1965 UK local government election
The 1965 Essex County Council election took place on 25 March 1965 to elect members of Essex County Council in England.[1]
Summary
1965 Essex County Council election Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 47 | | | | 61.0 | 52.3 | 88,214 | |
| Labour | 29 | | | | 37.7 | 41.4 | 69,886 | |
| Liberal | 1 | | | | 1.3 | 5.1 | 8,522 | |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,884 | |
| Communist | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 131 | |
Division results
Results from 4 divisions are missing from the source document and are therefore not listed here.
Bardfield
Bardfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Edith Borthwick | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 5,966 | |
| Conservative win |
Basildon (Billericay)
Basildon (Billericay) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Coker | 1,888 | 80.6 |
| Labour | Buckley | 454 | 19.4 |
Majority | 1,434 | 61.2 |
Turnout | 2,343 | 26.2 |
Registered electors | 8,947 | |
| Conservative win |
Basildon (Central)
Basildon (Central) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Robert Payne | 708 | 60.6 |
| Conservative | Shackleton | 460 | 39.4 |
Majority | 248 | 21.2 |
Turnout | 1,168 | 14.6 |
Registered electors | 8,018 | |
| Labour win |
Basildon (Fryerns)
Basildon (Fryerns) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Turner | 755 | 66.3 |
| Conservative | Nicholls | 322 | 28.3 |
| Communist | Denny | 62 | 5.4 |
Majority | 433 | 38.0 |
Turnout | 1,139 | 14.1 |
Registered electors | 8,079 | |
| Labour win |
Basildon (Laindon)
Basildon (Laindon) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Violet Palmer | 696 | 59.6 |
| Conservative | de-la Bertauche | 472 | 40.4 |
Majority | 224 | 19.2 |
Turnout | 1,168 | 16.1 |
Registered electors | 7,253 | |
| Labour win |
Basildon (Langdon Hills)
Basildon (Langdon Hills) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Cullis | 935 | 56.0 |
| Labour | Forster | 735 | 44.0 |
Majority | 200 | 12.0 |
Turnout | 1,670 | 21.7 |
Registered electors | 7,703 | |
| Conservative win |
Basildon (Pitsea)
Basildon (Pitsea) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | John Elderton | 746 | 54.6 |
| Conservative | Thorpe | 620 | 45.4 |
Majority | 126 | 9.2 |
Turnout | 1,366 | 18.6 |
Registered electors | 7,354 | |
| Labour win |
Basildon (Ramsden)
Basildon (Ramsden) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | William Redbond | 1,281 | 69.7 |
| Labour | Burnett | 558 | 30.3 |
Majority | 723 | 39.4 |
Turnout | 1,839 | 23.7 |
Registered electors | 7,766 | |
| Conservative win |
Basildon (Wickford)
Basildon (Wickford) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Fred Hodgson | 1,651 | 61.3 |
| Labour | Walsh | 1,043 | 38.7 |
Majority | 608 | 22.6 |
Turnout | 2,694 | 27.3 |
Registered electors | 9,883 | |
| Conservative win |
Benfleet (East)
Benfleet (East) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Daniels | 2,174 | 67.7 |
| Labour | Evans | 1,039 | 32.3 |
Majority | 1,135 | 35.4 |
Turnout | 3,213 | 26.2 |
Registered electors | 12,249 | |
| Conservative win |
Benfleet (West)
Benfleet (West) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Walter Marrison | 2,158 | 59.3 |
| Labour | Herington | 1,484 | 40.7 |
Majority | 674 | 18.6 |
Turnout | 3,642 | 22.8 |
Registered electors | 16,010 | |
| Conservative win |
Braintree & Bocking
Braintree & Bocking Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Tabor | 2,574 | 56.2 |
| Conservative | Ralph Batey | 2,008 | 43.8 |
Majority | 566 | 12.4 |
Turnout | 4,582 | 32.3 |
Registered electors | 14,169 | |
| Labour win |
Brentwood (Central)
Brentwood (Central) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Isgrove | 1,543 | 77.8 |
| Labour | Morgan | 441 | 22.2 |
Majority | 1,984 | 55.6 |
