2018 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
3 May 2018
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The 2018 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
Composition
Directly after the 2016 election the composition of the council was:
| 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Ind | Labour | Lib Dem | UKIP | Conservative |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 12 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| Ind | Labour | Lib Dem | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| Labour | Ind | Lib Dem | Conservative |
Summary
Election result
| 2018 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 47.1 | 21 | 29 | 56.9 | 15,658 | 37.0 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | 5 | 2 | 29.4 | 6 | 11 | 21.6 | 11,412 | 27.0 | +8.0 | |
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 17.6 | 6 | 9 | 17.6 | 8,269 | 19.5 | –1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 | 5,357 | 12.7 | +2.3 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,184 | 2.8 | –1.5 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 390 | 0.9 | –13.8 | ||
| Psychedelic Future | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | <0.1 | N/A | ||
Ward results
Belfairs
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Dear | 1,329 | 50.4 | +11.2 | |
| Independent | Stephen McKiernan | 445 | 16.3 | –24.7 | |
| Labour | Taylor Barral | 423 | 16.0 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Risbin | 163 | 6.2 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Frank Snell | 155 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Nick Brown | 121 | 4.6 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 884 | 34.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,191 | 35.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 18.0 | |||
Blenheim Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurie Burton | 906 | 35.1 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Floyd Waterworth* | 835 | 32.4 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Keith Evans | 527 | 20.4 | +15.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Grimwade | 204 | 7.9 | –6.1 | |
| UKIP | Paul Lloyd | 106 | 4.1 | –16.9 | |
| Majority | 71 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,578 | 31.9 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.9 | |||
No Green candidate as previous (−4.2).
Chalkwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Folkard* | 981 | 40.8 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Andy Crow | 616 | 25.6 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Sean Jones | 535 | 22.3 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Allen-King | 272 | 11.3 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 365 | 15.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,404 | 32.7 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |||
No UKIP (−10.5) or Green (−5.8) candidates as previous.
Eastwood Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Moring* | 1,324 | 54.8 | +12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Collins | 780 | 32.3 | +13.0 | |
| Labour | Ros Sanders | 311 | 12.9 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 544 | 22.5 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,415 | 32.2 | –0.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 | |||
No UKIP (−26.8) or Green (−2.1) candidates as previous.
Kursaal
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matt Dent | 1,008 | 51.9 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Dave Clift | 479 | 24.7 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Gibeon | 456 | 23.5 | +19.0 | |
| Majority | 529 | 27.2 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,943 | 24.4 | +2.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 3.8 | |||
No UKIP (−19.0) or Green (−8.4) candidates as previous.
Leigh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Mulroney* | 1,077 | 39.6 | –9.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Gilson | 879 | 32.4 | +8.6 | |
| Labour | Michelle Williams | 586 | 21.6 | +10.3 | |
| Green | Jon Mullett | 175 | 6.4 | –0.8 | |
| Majority | 198 | 7.3 | –18.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,717 | 35.8 | +3.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.1 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−8.5).
Milton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cheryl Nevin* | 1,305 | 50.7 | +5.4 | |
| Conservative | Garry Lowen | 832 | 32.2 | +6.0 | |
| Independent | Stephen Cummins | 177 | 6.9 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Vida Guilford | 146 | 5.7 | –0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Howes | 116 | 4.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 473 | 18.4 | –0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,576 | 31.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−13.2).
Prittlewell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Buck | 1,051 | 40.3 | +10.2 | |
| Labour | Jennifer Beck | 794 | 30.5 | +3.5 | |
| Independent | Tino Callaghan* | 435 | 16.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Hutchins | 193 | 7.4 | –2.7 | |
| Green | Simon Cross | 134 | 5.1 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 257 | 9.9 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,607 | 33.4 | +0.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 3.4 | |||
No UKIP (−18.8) or Independent (−9.3) candidates as previous.
Shoeburyness
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nick Ward* | 1,332 | 49.1 | +20.1 | |
| Conservative | Val Jarvis | 847 | 31.2 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Greg Keane | 477 | 17.6 | +8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Granville Stride | 55 | 2.0 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 485 | 17.9 | +13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,711 | 28.5 | –1.0 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | 6.5 | |||
No UKIP (−12.3), Green (−2.3) or Independent candidate (−21.0) as previous.
Southchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Nelson | 1,210 | 47.5 | +12.4 | |
| Independent | Derek Kenyon* | 696 | 27.3 | –5.3 | |
| Labour | Martin Berry | 476 | 18.7 | +6.6 | |
| Green | Jules Esposito | 102 | 4.0 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Batch | 64 | 2.5 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 514 | 20.2 | +17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,548 | 33.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 8.9 | |||
No UKIP (−14.9) candidate as previous.
St. Laurence
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David McGlone | 855 | 34.4 | –3.8 | |
| Independent | David Allen | 779 | 31.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Janet Phillips | 438 | 17.6 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kev Malone | 416 | 16.7 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 76 | 3.1 | –14.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,488 | 31.8 | +2.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | |||||
No UKIP (−20.3) or Green (−3.0) candidates as previous.
St. Luke's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Trevor Harp | 850 | 37.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Ian Pope | 730 | 32.1 | +11.2 | |
| Conservative | Harry Mason | 492 | 21.7 | +1.2 | |
| Green | James Thomas | 87 | 3.8 | –0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Arnold | 70 | 3.1 | +1.7 | |
| Psychedelic Future | Jason Pilley | 42 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 120 | 5.3 | –10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,271 | 27.7 | –0.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | 5.4 | |||
No UKIP (−15.6) candidates as previous.
Thorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Terry* | 1,871 | 58.6 | –4.5 | |
| Conservative | James Moyies | 935 | 29.3 | +13.3 | |
| Labour | Jack Reason | 305 | 9.6 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Clinkscales | 80 | 2.5 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 936 | 29.3 | –17.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,191 | 42.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | 8.9 | |||
No Independent (−63.1), UKIP (−10.0) or Green (−2.8) candidates as previous.
Victoria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Borton* | 1,222 | 61.0 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | John Harland | 492 | 24.6 | +9.3 | |
| Green | Clare Fletcher | 288 | 14.4 | +7.9 | |
| Majority | 730 | 36.5 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,002 | 25.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |||
No UKIP (−19.8) or Liberal Democrat (−3.7) candidates as previous.
West Leigh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fay Evans* | 1,489 | 49.2 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Thompson | 1,041 | 34.4 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Hilary Scarnell | 367 | 12.1 | +3.5 | |
| UKIP | Lesley Martin | 129 | 4.3 | –7.1 | |
| Majority | 448 | 14.7 | –1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,026 | 42.8 | +4.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |||
No Independent (−4.0) or Green (−3.3) candidates as previous.
West Shoebury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Denis Garne | 1,089 | 44.6 | +8.6 | |
| Independent | Peter Lovett | 792 | 32.4 | –1.7 | |
| Labour | Tom Murray | 367 | 15.0 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Barrett | 195 | 8.0 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 297 | 12.2 | +10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,042 | 32.7 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |||
No UKIP (−15.3) or Green (−2.0) candidates as previous.
Westborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Robinson* | 1,146 | 52.4 | +18.5 | |
| Conservative | Jack Warren | 539 | 24.7 | +9.2 | |
| 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 | +16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,185 | 28.5 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |||
No Independent (−22.1) or UKIP (−12.9) candidates as previous.
References
- "Election Results 2018". Southend-on-Sea City Council. Retrieved 3 April 2022.