2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election

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2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
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17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Daniel Cowan Tony Cox
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Leader since 9 May 2023 9 May 2019
Leader's seat St. Laurence West Shoebury
Last election 17 seats, 28.7% 22 seats, 33.2% 7 seats, 12.3%
Seats before 16 22 8
Seats won 7 7 1
Seats after 20 18 7
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4 Decrease 1
Popular vote 12,702 12,406 3,572
Percentage 31.6% 30.9% 8.9%
Swing Increase 2.9% Decrease 2.3% Increase 3.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Paul Collins Richard Longstaff
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader since 13 May 2023 4 May 2023
Leader's seat Eastwood Park Leigh
Last election 4 seats, 13.2% 1 seat, 9.1%
Seats before 4 1
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 4 2
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 4,351 5,434
Percentage 10.8% 13.5%
Swing Decrease 2.4% Increase 4.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
Leader before election

Tony Cox
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

TBD
No overall control

The 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 51 members of Southend-on-Sea City Council in Essex were elected.

Background[edit]

The Conservative Party took control of Southend-on-Sea from no overall control in 2000,[1] and governed as a majority until 2014 when they were replaced by a coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrats and independents.[2] The Conservatives took control alongside UKIP in 2016,[2] before regaining a majority in 2018. The Labour-Liberal Democrats-independent coalition took over in 2019,[3] and governed until 2023. In that election, the Conservatives won 5 seats with 33.2%, Labour won 7 with 28.7%, independents won 3 with 12.3%, the Liberal Democrats won 1 with 13.2%, and the Green Party won 1 with 9.1%. The Conservatives formed a minority administration with support of some independents following this election.[4]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 11 seats with 40.5%, Labour won 6 with 26.1%, independents won 1 with 13.0% and the Liberal Democrats won 1 with 11.4%.

Summary[edit]

Council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[5] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 22 Conservative 22 Conservative 18
Labour 17 Labour 16 Labour 20
Liberal Democrats 4 Liberal Democrats 4 Liberal Democrats 4
Green 1 Green 1 Green 2
Independent 7 Independent 8 Independent 7

Changes:

  • May 2023: Kathy Murphy leaves Labour to sit as an independent[6]

Councillors standing down[edit]

Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Derek Jarvis West Shoebury Ward Conservative 25 March 2024[7]
Chris Walker Eastwood Park 1997 Conservative 21 October 2021
Steve Buckley St Laurence 2015 Conservative
John Lamb West Leigh Conservative
Stephen George Milton 1999 Labour
Mike Stafford Thorpe Independent

Candidates by party[edit]

Conservative Party (17/17)





Labour Party (17/17)





Liberal Democrats (17/17)





Green Party (17/17)





Confelicity (17/17)





Independent (8/17)





Heritage (7/17)





Election result[edit]

2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 Increase 4 41.2 13 20 39.2 12,702 31.6 +2.9
  Conservative 7 Decrease 4 41.2 11 18 35.3 12,406 30.9 –2.3
  Independent 1 Decrease 1 5.9 6 7 13.7 3,572 8.9 –3.4
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 5.9 3 4 7.8 4,351 10.8 –2.4
  Green 1 Increase 1 5.9 1 2 3.9 5,434 13.5 +4.4
  Confelicity 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,307 3.3 +0.4
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 420 1.0 +0.7

Ward Results[edit]

Results of the City Council election were released by Southend-on-Sea City Council on 3rd May 2024.[8]

Seat changes are compared to the 2023 election and do not take into account interim changes due to by-elections or defections.

