English local authority election
2005 Essex County Council election
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All 75 seats to Essex County Council 38 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Paul White | Paul Sztumpf | Kenneth Jones | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Leader since | >1998 | June 2001 | May 1997 | Leader's seat | Stock | Harlow North | Park | Last election | 49 seats, 41.7% | 19 seats, 30.6% | 10 seats, 24.3% | Seats before | 48 | 18 | 11 | Seats won | 52 | 13 | 8 | Seat change | 4 | 5 | 3 | Popular vote | 285,899 | 156,561 | 147,561 | Percentage | 44.5% | 24.3% | 22.9% | Swing | 2.8% | 6.3% | 1.4% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Leader | Roy Smith | David Linnell | N/a | Party | Community Representative | Loughton Residents | Green | Leader since | 2002[1] | June 2001 | N/a | Leader's seat | Clacton West | Loughton St Marys (Retiring) | N/a | Last election | 0 seats, 0.6% | 1 seats, 0.4% | 0 seats, 1.9% | Seats before | 1 | 1 | 0 | Seats won | 1 | 1 | 0 | Seat change | 1 | | | Popular vote | 6,003 | 2,734 | 35,696 | Percentage | 0.9% | 0.4% | 5.6% | Swing | 0.3% | | 3.7% | |
Results by electoral division.Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Community Representatives Party in pink and Loughton Residents Association in green. |
Majority party before election Conservative | Majority party after election Conservative | |
An election to Essex County Council took place on 9 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. 75 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. The electoral divisions were redrawn for this election.
The Conservative Party retained control with an increased majority, winning 52 of the 75 seats. Labour and the Liberal Democrats both lost seats.
Previous composition
2001 election
Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 49 |
| Labour | 19 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 |
Total | 79 |
Composition of council seats before election
Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 48 |
| Labour | 18 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 |
| Community Representative | 1 |
Total | 79 |
Results
Essex County Council election, 2005[2][3] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 52 | | | 4 | | 44.5 | 285,899 | +2.8 |
| Labour | 13 | | | 5 | | 24.3 | 156,561 | −6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | | | 3 | | 22.9 | 147,561 | +1.4 |
| Community Representative | 1 | | | 1 | | 0.9 | 6,003 | +0.3 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | | | | | 0.4 | 2,734 | |
| Green | 0 | | | | | 5.6 | 35,696 | +3.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | | 0.6 | 4,112 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | | | | | 0.3 | 2,070 | −0.3 |
| BNP | 0 | | | | | 0.2 | 1,391 | N/A |
| English Democrat | 0 | | | | | 0.1 | 825 | N/A |
| Veritas | 0 | | | | | >0.1 | 158 | N/A |
Total | 75 | | | |
Election of Group Leaders
Paul White (Stock) was re elected leader of the Conservative Group, Tom Smith-Hughes (Chelmsford North) was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group and Paul Kirkman (Pitsea) was elected leader of the Labour Group.
Election of Leader of the Council
Paul White the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration.
Results by District
Basildon
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | | 57,459 | 45.8 | +2.8 |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 39,537 | 31.5 | −7.8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 22,787 | 18.2 | +0.8 |
| Green | 0 | | 5,101 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| English Democrats | 0 | | 457 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
Division results
Basildon Westley Heights Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Schofield | 3,654 | 37.9 | −3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Williams * | 2,753 | 28.6 | +7.8 |
| Labour | Swatantra Nadanwar * | 2,489 | 25.8 | −11.9 |
| English Democrat | Kim Gandy | 457 | 4.7 | New |
| Green | Ernest Humphries | 283 | 2.9 | New |
Majority | 901 | 9.3 | +5.5 |
Turnout | 9,636 | 62.9 | +2.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 | |
Between 2001 and 2005, the seat was won by the Liberal Democrats candidate in a by-election, however it is shown as a hold as it is compared to the previous full council election.
