# 2018 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

Elections to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

## Composition

Directly after the 2016 election the composition of the council was:
| 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Ind | Labour | Lib Dem | UKIP | Conservative |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 12 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| Ind | Labour | Lib Dem | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| Labour | Ind | Lib Dem | Conservative |

## Result summary

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 15,658 | 6.4 |
| Labour | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27.0 | 11,412 | 8.0 |
| Independent | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19.5 | 8,269 | 1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 12.7 | 5,357 | 2.3 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2.8 | 1,184 | 1.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.9 | 390 | 13.8 |
| Psychedelic Future | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 42 | New |

## Ward results
### Belfairs

Belfairs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Dear | 1,329 | 50.4 | 11.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen McKiernan | 445 | 16.3 | New |
| | Labour | Taylor Barral | 423 | 16.0 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Risbin | 163 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
| | UKIP | Frank Snell | 155 | 5.9 | New |
| | Green | Nick Brown | 121 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 34.1 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 35.2 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
No Independent candidate as previous (−41.6).

### Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurie Burton | 906 | 35.1 | 10.5 |
| | Conservative | Floyd Waterworth | 835 | 32.4 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | Keith Evans | 527 | 20.4 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Grimwade | 204 | 7.9 | 6.1 |
| | UKIP | Paul Lloyd | 106 | 4.1 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 2.8 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,578 | 31.9 | — |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
No Green candidate as previous (−4.2).

### Chalkwell

Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Folkard | 981 | 40.8 | 2.3 |
| | Independent | Andy Crow | 616 | 25.6 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Sean Jones | 535 | 22.3 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Allen-King | 272 | 11.3 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 15.2 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 32.7 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |
No UKIP (−10.5) or Green (−5.8) candidates as previous.

### Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Moring | 1,324 | 54.8 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Collins | 780 | 32.3 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Ros Sanders | 311 | 12.9 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 22.5 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,415 | 32.2 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
No UKIP (−26.8) or Green (−2.1) candidates as previous.

### Kursaal

Kursaal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matt Dent | 1,008 | 51.9 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Dave Clift | 479 | 24.7 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Gibeon | 456 | 23.5 | 19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 27.2 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,943 | 24.4 | — |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
No UKIP (−19.0) or Green (−8.4) candidates as previous.

### Leigh

Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Mulroney | 1,077 | 39.6 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Gilson | 879 | 32.4 | 8.6 |
| | Labour | Michelle Williams | 586 | 21.6 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Jon Mullett | 175 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 7.3 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,717 | 35.8 | — |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−8.5).

### Milton

Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cheryl Nevin | 1,305 | 50.7 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Garry Lowen | 832 | 32.2 | 5.9 |
| | Independent | Stephen Cummins | 177 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| | Green | Vida Guilford | 146 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Howes | 116 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 18.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,576 | 31.5 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−13.2).

### Prittlewell

Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Buck | 1,051 | 40.3 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Beck | 794 | 30.5 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Tino Callaghan* | 435 | 16.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Hutchins | 193 | 7.4 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Simon Cross | 134 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 9.9 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,607 | 33.4 | — |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
No UKIP (−18.8) or Independent (−9.3) candidates as previous.

### Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nick Ward | 1,332 | 49.1 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | Val Jarvis | 847 | 31.2 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Greg Keane | 477 | 17.6 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Granville Stride | 55 | 2.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 17.9 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,711 | 28.5 | — |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
No UKIP (−12.3), Green (−2.3) or two Independent candidates (−29.0, −21.0) as previous.
Independent vote share change compared to 2014 election.

### Southchurch

Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Nelson | 1,210 | 47.5 | 12.4 |
| | Independent | Derek Kenyon | 696 | 27.3 | 16.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Berry | 476 | 18.7 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Jules Esposito | 102 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Batch | 64 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 20.2 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,548 | 33.3 | — |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
No Independent (−32.6) or UKIP (−14.9) candidates as previous.

### St. Laurence

St. Laurence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David McGlone | 855 | 34.4 | 3.8 |
| | Independent | David Allen | 779 | 31.3 | New |
| | Labour | Janet Phillips | 438 | 17.6 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kev Malone | 416 | 16.7 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 3.1 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,488 | 31.8 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
No UKIP (−20.3) or Green (−3.0) candidates as previous.

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Trevor Harp | 850 | 37.4 | 0.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Pope | 730 | 32.1 | 11.2 |
| | Conservative | Harry Mason | 492 | 21.7 | 1.2 |
| | Green | James Thomas | 87 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Arnold | 70 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| | Psychedelic Future | Jason Pilley | 42 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
No UKIP (−15.6) candidates as previous.

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Martin Terry | 1,871 | 58.6 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | James Moyies | 935 | 29.3 | 13.3 |
| | Labour | Jack Reason | 305 | 9.6 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Clinkscales | 80 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 | 29.3 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,191 | 42.7 | — |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
No Independent (−63.1), UKIP (−10.0) or Green (−2.8) candidates as previous.
Independent vote share change compared to 2014 election.

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Borton | 1,222 | 61.0 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | John Harland | 492 | 24.6 | 9.3 |
| | Green | Clare Fletcher | 288 | 14.4 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 36.5 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | 25.3 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
No UKIP (−19.8) or Liberal Democrat (−3.7) candidates as previous.

### West Leigh

West Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fay Evans | 1,489 | 48.9 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Thompson | 1,041 | 34.2 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | Hilary Scarnell | 367 | 15.0 | 6.4 |
| | UKIP | Lesley Martin | 129 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 14.7 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,042 | 42.8 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
No Independent (−4.0) or Green (−3.3) candidates as previous.

### West Shoebury

West Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denis Garne | 1,089 | 44.6 | 8.6 |
| | Independent | Peter Lovett | 792 | 32.4 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Tom Murray | 367 | 15.0 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barrett | 195 | 8.0 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 12.2 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,042 | 32.7 | — |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
No UKIP (−15.3) or Green (−2.0) candidates as previous.

### Westborough

Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Robinson | 1,146 | 52.4 | 18.5 |
| | Conservative | Jack Warren | 539 | 24.7 | 10.2 |
| | Independent | Alan Hart | 194 | 8.9 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 175 | 8.0 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Paul Mansfield | 131 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 27.8 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,185 | 28.5 | — |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |
No Independent (−22.1) or UKIP (−12.9) candidates as previous.