Southend 2018 and how we can change who runs the town

Winners in the last three electoral cycles

	2014	2015	2016
Belfairs	Con	Con	Ind
Blenheim Park	UKIP	Con	Con
Chalkwell	Con	Con	Con
Eastwood Park	Con	Con	Con
Kursaal	UKIP	Lab	Lab
Leigh	LDem	Con	LDem
Milton	Lab	Con	Lab
Prittlewell	UKIP	Con	Con
Shoeburyness	Ind	Con	Ind
Southchurch	Ind	Con	Con
St Laurence	UKIP	UKIP / Con	Con
St Luke's	Ind	Ind	Ind
Thorpe	Ind	Ind	Ind
Victoria	Lab	Lab	Lab
West Leigh	Con	Con	Con
West Shoebury	UKIP	Con	Con
Westborough	Lab	Lab	Lab

Only seven of the seventeen wards have seen the same victor in all three years, which leaves the ten where it would be fair to say there is likely to be some uncertainty as to who will win in 2018.

Without defections the Conservatives would not have a majority in the chamber. As it is, their majority is a slim three. Two gains from the Tories would see no overall control, and then a coalition of the other groups is a certainly a possibility.

Where are the Tories vulnerable? They are only defending four seats, and each is safe. However, if you count the defections then they are vulnerable in Blenheim Park and St Laurence, and that is enough to remove them from office. Let's do it.