Billericay and Burstead Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Anthony Headley * | 10,933 | 65.8 |
| Conservative | Kay Twitchen * | 8,418 | 50.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gilda Bellard | 3,868 | 23.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Raylor | 3,718 | 22.4 |
| Labour | Patricia Reid | 2,674 | 16.1 |
| Labour | Margaret Viney | 2,369 | 14.3 |
| Green | Annie Humphries | 1,269 | 7.6 |
Turnout | 18,490 | 69.7 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Laindon Park and Fryerns Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | William Archibald * | 6,707 | 54.3 |
| Labour | Rachel Liebeschuetz * | 5,349 | 43.3 |
| Conservative | Terry Fleet | 4,107 | 33.3 |
| Conservative | Terri Sargent | 3,904 | 31.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Williams | 1,903 | 15.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Myall | 1,539 | 12.5 |
| Green | Adam Ellis | 1,177 | 9.5 |
Turnout | 12,343 | 55.7 |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Pitsea Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Keith Bobbin * | 6,968 | 50.3 |
| Labour | Paul Kirkman * | 6,181 | 44.6 |
| Conservative | David Abrahall | 4,910 | 35.4 |
| Conservative | Andrew Baggott | 4,271 | 30.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 2,229 | 16.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 1,964 | 14.2 |
| Green | David Wilkinson | 1,189 | 8.6 |
Turnout | 13,856 | 51.2 |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Wickford Crouch Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Don Morris * | 8,841 | 56.9 |
| Conservative | Iris Pummell * | 8,421 | 54.2 |
| Labour | Wendy Aitken | 3,927 | 25.3 |
| Labour | Christopher Wilson | 3,873 | 24.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 2,444 | 15.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Woods | 2,369 | 15.3 |
| Green | Dean Hall | 1,183 | 7.6 |
Turnout | 15,529 | 62.3 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Braintree
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | | 29,212 | 43.2 | +3.1 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 20,732 | 30.7 | −5.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 11,808 | 17.5 | +0.2 |
| Green | 0 | | 4,613 | 6.8 | |
| UKIP | 0 | | 1,256 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
Division results
Bocking Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lynn Watson | 3,231 | 40.1 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Jean Schmitt | 3,010 | 37.4 | −3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Terrence Brooks | 1,362 | 16.9 | +4.1 |
| Green | Wendy Partridge | 449 | 5.6 | −0.8 |
Majority | 221 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 8,052 | 61.7 | −3.0 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 | |
Braintree Eastern Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Nigel Edey * | 3,688 | 43.0 |
| Labour | Eileen Davidson | 2,878 | 33.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Braley | 1,251 | 14.6 |
| Green | Duncan Stewart | 414 | 4.8 |
| UKIP | Barbara Coutts | 338 | 3.9 |
Majority | 810 | 9.5 |
Turnout | 8,569 | 69.0 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Braintree Town Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Elwyn Bishop | 2,700 | 35.9 |
| Conservative | Graham Butland | 2,485 | 33.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Rice | 1,730 | 23.0 |
| Green | Philip Hughes | 327 | 4.4 |
| UKIP | Heather Sheehan | 273 | 3.6 |
Majority | 215 | 2.9 |
Turnout | 7,515 | 60.9 |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Halstead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Pike * | 4,378 | 47.0 | +2.7 |
| Labour | Moia Thorogood | 2,486 | 26.7 | −6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Bayley | 1,887 | 20.3 | +2.0 |
| Green | Nelson Brunton | 560 | 6.0 | +1.7 |
Majority | 1,892 | 20.3 | +9.1 |
Turnout | 9,311 | 63.8 | +1.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
Hedingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Finch * | 4,959 | 52.5 | +4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bolter | 2,182 | 23.1 | +0.8 |
| Labour | John Kotz | 1,722 | 18.2 | −7.1 |
| Green | Robert Kenney | 590 | 6.2 | +1.4 |
Majority | 2,777 | 29.4 | +7.0 |
Turnout | 9,453 | 69.4 | +4.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
Three Fields with Great Notley Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Roger Walters * | 4,045 | 51.9 |
| Labour | William Edwards | 1,682 | 21.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Beckett | 1,475 | 18.9 |
| Green | Kevin Peterson | 316 | 4.1 |
| UKIP | Michael Baker | 278 | 3.6 |
Majority | 2,363 | 30.3 |
Turnout | 7,796 | 70.0 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Witham Northern Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Lager | 3,108 | 37.8 | +8.7 |
