# 1994 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 1994 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

## Results summary

1994 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 | 4 | 5 | 30.8 | 15 | 19 | 48.7 | 17,376 | 35.2 | –18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 4 | 46.2 | 6 | 12 | 30.8 | 19,563 | 39.6 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 23.1 | 4 | 7 | 17.9 | 12,138 | 24.6 | +9.9 |
| | Ind. Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 340 | 0.7 | –0.7 |

## Ward results
### Belfairs

Belfairs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Petchey | 2,121 | 47.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Horrigan | 1,945 | 43.2 |
| | Labour | J. Grindley | 435 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Blenheim

Blenheim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Longley | 2,399 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | P. Longden | 1,181 | 28.4 |
| | Labour | R. Merton | 585 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Chalkwell

Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Latham | 1,686 | 45.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Lister-Smith | 1,568 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | J. Mapp | 481 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eastwood

Eastwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Goodman | 2,384 | 49.4 |
| | Conservative | H. Briggs | 1,809 | 37.5 |
| | Labour | M. Pether-Longman | 551 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal | T. French | 83 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Leigh

Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Crystall | 2,408 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative | B. Isaacs | 1,314 | 31.6 |
| | Labour | P. Circus | 435 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Milton

Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Lee | 1,232 | 42.9 |
| | Conservative | K. Cater | 1,102 | 38.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Petchey | 535 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Prittlewell

Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Miller | 2,369 | 60.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Brown | 943 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | D. Garne | 585 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 36.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Shoebury

Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Ascroft | 2,082 | 41.4 |
| | Labour | I. Pope | 1,944 | 38.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Erlick | 1,002 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Southchurch

Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Haine | 1,578 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | W. McIntyre | 1,104 | 31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Miller | 538 | 15.5 |
| | Liberal | V. Wilkinson | 257 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. Smith | 1,573 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Holland | 715 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. McMullan | 591 | 20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. White | 1,788 | 49.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hooton | 1,122 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | C. Smith | 703 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Dandridge | 1,866 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Davy | 673 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Stride | 507 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 39.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Westborough

Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Sibley | 2,019 | 62.6 |
| | Labour | M. Royston | 644 | 20.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Lambert | 560 | 17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 42.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |