Southend-on-Sea council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
7
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
30.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 7 -1 11,487 28.7% -1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 -1 13,305 33.2% -5.0
Independent 3 +1 4,928 12.3% +3.9
Liberal Democrats 1 -1 5,298 13.2% +0.1
Green Party 1 +1 3,653 9.1% +1.7
Confelicity 0 +0 1,159 2.9% +1.1
Heritage Party 0 +0 140 0.3% —
British Democratic Party 0 +0 42 0.1% —
The Moon And Serpent Party 0 +0 13 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Confelicity 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Green Party 17
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Independent 7
Heritage Party 2
British Democratic Party 1
The Moon And Serpent Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 +/−
Independent Stephen Trevor Aylen Elected 1,195 44.8% +5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lesley Salter 883 33.1% -7.4
Labour Party Joe Cresswell 293 11.0% -0.3
Green Party Nathaniel Love 147 5.5% +1.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall 116 4.3% -0.3
Confelicity Elizabeth Alexandra Smith 21 0.8% +0.6
Majority312
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors7,408
Ballots cast2,667

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Blenheim Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Donna Richardson Elected 878 34.0% -10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Arscott 716 27.7% -12.0
Independent Keith Ian Evans 704 27.3% +23.1
Green Party AJ Sutherland 167 6.5% +1.5
Liberal Democrats Joyce Onstad 82 3.2% -2.6
Confelicity Sian Evans-Jack 26 1.0% -0.1
Majority162
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors8,072
Ballots cast2,583

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Chalkwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Habermel Elected 1,147 47.4% +2.5
Labour Party David Carrington 762 31.5% +1.8
Green Party James Anthony Thomas Vessey-Miller 241 10.0% +2.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Hind 189 7.8% -4.2
Confelicity Linzi Arkas-Binder 75 3.1% +1.0
Majority385
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors7,121
Ballots cast2,421

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastwood Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins Elected 1,786 67.5% +21.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith McMahon 626 23.7% -20.4
Labour Party Jennifer Lewis 133 5.0% -1.4
Green Party RJ Learmouth 54 2.0% +0.1
Confelicity Simon Alec Robert Spooner 40 1.5% +0.0
Majority1,160
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors7,350
Ballots cast2,646

Liberal Democrats hold

Kursaal

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Gabriel Leroy Elected 886 54.7% -8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Roger Brookes 348 21.5% -1.8
Green Party Thomas Matthew Love 134 8.3% +1.8
Confelicity Lee John Clark 90 5.6% +1.6
Liberal Democrats Rory Windass 80 4.9% +1.3
British Democratic Party Stephen Leonard Smith 42 2.6% —
Heritage Party Lara Michelle Hurley 35 2.2% —
Majority538
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors8,105
Ballots cast1,621

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Leigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Richard Longstaff Elected 1,042 39.0% +17.5
Liberal Democrats Syrie Cox 835 31.3% -9.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Alan Watt 501 18.8% -6.5
Labour Party Mick Ekers 236 8.8% -2.7
Confelicity James Daniel Miller 36 1.3% +0.4
The Moon And Serpent Party Jason Stephen Pilley 13 0.5% —
Majority207
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors7,419
Ballots cast2,671

Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Milton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cheryl Jean Nevin Elected 1,137 50.8% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Marco David Mann 538 24.1% -4.2
Green Party Sarah-Ann Jardine 222 9.9% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Christopher Howes 143 6.4% +1.4
Heritage Party Bianca Eleanor Isherwood 105 4.7% —
Confelicity Dee Curtis 82 3.7% +1.0
Majority599
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors7,986
Ballots cast2,236

Labour Party hold

Prittlewell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Meg Davidson Elected 1,161 43.5% -10.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Shahid Nadeem 998 37.4% +13.1
Liberal Democrats David Webb 251 9.4% -2.8
Green Party Jon Mullett 146 5.5% -2.0
Confelicity Simon James Jones 107 4.0% +2.1
Majority163
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors7,856
Ballots cast2,671

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shoeburyness

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steven Francis Wakefield Elected 885 38.6% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Harvey 802 35.0% -1.0
Labour Party Ian David Pope 376 16.4% -1.2
Green Party Fiona Clapperton 119 5.2% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride 58 2.5% +0.5
Confelicity Kayleigh Kathleen Burgess 45 2.0% +0.5
Majority83
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors8,489
Ballots cast2,292

Independent hold

Southchurch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Campbell Elected 1,138 51.7% -10.3
Independent Maggie Kelly 368 16.7% —
Labour Party Gray Sergeant 353 16.0% -3.1
Green Party Jo Bates 154 7.0% -1.6
Confelicity Dean Harris-Eckett 93 4.2% +1.3
Liberal Democrats Pam Austin 91 4.1% -3.1
Majority770
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,333
Ballots cast2,200

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Laurence

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Daniel Cowan Elected 1,308 53.4% +5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Cheryll Myra Gardiner 869 35.5% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Dave Poulton 125 5.1% -2.5
Green Party Eli London 87 3.6% -0.0
Confelicity Gail Doreen Robertson 53 2.2% +0.3
Majority439
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors7,897
Ballots cast2,448

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

St Luke's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin Berry Elected 975 48.4% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Tamkeen Shaikh 438 21.7% -6.4
Independent Brian Ayling 231 11.5% -1.6
Green Party Tilly Hogrebe 179 8.9% +2.2
Confelicity Jolene Anne Hills 102 5.1% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Billy Boulton 79 3.9% +1.0
Majority537
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors8,056
Ballots cast2,014

Labour Party hold

Thorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ron Woodley Elected 1,108 37.2% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Smith Davidson 867 29.1% -10.4
Independent Andrew Hall 437 14.7% —
Labour Party Sam Allen 377 12.7% +1.1
Green Party Julie Callow 152 5.1% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Katie Kurilecz 62 2.1% -0.0
Confelicity Melissa Aylott 59 2.0% +0.4
Majority241
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors7,263
Ballots cast2,978

Independent hold

Victoria

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mandy O'Connor Elected 1,067 59.2% -4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Carr 349 19.4% -4.4
Green Party Peter Walker 175 9.7% -0.6
Liberal Democrats Phil Edey 116 6.4% +0.6
Confelicity Jonathan Humphrys 84 4.7% +2.5
Majority718
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors9,005
Ballots cast1,801

Labour Party hold

West Leigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Owen Westley Cartey Elected 1,317 47.0% -0.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Joseph Cummins 965 34.4% -5.4
Green Party Stephanie Clare Golder 231 8.2% +1.9
Labour Party Carolyn Druce 219 7.8% +2.3
Confelicity Jane Mary Wilkes 64 2.3% +1.5
Majority352
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors7,190
Ballots cast2,804

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

West Shoebury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Cox Elected 1,268 58.1% -0.2
Labour Party Muhammad Ibrahim 451 20.7% -1.4
Green Party Lea Angela Williams 186 8.5% +0.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Anthony Collins 163 7.5% +0.3
Confelicity Michael Arkus-Binder 107 4.9% +0.3
Majority817
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,277
Ballots cast2,183

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Westborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anne Jones Elected 1,038 56.7% -5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Wilkins 337 18.4% -0.6
Green Party Stephen David Jordan 217 11.9% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Marie Edey 157 8.6% -0.7
Confelicity Connor Bines 75 4.1% +2.7
Majority701
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors7,625
Ballots cast1,830

Labour Party hold

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