2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
1 May 2008 (2008-05-01)
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 9 3
Seats after 27 11
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 16,880 7,940
Percentage 40.8% 19.2%
Swing 0.1% 2.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 4 1
Seats after 7 6
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 6,313 5,104
Percentage 15.3% 12.3%
Swing 4.4% 3.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 29 seats, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour and 5 independents.[2] The election was seen as being the closest for years with the other parties needing to gain 4 seats from the Conservatives to deprive them of a majority.[2]

There was a record number of candidates in the election, with St Luke's ward having 7 candidates and the British National Party putting up candidates in every ward for the first time.[3]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 34%.[4]

2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[4]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 9 3 52.9 18 27 52.9 16,880 40.8 –0.1
  Liberal Democrats 3 1 17.6 8 11 21.6 7,940 19.2 –2.9
  Independent 4 3 23.5 3 7 13.7 6,313 15.3 +4.4
  Labour 1 1 5.9 5 6 11.8 5,104 12.3 –3.4
  BNP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,444 10.7 +4.7
  UKIP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 523 1.3 –0.4
  Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 190 0.5 –1.9

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Aylen* 1,219 43.9 −3.6
Independent Maria Jeffery 753 27.1 −4.4
BNP Garry Curtis-Wiggins 326 11.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Woolcott 301 10.8 −3.0
Labour Teresa Merrison 176 6.3 −0.9
Majority 466 16.8 +0.8
Turnout 2,775 38.1 +2.5
Registered electors 7,279
Conservative hold Swing 0.4

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Longley* 966 40.2 −0.2
Conservative Ray Davy 950 39.5 +8.8
BNP Barry Harvey 269 11.2 −0.5
Labour Simon Morley 220 9.1 −1.5
Majority 16 0.7 −9.1
Turnout 2,405 32.1 +0.3
Registered electors 7,499
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.5

Chalkwell

Chalkwell[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Robertson* 1,257 56.8 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mallam 363 16.4 −0.1
Labour Lars Davidsson 306 13.8 +2.1
UKIP Toni Thornes 154 7.0 −3.0
BNP James Haggar 132 6.0 N/A
Majority 894 40.4 +2.5
Turnout 2,212 32.1 +2.5
Registered electors 6,900
Conservative hold Swing 1.3

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Walker* 1,458 57.5 −5.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins 582 22.9 −0.3
BNP Helen Darcy 332 13.1 N/A
Labour Raoul Meade 165 6.5 −7.0
Majority 876 34.5 −5.7
Turnout 2,537 33.7 +3.7
Registered electors 7,531
Conservative hold Swing 3.1

Kursaal

Kursaal[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Blaine Robin 747 38.4 +8.4
Labour Denis Garne* 741 38.1 −1.8
BNP Roger Gander 246 12.7 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon 210 10.8 −4.0
Majority 6 0.3 N/A
Turnout 1,944 27.8 +2.9
Registered electors 6,991
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 5.1

Leigh

Leigh[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall* 1,239 53.2 −10.5
Conservative Victoria Salter 770 33.1 +3.9
BNP Geoffrey Stringer 160 6.9 N/A
Labour Helen Symons 160 6.9 −0.2
Majority 469 20.1 −14.3
Turnout 2,329 33.0 +2.0
Registered electors 7,063
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.2

Milton

Milton[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Folkard 928 47.9 +3.6
Labour Tony Borton 502 25.9 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Justine Farenden 321 16.6 +6.7
BNP Derek King 185 9.6 N/A
Majority 426 22.0 +5.6
Turnout 1,936 28.1 +1.6
Registered electors 6,880
Conservative hold Swing 2.9

Prittlewell

Prittlewell[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson 1,032 38.4 −3.2
Conservative Melvyn Day* 960 35.7 −2.1
UKIP John Croft 293 10.9 −0.5
Labour Llynus Pigrem 214 8.0 −1.2
BNP David Armstrong 191 7.1 N/A
Majority 72 2.7 −1.1
Turnout 2,690 36.6 +2.6
Registered electors 7,341
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 0.6

