2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)
17 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 10 5
Seats after 28 12
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 28,859 20,257
Percentage 36.6% 25.7%
Swing 4.2% 6.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 7 4
Seat change 2
Popular vote 9,595 11,815
Percentage 12.2% 15.0%
Swing 3.1% 2.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England.[1] One third of the council was up for election.

Summary

Election result

2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 1 58.8 18 28 54.9 28,859 36.6 –4.2
  Liberal Democrats 5 1 29.4 7 12 23.5 20,257 25.7 +6.5
  Independent 1 5.9 6 7 13.7 9,595 12.2 –3.1
  Labour 1 2 5.9 3 4 7.8 11,815 15.0 +2.7
  BNP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,986 5.1 –5.6
  UKIP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,297 4.2 +2.9
  Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 979 1.2 +0.7
  English Democrat 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 57 0.1 N/A

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fay Evans* 1,994 39.4 –4.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Archell 1,477 29.2 +18.3
Independent Garry Sheen 829 16.4 N/A
Labour Teresa Merrison 520 10.3 +4.0
BNP Elliott Munro 235 4.6 –7.1
Majority 517 10.2 –6.6
Turnout 5,055 68.5 +30.4
Registered electors 7,423
Conservative hold Swing 11.4

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Russell 1,949 39.9 –0.3
Conservative Howard Briggs 1,668 34.2 –5.3
Labour Ami Willis 609 12.5 +3.4
UKIP Tino Callaghan 390 8.0 N/A
BNP Beradette Jaggers 264 5.4 –5.8
Majority 281 5.8 +5.1
Turnout 4,880 62.8 +30.7
Registered electors 7,823
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.5

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Brown* 1,997 43.0 –13.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Mallam 1,046 22.5 +6.1
Independent Lucy Courtenay 586 12.6 N/A
Labour Lars Davidsson 553 11.9 –1.9
UKIP Keith McLaren 193 4.2 –2.8
Green Michael Woodgate 153 3.3 N/A
BNP David Newman 118 2.5 –3.5
Majority 951 20.5 –19.9
Turnout 4,646 63.0 +30.9
Registered electors 7,428
Conservative hold Swing 10.0

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Moring* 2,319 46.3 –11.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Maguire 1,422 28.4 +5.5
Labour Charles Willis 530 10.6 +4.1
UKIP Carol Cockrill 350 7.0 N/A
BNP Laurence Deacon 218 4.4 –8.7
Independent Vernon Wilkinson 170 3.4 N/A
Majority 897 17.8 –16.7
Turnout 5,009 66.0 +32.3
Registered electors 7,609
Conservative hold Swing 8.4

Kursaal

Kursaal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Burdett 1,067 29.8 –8.6
Labour Judy McMahon* 1,043 29.1 –9.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Betson 613 17.1 +6.3
Independent Kash Trivedi 399 11.1 N/A
BNP David Armstrong 232 6.5 –6.2
UKIP Lawrence Davies 174 4.9 N/A
English Democrat Adrian Key 57 1.6 N/A
Majority 24 0.7 +0.4
Turnout 3,585 46.9 +19.1
Registered electors 7,686
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 0.2

Leigh

Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin* 2,287 46.1 –7.1
Conservative James Courtenay 1,892 38.1 +5.0
Labour Linda Cook 605 12.2 +5.3
BNP Raymond Weaver 182 3.7 –3.2
Majority 395 8.0 –12.1
Turnout 4,966 67.5 +34.5
Registered electors 7,382
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 6.6

Milton

Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maria Caunce 1,502 38.2 –9.7
Labour Simon Morley 905 23.0 –2.9
Liberal Democrats Bob Howes 901 22.9 +6.3
Independent Julian Lowes 243 6.2 N/A
UKIP Wayne Mearns 207 5.3 N/A
BNP Stanley Adie 171 4.4 –5.2
Majority 597 15.2 –6.8
Turnout 3,929 51.5 +23.4
Registered electors 7,689
Conservative hold Swing 3.4

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Grimwade* 1,947 40.2 +1.8
Conservative Ray Davy 1,566 32.3 –3.4
Labour Tony Borton 507 10.5 +2.5
UKIP Garry Cockrill 499 10.3 –0.6
BNP Craig Pace 180 3.7 –3.4
Green Andrea Black 150 3.1 N/A
Majority 381 7.9 +5.2
Turnout 4,849 63.3 +26.7
Registered electors 7,688
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.6

