Kursaal Ward

Kursaal
Kursaal
	Kursaal Ward Within Southend-On-Sea
Population	11,600
Unitary authority	Southend-on-Sea;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Rochford and Southend East;
Councillors	Tricia Cowdrey (Labour); Matt Dent (Labour); Maggie Kelly (Labour);
	List of places UK England Essex

Kursaal is an electoral ward of Southend-on-Sea covering the area east of Southend town centre. It is represented by three local government councillors, each elected to serve a four-year term. Kursaal was one of the four new wards created in 2000 during boundary changes in Southend.^[1]

Boundaries

The wards boundaries are Victoria road in the east, with half the road being in Thorpe. The queensway ring road in the west. The seafront around Marine Parade in the south, and multiple smaller roads in the north. It borders Thorpe, Milton, St Lukes and Victoria. While it also shares a small border with Southchurch ward along Surbiton Avenue. They have remained this way since the wards creation in 2001.

Ward Profile

The ward is defined by many different features, the Woodgrange estate and Southchurch Village makes up a large portion of the south of the ward and houses many of its inhabitants.The ward is one of the most sought after areas of Southend. With parks, a museum, newly planted trees and award winning beaches. Also has a direct train line to London. Southend East to Fenchurch Street. Also linked to Lakeside shopping center and retail park. Just 25 mins via train

Councillors

These are all councillors elected since Kursaal ward was created in 2001

May 2001	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Stephen George (Lab)	Denis Garne (Lab)
May 2002	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Stephen George (Lab)	Denis Garne (Lab)
May 2003	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Stephen George (Lab)	Denis Garne (Lab)
June 2004	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Stephen George (Lab)	Denis Garne (Lab)
May 2006	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Stephen George (Lab)	Denis Garne (Lab)
May 2007	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Stephen George (Lab)	Denis Garne (Lab)
May 2008	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Stephen George (Lab)	Blaine Robin (Con)
May 2010	Louise Burdett (Con)	Stephen George (Lab)	Blaine Robin (Con)
May 2011	Louise Burdett (Con)	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Blaine Robin (Con)
May 2012	Louise Burdett (Con)	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Ann Jones (Lab)
May 2014	Lawrence Davies (UKIP)	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Ann Jones (Lab)
May 2015	Lawrence Davies (UKIP)	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Ann Jones (Lab)
May 2016	Lawrence Davies (UKIP)	Judith Mcmahon (Lab)	Helen Mcdonald (Lab)
May 2018	Matt Dent (Lab)	Judith Mcmahon (Con) ^[2]	Helen Mcdonald (Lab)
May 2019	Matt Dent (Lab)	Maggie Kelly (Lab)	Helen Mcdonald (Lab)

Indicates Councillor elected that year. Indicates Councillor defected to the Conservatives.

Elections

Kursaal Ward election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Southend Local Elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tricia Cowdrey	926	47.4	12.4
	Conservative	Judith Mcmahon	692	35.4	21.2
	Green	Thomas Love	245	12.5	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Edey	90	4.6	12.6
Majority			234	12.0	3.6
Turnout			1,953	24.6	0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maggie Kelly	693	35.0	16.9
	Green	Simon Cross	384	19.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Gibeon	341	17.2	6.3
	Conservative	Brian Beggs	282	14.2	10.5
	Independent	Anthony Dillon	279	14.1	New
Majority			309	15.6	11.6
Turnout			1,979	25.0	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

2018 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matt Dent	1,008	51.9	9.8
	Conservative	Dave Clift	479	24.7	2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Gibeon	456	23.5	19.0
Majority			529	27.2	7.6
Turnout			1,943	24.4	2.6
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing	3.8

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

2016 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen McDonald	709	42.1	5.6
	UKIP	Gordon Bailey-Smith	379	22.5	1.5
	Conservative	Simon Gittus	378	22.5	2.9
	Green	Liz Swanson	141	8.4	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Collins	75	4.5	0.1
Majority			330	19.6	8.5
Turnout			1,682	21.7	26.6
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

