# 1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

The 1995 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

## Results summary

1995 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 | 3 | 3 | 21.4 | 13 | 16 | 38.5 | 15,524 | 32.5 | –2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 14 | 35.9 | 16,273 | 34.0 | –5.6 |
| | Labour | 4 | 2 | 28.6 | 5 | 9 | 23.1 | 16,004 | 33.5 | +8.9 |
| | Ind. Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Belfairs

Belfairs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Newton | 1,805 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | H. Briggs | 1,606 | 38.6 |
| | Labour | J. Grindley | 748 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Blenheim

Blenheim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Mallam | 1,739 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | P. Longden | 1,003 | 28.5 |
| | Labour | M. Cohen | 774 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Chalkwell

Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Holdcroft | 1,498 | 42.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Lister-Smith | 1,454 | 41.0 |
| | Labour | J. Mapp | 592 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eastwood

Eastwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Betson | 1,691 | 40.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Ager | 1,447 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | M. Pether-Longman | 1,024 | 24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Leigh

Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Wexham | 2,099 | 56.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Rowswell | 965 | 26.1 |
| | Labour | P. Circus | 640 | 17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Milton

Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Hawkins | 1,508 | 54.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Carlile | 1,012 | 36.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Petchey | 269 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Prittlewell

Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Durrant | 1,633 | 53.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Elf | 1,627 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Brown | 747 | 24.3 | |
| | Conservative | B. Houssart | 721 | | |
| | Labour | R. Merton | 688 | 22.4 | |
| | Labour | Z. Chaudhri | 633 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Shoebury

Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Kennedy | 2,275 | 45.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Hadley | 1,972 | 39.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Cooper | 721 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 |
| | Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | |

### Southchurch

Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Garston | 1,454 | 45.3 |
| | Labour | D. Garne | 1,293 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Miller | 460 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Burstin | 2,045 | 72.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Holland | 508 | 18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Alexander | 276 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 54.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Thorpe

Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Carr | 1,641 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | C. Smith | 833 | 26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Donn | 727 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Dunn | 2,061 | 71.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Davy | 519 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Francis | 312 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 53.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Westborough

Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Lubel | 1,460 | 52.5 |
| | Labour | M. Royston | 890 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Lambert | 431 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |