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

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1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
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

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Belfairs

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Belfairs
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 4.8
Turnout 45.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Blenheim

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Blenheim
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 21.0
Turnout 37.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chalkwell

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Chalkwell
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 1.3
Turnout 36.7
Conservative hold Swing

Eastwood

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Eastwood
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 5.8
Turnout 38.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Leigh

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

Milton

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Milton
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 17.8
Turnout 31.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Prittlewell

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Prittlewell
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 35.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Shoebury

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Shoebury
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 6.1
Turnout 33.1
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative Swing

Southchurch

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Southchurch
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 5.0
Turnout 35.2
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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

Thorpe

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

Victoria

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

Westborough

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

References

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  1. ^ "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2018.