# Southend-on-Sea City Council elections

Southend-on-Sea City Council, formerly known as Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, is the local authority for the unitary authority of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1976 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1983 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1988 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1990 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1991 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1992 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1994 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2000 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 12)
* 2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2003 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2011 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2012 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2018 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2019 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2021 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2022 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
* 2023 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
* 2024 Southend-on-Sea City Council election

## Results maps

* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Chalkwell By-Election 19 February 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,353 | 48.1 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,283 | 45.6 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | | 176 | 6.3 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,812 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Shoeburyness By-Election 19 July 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allan Cole | 509 | 48.8 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | George Saville | 400 | 38.4 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Godwin | 133 | 12.8 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,042 | 14.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Chalkwell By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robin Carlile | 1,870 | 44.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Vincent | 1,146 | 27.4 |
| | Labour | Lydia Sookias | 772 | 18.4 |
| | UKIP | Leonard Lierens | 219 | 5.2 |
| | Independent | John Bacon | 179 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,186 | 57.4 |

### 2006-2010

West Shoebury By-Election 7 December 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Day | 765 | 56.2 | +12.2 |
| | BNP | Terence Jellis | 243 | 17.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Lars Davidsson | 180 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Betson | 173 | 12.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | 38.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,361 | 18.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shoeburyness By-Election 20 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael Assenheim | 666 | 34.0 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hill | 494 | 25.2 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Anne Chalk | 460 | 23.5 | +3.5 |
| | BNP | Alisdair Lewis | 273 | 13.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Dresner | 66 | 3.4 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,959 | 25.3 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

West Leigh By-Election 23 January 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Georgina Phillips | 743 | 37.2 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bailey | 688 | 34.4 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Tino Callaghan | 418 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Norman | 149 | 7.5 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,998 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Shoeburyness By-Election 25 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Anne Chalk | 886 | 37.1 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | Val Jarvis | 830 | 34.8 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Maggie Kelly | 381 | 16.0 | +6.6 |
| | UKIP | Edward McNally | 121 | 5.1 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Spencer | 119 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Paul Hill | 48 | 2.0 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,385 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Milton By-Election 21 March 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen George | 833 | 49.9 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Garry Lowen | 528 | 31.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol White | 219 | 13.1 | +8.6 |
| | For Britain | James Quail | 89 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Southchurch By-Election 3 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darryl Jones | 1,025 | 64.3 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Susan Badger | 294 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| | Labour | Nathaniel Doucette | 144 | 9.0 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Jo Bates | 87 | 5.5 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tristan Bembridge | 45 | 2.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Kursaal By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Webster | 1,718 | 49.1 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Marco Mann | 651 | 18.6 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Thomas Love | 411 | 11.7 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Kay Mitchell | 407 | 11.6 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 198 | 5.7 | +2.2 |
| | Heritage | Lara Hurley | 115 | 3.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,067 | 30.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,500 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |