Elections to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. The results saw the Conservatives and Labour pick up seats at the expense of the local Independents.
The council is elected by thirds, so a single member was elected from all 17 wards to a term of four years. The seats elected at this election were last contested in 2016, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 elections were delayed for 12 months.
The "rainbow coalition" between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and local independents continued in office, with Labour councillor Ian Gilbert being elected leader of the council.
Composition
Directly after the 2019 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
Results by ward
Belfairs
No UKIP candidate as previous (-11.5).
Blenheim Park
Chalkwell
No Independent candidate as previous (-12.0).
Eastwood Park
Kursaal
No Independent candidate as previous (-14.1).
Leigh
Milton
Prittlewell
Shoeburyness
Southchurch
No UKIP candidate as previous (-11.1).
St. Laurence
St. Luke's
Thorpe
Victoria
West Leigh
West Shoebury
Westborough
Changes 2021-2022
Affiliation changes
By-elections
Southchurch
Notes
References
