Westborough (ward)

Westborough
Electoral ward for the Southend-on-Sea City Council
Westborough ward boundaries since 2001
District	Southend-on-Sea
County	Essex
Population	11,284 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Westcliff-on-Sea
Area	0.9172 square kilometres (0.3541 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1974
Number of members	3
Councillors	Kevin Robinson   Anne Jones   Pamela Kinsella
ONS code	00KFNE [2]
GSS code	E05002226 [3]

Westborough is an electoral ward of Southend-on-Sea. The ward has existed since the creation of the district on 1 April 1974 and first used at the 1973 elections. The ward returns three councillors to Southend-on-Sea City Council. It was subject to boundary revisions in 1976 and 2001. The ward covers part of Westcliff-on-Sea.

Southend-on-Sea council elections since 2001

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southend-on-Sea in 2001. ^[4] Westborough lost some territory in the west between Nelson Road and Southbourne Grove to the new ward of Blenheim Park and in the east between Gainsborough Drive and Wenham Drive to the Prittlewell ward. All seats were up for election in 2001. ^[5] The subsequent election cycle for the first Westborough seat was 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. The cycle for the second seat was 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. The cycle for the third seat was 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024.

2024 election

The election took place on 2 May 2024. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Kinsella	1,063	53.8	–3.1
	Conservative	Dr Vel	375	19.0	+0.5
	Green	Stephen Jordan	263	13.3	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanna Edey	186	9.4	+0.8
	Confelicity	Noah Hughes	74	3.7	–0.4
Majority			688	34.8	–3.6
Turnout			1,977	25.8	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

2023 election

The election took place on 4 May 2023. ^{[10] [7] [11] [12]}

2023 Southend-on-Sea City Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Jones	1,038	56.9	–5.3
	Conservative	Andy Wilkins	337	18.5	–0.5
	Green	Stephen Jordan	217	11.9	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanna Edey	157	8.6	–0.7
	Confelicity	Connor Bines	75	4.1	+2.7
Majority			701	38.4	–4.8
Turnout			1,830	24.0
Registered electors			7,625
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

2022 election

The election took place on 4 May 2022. ^{[13] [7] [14] [15]}

2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: 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
Turnout			1,925
	Labour hold		Swing	14.2

2021 election

The election took place on 6 May 2021. ^{[16] [7] [17] [18]}

2021 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aston Line	920	43.7	+3.5
	Labour	Anne Jones	873	41.4	+1.2
	Conservative	Colin Campbell	550	26.1	+10.2
	Independent	Dr Vel	424	20.1	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanna Edey	344	16.3	+9.2
	Conservative	Tamkeen Shaikh	343	16.3	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Webb	327	15.5	+8.4
	Green	Stephen Jordan	220	10.4	−1.7
	Green	Vida Guilford	176	8.4	−3.7
	Psychedelic Future	Jason Pilley	37	1.8	New
Turnout			—	54.6
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

2019 election

The election took place on 2 May 2019. ^{[19] [7] [20]}

2019 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Willis	857	40.2	–12.2
	Independent	Dr Vel	391	18.3	New
	Conservative	Jack Warren	340	15.9	–8.8
	Green	Stephen Jordan	259	12.1	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Billy Boulton	152	7.1	–0.9
	Independent	Alan Hart	134	6.3	–2.6
Majority			466	21.8	–7.0
Turnout			2,133	28.0	—
	Labour hold		Swing	–15.3

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. ^{[21] [7] [22]}

2018 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Robinson	1,146	52.4	18.5
	Conservative	Jack Warren	539	24.7	10.2
	Independent	Alan Hart	194	8.9	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Billy Boulton	175	8.0	2.2
	Green	Paul Mansfield	131	6.0	0.1
Majority			607	27.8	—
Turnout			2,185	28.5	—
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

2016 election

The election took place on 5 May 2016. ^{[23] [7]}

2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Jones	693	33.9	+0.6
	Independent	Dr Vel	451	22.1	−11.2†
	Conservative	Daryl Peagram	317	15.5	−13.9
	UKIP	Frank Snell	263	12.9	N/A
	Green	Paul Mansfield	124	6.1	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Austin	119	5.8	−2.2
	Independent	Alan Hart	77	3.8	−0.3
Majority
Turnout				27.63
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2015 election

The election took place on 7 May 2015. ^{[24] [7]}

2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Willis	1,438	33.3
	Conservative	Daryl Peagram	1,273	29.4
	Independent	David Webb	587	13.6
	Green	Paul Mansfield	506	11.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Barrett	344	8.0
	Independent	Alan Hart	176	4.1
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. ^[7]

2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Robinson	779	33.2	+2.2
	Labour	Michael Royston	726
	UKIP	John Stansfield	535	22.8	New
	UKIP	Carl Whitwell	474
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hill	435	18.5	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	411
	Conservative	David Burzotta	391	16.7	+2.5
	Conservative	Jenny Snoad	284
	Independent	Alan Hart	207	8.8	New
Majority
Turnout			4,264	29.23
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2012 election

The election took place on 3 May 2012. ^[7]

2012 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr Vel	551	33.3
	Labour	Kevin Robinson	513	31.0
	Conservative	Neil Austin	252	15.2
	Green	Stephen Jordan	139	8.4
	Independent	David Glover	108	6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Monnery	90	5.4
Majority
Turnout			1,661	21.94
	Independent hold		Swing

2011 election

The election took place on 5 May 2011. ^[7]

2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Terry	835	35.5
	Labour	Kevin Robinson	623	26.5
	Conservative	Roger Weaver	415	17.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Howes	265	11.3
	Green	Douglas Rouxel	217	9.2
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

2010 election

The election took place on 6 May 2010. ^[7]

