The by-election to the Southend-on-Sea Borough Council for the Milton Ward took place on 21 March 2019.
Background.
The Milton by-election was called after the death of incumbent Labour councillor Julian Ware-Lane in January, who was up for re-election in 2020. The Independents in Southend, who work together under Ron Woodley, announced they would not stand a candidate in respect of Ware-Lane's death.
Result.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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"No Green Party candidate as previous. (−5.7)"
References.
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