Southend-on-Sea council election, 2022
Most seats
8
Labour Party
Seats contested
18
across 17 wards
Turnout
27.0%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 8 | +2 | 12,939 | 30.4% | +4.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6 | -5 | 16,293 | 38.2% | -2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | +1 | 5,611 | 13.2% | +1.8 |
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 3,576 | 8.4% | -4.6 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 3,165 | 7.4% | -0.7 |
| Confelicity | 0 | +0 | 779 | 1.8% | — |
| Animal Welfare Party | 0 | +0 | 109 | 0.3% | — |
| Women's Equality Party | 0 | +0 | 91 | 0.2% | -0.1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 45 | 0.1% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 18 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 18 | |
| Green Party | 18 | |
| Labour Party | 18 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | |
| Confelicity | 17 | |
| Independent | 5 | |
| Animal Welfare Party | 1 | |
| Reform UK | 1 | |
| Women's Equality Party | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 18 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 | Alan Thomas Dear Elected | 1,033 | 40.5% | -2.8 |
| Independent | Stephen Trevor Aylen | 1,013 | 39.7% | +3.8 |
| Labour Party | Alex Small | 287 | 11.3% | -0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 119 | 4.7% | +1.3 |
| Green Party | Peter Walker | 93 | 3.6% | -2.1 |
| Confelicity | Dean Harris-Eckett | 6 | 0.2% | — |
| Majority | 20 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,551 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Blenheim Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Laurie William Henry Burton Elected | 1,130 | 44.3% | +5.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bernard Arscott | 1,013 | 39.7% | -2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Allen-King | 148 | 5.8% | -0.1 |
| Green Party | AJ Sutherland | 127 | 5.0% | -2.6 |
| Independent | Alan Hart | 105 | 4.1% | -1.6 |
| Confelicity | James Fackerell | 28 | 1.1% | — |
| Majority | 117 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,551 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Chalkwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Folkard Elected | 1,023 | 44.8% | -2.7 |
| Labour Party | Joe Cresswell | 678 | 29.7% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Hind | 275 | 12.1% | +3.2 |
| Green Party | RJ Learmouth | 168 | 7.4% | -2.0 |
| Women's Equality Party | Emily Siobhan Kent | 91 | 4.0% | -1.7 |
| Confelicity | Kevin Waller | 47 | 2.1% | — |
| Majority | 345 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,282 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Eastwood Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert McMullan Elected | 1,180 | 46.0% | +7.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Floyd Waterworth | 1,129 | 44.0% | -6.8 |
| Labour Party | Jane Norman | 166 | 6.5% | -0.5 |
| Green Party | James Anthony Thomas Vessey-Miller | 51 | 2.0% | -1.8 |
| Confelicity | Connor Bines | 38 | 1.5% | — |
| Majority | 51 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,564 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Kursaal
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Matt Dent Elected | 1,105 | 62.6% | +15.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Denis Garne | 411 | 23.3% | -12.1 |
| Green Party | Thomas Matthew Love | 114 | 6.5% | -6.1 |
| Confelicity | James Daniel Miller | 70 | 4.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Christopher Howes | 64 | 3.6% | -1.0 |
| Majority | 694 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,764 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Leigh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Ann Mulroney Elected | 1,142 | 40.9% | +1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Gilson | 705 | 25.2% | -8.4 |
| Green Party | Richard Longstaff | 600 | 21.5% | +8.8 |
| Labour Party | Anita Maria Forde | 321 | 11.5% | -3.2 |
| Confelicity | Elysia Jayne Clack | 26 | 0.9% | — |
| Majority | 437 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,794 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Milton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maxine Sadza Elected | 1,257 | 54.0% | +4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keaton Anthony Harland | 657 | 28.2% | -5.3 |
| Green Party | Sarah-Ann Jardine | 233 | 10.0% | -2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Margaret Kurilecz | 116 | 5.0% | +0.7 |
| Confelicity | Dee Curtis | 63 | 2.7% | — |
| Majority | 600 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,326 | |||
Labour Party hold
Prittlewell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Francis Buck Elected | 1,278 | 54.2% | +1.2 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Shahid Nadeem | 572 | 24.3% | -3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 288 | 12.2% | +5.1 |
| Green Party | Jon Mullett | 176 | 7.5% | -0.6 |
| Confelicity | Elizabeth Alexandra Smith | 44 | 1.9% | — |
| Majority | 706 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,358 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Shoeburyness
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nick Ward Elected | 924 | 37.9% | +7.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Campbell | 876 | 35.9% | -9.3 |
| Labour Party | Kevin Ryan | 430 | 17.6% | +5.4 |
| Green Party | Fiona Clapperton | 122 | 5.0% | -0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Granville Stride | 49 | 2.0% | +0.4 |
| Confelicity | Kayleigh Kathleen Burgess | 36 | 1.5% | — |
| Majority | 48 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,437 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Southchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel James Nelson Elected | 1,387 | 62.1% | -2.2 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Nathaniel Anthony Doucette | 429 | 19.2% | +10.2 |
| Green Party | Jo Bates | 193 | 8.6% | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pam Austin | 161 | 7.2% | +4.4 |
| Confelicity | Jonathan Humphrys | 65 | 2.9% | — |
| Majority | 958 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,235 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
St Laurence
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lydia Ann Hyde Elected | 1,207 | 47.9% | +12.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dave McGlone | 984 | 39.1% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kev Malone | 191 | 7.6% | +5.0 |
| Green Party | Lea Angela Williams | 90 | 3.6% | +1.1 |
| Confelicity | Yasmin Bey | 47 | 1.9% | — |
| Majority | 223 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,519 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
St Luke's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kathy Murphy Elected | 1,036 | 44.5% | +9.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Mark Garston | 655 | 28.1% | -8.0 |
| Independent | Brian Ayling | 304 | 13.0% | -8.7 |
| Green Party | Tilly Hogrebe | 156 | 6.7% | -6.5 |
| Confelicity | Lee John Clark | 67 | 2.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky William Gilbert | 67 | 2.9% | -0.7 |
| Reform UK | Alan Lionel Grace | 45 | 1.9% | — |
| Majority | 381 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,330 | |||
Labour Party gain from Independent
Thorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin William Terry Elected | 1,230 | 39.6% | -7.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Azeem Raja | 1,229 | 39.6% | +12.3 |
| Labour Party | Sam Allen | 359 | 11.6% | -1.6 |
| Green Party | Julie Callow | 174 | 5.6% | -1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tristan Bembridge | 65 | 2.1% | +0.2 |
| Confelicity | Melissa Aylott | 50 | 1.6% | — |
| Majority | 1 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,107 | |||
Independent hold
Victoria 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Margaret Linda Borton Elected | 1,132 | 63.8% | +6.7 |
| Labour Party | Mandy O'Connor Elected | 967 | 54.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bob Carr | 421 | 23.7% | -4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve Harvey | 353 | 19.9% | — |
| Green Party | Freya Elizabeth Martin | 183 | 10.3% | +0.6 |
| Green Party | Ian Hurd | 158 | 8.9% | — |
| Animal Welfare Party | Rik Moran | 109 | 6.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Edey | 104 | 5.9% | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Mark Spencer | 81 | 4.6% | — |
| Confelicity | Tommy Taylor | 39 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 546 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,774 | |||
Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold
West Leigh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fay Evans Elected | 1,460 | 47.6% | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Katie Kurilecz | 1,220 | 39.8% | +2.9 |
| Green Party | Nathaniel Love | 194 | 6.3% | -1.8 |
| Labour Party | Mick Ekers | 168 | 5.5% | -1.5 |
| Confelicity | James Richard Delaney | 23 | 0.8% | — |
| Majority | 240 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,065 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
West Shoebury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Harland Elected | 1,313 | 58.3% | +1.4 |
| Labour Party | Gabriel Leroy | 498 | 22.1% | +8.6 |
| Green Party | Paul Hill | 176 | 7.8% | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Anthony Collins | 162 | 7.2% | +3.6 |
| Confelicity | Michael Arkus-Binder | 104 | 4.6% | — |
| Majority | 815 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,253 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Westborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin Reubin Robinson Elected | 1,197 | 62.2% | +18.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tamkeen Shaikh | 366 | 19.0% | -7.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Marie Edey | 179 | 9.3% | -7.0 |
| Green Party | Stephanie Clare Golder | 157 | 8.2% | -2.3 |
| Confelicity | TK Gondo | 26 | 1.4% | — |
| Majority | 831 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,925 | |||
Labour Party hold