2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. There were 17 of the 51 members of Southend-on-Sea City Council in Essex up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The council remained under no overall control, but Labour overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party.
Background
Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a Conservative minority administration with informal support from some of the independent councillors.[1]
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 11 seats with 40.5%, Labour won 6 with 26.1%, independents won 1 with 13.0% and the Liberal Democrats won 1 with 11.4%.
Summary
The council remained under no overall control after the election, but Labour gained four seats to become the largest party on the council.[2] A coalition comprising Labour, the Liberal Democrats and four of the independent councillors subsequently formed to run the council, led by the Labour group leader Daniel Cowan.[3] He was formally appointed as leader of the council at a meeting on 20 May 2024.[4]
Council composition
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[5] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Conservative | 22 | Conservative | 22 | Conservative | 18 | |||
Labour | 17 | Labour | 16 | Labour | 20 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 4 | |||
Green | 1 | Green | 1 | Green | 2 | |||
Independent | 7 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 7 |
Changes 2023–2024:
- May 2023: Kathy Murphy leaves Labour to sit as an independent[6]
Councillors standing down
Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Date announced |
---|---|---|---|---|
Derek Jarvis | West Shoebury Ward | Conservative | 25 March 2024[7] | |
Chris Walker | Eastwood Park | 1997 | Conservative | 21 October 2021 |
Steve Buckley | St Laurence | 2015 | Conservative | |
John Lamb | West Leigh | Conservative | ||
Stephen George | Milton | 1999 | Labour | |
Mike Stafford | Thorpe | Independent |
Candidates by party
Election result
2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 7 | ![]() | 41.2 | 13 | 20 | 39.2 | 12,702 | 31.6 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | 7 | ![]() | 41.2 | 11 | 18 | 35.3 | 12,406 | 30.9 | –2.3 | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() | 5.9 | 6 | 7 | 13.7 | 3,572 | 8.9 | –3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | ![]() | 5.9 | 3 | 4 | 7.8 | 4,351 | 10.8 | –2.4 | |
Green | 1 | ![]() | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 | 5,434 | 13.5 | +4.4 | |
Confelicity | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,307 | 3.3 | +0.4 | |
Heritage | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 420 | 1.0 | +0.7 |
Ward Results
Results of the City Council election were released by Southend-on-Sea City Council on 3 May 2024.[8]
Seat changes are compared to the 2023 election and do not take into account interim changes due to by-elections or defections.
Belfairs
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Warren* | 1,006 | 39.2 | +5.9 | |
Green | Nathaniel Love | 693 | 27.0 | +21.5 | |
Independent | Gareth Evans | 419 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Graham Main | 320 | 12.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cummins | 86 | 3.4 | –1.1 | |
Confelicity | Lizzie Smith | 32 | 1.2 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 313 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,565 | 34.9 | –1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Blenheim Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Shahid Nadeem | 1,089 | 40.0 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Helen Boyd* | 677 | 24.9 | –2.9 | |
Independent | Keith Evans | 561 | 20.6 | –6.8 | |
Green | AJ Sutherland | 223 | 8.2 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Austin | 103 | 3.8 | +0.6 | |
Heritage | Lynn Smith | 28 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Confelicity | Luis Lancos | 26 | 1.0 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 412 | 15.1 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,722 | 33.7 | +1.8 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Chalkwell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Courtenay* | 975 | 40.8 | –6.7 | |
Labour | Mike O'Connor | 868 | 36.3 | +4.7 | |
Green | James Vessey-Miller | 331 | 13.9 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hind | 130 | 5.4 | –2.4 | |
Confelicity | Roma Patel | 73 | 3.05 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 107 | 4.5 | –11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,388 | 33.7 | –0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Eastwood Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Poulton | 1,419 | 56.4 | –11.3 | |
Conservative | Verina Weaver | 762 | 30.3 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Christopher Clarke | 193 | 7.7 | +2.7 | |
Green | Lauren Ekins | 78 | 3.1 | +1.1 | |
Confelicity | Simon Spooner | 53 | 2.1 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 657 | 26.1 | –17.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,517 | 34.5 | –1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Kursaal
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Irene Ferguson | 846 | 51.0 | –3.9 | |
Conservative | Marco Mann | 237 | 14.3 | –7.2 | |
Independent | Kay Mitchell | 179 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Confelicity | Lee Clark | 155 | 9.3 | +3.7 | |
Green | Thomas Love | 128 | 7.7 | –0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 58 | 3.5 | –1.5 | |
Heritage | Lara Hurley | 51 | 3.1 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 609 | 36.7 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,660 | 20.8 | +0.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
Leigh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Stuart Allen | 1,725 | 57.6 | +18.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean de Tourtoulon | 637 | 21.3 | –10.1 | |
Conservative | Mary Canet-Espi | 342 | 11.4 | –7.4 | |
Labour | Malla Reddy Gurram | 202 | 6.7 | –1.9 | |
Confelicity | James Miller | 80 | 2.7 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 1,088 | 36.3 | +28.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,996 | 40.9 | +4.7 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Milton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sam Allen | 1,170 | 52.1 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Garston | 540 | 24.0 | –0.2 | |
Green | Sarah-Ann Patel | 269 | 12.0 | +2.0 | |
Heritage | Bianca Isherwood | 106 | 4.7 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Howes | 84 | 3.7 | –2.7 | |
