1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1980 English local election 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1979 1980 5 1 y 1982 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1982 14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 7 26 3 22,733 44.4% 8.7% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 4 7 2 13,471 26.3% 2.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 3 6 1 14,042 27.4% 5.3% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1980.svg Winner of each seat at the 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 1 May 1980 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 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 9 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 7 3 50.0 19 26 66.7 22,733 44.4 –8.7 Labour Party (UK) 4 2 28.6 3 7 17.9 13,471 26.3 +2.0 Liberal Party (UK) 3 1 21.4 3 6 15.4 14,042 27.4 +5.3 Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 617 1.2 N/A New Britain Party 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 294 0.6 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 Conservative Party (UK) B. Marriott* 1,987 56.8 +3.3 Liberal Party (UK) B. Griggs 1,081 30.9 –1.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Hurst 433 12.4 +0.5 906 25.9 +4.8 3,501 35.7 –40.5 9,800 Conservative Party (UK) 2.4 Blenheim Blenheim Conservative Party (UK) N. Clarke* 1,695 51.4 +3.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Allen 1,015 30.8 –2.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Newman 587 17.8 +0.2 680 20.6 +5.2 3,297 36.7 –34.7 9,491 Conservative Party (UK) 2.6 Chalkwell Chalkwell Conservative Party (UK) N. Harris* 2,044 58.7 –1.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Willetts 1,064 30.6 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Bason 374 10.7 –0.3 980 28.1 N/A 3,482 36.7 –40.2 9,491 Conservative Party (UK) 1.6 Eastwood Eastwood Conservative Party (UK) M. Myers* 1,717 50.1 –2.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. Goodman 1,257 36.7 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) N. Boorman 455 13.3 +0.6 460 13.4 –4.1 3,429 34.3 –42.6 9,983 Conservative Party (UK) 2.1 Leigh Leigh Liberal Party (UK) G. Robson 2,352 50.7 –2.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Dolby 2,004 43.2 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Davidson 283 6.1 +0.5 348 7.5 –4.9 4,639 48.7 –29.7 9,520 Liberal Party (UK) 2.5 Milton Milton Conservative Party (UK) G. Baum* 1,116 41.6 –18.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Griffiths 714 26.6 –13.3 Independent politician M. Burstin 617 23.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Wood 238 8.9 N/A 402 15.0 –5.2 2,685 30.9 –30.2 8,689 Conservative Party (UK) 2.6 Prittlewell Prittlewell Liberal Party (UK) P. Herbert* 1,812 44.5 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Barham 1,483 36.4 –2.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Wilson 775 19.0 +0.4 329 8.1 +4.4 4,070 40.6 –34.1 10,024 Liberal Party (UK) 2.1 Shoebury Shoebury (2 seats due to by-election) Labour Party (UK) G. Caplan 1,901 44.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Hurst 1,834 42.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Ascroft* 1,778 41.3 Conservative Party (UK) B. Kelly 1,509 35.1 Liberal Party (UK) B. Ayling 846 19.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. O'Neill 734 17.1 ~4,302 38.7 11,126 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southchurch Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) E. Lockhart* 2,040 54.9 –9.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Pendle 1,181 31.8 –3.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Flaum 492 13.3 N/A 859 23.1 –5.6 3,713 37.4 –34.6 9,926 Conservative Party (UK) 2.9 St Lukes St Lukes Labour Party (UK) R. Copley* 1,477 55.5 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) N. Goldsmith 844 31.7 –16.8 Liberal Party (UK) R. O'Neill 341 12.8 N/A 633 23.8 N/A 2,662 30.6 –36.1 8,692 Labour Party (UK) 12.3 Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) E. Pollitt* 2,194 61.1 –16.2 Liberal Party (UK) N. Baker 569 15.9 –N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Hurley 531 14.8 –7.9 New Britain Party G. Martin 294 8.2 N/A 1,625 45.3 –9.4 3,588 37.9 –35.6 9,476 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) B. Bowyer* 1,767 48.5 –1.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hopkins 1,057 29.0 –20.7 Liberal Party (UK) D. Evans 820 22.5 N/A 710 19.5 +18.9 3,644 37.4 –28.2 9,744 Labour Party (UK) 9.5 Westborough Westborough Liberal Party (UK) R. Price 1,421 37.0 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Brown 1,265 32.9 –6.5 Labour Party (UK) N. Smith 1,159 30.1 –0.9 156 4.1 N/A 3,845 42.0 –30.3 9,146 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7.0 References Category:Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections Southend-on-Sea Category:May 1980 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Essex