Turnout | 1,984 | 25.2 |
Registered electors | 7,859 | |
| Conservative win |
Brentwood (Hutton)
Brentwood (Hutton) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | John Crofton | 1,884 | 51.5 |
| Liberal | Wernick | 935 | 25.5 |
| Labour | O'Brien | 842 | 23.0 |
Majority | 949 | 26.0 |
Turnout | 3,661 | 37.9 |
Registered electors | 9,649 | |
| Conservative win |
Brentwood (North)
Brentwood (North) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Davidson | 1,527 | 62.3 |
| Liberal | Neal | 567 | 23.1 |
| Labour | Rowe | 357 | 14.6 |
Majority | 960 | 39.2 |
Turnout | 2,451 | 31.6 |
Registered electors | 7,766 | |
| Conservative win |
Brentwood (South)
Brentwood (South) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Ernest Sole | 1,974 | 54.1 |
| Labour | Horovitch | 1,675 | 45.9 |
Majority | 299 | 8.2 |
Turnout | 3,649 | 40.7 |
Registered electors | 8,969 | |
| Conservative win |
Brightlingsea
Brightlingsea Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Thomas Dale | 832 | 35.9 |
| Conservative | Gooch | 777 | 33.5 |
| Labour | French | 711 | 30.6 |
Majority | 55 | 2.4 |
Turnout | 2,320 | 30.5 |
Registered electors | 7,598 | |
| Liberal win |
Broomfield
Broomfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Robert Eden | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 6,858 | |
| Conservative win |
Canvey Island
Canvey Island Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Arthur Mason | 1,748 | 64.5 |
| Conservative | Smith | 962 | 35.5 |
Majority | 786 | 29.0 |
Turnout | 2,710 | 19.6 |
Registered electors | 13,797 | |
| Labour win |
Chelmsford (East)
Chelmsford (East) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Frederick Ward | 1,010 | 64.0 |
| Labour | Landers | 568 | 36.0 |
Majority | 442 | 28.0 |
Turnout | 1,578 | 24.6 |
Registered electors | 6,404 | |
| Conservative win |
Chelmsford (North)
Chelmsford (North) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Henry Woodcraft | 1,781 | 57.6 |
| Conservative | King | 1,309 | 42.4 |
Majority | 472 | 15.2 |
Turnout | 3,090 | 24.8 |
Registered electors | 12,464 | |
| Labour win |
Chelmsford (South)
Chelmsford (South) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Evelyn Hockley | 1,550 | 72.3 |
| Labour | Baker | 594 | 27.7 |
Majority | 956 | 44.6 |
Turnout | 2,144 | 23.1 |
Registered electors | 9,276 | |
| Conservative win |
Chelmsford (West)
Chelmsford (West) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Miriam Edwards | 792 | 40.2 |
| Conservative | Fuche | 736 | 37.4 |
| Independent | Verdult | 440 | 22.4 |
Majority | 56 | 2.8 |
Turnout | 1,968 | 28.1 |
Registered electors | 7,000 | |
| Labour win |
Chigwell (Buckhurst Hill)
Chigwell (Buckhurst Hill) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Ernest Perry | 1,482 | 73.8 |
| Labour | Hempstead | 526 | 26.2 |
Majority | 956 | 47.6 |
Turnout | 2,008 | 24.2 |
Registered electors | 8,294 | |
| Conservative win |
Chigwell (Chigwell)
Chigwell (Chigwell) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Leslie Wilson | 967 | 87.6 |
| Labour | Palfreman | 137 | 12.4 |
Majority | 830 | 75.2 |
Turnout | 1,104 | 17.9 |
Registered electors | 6,175 | |
| Conservative win |
Chigwell (Loughton North)
Chigwell (Loughton North) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Frank Davis | 1,486 | 54.5 |
| Conservative | L. Davis | 1,242 | 45.5 |
Majority | 244 | 9.0 |
Turnout | 2,728 | 26.0 |
Registered electors | 10,509 | |
| Labour win |
Chigwell (Loughton South)
Chigwell (Loughton South) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Norman Crafford | 1,862 | 57.8 |
| Labour | William Archer | 1,288 | 40.0 |
| Communist | Hinchliff | 69 | 2.1 |
Majority | 574 | 17.8 |
Turnout | 3,219 | 28.6 |
Registered electors | 11,257 | |
| Conservative win |
Clacton (North East)
Clacton (North East) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Daphne Nicolls | 1,647 | 84.3 |
| Labour | White | 306 | 15.7 |
Majority | 1,341 | 68.6 |
Turnout | 1,953 | 16.5 |
Registered electors | 11,866 | |
| Conservative win |
Clacton (South West)
Clacton (South West) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Hyde | 1,913 | 82.7 |
| Labour | Madden | 400 | 17.3 |
Majority | 1,513 | 65.4 |
Turnout | 2,313 | 17.4 |
Registered electors | 13,325 | |
| Conservative win |
Coggeshall
Coggeshall Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Robert Dixon Smith | 1,963 | 54.7 |
| Labour | Christopher Walker | 1,626 | 45.3 |
Majority | 337 | 9.4 |
Turnout | 3,589 | 44.8 |
Registered electors | 8,005 | |
| Conservative win |
Colchester (Central)
Colchester (Central) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Frederick Parsley | 1,215 | 54.7 |
| Conservative | Odling | 1,007 | 45.3 |
Majority | 208 | 9.4 |
Turnout | 2,222 | 33.7 |
Registered electors | 6,589 | |
| Labour win |
Colchester (East)
Colchester (East) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Eileen Komlosy | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 8,568 | |
| Labour win |
Colchester (North)
Colchester (North) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Underwood | 1,424 | 54.1 |
| Labour | Ladbrook | 1,210 | 45.9 |
Majority | 214 | 8.2 |
Turnout | 2,634 | 30.2 |
Registered electors | 8,728 | |
| Conservative win |
Colchester (South)
Colchester (South) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Ivor Brown | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 9,061 | |
| Labour win |
Colchester (West)
Colchester (West) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Sir John Greaves | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 9,061 | |
| Conservative win |
Danbury
Danbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Reed | 1,384 | 68.8 |
| Labour | Davida Higgin | 628 | 31.2 |
Majority | 756 | 37.6 |
Turnout | 2,012 | 29.4 |
Registered electors | 6,834 | |
| Conservative win |
Dedham & Stanway
Dedham & Stanway Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Gerald Milsom | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 10,524 | |
| Conservative win |
Dunmow
Dunmow Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Margaret Davey | 2,013 | 75.6 |
| Labour | Lynch | 651 | 24.4 |
Majority | 1,362 | 51.2 |
Turnout | 2,664 | 35.0 |
Registered electors | 7,623 | |
| Conservative win |
Epping
Epping Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | George Padfield | 1,379 | 53.7 |
| Labour | Christopher Morris | 811 | 31.6 |
| Liberal | Grant | 379 | 14.8 |
Majority | 568 | 22.1 |
Turnout | 2,569 | 38.4 |
Registered electors | 6,693 | |
| Conservative win |
Epping Upland
Epping Upland Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Robert Daniels | 1,549 | 67.2 |
| Labour | Jones | 756 | 32.8 |
Majority | 793 | 34.4 |
Turnout | 2,305 | 29.8 |
Registered electors | 7,739 | |
| Conservative win |
Frinton & Walton
Frinton & Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Margaret Gray | 1,939 | 59.6 |
| Liberal | Rayner | 947 | 29.1 |
| Labour | Phillips | 369 | 11.3 |
Majority | 992 | 30.5 |
Turnout | 3,255 | 36.5 |
Registered electors | 8,922 | |
| Conservative win |
Great Baddow
Great Baddow Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | John Foxon | 1,773 | 63.4 |
| Labour | Hempstead | 1,025 | 36.6 |
Majority | 748 | 26.8 |
Turnout | 2,798 | 31.3 |
Registered electors | 8,939 | |
| Conservative win |
Halstead
Halstead Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Waterer | 2,745 | 56.3 |
| Labour | Dixey | 2,128 | 43.7 |
Majority | 617 | 12.6 |
Turnout | 4,873 | 53.9 |
Registered electors | 9,037 | |
| Conservative win |
Harlow (Harlow & Mark Hall)
Harlow (Harlow & Mark Hall) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Anderson | 1,568 | 75.9 |