| Labour | Phillip Barlow * | 2,878 | 35.0 | −7.0 |
| Green | James Abbott | 1,376 | 16.7 | −0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Ashby | 490 | 6.0 | −6.0 |
| UKIP | Bryan Smith | 367 | 4.5 | New |
Majority | 230 | 2.6 | |
Turnout | 8,883 | 65.3 | +4.1 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.9 | |
Witham Southern Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derrick Louis | 3,539 | 40.7 | −1.1 |
| Labour | Jacqueline Martin | 3,155 | 36.2 | −2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 1,431 | 16.4 | +3.0 |
| Green | Stephen Hicks | 581 | 6.7 | +0.9 |
Majority | 384 | 4.4 | +1.7 |
Turnout | 8,706 | 63.5 | +0.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Brentwood
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 17,868 | 49.3 | +7.8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 1 | 10,750 | 29.6 | −3.5 |
| Labour | 0 | | 4,665 | 12.9 | −3.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 1,930 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,054 | 2.9 | −0.2 |
Division results
Brentwood Hutton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Roberts * | 5,734 | 57.8 | +9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Davies | 2,292 | 23.1 | −3.4 |
| Labour | Bernadette Pavitt | 1,332 | 13.4 | −3.6 |
| UKIP | Derek Camp | 563 | 5.7 | New |
Majority | 3,442 | 34.7 | +12.5 |
Turnout | 9,921 | 68.8 | +1.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.3 | |
Brentwood North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip Baker * | 4,102 | 46.7 | +11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Doris Suckling | 2,687 | 30.6 | −3.7 |
| Labour | Michele Wigram | 1,143 | 13.0 | −1.0 |
| Green | Frank Seckleman | 431 | 4.9 | +1.9 |
| UKIP | Yvonne Maguire | 419 | 4.8 | New |
Majority | 1,415 | 16.1 | +14.7 |
Turnout | 8,782 | 67.8 | −1.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
Brentwood Rural Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Dyson * | 4,751 | 49.7 | +9.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Aspinell * | 3,060 | 32.0 | −5.5 |
| Labour | Vicki Hann | 834 | 8.7 | −2.5 |
| UKIP | Michael Heaslip | 616 | 6.4 | New |
| Green | Beryl Lankaster | 298 | 3.1 | −0.2 |
Majority | 1,691 | 17.7 | +14.5 |
Turnout | 9,559 | 71.1 | +3.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
Brentwood South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lionel Lee * | 3,281 | 41.0 | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 2,711 | 33.9 | +2.2 |
| Labour | Michael Le-Surf | 1,356 | 16.9 | −7.8 |
| UKIP | Jeanette Gulleford | 332 | 4.1 | New |
| Green | Dean Swift | 325 | 4.1 | −0.8 |
Majority | 570 | 7.1 | +0.0 |
Turnout | 8,005 | 65.2 | −0.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.0 | |
Castle Point
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 20,774 | 50.2 | +1.4 |
| Labour | 0 | 2 | 14,185 | 34.3 | −5.6 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 4,470 | 10.8 | +0.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,936 | 4.7 | +3.9 |
Division results
Canvey Island East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Howard | 3,944 | 45.3 | +4.8 |
| Labour | Dennis Williams * | 3,645 | 41.9 | −5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Wood | 718 | 8.2 | +0.5 |
| Green | Christopher Keane | 397 | 4.6 | +0.5 |
Majority | 299 | 3.4 | |
Turnout | 8,704 | 56.4 | +3.0 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.2 | |
Canvey Island West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 3,727 | 50.8 | −4.9 |
| Labour | Vincent Heatherson | 2,782 | 37.9 | −0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Howe | 556 | 7.6 | +1.3 |
| Green | Irene Willis | 269 | 3.7 | New |
Majority | 945 | 12.9 | −4.8 |
Turnout | 7,334 | 52.7 | −0.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
Hadleigh Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 4,998 | 55.6 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Jacqueline Reilly | 2,229 | 24.8 | −4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jones | 1,028 | 11.4 | −4.9 |
| Green | Vikki Copping | 735 | 8.2 | New |
Majority | 2,769 | 30.8 | +6.2 |
Turnout | 8,990 | 65.6 | +2.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
South Benfleet Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Colin Riley | 4,226 | 50.4 |
| Labour | Lorna Trollope | 2,627 | 31.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Newman | 1,357 | 16.2 |
| Green | Nanine Pachy | 175 | 2.1 |
Majority | 1,599 | 19.1 |
Turnout | 8,385 | 63.2 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Thundersley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Dick * | 3,879 | 48.8 | −0.2 |
| Labour | Joseph Cooke | 2,902 | 36.5 | −1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Westlake | 811 | 10.2 | −2.6 |
| Green | Eileen Peck | 360 | 4.5 | New |
Majority | 977 | 12.3 | +1.6 |