St. Laurence

St. Laurence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ted Lewin* 1,928 41.2 +3.1
Conservative David Garston 1,706 36.4 –6.1
Labour David Carrington 647 13.8 +5.7
BNP Keith Barrett 403 8.6 –2.7
Majority 222 4.7 N/A
Turnout 4,684 61.8 +28.0
Registered electors 7,605
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.6

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Carr 1,197 25.7 –5.6
Independent Paul van Looy 1,164 25.0 +0.4
Labour Mike Royston* 1,051 22.6 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Ayling 601 12.9 +7.6
BNP Fenton Bowley 300 6.4 –8.7
UKIP Len Lierens 229 4.9 +2.1
Green Cris Ramis 110 2.4 +0.9
Majority 33 0.7 –6.1
Turnout 4,652 57.4 +22.7
Registered electors 8,128
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 3.0

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Hadley* 1,782 38.5 +8.6
Independent Anne Chalk 1,132 24.5 N/A
Labour Chris Gasper 579 12.5 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Jane Dresner 556 12.0 +8.6
BNP Roger Gander 265 5.7 –3.9
UKIP Bruce Halling 242 5.2 N/A
Green Julian Esposito 73 1.6 N/A
Majority 650 14.0 N/A
Turnout 4,629 57.9 +28.6
Registered electors 8,079
Conservative hold

Southchurch

Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Kelly* 1,762 37.6 +0.5
Independent Mike Wilson 1,108 23.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lewin 630 13.4 +8.8
Labour Denis Garne 609 13.0 +5.6
UKIP Bob Smith 291 6.2 N/A
BNP Geoff Strobridge 289 6.2 –4.2
Majority 654 13.9 N/A
Turnout 4,689 64.1 +26.7
Registered electors 7,362
Conservative hold

Thorpe

Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex Kaye 2,198 42.3 N/A
Conservative Verina Weaver 1,686 32.5 +1.3
Labour Matt Zarb-Cousin 541 10.4 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Colin Davis 373 7.2 +3.9
UKIP James Mills 239 4.6 N/A
BNP Lisa Simmonds 158 3.0 –1.5
Majority 512 9.9 N/A
Turnout 5,195 70.4 +24.3
Registered electors 7,406
Independent gain from Conservative

Victoria

Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margarey Borton* 1,304 35.4 –2.4
Conservative Ahmad Khawaja 1,032 28.0 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Ronella Streeter 817 22.2 +11.4
BNP Alisdair Lewis 341 9.2 –9.2
Green Stephen Jordan 194 5.3 –2.6
Majority 272 7.4 –5.3
Turnout 3,688 49.5 +22.6
Registered electors 7,499
Labour hold Swing 2.2

West Leigh

West Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Holdcraft* 2,541 46.6 –11.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bailey 2,060 37.8 +9.3
Labour Darius Ware-Lane 377 6.9 +1.6
BNP Antony Winchester 185 3.4 –4.7
Green Barry Bolton 170 3.1 N/A
Independent Christine Hills 123 2.3 N/A
Majority 481 8.8 –20.8
Turnout 5,456 76.7 +34.8
Registered electors 7,137
Conservative hold Swing 10.4

West Shoebury

West Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Cox* 2,142 46.3 –10.1
Independent Evelyn Assenheim 730 15.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Cohen 627 13.5 +0.1
Labour Joyce Mapp 597 12.9 +1.5
UKIP James Moyies 308 6.7 N/A
BNP Russell Speller 227 4.9 –13.9
Majority 1,412 30.5 –7.1
Turnout 4,631 62.4 +29.6
Registered electors 7,447
Conservative hold

Westborough

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 N/A
Labour Kevin Robinson 838 19.5 +10.0
BNP Lancelot Martin 218 5.1 –6.9
UKIP Lucky Siyafa 175 4.1 N/A
Green Rita Wood 129 3.0 N/A
Majority 17 0.4 N/A
Turnout 4,302 56.4 +27.5
Registered electors 4,302
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing 8.5

References

  1. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2010 - Southend-on-Sea". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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