| Liberal | Preece | 499 | 24.1 |
Majority | 1,069 | 51.8 |
Turnout | 2,067 | 23.3 |
Registered electors | 8,891 | |
| Labour win |
Harlow (Netteswell & Little Parndon)
Harlow (Netteswell & Little Parndon) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Sonia Anderson | 1,447 | 75.8 |
| Liberal | Jackson | 463 | 24.2 |
Majority | 984 | 51.6 |
Turnout | 1,910 | 22.3 |
Registered electors | 8,571 | |
| Labour win |
Harlow (Potter Street & Brays Grove)
Harlow (Potter Street & Brays Grove) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Lehane | 738 | 84.8 |
| Liberal | Jackson | 132 | 15.2 |
Majority | 606 | 69.6 |
Turnout | 870 | 15.2 |
Registered electors | 5,709 | |
| Labour win |
Harlow (Town Centre & Great Parndon)
Harlow (Town Centre & Great Parndon) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Howett | 1,232 | 61.5 |
| Conservative | Carson | 592 | 29.6 |
| Liberal | Perry | 179 | 8.9 |
Majority | 640 | 31.9 |
Turnout | 2,003 | 32.2 |
Registered electors | 6,213 | |
| Labour win |
Harlow (Tye Green & Latton Bush)
Harlow (Tye Green & Latton Bush) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Karger | 1,248 | 77.7 |
| Liberal | Green | 358 | 22.3 |
Majority | 890 | 55.4 |
Turnout | 1,606 | 23.7 |
Registered electors | 6,766 | |
| Labour win |
Harwich
Hedingham
Hedingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Dorothy Stieber | 2,301 | 52.7 |
| Conservative | Warren | 2,063 | 47.3 |
Majority | 236 | 5.4 |
Turnout | 4,364 | 55.5 |
Registered electors | 7,862 | |
| Labour win |
Hockley & Rawreth
Hockley & Rawreth Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | William Wright | 1,411 | 68.5 |
| Labour | Lambe | 649 | 31.5 |
Majority | 762 | 37.0 |
Turnout | 2,060 | 20.6 |
Registered electors | 9,984 | |
| Conservative win |
Maldon
Maldon Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | James Brown | 1,725 | 52.1 |
| Labour | Brewster | 1,584 | 47.9 |
Majority | 141 | 4.2 |
Turnout | 3,309 | 40.8 |
Registered electors | 8,106 | |
| Conservative win |
Mersea
Mersea Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Raymond Bunn | 2,178 | 68.8 |
| Labour | Edward Lilley | 990 | 31.3 |
Majority | 1,188 | 37.5 |
Turnout | 3,168 | 28.0 |
Registered electors | 11,330 | |
| Conservative win |
Ongar
Ongar Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Ernest Cooke | 2,163 | 68.1 |
| Labour | Hammond | 1,014 | 31.9 |
Majority | 1,149 | 36.2 |
Turnout | 3,177 | 35.6 |
Registered electors | 8,934 | |
| Conservative win |
Southminster
Southminster Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Watts | 1,647 | 64.9 |
| Labour | Harris | 641 | 25.2 |
| Liberal | Barlow | 251 | 9.9 |
Majority | 1,006 | 39.7 |
Turnout | 2,539 | 31.0 |
Registered electors | 8,181 | |
| Conservative win |
Stansted
Stansted Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Robert Dyball | 2,208 | 63.6 |
| Labour | Wilson | 1,263 | 36.4 |
Majority | 945 | 27.2 |
Turnout | 3,471 | 41.5 |
Registered electors | 8,375 | |
| Conservative win |
Stock
Stock Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Robert Foulsham | 1,156 | 77.6 |
| Labour | Guilder | 333 | 22.4 |
Majority | 1,489 | 55.2 |
Turnout | 1,489 | 23.0 |
Registered electors | 6,479 | |
| Conservative win |
Tendring
Tendring Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Fred Aylmore | 1,119 | 52.7 |
| Labour | Ann Hoskyna | 1,004 | 47.3 |
Majority | 115 | 5.4 |
Turnout | 2,123 | 25.0 |
Registered electors | 8,495 | |
| Conservative win |
Thaxted
Thaxted Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Gerald Curtis | 1,552 | 53.1 |
| Labour | Peter Harrison | 1,372 | 46.9 |
Majority | 180 | 6.2 |
Turnout | 2,924 | 40.9 |
Registered electors | 7,147 | |
| Conservative win |
Theydon
Theydon Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | David Jones | 2,137 | 55.5 |