Turnout | 7,952 | 63.1 | +3.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Chelmsford
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 1 | 25,143 | 31.7 | +0.4 |
| Conservative | 4 | | 34,553 | 43.6 | +3.4 |
| Labour | 0 | 1 | 14,265 | 18.0 | −6.6 |
| Green | 0 | | 3,927 | 5.0 | +1.1 |
| SWFCTA | 0 | | 807 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 464 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Veritas | 0 | | 158 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
Division results
Broomfield and Writtle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Aldridge | 4,271 | 45.4 | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hunnable | 2,565 | 27.2 | −3.4 |
| Labour | Prudence Jones | 1,603 | 17.0 | −5.0 |
| Green | Andrew Tinsley | 513 | 5.4 | +1.8 |
| UKIP | Charles Cole | 464 | 4.9 | New |
Majority | 1,706 | 18.1 | +5.0 |
Turnout | 9,416 | 66.4 | +1.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
Chelmer Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Peter Martin * | 5,364 | 53.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Whiteing | 2,280 | 22.7 |
| Labour | David Howell | 1,737 | 17.3 |
| Green | Eleanor Burgess | 650 | 6.5 |
Majority | 3,084 | 30.7 |
Turnout | 10,031 | 63.1 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Chelmsford Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Francis | 2,785 | 38.0 |
| Conservative | David Lee | 2,584 | 35.3 |
| Labour | John Leslie | 1,531 | 20.9 |
| Green | Douglas Copping | 430 | 5.9 |
Majority | 201 | 2.7 |
Turnout | 7,330 | 62.5 |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Chelmsford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Smith-Hughes * | 3,276 | 39.1 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Delmas Ashford | 2,726 | 32.6 | +3.9 |
| Labour | Joan Bliss | 2,031 | 24.3 | −5.9 |
| Green | Angela Thomson | 341 | 4.1 | +1.5 |
Majority | 550 | 6.6 | −1.8 |
Turnout | 8,374 | 60.7 | −0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
Chelmsford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale * | 2,876 | 36.0 | +3.6 |
| Conservative | Amar Bajaj | 2,365 | 29.6 | +3.4 |
| Labour | Neil Spurgeon * | 2,161 | 27.1 | −11.0 |
| Green | Clifford Hughes | 426 | 5.3 | +2.0 |
| Veritas | Stephen Stratton | 158 | 2.0 | New |
Majority | 511 | 6.4 | +0.8 |
Turnout | 7,986 | 56.5 | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +7.3 | |
Great Baddow Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Miller * | 3,774 | 39.3 | −3.5 |
| Conservative | David Stevenson | 3,571 | 37.2 | +4.8 |
| Labour | Peter Dixon | 1,803 | 18.8 | −2.4 |
| Green | Colin Budgey | 449 | 4.7 | +1.1 |
Majority | 203 | 2.1 | −8.4 |
Turnout | 9,597 | 63.5 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
South Woodham Ferrers Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Norman Hume * | 3,950 | 51.5 |
| Labour | Robert Jones | 1,403 | 18.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenifer Goldfinch | 1,260 | 16.4 |
| SWFCTA | Ian Roberts | 807 | 10.5 |
| Green | Valerie Thompson | 251 | 3.3 |
Majority | 2,547 | 33.2 |
Turnout | 7,671 | 59.6 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Springfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Mackrory | 4,095 | 41.5 | +13.7 |
| Conservative | John Spence | 3,778 | 38.3 | −6.4 |
| Labour | William Horslen | 1,996 | 20.2 | −2.7 |
Majority | 317 | 3.2 | |
Turnout | 9,869 | 62.5 | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.1 | |
Stock Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul White * | 5,944 | 65.7 | +12.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Robinson | 2,232 | 24.7 | +9.2 |
| Green | Dawn Holmes | 867 | 9.6 | +5.0 |
Majority | 3,712 | 41.0 | +14.9 |
Turnout | 9,043 | 66.4 | +2.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
Colchester
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 27,580 | 37.4 | −1.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | | 23,089 | 31.3 | −0.6 |
| Labour | 2 | | 16,940 | 23.0 | −5.4 |
| Green | 0 | | 4,845 | 6.6 | +5.4 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,263 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
Division results
Abbey division Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fisher * | 3,384 | 42.9 |
| Labour | Scott Harris | 1,846 | 23.4 |
| Conservative | David Adams | 1,806 | 22.9 |
| Green | Peter Lynn | 852 | 10.8 |
Majority | 1,538 | 19.5 |
Turnout | 7,888 | 52.4 |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Constable division Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 4,943 | 50.1 | −2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Stevens | 2,333 | 23.6 | −3.0 |
| Labour | John Wood | 1,925 | 19.5 | −1.9 |
| Green | Roger Bamforth | 673 | 6.8 | New |
Majority | 2,610 | 26.5 | +1.1 |
Turnout | 9,874 | 67.7 | +0.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
