2026 Southend-on-Sea City Council election
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7 May 2026
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The 2026 Southend-on-Sea City Council election is scheduled to take place in May 2026 to elect one third of the members of Southend-on-Sea City Council in England. The election is due to take place on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
Elections to Southend-on-Sea City Council are held by thirds. The 2026 election will therefore contest one third of the council’s seats.
The election is taking place during a period of proposed local government reorganisation in Essex, which may replace existing council structures with a smaller number of unitary authorities. As part of this process, some councils were invited by central government to request the postponement of their scheduled 2026 elections.[1]
Southend-on-Sea City Council confirmed that its elections would proceed as scheduled.[2] Under UK law, any decision to postpone local elections is made by central government.[3]
Summary
Election result
| 2026 Southend-on-Sea City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 13 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 9 | |||||||||
| Independent | 5 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | |||||||||
| Reform | 3 | |||||||||
| Green | 2 | |||||||||
| Confelicity | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor |
Party | Re-standing | |
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| Belfairs | Alan Dear | Conservative | Yes | |
| Blenheim Park | Laurie Burton | Labour | Yes | |
| Chalkwell | Nigel Folkard | Conservative | No | |
| Eastwood Park | Robert McMullan | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Kursaal | Matt Dent | Labour | Yes | |
| Leigh | Carole Mulroney | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Milton | Maxine Sadza | Labour | Yes | |
| Prittlewell | Kevin Buck | Conservative | Yes | |
| Shoeburyness | Nick Ward | Independent | Yes | |
| Southchurch | Daniel Nelson[e] | Reform | No | |
| St Laurence | Lydia Hyde | Labour | Yes | |
| St Luke's | Kathy Murphy[f] | Independent | No | |
| Thorpe | Martin Terry | Independent | Yes | |
| Victoria | Margaret Borton | Labour | Yes | |
| West Leigh | Fay Evans | Conservative | No | |
| West Shoebury | John Harland | Conservative | Yes | |
| Westborough | Kevin Robinson | Labour | Yes | |
