2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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7 June 2001 (2001-06-07)
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All 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 32 12 7
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 7 Decrease 2
Popular vote 84,705 50,487 43,367
Percentage 46.9% 27.9% 24.0%
Swing Decrease 10.5% Increase 10.4% Increase 1.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as the 2001 general election and other local elections.

The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 12 to 51.[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Summary

Election result

The results saw the Conservative increase their majority on the council after winning 32 of the 51 seats on the council.[3] The Labour Party won 12 seats to become the main opposition, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 7 seats.[3]

2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[2][4]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 32 2 3 Increase 7 62.7 46.9 84,705 –10.5
  Labour 51 12 4 1 Increase 7 23.5 27.9 50,487 +10.4
  Liberal Democrats 43 7 1 3 Decrease 2 13.7 24.0 43,367 +1.0
  Independent 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 1,288 N/A
  Green 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 906 +0.3

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Aylen* 2,061 51.1 –18.0
Conservative Julie Cushion 1,856 46.0 –23.1
Conservative Margaret Evans 1,800 44.6 –24.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Charles 1,515 37.5 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Grimwade 1,510 37.4 +16.3
Liberal Democrats Howard Gibeon 1,321 32.7 +11.6
Labour Alan Francis 709 17.6 +7.8
Labour Cheryl Nevin 679 16.8 +7.0
Labour Jonathan Grindley 657 16.3 +6.5
Turnout ~4,581 63.0 +25.6
Registered electors 7,272
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Longley 1,657 42.0
Liberal Democrats James Clinkscales 1,613 40.9
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith 1,559 39.5
Conservative David Angus 1,514 38.4
Conservative Margaret Longden 1,375 34.9
Conservative Peter Collins 1,372 34.8
Labour Matthew Doody 960 24.4
Labour Rosemary Merton 936 23.7
Labour Ernest Webb 840 21.3
Turnout ~4,239 55.7
Registered electors 7,610
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chalkwell

Chalkwell (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Salter* 1,950 56.4 –3.6
Conservative Charles Latham* 1,875 54.2 –5.8
Conservative Richard Brown* 1,830 52.9 –7.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Fisher 1,067 30.8 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Ronald Alexander 1,022 29.5 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Derek Holliday 815 23.6 +0.7
Labour Joyce Mapp 708 20.5 +10.0
Labour Lydia Sookias 602 17.4 +6.9
Labour Sylvia Sookias 510 14.7 +4.2
Turnout ~3,852 52.9 +24.6
Registered electors 7,282
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Walker* 1,958 50.3
Conservative Roger Weaver* 1,922 49.4
Conservative Andrew Moring 1,766 45.4
Liberal Democrats Norah Goodman 1,579 40.6
Liberal Democrats David Wells 1,244 32.0
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Howell 1,126 29.0
Labour John Felton 724 18.6
Labour Michael Doogan-Turner 714 18.4
Labour Joan Richards 635 16.3
Turnout ~4,384 58.8
Registered electors 7,456
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kursaal

Kursaal (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis Garne 1,349 54.3
Labour Stephen George 1,303 52.4
Labour Judith McMahon 1,295 52.1
Conservative Graham John 958 38.5
Conservative Leslie Judd 860 34.6
Conservative Judith Smithson 838 33.7
Liberal Democrats Rose Day 435 17.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Read 421 16.9
Turnout ~2,924 42.2
Registered electors 6,929
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Leigh

Leigh (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall* 1,685 44.5 –2.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham* 1,656 43.8 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Nigel Baker 1,564 41.3 –5.5
Conservative Robin Carlile 1,459 38.6 –3.3
Conservative Joyce Lambert 1,403 37.1 –4.8
Conservative Jeanette Rowswell 1,369 36.2 –5.7
Labour Vera Norman 801 21.2 +15.1
Labour Kyle Campbell 710 18.8 +12.7
Labour Colin Campbell 702 18.6 +12.5
Turnout ~4,178 59.2 +24.0
Registered electors 7,058
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Milton

Milton (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Davy* 1,355 47.0 –3.4
Conservative Jonathan Garston* 1,344 46.6 –3.8
Conservative Ann Robertson 1,310 45.4 –5.0
Labour William Chesworth 1,285 44.5 +8.5
Labour Lilias Felton* 1,214 42.1 +6.1
Labour Maureen Shaw 1,192 41.3 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Amanda Spraggs 490 17.0 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Wiggins 466 16.2 +9.3
Turnout ~3,325 47.4 +22.2
Registered electors 7,014
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Prittlewell

Prittlewell (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Price 1,702 38.4 –16.8
Conservative Murray Foster 1,626 36.6 –18.6
Conservative Anna Waite* 1,509 34.0 –21.2
Liberal Democrats John Adams 1,349 30.4 –2.4
Liberal Democrats Steven Cox 1,277 28.8 –4.0
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin 1,223 27.6 –5.2
Labour Margaret Borton 1,105 24.9 +12.9
Labour Evelyn Tarff 992 22.4 +10.4
Labour Bernard Chalk 936 21.1 +9.1
Green Andrea Black 408 9.2 N/A
Turnout ~4,438 58.1 +25.0
Registered electors 7,639
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Laurence

