# 2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2004 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 33
* Labour 9
* Liberal Democrat 7
* Independent 2

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives make one gain in the election to hold control of the council with 33 seats. The Conservative gain came in St Lukes ward where they defeated the Labour councillor, Reg Copley, who had been first elected to the council in 1963. They also came within 4 votes of gaining Kursaal, but the only other change was an independent gain from the Liberal Democrats in Westborough.
Southend-on-Sea Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 70.6 | 49.5 | 21,136 | +1.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.8 | 26.1 | 11,136 | -1.9% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 7,084 | -2.0% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1,005 | +0.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1,205 | +0.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 695 | +1.6% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 436 | +1.0% |

## Ward results

Belfairs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Aylen | 1,641 | 54.4 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Grimwade | 1,028 | 34.1 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Cheryl Nevin | 347 | 11.5 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 20.3 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,016 | 41.9 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Blenheim Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Longley | 1,233 | 46.3 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Newham | 1,078 | 40.5 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Charles Willis | 354 | 13.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 5.8 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,665 | 35.9 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Robertson | 1,434 | 56.4 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Coyle | 571 | 22.5 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Lydia Sookias | 325 | 12.8 | −1.5 |
| | English Democrat | Jeremy Moss | 211 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 863 | 34.0 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,541 | 35.4 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Eastwood Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Walker | 1,563 | 55.2 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norah Goodman | 1,028 | 36.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Raoul Meade | 240 | 8.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 18.9 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,831 | 38.1 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kursaal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denis Game | 627 | 34.5 | −17.0 |
| | Conservative | Tony Cox | 623 | 34.2 | +3.6 |
| | English Democrat | Adrian Key | 225 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Howes | 203 | 11.2 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Paul Circus | 142 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | −20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,820 | 26.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 1,414 | 54.4 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Gutteridge | 936 | 36.0 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Tony Borton | 247 | 9.5 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 18.4 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | 37.7 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Davy | 1,068 | 51.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Gilbert | 576 | 27.6 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Boulton | 441 | 21.2 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 23.6 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,085 | 30.9 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Price | 1,303 | 45.8 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael O'Connor | 926 | 32.5 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Borton | 338 | 11.9 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Andrea Black | 279 | 9.8 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 13.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,846 | 38.2 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Laurence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Flewitt | 1,013 | 35.6 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Dolby | 861 | 30.2 | −17.6 |
| | UKIP | Peter O'Kane | 695 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
| | Labour | Paul White | 280 | 9.8 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,849 | 38.7 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Lukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Melvyn Day | 858 | 38.1 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Reginald Copley | 677 | 30.1 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Ayling | 404 | 18.0 | +6.7 |
| | Green | Steve Flynn | 311 | 13.8 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,250 | 29.8 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Shoeburyness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Ascroft | 1,274 | 60.2 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Anne Chalk | 561 | 26.5 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Spraggs | 283 | 13.4 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 33.7 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | 29.2 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Garston | 1,672 | 64.8 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Clive Rebbeck | 369 | 14.3 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Smith | 281 | 10.9 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Adrian Hedges | 260 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,303 | 50.5 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,582 | 36.8 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally Carr | 2,073 | 73.5 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Ray | 430 | 15.2 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Joyce Mapp | 318 | 11.3 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,643 | 58.2 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,821 | 40.2 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Dandridge | 794 | 42.6 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Jones | 643 | 34.5 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Collins | 425 | 22.8 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 8.1 | −16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,862 | 27.5 | +5.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lamb | 1,935 | 59.6 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Wren | 896 | 27.6 | −5.6 |
| | Green | Doris Thomas | 213 | 6.6 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Deborah Robinson | 200 | 6.2 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,039 | 32.0 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,244 | 48.1 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony North | 1,661 | 67.9 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Lee Craven | 486 | 19.9 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Spraggs | 301 | 12.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,175 | 48.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,448 | 34.3 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Marimuthu Velmurugan | 1,005 | 46.8 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Lewin | 438 | 20.4 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Ahmad Khwaja | 361 | 16.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Julian Ware-Lane | 345 | 16.1 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 26.4 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 32.2 | +7.1 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |