2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election

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2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
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17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Cllr Daniel Cowan (52096031860) (cropped).jpg Cllr Tony Cox (51193361428) (cropped).jpg No image wide.svg
LeaderDaniel CowanTony Cox
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Leader since9 May 20239 May 2019
Leader's seatSt. LaurenceWest Shoebury
Last election17 seats, 28.7%22 seats, 33.2%7 seats, 12.3%
Seats before16228
Seats won771
Seats after20187
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote12,70212,4063,572
Percentage31.6%30.9%8.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.9%Decrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 3.4%
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Cllr Paul Collins (51194218875) (cropped).jpg Cllr Richard Longstaff (52890594287) (cropped).jpg
LeaderPaul CollinsRichard Longstaff
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader since13 May 20234 May 2023
Leader's seat Eastwood Park Leigh
Last election4 seats, 13.2%1 seat, 9.1%
Seats before41
Seats won11
Seats after42
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,3515,434
Percentage10.8%13.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.4%Increase2.svg 4.4%
Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
Leader before election

Tony Cox
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Daniel Cowan
Labour
No overall control

The 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. There were 17 of the 51 members of Southend-on-Sea City Council in Essex up for election, being the usual third of the council.

Contents

The council remained under no overall control, but Labour overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party.

Background

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a Conservative minority administration with informal support from some of the independent councillors. [1]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 11 seats with 40.5%, Labour won 6 with 26.1%, independents won 1 with 13.0% and the Liberal Democrats won 1 with 11.4%.

Summary

The council remained under no overall control after the election, but Labour gained four seats to become the largest party on the council. [2] A coalition comprising Labour, the Liberal Democrats and four of the independent councillors subsequently formed to run the council, led by the Labour group leader Daniel Cowan. [3] He was formally appointed as leader of the council at a meeting on 20 May 2024. [4]

Council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [5] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 22 Conservative 22 Conservative 18
Labour 17 Labour 16 Labour 20
Liberal Democrats 4 Liberal Democrats 4 Liberal Democrats 4
Green 1 Green 1 Green 2
Independent 7 Independent 8 Independent 7

Changes 2023–2024:

Councillors standing down

CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyDate announced
Derek JarvisWest Shoebury WardConservative25 March 2024 [7]
Chris WalkerEastwood Park1997Conservative21 October 2021
Steve BuckleySt Laurence2015Conservative
John LambWest LeighConservative
Stephen GeorgeMilton1999Labour
Mike StaffordThorpeIndependent

Candidates by party

Conservative Party (17/17)





Labour Party (17/17)





Liberal Democrats (17/17)





Green Party (17/17)





Confelicity (17/17)





Independent (8/17)





Heritage (7/17)





Election result

2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 7Increase2.svg 441.2132039.212,70231.6+2.9
  Conservative 7Decrease2.svg 441.2111835.312,40630.9–2.3
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg 15.96713.73,5728.9–3.4
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.9347.84,35110.8–2.4
  Green 1Increase2.svg 15.9123.95,43413.5+4.4
  Confelicity 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,3073.3+0.4
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04201.0+0.7

Ward Results

Results of the City Council election were released by Southend-on-Sea City Council on 3 May 2024. [8]

Seat changes are compared to the 2023 election and do not take into account interim changes due to by-elections or defections.

Belfairs

Belfairs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Warren* 1,006 39.2 +5.9
Green Nathaniel Love69327.0+21.5
Independent Gareth Evans41916.3N/A
Labour Graham Main32012.5+1.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cummins863.4–1.1
Confelicity Lizzie Smith321.2+0.4
Majority31312.2N/A
Turnout 2,56534.9–1.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.8

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Shahid Nadeem 1,089 40.0 +5.9
Conservative Helen Boyd*67724.9–2.9
Independent Keith Evans56120.6–6.8
Green AJ Sutherland2238.2+1.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela Austin1033.8+0.6
Heritage Lynn Smith281.0N/A
Confelicity Luis Lancos261.0–0.1
Majority41215.1+8.8
Turnout 2,72233.7+1.8
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg4.4

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Courtenay* 975 40.8 –6.7
Labour Mike O'Connor86836.3+4.7
Green James Vessey-Miller33113.9+3.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hind1305.4–2.4
Confelicity Roma Patel733.05±0.0
Majority1074.5–11.4
Turnout 2,38833.7–0.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.7

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Poulton 1,419 56.4 –11.3
Conservative Verina Weaver76230.3+6.6
Labour Christopher Clarke1937.7+2.7
Green Lauren Ekins783.1+1.1
Confelicity Simon Spooner532.1+0.6
Majority65726.1–17.9
Turnout 2,51734.5–1.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg9.0

