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Southend West

Every general election and by-election in Southend West since 1950 (until 2022). Latest: Anna Firth, Conservative, majority 12,280.

By-election, 3 February 2022

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Anna Firth ElectedConservative12,79286.1%
Jason PilleyPsychedelic Movement5123.5%
Steve LawsUK Independence Party4002.7%
Catherine BlaiklockEnglish Democrats3202.2%
Jayda FransenIndependent2992.0%
Ben DowntonHeritage Party2361.6%
Christopher AndersonFreedom Alliance1611.1%
Graham MooreEnglish Constitution Party860.6%
Olga ChildsIndependent520.4%
Valid votes14,858
Majority12,28082.7%

Con hold Turnout 22.4% of 66,354 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1950: 57.5%Conservative, 1951: 69.1%Conservative, 1955: 64.2%Conservative, 1959: 58.2%Conservative, 1964: 50.6%Conservative, 1966: 50.9%Conservative, 1970: 60.1%Conservative, February 1974: 46.7%Conservative, October 1974: 47.6%Conservative, 1979: 57.7%Conservative, 1983: 54.5%Conservative, 1987: 54.4%Conservative, 1992: 54.7%Conservative, 1997: 38.8%Conservative, 2001: 46.3%Conservative, 2005: 46.2%Conservative, 2010: 46.1%Conservative, 2015: 49.8%Conservative, 2017: 55.2%Conservative, 2019: 59.2%Labour, 1950: 25.7%Labour, 1951: 30.9%Labour, 1955: 20.8%Labour, 1959: 19.5%Labour, 1964: 20.6%Labour, 1966: 27.4%Labour, 1970: 25.5%Labour, February 1974: 16.3%Labour, October 1974: 19.2%Labour, 1979: 16.3%Labour, 1983: 7.6%Labour, 1987: 7.6%Labour, 1992: 12.3%Labour, 1997: 22.8%Labour, 2001: 25.1%Labour, 2005: 22.8%Labour, 2010: 13.4%Labour, 2015: 18.3%Labour, 2017: 34.0%Labour, 2019: 28.1%Liberal, 1950: 16.7%Liberal, 1955: 15.0%Liberal, 1959: 22.3%Liberal, 1964: 28.8%Liberal, 1966: 21.7%Liberal, 1970: 14.5%Liberal, February 1974: 37.1%Liberal, October 1974: 33.3%Liberal, 1979: 24.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 30.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 33.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 24.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 23.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 29.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 9.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.5%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 11.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 37.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 38.1%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 17.5%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.5%
Vote share in Southend West at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Southend West (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
By-election Feb 2022Con Anna FirthPsychedelic Movement12,28082.722.4%Con hold
2019Con David AmessLab14,45931.167.4%Con hold
2017Con David AmessLab10,00021.269.7%Con hold
2015Con David AmessLab14,02131.566.6%Con hold
2010Con David AmessLD7,27016.765.2%Con hold
2005ConLD8,95922.561.2%
2001ConLab7,94121.358.0%Con hold
1997ConLD2,6155.669.9%
1992ConLD11,90223.877.8%Con hold
1987ConAlliance8,40016.375.3%Con hold
1983ConAlliance8,03316.670.9%
1979ConLib16,86433.076.2%Con hold
October 1974ConLib7,07114.373.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLib5,1559.680.2%
1970ConLab16,88534.670.8%Con hold
1966ConLab11,85723.578.4%Con hold
1964ConLib11,00721.878.8%Con hold
1959ConLib17,03535.977.7%Con hold
1955ConLab18,46043.474.1%
1951ConLab21,75538.379.0%Con hold
1950ConLab18,84631.883.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Southend West?

Anna Firth (Conservative) won Southend West at the 2022 by-election with a majority of 12,280.

Which parties have won Southend West?

At the 20 general elections held under this name since 1950: Conservative 20.

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