Elections to

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took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other

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across the

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Composition

Directly after the 2016 election the composition of the council was: Prior to the election the composition of the council was: After the election, the composition of the council was:

Result summary

Ward results

Belfairs

''No Independent candidate as previous (−41.6).''

Blenheim Park

''No Green candidate as previous (−4.2).''

Chalkwell

''No UKIP (−10.5) or Green (−5.8) candidates as previous.''

Eastwood Park

''No UKIP (−26.8) or Green (−2.1) candidates as previous.''

Kursaal

''No UKIP (−19.0) or Green (−8.4) candidates as previous.''

Leigh

''No UKIP candidate as previous (−8.5).''

Milton

''No UKIP candidate as previous (−13.2).''

Prittlewell

''No UKIP (−18.8) or Independent (−9.3) candidates as previous.''

Shoeburyness

''No UKIP (−12.3), Green (−2.3) or two Independent candidates (−29.0, −21.0) as previous.'' ''Independent vote share change compared to 2014 election.''

Southchurch

''No Independent (−32.6) or UKIP (−14.9) candidates as previous.''

St. Laurence

''No UKIP (−20.3) or Green (−3.0) candidates as previous.''

St. Luke's

''No UKIP (−15.6) candidates as previous.''

Thorpe

''No Independent (−63.1), UKIP (−10.0) or Green (−2.8) candidates as previous.'' ''Independent vote share change compared to 2014 election.''

Victoria

''No UKIP (−19.8) or Liberal Democrat (−3.7) candidates as previous.''

West Leigh

''No Independent (−4.0) or Green (−3.3) candidates as previous.''

West Shoebury

''No UKIP (−15.3) or Green (−2.0) candidates as previous.''

Westborough

''No Independent (−22.1) or UKIP (−12.9) candidates as previous.''

References

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