1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1986 English local election 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1984 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1984 1986 5 8 y 1987 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1987 13 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 4 20 5 18,884 40.5% 2.5% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 15 4 18,795 40.3% 7.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 4 1 8,996 19.3% 4.7% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1986.svg Winner of each seat at the 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1986 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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 1986 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) 4 5 30.8 16 20 51.3 18,884 40.5 –2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 4 53.8 8 15 38.5 18,795 40.3 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) 2 1 15.4 2 4 10.3 8,996 19.3 –4.7 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 V. Topham 2,257 53.9 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Edwards 1,629 38.9 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Davidson 303 7.2 +0.4 628 15.0 +4.2 4,189 43.6 –2.5 9,622 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 2.1 Blenheim Blenheim SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Cronkshaw 1,972 46.8 +12.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Birdseye 1,587 37.7 –7.6 Labour Party (UK) N. Boorman 656 15.6 –5.2 385 9.1 N/A 4,215 42.6 +7.2 9,892 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 10.3 Chalkwell Chalkwell SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Wade 1,916 47.1 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Myers 1,834 45.1 –4.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Rothwell 314 7.7 –0.1 82 2.0 N/A 4,064 42.2 +6.2 9,647 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 4.3 Eastwood Eastwood SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Elf 1,829 47.8 –1.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Terson 1,585 41.4 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Harrison 415 10.8 +1.5 244 6.4 –2.4 3,829 34.6 –1.6 11,065 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 1.2 Leigh Leigh SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Bailey 1,982 50.9 –2.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Gibbs 1,563 40.2 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Lee 347 8.9 +1.9 419 10.8 –2.2 3,892 41.5 –2.0 9,394 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1.2 Milton Milton Conservative Party (UK) K. Cater* 1,197 43.2 –12.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Overy 996 36.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Waring 577 20.8 –23.1 201 7.3 –4.9 2,770 33.7 +7.8 8,226 Conservative Party (UK) Prittlewell Prittlewell SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Hugill* 2,229 58.3 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Houghton 1,082 28.3 –5.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Cole 511 13.4 +0.1 1,147 30.0 +11.1 3,822 38.8 +1.0 9,876 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5.6 Shoebury Shoebury Conservative Party (UK) D. Ascroft* 2,214 51.2 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Howells 1,435 33.2 –6.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Ruhier 677 15.6 +3.5 779 18.0 +9.4 4,326 34.6 +0.1 12,500 Conservative Party (UK) 4.8 Southchurch Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) M. Haine 1,661 47.2 –14.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Hendry 1,228 34.9 +18.8 Labour Party (UK) A. McAnulty 632 17.9 –3.9 433 12.3 –27.9 3,521 36.0 +6.3 9,820 Conservative Party (UK) 16.8 St Lukes St Lukes Labour Party (UK) N. Smith 1,271 50.2 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Malyon 777 30.7 –5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Gibeon 483 19.1 +4.1 494 19.5 +6.0 2,531 30.9 +0.8 8,338 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3.0 Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) N. Moss* 1,954 60.8 –9.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Cooper 747 23.2 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Sandall 515 16.0 +0.3 1,207 37.5 –16.9 3,216 31.3 +5.1 10,276 Conservative Party (UK) 9.2 Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) A. Dunn* 1,786 52.3 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. Carr 902 26.4 –2.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Turner 730 21.4 +3.8 884 25.9 N/A 3,418 33.5 –4.4 9,801 Labour Party (UK) 2.3 Westborough Westborough SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Palmer* 1,749 53.7 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rowswell 899 27.6 –5.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith 608 18.7 +2.0 850 26.1 +9.9 3,256 36.4 –2.2 8,973 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5.0 References Category:Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections Southend-on-Sea Category:May 1986 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Essex