Milton Ward
Milton is an electoral ward of Southend-on-Sea covering the seafront area west of Southend town centre and the eastern side of the inner city area of Westcliff-on-Sea. It is represented by three local government councillors, each elected to serve a four-year term.
| Milton | |
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 Milton Ward Within Southend-On-Sea | |
| Population | 11,291 [1] |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Boundaries
The wards boundaries are the seafront in the south, the Queensway ring road in the east, Valkyrie Road in the west and London Road in the north.[2]
Ward Profile
The ward is defined by the seafront and urban areas it covers, the area covers parts of Westcliff and southend town centre. While covering a large part of the less active part of Southend Seafront.
Councillors
These are the councillors elected for Milton ward.
| May 2002 | Ann Robertson (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Raymond Davy (Con) | |||
| May 2003 | Ann Robertson (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Raymond Davy (Con) | |||
| May 2004 | Ann Robertson (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Raymond Davy (Con) | |||
| May 2006 | Ann Robertson (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Raymond Davy (Con) | |||
| May 2007 | Ann Robertson (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Raymond Davy (Con) | |||
| May 2008 | Ann Robertson (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Nigel Folkard (Con) | |||
| May 2010 | Maria Caunce (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Nigel Folkard (Con) | |||
| May 2011 | Maria Caunce (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Nigel Folkard (Con) | |||
| May 2012 | Maria Caunce (Con) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Julian Ware-Lane (Lab) | |||
| May 2014 | Cheryl Nevin (Lab) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Julian Ware-Lane (Lab) | |||
| May 2015 | Cheryl Nevin (Lab) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Julian Ware-Lane (Lab) | |||
| May 2016 | Cheryl Nevin (Lab) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Julian Ware-Lane (Lab) | |||
| May 2018 | Cheryl Nevin (Lab) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Julian Ware-Lane (Lab) | |||
| March 2019 | Cheryl Nevin (Lab) | Jonathan Garston (Con) | Stephen George (Lab) | |||
| May 2019 | Cheryl Nevin (Lab) | Kay Mitchell (Lab) | Stephen George (Lab) |
Indicates Councillor elected that year. Indicates Councillor defected to the Conservatives.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Kay Mitchell | 1,101 | 49.1 |  0.8 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Garston | 634 | 28.3 | 3.3 | |
| Green | Vida Guildford | 285 | 12.7 |  7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol White | 223 | 9.9 | 3.2 | |
| Majority | 467 | 20.8 | 2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,243 | 27.7 | 7.1 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.3 |
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Green party candidate compared to 2018 election. No For Britain (-5.3) as previous.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Stephen George | 833 | 49.9 | 0.8 | |
| Conservative | Garry Lowen | 528 | 31.6 | 0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol White | 219 | 13.1 | 8.6 | |
| For Britain | James Quail | 89 | 5.3 | New | |
| Majority | 305 | 18.3 | 0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,669 | 20.6 | 10.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 |
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References
- "Milton Ward Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "Milton Ward Map". Southend-on-Sea City Council. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Cheryl Nevin | 1,305 | 50.7 | 5.4 | |
| Conservative | Garry Lowen | 832 | 32.2 | 5.9 | |
| Independent | Stephen Cummins | 177 | 6.9 | 1.4 | |
| Green | Vida Guilford | 146 | 5.7 | 0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Howes | 116 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 473 | 18.4 | — | ||
| Turnout | 2,576 | 31.5 | — | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 |
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