# 2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2011 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

## Results summary

2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | | 52.9 | 19 | 28 | 54.9 | 17,596 | 35.9 | –0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 11.8 | 8 | 10 | 19.6 | 8,203 | 16.7 | –9.0 |
| | Independent | 4 | 2 | 23.5 | 5 | 9 | 17.6 | 8,681 | 17.7 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | 2 | | 11.8 | 2 | 4 | 7.8 | 9,887 | 20.2 | +5.2 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,208 | 6.5 | +2.3 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,118 | 2.3 | +1.1 |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 238 | 0.5 | –4.6 |
| | National Front | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 0.2 | New |

## Ward results
### Belfairs

Belfairs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Salter | 1,624 | 51.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Cadman | 600 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Zarb-Cousin | 506 | 16.1 |
| | UKIP | James Mills | 409 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Courtenay | 1,017 | 34.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Clinkscales | 959 | 32.3 |
| | Labour | Tony Borton | 553 | 18.6 |
| | UKIP | Tino Callaghan | 442 | 14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Chalkwell

Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Habermel | 1,256 | 47.3 |
| | Independent | Lucy Courtenay | 634 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | Lars Davidsson | 481 | 18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Maguire | 285 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Byford | 1,554 | 52.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Wells | 542 | 18.3 |
| | Labour | Liam Overy | 498 | 16.8 |
| | UKIP | Keith McLaren | 375 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kursaal

Kursaal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judith McMahon | 969 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Austin | 681 | 31.3 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Davis | 182 | 8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Betson | 174 | 8.0 |
| | Independent | Joseph Saunders | 172 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Leigh

Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wexham | 1,230 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Phillips | 936 | 33.3 |
| | Labour | Iain Blake-Lawson | 497 | 17.7 |
| | UKIP | Luckmore Siyafa | 148 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Milton

Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Garston | 998 | 40.5 |
| | Labour | Julian Ware-Lane | 800 | 32.5 |
| | Independent | Christine Hills | 446 | 18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cohen | 221 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Prittlewell

Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Morgan | 1,161 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | Melvyn Day | 941 | 30.7 |
| | Labour | Helen Symons | 494 | 16.1 |
| | UKIP | Garry Cockrill | 467 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St. Laurence

St. Laurence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adam Jones | 976 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Roast | 878 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | Reginald Copley | 500 | 18.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert Smith | 279 | 10.1 |
| | Green | Daniel Lee | 134 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul van Looy | 1,225 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Anne Jones | 624 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Anna Waite | 574 | 19.5 |
| | Independent | Anthony Chytry | 212 | 7.2 |
| | BNP | Alisdair Lewis | 128 | 4.4 |
| | Green | Cristian Ramis | 91 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Case | 83 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Anne Chalk | 1,326 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative | Verina Weaver | 960 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Christopher Gasper | 328 | 12.0 |
| | Green | Louise Dempsey | 328 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Southchurch

Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Holland | 1,125 | 48.7 |
| | Independent | Michael Wilson | 1,096 | 37.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Pope | 387 | 13.1 |
| | Green | Julian Esposito | 134 | 4.5 |
| | BNP | Geoffrey Strobridge | 110 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Betson | 105 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ronald Woodley | 2,735 | 73.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Melville | 677 | 18.2 |
| | Labour | David Carrington | 677 | 18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Davis | 115 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Norman | 1,054 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Davy | 578 | 26.7 |
| | Green | Ian Hurd | 214 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronella Streeter | 196 | 9.1 |
| | National Front | Bernadette Jaggers | 122 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Leigh

West Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gwendoline Horrigan | 1,769 | 50.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bailey | 1,157 | 32.7 |
| | Labour | Jane Norman | 400 | 11.3 |
| | UKIP | Leonard Lierens | 214 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Shoebury

West Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Jarvis | 1,517 | 51.7 |
| | UKIP | James Moyies | 692 | 23.6 |
| | Labour | Stacey Phillips | 496 | 16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Row | 232 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westborough

Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Martin Terry | 835 | 35.5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Robinson | 623 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Roger Weaver | 415 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Howes | 265 | 11.3 |
| | Green | Douglas Rouxel | 217 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |