1991 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
The 1991 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.
Results summary
[edit]| 1991 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 6 |  1 | 46.2 | 18 | 24 | 61.5 | 20,421 | 39.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 |  3 | 30.8 | 5 | 9 | 23.1 | 15,640 | 30.0 | ||
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 15.4 | 3 | 5 | 12.8 | 9,926 | 19.1 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 2,386 | 4.6 | ||
| Liberal | 0 |  | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,297 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,270 | 2.4 | ||
| Residents | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,141 | 2.2 | ||
Ward results
[edit]Belfairs
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Du Bois | 2,141 | 46.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Evans | 2,103 | 45.5 | ||
| Labour | N. Boorman | 312 | 6.7 | ||
| Liberal | A. Farmer | 67 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 0.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 52.2 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Blenheim
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | C. Mallam | 1,823 | 40.7 | ||
| Conservative | G. Littler | 1,759 | 39.3 | ||
| Labour | B. Thurston | 447 | 10.0 | ||
| Independent | V. Jobson | 235 | 5.3 | ||
| Liberal | V. Wilkinson | 212 | 4.7 | ||
| Majority | 1.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 48.5 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Chalkwell
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Holdcroft | 2,051 | 54.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Wade | 1,228 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Mapp | 399 | 10.6 | ||
| Liberal | G. Wilkinson | 94 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 21.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Eastwood
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Ager | 2,526 | 52.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | G. Longley | 1,878 | 38.8 | ||
| Labour | Z. Chaudhri | 340 | 7.0 | ||
| Liberal | L. Farmer | 98 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 13.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.7 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Leigh
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | P. Wexham | 2,269 | 49.3 | ||
| Conservative | M. Reynolds | 1,880 | 40.9 | ||
| Labour | P. Circus | 329 | 7.2 | ||
| Liberal | K. Izard | 120 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 8.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.5 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Milton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Carlile | 1,403 | 50.3 | ||
| Labour | K. Lee | 826 | 29.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Kaufman | 244 | 8.7 | ||
| Independent | J. Adams | 166 | 6.0 | ||
| Liberal | T. Marshall | 150 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 20.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Prittlewell
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | J. Armitage | 1,916 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | S. Diggins | 1,616 | 39.5 | ||
| Labour | D. Garne | 563 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 7.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Shoebury
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | A. Cole | 2,386 | 44.8 | ||
| Labour | A. Chalk | 1,279 | 24.0 | ||
| Residents | R. Hadley | 1,141 | 21.4 | ||
| Independent | J. Hendry | 201 | 3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | G. Stride | 183 | 3.4 | ||
| Liberal | M. Blain | 134 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 20.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.4 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Southchurch
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Garston | 2,034 | 54.1 | ||
| Labour | W. McIntyre | 977 | 26.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | R. More | 410 | 10.9 | ||
| Independent | J. Foster | 221 | 5.9 | ||
| Liberal | I. Farmer | 120 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 28.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Luke's
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Burstin | 1,536 | 44.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | H. Gibeon | 1,022 | 29.4 | ||
| Conservative | G. Woolf | 845 | 24.3 | ||
| Liberal | T. French | 75 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 14.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.7 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Thorpe
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Carr | 2,356 | 61.4 | ||
| Labour | G. Farrer | 593 | 15.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | W. Petchey | 384 | 10.0 | ||
| Independent | D. Markscheffel | 278 | 7.2 | ||
| Liberal | S. Marshall | 227 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | 45.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Victoria
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Dunn | 1,809 | 54.6 | ||
| Conservative | O. Byrne | 1,032 | 31.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Miller | 304 | 9.2 | ||
| Independent | C. Rogers | 169 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 23.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.1 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Westborough
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | G. Cossey | 1,876 | 59.2 | ||
| Conservative | R. Brown | 778 | 24.6 | ||
| Labour | K. Stone | 513 | 16.2 | ||
| Majority | 34.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2018.
