1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1996 UK local government election April 2022 1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1995 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1995 1996 5 4 y 1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1997 14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 18 4 13,100 30.7% 3.3% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 5 12 2 14,907 34.9% 1.4% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 2 9 6 14,705 34.4% 1.9% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1996.svg Winner of each seat at the 1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1996 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election. Summary Election result 1996 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 4 50.0 11 18 45.0 13,100 30.7 –3.3 Labour Party (UK) 5 2 35.7 6 12 27.5 14,907 34.9 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) 2 6 14.3 8 9 25.0 14,705 34.4 +1.9 Ward results Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Southend-on-Sea-1973-1996.pdf live electionscentre.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20180808012040/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Southend-on-Sea-1973-1996.pdf 2018-08-08 Belfairs Belfairs Liberal Democrats (UK) O. Shapiro 1,773 43.4 ±0.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Briggs 1,773 43.4 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Grindley 542 13.3 –4.7 0 0.0 –4.8 4,088 45.0 –0.3 9,096 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 2.4 Blenheim Blenheim Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Smith 1,586 41.0 –8.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Merrison 1,142 29.5 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Ager 1,137 29.4 +0.9 444 11.5 –9.5 3,865 41.6 +4.0 9,309 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.0 Chalkwell Chalkwell Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Lister-Smith 1,444 44.0 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tobin* 1,416 43.1 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Humphrey 425 12.9 –3.8 28 0.9 N/A 3,285 33.8 –2.9 9,743 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1.1 Eastwood Eastwood Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Fisher 1,556 41.7 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Weaver* 1,350 36.2 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Flewitt 823 22.1 –2.5 206 5.5 –0.3 3,729 34.8 –3.8 10,749 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 0.2 Leigh Leigh Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Smulian 1,574 47.9 –8.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rowsell 934 28.4 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Circus 779 23.7 +6.4 640 19.5 –11.1 3,287 35.3 –4.6 9,352 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5.6 Milton Milton Labour Party (UK) L. Felton 1,271 54.7 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Davy 798 34.3 –2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Petchey 256 11.0 +1.4 473 20.4 +2.6 2,325 25.5 –5.5 9,113 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1.3 Prittlewell Prittlewell Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Elf 1,626 56.0 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. Houssart 744 25.6 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Z. Chaudhri 533 18.4 –4.0 882 30.4 N/A 2,903 31.6 –4.0 9,207 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0.8 Shoebury Shoebury Labour Party (UK) L. Wisken 2,046 50.6 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. North* 1,594 39.4 –0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Newton 403 10.0 –4.5 452 11.2 +5.1 4,043 26.3 –6.8 15,131 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 2.6 Southchurch Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) A. Holland 1,418 50.1 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Garne 1,080 38.2 –2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Craddock 331 11.7 –2.6 338 11.9 +6.9 2,829 31.1 –4.1 9,105 Conservative Party (UK) 3.5 St. Luke's St. Luke's Labour Party (UK) R. Copley* 1,542 70.9 –1.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Mapp 1,323 60.8 –11.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Langlands 503 23.1 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Ayre 481 22.1 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Alexander 268 12.3 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Kaufman 233 10.7 +0.9 ~2,350 27.6 –5.3 8,515 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) S. Ayre* 1,688 58.6 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Smith 748 25.9 –0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Miller 447 15.5 –7.2 940 32.7 +7.4 2,883 28.7 –3.4 10,057 Conservative Party (UK) 3.7 Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) R. Crisp 1,788 70.6 –0.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Longden 482 19.0 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Ray 261 10.2 –0.5 1,306 51.6 –1.8 2,531 26.5 –3.6 9,552 Labour Party (UK) 0.9 Westborough Westborough Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Gibeon 1,342 51.7 –0.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Royston 865 33.3 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Brown 387 14.9 –0.6 477 18.4 –2.1 2,594 29.8 –1.7 8,741 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.1 References 1996 Southend-on-Sea Category:1990s in Essex