1989 UK local government election
The 1989 Essex County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. 98 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
Summary
Election result
1989 Essex County Council election[1][2] |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 98 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 58.2 | 44.2 | 193,578 | +4.4 |
| Labour | 98 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26.5 | 29.3 | 128,270 | –0.3 |
| SLD | 90 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14.3 | 23.1 | 101,342 | –6.1 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1,378 | –0.2 |
| Green | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5,654 | +1.2 |
| SDP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5,191 | N/A |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1,204 | +0.1 |
| Ind. Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1,045 | N/A |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 265 | N/A |
| BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <0.1 | 146 | N/A |
Division results by local authority
Basildon
Basildon District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 16,209 | 36.8 | –3.5 |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 17,999 | 40.9 | +9.1 |
| SLD | 1 | | 9,525 | 21.6 | –4.5 |
| Independent | 0 | | 196 | 0.4 | N/A |
| SDP | 0 | | 123 | 0.3 | N/A |
Total | 10 | | 44,052 | 36.2 | –1.8 |
Division results
Basildon Crouch Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Francis Bellard * | 2,220 | 49.1 | +17.3 |
| Conservative | Donald Morris | 1,756 | 38.8 | −6.8 |
| Labour | Margaret Davis | 544 | 12.0 | −10.6 |
Majority | 464 | 10.3 | |
Turnout | 4,520 | 43.5 | |
| SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.1 | |
Basildon Fryerns Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Williams Archibald * | 2,064 | 58.7 | −12.5 |
| SLD | John Smith | 736 | 20.9 | +7.2 |
| Conservative | Brian Archbold | 719 | 20.4 | +5.3 |
Majority | 1,328 | 37.7 | |
Turnout | 3,519 | 34.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |
Basildon Gloucester Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Madeline Costello | 2,729 | 65.8 | +0.3 |
| Conservative | Stuart Allen | 1,038 | 25.0 | +6.5 |
| SLD | Philip Jenkins | 380 | 9.2 | −6.7 |
Majority | 1,691 | 40.8 | |
Turnout | 4,147 | 34.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
Basildon Laindon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martin Oliver | 2,229 | 54.6 | +5.1 |
| Conservative | William Lockhart | 1,440 | 35.3 | +15.7 |
| SLD | Stuart Saunders | 416 | 10.2 | −20.7 |
Majority | 789 | 19.3 | |
Turnout | 4,085 | 36.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Basildon Pitsea Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Angela Smith | 2,631 | 56.9 | −7.0 |
| Conservative | Paul Cleland | 1,614 | 34.9 | +11.3 |
| SLD | Linda Williams | 378 | 8.2 | −4.3 |
Majority | 1,017 | 22.0 | |
Turnout | 4,623 | 27.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |
Basildon Vange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anthony Wright | 2,413 | 63.5 | −4.6 |
| Conservative | Simon Ryder | 1,058 | 27.9 | +9.5 |
| SLD | David Owens | 327 | 8.6 | −4.9 |
Majority | 1,355 | 35.7 | |
Turnout | 3,798 | 28.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |
Basildon Westley Heights Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brinley Jones | 2,501 | 46.2 | +16.9 |
| Labour | Charles Bidmead | 1,823 | 33.6 | −8.3 |
| SLD | Ian White | 971 | 17.9 | −10.9 |
| SDP | William Shelton | 123 | 2.3 | N/A |
Majority | 678 | 12.5 | |
Turnout | 5,418 | 45.9 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.6 | |
Billericay North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lilian Greenfield * | 3,261 | 71.3 | +5.4 |
| SLD | Arthur Ferriss | 724 | 15.8 | −9.3 |
| Labour | Harold Bruce | 392 | 8.6 | −0.4 |
| Independent | Patricia Breadmore | 196 | 4.3 | N/A |
Majority | 2,537 | 55.5 | |
Turnout | 4,573 | 36.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 | |
Billericay South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Dighton | 2,498 | 54.3 | +11.4 |
| SLD | Janice Morley | 1,357 | 29.5 | +2.1 |
| Labour | Irene Harlow | 747 | 16.2 | +0.4 |
Majority | 1,141 | 24.8 | |
Turnout | 4,602 | 36.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
Wickford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Iris Pummell | 2,114 | 44.3 | +15.4 |
| SLD | Kay Battson | 2,016 | 42.3 | −12.7 |
| Labour | Elsie Harrison | 637 | 13.4 | −2.7 |
Majority | 98 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 4,767 | 39.7 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 14.1 | |
Braintree
Braintree District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 15,788 | 43.9 | +3.1 |
| Labour | 2 | | 12,267 | 34.1 | +3.0 |
| SLD | 1 | | 7,315 | 20.4 | –7.7 |
| Green | 0 | | 560 | 1.6 | N/A |
