2021 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2021 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
← 2019 6 May 2021 2022 →
17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout?
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Leader Tony Cox Ian Gilbert n/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader since 9 May 2019 Oct/Nov 2010 n/a
Leader's seat West Shoebury Victoria n/a
Last election 20 seats, 27.0% 14 seats, 20.8% 12 seats, 24.2%
Seats before 20 12 14
Seats won 11 6 1
Seats after 23 13 10
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 19,569 12,613 6,299
Percentage 40.5% 26.1% 13.0%
Swing Increase 13.5% Increase 5.3% Decrease 11.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Green
Leader Carole Mulroney n/a
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader since May 2017 n/a
Leader's seat Leigh n/a
Last election 5 seats, 14.1% 0 seats, 7.5%
Seats before 5 0
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 5 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 5,493 3,918
Percentage 11.4% 8.1%
Swing Decrease 2.7% Increase 0.6%
Map showing the results of the 2021 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Leader before election

Ian Gilbert
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Ian Gilbert
Labour
No overall control

Elections to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1] The results saw the Conservatives and Labour pick up seats at the expense of the local Independents.[2]

The council is elected by thirds, so a single member was elected from all 17 wards to a term of four years. The seats elected at this election were last contested in 2016, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 elections were delayed for 12 months.[3]

The "rainbow coalition" between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and local independents continued in office, with Labour councillor Ian Gilbert being elected leader of the council.[4][5]

Composition

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Directly after the 2019 election the composition of the council was:

↓
14 5 12 20
Labour Lib Dem Ind Conservative

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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12 5 14 20
Labour Lib Dem Ind Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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13 5 10 23
Labour Lib Dem Ind Conservative

Result summary

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2021 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11 Increase 3 57.9 12 23 45.1 19,569 40.5 +13.5
  Labour 6 Increase 1 29.4 8 13 27.5 12,613 26.1 +5.3
  Independent 1 Decrease 4 5.3 9 10 17.6 6,299 13.0 -11.2
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 5.3 4 5 9.8 5,493 11.4 -2.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,918 8.1 +0.6
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 238 0.1 ±0.0
  Women's Equality 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 147 0.0 ±0.0
  Psychedelic Future 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 37 0.0 ±0.0

Results

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Belfairs

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Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Warren 1,252 43.3 +8.8
Independent Stephen Aylen * 1,038 35.9 +4.0
Labour Alex Small 342 11.8 +2.5
Green Peter Walker 166 5.7 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Sara-Jayne Boulton 96 3.3 −2.2
Majority 214 7.4 +4.8
Turnout 2,894 38.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase2.4

No UKIP candidate as previous (-11.5).

Blenheim Park

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Blenheim Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Boyd * 1,151 42.4 +15.9
Labour Anita Forde 1,043 38.4 +9.3
Green Abbie Sutherland 205 7.6 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Jill Allen-King 159 5.9 +1.3
Independent Alan Hart 155 5.7 −28.4
Majority 108 4.0 —
Turnout 2,713 33.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.3

Chalkwell

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Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Courtenay 1,219 47.5 +9.2
Labour Sorraiya Nawaz 732 28.5 +0.9
Green James Vessey-Miller 241 9.4 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hind 226 8.8 −3.9
Women's Equality Katie Cohen 147 5.7 +4.2
Majority 487 19.0 +8.3
Turnout 2,565 35.9
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.2

No Independent candidate as previous (-12.0).

Eastwood Park

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Eastwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Walker * 1,379 50.8 +28.2
Liberal Democrats Robert McMullan 1,042 38.4 −7.6
Labour Samuel Allen 190 7.0 +1.6
Green Reece Learmouth 104 3.8 +1.2
Majority 337 12.4
Turnout 2,715 36.6
Conservative hold Swing

Kursaal

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Kursaal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Tricia Cowdrey 926 47.4 +12.4
Conservative Judith McMahon 692 35.4 +21.2
Green Thomas Love 245 12.5 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Edey 90 4.6 −12.6
Majority 234 12.0 −3.6
Turnout 1,953 24.6 −0.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease4.4

No Independent candidate as previous (-14.1).

Leigh

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Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham * 1,129 39.0 −1.5
Conservative Paul Gilson 972 33.6 +6.6
Labour Jane Norman 424 14.7 −1.2
Green Richard Longstaff 368 12.7 +3.9
Majority 157 5.4
Turnout 2,893 38.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Milton

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Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen George * 1,306 50.0 +0.9
Conservative John Harland 877 33.6 +5.3
Green Sarah-Ann Patel 319 12.2 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes 111 4.2 −5.7
Majority 429 16.4
Turnout 2,613 32.2
Labour hold Swing

Prittlewell

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Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Garston * 1,479 53.0 +12.0
Labour Shahid Nadeem 762 27.3 +8.2
Green Jon Mullett 224 8.0 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Billy Boulton 200 7.2 −1.7
Independent Alan Martin 128 4.6 New
Majority 717 25.7
Turnout 2,793 35.4
Conservative hold Swing

Shoeburyness

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Shoeburyness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Moyies 1,135 45.2 +13.2
Independent Anne Chalk 777 30.9 −2.6
Labour Sayeeka Farnaz 308 12.3 −4.4
Green Fiona Clapperton 145 5.8 −0.2
For Britain James Quail 58 2.3 −6.0
Independent Timmy Allan-John 47 1.9 New
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride 41 1.6 −1.9
Majority 358 14.3
Turnout 2,511 29.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Southchurch

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Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Bright * 1,701 63.2 +30.3
Labour Kevin Ryan 440 16.3 +2.6
Independent Esther Brown 274 10.2 −23.9
Green Jo Bates 205 7.6 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Pamela Austin 73 2.7 −1.0
Majority 1,261 46.9 —
Turnout 2,693 35.9 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase13.9

No UKIP candidate as previous (-11.1).

St. Laurence

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St. Laurence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Buckley 1,039 37.9 +14.2
Labour Lydia Hyde 975 35.6 +9.6
Independent Kimberley O'Connell 590 21.5 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Jim Clinkscales 70 2.6 −8.0
Green Oliver Thorn 68 2.5 −0.1
Majority 64 2.3
Turnout 2,742 34.6
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Beggs 744 36.2 +25.5
Labour Martin Berry 730 35.5 +13.8
Conservative Jonathan Garston 640 31.1 +17.4
Labour Gabriel Leroy 545 26.5 +4.8
Independent Brian Ayling * 447 21.7 −32.9
Independent Susan Badger 320 15.6 −39.0
Green Tilly Hogrebe 272 13.2 +6.5
Green Ian Hurd 137 6.7 +0.0
Independent Paul Anthony 81 3.9 New
Liberal Democrats Richard Collins 74 3.6 +0.3
Independent John Anthony 69 3.4 New
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Kurilecz 58 2.8 −0.5
Turnout — 50.6
Conservative gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent

Thorpe

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Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Stafford * 1,499 46.6 −25.8
Conservative Azeem Raja 875 27.2 +14.9
Labour James Miller 422 13.1 +5.5
Green Julie Callow 228 7.1 +2.1
For Britain Maghan Quail 129 4.0 New
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall 61 1.9 −0.8
Majority 624 19.4
Turnout 3,214 43.4
Independent hold Swing

Victoria

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Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Gilbert * 1,114 57.1 +6.9
Conservative Darryl Jones 554 28.4 +12.0
Green Denis Champion-Walker 190 9.7 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Gavin Spencer 94 4.8 −0.9
Majority 560 28.7
Turnout 1,952 22.3
Labour hold Swing

West Leigh

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West Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb * 1,572 47.9 +13.1
Liberal Democrats Katie Kurilecz 1,210 36.9 −3.0
Green Nathaniel Love 268 8.2 +2.7
Labour Mick Ekers 230 7.0 +1.6
Majority 362 11.0
Turnout 3,280 45.8
Conservative hold Swing

West Shoebury

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West Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Jarvis * 1,395 56.9 +15.2
Independent Heather Morgan-Salthouse 450 18.4 −6.8
Labour Joe Cresswell 331 13.5 −0.4
Green Alan Appleford 137 5.6 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Carol White 88 3.6 −3.6
For Britain Joanne Quail 51 2.1 −4.6
Majority 945 38.5
Turnout 2,452 33.4
Conservative hold Swing

Westborough

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Westborough (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aston Line 920 43.7 +3.5
Labour Anne Jones * 873 41.4 +1.2
Conservative Colin Campbell 550 26.1 +10.2
Independent Dr Vel 424 20.1 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Edey 344 16.3 +9.2
Conservative Tamkeen Shaikh 343 16.3 +0.4
Liberal Democrats David Webb 327 15.5 +8.4
Green Stephen Jordan 220 10.4 −1.7
Green Vida Guilford 176 8.4 −3.7
Psychedelic Future Jason Pilley 37 1.8 New
Turnout — 54.6
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Local Election Results". BBC. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Local Election Results". Southend Council. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Election timetable in England". gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Labour boss voted leader of Southend Council following crunch vote".
  5. ^ "Rainbow coalition to stand in the way of Tory led council as crunch talks rumble on".
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