Belfairs[edit]

Belfairs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Warren* 1,006 39.2 +5.9
Green Nathaniel Love 693 27.0 +21.5
Independent Gareth Evans 419 16.3 N/A
Labour Graham Main 320 12.5 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cummins 86 3.4 –1.1
Confelicity Lizzie Smith 32 1.2 +0.4
Majority 313 12.2 N/A
Turnout 2,565 34.9 –1.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.8

Blenheim Park[edit]

Blenheim Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Shahid Nadeem 1,089 40.0 +5.9
Conservative Helen Boyd* 677 24.9 –2.9
Independent Keith Evans 561 20.6 –6.8
Green AJ Sutherland 223 8.2 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela Austin 103 3.8 +0.6
Heritage Lynn Smith 28 1.0 N/A
Confelicity Luis Lancos 26 1.0 –0.1
Majority 412 15.1 +8.8
Turnout 2,722 33.7 +1.8
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.4

Chalkwell[edit]

Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Courtenay* 975 40.8 –6.7
Labour Mike O'Connor 868 36.3 +4.7
Green James Vessey-Miller 331 13.9 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hind 130 5.4 –2.4
Confelicity Roma Patel 73 3.05 ±0.0
Majority 107 4.5 –11.4
Turnout 2,388 33.7 –0.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.7

Eastwood Park[edit]

Eastwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Poulton 1,419 56.4 –11.3
Conservative Verina Weaver 762 30.3 +6.6
Labour Christopher Clarke 193 7.7 +2.7
Green Lauren Ekins 78 3.1 +1.1
Confelicity Simon Spooner 53 2.1 +0.6
Majority 657 26.1 –17.9
Turnout 2,517 34.5 –1.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease9.0

Kursaal[edit]

Kursaal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Ferguson 846 51.0 –3.9
Conservative Marco Mann 237 14.3 –7.2
Independent Kay Mitchell 179 10.8 N/A
Confelicity Lee Clark 155 9.3 +3.7
Green Thomas Love 128 7.7 –0.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall 58 3.5 –1.5
Heritage Lara Hurley 51 3.1 +0.9
Majority 609 36.7 +3.3
Turnout 1,660 20.8 +0.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase1.7

Leigh[edit]

Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Stuart Allen 1,725 57.6 +18.5
Liberal Democrats Jean de Tourtoulon 637 21.3 –10.1
Conservative Mary Canet-Espi 342 11.4 –7.4
Labour Malla Reddy Gurram 202 6.7 –1.9
Confelicity James Miller 80 2.7 +1.3
Majority 1,088 36.3 +28.6
Turnout 2,996 40.9 +4.7
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase14.3

Milton[edit]

Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Allen 1,170 52.1 +1.0
Conservative Jonathan Garston 540 24.0 –0.2
Green Sarah-Ann Patel 269 12.0 +2.0
Heritage Bianca Isherwood 106 4.7 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Howes 84 3.7 –2.7
Confelicity Dee Curtis 68 3.0 –0.7
Majority 630 28.1 +1.2
Turnout 2,246 27.0 –0.6
Labour hold Swing Increase0.6

Prittlewell[edit]

Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Garston* 1,032 39.0 –4.6
Labour Chris Webster 971 36.7 –0.8
Green RJ Learmouth 220 8.3 +2.8
Independent Leanne Kelly 170 6.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Pierre Craddock 142 5.4 –4.0
Confelicity Simon Jones 87 3.3 –0.7
Majority 61 2.3 –3.8
Turnout 2,645 33.8 –0.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.9

Shoeburyness[edit]

Shoeburyness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith McMahon 742 31.5 –3.6
Labour Kevin Ryan 734 31.1 +14.6
Independent Tricia Cowdrey 628 26.6 –12.1
Green Fiona Clapperton 125 5.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Bailey 68 2.9 +0.4
Confelicity Kayleigh Burgess 47 2.0 ±0.0
Majority 8 0.4 N/A
Turnout 2,357 27.6 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.1

Southchurch[edit]

Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darryl Jones* 1,317 52.2 +0.4
Labour Carrie Druce 560 27.7 +11.6
Green Matthew Dallat 162 7.4 +0.4
Confelicity Dean Harris-Eckett 151 6.9 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Billy Boulton 102 4.7 +0.6
Heritage Angela Mozzato 47 2.2 N/A
Majority 757 24.5 –10.5
Turnout 2,178 29.5 –0.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.6

