1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

UK local election 1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1978 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1978 1979 5 3 y 1980 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1980 14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 11 30 1 50,821 53.1% 5.1% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 2 5 21,121 22.1% 0.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 1 4 1 23,202 24.3% 4.7% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1979.svg Winner of each seat at the 1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 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 the 1979 general election and other local elections. Summary Election result 1979 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) 11 1 78.6 19 30 76.9 50,821 53.1 –5.1 Liberal Party (UK) 2 14.3 3 5 12.8 21,121 22.1 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) 1 1 7.1 3 4 10.3 23,202 24.3 +4.7 National Front (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 485 0.5 –0.1 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) V. Smith* 4,000 53.5 –15.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Oxley 2,422 32.4 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Newman 892 11.9 +0.1 National Front (UK) S. McGovern 162 2.2 N/A 1,578 21.1 –29.4 7,476 76.2 +39.7 9,813 Conservative Party (UK) 14.7 Blenheim Blenheim Conservative Party (UK) E. Watson-Lamb* 3,432 48.2 –14.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Allen 2,333 32.8 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Newman 1,252 17.6 +2.8 National Front (UK) P. Twomey 103 1.4 –2.3 1,099 15.4 –27.7 7,120 71.4 +36.9 9,969 Conservative Party (UK) 13.9 Chalkwell Chalkwell (2 seats due to by-election) Conservative Party (UK) M. Collard* 3,915 61.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Daniels 3,773 59.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Wllletts 1,882 29.6 Liberal Party (UK) R. Wood 1,728 27.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Bason 713 11.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Leaman 695 10.9 ~7,306 76.9 9,501 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Eastwood Eastwood Conservative Party (UK) V. Kaye 3,856 52.4 –15.5 Liberal Party (UK) N. Goodman 2,570 34.9 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) N. Boorman 934 12.7 +5.5 1,286 17.5 N/A 7,360 76.9 +32.8 9,571 Conservative Party (UK) 12.8 Leigh Leigh Liberal Party (UK) A. Crystall* 4,026 53.4 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Woodward 3,090 41.0 –5.7 Labour Party (UK) H. Mapp 423 5.6 +1.5 936 12.4 +9.9 7,539 78.4 +25.3 9,622 Liberal Party (UK) 5.0 Milton Milton Conservative Party (UK) J. Carlile* 3,229 60.1 –5.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Scott 2,144 39.9 +5.8 1,085 20.2 –11.6 5,373 61.1 +29.4 8,800 Conservative Party (UK) 5.8 Prittlewell Prittlewell Liberal Party (UK) J. Armitage 3,201 42.5 –0.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. Barham 2,925 38.8 –4.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Wilson 1,403 18.6 +5.5 276 3.7 N/A 7,529 74.7 +32.7 10,076 Liberal Party (UK) 2.0 Shoebury Shoebury Conservative Party (UK) B. Hennessey* 3,998 52.8 –2.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Hodgkins 2,555 33.8 ±0.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. O'Neill 1,016 13.4 +2.7 1,443 19.1 –2.6 7,569 69.3 +36.9 10,927 Conservative Party (UK) 1.4 Southchurch Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) D. Garston* 4,607 64.4 –9.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Harrison 2,550 35.6 +9.6 2,057 28.7 –19.4 7,157 72.0 +42.8 9,938 Conservative Party (UK) 9.6 St Lukes St Lukes Conservative Party (UK) B. Fowler 2,861 48.5 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Caplan* 2,821 47.8 +1.7 National Front (UK) V. Twomey 220 3.7 –2.2 40 0.7 –1.2 5,902 67.0 +37.8 8,805 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 0.6 Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) B. Scholfield* 5,388 77.3 –7.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Hurley 1,579 22.7 +7.4 3,809 54.7 –14.7 6,967 73.5 +39.1 9,482 Conservative Party (UK) 7.4 Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) G. Elvin* 3,206 50.3 –0.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hopkins 3,163 49.7 +0.3 43 0.7 –0.6 6,369 65.6 +39.3 9,704 Labour Party (UK) 0.3 Westborough Westborough Conservative Party (UK) G. Littler 2,584 39.4 –5.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Hurst 2,035 31.0 –2.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Price 1,943 29.6 +8.0 549 8.4 –3.1 6,562 72.3 +27.6 9,077 Conservative Party (UK) 1.5 References Category:Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections X Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Essex