2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
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The 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 51 members of Southend-on-Sea City Council in Essex were elected.
Background
The Conservative Party took control of Southend-on-Sea from no overall control in 2000,[1] and governed as a majority until 2014 when they were replaced by a coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrats and independents.[2] The Conservatives took control alongside UKIP in 2016,[2] before regaining a majority in 2018. The Labour-Liberal Democrats-independent coalition took over in 2019,[3] and governed until 2023. In that election, the Conservatives won 5 seats with 33.2%, Labour won 7 with 28.7%, independents won 3 with 12.3%, the Liberal Democrats won 1 with 13.2%, and the Green Party won 1 with 9.1%. The Conservatives formed a minority administration with support of some independents following this election.[4]
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 11 seats with 40.5%, Labour won 6 with 26.1%, independents won 1 with 13.0% and the Liberal Democrats won 1 with 11.4%.
Summary
Council composition
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[5] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Conservative | 22 | Conservative | 22 | Conservative | 18 | |||
Labour | 17 | Labour | 16 | Labour | 20 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 4 | |||
Green | 1 | Green | 1 | Green | 2 | |||
Independent | 7 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 7 |
Changes:
- May 2023: Kathy Murphy leaves Labour to sit as an independent[6]
Councillors standing down
Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Date announced |
---|---|---|---|---|
Derek Jarvis | West Shoebury Ward | Conservative | 25 March 2024[7] | |
Chris Walker | Eastwood Park | 1997 | Conservative | 21 October 2021 |
Steve Buckley | St Laurence | 2015 | Conservative | |
John Lamb | West Leigh | Conservative | ||
Stephen George | Milton | 1999 | Labour | |
Mike Stafford | Thorpe | Independent |
Candidates by party
Election result
2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 7 | 4 | 41.2 | 13 | 20 | 39.2 | 12,702 | 31.6 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | 7 | 4 | 41.2 | 11 | 18 | 35.3 | 12,406 | 30.9 | –2.3 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 6 | 7 | 13.7 | 3,572 | 8.9 | –3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 4 | 7.8 | 4,351 | 10.8 | –2.4 | ||
Green | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 | 5,434 | 13.5 | +4.4 | |
Confelicity | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,307 | 3.3 | +0.4 | ||
Heritage | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 420 | 1.0 | +0.7 |
Ward Results
Results of the City Council election were released by Southend-on-Sea City Council on 3 May 2024.[8]
Seat changes are compared to the 2023 election and do not take into account interim changes due to by-elections or defections.
Belfairs
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Warren* | 1,006 | 39.2 | +5.9 | |
Green | Nathaniel Love | 693 | 27.0 | +21.5 | |
Independent | Gareth Evans | 419 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Graham Main | 320 | 12.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cummins | 86 | 3.4 | –1.1 | |
Confelicity | Lizzie Smith | 32 | 1.2 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 313 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,565 | 34.9 | –1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.8 |
Blenheim Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Shahid Nadeem | 1,089 | 40.0 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Helen Boyd* | 677 | 24.9 | –2.9 | |
Independent | Keith Evans | 561 | 20.6 | –6.8 | |
Green | AJ Sutherland | 223 | 8.2 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Austin | 103 | 3.8 | +0.6 | |
Heritage | Lynn Smith | 28 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Confelicity | Luis Lancos | 26 | 1.0 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 412 | 15.1 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,722 | 33.7 | +1.8 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.4 |
Chalkwell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Courtenay* | 975 | 40.8 | –6.7 | |
Labour | Mike O'Connor | 868 | 36.3 | +4.7 | |
Green | James Vessey-Miller | 331 | 13.9 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hind | 130 | 5.4 | –2.4 | |
Confelicity | Roma Patel | 73 | 3.05 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 107 | 4.5 | –11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,388 | 33.7 | –0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 |
Eastwood Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Poulton | 1,419 | 56.4 | –11.3 | |
Conservative | Verina Weaver | 762 | 30.3 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Christopher Clarke | 193 | 7.7 | +2.7 | |
Green | Lauren Ekins | 78 | 3.1 | +1.1 | |
Confelicity | Simon Spooner | 53 | 2.1 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 657 | 26.1 | –17.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,517 | 34.5 | –1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.0 |
Kursaal
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Irene Ferguson | 846 | 51.0 | –3.9 | |
Conservative | Marco Mann | 237 | 14.3 | –7.2 | |
Independent | Kay Mitchell | 179 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Confelicity | Lee Clark | 155 | 9.3 | +3.7 | |
Green | Thomas Love | 128 | 7.7 | –0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 58 | 3.5 | –1.5 | |
Heritage | Lara Hurley | 51 | 3.1 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 609 | 36.7 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,660 | 20.8 | +0.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 1.7 |
Leigh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Stuart Allen | 1,725 | 57.6 | +18.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean de Tourtoulon | 637 | 21.3 | –10.1 | |
Conservative | Mary Canet-Espi | 342 | 11.4 | –7.4 | |
Labour | Malla Reddy Gurram | 202 | 6.7 | –1.9 | |
Confelicity | James Miller | 80 | 2.7 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 1,088 | 36.3 | +28.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,996 | 40.9 | +4.7 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 14.3 |
Milton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sam Allen | 1,170 | 52.1 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Garston | 540 | 24.0 | –0.2 | |
Green | Sarah-Ann Patel | 269 | 12.0 | +2.0 | |
Heritage | Bianca Isherwood | 106 | 4.7 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Howes | 84 | 3.7 | –2.7 | |
