# 2012 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 2012 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

## Results summary

2012 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 | 6 | 3 | 35.3 | 19 | 25 | 49.0 | 12,022 | 32.7 | –3.2 |
| | Independent | 5 | 1 | 29.4 | 5 | 10 | 19.6 | 7,552 | 20.5 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | | 17.6 | 7 | 10 | 19.6 | 5,109 | 13.9 | –2.8 |
| | Labour | 3 | 2 | 17.6 | 3 | 6 | 11.8 | 7,100 | 19.3 | –0.9 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,814 | 7.7 | +1.2 |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,424 | 3.9 | New |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 707 | 1.9 | –0.4 |
| | National Front | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Belfairs

Belfairs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stephen Aylen | 814 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative | Helen Boyd | 741 | 29.6 |
| | UKIP | Tino Callaghan | 313 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Ian Pope | 257 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Cadman | 189 | 7.6 |
| | English Democrat | Lisa Simmonds | 189 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,508 | 33.83 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Blenheim Park

Blenheim Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Longley | 683 | 30.5 |
| | Conservative | Julie Cushion | 624 | 27.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Borton | 369 | 16.5 |
| | UKIP | James Mills | 362 | 16.2 |
| | Green | Paul Davison-Holmes | 200 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 28.35 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Chalkwell

Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Robertson | 799 | 41.7 |
| | Independent | Nick Ward | 490 | 25.6 |
| | Labour | Lars Davidsson | 366 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norah Goodman | 143 | 7.5 |
| | English Democrat | Jeremy Moss | 117 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 26.19 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eastwood Park

Eastwood Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Walker | 1,147 | 50.9 |
| | UKIP | Keith McLaren | 393 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Laura Martin | 358 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Wells | 355 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,258 | 29.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kursaal

Kursaal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne Jones | 614 | 38.8 |
| | Conservative | Blaine Robin | 496 | 31.4 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Riley | 267 | 16.9 |
| | Green | Simon Cross | 126 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Betson | 79 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | 21.33 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Leigh

Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 992 | 49.4 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Phillips | 622 | 31.0 |
| | Labour | Iain Blake-Lawson | 394 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,039 | 27.54 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Milton

Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julian Ware-Lane | 675 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Folkard | 607 | 32.2 |
| | Independent | Christine Hills | 361 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Davis | 123 | 6.5 |
| | English Democrat | Spencer Haggar | 122 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,898 | 24.40 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Prittlewell

Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Betson | 712 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative | Sue Abrahams | 639 | 27.3 |
| | UKIP | Gary Cockrill | 589 | 25.2 |
| | Labour | Liam Overy | 401 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | 30.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St. Laurence

St. Laurence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Flewitt | 758 | 35.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Roast | 605 | 28.6 |
| | Labour | Reg Copley | 407 | 19.3 |
| | UKIP | Carl Whitwell | 229 | 10.8 |
| | English Democrat | Steven Whitman | 115 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,121 | 28.03 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brian Ayling | 901 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | Mike Royston | 565 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashley | 527 | 24.1 |
| | English Democrat | James Hagger | 150 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Howes | 48 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | 26.98 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mike Assenheim | 1,098 | 51.7 |
| | Conservative | Verina Weaver | 610 | 28.7 |
| | Labour | Chris Gasper | 271 | 12.8 |
| | English Democrat | Barry Harvey | 145 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,131 | 25.80 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Southchurch

Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Garston | 847 | 35.8 |
| | Independent | Claire Bibby | 796 | 33.7 |
| | Labour | Stacey Phillips | 298 | 12.6 |
| | English Democrat | Anthony Winchester | 141 | 6.0 |
| | Green | Julian Esposito | 127 | 5.4 |
| | Independent | Geoff Strobridge | 89 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 66 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,370 | 31.19 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mike Stafford | 2,066 | 69.8 |
| | Conservative | Clive Lucas | 724 | 24.4 |
| | Labour | Jon Key | 127 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Clinkscales | 45 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,964 | 39.67 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Gilbert | 917 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | Del Thomas | 462 | 25.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Breuer | 141 | 7.8 |
| | Green | Ian Hurd | 115 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronnie Streeter | 70 | 3.8 |
| | English Democrat | Fenton Bowley | 58 | 3.2 |
| | National Front | Bernadette Jaggers | 56 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,824 | 24.83 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Leigh

West Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Lamb | 1,307 | 49.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bailey | 803 | 30.6 |
| | Independent | Tony Chytry | 278 | 10.6 |
| | Labour | Jane Norman | 240 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,638 | 37.11 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Shoebury

West Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Liz Day | 860 | 39.1 |
| | UKIP | James Moyies | 787 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Gary Sergeant | 328 | 14.9 |
| | English Democrat | Stuart Freeman | 120 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Row | 106 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,206 | 29.52 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westborough

Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Dr Vel | 551 | 33.3 |
| | Labour | Kevin Robinson | 513 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative | Neil Austin | 252 | 15.2 |
| | Green | Stephen Jordan | 139 | 8.4 |
| | Independent | David Glover | 108 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Monnery | 90 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,661 | 21.94 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |