2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
4 May 2006 (2006-05-04)
19 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 11 4
Seats after 30 9
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 19,640 12,004
Percentage 42.2% 25.8%
Swing 7.3% 0.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Alliance Southend
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 8 4
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 5,931 4,249
Percentage 12.7% 9.1%
Swing 3.9% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Summary

Campaign

The election saw a candidate from a new party, Mums' Army, stand in West Shoebury ward.[2][3] The party was founded by Take a Break magazine with a platform of addressing anti-social behaviour in the community.[2]

Meanwhile, the Labour Party was unable to put up candidates in 5 wards after their nomination papers were stolen just before they were to be handed in.[4]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after winning 11 of the 19 seats which were contested.[5] However this was one down on before the election, after the Conservative council leader, Anna Waite, was defeated in Prittlewell by the Liberal Democrats.[5] The Liberal Democrats gained 2 seats to overtake Labour as the second largest party on the council with 9 councillors, as against 8 for Labour.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 34%.[6]

2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[5][7][6]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11 2 57.9 19 30 58.8 19,640 42.2 –7.3
  Liberal Democrats 4 2 21.1 5 9 17.6 12,004 25.8 –0.3
  Labour 3 1 15.8 5 8 15.7 5,931 12.7 –3.9
  Alliance Southend 1 1 5.3 3 4 7.8 4,249 9.1 N/A
  BNP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,140 4.6 N/A
  Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,385 3.0 +0.2
  UKIP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 954 2.0 +0.4
  Mums' Army 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 140 0.3 N/A
  Independent 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 132 0.3 –2.1

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Evans* 1,326 46.0 −8.4
Alliance Southend Margaret Webb 879 30.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ronald Streeter 679 23.5 −10.6
Majority 447 15.5 −4.8
Turnout 2,884 39.9 −2.0
Registered electors 7,299
Conservative hold

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith* 1,009 38.9 −7.4
Conservative Duncan Newham 814 31.4 −9.1
UKIP Seantino Callaghan 458 17.7 N/A
Labour Julian Ware-Lane 313 12.1 −1.2
Majority 195 7.5 +1.7
Turnout 2,594 34.2 −1.7
Registered electors 7,614
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.9

Chalkwell

Chalkwell[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Brown* 1,309 56.4 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats John Adams 648 27.9 +5.4
Labour John Aitkin 365 15.7 +2.9
Majority 661 28.5 −5.5
Turnout 2,322 32.6 −2.8
Registered electors 7,244
Conservative hold Swing 2.7

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Moring* 1,539 59.1 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Walton 830 31.9 −4.4
Labour Raoul Meade 233 9.0 +0.5
Majority 709 27.2 +8.3
Turnout 2,602 35.0 −3.1
Registered electors 7,494
Conservative hold Swing 4.2

Kursaal

Kursaal[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith McMahon* 650 35.3 +0.8
Conservative Blaine Robin 522 28.4 −5.8
BNP Dean Fenner 391 21.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wrexham 278 15.1 +3.9
Majority 128 7.0 +6.8
Turnout 1,841 27.8 +1.0
Registered electors 6,670
Labour hold Swing 3.3

Leigh

Leigh[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin 1,316 51.4 −3.0
Conservative Stephen Ryan 872 34.0 −2.0
Green Nicola Gilbey 374 14.6 N/A
Majority 444 17.3 −1.1
Turnout 2,562 36.4 −1.3
Registered electors 7,119
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.5

Milton

Milton[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Robertson* 818 40.0 −11.2
Labour Reginald Copley 431 21.1 −6.5
Alliance Southend John Bacon 318 15.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins 269 13.2 −8.0
Green Stephen Jordan 208 10.2 N/A
Majority 387 18.9 −4.7
Turnout 2,044 30.0 −0.9
Registered electors 6,851
Conservative hold Swing 2.4

