The 2001 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of
Southend-on-Sea
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Council in
Essex
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England
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. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the
last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 12.
The
Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
Election result
The results saw the Conservative increase their majority on the council after winning 32 of the 51 seats on the council.
[ ] The
Labour party won 12 seats to become the main opposition, while the
Liberal Democrats dropped to 7 seats.
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Ward results
References
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2001
2001 English local elections
2000s in Essex