1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
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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
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 8 3
Seats after 24 8
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 24,126 12,048
Percentage 53.8% 26.9%
Swing Increase 14.6% Decrease 3.1%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Labour Ind. Conservative
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 6 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 6,593 N/A
Percentage 14.7% N/A
Swing Decrease 4.4% Decrease 4.6%
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1992 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Summary

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Election result

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1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 Steady 61.5 16 24 61.5 24,126 53.8 +14.6
  Liberal Democrats 3 Decrease 1 23.1 5 8 20.5 12,048 26.9 –3.1
  Labour 2 Increase 1 15.4 4 6 15.4 6,593 14.7 –4.4
  Ind. Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.6 N/A N/A –4.6
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,391 3.1 +0.7
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 650 1.4 –1.1
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 31 0.1 N/A

Ward results

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Belfairs

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Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Hornsey* 2,585 62.8 +16.5
Liberal Democrats G. Longley 1,263 30.7 –14.8
Labour N. Boorman 193 4.7 –2.0
Liberal A. Farmer 77 1.9 +0.5
Majority 1,322 32.1 +31.3
Turnout 4,118 46.6 –5.6
Registered electors 8,859
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase15.7

Blenheim

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Blenheim
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Clarke* 1,857 48.3 +9.0
Liberal Democrats M. Lubel 1,694 44.1 +3.4
Labour J. Grindley 225 5.9 –4.1
Liberal V. Wilkinson 69 1.8 –2.9
Majority 163 4.2 N/A
Turnout 3,845 42.1 –6.4
Registered electors 9,139
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.8

Chalkwell

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Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Tobin* 2,128 64.1 +9.7
Liberal Democrats H. Lister-Smith 941 28.4 –4.2
Labour J. Mapp 249 7.5 –3.1
Majority 1,187 35.7 –5.6
Turnout 3,318 36.2 –5.1
Registered electors 9,167
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.0

Eastwood

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Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Weaver* 2,624 60.9 +8.7
Liberal Democrats N. Goodman 1,446 33.6 –5.2
Labour Z. Chaudhri 183 4.2 –2.8
Liberal L. Farmer 53 1.2 –0.8
Majority 1,178 27.3 +13.9
Turnout 4,306 40.1 –5.6
Registered electors 10,608
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.0

Leigh

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Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats O. Shapiro 2,019 48.0 –1.3
Conservative J. Lambert 1,899 45.2 +4.3
Labour P. Circus 217 5.2 –2.0
Liberal T. Marshall 67 1.6 –1.0
Majority 120 2.8 –5.6
Turnout 4,202 46.1 –5.4
Registered electors 9,022
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.8

Milton

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Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Baum* 1,400 58.5 +8.2
Labour K. Lee 516 21.6 –8.0
Liberal Democrats S. Hall 447 18.7 +10.0
SDP M. Sarfas 31 1.3 N/A
Majority 884 36.9 +16.2
Turnout 2,394 31.7 –5.6
Registered electors 7,563
Conservative hold Swing Increase8.1

Prittlewell

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Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Chinn 1,575 45.5 –1.3
Conservative S. Diggins 1,523 44.0 +4.5
Labour D. Garne 286 8.3 –5.4
Liberal G. Wilkinson 81 2.3 N/A
Majority 52 1.5 –5.8
Turnout 3,465 37.0 –6.2
Registered electors 9,380
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.9

Shoebury

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Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. North* 2,209 49.0 N/A
Independent R. Hadley 1,391 30.9 +9.5
Labour A. Chalk 705 15.6 –8.4
Liberal Democrats J. Magney 160 3.6 +0.2
Liberal K. Izard 40 0.9 –1.6
Majority 818 18.1 N/A
Turnout 4,505 33.7 –6.7
Registered electors 13,388
Conservative hold

Southchurch

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Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Lockhart* 2,001 70.4 +16.3
Labour W. McIntyre 538 18.9 –7.1
Liberal Democrats G. Stride 207 7.3 –3.6
Liberal T. French 98 3.4 +0.2
Majority 1,463 51.5 +23.4
Turnout 2,844 31.6 –10.1
Registered electors 8,993
Conservative hold Swing Increase11.7

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Copley* 1,225 47.5 +3.3
Conservative G. Woolf 1,082 42.0 +17.7
Liberal Democrats J. Wade 270 10.5 –18.9
Majority 143 5.5 –9.3
Turnout 2,577 31.5 –12.2
Registered electors 8,190
Labour hold Swing Decrease7.2

Thorpe

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Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Ayre* 2,462 73.6 +12.2
Liberal Democrats M. Hooton 461 13.8 +3.8
Labour G. Farrer 332 9.9 –5.6
Liberal S. Marshall 92 2.7 –3.2
Majority 2,001 59.8 +13.9
Turnout 3,347 34.3 –5.1
Registered electors 9,776
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.2

Victoria

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Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Hurst* 1,599 53.9 –0.7
Conservative T. Myall 1,096 36.9 +5.8
Liberal Democrats A. Miller 274 9.2 ±0.0
Majority 503 17.0 –6.5
Turnout 2,969 32.7 –4.4
Registered electors 9,065
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease3.3

Westborough

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Westborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats H. Gibeon 1,291 43.8 –15.4
Conservative J. Palmer 1,260 42.7 +18.1
Labour M. Fletcher 325 11.0 –5.2
Liberal I. Farmer 73 2.5 N/A
Majority 31 1.1 –33.5
Turnout 2,949 35.1 –2.1
Registered electors 8,416
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase16.8

References

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  1. ^ "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2018.