1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

September 2025 UK local election 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1983 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1983 1984 5 3 y 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1986 14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 6 25 2 20,621 43.0% 5.9% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 11 2 15,732 32.8% 0.4% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 3 3 11,525 24.0% 6.1% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1984.svg Winner of each seat at the 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Southend-on-Sea-1973-1996.pdf Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996 9 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 42.9 19 25 64.1 20,621 43.0 –5.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 2 35.7 6 11 28.2 15,732 32.8 –0.4 Labour Party (UK) 3 21.4 0 3 7.7 11,525 24.0 +6.1 Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 98 0.2 N/A Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Belfairs Belfairs SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Streeter 2,328 52.0 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Marriott* 1,845 41.2 –8.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Haines 306 6.8 –1.0 483 10.8 N/A 4,479 46.1 –1.3 9,712 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 8.5 Blenheim Blenheim Conservative Party (UK) N. Clarke* 1,570 45.3 –2.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Gibeon 1,176 33.9 –1.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Howard 723 20.8 +3.9 394 11.4 –0.2 3,469 35.2 –7.4 9,866 Conservative Party (UK) 0.1 Chalkwell Chalkwell Conservative Party (UK) J. Tobin 1,659 49.4 –6.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Petchey 1,439 42.8 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Rothwell 263 7.8 +0.2 220 6.5 –12.1 3,361 36.0 –4.9 9,631 Conservative Party (UK) 6.0 Eastwood Eastwood SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Goodman 1,946 49.7 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Myers* 1,601 40.9 –4.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Kennedy 365 9.3 +1.5 335 8.8 +7.8 3,912 36.2 –3.0 10,799 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 3.9 Leigh Leigh SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Robson* 2,145 53.0 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hall 1,618 40.0 –2.1 Labour Party (UK) L. Davidson 282 7.0 +1.8 528 13.0 +3.0 4,045 43.5 –7.5 9,339 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1.5 Milton Milton Conservative Party (UK) G. Baum* 1,195 56.1 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Kirk 936 43.9 +17.2 259 12.2 –16.8 2,131 25.9 –6.2 8,268 Conservative Party (UK) 8.4 Prittlewell Prittlewell SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Herbert* 1,981 52.8 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Gibb 1,271 33.9 –5.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Laycock 497 13.3 –0.6 710 18.9 +10.5 3,749 37.8 –5.1 9,937 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5.3 Shoebury Shoebury Conservative Party (UK) A. North 1,973 48.2 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Caplan* 1,622 39.7 +4.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Ruhier 495 12.1 –2.0 351 8.6 –6.6 4,090 34.5 –8.0 11,881 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 3.3 Southminster Southminster Conservative Party (UK) E. Lockhart* 1,843 62.0 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) G. White 649 21.8 +3.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Gibeon 479 16.1 –5.5 1,194 40.2 +1.7 2,971 29.7 –11.4 9,999 Conservative Party (UK) 0.9 St Lukes St Lukes Labour Party (UK) R. Copley* 1,248 49.3 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Reid 906 35.8 –2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Y. Rushman 379 15.0 –9.9 342 13.5 N/A 2,533 30.1 –6.3 8,412 Labour Party (UK) 7.5 Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) G. Ayre 1,892 70.1 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) V. Heffer 423 15.7 +2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Polley 384 14.2 –4.2 1,469 54.4 +4.4 2,699 26.2 –13.0 10,295 Conservative Party (UK) 0.4 Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) A. Hurst 1,825 51.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Dunn 1,805 51.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Carr 1,055 30.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Gymer 1,030 29.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Overy 635 18.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Baker 619 17.6 Independent politician C. Smith 98 1.9 ~3,653 37.9 +3.4 9,639 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Westborough Westborough SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Price* 1,726 49.7 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rowswell 1,163 33.5 –9.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith 581 16.7 +0.8 563 16.2 N/A 3,470 38.6 –7.8 9,004 SDP-Liberal Alliance 8.5 By-elections Leigh Leigh by-election: 7 March 1985Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 electionscentre.co.uk By-elections 18 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 SDP–Liberal Alliance 2,055 57.5 Conservative Party (UK) 1,198 33.5 Labour Party (UK) 233 6.5 Green Party (UK) 90 2.5 857 24.0 3,576 38.5 9,288 SDP–Liberal Alliance Belfairs Belfairs by-election: 24 October 1985 SDP–Liberal Alliance 1,967 53.5 Conservative Party (UK) 1,401 38.1 Labour Party (UK) 308 8.4 566 15.4 3,676 38.0 9,674 SDP–Liberal Alliance Leigh Leigh by-election: 20 February 1986 SDP–Liberal Alliance 1,688 60.4 Conservative Party (UK) 883 31.6 Labour Party (UK) 225 8.0 805 28.8 2,796 30.7 9,107 SDP–Liberal Alliance References Category:Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections Southend-on-Sea Category:May 1984 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Essex