St Laurence

St Laurence[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Flewitt* 1,072 42.5 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Jill Stone 960 38.1 −5.8
BNP Keith Barrett 284 11.3 N/A
Labour Jane Norman 204 8.1 −4.0
Majority 112 4.4 N/A
Turnout 2,520 33.8 +2.1
Registered electors 7,456
Conservative hold Swing 5.1

St Lukes

St Lukes[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Ashley 861 31.3 −1.9
Independent Paul Van Looy 675 24.6 N/A
Labour Anne Chalk 535 19.5 −12.9
BNP Fenton Bowley 415 15.1 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes 145 5.3 −4.1
UKIP Lawrence Davies 76 2.8 N/A
Green Cristian Ramis 40 1.5 −4.8
Majority 186 6.8 +6.1
Turnout 2,747 34.7 +5.2
Registered electors 7,929
Conservative hold

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Assenheim 1,009 45.8 +17.8
Conservative Graham Hill 659 29.9 −3.6
Labour Chris Gasper 250 11.3 −9.2
BNP John Moss 211 9.6 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Dresner 75 3.4 −1.2
Majority 350 15.9 N/A
Turnout 2,204 29.3 −1.0
Registered electors 7,526
Independent gain from Conservative Swing 10.7

Southchurch

Southchurch[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Delaney 1,058 40.4 N/A
Conservative David Garston* 971 37.1 −17.2
BNP Raymond Weaver 273 10.4 −5.2
Labour Joyce Mapp 195 7.4 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith 121 4.6 −6.5
Majority 87 3.3 N/A
Turnout 2,618 37.4 +4.3
Registered electors 6,992
Independent gain from Conservative

Thorpe

Thorpe[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Stafford 1,918 57.8 +4.0
Conservative Sally Carr* 1,036 31.2 +1.0
BNP David Webster 150 4.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Colin Davis 110 3.3 −7.6
Labour Bernard Chalk 105 3.2 −1.9
Majority 882 26.6 +2.9
Turnout 3,319 46.1 −0.2
Registered electors 7,201
Independent gain from Conservative Swing 1.5

Victoria

Victoria[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Gilbert 719 37.8 −5.6
Conservative David Manclark 478 25.1 −0.7
BNP Alisdair Lewis 351 18.4 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Ronella Streeter 206 10.8 −3.9
Green Stephen Jordan 150 7.9 +7.9
Majority 241 12.7 −4.9
Turnout 1,904 26.9 +2.6
Registered electors 7,089
Labour hold Swing 2.5

West Leigh

West Leigh[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 1,673 58.1 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Margery Jones 821 28.5 +0.8
BNP Antony Winchester 232 8.1 N/A
Labour Louise Norman 153 5.3 −0.2
Majority 852 29.6 −2.4
Turnout 2,879 41.9 +3.6
Registered electors 6,873
Conservative hold Swing 1.2

West Shoebury

West Shoebury[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Day 1,340 56.4 +2.0
BNP Terence Jellis 447 18.8 +2.6
Liberal Democrats James Allen 319 13.4 +2.5
Labour Joan Richards 270 11.4 −2.0
Majority 893 37.6 −0.6
Turnout 2,376 32.8 +1.8
Registered electors 7,241
Conservative hold Swing 0.3

Westborough

Westborough[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Vel Velmurugan* 812 40.6 −4.5
Conservative Susan Luty 501 25.1 +3.3
BNP James Burns 240 12.0 N/A
Labour Chas Willis 189 9.5 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Michael O'Connor 169 8.5 −6.4
Independent Deri Laycock 88 4.4 N/A
Majority 311 15.6 −7.7
Turnout 1,999 28.9 +5.6
Registered electors 6,925
Independent hold Swing 3.9

References

  1. ^ "Southend-On-Sea". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Southend: Parties' election predictions". Echo. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Southend Council election candidates". Echo. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Local Election Results 2008". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
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