Total | 7 | | 35,920 | 39.9 | –2.5 |
Division results
Bocking Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter White * | 2,939 | 53.2 | +10.0 |
| Conservative | Graham Hutton | 2,178 | 39.4 | −0.8 |
| SLD | Jayne Nicholls | 411 | 7.4 | −9.2 |
Majority | 761 | 13.8 | |
Turnout | 5,528 | 45.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
Braintree East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Dixon-Smith * | 2,832 | 52.5 | +9.6 |
| Labour | Richard Keeble | 1,771 | 32.8 | +1.7 |
| SLD | John Ross | 789 | 14.6 | −11.5 |
Majority | 1,061 | 19.7 | |
Turnout | 5,392 | 39.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
Braintree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | David Grice * | 2,765 | 45.3 | −5.1 |
| Conservative | Kenneth Brookman | 2,437 | 39.9 | +6.4 |
| Labour | Peter Johnson | 899 | 14.7 | −1.4 |
Majority | 328 | 5.4 | |
Turnout | 6,101 | 44.0 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 5.8 | |
Halstead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Pike | 2,286 | 44.0 | −2.8 |
| Labour | Michele Jones | 1,712 | 32.9 | +0.1 |
| SLD | Robert Bird | 1,202 | 23.1 | +2.8 |
Majority | 574 | 11.0 | |
Turnout | 5,200 | 39.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Hedingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Waterer * | 2,636 | 54.5 | +3.6 |
| Labour | John Kotz | 1,238 | 25.6 | +5.1 |
| SLD | Roy Cavinder | 959 | 19.8 | −8.8 |
Majority | 1,398 | 28.9 | |
Turnout | 4,823 | 40.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Witham Northern Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joan Lyon * | 2,228 | 46.8 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | Roger Wacey | 1,579 | 33.1 | +2.0 |
| Green | James Abbott | 560 | 11.8 | N/A |
| SLD | Terence Cane | 398 | 8.4 | −17.8 |
Majority | 649 | 13.6 | |
Turnout | 4,765 | 36.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
Witham Southern Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis Willetts * | 1,840 | 44.8 | +4.4 |
| Labour | John Gyford | 1,480 | 36.0 | +4.0 |
| SLD | Alfred Slowman | 791 | 19.2 | −8.4 |
Majority | 360 | 8.8 | |
Turnout | 4,111 | 34.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |
Brentwood
Brentwood District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 11,424 | 50.7 | +4.7 |
| SLD | 1 | | 6,460 | 28.7 | –6.5 |
| Labour | 0 | | 4,122 | 18.3 | –0.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 508 | 2.3 | N/A |
Total | 5 | | 22,514 | 40.4 | –4.4 |
Division results
Brentwood Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Hutton * | 2,070 | 48.5 | +5.6 |
| SLD | Edgar Davis | 1,471 | 34.4 | −8.5 |
| Labour | Cornelius Maxey | 447 | 10.5 | −3.7 |
| Green | Roger Lankester | 282 | 6.6 | N/A |
Majority | 599 | 14.0 | |
Turnout | 4,270 | 43.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.1 | |
Brentwood Hutton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lee Green | 2,559 | 62.8 | +11.5 |
| Labour | Malcolm Burgess | 773 | 19.0 | +2.7 |
| SLD | Lachlan Mackenzie | 743 | 18.2 | −14.2 |
Majority | 1,786 | 43.8 | |
Turnout | 4,075 | 34.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
Brentwood North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leonard Jago * | 1,874 | 53.8 | +3.2 |
| SLD | Pauline Myers | 1,206 | 34.6 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Robert Gow | 402 | 11.5 | −4.6 |
Majority | 668 | 19.2 | |
Turnout | 3,482 | 36.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
Brentwood Rural Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Derek Hardy * | 3,040 | 53.1 | +8.3 |
| Conservative | Dennis Morton | 2,083 | 36.4 | −8.1 |
| Labour | Richard Tattersall | 338 | 5.9 | −4.2 |
| Green | John Brindley | 226 | 4.6 | N/A |
Majority | 957 | 16.7 | |
Turnout | 5,687 | 45.8 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 8.2 | |
Brentwood South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Janet Hayward * | 2,838 | 56.8 | +14.4 |
| Labour | David Lewin | 2,162 | 43.2 | +7.1 |
Majority | 676 | 13.5 | |
Turnout | 5,000 | 42.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
Castle Point
Castle Point District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 13,777 | 59.6 | +9.5 |
| Labour | 0 | 1 | 6,792 | 29.4 | –2.3 |
| SLD | 0 | | 2,040 | 8.8 | –9.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 511 | 2.2 | N/A |
Total | 6 | | 23,120 | 36.5 | +2.2 |
Division results
Benfleet Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 2,098 | 61.2 | +5.3 |
| Labour | Brian Wilson | 897 | 26.2 | +2.4 |
| SLD | Timothy Atkins | 434 | 12.7 | −7.6 |
Majority | 1,201 | 35.0 | |
Turnout | 3,429 | 34.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Canvey Island East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harold King | 2,802 | 57.6 | +17.1 |
| Labour | John Payne | 1,552 | 31.9 | −8.9 |
| Green | Derek Easton | 511 | 10.5 | N/A |
Majority | 1,250 | 25.7 | |
Turnout | 4,865 | 33.7 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 13.0 | |
Canvey Island West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 2,662 | 57.2 | +11.9 |
| Labour | Dorothy Shaw | 1,617 | 34.7 | −7.9 |
| SLD | David Ford | 377 | 8.1 | −3.9 |
Majority | 1,045 | 22.4 | |
Turnout | 4,656 | 34.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9 | |
Great Tarpots Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Brum * | 1,827 | 54.1 | +10.2 |
| Labour | Ashley Final | 1,125 | 33.3 | −4.4 |
| SLD | Kenneth Miller | 426 | 12.6 | −5.9 |
Majority | 702 | 20.8 | |
Turnout | 5,039 | 30.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |
Hadleigh Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ronald Williams * | 2,355 | 66.5 | +2.7 |
| Labour | Joy Nisbet | 773 | 21.8 | +5.1 |
| SLD | Carole Newton | 416 | 11.7 | −7.8 |
Majority | 1,582 | 44.6 | |
Turnout | 3,544 | 38.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
Thundersley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Gazzard * | 2,033 | 62.6 | +10.1 |
| Labour | June Turner | 828 | 25.5 | −0.1 |
| SLD | Robert Patman | 387 | 11.9 | −10.1 |
Majority | 1,205 | 37.1 | |
Turnout | 3,248 | 33.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |
Chelmsford
Chelmsford District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 8 | 4 | 21,695 | 45.5 | +4.5 |
| SLD | 1 | 4 | 15,081 | 31.6 | –12.0 |
| Labour | 0 | | 7,340 | 15.4 | ±0.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 3,374 | 7.1 | N/A |
| SDP | 0 | | 193 | 0.4 | N/A |
Total | 9 | | 47,683 | 40.9 | ±0.0 |
Division results
Broomfield & Writtle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Rose * | 2,111 | 55.8 | +3.1 |
| Labour | Douglas Shinn | 753 | 19.9 | −0.1 |
| SLD | Madeline Sinclair | 512 | 13.5 | −13.9 |
| Green | James Ritchie | 409 | 10.8 | N/A |
Majority | 1,358 | 35.9 | |
Turnout | 3,785 | 37.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
Chelmsford East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Kimberlin | 2,725 | 46.5 | +5.1 |
| SLD | Wilfred Davey | 2,075 | 35.4 | −9.2 |
| Labour | Guy Shearwood | 620 | 10.6 | −3.4 |
| Green | Nigel Bedrock | 437 | 7.5 | N/A |
Majority | 650 | 11.1 | |
Turnout | 5,857 | 48.2 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 7.2 | |
Chelmsford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathleen Pauley | 1,858 | 34.6 | +8.0 |
| SLD | Thomas Smith-Hughes * | 1,657 | 30.8 | −19.2 |
| Labour | Roy Chad | 1,613 | 30.0 | +6.6 |
| Green | Judith Ritchie | 247 | 4.6 | N/A |
Majority | 201 | 3.7 | |
Turnout | 5,375 | 45.9 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 13.6 | |
Chelmsford South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Vernon Makin | 1,813 | 40.0 | +3.5 |
| SLD | Robert Harmer * | 1,783 | 39.3 | −12.3 |
| Labour | Antony Scammell | 521 | 11.5 | −0.4 |
| Green | Carol Mills | 416 | 9.2 | N/A |
Majority | 30 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 4,533 | 40.3 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 7.9 | |
Chelmsford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Lee | 1,415 | 31.4 | +2.9 |
| Labour | Bill Wright | 1,413 | 31.4 | +5.4 |
| SLD | George Allen * | 1,193 | 26.5 | −19.0 |
| Green | Andrew Simms | 293 | 6.5 | N/A |
| SDP | Betty Perry | 193 | 4.3 | N/A |
Majority | 2 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,507 | 45.6 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 1.3 | |
Great Baddow Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Joan Beard * | 2,556 | 47.8 | −7.5 |
| Conservative | John Flack | 2,053 | 38.4 | +4.2 |
| Labour | Keith Day | 456 | 8.5 | −2.0 |
| Green | Angela Thomson | 286 | 5.3 | N/A |
Majority | 503 | 9.4 | |
Turnout | 5,351 | 49.2 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 5.9 | |
Springfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Martin | 3,510 | 51.4 | +4.4 |
| SLD | Richard Derrick | 2,130 | 31.2 | −12.4 |
| Labour | Edmund Cawston | 709 | 10.4 | +1.0 |
| Green | Jennifer Scholfield | 485 | 7.1 | N/A |
Majority | 1,380 | 20.2 | |
Turnout | 6,834 | 38.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |
Stock Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul White * | 3,209 | 59.5 | +8.6 |
| SLD | Marie Wolfe | 1,013 | 18.8 | −12.9 |
| Labour | Richard Elliott | 788 | 14.6 | −2.7 |
| Green | Nicholas Wallbank | 385 | 7.1 | N/A |
Majority | 2,196 | 40.7 | |
Turnout | 5,395 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.8 | |
Woodham Ferrers & Danbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eileen Mickleborough | 3,001 | 49.6 | +2.4 |
| SLD | Patricia Hughes | 2,162 | 35.8 | −6.5 |
| Labour | Dennis Perkins | 467 | 7.7 | −2.8 |
| Green | Brian Littlechild | 416 | 6.9 | N/A |
Majority | 839 | 13.9 | |
Turnout | 6,046 | 32.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |
Colchester
District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 17,871 | 44.1 | +4.3 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 10,320 | 25.5 | –0.8 |
| SLD | 1 | 2 | 9,960 | 24.6 | –9.3 |
| SDP | 0 | | 1,675 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | | 369 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Liberal | 0 | | 265 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | | 54 | 0.1 | N/A |
Total | 9 | | 40,514 | 36.6 | –1.7 |
Division results
Constable Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 2,812 | 63.2 | +2.7 |
| SLD | Julie Brice | 1,064 | 23.9 | −1.4 |
| Labour | Lucy Wood | 572 | 12.9 | −2.3 |
Majority | 1,748 | 39.3 | |
Turnout | 4,448 | 41.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
Drury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derek Lamberth * | 2,837 | 48.2 | +3.1 |
| SLD | Cyril Williamson | 2,294 | 39.0 | −3.4 |
| Labour | Maureen Lee | 756 | 12.8 | +0.3 |
Majority | 543 | 9.2 | |
Turnout | 5,887 | 45.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |
Maypole Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Patricia Pascoe * | 1,676 | 41.3 | −2.1 |
| Labour | Donald Quinn | 1,431 | 35.2 | −4.4 |
| Conservative | John Parsons | 954 | 23.5 | +6.5 |
Majority | 245 | 6.1 | |
Turnout | 4,061 | 32.5 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
Mersea and Stanway Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Fairhead * | 3,408 | 61.2 | +1.6 |
| SLD | Angela Fielder | 1,372 | 24.6 | +0.5 |
| Labour | Tim Young | 791 | 14.2 | −2.0 |
Majority | 2,036 | 36.6 | |
Turnout | 5,571 | 38.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Old Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Macneil | 1,683 | 35.9 | +0.9 |
| SLD | Ann Stevens * | 1,674 | 35.7 | −9.2 |
| Conservative | Sandra Rae | 907 | 19.4 | −0.2 |
| Green | Charles Bush | 369 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Independent | David Smith | 54 | 1.2 | N/A |
Majority | 9 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 4,687 | 40.1 | |
| Labour gain from SLD | Swing | 5.1 | |
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeremy Lucas | 1,823 | 44.8 | +5.1 |
| Labour | Roger Turp | 1,008 | 24.8 | −2.1 |
| SLD | Phillip Holden | 971 | 23.9 | −9.5 |
| Liberal | Richard Wilson | 265 | 6.5 | N/A |
Majority | 815 | 20.0 | |
Turnout | 4,067 | 38.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
Parsons Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Lord | 1,760 | 37.8 | +5.0 |
| SDP | Alan Hayman * | 1,675 | 36.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Robert Newman | 1,219 | 26.2 | −5.4 |
Majority | 85 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 4,654 | 34.5 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD |
Tiptree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edmund Peel * | 1,909 | 60.8 | +11.5 |
| Labour | David Brede | 705 | 22.4 | +4.2 |
| SLD | Irene Brady | 527 | 16.8 | −16.0 |
Majority | 1,204 | 38.4 | |
Turnout | 3,141 | 26.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
Wivenhoe St Andrew Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brian Stapleton * | 2,155 | 53.9 | +6.5 |
| Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 1,461 | 36.5 | +1.1 |
| SLD | Raymond Gamble | 382 | 9.6 | −7.6 |
Majority | 694 | 17.4 | |
Turnout | 3,998 | 33.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
Epping Forest
Epping Forest District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | | 15,528 | 47.8 | +3.8 |
| Labour | 2 | | 8,885 | 27.3 | –0.3 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | | 1,378 | 4.2 | –2.8 |
| SLD | 0 | | 4,732 | 14.6 | –6.0 |
| SDP | 0 | | 1,838 | 5.7 | N/A |
| BNP | 0 | | 146 | 0.4 | N/A |
Total | 8 | | 32,507 | 32.6 | –4.7 |
Division results
Buckhurst Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bernard Cox * | 1,649 | 42.6 | −2.3 |
| SDP | Stephen Robinson | 1,054 | 27.2 | N/A |
| SLD | Janice Lowe | 737 | 19.0 | −18.7 |
| Labour | Angela Ayre | 431 | 11.1 | −6.2 |
Majority | 595 | 15.4 | |
Turnout | 3,871 | 36.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 14.8 | |
Chigwell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Twynham | 1,781 | 58.4 | +10.1 |
| SLD | Sandra Anderson | 910 | 29.8 | −13.9 |
| Labour | Alistair Alexander | 212 | 6.9 | −1.1 |
| SDP | Michael Austin | 148 | 4.9 | N/A |
Majority | 871 | 28.5 | |
Turnout | 3,051 | 32.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 12.0 | |
Epping Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis Ramshaw | 1,785 | 46.1 | −1.7 |
| SLD | Susan Mann | 1,240 | 32.0 | +4.1 |
| Labour | Ian Standfast | 588 | 15.2 | −9.0 |
| SDP | George Dunseath | 261 | 6.7 | N/A |
Majority | 545 | 14.1 | |
Turnout | 3,874 | 32.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
Loughton St. Johns Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frank Davis * | 1,537 | 46.7 | +5.8 |
| Conservative | John Pledge | 1,208 | 36.7 | +8.0 |
| SLD | Gary Anderson | 258 | 7.8 | +0.7 |
| BNP | Robert Jarvis | 146 | 4.4 | N/A |
| SDP | Simon Bone | 144 | 4.4 | N/A |
Majority | 329 | 10.0 | |
Turnout | 3,293 | 33.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
Loughton St. Marys Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Loughton Residents | Sidney Webb * | 1,378 | 34.2 | −4.5 |
| Labour | Joan Ormston | 1,334 | 33.2 | +0.6 |
| Conservative | John Martin | 1,312 | 32.6 | +3.9 |
Majority | 44 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 3,293 | 38.4 | |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
North Weald & Nazeing Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Abbey * | 2,612 | 70.7 | +12.9 |
| Labour | David Mills | 660 | 17.9 | +1.2 |
| SLD | Stanley Ward | 423 | 11.4 | −9.9 |
Majority | 1,952 | 52.8 | |
Turnout | 3,695 | 34.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |
Ongar Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerard McEwan | 2,931 | 51.1 | +2.3 |
| Labour | Ronald Barnes | 1,848 | 32.2 | +12.7 |
| SLD | Douglas Kelly | 954 | 16.6 | −14.2 |
Majority | 1,083 | 18.9 | |
Turnout | 5,733 | 43.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |
Waltham Abbey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Cyril Hewins * | 2,275 | 45.8 | −9.7 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Webster | 2,250 | 45.3 | +0.8 |
| SDP | Christine Barrett | 231 | 4.7 | N/A |
| SLD | Christine Bartrip | 210 | 4.2 | N/A |
Majority | 25 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 4,966 | 34.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Harlow
Harlow District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 13,426 | 59.2 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6,433 | 28.4 | +10.2 |
| SLD | 0 | | 2,829 | 12.5 | –10.3 |
Total | 5 | | 22,688 | 39.2 | +1.0 |
Division results
Great Parndon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Messer | 2,404 | 47.7 | +15.5 |
| Labour | Sidney Warner * | 2,161 | 42.9 | −7.4 |
| SLD | Peter Barton | 474 | 9.4 | −8.2 |
Majority | 243 | 4.8 | |
Turnout | 5,039 | 39.1 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.5 | |
Harlow & Mark Hall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sonia Anderson * | 2,958 | 62.8 | +5.5 |
| Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,440 | 30.6 | +5.9 |
| SLD | Douglas Collins | 310 | 6.6 | −11.3 |
Majority | 1,518 | 32.2 | |
Turnout | 4,708 | 43.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |
Harlow Common Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Gibson * | 2,401 | 55.0 | +1.5 |
| SLD | Ian Myers | 1,176 | 26.9 | −19.6 |
| Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 789 | 18.1 | N/A |
Majority | 1,225 | 28.1 | |
Turnout | 4,366 | 39.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 | |
Little Parndon & Town Centre Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edith Morris * | 2,638 | 65.4 | ±0.0 |
| Conservative | Leslie Atkins | 945 | 23.4 | +6.0 |
| SLD | Lorna Spenceley | 451 | 11.2 | −6.1 |
Majority | 1,693 | 42.0 | |
Turnout | 4,034 | 37.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |
Netteswellbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Guy * | 3,268 | 72.0 | +2.2 |
| Conservative | Sylvia Cross | 855 | 18.8 | +3.0 |
| SLD | Valerie Scott | 418 | 9.2 | −5.3 |
Majority | 2,413 | 53.1 | |
Turnout | 4,541 | 37.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
Maldon
Maldon District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 7,909 | 57.1 | +10.5 |
| SLD | 0 | 1 | 3,590 | 25.9 | –10.8 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,357 | 17.0 | +0.3 |
Total | 3 | | 13,856 | 34.0 | –0.9 |
Division results
Maldon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathleen Nolan * | 2,649 | 56.9 | +9.6 |
| SLD | Richard Hornett | 1,026 | 22.0 | −9.1 |
| Labour | David Hutson | 984 | 21.1 | −0.4 |
Majority | 1,623 | 34.8 | |
Turnout | 4,659 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
Southminster Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Fisher * | 2,418 | 57.4 | +7.2 |
| SLD | Peter Barker | 1,144 | 27.2 | −6.2 |
| Labour | Gary Prior | 650 | 15.4 | −1.0 |
Majority | 1,274 | 30.2 | |
Turnout | 4,212 | 29.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |
Tollesbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Dines | 2,842 | 57.0 | +13.8 |
| SLD | Merilyn Fraser | 1,420 | 28.5 | −16.4 |
| Labour | William Dobson | 723 | 14.5 | +2.6 |
Majority | 1,422 | 28.5 | |
Turnout | 4,985 | 36.4 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 15.1 | |
Rochford
Rochford District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 2 | | 9,080 | 43.4 | +0.9 |
| SLD | 2 | | 6,578 | 31.5 | +4.8 |
| Labour | 1 | | 6,578 | 21.6 | –5.9 |
| Independent | 0 | | 728 | 3.5 | N/A |
Total | 5 | | 20,904 | 35.3 | –1.3 |
Division results
Rayleigh North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Richard Boyd * | 2,577 | 62.7 | +5.6 |
