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2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
← 2015 5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) 2018 →
17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Leader John Lamb n/a Ian Gilbert
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Leader since 25 May 2014 n/a Oct/Nov 2010
Leader's seat West Leigh n/a Victoria
Last election 22 seats, 39.3% 11 seats, 14.3% 9 seats, 19.2%
Seats before 22 14 9
Seats won 8 4 4
Seats after 24 13 10
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 11,383 7,796 7,080
Percentage 30.6% 21.0% 19.0%
Swing Decrease 9.1% Increase 6.6% Decrease 0.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Floyd Waterworth Graham Longley
Party UKIP Liberal Democrats
Leader since May 2015
Leader's seat Blenheim Park Blenheim Park (retired)
Last election 5 seats, 10.2% 4 seats, 10.0%
Seats before 2 4
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 2 2
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 2
Popular vote 5,472 3,883
Percentage 14.7% 10.4%
Swing Increase 3.7% Increase 0.4%
Leader before election

Ron Woodley
Independent
No overall control

Leader after election

John Lamb
Conservative
No overall control

The 2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2]

Result Summary

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Prior to the election, three UKIP councillors left the UKIP group to sit as the Southend Independence Group. They are shown in the table as Independents.

2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 Increase 2 47.1 16 24 49.0 11,383 30.6 –9.1
  Independent 4 Decrease 1 23.5 9 13 21.6 7,796 21.0 +6.6
  Labour 4 Increase 1 23.5 6 10 21.6 7,080 19.0 –0.1
  Liberal Democrats 1 Decrease 2 5.9 1 2 3.9 3,883 10.4 +0.7
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 3.9 5,472 14.7 +3.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,598 4.3 –3.0

Ward results

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Belfairs

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Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Aylen 1,051 41.6 +9.1†
Conservative Alan Dear 990 39.2 −3.4
Labour Dave Alston 264 10.5 −1.9
Green Nick Brown 117 4.6 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Herbert 102 4.0 −3.9
Majority
Turnout 34.16
Independent hold Swing

† percentage change is compared to the 2012 election

Blenheim Park

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Blenheim Park
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
Turnout 2,260 29.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chalkwell

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Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Burzotta 817 38.5 −10.9
Independent Andy Crow 502 23.6 N/A
Labour Taylor Barrall 347 16.3 −3.2
UKIP Paul Lloyd 223 10.5 N/A
Green Mark Meatcher 124 5.8 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Davis 112 5.3 −1.3
Majority
Turnout 30.13
Conservative hold Swing

Eastwood Park

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Eastwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Walker 1,022 42.5 −15.4
UKIP Verina Weaver 644 26.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins 464 19.3 0.0
Labour Sean Jones 222 9.2 −5.6
Green Fiddian Warman 50 2.1 −6.0
Majority 32.46
Turnout 32.46
Conservative hold Swing

Kursaal

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Kursaal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen McDonald 709 42.1 +5.6
UKIP Gordon Bailey-Smith 379 22.5 −1.5
Conservative Simon Gittus 378 22.5 −2.9
Green Liz Swanson 141 8.4 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Collins 75 4.5 −0.1
Majority 330 19.6
Turnout 1,682 21.73
Labour hold Swing

Leigh

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Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham 1,185 49.1 +17.1
Conservative John Hodge 574 23.8 −17.7
Labour Matt Zarb-Cousin 272 11.3 −3.7
UKIP Ted Preedy 206 8.5 N/A
Green Jon Mullett 174 7.2 −4.3
Majority
Turnout 32.62
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Milton

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Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julian Ware-Lane 1,020 45.3 +7.5
Conservative Daniel Nelson 593 26.3 −12.7
UKIP Jo Googe 297 13.2 N/A
Green Stephen Bartram 142 6.3 −4.6
Independent Stephen Cummins 124 5.5 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes 78 3.5 +2.1
Majority
Turnout 30.47
Labour hold Swing

Prittlewell

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Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Garston 758 30.1 −16.2
Labour Mike Fieldhouse 680 27.0 +7.6
UKIP Bob Gage 473 18.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson 253 10.1 −0.7
Independent Paul Ryder 233 9.3 −5.4
Green Abbie-Jade Sutherland 118 4.7 −4.1
Majority
Turnout 32.82
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Shoeburyness

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Shoeburyness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Assenheim 728 29.0 −22.7†
Conservative Sue Abrahams 607 24.1 −14.7
Independent Anne Chalk 527 21.0 −13.8
UKIP Edward McNally 309 12.3 N/A
Labour Maggie Kelly 236 9.4 −8.7
Green Nigel Outten 57 2.3 −3.3
Liberal Democrats David Barrett 50 2.0 −0.7
Majority
Turnout 29.47
Independent hold Swing

† percentage change compared to 2012 election.

Southchurch

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Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Bright 861 35.1 −3.5
Independent Keith Sharman 800 32.6 +10.6
UKIP Barrie Page 367 14.9 −1.9
Labour Ros Sanders 296 12.1 −2.7
Green Paul Hill 80 3.3 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Juliet Thompson 52 2.1 −0.4
Majority
Turnout 32.89
Conservative hold Swing

St. Laurence

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St. Laurence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Flewitt 824 38.2 +0.9
UKIP Viv White 437 20.3 −6.8
Labour Reg Copley 370 17.1 +2.5
Independent Kat Woodley 245 11.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ashley Thompson 218 10.1 −2.4
Green Tanya Rayment 64 3.0 −2.5
Majority
Turnout 29.02
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Ayling 838 37.0 −4.1†
Labour Donna Richardson 473 20.9 +3.5
Conservative Del Thomas 464 20.5 −0.4
UKIP David Stansfield 352 15.6 −2.2
Green Jason Pilley 104 4.6 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Tomasz Lachowicz 31 1.4 −1.6
Majority
Turnout 28.33
Independent hold Swing

† percentage change compared to 2012 election

Thorpe

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Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Stafford 1,873 63.1 −6.7†
Conservative Jon Bacon 475 16.0 −10.3
UKIP Clive Cowan 297 10.0 N/A
Labour Rod Birks 184 6.2 +1.1
Green Jo Bates 83 2.8 −1.4
Liberal Democrats James Clinkscales 56 1.9 −0.5
Majority
Turnout 40.04
Independent hold Swing

† percentage change compared to 2012 election

Victoria

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Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Gilbert 987 54.7 +14.0
UKIP Peter Breuer 357 19.8 −2.7
Conservative Dennis Garne 276 15.3 −8.2
Green Ian Hurd 117 6.5 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Donna Collins 66 3.7 −0.5
Majority
Turnout 24.99
Labour hold Swing

West Leigh

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West Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb 1,219 44.6 −7.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Bailey 769 28.1 +8.5
UKIP Lesley Martin 313 11.4 −2.6
Labour Ian Pope 235 8.6 −1.0
Independent Gabriella Terry 108 4.0 N/A
Green Sarah Yapp 89 3.3 −1.5
Majority
Turnout 38.65
Conservative hold Swing

West Shoebury

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West Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Jarvis 810 36.0 −2.0
Independent Peter Lovett 767 34.1 N/A
UKIP Lenny Lierens 344 15.3 −6.1
Labour Joseph Saunders 230 10.2 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast 55 2.4 −2.3
Green Stephen Jordan 44 2.0 −4.8
Majority
Turnout 30.76
Conservative hold Swing

Westborough

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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

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Borough Council Election". southend.gov.uk. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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