Drury division Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeremy Lucas * | 4,049 | 43.9 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Ilott | 3,030 | 32.9 | −5.4 |
| Labour | David Hough | 1,517 | 16.5 | −4.1 |
| Green | Timothy Glover | 618 | 6.7 | New |
Majority | 1,019 | 11.0 | +8.0 |
Turnout | 9,214 | 67.8 | +2.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
Maypole division Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Bourne * | 2,226 | 34.8 | −2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | William Frame | 2,035 | 31.8 | −4.3 |
| Conservative | Robert Davidson | 1,837 | 28.7 | +1.8 |
| Green | Philippa Lane | 299 | 4.7 | New |
Majority | 191 | 3.0 | +2.2 |
Turnout | 6,397 | 52.8 | +3.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
Mersea and Tiptree division Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Christopher Manning-Press * | 4,129 | 44.8 |
| Labour | Audrey Spencer | 1,916 | 20.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Sutton | 1,491 | 16.2 |
| Independent | Jonathan Longman | 1,263 | 13.7 |
| Green | Howard Mettler | 428 | 4.6 |
Majority | 2,213 | 24.0 |
Turnout | 9,227 | 64.5 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Mile End and Highwoods division Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Turrell * | 2,646 | 38.1 |
| Conservative | Donald Henshall | 2,619 | 37.7 |
| Labour | Richard Bingley | 1,282 | 18.4 |
| Green | Mary Bryan | 403 | 5.8 |
Majority | 27 | 0.4 |
Turnout | 6,950 | 57.6 |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Parsons Heath and East Gates division Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Theresa Higgins * | 3,312 | 43.4 |
| Conservative | Simon Smith | 2,280 | 29.9 |
| Labour | Kim Naish | 1,647 | 21.6 |
| Green | Maria Iacovou | 390 | 5.1 |
Majority | 1,032 | 13.5 |
Turnout | 7,629 | 60.3 |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Stanway and Pyefleet division Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | John Jowers | 4,036 | 44.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah James | 2,739 | 30.0 |
| Labour | John Spademan | 1,825 | 20.0 |
| Green | Patience Rogers | 514 | 5.6 |
Majority | 1,297 | 14.3 |
Turnout | 9,114 | 65.2 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Wivenhoe St. Andrew division Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Julie Young * | 2,756 | 37.1 | −6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Jacobs | 2,119 | 28.5 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | Neil Stock | 1,881 | 25.3 | −4.3 |
| Green | Christopher Fox | 668 | 9.0 | New |
Majority | 637 | 8.6 | −4.9 |
Turnout | 7,424 | 50.9 | +1.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
Epping Forest
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 28,519 | 49.1 | +3.0 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | | 2,734 | 4.7 | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 2 | 13,167 | 22.7 | −1.8 |
| Labour | 0 | | 10,171 | 17.5 | −7.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,712 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| BNP | 0 | | 1,391 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| English Democrats | 0 | | 368 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
Division results
Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Colin Finn * | 4,780 | 48.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Haigh * | 3,438 | 35.1 |
| Labour | Paul Bostock | 1,580 | 16.1 |
Majority | 1,342 | 13.7 |
Turnout | 9,798 | 65.8 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Chigwell and Loughton Broadway Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Michael Tomkins * | 3,748 | 49.8 |
| Labour | Thomas Owen | 1,551 | 20.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Spencer | 1,349 | 17.9 |
| BNP | Thomas Richardson | 623 | 8.3 |
| Green | Gillian Askew | 255 | 3.4 |
Majority | 2,197 | 29.2 |
Turnout | 7,526 | 60.3 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Epping and Theydon Bois Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Terence Spencer | 3,496 | 41.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Whitehouse * | 3,375 | 40.4 |
| Labour | Michael Sellears | 827 | 9.9 |
| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 368 | 4.4 |
| Green | Korinna Willis | 284 | 3.4 |
Majority | 121 | 1.4 |
Turnout | 8,350 | 66.9 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Loughton Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Loughton Residents | Chris Pond | 2,734 | 35.2 |
| Conservative | Matthew Hayday | 2,175 | 28.0 |
| Labour | Margaret Owen | 1,331 | 17.2 |
| BNP | Patricia Richardson | 768 | 9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson | 483 | 6.2 |
| Green | Jennifer Hart | 269 | 3.5 |
Majority | 559 | 7.2 |
Turnout | 7,760 | 61.6 |
| Loughton Residents win (new seat) |
North Weald and Nazeing Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Jackson * | 5,301 | 58.3 | −0.9 |