| Conservative | Pamela Hawke | 1,307 | 31.8 | −0.7 |
| Labour | Loraine Rossati | 229 | 5.6 | −4.8 |
Majority | 1,270 | 30.9 | |
Turnout | 4,113 | 37.3 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
Rayleigh South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | James Gordon * | 1,954 | 41.0 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | John Gibson | 1,695 | 35.5 | +7.6 |
| Independent | Stanley Silva | 728 | 15.3 | −0.1 |
| Labour | Peter Ballard | 391 | 8.2 | −11.6 |
Majority | 259 | 5.4 | |
Turnout | 4,768 | 39.8 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
Rochford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Terry Fawell | 1,704 | 46.0 | +3.2 |
| SLD | Bernard Crick | 1,524 | 41.1 | +3.4 |
| Labour | Jeremiah Keohane | 479 | 12.9 | −6.5 |
Majority | 180 | 4.9 | |
Turnout | 3,707 | 29.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
Rochford South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Flack | 2,204 | 50.8 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | John Sheaf | 2,136 | 49.2 | −0.8 |
Majority | 68 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 4,340 | 40.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
Rochford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Stockley | 2,238 | 56.3 | −5.1 |
| Labour | Christopher Morgan | 1,215 | 30.6 | −8.0 |
| SLD | Clive Wren | 523 | 13.2 | N/A |
Majority | 1,023 | 25.7 | |
Turnout | 3,976 | 30.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Southend
Southend District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | 2 | 19,867 | 45.3 | +6.2 |
| SLD | 5 | 2 | 14,318 | 32.6 | –9.0 |
| Labour | 1 | | 8,312 | 19.0 | +1.1 |
| SDP | 0 | | 1,362 | 3.1 | N/A |
Total | 11 | | 43,859 | 36.2 | –1.8 |
Division results
Belfairs & Blenheim Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Albert Smulian * | 1,996 | 49.8 | −3.5 |
| Conservative | Jeanette Rowswell | 1,617 | 40.4 | +4.4 |
| Labour | Barry Thurston | 394 | 9.8 | ±0.0 |
Majority | 379 | 9.5 | |
Turnout | 4,007 | 39.3 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
Chalkwell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bertam Trevelyan | 1,909 | 46.9 | +1.8 |
| SLD | Edna Bunclark | 1,837 | 45.1 | −2.8 |
| Labour | Joyce Mapp | 325 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
Majority | 72 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 4,071 | 38.3 | |
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 2.3 | |
Eastwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Nora Goodman * | 1,996 | 46.4 | −6.1 |
| Conservative | Gwendoline Horrigan | 1,991 | 46.3 | +6.7 |
| Labour | Trevor Pyne | 314 | 7.3 | −0.6 |
Majority | 5 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 4,301 | 39.8 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 6.4 | |
Leigh Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Joyce Robinson * | 2,553 | 49.4 | −1.1 |
| Conservative | Henry Stennett | 2,289 | 44.3 | +3.6 |
| Labour | Lily Davidson | 325 | 6.3 | −0.6 |
Majority | 264 | 5.1 | |
Turnout | 5,167 | 48.3 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
Milton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Sullivan | 1,682 | 40.3 | +11.3 |
| SDP | Colin George * | 1,362 | 32.6 | N/A |
| Labour | Kevin Lee | 1,129 | 27.1 | −0.7 |
Majority | 320 | 7.7 | |
Turnout | 4,173 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative gain from SDP | Swing | 10.7 | |
Prittlewell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Nigel Baker | 2,041 | 50.4 | −9.1 |
| Conservative | Estrellita Stanley | 1,382 | 34.1 | +7.6 |
| Labour | Denis Garne | 628 | 15.5 | +1.5 |
Majority | 659 | 16.3 | |
Turnout | 4,051 | 34.5 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 8.4 | |
Shoebury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Cotgrove * | 2,400 | 65.0 | +16.1 |
| Labour | Nigel Boorman | 900 | 24.4 | −2.7 |
| SLD | Granville Stride | 394 | 10.7 | −5.2 |
Majority | 1,500 | 40.6 | |
Turnout | 3,694 | 29.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
Southchurch Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Kelly * | 1,948 | 56.5 | +10.4 |
| Labour | Robert Brown | 1,025 | 29.7 | +8.5 |
| SLD | Alistair Miller | 473 | 13.7 | −19.0 |
Majority | 923 | 26.8 | |
Turnout | 3,446 | 32.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 | |
Thorpe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kay Twitchen | 2,280 | 65.8 | +7.6 |
| Labour | Kevin Ryan | 592 | 17.1 | −1.2 |
| SLD | Robin Moore | 592 | 17.1 | −4.4 |
Majority | 1,688 | 48.7 | |
Turnout | 3,464 | 32.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
Victoria Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ronald Kennedy | 2,112 | 57.6 | +6.9 |
| Conservative | Richard Higgs | 1,194 | 32.6 | +5.2 |
| SLD | Robert McMullan | 359 | 9.8 | −12.0 |
Majority | 918 | 25.0 | |
