2022 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
Turnout31.14
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Leader Tony Cox Ian Gilbert n/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader since 9 May 2019 Oct/Nov 2010 n/a
Leader's seat West Shoebury Victoria n/a
Last election 23 seats, 40.5% 13 seats, 30.4% 10 seats, 13.0%
Seats before 23 13 10
Seats won 6 8 2
Seats after 21 16 8
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 3 Decrease 2
Popular vote 16,293 12,940 3,576
Percentage 38.2% 30.4% 8.4%
Swing Decrease 2.3% Increase 4.3% Decrease 4.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Green
Leader Carole Mulroney n/a
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader since May 2017 n/a
Leader's seat Leigh n/a
Last election 5 seats, 13.2% 0 seats, 8.1%
Seats before 5 0
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 6 0
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 5,611 3,165
Percentage 13.2% 7.4%
Swing Increase 1.8% Decrease 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Leader before election

Ian Gilbert
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Stephen George
Labour
No overall control

Elections to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1]

The council is elected by thirds, so a single member was elected from all 17 wards to a term of four years. The seats elected at this election were last contested in 2018.[2]

Results summary

2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 6 Decrease 2 33.3 15 21 41.2 16,293 38.2 -2.3
  Labour 8 Increase 3 44.4 8 16 29.4 12,940 30.4 +4.3
  Independent 2 Decrease 2 11.1 6 8 17.6 3,576 8.4 -4.6
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 1 11.1 4 6 11.8 5,611 13.2 +1.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,165 7.4 -0.7
  Confelicity 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 779 1.8 New
  Animal Welfare 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 109 0.3 New
  Women's Equality 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 91 0.2 New
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 45 0.1 New

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Dear * 1,033 40.5 -2.8
Independent Stephen Aylen 1,013 39.7 +3.8
Labour Alex Small 287 11.3 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall 119 4.7 +1.4
Green Peter Walker 93 3.6 -2.1
Confelicity Dean Harris-Eckett 6 0.2 N/A
Majority 20 0.8
Turnout 2,551
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.3

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurie Burton * 1,130 44.3 +5.9
Conservative Bernard Arscott 1,013 39.7 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Jill Allen-King 148 5.8 -0.1
Green AJ Sutherland 127 5.0 -2.6
Independent Alan Hart 105 4.1 -1.6
Confelicity James Fackerell 28 1.1 N/A
Majority 117 4.6
Turnout 2,551
Labour hold Swing Increase4.3

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Folkard * 1,023 44.8 -2.7
Labour Joe Cresswell 678 29.7 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hind 275 12.1 +3.3
Green RJ Learmouth 168 7.4 -2.0
Women's Equality Emily Kent 91 4.0 -1.7
Confelicity Kevin Waller 47 2.1 N/A
Majority 345 15.1
Turnout 2,282
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.0

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert McMullan 1,180 46.0 +7.6
Conservative Floyd Waterworth 1,129 44.0 -6.8
Labour Jane Norman 166 6.5 -0.5
Green James Vessey-Miller 51 2.0 -1.8
Confelicity Connor Bines 38 1.5 N/A
Majority 51 2.0
Turnout 2,564
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase7.2

Kursaal

Kursaal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Matt Dent * 1,105 62.6 +15.2
Conservative Denis Garne 411 23.3 -12.1
Green Thomas Love 114 6.5 -6.0
Confelicity James Miller 70 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes 64 3.6 -1.0
Majority 694 39.3
Turnout 1,764
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase13.7

Leigh

Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Mulroney * 1,142 40.9 +1.9
Conservative Paul Gilson 705 25.2 -8.4
Green Richard Longstaff 600 21.5 +8.8
Labour Anita Forde 321 11.5 -3.2
Confelicity Elysia Clack 26 0.9 N/A
Majority 437 15.7
Turnout 2,794
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase5.2

Milton

Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maxine Sadza 1,257 54.0 +4.0
Conservative Keaton Harland 657 28.2 -5.4
Green Sarah-Ann Patel 233 10.0 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Kurilecz 116 5.0 +0.8
Confelicity Dee Curtis 63 2.7 N/A
Majority 600 25.8
Turnout 2,326
Labour hold Swing Increase4.7

