1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Marriott*	1,987	56.8	+3.3
	Liberal	B. Griggs	1,081	30.9	–1.5
	Labour	H. Hurst	433	12.4	+0.5
Majority			906	25.9	+4.8
Turnout			3,501	35.7	–40.5
Registered electors			9,800
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Clarke*	1,695	51.4	+3.2
	Liberal	J. Allen	1,015	30.8	–2.0
	Labour	C. Newman	587	17.8	+0.2
Majority			680	20.6	+5.2
Turnout			3,297	36.7	–34.7
Registered electors			9,491
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Harris*	2,044	58.7	–1.4
	Liberal	P. Willetts	1,064	30.6	+1.7
	Labour	D. Bason	374	10.7	–0.3
Majority			980	28.1	N/A
Turnout			3,482	36.7	–40.2
Registered electors			9,491
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Myers*	1,717	50.1	–2.3
	Liberal	N. Goodman	1,257	36.7	+1.8
	Labour	N. Boorman	455	13.3	+0.6
Majority			460	13.4	–4.1
Turnout			3,429	34.3	–42.6
Registered electors			9,983
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Robson	2,352	50.7	–2.7
	Conservative	M. Dolby	2,004	43.2	+2.2
	Labour	L. Davidson	283	6.1	+0.5
Majority			348	7.5	–4.9
Turnout			4,639	48.7	–29.7
Registered electors			9,520
	Liberal hold		Swing	2.5

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Baum*	1,116	41.6	–18.5
	Labour	P. Griffiths	714	26.6	–13.3
	Independent	M. Burstin	617	23.0	N/A
	Liberal	R. Wood	238	8.9	N/A
Majority			402	15.0	–5.2
Turnout			2,685	30.9	–30.2
Registered electors			8,689
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Herbert*	1,812	44.5	+2.0
	Conservative	E. Barham	1,483	36.4	–2.4
	Labour	E. Wilson	775	19.0	+0.4
Majority			329	8.1	+4.4
Turnout			4,070	40.6	–34.1
Registered electors			10,024
	Liberal hold		Swing	2.1

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lockhart*	2,040	54.9	–9.5
	Labour	A. Pendle	1,181	31.8	–3.8
	Liberal	J. Flaum	492	13.3	N/A
Majority			859	23.1	–5.6
Turnout			3,713	37.4	–34.6
Registered electors			9,926
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

St Lukes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Copley*	1,477	55.5	+7.7
	Conservative	N. Goldsmith	844	31.7	–16.8
	Liberal	R. O'Neill	341	12.8	N/A
Majority			633	23.8	N/A
Turnout			2,662	30.6	–36.1
Registered electors			8,692
	Labour hold		Swing	12.3

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bowyer*	1,767	48.5	–1.8
	Conservative	D. Hopkins	1,057	29.0	–20.7
	Liberal	D. Evans	820	22.5	N/A
Majority			710	19.5	+18.9
Turnout			3,644	37.4	–28.2
Registered electors			9,744
	Labour hold		Swing	9.5

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Price	1,421	37.0	+7.4
	Conservative	R. Brown	1,265	32.9	–6.5
	Labour	N. Smith	1,159	30.1	–0.9
Majority			156	4.1	N/A
Turnout			3,845	42.0	–30.3
Registered electors			9,146
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	7.0