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Milton (Southend-on-Sea Ward)
Milton is an electoral ward of Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the nor .... The ward has existed since the creation of the district on 1 April 1974 and first used at the 1973 elections. The ward returns three councillors to Southend-on-Sea City Council. It was subject to boundary revisions in 1976 and 2001. The ward covers parts of Southend-on-Sea town centre and Westcliff-on-Sea. List of councillors The ward has been represented by three councillors since the first election in 1973. Southend-on-Sea council elections since 2001 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Southend-on-Sea in 2001. Milton lost some territory between Queensway and Southchurch Avenue to the new ward of Kursaal. All seats were up for election in 2001. The subsequent election c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Southend-on-Sea City Council is the local authority of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. Southend has had an elected local authority since 1866, which has been reformed several times. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Essex County Council The council has been under no overall control since 2019. Since 2024 it has been led by a coalition of Labour, the Liberal Democrats and some of the independent councillors. It is based at Southend Civic Centre. Since 2024, the government has planned to abolish the council and merge it with other parts of Essex as part of its planned reorganisation of local government in Essex in 2025. History Southend's first elected council was a local board, which held its first meeting on 29 August 1866. Prior to that the town was administered by the vestry for the wider parish of Prittlewell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2014 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Following the election, an Independent - Labour - Liberal Democrat coalition administration was formed, replacing the previous Conservative administration. Results summary Ward results Belfairs Blenheim Park Chalkwell Eastwood Park Kursaal Leigh Milton Prittlewell St. Laurence St. Luke's Shoeburyness Southchurch Thorpe Victoria West Leigh West Shoebury Westborough References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2014 Southend-on-Sea 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 1997 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election, although the ward boundaries remained the same. Results summary Ward results Belfairs Blenheim Chalkwell Eastwood Leigh Milton Prittlewell Shoebury Southchurch St. Luke's Thorpe Victoria Westborough References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1997 1997 Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south-eastern Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 1999 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 19 *Liberal Democrat 12 * Labour 8 Election result Before the election the Conservatives needed a swing of less than 5% in order to win a majority on the council, but despite targeting the council they failed to take control. However they came within a single vote of a majority, after Labour came top in both of the seats that were being contested in Milton ward. The second Labour candidate for the ward, Stephen George, was only one vote ahead of the sitting Conservative councillor, Joyce Lambert, thus preventing the Conservatives from holding the critical seat that would have seen them win control of the council. The Conservatives did gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Lei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2000 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 25 *Liberal Democrat 9 * Labour 5 Campaign Before the election the council was run by a coalition between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, but the election was expected to see the Conservatives take control from them. 14 of the 39 seats were being contested, with the Conservatives only needing to gain one seat in order to have a majority. They only required a tiny swing to achieve this, which would give the Conservatives control of the council for the first time in 8 years. The election was a high-profile one with the Conservative leader, William Hague, campaigning in the area on the Monday before the election. A major issue in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2001 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 12. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Election results The results saw the Conservative increase their majority on the council after winning 32 of the 51 seats on the council. The Labour Party won 12 seats to become the main opposition, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to 7 seats. Ward results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Southend-On-Sea Council Election, 2001 2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2002 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 33 * Labour 11 *Liberal Democrat 7 Campaign The election saw a group of seven campaigners stand as independent candidates in the election. They described themselves as "the magnificent seven" and were standing in protest against plans to widen Prioy Crescent and to move St Laurence Church in Eastwood. Election result The results saw no seats change hands so the Conservatives kept control as a result with 35 of the 51 seats on the council. Ward results References {{United Kingdom local ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2003 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 32 * Labour 10 *Liberal Democrat 8 *Independent 1 Election result The results saw the Conservatives keep control of the council with a slightly reduced majority of 13 seats. The only changes saw the Conservatives lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats in St Laurence ward and an independent candidate gain Westborough from the Labour party. Ward results References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2003 2003 Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2004 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of City of Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea Unitary authority, Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Conservative Party (UK), Conservative 33 *Labour Party (UK), Labour 9 *Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat 7 *Independent (politician), Independent 2 Election results The results saw the Conservatives make one gain in the election to hold control of the council with 33 seats. The Conservative gain came in St Lukes Wards of the United Kingdom, ward where they defeated the Labour Party (UK), Labour councillor, Reg Copley, who had been first elected to the council in 1963. They also came within 4 votes of gaining Kursaal, but the only other change was an Independent (politician), independent gain from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2006 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Conservative 30 *Liberal Democrat 9 * Labour 8 *Alliance Southend 4 Campaign The election saw a candidate from a new party, Mums' Army, stand in West Shoebury ward. The party was founded by Take a Break magazine with a platform of addressing anti-social behaviour in the community. Meanwhile, the Labour Party was unable to put up candidates in 5 wards after their nomination papers were stolen just before they were to be handed in. Election results The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after winning 11 of the 19 seats which were contested. However this was one down on before the election, after the Conservative council leader, Anna Waite, was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2007 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 30 *Liberal Democrat 10 * Labour 7 *Independent 4 Election result The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with a majority of 9 seats over the other parties. The former leader of the council, Anna Waite, who had been defeated in the 2006 election, was returned to the council in St Luke's ward after defeating the Labour councillor Kevin Robinson. However the Conservatives lost a usually safe seat in Thorpe to independent Ron Woodley by 791 votes. For the second election in a row a Conservative leader of the council was defeated. Murray Foster was defeated in Prittlewell ward by Liberal Democrat Ric Morgan, forcing the Conservatives to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election
The 2008 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of City of Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea Unitary authority, Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Conservative Party (UK), Conservative 27 *Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat 11 *Independent (politician), Independent 7 *Labour Party (UK), Labour 6 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 29 seats, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour Party (UK), Labour and 5 Independent (politician), independents. The election was seen as being the closest for years with the other parties needing to gain 4 seats from the Conservatives to deprive them of a majority. There was a record number of candidates in the election, with St Luke's Wards of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
