Southend-on-Sea local elections
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One third of Southend-on-Sea Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
No overall control 1997 - 2000
Conservative 2000 - present
[edit] Council elections
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 1999
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 2000
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 2001
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 2002
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 2003
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 2004
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 2006
Southend-on-Sea Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| Chalkwell By-Election 19 February 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,353 | 48.1 | +13.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,283 | 45.6 | +11.6 | ||
| Labour | 176 | 6.3 | -7.5 | ||
| Majority | 70 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,812 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Shoeburyness By-Election 19 July 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Allan Cole | 509 | 48.8 | -0.8 | |
| Labour | George Saville | 400 | 38.4 | -0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Barry Godwin | 133 | 12.8 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 109 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,042 | 14.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| West Shoebury By-Election 7 December 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Day | 765 | 56.2 | +12.2 | |
| British National Party | Terence Jellis | 243 | 17.9 | +4.9 | |
| Labour | Lars Davidsson | 180 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mary Betson | 173 | 12.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 522 | 38.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,361 | 18.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Shoeburyness By-Election 20 September 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Michael Assenheim | 666 | 34.0 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Graham Hill | 494 | 25.2 | -8.8 | |
| Labour | Anne Chalk | 460 | 23.5 | +3.5 | |
| British National Party | Alisdair Lewis | 273 | 13.9 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jane Dresner | 66 | 3.4 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 172 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,959 | 25.3 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
