1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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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   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats won 7 3 Seats after 17 13 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 16,273 15,524 Percentage 34.0% 32.5% Swing 5.6% 2.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Ind. Conservative Seats won 4 0 Seats after 9 0 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 16,004 did not stand Percentage 33.5% did not stand Swing 8.9% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1995 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Summary

Election result

1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7	2	50.0	10	17	35.9	16,273	34.0	–5.6
	Conservative	3	3	21.4	10	13	38.5	15,524	32.5	–2.7
	Labour	4	2	28.6	5	9	23.1	16,004	33.5	+8.9
	Ind. Conservative	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ward results

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Belfairs

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Newton	1,805	43.4	–3.7
	Conservative	H. Briggs	1,606	38.6	–4.6
	Labour	J. Grindley	748	18.0	+8.3
Majority			199	4.8	+0.9
Turnout			4,159	45.3	–5.9
Registered electors			9,199
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.5

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Mallam*	1,739	49.5	–8.1
	Conservative	P. Longden	1,003	28.5	+0.1
	Labour	M. Cohen	774	22.0	+8.0
Majority			736	21.0	–8.2
Turnout			3,516	37.6	–8.9
Registered electors			9,378
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.1

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Holdcroft*	1,498	42.3	–2.8
	Liberal Democrats	H. Lister-Smith	1,454	41.0	–1.0
	Labour	J. Mapp	592	16.7	+3.8
Majority			44	1.3	–1.8
Turnout			3,544	36.7	–3.9
Registered electors			9,678
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Betson	1,691	40.6	–8.8
	Conservative	T. Ager*	1,447	34.8	–2.7
	Labour	M. Pether-Longman	1,024	24.6	+13.2
Majority			244	5.8	–6.1
Turnout			4,162	38.6	–7.8
Registered electors			10,795
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.1

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Wexham*	2,099	56.7	–1.2
	Conservative	J. Rowswell	965	26.1	–5.5
	Labour	P. Circus	640	17.3	+6.8
Majority			1,134	30.6	+4.3
Turnout			3,704	39.9	–7.1
Registered electors			9,294
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.2

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hawkins	1,508	54.1	+11.2
	Conservative	J. Carlile	1,012	36.3	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	W. Petchey	269	9.6	–9.0
Majority			496	17.8	+13.3
Turnout			2,789	31.0	–4.3
Registered electors			8,995
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.7

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Durrant	1,633	54.0	–6.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Elf	1,627	53.8	–7.0
	Conservative	R. Brown	747	24.7	+0.5
	Conservative	B. Houssart	721	23.8	–0.4
	Labour	R. Merton	688	22.7	+7.7
	Labour	Z. Chaudhri	633	20.9	+5.9
Turnout			~3,302	35.6	–8.5
Registered electors			9,274
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Kennedy	2,275	45.8	+7.1
	Conservative	R. Hadley	1,972	39.7	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Cooper	721	14.5	–5.4
Majority			303	6.1	N/A
Turnout			4,968	33.1	–2.3
Registered electors			14,932
	Labour gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing	4.4

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Garston*	1,454	45.3	–0.1
	Labour	D. Garne	1,293	40.3	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Miller	460	14.3	–1.2
Majority			161	5.0	–8.6
Turnout			3,207	35.2	–3.9
Registered electors			9,136
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Burstin*	2,045	72.3	+17.7
	Conservative	A. Holland	508	18.0	–6.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Alexander	276	9.8	–10.7
Majority			1,537	54.3	+24.5
Turnout			2,829	32.9	–2.4
Registered electors			8,605
	Labour hold		Swing	12.3

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Carr*	1,641	51.3	+1.8
	Labour	C. Smith	833	26.0	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Donn	727	22.7	–8.4
Majority			808	25.3	+6.9
Turnout			3,201	32.1	–5.4
Registered electors			9,997
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dunn*	2,061	71.3	+10.0
	Conservative	R. Davy	519	17.9	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Francis	312	10.8	–5.8
Majority			1,542	53.4	+14.2
Turnout			2,892	30.1	–3.6
Registered electors			9,623
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lubel	1,460	52.5	–10.1
	Labour	M. Royston	890	32.0	+12.0
	Conservative	J. Lambert	431	15.5	–1.9
Majority			570	20.5	–22.1
Turnout			2,781	31.5	–6.7
Registered electors			8,858
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	11.1

References

1. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
2. "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2018.