2003 UK local government election
The 2003 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 32
- Labour 10
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Independent 1[2]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives keep control of the council with a slightly reduced majority of 13 seats.[3] The only changes saw the Conservatives lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats in St Laurence ward and an independent candidate gain Westborough from the Labour party.[3]
Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2003[4][5] | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 58.8 | 47.8 | 14,795 | +1.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 28.0 | 8,672 | +6.7% |
| | Labour | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 5,767 | -2.4% |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 706 | -7.2% |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 754 | +0.5% |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 249 | +0.8% |
Ward results
Belfairs[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Cushion | 1,113 | 50.5 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Grimwade | 860 | 39.0 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Borton | 230 | 10.4 | -0.7 |
| Majority | 253 | 11.5 | -9.0 |
| Turnout | 2,203 | 30.3 | -3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Blenheim Park[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Clinkscales | 888 | 44.0 | -1.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Robertson | 835 | 41.3 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Charles Willis | 297 | 14.7 | -1.8 |
| Majority | 53 | 2.6 | -5.2 |
| Turnout | 2,020 | 27.0 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chalkwell[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Latham | 1,155 | 62.2 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Gage | 435 | 23.4 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Lydia Sookias | 266 | 14.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | 720 | 38.8 | -2.4 |
| Turnout | 1,856 | 25.9 | -1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eastwood Park[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Weaver | 1,078 | 51.3 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norah Goodman | 841 | 40.0 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Raoul Meade | 184 | 8.7 | -0.5 |
| Majority | 237 | 11.3 | -4.6 |
| Turnout | 2,103 | 28.0 | -5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kursaal[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen George | 644 | 51.5 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Judith Smithson | 383 | 30.6 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Lewin | 224 | 17.9 | +2.7 |
| Majority | 261 | 20.9 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | 1,251 | 18.5 | -0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Leigh[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wrexham | 1,335 | 61.2 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Gutteridge | 573 | 26.3 | -7.7 |
| | Green | Dawn Arno | 138 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Helen Beckett | 134 | 6.1 | -3.0 |
| Majority | 762 | 35.0 | +23.6 |
| Turnout | 2,180 | 31.1 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Milton[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Garston | 785 | 52.1 | -2.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Gilbert | 403 | 26.7 | -8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Clark | 201 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Green | Steve Flynn | 118 | 7.8 | -3.2 |
| Majority | 382 | 25.3 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | 1,507 | 22.2 | -5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prittlewell[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Murray Foster | 962 | 47.3 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Adams | 695 | 34.2 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Margaret Borton | 245 | 12.1 | -2.3 |
| | Green | Andrea Black | 131 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | 267 | 13.1 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | 2,033 | 27.0 | -7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Laurence[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Roast | 925 | 47.8 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Dolby | 738 | 38.1 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Paul White | 272 | 14.1 | +1.3 |
| Majority | 187 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,935 | 26.2 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Lukes[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Robinson | 590 | 42.9 | -7.5 |
| | Conservative | Melvyn Day | 525 | 38.2 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Boulton | 155 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Cristian Ramis | 105 | 7.6 | -4.8 |
| Majority | 65 | 4.7 | -8.4 |
| Turnout | 1,375 | 18.0 | -3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shoeburyness[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Rayner | 810 | 56.7 | +19.0 |
| | Labour | Anne Chalk | 472 | 33.0 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Spraggs | 147 | 10.3 | +4.6 |
| Majority | 338 | 23.7 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | 1,429 | 19.6 | -4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southchurch[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Holland | 1,258 | 71.8 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Darius Ware-Lane | 264 | 15.1 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Ray | 229 | 13.1 | +4.9 |
| Majority | 994 | 56.8 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | 1,751 | 24.8 | -5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thorpe[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Delaney | 1,456 | 75.1 | -0.4 |
| | Labour | John Townsend | 248 | 12.8 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Smith | 235 | 12.1 | +2.4 |
| Majority | 1,208 | 62.3 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | 1,939 | 27.3 | -5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Victoria[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Norman | 667 | 45.8 | -11.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Smithson | 308 | 21.1 | -12.2 |
| | BNP | Graham John | 249 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Collins | 142 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Green | Adrian Hedges | 91 | 6.2 | -3.2 |
| Majority | 359 | 24.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | 1,457 | 21.9 | -0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Leigh[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Briggs | 1,417 | 57.4 | -3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Wren | 821 | 33.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Joyce Mapp | 118 | 4.8 | -2.3 |
| | Green | Doris Thomas | 114 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | 596 | 24.1 | -5.5 |
| Turnout | 2,470 | 36.2 | -4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Shoebury[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Jarvis | 1,173 | 69.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Julian Ware-Lane | 340 | 20.0 | -7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Spraggs | 187 | 11.0 | +2.7 |
| Majority | 833 | 49.0 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | 1,700 | 23.3 | -5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westborough[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Martin Terry | 640 | 36.9 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Marimuthu Velmurugan | 393 | 22.7 | -4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Ritchie | 352 | 20.3 | -3.4 |
| | Conservative | Emma Hill | 226 | 13.0 | -4.6 |
| | Independent | Trevor Oakley | 66 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Rita Wood | 57 | 3.3 | -2.8 |
| Majority | 247 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | 1,734 | 25.1 | -0.2 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "How Britain voted: English and Scottish councils". The Independent. 3 May 2003. p. 18.
- ^ a b "South Essex: It's a blue day as Tories run riot". Echo. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2010. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 4 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election results; English Councils; Local elections 2003". The Times. 2 May 2003. p. 16.
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