Southend-on-Sea City Council elections

Southend-on-Sea City Council, formerly known as Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, is the local authority for the unitary authority of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

Results maps

Non-metropolitan district

Unitary authority

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[5] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Leigh 7 March 1985 Alliance Alliance
Belfairs 4 October 1985 Alliance Alliance
Leigh 20 February 1986 Alliance Alliance
Blenheim 7 September 1989 SLD Conservative
Blenheim 7 September 1989 SLD SLD
Victoria 7 February 1991 Labour Labour
Belfairs 26 September 1991 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Belfairs 9 April 1992 Conservative Conservative
Belfairs 30 September 1993 Conservative Liberal Democrats

1995-2006

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Chalkwell 19 February 1998 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Shoeburyness 19 July 2001 Labour Conservative
West Shoebury 7 December 2006 Conservative Conservative

2007-2018

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Shoeburyness 20 September 2007 Conservative Independent
West Leigh 23 January 2014 Conservative Conservative
Shoeburyness 25 May 2017 Independent Independent
Milton 21 March 2019 Labour Labour

2019-present

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Southchurch 3 March 2022 Conservative Conservative
Kursaal 4 July 2024 Labour Labour

References

  1. ^ The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Southend-on-Sea". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Councillors". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  5. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, England: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.