Southend-on-Sea council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 17 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
11
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
19
across 17 wards
Turnout
32.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 11 +7 19,569 40.5% +13.5
Labour Party 6 +1 12,613 26.1% +4.6
Independent 1 -4 6,299 13.0% -11.2
Liberal Democrats 1 -2 5,493 11.4% -2.7
Green Party 0 +0 3,918 8.1% +0.6
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 238 0.5% -0.3
Women's Equality Party 0 +0 147 0.3% +0.2
The Moon And Serpent Party 0 +0 37 0.1% -0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Conservative and Unionist Party 19
Green Party 19
Labour Party 19
Liberal Democrats 19
Independent 14
The For Britain Movement 3
The Moon And Serpent Party 1
Women's Equality Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 19 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Belfairs

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Anthony Warren Elected 1,252 43.3% +8.7
Independent Stephen Trevor Aylen 1,038 35.9% +4.0
Labour Party Alex Small 342 11.8% +2.5
Green Party Peter Walker 166 5.7% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Sara-Jayne Boulton 96 3.3% -2.2
Majority214
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,894

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Blenheim Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Boyd Elected 1,151 42.4% +15.9
Labour Party Anita Maria Forde 1,043 38.4% +9.3
Green Party AJ Sutherland 205 7.6% +1.8
Liberal Democrats Jill Allen-King 159 5.9% +1.3
Independent Alan Hart 155 5.7% -28.3
Majority108
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,713

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Chalkwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Ian Courtenay Elected 1,219 47.5% +9.2
Labour Party Sorraiya Nawaz 732 28.5% +0.9
Green Party James Anthony Thomas Vessey-Miller 241 9.4% +1.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Hind 226 8.8% -3.9
Women's Equality Party Katie Louise Cohen 147 5.7% +4.2
Majority487
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,565

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastwood Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Walker Elected 1,379 50.8% +28.2
Liberal Democrats Robert McMullan 1,042 38.4% -7.6
Labour Party Sam Allen 190 7.0% +1.5
Green Party RJ Learmouth 104 3.8% +1.2
Majority337
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,715

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Kursaal

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tricia Cowdrey Elected 926 47.4% +12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith McMahon 692 35.4% +21.2
Green Party Thomas Matthew Love 245 12.5% -6.9
Liberal Democrats Phil Edey 90 4.6% -12.6
Majority234
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,953

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Leigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham Elected 1,129 39.0% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Gilson 972 33.6% +6.6
Labour Party Jane Norman 424 14.7% -1.2
Green Party Richard Longstaff 368 12.7% +4.0
Majority157
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,893

Liberal Democrats hold

Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen George Elected 1,306 50.0% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party John Harland 877 33.6% +5.3
Green Party Sarah-Ann Jardine 319 12.2% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Christopher Howes 111 4.2% -5.7
Majority429
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,613

Labour Party hold

Prittlewell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Alexander Garston Elected 1,479 53.0% +12.0
Labour Party Shahid Nadeem 762 27.3% +8.2
Green Party Jon Mullett 224 8.0% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Billy Boulton 200 7.2% -1.7
Independent Alan James Martin 128 4.6% -17.5
Majority717
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,793

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shoeburyness

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James William Moyies Elected 1,135 45.2% +13.2
Independent Anne Chalk 777 30.9% -2.6
Labour Party Sayeeka Farnaz 308 12.3% -4.5
Green Party Fiona Clapperton 145 5.8% -0.2
The For Britain Movement James Darron Quail 58 2.3% -6.0
Independent Timmy Allan-John 47 1.9% —
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride 41 1.6% -1.8
Majority358
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,511

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Southchurch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Bright Elected 1,701 63.2% +30.3
Labour Party Kevin Ryan 440 16.3% +2.6
Independent Esther Rose Brown 274 10.2% -23.9
Green Party Jo Bates 205 7.6% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Pam Austin 73 2.7% -1.0
Majority1,261
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,693

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

St Laurence

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Buckley Elected 1,039 37.9% +14.1
Labour Party Lydia Ann Hyde 975 35.6% +9.6
Independent Kimberley Jane O'Connell 590 21.5% -3.1
Liberal Democrats Jim Clinkscales 70 2.6% -8.1
Green Party Oli Thorn 68 2.5% -0.1
Majority64
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,742

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

St Luke's 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Mark Beggs Elected 744 36.2% +22.4
Labour Party Martin Berry Elected 730 35.5% +13.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Mark Garston 640 31.1% —
Labour Party Gabriel Leroy 545 26.5% —
Independent Brian Ayling 447 21.7% -32.8
Independent Susan Badger 320 15.5% —
Green Party Tilly Hogrebe 272 13.2% +6.5
Green Party Ian Hurd 137 6.7% —
Independent Paul Anthony 81 3.9% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Anthony Collins 74 3.6% +0.3
Independent John Anthony 69 3.4% —
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Margaret Kurilecz 58 2.8% —
Majority90
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,058

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Labour Party gain

Thorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mike Stafford Elected 1,499 46.6% -25.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Azeem Raja 875 27.2% +14.9
Labour Party James Daniel Miller 422 13.1% +5.5
Green Party Julie Callow 228 7.1% +2.1
The For Britain Movement Meghan J Brogan Quail 129 4.0% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall 61 1.9% -0.8
Majority624
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,214

Independent hold

Victoria

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ian Gilbert Elected 1,114 57.1% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Darryl Robert Jones 554 28.4% +12.0
Green Party Denis Champion-Walker 190 9.7% -2.9
Liberal Democrats Gavin Mark Spencer 94 4.8% -0.9
Majority560
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,952

Labour Party hold

West Leigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Leslie Lamb Elected 1,572 47.9% +13.1
Liberal Democrats Katie Kurilecz 1,210 36.9% -3.0
Green Party Nathaniel Love 268 8.2% +2.6
Labour Party Mick Ekers 230 7.0% +1.6
Majority362
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,280

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

West Shoebury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Jarvis Elected 1,395 56.9% +15.2
Independent Heather Lucy Morgan-Salthouse 450 18.4% -6.8
Labour Party Joe Cresswell 331 13.5% -0.4
Green Party Alan Appleford 137 5.6% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Carol White 88 3.6% -3.6
The For Britain Movement Joanne Quail 51 2.1% -4.6
Majority945
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,452

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Westborough 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Aston Line Elected 920 43.7% +3.5
Labour Party Anne Jones Elected 873 41.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Campbell 550 26.1% +10.2
Independent Dr Vel 424 20.1% +1.8
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Marie Edey 344 16.3% +9.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Tamkeen Shaikh 343 16.3% —
Liberal Democrats David Graham Webb 327 15.5% —
Green Party Stephen David Jordan 220 10.4% -1.7
Green Party Vida Guildford 176 8.4% —
The Moon And Serpent Party Jason Stephen Pilley 37 1.8% —
Majority323
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,107

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

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