Kursaal

Kursaal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Ferguson 846 51.0 –3.9
Conservative Marco Mann23714.3–7.2
Independent Kay Mitchell17910.8N/A
Confelicity Lee Clark1559.3+3.7
Green Thomas Love1287.7–0.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall583.5–1.5
Heritage Lara Hurley513.1+0.9
Majority60936.7+3.3
Turnout 1,66020.8+0.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg1.7

Leigh

Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Stuart Allen 1,725 57.6 +18.5
Liberal Democrats Jean de Tourtoulon63721.3–10.1
Conservative Mary Canet-Espi34211.4–7.4
Labour Malla Reddy Gurram2026.7–1.9
Confelicity James Miller802.7+1.3
Majority1,08836.3+28.6
Turnout 2,99640.9+4.7
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg14.3

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Allen 1,170 52.1 +1.0
Conservative Jonathan Garston54024.0–0.2
Green Sarah-Ann Patel26912.0+2.0
Heritage Bianca Isherwood1064.7±0.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes843.7–2.7
Confelicity Dee Curtis683.0–0.7
Majority63028.1+1.2
Turnout 2,24627.0–0.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.6

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Garston* 1,032 39.0 –4.6
Labour Chris Webster97136.7–0.8
Green RJ Learmouth2208.3+2.8
Independent Leanne Kelly1706.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Pierre Craddock1425.4–4.0
Confelicity Simon Jones873.3–0.7
Majority612.3–3.8
Turnout 2,64533.8–0.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith McMahon 742 31.5 –3.6
Labour Kevin Ryan73431.1+14.6
Independent Tricia Cowdrey62826.6–12.1
Green Fiona Clapperton1255.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Bailey682.9+0.4
Confelicity Kayleigh Burgess472.0±0.0
Majority80.4N/A
Turnout 2,35727.6+0.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.1

Southchurch

Southchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darryl Jones* 1,317 52.2 +0.4
Labour Carrie Druce56027.7+11.6
Green Matthew Dallat1627.4+0.4
Confelicity Dean Harris-Eckett1516.9+2.7
Liberal Democrats Billy Boulton1024.7+0.6
Heritage Angela Mozzato472.2N/A
Majority75724.5–10.5
Turnout 2,17829.5–0.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.6

St Laurence

St Laurence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Madison Faulkner-Hatt 1,164 50.0 –3.6
Conservative Samuel Pettengell79033.9–1.7
Liberal Democrats Kev Malone1486.4+1.3
Green Simon Gittus1205.2+1.6
Confelicity Sandy van Deventer934.0+1.8
Majority37416.1–1.9
Turnout 2,32729.6–1.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg1.0

St Luke's

St Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Norman 911 43.8 –5.0
Conservative Brian Beggs*53425.7+3.8
Independent Brian Ayling21210.2–1.3
Green Tilly Hogrebe1919.2+0.3
Confelicity Joleen Hills844.0–1.1
Liberal Democrats Sara-Jayne Boulton693.3–0.6
Heritage Adam Ball612.9N/A
Majority37718.1–8.7
Turnout 2,08126.0+0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg4.4

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Susan Badger 1,001 35.8 –0.4
Conservative Gavin Chambers87031.1+2.8
Labour David Scott57120.4+8.1
Green Julie Callow1665.9+0.9
Confelicity Melissa Aylott692.5+0.6
Liberal Democrats Katie Kurilecz541.9–0.1
Heritage Adam Isherwood511.8N/A
Majority1314.7–3.2
Turnout 2,79738.8–2.3
Independent hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6

Victoria

Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Gilbert* 1,109 60.1 +0.5
Conservative Bernard Arscott29816.2–3.3
Green Peter Walker1809.8±0.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Edey1005.4–1.1
Heritage Sandra Wiseman764.1N/A
Confelicity Jonathan Humphreys613.3–1.4
Majority81143.9+3.8
Turnout 1,84420.1+0.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.9

West Leigh

West Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Salter 1,086 37.9 –9.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham89530.7–3.8
Green Gemma Deeney41314.2+5.9
Labour James Morrison40714.0+6.2
Confelicity Jane Wilkes963.3+1.0
Majority1917.2–5.4
Turnout 2,91240.8+1.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.7

West Shoebury

West Shoebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Moyies* 1,002 45.3 –13.1
Labour Co-op Ian Pope52423.7+3.0
Independent Barry Godwin40218.2N/A
Green Lea Williams1476.6–2.0
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride703.2–4.3
Confelicity Robert Cammidge582.6–2.3
Majority47821.6–16.0
Turnout 2,21430.2+0.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.1

Westborough

Westborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Kinsella 1,063 53.8 –3.1
Conservative Dr Vel37519.0+0.5
Green Stephen Jordan26313.3+1.4
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Edey1869.4+0.8
Confelicity Noah Hughes743.7–0.4
Majority68834.8–3.6
Turnout 1,97725.8+1.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.8

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