St Laurence (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Gorham 1,576 41.6
Conservative Michael Dolby 1,561 41.2
Conservative Brian Houssart 1,492 39.3
Liberal Democrats Mary Betson 1,361 35.9
Liberal Democrats Carole Roast 1,269 33.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Lubel* 1,245 32.8
Labour John Hellyer 1,006 26.5
Labour Colin Assen 958 25.3
Labour Paul White 907 23.9
Turnout ~4,306 57.3
Registered electors 7,515
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Lukes

St Lukes (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reginald Copley* 1,837 52.4 +13.5
Labour Kevin Robinson 1,680 47.9 +9.0
Labour Michael Royston* 1,538 43.8 +4.9
Conservative Ellen Hodgson 1,311 37.4 –11.0
Conservative Melvyn Day* 1,307 37.3 –11.1
Conservative Michael Steptoe 1,263 36.0 –12.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Clark 557 15.9 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Marion Boulton 532 15.2 +7.4
Green Adrian Hedges 498 14.2 +9.4
Turnout ~4,005 52.4 +33.3
Registered electors 7,643
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ascroft* 1,877 59.3
Conservative Patricia Rayner 1,536 48.6
Labour Anne Chalk 1,485 46.9
Conservative Allan Cole 1,415 44.7
Labour George Saville 1,264 40.0
Labour Linda Cooke 1,148 36.3
Liberal Democrats Janet Porter 419 13.2
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride 347 11.0
Turnout ~3,758 51.1
Registered electors 7,354
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Southchurch

Southchurch (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Garston* 2,462 68.4 –7.2
Conservative Ann Holland* 2,301 63.9 –11.7
Conservative Brian Kelly* 2,203 61.2 –14.4
Labour Gary Farrer 1,003 27.8 +11.8
Labour Ruth Jarvis 920 25.5 +9.5
Labour Jean Haisman 878 24.4 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Janet Davis 564 15.7 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Woolcott 475 13.2 +4.8
Turnout ~4,067 57.4 +29.1
Registered electors 7,085
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thorpe

Thorpe (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Carr* 2,893 73.0 –3.5
Conservative Anthony Delaney* 2,738 69.0 –7.5
Conservative Daphne White* 2,708 68.3 –8.2
Labour Elsie Townsend 877 22.1 +6.9
Labour John Townsend 794 20.0 +4.8
Labour John Townsend 698 17.6 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ray 606 15.3 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith 583 14.7 +6.4
Turnout ~4,587 63.8 +36.7
Registered electors 7,189
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Victoria

Victoria (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Dandridge* 1,621 60.5 +17.2
Labour David Norman 1,395 52.1 +8.8
Labour Jane Norman 1,371 51.2 +7.9
Conservative Paul Jones 1,039 38.8 –7.1
Conservative Anthony Smithson 854 31.9 –14.0
Conservative Ahmed Khwaja 753 28.1 –17.8
Liberal Democrats Donna Collins 514 19.2 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins 489 18.3 +7.5
Turnout ~3,636 52.4 +30.6
Registered electors 6,939
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

West Leigh

West Leigh (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lamb* 2,541 59.1
Conservative Howard Briggs* 2,455 57.1
Conservative Gwendoline Horrigan* 2,439 56.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Pilgrim 1,389 32.3
Liberal Democrats Albert Wren 1,365 31.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Collins 1,232 28.7
Labour Terence Adams 505 11.7
Labour Suzanne Gardner 498 11.6
Labour Christopher Elliott 474 11.0
Turnout ~4,655 66.8
Registered electors 6,969
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West Shoebury

West Shoebury (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony North* 2,328 63.4
Conservative Derek Jarvis 2,236 60.9
Conservative Verina Wilson* 2,135 58.1
Labour John Jarvis 1,173 31.9
Labour John Hodgkins 1,146 31.2
Labour David Yallop 989 26.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Spraggs 550 15.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Goldsmith 466 12.7
Turnout ~4,219 56.9
Registered electors 7,415
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Westborough

Westborough (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Sibley* 1,164 38.2 –5.6
Labour Marimuthu Velmurugan 990 32.5 +8.1
Labour Teresa Merrison 928 30.5 +6.1
Labour Charles Willis 846 27.8 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Ritchie 839 27.6 –16.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Newton 807 26.5 –17.3
Conservative Mark Newman 796 26.1 –5.7
Conservative David Nicklin 779 25.6 –6.2
Conservative Kathleen Meager 695 22.8 –9.0
Independent Mark Flewitt 672 22.1 N/A
Independent Martin Terry 616 20.2 N/A
Turnout ~3,431 48.5 +24.2
Registered electors 7,080
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

By-elections

Shoeburyness By-Election 19 July 2001[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan Cole 509 48.8 −0.8
Labour George Saville 400 38.4 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Barry Godwin 133 12.8 +1.7
Majority 109 10.4
Turnout 1,042 14.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ^ "Southend-on-Sea". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "The Local Elections of 7 June 2001" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 27 September 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Essex, Southend: Tories claim local victories". Echo. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2010. [dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Southend Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2010. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 31 March 2010. [dead link]
Preceded by
2000 Southend-on-Sea Council election 		Southend-on-Sea local elections Succeeded by
2002 Southend-on-Sea Council election
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