| Labour | Kelvin Morris | 1,654 | 18.2 | −8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Hedges | 1,623 | 17.9 | +3.9 |
| Green | Peter Goldsmith | 511 | 5.6 | New |
Majority | 3,647 | 40.1 | +7.6 |
Turnout | 9,089 | 69.9 | +7.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
Ongar and Rural Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Gerard McEwan * | 4,397 | 59.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Jacobs | 1,729 | 23.4 |
| Labour | Sheila Spring | 1,254 | 17.0 |
Majority | 2,668 | 36.2 |
Turnout | 7,380 | 67.0 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Waltham Abbey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Webster * | 4,622 | 56.6 | +3.4 |
| Labour | Peter Sheen | 1,974 | 24.2 | −11.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Brooks | 1,170 | 14.3 | +3.0 |
| Green | Barry Johns | 393 | 4.8 | New |
Majority | 2,648 | 32.5 | +14.8 |
Turnout | 8,159 | 53.2 | +0.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
Harlow
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Labour | 3 | 2 | 20,154 | 41.4 | −3.5 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 18,094 | 37.2 | +5.3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 8,368 | 17.2 | −6.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,011 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
Division results
Harlow North Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Paul Sztumpf * | 3,863 | 42.1 |
| Conservative | Jane Steer | 3,095 | 33.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 1,716 | 18.7 |
| Green | Miles Willis | 495 | 5.4 |
Majority | 768 | 8.4 |
Turnout | 9,169 | 63.6 |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Harlow South East Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Edward Johnson | 3,552 | 41.5 |
| Labour | Patricia Larkin | 3,224 | 37.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Pailing | 1,479 | 17.3 |
| Green | Michael Gould | 311 | 3.6 |
Majority | 328 | 3.8 |
Turnout | 8,566 | 61.8 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Harlow West Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Anthony Durcan * | 6,568 | 42.5 |
| Labour | Jenny Holland * | 6,499 | 42.1 |
| Conservative | Christopher Ford | 5,807 | 37.6 |
| Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 5,640 | 36.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 2,696 | 17.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 2,477 | 16.0 |
| Green | Robert Wight | 1,205 | 7.8 |
Turnout | 15,446 | 56.3 |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Maldon
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | | 15,622 | 51.3 | +2.8 |
| Labour | 0 | | 7,235 | 23.8 | −5.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 5,233 | 17.2 | +1.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,351 | 7.7 | +1.2 |
Division results
Heybridge and Tollesbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Rodney Bass * | 5,305 | 51.4 |
| Labour | Norman Hunt | 2,162 | 21.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Townshead | 1,905 | 18.5 |
| Green | Jonathan King | 943 | 9.1 |
Majority | 3,143 | 30.5 |
Turnout | 10,315 | 68.7 |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Maldon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Mead * | 4,588 | 49.2 | +2.4 |
| Labour | Michael Bentley | 2,461 | 26.4 | −6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janetta Sosin | 1,603 | 17.2 | +3.3 |
| Green | Michael Cole | 672 | 7.2 | +0.7 |
Majority | 2,127 | 22.8 | |
Turnout | 9,324 | 65.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southminster Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Boyce * | 5,729 | 53.0 | +3.6 |
| Labour | Mary Feakins | 2,612 | 24.2 | −5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Hutchon | 1,725 | 16.0 | +1.2 |
| Green | Robert King | 736 | 6.8 | +0.6 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rochford
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | | 20,369 | 50.1 | +3.0 |
| Labour | 0 | | 9,504 | 23.4 | −4.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 8,353 | 20.5 | −1.8 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,463 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
Division results
Rayleigh North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Castle * | 3,815 | 44.7 | −3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Black | 2,908 | 34.1 | +1.9 |
| Labour | Stephen Hinde | 1,382 | 16.2 | −3.8 |
| Green | Neil Kirsh | 432 | 5.1 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rayleigh South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mavis Webster * | 4,180 | 53.9 | +9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Budden | 1,617 | 20.9 | −11.3 |
| Labour | Hilary Dyer | 1,577 | 20.3 | +0.3 |
