As
Southend Labour starts to look forward to next May's local election minds will
start to look at where our likely successes are to be found.
This
table compares Labour's results in Southend-on-Sea in 2012 and 2016.
|
|
2012
|
2016
|
Gain
|
|
Prittlewell
|
17.1
|
27.0
|
9.9
|
|
Milton
|
35.8
|
45.3
|
9.5
|
|
Blenheim
Park
|
16.5
|
24.6
|
8.1
|
|
Victoria
|
50.4
|
54.7
|
4.3
|
|
Kursaal
|
38.8
|
42.2
|
3.4
|
|
Westborough
|
31.0
|
33.9
|
2.9
|
|
Thorpe
|
4.3
|
6.2
|
1.9
|
|
Belfairs
|
10.3
|
10.5
|
0.2
|
|
Southchurch
|
12.6
|
12.1
|
-0.5
|
|
West
Leigh
|
9.1
|
8.6
|
-0.5
|
|
St
Laurence
|
19.3
|
17.2
|
-2.1
|
|
Chalkwell
|
19.1
|
16.3
|
-2.8
|
|
Shoeburyness
|
12.8
|
9.4
|
-3.4
|
|
West
Shoebury
|
14.9
|
10.2
|
-4.7
|
|
St
Luke's
|
25.8
|
20.9
|
-4.9
|
|
Eastwood
Park
|
15.9
|
9.2
|
-6.7
|
|
Leigh
|
19.6
|
11.3
|
-8.3
|
Whilst
admittedly a somewhat crude measure, it does show where our campaigning has
been most effective. I am pleased to report that I played a significant role in
the top three best performances.
Two
of the top three would give us gains, one from the Tories.
What
is not known is what happened in these wards in June, although some sampling at
the count does provide some clues. However as good as June was for us, and the
opinion polls since have made reasonable reading, we must also remember just
how bad the May local elections were.
Who
knows what will happen between now and May, but there is reason for optimism
that the local Labour Group will grow, and that the Conservatives' grip on
power in the council chamber will weaken.
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