2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	33.4%
Leader before election; Nigel Holdcroft; Conservative	Leader after election ; Ron Woodley; Independent; No overall control

The 2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. ^[2]

Following the election, an Independent - Labour - Liberal Democrat coalition administration was formed, replacing the previous Conservative administration. ^[3]

Results summary

2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	4	6	22.2	15	19	37.3	13,422	30.9	–1.8
	Independent	4	3	22.2	9	13	25.5	7,918	18.2	–2.3
	Labour	4	2	22.2	5	9	17.6	7,866	18.1	–1.2
	UKIP	5	5	27.8	0	5	9.8	8,168	18.8	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	1	4	5.6	4	5	9.8	5,453	12.6	–1.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	556	1.3	–0.6
	National Front	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	18	0.0	–0.2

Ward results

Belfairs

Belfairs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mo Butler	1,243	44.7	+15.1
	Independent	Stephen McKiernan	973	35.0	New
	Labour	Laura Martin	363	13.0	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Godwin	204	7.3	–0.3
Majority
Turnout			2,831	37.39
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Floyd Waterworth	851	31.7	+15.5
	Conservative	Helen Boyd	728	27.1	–0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan Russell	529	19.7	–10.8
	Labour	Dean Trotter	383	14.3	–2.2
	Green	Julian Esposito	194	7.2	–1.7
Majority
Turnout			2,700	33.7
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Chalkwell

Chalkwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Folkard	849	37.3	–4.4
	Independent	Lucy Courtenay	467	20.5	New
	UKIP	Leonard Stanley	403	17.7	New
	Labour	Lars Davidsson	397	17.5	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davis	158	6.9	–0.6
Majority
Turnout			2,294	30.89
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Moring	1,139	41.8	–9.1
	UKIP	Paul Lloyd	942	34.6	+17.2
	Liberal Democrats	Norah Goodman	380	13.9	–1.9
	Labour	Jessica Phillips	264	9.7	–6.2
Majority
Turnout			2,740	35.77
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kursaal

Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Lawrence Davies	612	33.5	*New*
	Labour	Charles Willis	576	31.5	–7.3
	Conservative	Jane Ladner	375	20.5	–10.9
	Green	Simon Cross	170	9.3	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	95	5.2	+0.2
Majority
Turnout			1,835	23.13
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

Leigh

Leigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Mulroney	1,070	44.7	–4.7
	Conservative	Barnard Arscott	897	37.5	+6.5
	Labour	Matthew Zarb-Cousin	428	17.9	–1.7
Majority
Turnout			2,472	32.72
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Milton

Milton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cheryl Nevin	848	36.4	+0.6
	Conservative	Vic Lee	582	25.0	–7.2
	UKIP	Edward McNally	486	20.8	New
	Independent	Mark Sharp	259	11.1	New
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Howes	156	6.7	+0.2
Majority
Turnout			2,352	30.25
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Prittlewell

Prittlewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Tino Callaghan	970	34.3	+9.1
	Conservative	Meg Davidson	849	30.1	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Grimwade	596	21.1	–9.3
	Labour	David Carrington	409	14.5	–2.6
Majority
Turnout			2,837	35.78
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

St. Laurence

St. Laurence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Lee Burling	892	37.4	+26.6
	Conservative	Jonathan Hodge	673	28.2	–7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ted Lewin	456	19.1	–9.5
	Labour	Reginald Copley	366	15.3	–4.0
Majority
Turnout			2,399	31.27
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Caroline Endersby	965	38.6	*New*
	Labour	Gary Sergeant	663	26.5	+0.7
	Conservative	Sally Carr	557	22.3	–1.8
	Independent	ABC	246	9.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Waldie	70	2.8	+0.6
Majority
Turnout			2,532	30.7
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nick Ward	1,243	47.2	*New*
	Conservative	Roger Hadley	909	34.5	+5.8
	Labour	Maggie Kelly	404	15.3	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Dresner	77	2.9	New
Majority
Turnout			2,666	30.69
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Southchurch

Southchurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Derek Kenyon	1,196	44.2	*New*
	Conservative	Sue Abrahams	1,050	38.8	+3.0
	Labour	Sean Jones	372	13.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Roast	88	3.3	+0.5
Majority
Turnout			2,706	34.66
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Thorpe

Thorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Terry	2,362	69.6	*New*
	Conservative	Alex Kaye	756	22.3	−2.1
	Labour	Ian Pope	200	5.9	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Clinkscales	77	2.3	+0.8
Majority
Turnout			3,412	45.42
	Independent hold		Swing

Victoria

Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Borton	803	39.5	–10.9
	UKIP	Peter Breuer	617	30.4	+22.6
	Conservative	Denis Garne	322	15.9	–9.5
	Green	Ian Hurd	192	9.5	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ronella Streeter	79	3.9	+0.1
	National Front	Beradette Jaggers	18	0.9	–2.2
Majority
Turnout			2,039	26.8
	Labour hold		Swing

West Leigh

West Leigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fay Evans	1,176	40.6	–9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Bailey	827	28.6	–2.0
	UKIP	Neil Bettis	634	21.9	New
	Labour	Jane Norman	256	8.8	–0.3
Majority
Turnout			2,907	40.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Shoebury

West Shoebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	James Moyies	1,226	46.0	+10.2
	Conservative	Tony Cox	926	34.8	–4.3
	Labour	Matthew Dent	355	13.3	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Row	156	5.9	–1.1
Majority
Turnout			2,675	34.8
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

Westborough

Westborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Robinson	779	33.2	+2.2
	Labour	Michael Royston	726
	UKIP	John Stansfield	535	22.8	New
	UKIP	Carl Whitwell	474
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hill	435	18.5	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	411
	Conservative	David Burzotta	391	16.7	+2.5
	Conservative	Jenny Snoad	284
	Independent	Alan Hart	207	8.8	New
Majority
Turnout			4,264	29.23
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

References

^ "2014 Borough Council elections". southend.gov.uk. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Coalition preparing for council overhaul". Echo News. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[1] "2014 Borough Council elections". southend.gov.uk. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[BBC-2] "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[Echo_News-3] "Coalition preparing for council overhaul". Echo News. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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