1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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13 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 Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 10 1 2
Seats after 23 11 5
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 6 Steady
Popular vote 25,517 13,910 13,910
Percentage 44.6% 24.3% 28.1%
Swing Decrease 4.4% Decrease 10.9% Increase 12.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 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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1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 Increase 6 76.9 13 23 59.0 25,517 44.6 –4.4
  Liberal Democrats 1 Decrease 6 7.7 10 11 28.2 13,910 24.3 –10.9
  Labour 2 Steady 15.4 3 5 12.8 16,034 28.1 +12.3
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 731 1.3 N/A
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 545 1.0 N/A
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 215 0.4 N/A
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 204 0.4 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 J. Rowswell 2,249 48.0 +2.2
Liberal Democrats S. Pawson 1,759 37.5 –10.5
Labour N. Boorman 679 14.5 +8.3
Majority 490 10.5 N/A
Turnout 4,687 53.8 +6.2
Registered electors 8,720
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase6.4

Blenheim

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Blenheim
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative U. Warwick 1,831 39.9 –5.6
Liberal Democrats D. Evans 1,552 33.8 –10.1
Labour B. Thurston 917 20.0 +9.4
Liberal V. Wilkinson 285 6.2 N/A
Majority 279 6.1 +4.5
Turnout 4,585 50.4 +8.0
Registered electors 9,096
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.3

Chalkwell

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Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Latham 2,214 50.0 –3.6
Liberal Democrats J. Wade* 1,534 34.7 –3.5
Labour J. Mapp 532 12.0 +3.8
Liberal G. Wilkinson 146 3.3 N/A
Majority 680 15.4 +0.1
Turnout 4,426 50.0 +10.0
Registered electors 8,852
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase0.1

Eastwood

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Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Briggs 2,629 49.8 –1.3
Liberal Democrats D. Elf* 2,006 38.0 –3.2
Labour Z. Chaudhri 639 12.1 +4.4
Majority 623 11.8 +1.9
Turnout 5,274 49.9 +12.1
Registered electors 10,569
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase1.0

Leigh

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Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Isaacs 2,264 47.1 +3.8
Liberal Democrats P. Wexham 1,921 39.9 –8.9
Labour P. Circus 624 13.0 +5.1
Majority 343 7.1 N/A
Turnout 4,809 55.7 +9.2
Registered electors 8,631
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase6.4

Milton

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Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Cater* 1,402 43.4 –9.1
Labour K. Lee 1,025 31.7 +7.9
Liberal Democrats A. Petchey 632 19.6 –4.0
Liberal T. Marshall 114 3.5 N/A
Independent S. Ford 59 1.8 N/A
Majority 377 11.7 –17.0
Turnout 3,232 45.6 +15.7
Registered electors 7,088
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.5

Prittlewell

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Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Allen 1,608 36.4 –1.2
Liberal Democrats A. Miller 1,496 33.8 –17.6
Labour D. Garne 1,101 24.9 +13.8
Green A. Wortham 215 4.9 N/A
Majority 112 2.5 N/A
Turnout 4,420 47.0 +9.0
Registered electors 9,404
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease8.2

Shoebury

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Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Ascroft* 3,089 52.8 –10.9
Labour C. Dandridge 2,758 47.2 +24.7
Majority 331 5.7 –35.5
Turnout 5,847 45.8 +13.8
Registered electors 12,766
Conservative hold Swing Decrease17.8

Southchurch

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Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Haine* 2,373 52.1 –10.3
Labour W. McIntyre 1,723 37.8 +17.4
Liberal Democrats R. More 458 10.1 –7.1
Majority 650 14.3 –27.7
Turnout 4,554 50.7 +15.6
Registered electors 8,982
Conservative hold Swing Decrease13.9

St Lukes

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St Lukes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Smith* 1,774 50.2 +2.3
Conservative P. Hawke 964 27.3 –5.0
SDP G. Steel 731 20.7 N/A
Independent B. Phillips 67 1.9 N/A
Majority 810 22.9 +7.3
Turnout 3,536 46.0 +8.2
Registered electors 7,687
Labour hold Swing Increase3.7

Thorpe

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Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Moss* 2,959 65.2 –0.5
Labour G. Farrer 1,023 22.5 +8.9
Liberal Democrats N. Stimpson 478 10.5 –10.2
Independent D. Melvin 78 1.7 N/A
Majority 1,936 42.7 –2.3
Turnout 4,538 47.5 +12.4
Registered electors 9,550
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.7

Victoria

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Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Dunn* 2,253 61.1 +27.4
Conservative R. Davy 1,064 28.9 –24.2
Liberal Democrats J. Kaufman 368 10.0 –3.2
Majority 1,189 32.3 N/A
Turnout 3,685 43.4 +7.5
Registered electors 8,491
Labour hold Swing Increase25.8

Westborough

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Westborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Sibley 1,706 47.9 –3.1
Labour M. Fletcher 986 27.7 +12.6
Conservative A. Brown 871 24.4 –9.4
Majority 720 20.2 +3.0
Turnout 3,563 43.2 +8.9
Registered electors 8,248
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease7.9

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.