1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
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14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1996 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election.

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1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party		This election				Full council			This election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	{{{candidates}}}	7	4	50.0	11	18	45.0	13,100	30.7	–3.3
	Labour	{{{candidates}}}	5	2	35.7	6	12	27.5	14,907	34.9	+1.4
	Conservative	{{{candidates}}}	2	6	14.3	8	9	25.0	14,705	34.4	+1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	O. Shapiro	1,773	43.4	±0.0
	Conservative	H. Briggs	1,773	43.4	+4.8
	Labour	J. Grindley	542	13.3	–4.7
Majority			0	0.0	–4.8
Turnout			4,088	45.0	–0.3
Registered electors			9,096
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Smith	1,586	41.0	–8.5
	Labour	T. Merrison	1,142	29.5	+7.5
	Conservative	T. Ager	1,137	29.4	+0.9
Majority			444	11.5	–9.5
Turnout			3,865	41.6	+4.0
Registered electors			9,309
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	8.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Lister-Smith	1,444	44.0	+3.0
	Conservative	J. Tobin*	1,416	43.1	+0.8
	Labour	M. Humphrey	425	12.9	–3.8
Majority			28	0.9	N/A
Turnout			3,285	33.8	–2.9
Registered electors			9,743
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Fisher	1,556	41.7	+1.1
	Conservative	R. Weaver*	1,350	36.2	+1.4
	Labour	M. Flewitt	823	22.1	–2.5
Majority			206	5.5	–0.3
Turnout			3,729	34.8	–3.8
Registered electors			10,749
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.2

1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

Summary

Election result

Ward results

Belfairs

Blenheim

Chalkwell

Eastwood

Leigh

Milton

Prittlewell

Shoebury

Southchurch

St. Luke's

Thorpe

Victoria

Westborough

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Smulian	1,574	47.9	–8.8
	Conservative	J. Rowsell	934	28.4	+2.3
	Labour	P. Circus	779	23.7	+6.4
Majority			640	19.5	–11.1
Turnout			3,287	35.3	–4.6
Registered electors			9,352
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Felton	1,271	54.7	+0.6
	Conservative	R. Davy	798	34.3	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	W. Petchey	256	11.0	+1.4
Majority			473	20.4	+2.6
Turnout			2,325	25.5	–5.5
Registered electors			9,113
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Elf	1,626	56.0	+2.8
	Conservative	B. Houssart	744	25.6	+1.3
	Labour	Z. Chaudhri	533	18.4	–4.0
Majority			882	30.4	N/A
Turnout			2,903	31.6	–4.0
Registered electors			9,207
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Wisken	2,046	50.6	+4.8
	Conservative	A. North*	1,594	39.4	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Newton	403	10.0	–4.5
Majority			452	11.2	+5.1
Turnout			4,043	26.3	–6.8
Registered electors			15,131
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Holland	1,418	50.1	+4.8
	Labour	D. Garne	1,080	38.2	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Craddock	331	11.7	–2.6
Majority			338	11.9	+6.9
Turnout			2,829	31.1	–4.1
Registered electors			9,105
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Copley*	1,542	70.9	–1.4
	Labour	J. Mapp	1,323	60.8	–11.5
	Conservative	C. Langlands	503	23.1	+5.1
	Conservative	D. Ayre	481	22.1	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Alexander	268	12.3	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kaufman	233	10.7	+0.9
Turnout			~2,350	27.6	–5.3
Registered electors			8,515
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ayre*	1,688	58.6	+7.3
	Labour	C. Smith	748	25.9	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Miller	447	15.5	–7.2
Majority			940	32.7	+7.4
Turnout			2,883	28.7	–3.4
Registered electors			10,057
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Crisp	1,788	70.6	–0.7
	Conservative	M. Longden	482	19.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	T. Ray	261	10.2	–0.5
Majority			1,306	51.6	–1.8
Turnout			2,531	26.5	–3.6
Registered electors			9,552
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Gibeon	1,342	51.7	–0.8
	Labour	M. Royston	865	33.3	+1.3
	Conservative	R. Brown	387	14.9	–0.6
Majority			477	18.4	–2.1
Turnout			2,594	29.8	–1.7
Registered electors			8,741
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.1