St Laurence[edit]

St Laurence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Madison Faulkner-Hatt 1,164 50.0 –3.6
Conservative Samuel Pettengell 790 33.9 –1.7
Liberal Democrats Kev Malone 148 6.4 +1.3
Green Simon Gittus 120 5.2 +1.6
Confelicity Sandy van Deventer 93 4.0 +1.8
Majority 374 16.1 –1.9
Turnout 2,327 29.6 –1.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease1.0

St Luke's[edit]

St Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Norman 911 43.8 –5.0
Conservative Brian Beggs* 534 25.7 +3.8
Independent Brian Ayling 212 10.2 –1.3
Green Tilly Hogrebe 191 9.2 +0.3
Confelicity Joleen Hills 84 4.0 –1.1
Liberal Democrats Sara-Jayne Boulton 69 3.3 –0.6
Heritage Adam Ball 61 2.9 N/A
Majority 377 18.1 –8.7
Turnout 2,081 26.0 +0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease4.4

Thorpe[edit]

Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Susan Badger 1,001 35.8 –0.4
Conservative Gavin Chambers 870 31.1 +2.8
Labour David Scott 571 20.4 +8.1
Green Julie Callow 166 5.9 +0.9
Confelicity Melissa Aylott 69 2.5 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Katie Kurilecz 54 1.9 –0.1
Heritage Adam Isherwood 51 1.8 N/A
Majority 131 4.7 –3.2
Turnout 2,797 38.8 –2.3
Independent hold Swing Decrease1.6

Victoria[edit]

Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Gilbert* 1,109 60.1 +0.5
Conservative Bernard Arscott 298 16.2 –3.3
Green Peter Walker 180 9.8 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Edey 100 5.4 –1.1
Heritage Sandra Wiseman 76 4.1 N/A
Confelicity Jonathan Humphreys 61 3.3 –1.4
Majority 811 43.9 +3.8
Turnout 1,844 20.1 +0.3
Labour hold Swing Increase1.9

West Leigh[edit]

West Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Salter 1,086 37.9 –9.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Wexham 895 30.7 –3.8
Green Gemma Deeney 413 14.2 +5.9
Labour James Morrison 407 14.0 +6.2
Confelicity Jane Wilkes 96 3.3 +1.0
Majority 191 7.2 –5.4
Turnout 2,912 40.8 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.7

West Shoebury[edit]

West Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Moyies* 1,002 45.3 –13.1
Labour Co-op Ian Pope 524 23.7 +3.0
Independent Barry Godwin 402 18.2 N/A
Green Lea Williams 147 6.6 –2.0
Liberal Democrats Granville Stride 70 3.2 –4.3
Confelicity Robert Cammidge 58 2.6 –2.3
Majority 478 21.6 –16.0
Turnout 2,214 30.2 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.1

Westborough[edit]

Westborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Kinsella 1,063 53.8 –3.1
Conservative Dr Vel 375 19.0 +0.5
Green Stephen Jordan 263 13.3 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Edey 186 9.4 +0.8
Confelicity Noah Hughes 74 3.7 –0.4
Majority 688 34.8 –3.6
Turnout 1,977 25.8 +1.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.8

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Dalton, Rachel (11 May 2016). "Southend to leave LGA as Tories take back control". Local Government Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Southend Council: Leader voted out as coalition takes over". BBC News. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Sexton, Christine (18 May 2023). "Tories take over leadership of Southend Council after vote tonight". Echo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Southend-on-Sea City Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ^ Sexton, Christine (17 May 2023). "Southend Labour councillor now non-aligned amid 'toxic atmosphere' allegations". Echo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Southend councillor Derek Jarvis to stand down after cancer diagnosis". BBC News. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ^ "Election results 2024 – Election results – Southend-on-Sea City Counc…". 2024-05-03.
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