2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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2014 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
Turnout33.4%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Ind
 Ian Gilbert (cropped).jpg
LeaderNigel Holdcroftn/aIan Gilbert
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Leader since17 May 2007n/aOct/Nov 2010
Leader's seatWest Leigh (Retiring)n/aVictoria
Last election25 seats, 32.7%10 seats, 20.5%6 seats, 19.3%
Seats before26106
Seats won444
Seats after19139
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote13,4227,9187,866
Percentage30.9%18.2%18.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.8%Decrease2.svg 2.3%Decrease2.svg 1.2%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
UKIP
 Graham Longley (cropped).jpg
Leadern/aGraham Longley
Party UKIP Liberal Democrats
Leader sincen/a
Leader's seatn/a Blenheim Park
Last election0 seats, 7.7%10 seats, 13.9%
Seats before09
Seats won51
Seats after55
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote8,1685,453
Percentage18.8%12.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.1%Decrease2.svg 1.3%
Leader before election

Nigel Holdcroft
Conservative

Leader after election

Ron Woodley
Independent
No overall control

The 2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. [2]

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Results summary

2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 622.2151937.313,42230.9–1.8
  Independent 4Increase2.svg 322.291325.57,91818.2–2.3
  Labour 4Increase2.svg 222.25917.67,86618.1–1.2
  UKIP 5Increase2.svg 527.8059.88,16818.8+11.1
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 45.6459.85,45312.6–1.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05561.3–0.6
  National Front 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0180.0–0.2

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mo Butler 1,243 44.7 +15.1
Independent Stephen McKiernan97335.0New
Labour Laura Martin36313.0+2.7
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin2047.3–0.3
Majority
Turnout 2,83137.39
Conservative hold Swing

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Floyd Waterworth 851 31.7 +15.5
Conservative Helen Boyd72827.1–0.8
Liberal Democrats Duncan Russell52919.7–10.8
Labour Dean Trotter38314.3–2.2
Green Julian Esposito1947.2–1.7
Majority
Turnout 2,70033.7
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Folkard 849 37.3 –4.4
Independent Lucy Courtenay46720.5New
UKIP Leonard Stanley40317.7New
Labour Lars Davidsson39717.5–1.6
Liberal Democrats Colin Davis1586.9–0.6
Majority
Turnout 2,29430.89
Conservative hold Swing

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Moring 1,139 41.8 –9.1
UKIP Paul Lloyd94234.6+17.2
Liberal Democrats Norah Goodman38013.9–1.9
Labour Jessica Phillips2649.7–6.2
Majority
Turnout 2,74035.77
Conservative hold Swing

Kursaal

Kursaal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Lawrence Davies 612 33.5 New
Labour Charles Willis57631.5–7.3
Conservative Jane Ladner37520.5–10.9
Green Simon Cross1709.3+1.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Betson955.2+0.2
Majority
Turnout 1,83523.13
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Leigh

Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Mulroney 1,070 44.7 –4.7
Conservative Barnard Arscott89737.5+6.5
Labour Matthew Zarb-Cousin42817.9–1.7
Majority
Turnout 2,47232.72
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Milton

Milton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cheryl Nevin 848 36.4 +0.6
Conservative Vic Lee58225.0–7.2
UKIP Edward McNally48620.8New
Independent Mark Sharp25911.1New
Liberal Democrats Bob Howes1566.7+0.2
Majority
Turnout 2,35230.25
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Tino Callaghan 970 34.3 +9.1
Conservative Meg Davidson84930.1+2.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Grimwade59621.1–9.3
Labour David Carrington40914.5–2.6
Majority
Turnout 2,83735.78
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St. Laurence

St. Laurence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Lee Burling 892 37.4 +26.6
Conservative Jonathan Hodge67328.2–7.7
Liberal Democrats Ted Lewin45619.1–9.5
Labour Reginald Copley36615.3–4.0
Majority
Turnout 2,39931.27
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Caroline Endersby 965 38.6 New
Labour Gary Sergeant66326.5+0.7
Conservative Sally Carr55722.3–1.8
Independent ABC2469.8New
Liberal Democrats Pamela Waldie702.8+0.6
Majority
Turnout 2,53230.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nick Ward 1,243 47.2 New
Conservative Roger Hadley90934.5+5.8
Labour Maggie Kelly40415.3+2.5
Liberal Democrats Jane Dresner772.9New
Majority
Turnout 2,66630.69
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Southchurch

Southchurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Derek Kenyon 1,196 44.2 New
Conservative Sue Abrahams1,05038.8+3.0
Labour Sean Jones37213.7+1.1
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast883.3+0.5
Majority
Turnout 2,70634.66
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Thorpe

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Terry 2,362 69.6 New
Conservative Alex Kaye75622.3-2.1
Labour Ian Pope2005.9+1.6
Liberal Democrats James Clinkscales772.3+0.8
Majority
Turnout 3,41245.42
Independent hold Swing

Victoria

Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Borton 803 39.5 –10.9
UKIP Peter Breuer61730.4+22.6
Conservative Denis Garne32215.9–9.5
Green Ian Hurd1929.5+3.2
Liberal Democrats Ronella Streeter793.9+0.1
National Front Beradette Jaggers180.9–2.2
Majority
Turnout 2,03926.8
Labour hold Swing

West Leigh

West Leigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fay Evans 1,176 40.6 –9.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bailey82728.6–2.0
UKIP Neil Bettis63421.9New
Labour Jane Norman2568.8–0.3
Majority
Turnout 2,90740.5
Conservative hold Swing

West Shoebury

West Shoebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP James Moyies 1,226 46.0 +10.2
Conservative Tony Cox92634.8–4.3
Labour Matthew Dent35513.3–1.6
Liberal Democrats Charlie Row1565.9–1.1
Majority
Turnout 2,67534.8
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Westborough

Westborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Robinson 779 33.2 +2.2
Labour Michael Royston 726
UKIP John Stansfield53522.8New
UKIP Carl Whitwell474
Liberal Democrats Peter Hill43518.5+13.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins411
Conservative David Burzotta39116.7+2.5
Conservative Jenny Snoad284
Independent Alan Hart2078.8New
Majority
Turnout 4,26429.23
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "2014 Borough Council elections". southend.gov.uk. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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