# 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as the other local elections.

## Summary Result

2015 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 | 13 | 3 | 68.4 | 9 | 22 | 43.1 | 34,725 | 39.3 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 15.8 | 7 | 10 | 19.6 | 16,963 | 19.2 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | 2 | 2 | 10.5 | 8 | 10 | 21.6 | 12,679 | 14.3 | –3.9 |
| | UKIP | 1 | | 5.3 | 4 | 5 | 9.8 | 9,023 | 10.2 | –8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 5.9 | 8,796 | 10.0 | –2.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,181 | 7.0 | +5.7 |

## Ward Results
### Belfairs

Belfairs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Salter | 2,204 | 42.6 |
| | UKIP | David Dearle | 1,166 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | Dave Alston | 641 | 12.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen McKiernan | 495 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Grimwade | 410 | 7.9 |
| | Green | Barry Bolton | 263 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Courtenay | 1,930 | 37.8 |
| | UKIP | Paul Lloyd | 1,143 | 22.4 |
| | Labour | Matthew Dent | 947 | 18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Herbert | 698 | 13.7 |
| | Green | Jimmy Wild | 386 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chalkwell

Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Habermel | 2,266 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Lars Davidsson | 895 | 19.5 |
| | Independent | Lucy Courtenay | 737 | 16.1 |
| | Green | Peter Walker | 381 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessie Skinner | 304 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Byford | 2,862 | 57.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Collins | 952 | 19.3 |
| | Labour | Martin Berry | 732 | 14.8 |
| | Green | Fiddian Warman | 398 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kursaal

Kursaal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judith McMahon | 1,367 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative | Alex Bright | 951 | 25.4 |
| | UKIP | Verina Weaver | 898 | 24.0 |
| | Green | Simon Cross | 358 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Betson | 171 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Leigh

Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bernard Arscott | 2,167 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wexham | 1,672 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | Chris McGurk | 782 | 15.0 |
| | Green | Jon Mullett | 602 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Milton

Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Garston | 1,709 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Gary Sergeant | 1,658 | 37.8 |
| | Green | Vida Mansfield | 476 | 10.9 |
| | Independent | Tammy Cooper | 295 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Howes | 247 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Prittlewell

Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Meg Davidson | 2,325 | 46.3 |
| | Labour | Tony Borton | 976 | 19.4 |
| | Independent | Paul Ryder | 738 | 14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Davis | 542 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Andy Beale | 441 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### St. Laurence

St. Laurence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Buckley | 1,911 | 37.3 | |
| | UKIP | David McGlone | 1,387 | 27.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Burzotta | 1,356 | | |
| | Labour | Reg Copley | 748 | 14.6 | |
| | Labour | Sean Jones | 699 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ted Lewin | 642 | 12.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Roast | 624 | | |
| | Green | Tanya Rayment | 284 | 5.5 | |
| | Green | Denis Walker | 177 | | |
| | Independent | Carl Whitwell | 150 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | UKIP hold |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul van Looy | 1,531 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Val Jarvis | 979 | 20.9 |
| | UKIP | Roger Weaver | 880 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Jes Phillips | 817 | 17.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Jordan | 227 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nora Goodman | 139 | 3.0 |
| | Independent | ABC | 119 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Hadley | 1,991 | 38.8 |
| | Independent | Anne Chalk | 1,783 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Maggie Kelly | 929 | 18.1 |
| | Green | Susan Smith | 289 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Redican | 138 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Southchurch

Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Holland | 1,872 | 38.6 |
| | Independent | Keith Sharman | 1,117 | 23.0 |
| | UKIP | Barrie Page | 817 | 16.8 |
| | Labour | Ros Sanders | 719 | 14.8 |
| | Green | Julian Esposito | 209 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Fisher | 121 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ron Woodley | 3,260 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative | Jon Bacon | 1,435 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | Rob Birks | 396 | 7.3 |
| | Green | Liz Swanson | 227 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Clinkscales | 132 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Norman | 1,503 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative | Denis Garne | 868 | 23.5 |
| | UKIP | Peter Breuer | 831 | 22.5 |
| | Green | Ian Hurd | 332 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Collins | 155 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Leigh

West Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Georgina Phillips | 2,893 | 52.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Bailey | 1,086 | 19.6 |
| | UKIP | David Standfield | 776 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Jay Woods | 531 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Sarah Yapp | 265 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Shoebury

West Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Cox | 1,999 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Jarvis | 1,734 | | |
| | UKIP | Eddie McNally | 1,125 | 21.4 | |
| | Independent | Alex Moyies | 875 | 16.6 | |
| | Independent | Margaret Haydon | 816 | | |
| | Labour | David Carrington | 656 | 12.5 | |
| | Labour | Matt Zarb-Cousin | 529 | | |
| | Green | Nigel Outten | 360 | 12.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Row | 249 | 4.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Betson | 170 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Westborough

Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Willis | 1,438 | 33.3 |
| | Conservative | Daryl Peagram | 1,273 | 29.4 |
| | Independent | David Webb | 587 | 13.6 |
| | Green | Paul Mansfield | 506 | 11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barrett | 344 | 8.0 |
| | Independent | Alan Hart | 176 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |