2007_Southend-on-Sea_Council_election

2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2007 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

2007 UK local government 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.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with a majority of 9 seats over the other parties.[3] 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.[4] However the Conservatives lost a usually safe seat in Thorpe to independent Ron Woodley by 791 votes.[5]

For the second election in a row a Conservative leader of the council was defeated.[6][7] Murray Foster was defeated in Prittlewell ward by Liberal Democrat Ric Morgan, forcing the Conservatives to choose a new leader.[6] Nigel Holdcroft was unopposed within the Conservative group and became the new leader of the council.[6]

Overall turnout in the election was 31%.[8]

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References

  1. "Southend-On-Sea". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  2. "Election 2007 Results". The Times. 4 May 2007. p. 8.
  3. "Councillor, 18, 'youngest in UK'". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. "Updated: Waite makes comeback". Echo. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010. [dead link]
  5. "Independent snatches key Tory seat". Echo. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010. [dead link]
  6. "New council leader confirmed". Echo. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  7. "Council leader kicked out". Echo. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2010. [dead link]
  8. "Local Election Results 2007". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  9. "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: Borough Council Election" (PDF). Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2010. [dead link]

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