2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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19 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.2%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Leader John Lamb n/a Ian Gilbert
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Leader since 25 May 2014 n/a Oct/Nov 2010
Leader's seat West Leigh n/a Victoria
Last election 19 seats, 30.9% 13 seats, 18.2% 9 seats, 18.1%
Seats before 19 13 9
Seats won 13 2 3
Seats after 22 11 9
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 34,725 12,679 16,963
Percentage 39.3% 14.3% 19.2%
Swing Increase 8.4% Decrease 3.9% Increase 1.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Green
Leader James Moyies Graham Longley n/a
Party UKIP Liberal Democrats Green
Leader since May 2014 n/a
Leader's seat West Shoebury Blenheim Park n/a
Last election 5 seats, 18.8% 5 seats, 12.6% 0 seats, 1.3%
Seats before 5 5 0
Seats won 1 0 0
Seats after 5 4 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 9,023 8,796 6,181
Percentage 10.2% 10.0% 7.0%
Swing Decrease 8.6% Decrease 2.6% Increase 5.7%
Results of the 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Leader before election

Ron Woodley
Independent
No overall control

Leader after election

Ron Woodley
Independent
No overall control

The 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.

Summary

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Election result

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2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 13 Increase 3 68.4 9 22 43.1 34,725 39.3 +8.4
  Independent 2 Decrease 2 10.5 8 11 21.6 12,679 14.3 –3.9
  Labour 3 Increase 1 15.8 7 9 19.6 16,963 19.2 +1.1
  UKIP 1 Steady 5.3 4 5 9.8 9,023 10.2 –8.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 Decrease 2 0.0 4 4 5.9 8,796 10.0 –2.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,181 7.0 +5.7

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 interim by-elections or defections.

Belfairs

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Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Salter* 2,204 42.6 –2.1
UKIP David Dearle 1,166 22.5 N/A
Labour Dave Alston 641 12.4 –0.6
Independent Stephen McKiernan 495 9.6 –25.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Grimwade 410 7.9 +0.6
Green Barry Bolton 263 5.1 N/A
Majority 1,038 20.1 +10.4
Turnout 5,179 69.3 +31.9
Conservative hold

Blenheim Park

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Blenheim Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Courtenay* 1,930 37.8 +10.7
UKIP Paul Lloyd 1,143 22.4 –9.3
Labour Matthew Dent 947 18.6 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Herbert 698 13.7 –6.0
Green Jimmy Wild 386 7.6 +0.4
Majority 787 15.4 N/A
Turnout 5,104 64.1 +30.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase10.0

Chalkwell

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Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Habermel* 2,266 49.4 +12.1
Labour Lars Davidsson 895 19.5 +2.0
Independent Lucy Courtenay 737 16.1 –4.4
Green Peter Walker 381 8.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jessie Skinner 304 6.6 –0.3
Majority 1,371 29.9 +13.1
Turnout 4,583 64.2 +33.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.1

Eastwood Park

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Eastwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Byford* 2,862 57.9 +16.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins 952 19.3 +5.4
Labour Martin Berry 732 14.8 +5.1
Green Fiddian Warman 398 8.1 N/A
Majority 1,910 38.6 +31.4
Turnout 4,944 66.3 +30.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.4

Kursaal

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Kursaal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith McMahon* 1,367 36.5 +5.0
Conservative Alex Bright 951 25.4 +4.9
UKIP Verina Weaver 898 24.0 –9.5
Green Simon Cross 358 9.6 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Betson 171 4.6 –0.6
Majority 416 11.1 N/A
Turnout 3,745 48.3 +25.2
Labour hold Swing Increase0.1

Leigh

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Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Arscott 2,167 41.5 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham* 1,672 32.0 –12.7
Labour Chris McGurk 782 15.0 –2.9
Green Jon Mullett 602 11.5 N/A
Majority 495 9.6 N/A
Turnout 5,223 69.5 +36.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase8.4

Milton

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Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Garston* 1,709 39.0 +14.0
Labour Gary Sergeant 1,658 37.8 +1.4
Green Vida Mansfield 476 10.9 N/A
Independent Tammy Cooper 295 6.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes 247 5.6 –1.1
Majority 51 1.2 N/A
Turnout 4,385 57.9 +27.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.3