Confelicity | Dee Curtis | 68 | 3.0 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 630 | 28.1 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,246 | 27.0 | –0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Prittlewell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Garston* | 1,032 | 39.0 | –4.6 | |
Labour | Chris Webster | 971 | 36.7 | –0.8 | |
Green | RJ Learmouth | 220 | 8.3 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Leanne Kelly | 170 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Pierre Craddock | 142 | 5.4 | –4.0 | |
Confelicity | Simon Jones | 87 | 3.3 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 61 | 2.3 | –3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,645 | 33.8 | –0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Shoeburyness
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judith McMahon | 742 | 31.5 | –3.6 | |
Labour | Kevin Ryan | 734 | 31.1 | +14.6 | |
Independent | Tricia Cowdrey | 628 | 26.6 | –12.1 | |
Green | Fiona Clapperton | 125 | 5.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Bailey | 68 | 2.9 | +0.4 | |
Confelicity | Kayleigh Burgess | 47 | 2.0 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,357 | 27.6 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Southchurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darryl Jones* | 1,317 | 52.2 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Carrie Druce | 560 | 27.7 | +11.6 | |
Green | Matthew Dallat | 162 | 7.4 | +0.4 | |
Confelicity | Dean Harris-Eckett | 151 | 6.9 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 102 | 4.7 | +0.6 | |
Heritage | Angela Mozzato | 47 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 757 | 24.5 | –10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | 29.5 | –0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
St Laurence
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Madison Faulkner-Hatt | 1,164 | 50.0 | –3.6 | |
Conservative | Samuel Pettengell | 790 | 33.9 | –1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kev Malone | 148 | 6.4 | +1.3 | |
Green | Simon Gittus | 120 | 5.2 | +1.6 | |
Confelicity | Sandy van Deventer | 93 | 4.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 374 | 16.1 | –1.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,327 | 29.6 | –1.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
St Luke's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Norman | 911 | 43.8 | –5.0 | |
Conservative | Brian Beggs* | 534 | 25.7 | +3.8 | |
Independent | Brian Ayling | 212 | 10.2 | –1.3 | |
Green | Tilly Hogrebe | 191 | 9.2 | +0.3 | |
Confelicity | Joleen Hills | 84 | 4.0 | –1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sara-Jayne Boulton | 69 | 3.3 | –0.6 | |
Heritage | Adam Ball | 61 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 377 | 18.1 | –8.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,081 | 26.0 | +0.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Thorpe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Susan Badger | 1,001 | 35.8 | –0.4 | |
Conservative | Gavin Chambers | 870 | 31.1 | +2.8 | |
Labour | David Scott | 571 | 20.4 | +8.1 | |
Green | Julie Callow | 166 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
Confelicity | Melissa Aylott | 69 | 2.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katie Kurilecz | 54 | 1.9 | –0.1 | |
Heritage | Adam Isherwood | 51 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 131 | 4.7 | –3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,797 | 38.8 | –2.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ![]() |
Victoria
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Gilbert* | 1,109 | 60.1 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Bernard Arscott | 298 | 16.2 | –3.3 | |
Green | Peter Walker | 180 | 9.8 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Edey | 100 | 5.4 | –1.1 | |
Heritage | Sandra Wiseman | 76 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Confelicity | Jonathan Humphreys | 61 | 3.3 | –1.4 | |
Majority | 811 | 43.9 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,844 | 20.1 | +0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
West Leigh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Salter | 1,086 | 37.9 | –9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Wexham | 895 | 30.7 | –3.8 | |
Green | Gemma Deeney | 413 | 14.2 | +5.9 | |
Labour | James Morrison | 407 | 14.0 | +6.2 | |
Confelicity | Jane Wilkes | 96 | 3.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 191 | 7.2 | –5.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,912 | 40.8 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
West Shoebury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Moyies* | 1,002 | 45.3 | –13.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Ian Pope | 524 | 23.7 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Barry Godwin | 402 | 18.2 | N/A | |
Green | Lea Williams | 147 | 6.6 | –2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Granville Stride | 70 | 3.2 | –4.3 | |
Confelicity | Robert Cammidge | 58 | 2.6 | –2.3 | |
Majority | 478 | 21.6 | –16.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,214 | 30.2 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Westborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pamela Kinsella | 1,063 | 53.8 | –3.1 | |
Conservative | Dr Vel | 375 | 19.0 | +0.5 | |
Green | Stephen Jordan | 263 | 13.3 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Edey | 186 | 9.4 | +0.8 | |
Confelicity | Noah Hughes | 74 | 3.7 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 688 | 34.8 | –3.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,977 | 25.8 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
- ^ Sexton, Christine (18 May 2023). "Tories take over leadership of Southend Council after vote tonight". Echo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Lee, Matt (3 May 2024). "Essex local elections 2024: Southend Council results as neither party takes overall control". Essex Live. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Joint administration agreement between the Labour, Independent and Liberal Democrat groups of Southend-on-City City Council". Southend-on-Sea City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Knight, Matt (21 May 2024). "Labour take control to lead coalition in Southend". BBC News. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Southend-on-Sea City Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Sexton, Christine (17 May 2023). "Southend Labour councillor now non-aligned amid 'toxic atmosphere' allegations". Echo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Southend councillor Derek Jarvis to stand down after cancer diagnosis". BBC News. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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