Turnout | 3,665 | 34.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
Westborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Mary Lubel * | 2,077 | 54.4 | +7.4 |
| Conservative | Richard Brown | 1,175 | 30.8 | −4.9 |
| Labour | Keith Stone | 568 | 14.9 | −2.4 |
Majority | 902 | 23.6 | |
Turnout | 3,820 | 34.4 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 6.2 | |
Tendring
Tendring District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 15,925 | 40.4 | –1.1 |
| Labour | 2 | | 11,961 | 30.3 | +2.6 |
| SLD | 2 | | 11,329 | 28.7 | –1.7 |
| Independent | 0 | | 226 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
Total | 8 | | 39,411 | 39.3 | –0.4 |
Division results
Brightlingsea Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Thomas Dale * | 1,969 | 39.3 | −10.4 |
| Conservative | Ronald Marshall | 1,869 | 37.3 | +1.3 |
| Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 1,175 | 23.4 | +9.1 |
Majority | 100 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 5,013 | 42.2 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 5.9 | |
Clacton East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Story * | 2,206 | 44.0 | −7.0 |
| SLD | Jean Duke | 2,126 | 42.4 | +9.9 |
| Labour | Irene Jefferson | 679 | 13.6 | −3.0 |
Majority | 80 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 5,011 | 40.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |
Clacton North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SLD | Pauline Bevan | 3,553 | 62.9 | +7.4 |
| Conservative | Martin Amos | 1,322 | 23.4 | −3.7 |
| Labour | Geoffrey Aldous | 772 | 13.7 | −3.7 |
Majority | 2,231 | 39.5 | |
Turnout | 5,647 | 41.1 | |
| SLD hold | Swing | 5.6 | |
Clacton West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Roy Smith * | 2,738 | 57.7 | +11.0 |
| Conservative | Jill Winer | 1,549 | 32.7 | −0.4 |
| SLD | Peter Miller | 455 | 9.6 | −9.6 |
Majority | 1,189 | 25.1 | |
Turnout | 4,742 | 35.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |
Frinton & Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Rex * | 3,655 | 65.0 | +6.9 |
| Labour | Peter Lawes | 1,185 | 21.1 | +8.1 |
| SLD | Robert Hamilton | 779 | 13.9 | −15.0 |
Majority | 2,470 | 44.0 | |
Turnout | 5,619 | 38.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Harwich Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ralph Knight * | 2,786 | 57.2 | −1.9 |
| Conservative | Frederick Lucas | 1,347 | 27.6 | −13.3 |
| SLD | Michael Sears | 739 | 15.2 | N/A |
Majority | 1,439 | 29.5 | |
Turnout | 4,872 | 41.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |
Tendring Rural East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Lumber * | 1,875 | 51.5 | +9.7 |
| Labour | Kenneth Rose | 1,207 | 33.1 | +0.7 |
| SLD | Alan Wallis | 562 | 15.4 | −10.4 |
Majority | 668 | 18.3 | |
Turnout | 3,644 | 34.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |
Tendring Rural West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Douglas Pallett * | 2,102 | 43.0 | −0.4 |
| Labour | Lionel Randall | 1,419 | 29.0 | +4.4 |
| SLD | Rosemary Smith | 1,146 | 23.4 | −5.9 |
| Independent | Peter Bates | 226 | 4.6 | N/A |
Majority | 683 | 14.0 | |
Turnout | 4,893 | 41.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
Thurrock
Thurrock District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Labour | 7 | 1 | 15,762 | 54.9 | –11.9 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 10,406 | 36.2 | +3.3 |
| SLD | 0 | | 1,507 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Ind. Labour Party | 0 | | 1,045 | 3.6 | N/A |
Total | 8 | | 28,720 | 30.3 | +3.6 |
Division results
Chadwell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gerard Rice | 2,589 | 70.4 | −0.8 |
| Conservative | Paul Ciechomski | 897 | 24.4 | −4.4 |
| SLD | Joan Overy | 191 | 5.2 | N/A |
Majority | 1,692 | 46.0 | |
Turnout | 3,677 | 30.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
Corringham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Miles | 1,435 | 47.9 | −18.2 |
| Conservative | Robert Hunter | 1,271 | 42.5 | +8.6 |
| SLD | Sidney Senior | 288 | 9.6 | N/A |
Majority | 164 | 5.5 | |
Turnout | 2,994 | 28.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.4 | |
Grays Thurrock Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Beverly Barton * | 2,251 | 49.2 | −6.0 |
| Conservative | Douglas Sutton | 2,012 | 43.9 | −0.9 |
| SLD | Tony Scott | 315 | 6.9 | N/A |
Majority | 239 | 5.2 | |
Turnout | 4,578 | 33.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
Orsett & Stifford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Revell | 2,513 | 52.4 | +9.0 |
| Labour | John Pollard * | 1,987 | 41.4 | −15.2 |
| SLD | Alan Banton | 300 | 6.3 | N/A |
Majority | 526 | 11.0 | |
Turnout | 4,800 | 43.4 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.1 | |
South Ockendon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Jones | 2,188 | 72.3 | −9.0 |
| Conservative | Susan Dalton | 838 | 27.7 | +9.0 |