2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	1,023	23.8	+15.3
	Conservative	Melvyn Day	1,006	23.4	–1.7
	Independent	Tania Painton	913	21.2	New
	Labour	Kevin Robinson	838	19.5	+10.0
	BNP	Lancelot Martin	218	5.1	–6.9
	UKIP	Lucky Siyafa	175	4.1	New
	Green	Rita Wood	129	3.0	New
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

2008 election

The election took place on 1 May 2008. ^[7]

2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vel Velmurugan	812	40.6	−4.5
	Conservative	Susan Luty	501	25.1	+3.3
	BNP	James Burns	240	12.0	+12.0
	Labour	Chas Willis	189	9.5	−8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael O'Connor	169	8.5	−6.4
	Independent	Deri Laycock	88	4.4	+4.4
Majority			311	15.6	−7.7
Turnout			1,999	28.9	+5.6
	Independent hold		Swing

2007 election

The election took place on 3 May 2007. ^[7]

2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Terry	768	45.1	+9.6
	Conservative	Stephen Buckley	372	21.8	+1.3
	Labour	Tony Borton	309	18.1	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Vincent	254	14.9	−8.3
Majority			396	23.3	+11.0
Turnout			1,703	23.3	−3.7
	Independent hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. ^[7]

2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tania Painton	673	35.5	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Vincent	440	23.2	+2.8
	Labour	Teresa Merrison	394	20.8	+4.7
	Conservative	Richard Waite	389	20.5	+3.7
Majority			233	12.3	−14.1
Turnout			1,896	27.0	−5.2
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

2004 election

The election took place on 10 June 2004. ^[7]

2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marimuthu Velmurugan	1,005	46.8	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	George Lewin	438	20.4	+0.1
	Conservative	Ahmad Khwaja	361	16.8	+3.8
	Labour	Julian Ware-Lane	345	16.1	−6.6
Majority			567	26.4	+12.2
Turnout			2,149	32.2	+7.1
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2003 election

The election took place on 1 May 2003. ^[7]

2003 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Terry	640	36.9	+11.4
	Labour	Marimuthu Velmurugan	393	22.7	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Ritchie	352	20.3	−3.4
	Conservative	Emma Hill	226	13.0	−4.6
	Independent	Trevor Oakley	66	3.8	+3.8
	Green	Rita Wood	57	3.3	−2.8
Majority			247	14.2
Turnout			1,734	25.1	−0.2
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. ^[7]

2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Teresa Merrison	487	27.0
	Independent	Martin Terry	460	25.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Ritchie	428	23.7
	Conservative	Mark Newman	318	17.6
	Green	Rita Wood	110	6.1
Majority			27	1.5
Turnout			1,803	25.3	−23.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2001 election

The election took place on 7 June 2001. ^[25]

2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Sibley	1,164
	Labour	Marimuthu Velmurugan	990
	Labour	Teresa Merrison	928
	Labour	Charles Willis	846
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Ritchie	839
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Newton	807
	Conservative	Mark Newman	796
	Conservative	David Nicklin	779
	Conservative	Kathleen Meager	695
	Independent	Mark Flewitt	672
	Independent	Martin Terry	616
Turnout			9,132	48.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

1997–2001 Southend-on-Sea council elections

Westborough ward boundaries from 1976 to 2001

The electoral cycle was restarted on 1 May 1997 without change of ward boundaries, to coincide with Southend-on-Sea Borough Council becoming a unitary authority on 1 April 1998. All seats were up for election in 1997. ^[5]

2000 election

The election took place on 4 May 2000.

2000 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Lubel	911	43.8	+2.6
	Conservative	Michael Samuel	661	31.8	+14.0
	Labour	Raymond Hales	507	24.4	−16.6
Majority			250	12.0	+11.8
Turnout			2,079	24.3	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1999 election

The election took place on 6 May 1999.

1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Gibeon	1,038	41.2
	Labour	Mark Flewitt	1,034	41.0
	Conservative	Michael Samuel	448	17.8
Majority			4	0.2
Turnout			2,520	29.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1997 election

The election took place on 1 May 1997.

1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sibley	2,501	47.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lubel	2,498
	Liberal Democrats	H. Gibeon	2,238
	Labour	B. Neal	1,429	27.4
	Labour	M. Flewitt	1,400
	Labour	P. Hannan	1,387
	Conservative	S. Compton	1,287	24.7
	Conservative	R. Brown	1,149
	Conservative	M. Samuel	1,083
Turnout				62.9
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

1976–1997 Southend-on-Sea council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southend-on-Sea in 1976. ^[26]

1996 election

The election took place on 2 May 1996.

1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Gibeon	1,342	51.7
	Labour	M. Royston	865	33.3
	Conservative	R. Brown	387	14.9
Majority				18.4
Turnout				29.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1995 election

The election took place on 4 May 1995.

1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lubel	1,460	52.5
	Labour	M. Royston	890	32.0
	Conservative	J. Lambert	431	15.5
Majority				20.5
Turnout				31.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1994 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Sibley	2,019	62.6
	Labour	M. Royston	644	20.0
	Conservative	J. Lambert	560	17.4
Majority				42.6
Turnout				38.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1992 election

The election took place on 7 May 1992.

1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Gibeon	1,291	43.8
	Conservative	J. Palmer	1,260	42.7
	Labour	M. Fletcher	325	11.0
	Liberal	I. Farmer	73	2.5
Majority				1.1
Turnout				35.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1991 election

The election took place on 2 May 1991.

1991 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election: Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cossey	1,876	59.2
	Conservative	R. Brown	778	24.6
	Labour	K. Stone	513	16.2
Majority				34.6
Turnout				37.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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