| Election Name: | 2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 out of 51 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Turnout: | 30.9% |
| Image1: | File:John Lamb (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | John Lamb |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader Since1: | 25 May 2014 |
| Last Election1: | 22 seats, 39.3% |
| Leaders Seat1: | West Leigh |
| Seats Before1: | 22 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,383 |
| Percentage1: | 30.6% |
| Swing1: | 9.1% |
| Leader2: | n/a |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Leader Since2: | n/a |
| Leaders Seat2: | n/a |
| Last Election2: | 11 seats, 14.3% |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,796 |
| Percentage2: | 21.0% |
| Swing2: | 6.6% |
| Image3: | File:Ian Gilbert (cropped).jpg |
| Leader3: | Ian Gilbert |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader Since3: | Oct/Nov 2010 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Victoria |
| Last Election3: | 9 seats, 19.2% |
| Seats Before3: | 9 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seats After3: | 10 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,080 |
| Percentage3: | 19.0% |
| Swing3: | 0.1% |
| Image4: | File:Floyd Waterworth (cropped).jpg |
| Leader4: | Floyd Waterworth |
| Party4: | UKIP |
| Leader Since4: | May 2015 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Blenheim Park |
| Last Election4: | 5 seats, 10.2% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,472 |
| Percentage4: | 14.7% |
| Swing4: | 3.7% |
| Image5: | File:Graham Longley (cropped).jpg |
| Leader5: | Graham Longley |
| Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat5: | Blenheim Park (retired) |
| Last Election5: | 4 seats, 10.0% |
| Seats Before5: | 4 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,883 |
| Percentage5: | 10.4% |
| Swing5: | 0.4% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Ron Woodley Independent |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | John Lamb Conservative |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2016 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2]
Prior to the election, three UKIP councillors left the UKIP group to sit as the Southend Independence Group. They are shown in the table as Independents.
† percentage change is compared to the 2012 election
† percentage change compared to 2012 election.
† percentage change compared to 2012 election
† percentage change compared to 2012 election