Green Freya Martin18310.3+0.6
Green Ian Hurd1588.9-0.8
Animal Welfare Rik Moran1096.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Edey1045.9+1.1
Liberal Democrats Gavin Spencer814.6-0.2
ConfelicityTommy Taylor392.2N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

West Leigh

West Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fay Evans * 1,460 47.6 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Katie Kuilecz1,22039.8+2.9
Green Nathaniel Love1946.3-1.9
Labour Mick Ekers1685.5-1.5
ConfelicityJames Delaney230.8N/A
Majority2407.8
Turnout 3,065
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6

West Shoebury

West Shoebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harland 1,313 58.3 +1.4
Labour Gabriel Leroy49822.1+8.6
Green Paul Hill1767.8+2.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Collins1627.2+3.6
ConfelicityMichael Arkus-Binder1044.6N/A
Majority81536.2
Turnout 2,253
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.6

Westborough

Westborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Robinson * 1,197 62.2 +25.3
Conservative Tamkeen Shaikh36619.0-3.0
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Edey1799.3-4.5
Green Stephanie Golder1578.2-0.6
ConfelicityTK Gondo261.4N/A
Majority83143.2
Turnout 1,925
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.2

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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.
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