| Liberal | Logan | 936 | 24.3 |
| Labour | Gerrard | 777 | 20.2 |
Majority | 1,201 | 31.2 |
Turnout | 3,850 | 41.1 |
Registered electors | 9,369 | |
| Conservative win |
Thurrock (Chadwell)
Thurrock (Chadwell) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Arthur Siddons | 552 | 79.5 |
| Liberal | Sidney Senior | 142 | 20.5 |
Majority | 410 | 59.0 |
Turnout | 694 | 10.8 |
Registered electors | 6,446 | |
| Labour win |
Thurrock (Grays Thurrock)
Thurrock (Grays Thurrock) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Harold Fletcher | 1,080 | 60.0 |
| Conservative | Bright | 616 | 34.2 |
| Liberal | Catty | 104 | 5.8 |
Majority | 464 | 25.8 |
Turnout | 1,800 | 17.2 |
Registered electors | 10,443 | |
| Labour win |
Thurrock (Little Thurrock)
Thurrock (Little Thurrock) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Roy Robertson | 792 | 50.3 |
| Conservative | Robinson | 782 | 47.7 |
Majority | 10 | 0.6 |
Turnout | 1,574 | 23.5 |
Registered electors | 6,691 | |
| Labour win |
Thurrock (Orsett & Stifford)
Thurrock (Orsett & Stifford) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | John Pollard | 1,080 | 52.0 |
| Conservative | Price | 730 | 35.1 |
| Liberal | Ronald Knight | 267 | 12.9 |
Majority | 350 | 16.9 |
Turnout | 2,077 | 24.8 |
Registered electors | 8,365 | |
| Labour win |
Thurrock (South Ockendon)
Thurrock (South Ockendon) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Wootton | 984 | 85.6 |
| Liberal | Bowles | 165 | 14.4 |
Majority | 819 | 71.2 |
Turnout | 1,149 | 10.0 |
Registered electors | 11,459 | |
| Labour win |
Thurrock (Stanford-le-Hope & Corringham)
Thurrock (Stanford-le-Hope & Corringham) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Julian Norris | 1,691 | 59.0 |
| Conservative | Hart | 1,064 | 37.1 |
| Liberal | Sargeant | 113 | 3.9 |
Majority | 627 | 21.9 |
Turnout | 2,868 | 21.9 |
Registered electors | 13,092 | |
| Labour win |
Thurrock (Tilbury)
Thurrock (Tilbury) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Albert Jones | 564 | 95.6 |
| Liberal | Percy Goodyear | 26 | 4.4 |
Majority | 538 | 91.2 |
Turnout | 590 | 9.9 |
Registered electors | 5,963 | |
| Labour win |
Thurrock (West Thurrock & Aveley)
Thurrock (West Thurrock & Aveley) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Ridgwell | 620 | 83.8 |
| Liberal | Beadle | 120 | 16.2 |
Majority | 500 | 67.6 |
Turnout | 740 | 7.9 |
Registered electors | 9,369 | |
| Labour win |
Tollesbury
Tollesbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | William Gimson | 1,843 | 60.9 |
| Liberal | White | 644 | 21.3 |
| Labour | Lane | 538 | 17.8 |
Majority | 1,199 | 39.6 |
Turnout | 3,025 | 39.6 |
Registered electors | 7,637 | |
| Conservative win |
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Ellen Tuck | 1,741 | 55.8 |
| Labour | Allen | 1,378 | 44.2 |
Majority | 363 | 11.6 |
Turnout | 3,119 | 39.8 |
Registered electors | 7,828 | |
| Conservative win |
Witham
Witham Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Thomas Mott | 1,666 | 55.4 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Clarke | 1,339 | 44.6 |
Majority | 327 | 10.8 |
Turnout | 3,005 | 43.2 |
Registered electors | 6,960 | |
| Labour win |
Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Derek Crosfield | 1,138 | 41.9 |
| Conservative | Hunneyball | 1,118 | 41.1 |
| Liberal | Fitch | 463 | 17.0 |
Majority | 20 | 0.8 |
Turnout | 2,719 | 31.3 |
Registered electors | 8,684 | |
| Labour win |
Writtle
Writtle Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Beryl Platt | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 7,445 | |
| Conservative win |
References
- ^ "Essex County Council elections - 15 April 1967". Essex County Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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