1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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1 May 1980 (1980-05-01)
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14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won 7 4 3
Seats after 26 7 6
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 22,733 13,471 14,042
Percentage 44.4% 26.3% 27.4%
Swing Decrease 8.7% Increase 2.0% Increase 5.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

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Election result

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1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 7 Decrease 3 50.0 19 26 66.7 22,733 44.4 –8.7
  Labour 4 Increase 2 28.6 3 7 17.9 13,471 26.3 +2.0
  Liberal 3 Increase 1 21.4 3 6 15.4 14,042 27.4 +5.3
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 617 1.2 N/A
  New Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 294 0.6 N/A

Ward results

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Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Belfairs

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Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Marriott* 1,987 56.8 +3.3
Liberal B. Griggs 1,081 30.9 –1.5
Labour H. Hurst 433 12.4 +0.5
Majority 906 25.9 +4.8
Turnout 3,501 35.7 –40.5
Registered electors 9,800
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.4

Blenheim

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Blenheim
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Clarke* 1,695 51.4 +3.2
Liberal J. Allen 1,015 30.8 –2.0
Labour C. Newman 587 17.8 +0.2
Majority 680 20.6 +5.2
Turnout 3,297 36.7 –34.7
Registered electors 9,491
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.6

Chalkwell

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Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Harris* 2,044 58.7 –1.4
Liberal P. Willetts 1,064 30.6 +1.7
Labour D. Bason 374 10.7 –0.3
Majority 980 28.1 N/A
Turnout 3,482 36.7 –40.2
Registered electors 9,491
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.6

Eastwood

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Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Myers* 1,717 50.1 –2.3
Liberal N. Goodman 1,257 36.7 +1.8
Labour N. Boorman 455 13.3 +0.6
Majority 460 13.4 –4.1
Turnout 3,429 34.3 –42.6
Registered electors 9,983
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.1

Leigh

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Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. Robson 2,352 50.7 –2.7
Conservative M. Dolby 2,004 43.2 +2.2
Labour L. Davidson 283 6.1 +0.5
Majority 348 7.5 –4.9
Turnout 4,639 48.7 –29.7
Registered electors 9,520
Liberal hold Swing Decrease2.5

Milton

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Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Baum* 1,116 41.6 –18.5
Labour P. Griffiths 714 26.6 –13.3
Independent M. Burstin 617 23.0 N/A
Liberal R. Wood 238 8.9 N/A
Majority 402 15.0 –5.2
Turnout 2,685 30.9 –30.2
Registered electors 8,689
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.6

Prittlewell

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Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal P. Herbert* 1,812 44.5 +2.0
Conservative E. Barham 1,483 36.4 –2.4
Labour E. Wilson 775 19.0 +0.4
Majority 329 8.1 +4.4
Turnout 4,070 40.6 –34.1
Registered electors 10,024
Liberal hold Swing Increase2.1

Shoebury

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Shoebury (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Caplan 1,901 44.2
Labour A. Hurst 1,834 42.6
Conservative D. Ascroft* 1,778 41.3
Conservative B. Kelly 1,509 35.1
Liberal B. Ayling 846 19.7
Liberal J. O'Neill 734 17.1
Turnout ~4,302 38.7
Registered electors 11,126
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Southchurch

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Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Lockhart* 2,040 54.9 –9.5
Labour A. Pendle 1,181 31.8 –3.8
Liberal J. Flaum 492 13.3 N/A
Majority 859 23.1 –5.6
Turnout 3,713 37.4 –34.6
Registered electors 9,926
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.9

St Lukes

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St Lukes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Copley* 1,477 55.5 +7.7
Conservative N. Goldsmith 844 31.7 –16.8
Liberal R. O'Neill 341 12.8 N/A
Majority 633 23.8 N/A
Turnout 2,662 30.6 –36.1
Registered electors 8,692
Labour hold Swing Increase12.3

Thorpe

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Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Pollitt* 2,194 61.1 –16.2
Liberal N. Baker 569 15.9 –N/A
Labour P. Hurley 531 14.8 –7.9
New Britain G. Martin 294 8.2 N/A
Majority 1,625 45.3 –9.4
Turnout 3,588 37.9 –35.6
Registered electors 9,476
Conservative hold

Victoria

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Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Bowyer* 1,767 48.5 –1.8
Conservative D. Hopkins 1,057 29.0 –20.7
Liberal D. Evans 820 22.5 N/A
Majority 710 19.5 +18.9
Turnout 3,644 37.4 –28.2
Registered electors 9,744
Labour hold Swing Increase9.5

Westborough

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Westborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Price 1,421 37.0 +7.4
Conservative R. Brown 1,265 32.9 –6.5
Labour N. Smith 1,159 30.1 –0.9
Majority 156 4.1 N/A
Turnout 3,845 42.0 –30.3
Registered electors 9,146
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Increase7.0

References

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  1. ^ "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 September 2025.