1997 UK local government election
The1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members ofSouthend-on-Sea Borough Council inEssex ,England . This was on the same day as the1997 general election and otherlocal elections .
This was the first election to the council following its establishment as aunitary authority , with the council taking on the powers and responsibilities ofEssex County Council for the area. Due to this, the whole council was up for election. However, the ward boundaries and number of seats remained the same.
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Blenheim (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats G. Longley* 2,756 45.2 +4.2 Liberal Democrats C. Mallam* 2,724 44.7 +3.7 Liberal Democrats B. Smith* 2,674 43.9 +2.9 Conservative G. Attridge 2,096 34.4 +5.0 Conservative P. Collins 2,024 33.2 +3.8 Conservative G. Hart 1,974 32.4 +3.0 Labour T. Merrison 1,417 23.3 –6.2 Labour J. Clinkscales 1,378 22.6 –6.9 Labour M. Terry 1,235 20.3 –9.2 Turnout ~6,267 66.8 +25.2 Registered electors 9,382 Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold
Eastwood (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats N. Goodman* 3,314 48.7 +7.0 Conservative R. Weaver 2,763 40.6 +4.4 Conservative C. Walker 2,714 39.9 +3.7 Liberal Democrats M. Betson* 2,696 39.6 –2.1 Liberal Democrats R. Fisher* 2,579 37.9 –3.8 Conservative B. Horrigan 2,556 37.6 +1.4 Labour V. Knights 1,312 19.3 –2.8 Labour A. Monteith 1,263 18.6 –3.5 Labour G. Noakes 1,218 17.9 –4.2 Turnout ~7,719 71.8 +37.0 Registered electors 10,750 Liberal Democrats hold Conservative gain fromLiberal Democrats Conservative gain fromLiberal Democrats
Leigh (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats A. Crystall* 3,052 49.7 +1.8 Liberal Democrats P. Wexham* 2,884 46.9 –1.0 Liberal Democrats A. Smulian* 2,581 42.0 –5.9 Conservative J. Lamb 2,338 38.1 +9.7 Conservative J. Rowswell 2,207 35.9 +7.5 Conservative L. Salter 2,121 34.5 +6.1 Labour P. Circus 1,220 19.9 –3.8 Labour A. Denny 1,024 16.7 –7.0 Labour D. Norman 1,006 16.4 –7.3 Turnout ~6,614 70.6 +35.3 Registered electors 9,368 Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold
Prittlewell (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats M. Miller* 2,570 47.0 –9.0 Liberal Democrats N. Baker 2,505 45.9 –10.1 Liberal Democrats D. Elf* 2,489 45.6 –10.4 Conservative B. Houssart 1,732 31.7 +6.1 Conservative H. Houssart 1,633 29.9 +4.3 Conservative P. Manser 1,564 28.6 +3.0 Labour L. Harley 1,517 27.8 +9.4 Labour P. White 1,199 22.0 +3.6 Labour Z. Chaudhri 1,178 21.6 +3.2 Turnout ~5,822 62.4 +30.8 Registered electors 9,330 Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold
Shoebury (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. Ascroft* 4,561 53.6 +14.2 Conservative A. North 3,894 45.8 +6.4 Conservative V. Wilson 3,621 42.6 +3.2 Labour L. Wisken* 3,317 39.0 –11.6 Labour D. Singh 2,650 31.1 –19.5 Labour R. Kennedy* 2,131 25.0 –25.6 Liberal Democrats C. Cooper 1,947 22.9 +12.9 Liberal Democrats A. Newton 1,761 20.7 +10.7 Liberal Democrats S. Newton 1,646 19.3 +9.3 Turnout ~10,157 65.6 +39.3 Registered electors 15,483 Conservative hold Conservative gain fromLabour Conservative gain fromLabour
Thorpe (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. White* 3,483 59.5 +0.9 Conservative S. Ayre* 3,447 58.9 +0.3 Conservative S. Carr* 3,421 58.5 –0.1 Labour G. Farrer 1,453 24.8 –1.1 Labour W. McIntyre 1,408 24.1 –1.8 Labour W. Vanderburg 1,267 21.7 –4.2 Liberal Democrats M. Clark 1,136 19.4 +3.9 Liberal Democrats D. Holliday 1,015 17.4 +1.9 Liberal Democrats J. Pilgrim 918 15.7 +0.2 Turnout ~6,719 66.7 –38.0 Registered electors 10,073 Conservative hold Conservative hold Conservative hold
Westborough (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats J. Sibley* 2,501 50.1 –1.6 Liberal Democrats M. Lubel* 2,498 50.1 –1.6 Liberal Democrats H. Gibeon* 2,238 44.8 –6.9 Labour B. Neal 1,429 28.6 –4.7 Labour M. Flewitt 1,400 28.1 –5.2 Labour P. Hannan 1,387 27.8 –5.5 Conservative S. Compton 1,287 25.8 +10.9 Conservative R. Brown 1,149 23.0 +8.1 Conservative M. Samuel 1,083 21.7 +6.8 Turnout ~5,590 62.9 +33.1 Registered electors 8,887 Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold
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