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| Blenheim Park | |
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 Blenheim Park Within Southend-on-Sea | |
| Population | 10,775 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Blenheim Park is an electoral ward of Southend-on-Sea covering the area west of Southend town centre. It is represented by three local government councillors, each elected to serve a four-year term.
| May 2006 | Brian Smith (Lib) | Jim Clinkscales (Lib) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2007 | Brian Smith (Lib) | Jim Clinkscales (Lib) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2008 | Brian Smith (Lib) | Jim Clinkscales (Lib) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2010 | Duncan Russell (Lib) | Jim Clinkscales (Lib) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2011 | Duncan Russell (Lib) | James Courtenay (Con) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2012 | Duncan Russell (Lib) | James Courtenay (Con) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2014 | Floyd Waterworth (UK Independence Party) | James Courtenay (Con) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2015 | Floyd Waterworth (UK Independence Party) | James Courtenay (Con) | Graham Longley (Lib) | |||
| May 2016 | Floyd Waterworth (Con) | James Courtenay (Con) | Helen Boyd (Con) | |||
| May 2018 | Laurie Burton (Labour Party (UK)) | James Courtenay (Con) | Helen Boyd (Con) | |||
| May 2019 | Laurie Burton (Labour Party (UK)) | Keith Evans (Independent) | Helen Boyd (Con) |
Indicates Councillor elected that year. Indicates Councillor defected to the Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Keith Evans | 883 | 34.1 |  13.7 | |
| Labour | Maxine Sadza | 755 | 29.1 |  6.0 | |
| Conservative | James Courtenay | 688 | 26.5 | 5.9 | |
| Greens | Peter Walker | 148 | 5.9 | 1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Grosvenor | 119 | 4.6 | 3.3 | |
| Majority | 128 | 5.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,593 | 32.6 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent (UK) gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.9 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (-4.1).
Green candidate compared with 2016 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurie Burton | 906 | 35.1 | 10.5 | |
| Conservative | Floyd Waterworth | 835 | 32.4 | 0.8 | |
| Independent | Keith Evans | 527 | 20.4 | 15.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Grimwade | 204 | 7.9 | 6.1 | |
| UKIP | Paul Lloyd | 106 | 4.1 | 17.9 | |
| Majority | 71 | 2.8 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,578 | 31.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.9 | |||
Floyd Waterworth defected from UKIP to the Conservatives before the election.
No Green candidate as previous (-4.2).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Helen Boyd | 715 | 31.6 | 6.2 | |
| Labour | Matt Dent | 555 | 24.6 | 6.0 | |
| UKIP | Roger Weaver | 474 | 21.0 | 1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Allen-King | 317 | 14.0 | 0.3 | |
| Independent | Colin Ritchie | 105 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Jules Esposito | 94 | 4.2 | 3.4 | |
| Majority | 160 | 7.1 | 8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,260 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 6.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Courtenay | 1,930 | 37.8 | 10.7 | |
| UKIP | Paul Lloyd | 1,143 | 22.4 | 9.3 | |
| Labour | Matt Dent | 947 | 18.6 | 4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Herbert | 698 | 13.7 | 6.0 | |
| Greens | Jimmy Wild | 386 | 7.6 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 787 | 15.4 | — | ||
| Turnout | 5,104 | 64.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Floyd Waterworth | 851 | 31.7 | 15.5 | |
| Conservative | Helen Boyd | 728 | 27.1 | 0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan Russell | 529 | 19.7 | 10.8 | |
| Labour | Dean Trotter | 383 | 14.3 | 2.2 | |
| Greens | Julian Esposito | 194 | 7.2 | 1.7 | |
| Majority | 123 | 4.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,684 | ||||
| UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 13.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Longley | 683 | 30.5 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Cushion | 624 | 27.9 | ||
| Labour | Tony Borton | 369 | 16.5 | ||
| UKIP | James Mills | 362 | 16.2 | ||
| Greens | Paul Davison-Holmes | 200 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 59 | 2.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,238 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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