Prittlewell

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Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Meg Davidson 2,325 46.3 +16.2
Labour Tony Borton 976 19.4 +4.9
Independent Paul Ryder 738 14.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Colin Davis 542 10.8 –10.3
Green Andy Beale 441 8.8 N/A
Majority 1,349 26.9 N/A
Turnout 5,022 65.1 +29.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase5.7

St. Laurence

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St. Laurence (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Buckley 1,911 47.9 +19.7
UKIP David McGlone 1,387 34.8 –2.6
Conservative David Burzotta 1,356 34.0 +5.8
Labour Reg Copley 748 18.8 +3.5
Labour Sean Jones 699 17.5 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Ted Lewin 642 16.1 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast 624 15.6 –3.5
Green Tanya Rayment 284 7.1 N/A
Green Denis Walker 177 4.4 N/A
Independent Carl Whitwell 150 3.8 N/A
Turnout 61.7 +30.4
Conservative hold
UKIP hold

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul van Looy* 1,531 32.6 –6.0
Conservative Val Jarvis 979 20.9 –1.4
UKIP Roger Weaver 880 18.8 N/A
Labour Jes Phillips 817 17.4 –9.1
Green Stephen Jordan 227 4.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nora Goodman 139 3.0 +0.2
Independent ABC 119 2.5 –7.3
Majority 552 11.7 –0.4
Turnout 4,692 58.7 +28.0
Independent hold Swing Decrease2.3

Shoeburyness

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Shoeburyness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Hadley 1,991 38.8 +4.3
Independent Anne Chalk* 1,783 34.8 –12.4
Labour Maggie Kelly 929 18.1 +2.8
Green Susan Smith 289 5.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Norman Redican 138 2.7 –0.2
Majority 208 4.0 N/A
Turnout 5,130 59.9 +29.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase8.4

Southchurch

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Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Holland* 1,872 38.6 –0.2
Independent Keith Sharman 1,117 23.0 –21.2
UKIP Barrie Page 817 16.8 N/A
Labour Ros Sanders 719 14.8 +1.1
Green Julian Esposito 209 4.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Fisher 121 2.5 –0.8
Majority 755 15.6 N/A
Turnout 4,855 63.9 +29.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase10.5

Thorpe

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Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ron Woodley* 3,260 59.8 –9.8
Conservative Jon Bacon 1,435 26.3 +4.0
Labour Rob Birks 396 7.3 +1.4
Green Liz Swanson 227 4.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jim Clinkscales 132 2.4 +0.1
Majority 1,825 33.5 –13.8
Turnout 5,450 72.5 +27.1
Independent hold Swing Decrease6.9

Victoria

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Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Norman* 1,503 40.7 +1.2
Conservative Denis Garne 868 23.5 +7.6
UKIP Peter Breuer 831 22.5 –7.9
Green Ian Hurd 332 9.0 –0.5
Liberal Democrats Donna Collins 155 4.2 +0.3
Majority 635 17.2 +8.1
Turnout 3,689 50.3 +23.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease3.2

West Leigh

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West Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Georgina Phillips 2,893 52.1 +11.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Bailey 1,086 19.6 –9.0
UKIP David Standfield 776 14.0 –7.9
Labour Jay Woods 531 9.6 +0.8
Green Sarah Yapp 265 4.8 N/A
Majority 1,807 32.5 +20.5
Turnout 5,551 78.0 +37.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase12.3

West Shoebury

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West Shoebury (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Cox 1,999 47.0 +12.2
Conservative Derek Jarvis* 1,734 40.7 +5.9
UKIP Eddie McNally 1,125 26.4 –19.6
Independent Alex Moyies 875 20.6 N/A
Independent Margaret Haydon 816 19.2 N/A
Labour David Carrington 656 15.4 +2.1
Labour Matt Zarb-Cousin 529 12.4 –0.9
Green Nigel Outten 360 8.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Charlie Row 249 5.8 –0.1
Liberal Democrats David Betson 170 4.0 –1.9
Turnout 64.0 +29.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Westborough

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Westborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Willis 1,438 33.3 +0.1
Conservative Daryl Peagram 1,273 29.4 +12.7
Independent David Webb 587 13.6 N/A
Green Paul Mansfield 506 11.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Barrett 344 8.0 –10.5
Independent Alan Hart 176 4.1 –4.7
Majority 165 3.9 N/A
Turnout 4,324 56.0 +26.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing Decrease6.3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Election results 2015". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.