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Buck * 1,278 54.2 +1.2
Labour Co-op Shahid Nadeem 572 24.3 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Billy Boulton 288 12.2 +5.0
Green Jon Mullett 176 7.5 -0.5
Confelicity Lizzie Smith 44 1.9 N/A
Majority 706 29.9
Turnout 2,358
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.1

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nick Ward * 924 37.9 N/A
Conservative Colin Campbell 876 35.9 -9.3
Labour Kevin Ryan 430 7.6 +5.3
Green Fiona Clapperton 122 5.0 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride 49 2.0 +0.4
Confelicity Kayleigh Burgess 36 1.5 N/A
Majority 48 2.0
Turnout 2,437
Independent hold Swing N/A

Southchurch

Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Nelson * 1,387 62.1 -1.1
Labour Co-op Nathan Doucette 429 19.2 +2.9
Green Jo Bates 193 8.6 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Pam Austin 161 7.2 +4.5
Confelicity Jonathan Humphrys 65 2.9 N/A
Majority 958 42.9
Turnout 2,235
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.0

St. Laurence

St. Laurence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lydia Hyde 1,207 47.9 +12.3
Conservative Dave McGlone * 984 39.1 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Kev Malone 191 7.6 +5.0
Green Lea Williams 90 3.6 +1.1
Confelicity Yasmin Bey 47 1.9 N/A
Majority 223 8.8
Turnout 2,519
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.6

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathy Murphy 1,036 44.5 +12.3
Conservative Jonathan Garston 655 28.1 -4.7
Independent Brian Ayling 304 13.0 -6.7
Green Tilly Hogrebe 156 6.7
Confelicity Lee Clark 67 2.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicky Gilbert 67 2.9 -0.4
Reform UK Alan Grace 45 1.9 N/A
Majority 381
Turnout 2,330 17.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase8.5

Thorpe

Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Martin Terry * 1,230 39.6 N/A
Conservative Azeem Raja 1,229 39.6 +12.4
Labour Sam Allen 359 11.6 -1.5
Green Julie Callow 174 5.6 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Tris Bembridge 65 2.1 +0.2
Confelicity Melissa Aylott 50 1.6 N/A
Majority 1 0.0
Turnout 3,107
Independent hold Swing N/A

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Borton * 1,132 63.8 +6.7
Labour Mandy O'Connor 967 54.5 -2.6
Conservative Bob Carr 421 23.7 -4.7
Conservative Steve Harvey 353 19.9 -8.5
Green Freya Martin 183 10.3 +0.6
Green Ian Hurd 158 8.9 -0.8
Animal Welfare Rik Moran 109 6.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Edey 104 5.9 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Gavin Spencer 81 4.6 -0.2
Confelicity Tommy Taylor 39 2.2 N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

West Leigh

West Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fay Evans * 1,460 47.6 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Katie Kuilecz 1,220 39.8 +2.9
Green Nathaniel Love 194 6.3 -1.9
Labour Mick Ekers 168 5.5 -1.5
Confelicity James Delaney 23 0.8 N/A
Majority 240 7.8
Turnout 3,065
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.6

West Shoebury

West Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Harland 1,313 58.3 +1.4
Labour Gabriel Leroy 498 22.1 +8.6
Green Paul Hill 176 7.8 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Collins 162 7.2 +3.6
Confelicity Michael Arkus-Binder 104 4.6 N/A
Majority 815 36.2
Turnout 2,253
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.6

Westborough

Westborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Robinson * 1,197 62.2 +25.3
Conservative Tamkeen Shaikh 366 19.0 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Edey 179 9.3 -4.5
Green Stephanie Golder 157 8.2 -0.6
Confelicity TK Gondo 26 1.4 N/A
Majority 831 43.2
Turnout 1,925
Labour hold Swing Increase14.2

References

  1. ^ "Election Results 2022". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Election timetable in England". gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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