Prittlewell

Prittlewell[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade 1,124 40.9 +8.4
Conservative Anna Waite* 999 36.3 −9.5
UKIP John Croft 496 18.0 N/A
Independent Alan Hart 132 4.8 +4.8
Majority 125 4.5 N/A
Turnout 2,751 37.4 −0.8
Registered electors 7,408
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 9.0

St Laurence

St Laurence[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Lewin 1,385 55.8 +25.6
Conservative Brian Houssart* 1,099 44.2 +8.6
Majority 286 11.5 N/A
Turnout 2,484 33.3 −5.4
Registered electors 7,579
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 8.5

St Lukes

St Lukes[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Royston* 800 33.0 +2.9
Conservative Nigel Folkard 604 24.9 −13.2
BNP Geoffrey Strobridge 534 22.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Brian Ayling 291 12.0 −6.0
Green Cristian Ramis 197 8.1 −5.7
Majority 196 8.1 N/A
Turnout 2,426 31.0 +1.2
Registered electors 7,841
Labour hold Swing 8.1

Shoeburynesss

Shoeburyness (2)[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Hadley 1,071 45.7 –14.5
Conservative Allan Cole* 884 37.7 –22.5
Labour Anne Chalk 707 30.2 +3.7
Alliance Southend Michael Assenheim 629 26.8 N/A
Labour Charles Willis 438 18.7 –7.8
Liberal Democrats Amanda Spraggs 232 9.9 –3.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs 150 6.4 –7.0
Turnout ~2,343 30.9 +1.7
Registered electors 7,584
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southchurch

Southchurch[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Kelly* 1,296 50.3 −14.5
BNP Stuart Freeman 489 19.0 N/A
Labour Joyce Mapp 311 12.1 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith 300 11.7 +0.8
Green Stuart Salmon 178 6.9 −3.2
Majority 807 31.4 −19.1
Turnout 2,574 36.1 −0.7
Registered electors 7,159
Conservative hold

Thorpe

Thorpe[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daphne White* 1,346 42.3 −31.2
Alliance Southend Ronald Woodley 950 29.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon 670 21.0 +5.8
Labour Christopher Gasper 218 6.8 −4.5
Majority 396 12.4 −45.8
Turnout 3,184 44.3 +4.1
Registered electors 7,222
Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Borton 719 38.5 −4.1
Conservative Roger Kemp 456 24.4 −10.1
BNP Fenton Bowley 366 19.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ronella Streeter 328 17.5 −5.3
Majority 263 14.1 +6.0
Turnout 1,869 26.9 −0.6
Registered electors 6,991
Labour hold Swing 3.0

West Leigh

West Leigh (2)[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Holdcroft 1,562 50.5 –9.1
Conservative Gwendoline Horrigan* 1,559 50.4 –9.2
Liberal Democrats Shirley Pawson 983 31.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Bryan Paddison 874 28.3 +0.7
Green Paul Circus 428 13.8 +7.2
Alliance Southend Colin Ritchie 344 11.1 N/A
Turnout 5,750 44.7 −3.4
Registered electors 6,919
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Shoebury

West Shoebury[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Cox 1,175 43.8 −24.1
Alliance Southend Verina Weaver 456 17.0 N/A
BNP Terence Jellis 360 13.4 N/A
Labour Joan Richards 352 13.1 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mallam 198 7.4 −4.9
Mums' Army Linda Martin 140 5.2 N/A
Majority 719 26.8 −21.2
Turnout 2,681 36.6 +2.3
Registered electors 7,357
Conservative hold

Westborough

Westborough[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Southend 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
Registered electors 7,106
Alliance Southend gain from Labour Swing 7.1

References

  1. ^ "Local elections: Southend-On-Sea". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Bennett, Rosemary (24 April 2006). "Yobs, watch out, Mums' Army is on the warpath". The Times. p. 18.
  3. ^ Swain, Gill (28 April 2006). "Move over Mr Blair, we're the Mums' Army". Daily Express.
  4. ^ "Thief ruins poll hopes for Labour". Echo. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Southend Tories lose their leader". Echo. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Local Election Results 2006". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
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