2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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The 2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Result Summary[]

Prior to the election, three UKIP councillors left the UKIP group to sit as the Southend Independence Group. They are shown in the table as Independents.

2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	3	47.1	17	25	49.0	11,383	30.6	–9.1
	Independent	4	2	23.5	7	11	21.6	7,796	21.0	+6.6
	Labour	4	1	23.5	7	11	21.6	7,080	19.0	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	1	2	5.9	1	2	3.9	3,883	10.4	+0.7
	UKIP	0		0.0	2	2	3.9	5,472	14.7	+3.7
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,598	4.3	–3.0

Ward results[]

Belfairs[]

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen Aylen	1,051	41.6	+9.1†
	Conservative	Alan Dear	990	39.2	-3.4
	Labour	Dave Alston	264	10.5	-1.9
	Green	Nick Brown	117	4.6	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Herbert	102	4.0	-3.9
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

† percentage change is compared to the 2012 election

Blenheim Park[]

Blenheim Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Boyd	715	31.6	-6.2
	Labour	Matt Dent	555	24.6	+6.0
	UKIP	Roger Weaver	474	21.0	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Allen-King	317	14.0	-0.3
	Independent	Colin Ritchie	105	4.7	N/A
	Green	Jules Esposito	94	4.2	-3.4
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Chalkwell[]

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Burzotta	817	38.5	-10.9
	Independent	Andy Crow	502	23.6	N/A
	Labour	Taylor Barrall	347	16.3	-3.2
	UKIP	Paul Lloyd	223	10.5	N/A
	Green	Mark Meatcher	124	5.8	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davis	112	5.3	-1.3
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastwood Park[]

Eastwood Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Walker	1,022	42.5	-15.4
	UKIP	Verina Weaver	644	26.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	464	19.3	0.0
	Labour	Sean Jones	222	9.2	-5.6
	Green	Fiddian Warman	50	2.1	-6.0
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kursaal[]

Kursaal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen McDonald	709	42.1	+5.6
	UKIP	Gordon Bailey-Smith	379	22.5	-1.5
	Conservative	Simon Gittus	378	22.5	-2.9
	Green	Liz Swanson	141	8.4	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Collins	75	4.5	-0.1
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Leigh[]

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wexham	1,185	49.1	+17.1
	Conservative	John Hodge	574	23.8	-17.7
	Labour	Matt Zarb-Cousin	272	11.3	-3.7
	UKIP	Ted Preedy	206	8.5	N/A
	Green	Jon Mullett	174	7.2	-4.3
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Milton[]

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julian Ware-Lane	1,020	45.3	+7.5
	Conservative	Daniel Nelson	593	26.3	-12.7
	UKIP	Jo Googe	297	13.2	N/A
	Green	Stephen Bartram	142	6.3	-4.6
	Independent	Stephen Cummins	124	5.5	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Howes	78	3.5	+2.1
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Prittlewell[]

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Garston	758	30.1	-16.2
	Labour	Mike Fieldhouse	680	27.0	+7.6
	UKIP	Bob Gage	473	18.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Betson	253	10.1	-0.7
	Independent	Paul Ryder	233	9.3	-5.4
	Green	Abbie-Jade Sutherland	118	4.7	-4.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Shoeburyness[]

Shoeburyness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mike Assenheim	728	29.0	-22.7†
	Conservative	Sue Abrahams	607	24.1	-14.7
	Independent	Anne Chalk	527	21.0	-13.8
	UKIP	Edward McNally	309	12.3	N/A
	Labour	Maggie Kelly	236	9.4	-8.7
	Green	Nigel Outten	57	2.3	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Barrett	50	2.0	-0.7
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

† percentage change compared to 2012 election.

Southchurch[]

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Bright	861	35.1	-3.5
	Independent	Keith Sharman	800	32.6	+10.6
	UKIP	Barrie Page	367	14.9	-1.9
	Labour	Ros Sanders	296	12.1	-2.7
	Green	Paul Hill	80	3.3	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet Thompson	52	2.1	-0.4
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

St. Laurence[]

St. Laurence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Flewitt	824	38.2	+0.9
	UKIP	Viv White	437	20.3	-6.8
	Labour	Reg Copley	370	17.1	+2.5
	Independent	Kat Woodley	245	11.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Thompson	218	10.1	-2.4
	Green	Tanya Rayment	64	3.0	-2.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's[]

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brian Ayling	838	37.0	-4.1†
	Labour	Donna Richardson	473	20.9	+3.5
	Conservative	Del Thomas	464	20.5	-0.4
	UKIP	David Stansfield	352	15.6	-2.2
	Green	Jason Pilley	104	4.6	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tomasz Lachowicz	31	1.4	-1.6
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

† percentage change compared to 2012 election

Thorpe[]

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mike Stafford	1,873	63.1	-6.7†
	Conservative	Jon Bacon	475	16.0	-10.3
	UKIP	Clive Cowan	297	10.0	N/A
	Labour	Rod Birks	184	6.2	+1.1
	Green	Jo Bates	83	2.8	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	James Clinkscales	56	1.9	-0.5
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

† percentage change compared to 2012 election

Victoria[]

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Gilbert	987	54.7	+14.0
	UKIP	Peter Breuer	357	19.8	-2.7
	Conservative	Dennis Garne	276	15.3	-8.2
	Green	Ian Hurd	117	6.5	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Collins	66	3.7	-0.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

West Leigh[]

West Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lamb	1,219	44.6	-7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bailey	769	28.1	+8.5
	UKIP	Lesley Martin	313	11.4	-2.6
	Labour	Ian Pope	235	8.6	-1.0
	Independent	Gabriella Terry	108	4.0	N/A
	Green	Sarah Yapp	89	3.3	-1.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Shoebury[]

West Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Jarvis	810	36.0	-2.0
	Independent	Peter Lovett	767	34.1	N/A
	UKIP	Lenny Lierens	344	15.3	-6.1
	Labour	Joseph Saunders	230	10.2	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Roast	55	2.4	-2.3
	Green	Stephen Jordan	44	2.0	-4.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westborough[]

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Jones	693	33.9	+0.6
	Independent	Dr Vel	451	22.1	-11.2†
	Conservative	Daryl Peagram	317	15.5	-13.9
	UKIP	Frank Snell	263	12.9	N/A
	Green	Paul Mansfield	124	6.1	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Austin	119	5.8	-2.2
	Independent	Alan Hart	77	3.8	-0.3
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

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