Majority | 1,350 | 44.6 | |
Turnout | 3,026 | 28.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.0 | |
Stanford-le-Hope Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Julian Norris * | 1,869 | 54.8 | −9.1 |
| Conservative | William Lea | 1,278 | 37.5 | +1.4 |
| SLD | Michael Birch | 264 | 7.7 | N/A |
Majority | 591 | 17.3 | |
Turnout | 3,411 | 26.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Tilbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Bolger * | 1,892 | 75.2 | −6.9 |
| Conservative | Marie Bamford-Burst | 475 | 18.9 | +3.9 |
| SLD | Vixien Howard | 149 | 5.9 | N/A |
Majority | 1,417 | 56.3 | |
Turnout | 2,516 | 21.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
West Thurrock & Aveley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Reginald Lee | 1,551 | 41.7 | −29.3 |
| Conservative | Henry Cook | 1,122 | 30.2 | +1.2 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Edward Vellacott | 1,045 | 28.1 | N/A |
Majority | 429 | 11.5 | |
Turnout | 3,718 | 30.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 15.3 | |
Uttlesford
Uttlesford District Summary Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 9,876 | 48.8 | +0.6 |
| SLD | 0 | | 6,078 | 30.1 | –0.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 3,939 | 19.5 | –0.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 332 | 1.6 | N/A |
Total | 4 | | 20,225 | 40.5 | –1.9 |
Division results
Dunmow Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Stephen * | 2,686 | 62.1 | +9.2 |
| SLD | Nicholas Patterson | 872 | 20.2 | −11.8 |
| Labour | Jennifer Oliveira | 767 | 17.7 | +5.2 |
Majority | 1,814 | 41.9 | |
Turnout | 4,325 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |
Saffron Walden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Neville * | 2,373 | 37.3 | −4.3 |
| Labour | Russell Green | 1,958 | 30.8 | −3.3 |
| SLD | Donald Benson | 1,699 | 26.7 | +2.3 |
| Green | Kevin Saunders | 332 | 5.2 | N/A |
Majority | 415 | 6.5 | |
Turnout | 6,362 | 43.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
Stansted Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip Duly | 2,494 | 48.4 | −0.8 |
| SLD | Raymond Clifford | 2,140 | 41.5 | +5.7 |
| Labour | Robin Shaw | 520 | 10.1 | −2.5 |
Majority | 354 | 6.9 | |
Turnout | 5,154 | 41.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |
Thaxted Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Whitehead | 2,423 | 54.0 | +1.8 |
| SLD | John Gibb | 1,367 | 30.5 | −3.1 |
| Labour | Katherine Donovan | 694 | 15.5 | +1.3 |
Majority | 1,056 | 23.6 | |
Turnout | 4,484 | 39.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.5 | |
By-elections
Old Heath
Old Heath: May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christopher Pearson | 2,384 | 40.1 | +4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vincent Edkins | 2,103 | 35.4 | –0.3 |
| Conservative | Edward Winney | 1,039 | 17.5 | –1.9 |
| SDP | John Parrick | 416 | 7.0 | N/A |
Majority | 281 | 4.7 | |
Turnout | 5,942 | 48.1 | |
Registered electors | 12,350 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
Brentwood Central
Brentwood Central: June 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Edgar Davis | 2,210 | 56.0 | +21.6 |
| Conservative | John Hutton | 1,339 | 33.9 | –14.6 |
| Labour | Francis Keohane | 249 | 6.3 | –4.2 |
| Green | Philip Ray | 89 | 2.3 | –4.3 |
| SDP | Samuel Ormsby | 32 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Independent | James Holdsworth | 28 | 0.7 | N/A |
Majority | 871 | 22.1 | |
Turnout | 3,947 | 40.1 | |
Registered electors | 9,853 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.1 | |
Dunmow
Dunmow: May 1991 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Westcott | 2,937 | 56.4 | –5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gibb | 1,451 | 27.9 | +7.7 |
| Labour | David Cole | 817 | 15.7 | –2.0 |
Majority | 1,486 | 28.5 | |
Turnout | 5,205 | 45.1 | |
Registered electors | 11,532 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |
Basildon Laindon
Basildon Laindon: September 1991 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Walsh | 1,780 | 48.4 | +13.1 |
| Labour | Harold Bruce | 1,360 | 37.0 | –17.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Wilson | 538 | 538 | +4.4 |
Majority | 420 | 11.4 | |
Turnout | 3,678 | 33.2 | |
Registered electors | 11,063 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.4 | |
Brentwood Hutton
Brentwood Hutton: September 1992 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alun Thomas | 1,872 | 57.9 | –4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Katharine Spanton | 1,191 | 36.8 | +18.6 |
| Labour | Edward O'Brien | 172 | 5.3 | –13.7 |
Majority | 681 | 21.1 | |
Turnout | 3,235 | 26.8 | |
Registered electors | 12,183 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 11.8 | |
References
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