2015 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Mcmahon	1,367	36.5	5.0
	Conservative	Alex Bright	951	25.4	4.9
	UKIP	Verina Weaver	898	24.0	9.5
	Green	Simon Cross	358	9.6	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	171	4.6	0.6
Majority			416	11.1
Turnout			3,745	48.3	25.2
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

2014 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Lawrence Davies	612	33.5	*New*
	Labour	Charles Willis	576	31.5	7.3
	Conservative	Jane Ladner	375	20.5	10.9
	Green	Simon Cross	170	9.3	1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	95	5.2	0.2
Majority			36	2.0
Turnout			1,828	23.1	1.8
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

No English Democrat candidate as previous (-16.9).

2012 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Jones	614	38.8	5.7
	Conservative	Blaine Robin	496	31.4	0.1
	English Democrat	Stephen Riley	267	16.9	New
	Green	Simon Cross	126	8.0	New
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	79	5.0	3.0
Majority			118	7.4	5.8
Turnout			1,582	21.3	8.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.9

2011 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Mcmahon	969	44.5	15.4
	Conservative	Neil Austin	681	31.3	1.5
	UKIP	Lawrence Davies	182	8.4	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	174	8.0	9.1
	Independent	Joseph Saunders	172	7.9	3.2
Majority			288	13.2
Turnout			2,178	29.5	17.4
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

No BNP (-6.5) Independent (-11.1) or English Democrat (-1.6) candidates as previous

2010 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louise Burdett	1,067	29.8	8.6
	Labour	Judith Mcmahon	1,043	29.1	9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Betson	613	17.1	6.3
	Independent	Kash Trivedi	399	11.1	New
	BNP	David Armstrong	232	6.5	6.2
	UKIP	Lawrence Davies	174	4.9	New
	English Democrat	Adrian Key	57	1.6	New
Majority			24	0.7	0.4
Turnout			3,585	46.9	19.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	0.2

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Blaine Robin	747	38.4	8.4
	Labour	Denis Garne	741	38.1	1.8
	BNP	David Armstrong	246	12.7	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Gibeon	210	10.8	4.0
Majority			6	0.3
Turnout			1,944	27.8	2.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	5.1

2007 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen George	715	39.9	4.6
	Conservative	Blaine Robin	538	30.0	1.6
	BNP	Dean Fenner	276	15.4	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Cartwright	264	14.8	0.3
Majority			177	9.9	3.0
Turnout			1,793	24.9	2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

2006 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Mcmahon	650	35.3	0.8
	Conservative	Blaine Robin	522	28.4	5.8
	BNP	Dean Fenner	391	21.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Wexham	278	15.1	3.9
Majority			128	6.9
Turnout			1,841	27.8	3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

2004 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis Garne	627	34.5	17.0
	Conservative	Tony Cox	623	34.2	3.6
	English Democrat	Adrian Key	225	12.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Howes	203	11.2	6.7
	Green	Paul Circus	142	7.8	New
Majority			4	0.2	20.7
Turnout			1,820	26.8	8.3
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

2003 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen George	644	51.5	1.8
	Conservative	Judith Smithson	383	30.6	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	George Lewin	203	17.9	2.7
Majority			261	20.9	6.3
Turnout			1,230	18.5	0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

2002 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Mcmahon	648	49.7	N/A
	Conservative	Judith Smithson	458	35.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Smith	199	15.2	N/A
Majority			190	14.6	N/A
Turnout			1,305	18.9	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

2001 Southend Local Elections:Kursaal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denis Garne	1,349
	Labour	Stephen George	1,303
	Labour	Judith McMahon	1,295
	Conservative	Graham John	958
	Conservative	Leslie Judd	860
	Conservative	Judith Smithson	838
	Liberal Democrats	Rose Day	435
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Read	421
Turnout			7,460	42.2

References

^ "The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Changes) Order 2000". www.legislation.gov.uk.
^ "Former Labour mayor has defected... to the Tories!". Echo.

[1] "The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Changes) Order 2000". www.legislation.gov.uk.

[2] "Former Labour mayor has defected... to the Tories!". Echo.

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