Confelicity | Dee Curtis | 68 | 3.0 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 630 | 28.1 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,246 | 27.0 | –0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 |
Prittlewell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Garston* | 1,032 | 39.0 | –4.6 | |
Labour | Chris Webster | 971 | 36.7 | –0.8 | |
Green | RJ Learmouth | 220 | 8.3 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Leanne Kelly | 170 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Pierre Craddock | 142 | 5.4 | –4.0 | |
Confelicity | Simon Jones | 87 | 3.3 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 61 | 2.3 | –3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,645 | 33.8 | –0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.9 |
Shoeburyness
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judith McMahon | 742 | 31.5 | –3.6 | |
Labour | Kevin Ryan | 734 | 31.1 | +14.6 | |
Independent | Tricia Cowdrey | 628 | 26.6 | –12.1 | |
Green | Fiona Clapperton | 125 | 5.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Bailey | 68 | 2.9 | +0.4 | |
Confelicity | Kayleigh Burgess | 47 | 2.0 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,357 | 27.6 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 |
Southchurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darryl Jones* | 1,317 | 52.2 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Carrie Druce | 560 | 27.7 | +11.6 | |
Green | Matthew Dallat | 162 | 7.4 | +0.4 | |
Confelicity | Dean Harris-Eckett | 151 | 6.9 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 102 | 4.7 | +0.6 | |
Heritage | Angela Mozzato | 47 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 757 | 24.5 | –10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | 29.5 | –0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 |
St Laurence
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Madison Faulkner-Hatt | 1,164 | 50.0 | –3.6 | |
Conservative | Samuel Pettengell | 790 | 33.9 | –1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kev Malone | 148 | 6.4 | +1.3 | |
Green | Simon Gittus | 120 | 5.2 | +1.6 | |
Confelicity | Sandy van Deventer | 93 | 4.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 374 | 16.1 | –1.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,327 | 29.6 | –1.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.0 |
St Luke's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Norman | 911 | 43.8 | –5.0 | |
Conservative | Brian Beggs* | 534 | 25.7 | +3.8 | |
Independent | Brian Ayling | 212 | 10.2 | –1.3 | |
Green | Tilly Hogrebe | 191 | 9.2 | +0.3 | |
Confelicity | Joleen Hills | 84 | 4.0 | –1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sara-Jayne Boulton | 69 | 3.3 | –0.6 | |
Heritage | Adam Ball | 61 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 377 | 18.1 | –8.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,081 | 26.0 | +0.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.4 |
Thorpe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Susan Badger | 1,001 | 35.8 | –0.4 | |
Conservative | Gavin Chambers | 870 | 31.1 | +2.8 | |
Labour | David Scott | 571 | 20.4 | +8.1 | |
Green | Julie Callow | 166 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
Confelicity | Melissa Aylott | 69 | 2.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katie Kurilecz | 54 | 1.9 | –0.1 | |
Heritage | Adam Isherwood | 51 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 131 | 4.7 | –3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,797 | 38.8 | –2.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | 1.6 |
Victoria
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Gilbert* | 1,109 | 60.1 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Bernard Arscott | 298 | 16.2 | –3.3 | |
Green | Peter Walker | 180 | 9.8 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Edey | 100 | 5.4 | –1.1 | |
Heritage | Sandra Wiseman | 76 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Confelicity | Jonathan Humphreys | 61 | 3.3 | –1.4 | |
Majority | 811 | 43.9 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,844 | 20.1 | +0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 |
West Leigh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Salter | 1,086 | 37.9 | –9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Wexham | 895 | 30.7 | –3.8 | |
Green | Gemma Deeney | 413 | 14.2 | +5.9 | |
Labour | James Morrison | 407 | 14.0 | +6.2 | |
Confelicity | Jane Wilkes | 96 | 3.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 191 | 7.2 | –5.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,912 | 40.8 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 |
West Shoebury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Moyies* | 1,002 | 45.3 | –13.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Ian Pope | 524 | 23.7 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Barry Godwin | 402 | 18.2 | N/A | |
Green | Lea Williams | 147 | 6.6 | –2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Granville Stride | 70 | 3.2 | –4.3 | |
Confelicity | Robert Cammidge | 58 | 2.6 | –2.3 | |
Majority | 478 | 21.6 | –16.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,214 | 30.2 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.1 |
Westborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pamela Kinsella | 1,063 | 53.8 | –3.1 | |
Conservative | Dr Vel | 375 | 19.0 | +0.5 | |
Green | Stephen Jordan | 263 | 13.3 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Edey | 186 | 9.4 | +0.8 | |
Confelicity | Noah Hughes | 74 | 3.7 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 688 | 34.8 | –3.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,977 | 25.8 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 |
References
- ^ "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b Dalton, Rachel (11 May 2016). "Southend to leave LGA as Tories take back control". Local Government Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Southend Council: Leader voted out as coalition takes over". BBC News. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Sexton, Christine (18 May 2023). "Tories take over leadership of Southend Council after vote tonight". Echo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Southend-on-Sea City Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Sexton, Christine (17 May 2023). "Southend Labour councillor now non-aligned amid 'toxic atmosphere' allegations". Echo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Southend councillor Derek Jarvis to stand down after cancer diagnosis". BBC News. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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