2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

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17 out of 51 seats toSouthend-on-Sea Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 9 4 Seats after 30 10 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 16,024 8,656 Percentage 40.9% 22.1% Swing 1.3% 3.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats won 2 2 Seats after 7 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 6,156 4,260 Percentage 15.7% 10.9% Swing 3.0% 10.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The2007 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members ofSouthend-on-Sea Borough Council inEssex,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservatives stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with a majority of 9 seats over the other parties.^[2] The former leader of the council, Anna Waite, who had been defeated in the2006 election, was returned to the council in St Luke'sward after defeating theLabourcouncillor Kevin Robinson.^[3] However the Conservatives lost a usually safe seat in Thorpe toindependent Ron Woodley by 791 votes.^[4]

For the second election in a row a Conservative leader of the council was defeated.^[5][6] Murray Foster was defeated inPrittlewell ward byLiberal Democrat Ric Morgan, forcing the Conservatives to choose a new leader.^[5] Nigel Holdcroft was unopposed within the Conservative group and became the new leader of the council.^[5]

Overallturnout in the election was 31%.^[7]

2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election[8][9]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	1	52.9	21	30	58.8	16,024	40.9	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	4	1	23.5	6	10	19.6	8,656	22.1	–3.7
	Labour	2	1	11.8	5	7	13.7	6,156	15.7	+3.0
	Independent	2	1	11.8	2	4	7.8	4,260	10.9	+10.6
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,334	6.0	+1.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	926	2.4	–0.6
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	667	1.7	–0.3
	Mums' Army	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	115	0.3	±0.0

Blenheim Park^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Clinkscales*	982	40.4	+1.5
	Conservative	Brian Houssart	745	30.7	−0.7
	BNP	Raymond Weaver	284	11.7	N/A
	Labour	Teresa Merrison	257	10.6	−1.5
	UKIP	Peggy Walker	162	6.7	−11.0
Majority			237	9.8	+2.3
Turnout			2,430	31.8	−2.4
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	1.1

Chalkwell^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hebermel	1,179	54.4	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Mallam	357	16.5	−11.4
	Labour	Joan Richards	254	11.7	−4.0
	UKIP	Toni Thornes	217	10.0	N/A
	Green	Michael Woodgate	162	7.5	N/A
Majority			822	37.9	+9.4
Turnout			2,169	29.6	−3.0
	Conservativehold		Swing	4.7

Eastwood Park^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason Luty	1,425	63.4	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Browne	521	23.2	−8.7
	Labour	Raoul Meade	303	13.5	+4.5
Majority			904	40.2	+13.0
Turnout			2,249	30.0	−5.0
Registered electors			7,532
	Conservativehold		Swing	6.5

Kursaal^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen George*	715	39.9	+4.6
	Conservative	Blaine Robin	538	30.0	+1.6
	BNP	Dean Fenner	276	15.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Cartwright	265	14.8	−0.3
Majority			177	9.9	+2.9
Turnout			1,794	24.9	−2.9
Registered electors			7,234
	Labourhold		Swing	1.5

Leigh^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wexham*	1,414	63.7	+12.3
	Conservative	Bernard Arscott	649	29.2	−4.8
	Labour	Ian Gilbert	158	7.1	+7.1
Majority			765	34.4	+17.1
Turnout			2,221	31.0	−5.4
Registered electors			7,229
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	8.6

Milton^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Garston*	837	44.3	+4.3
	Labour	Clive Rebbeck	528	28.0	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Collins	187	9.9	−3.3
	Independent	John Bacon	134	7.1	−8.5
	Green	Stephen Jordan	125	6.6	−3.6
	Independent	David Aitken	77	4.1	N/A
Majority			309	16.4	−2.5
Turnout			1,888	26.5	−3.5
Registered electors			7,162
	Conservativehold		Swing	1.3

Prittlewell^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ric Morgan	1,056	41.6	+0.7
	Conservative	Murray Foster*	960	37.8	+1.5
	UKIP	John Croft	288	11.4	−6.6
	Labour	Llynus Pigrem	233	9.2	+9.2
Majority			96	3.8	−0.7
Turnout			2,537	34.0	−3.4
Registered electors			7,485
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing	0.4

St Laurence^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Roast*	1,046	43.9	−11.9
	Conservative	Pam Farley	900	37.8	−6.4
	Labour	Reginald Copley	288	12.1	N/A
	Green	Daniel Lee	150	6.3	N/A
Majority			146	6.1	−5.4
Turnout			2,384	31.7	−1.6
Registered electors			7,581
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	2.8

St Lukes^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anna Waite	784	33.2	+8.3
	Labour	Kevin Robinson*	767	32.4	−0.6
	BNP	Geoffrey Strobridge	442	18.7	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Ayling	222	9.4	−2.6
	Green	Cristian Ramis	150	6.3	−1.8
Majority			17	0.7	N/A
Turnout			2,365	29.5	−1.5
Registered electors			8,023
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	4.5

Shoeburyness^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pat Rayner*	788	33.5	–7.1
	Independent	Mike Assenheim	658	28.0	+4.2
	Labour	Anne Chalk	481	20.5	–6.3
	BNP	John Moss	315	13.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Dresner	107	4.6	–4.2
Majority			130	5.5	N/A
Turnout			2,349	30.3	−0.6
Registered electors			7,743
	Conservativehold		Swing	5.7

Southchurch^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Holland*	1,280	54.3	+4.0
	BNP	Fenton Bowley	367	15.6	−3.4
	Labour	Joyce Mapp	302	12.8	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Wexham	261	11.1	−0.6
	Green	Stuart Salmon	148	6.3	−0.6
Majority			913	38.7	+7.3
Turnout			2,358	33.1	−3.0
Registered electors			7,172
	Conservativehold		Swing	3.7

Thorpe^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ron Woodley	1,801	53.8	+24.0
	Conservative	Nigel Folkard	1,009	30.2	−12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Gibeon	365	10.9	−10.1
	Labour	Chris Gasper	170	5.1	−1.7
Majority			792	23.7	N/A
Turnout			3,345	46.3	+2.0
Registered electors			7,239
	Independentgain fromConservative		Swing	18.1

Victoria^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Norman*	744	43.4	+4.9
	Conservative	Roger Kemp	442	25.8	+1.4
	BNP	Alisdair Lewis	277	16.2	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ronella Streeter	252	14.7	−2.8
Majority			302	17.6	+3.5
Turnout			1,715	24.3	−2.6
Registered electors			7,123
	Labourhold		Swing	1.8

West Leigh^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gwen Horrigan*	1,626	59.7	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Albert Wren	755	27.7	–1.9
	Green	Paul Circus	191	7.0	–5.9
	Labour	Jane Norman	150	5.5	N/A
Majority			871	32.0	N/A
Turnout			2,722	39.3	−5.4
Registered electors			6,967
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.3

West Shoebury^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Jarvis*	1,250	54.4	+10.6
	BNP	Terence Jellis	373	16.2	+2.8
	Labour	Lars Davidsson	308	13.4	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Betson	251	10.9	+3.5
	Mums' Army	Linda Martin	115	5.0	−0.2
Majority			877	38.2	+11.4
Turnout			2,297	31.0	−5.6
Registered electors			7,416
	Conservativehold		Swing	3.9

Westborough^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Terry*	768	45.1	+9.6
	Conservative	Stephen Buckley	372	21.8	+1.3
	Labour	Tony Borton	309	18.1	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Vincent	254	14.9	−8.3
Majority			396	23.3	+11.0
Turnout			1,703	23.3	−3.7
Registered electors			7,329
	Independenthold		Swing	4.2

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