| Green | Peggy-Jane Smith | 376 | 4.9 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rochford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tracey Chapman * | 4,262 | 51.8 | +8.7 |
| Labour | Allan Davies | 1,809 | 22.0 | −3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Leach | 1,555 | 18.9 | +1.3 |
| Green | Andrew Vaughan | 607 | 7.4 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rochford South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roy Pearson * | 3,324 | 46.8 | −0.2 |
| Labour | Graham Fox | 2,460 | 34.6 | −6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Masek | 867 | 12.2 | +0.2 |
| Green | Robin Hume | 453 | 6.4 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rochford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Hart * | 4,788 | 52.8 | −0.7 |
| Labour | Michael Hoy | 2,276 | 25.1 | −4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 1,406 | 15.5 | −1.6 |
| Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 595 | 6.6 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tendring
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | | 28,408 | 40.9 | +3.4 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 18,857 | 27.2 | −9.4 |
| CRP | 1 | 1 | 6,003 | 8.6 | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 13,072 | 18.8 | −0.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 3,101 | 4.5 | +4.1 |
Division results
Brightlingsea Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derek Robinson * | 4,157 | 45.1 | +3.9 |
| Labour | Colin Olivier | 2,327 | 25.2 | −4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 2,258 | 24.5 | −1.1 |
| Green | Nicholas Scales | 478 | 5.2 | +2.0 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clacton East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pierre Oxley | 4,330 | 51.3 | +11.2 |
| Labour | Roy Raby | 2,427 | 28.8 | −4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Brown | 1,206 | 14.3 | +1.4 |
| Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 263 | 3.1 | New |
| Community Representative | Fraser Leeks | 207 | 2.5 | −11.5 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clacton North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Clive Baker * | 2,809 | 39.4 | +1.0 |
| Conservative | Paul Honeywood | 2,200 | 30.8 | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Harold Shearing | 1,746 | 24.5 | −7.1 |
| Community Representative | Kevin Watson | 204 | 2.9 | New |
| Green | Patricia Brunton | 174 | 2.4 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Clacton West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Community Representative | Roy Smith * | 2,109 | 30.8 | New |
| Conservative | Christopher Griffiths | 1,988 | 29.1 | +0.2 |
| Labour | Maurice Alexander | 1,863 | 27.2 | −33.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Shearing | 747 | 10.9 | +0.6 |
| Green | Rachel Brunton | 136 | 2.0 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Community Representative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Frinton and Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Page | 6,112 | 56.8 | +1.2 |
| Labour | Richard Hebborn | 2,633 | 24.5 | −3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Harrison | 1,658 | 15.4 | −0.7 |
| Green | Walter Schwartz | 358 | 3.3 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harwich Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leslie Double * | 3,847 | 42.3 | −2.8 |
| Community Representative | Steven Henderson | 2,847 | 31.3 | +6.3 |
| Conservative | Denzil Watson | 1,887 | 20.7 | −0.3 |
| Green | Ketherine Bamforth | 519 | 5.7 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tendring Rural East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Cossens | 3,805 | 40.5 | +0.2 |
| Labour | Lawrence Payne | 2,951 | 31.4 | −0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Bevan | 2,142 | 22.8 | +0.7 |
| Green | Samuel Elliott | 289 | 3.1 | New |
| Community Representative | John Brown | 208 | 2.2 | −3.6 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tendring Rural West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sarah Candy * | 3,929 | 45.9 | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Elvin | 3,315 | 38.7 | +7.2 |
| Green | Michael Mealing | 884 | 10.3 | New |
| Community Representative | David Smy | 428 | 5.0 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Uttlesford
District summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 18,095 | 48.3 | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 12,724 | 34.0 | +1.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 3,587 | 9.6 | −8.8 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,582 | 6.9 | +5.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 462 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
Division results
Dunmow Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Flack * | 5,498 | 55.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Harris | 3,520 | 35.7 | |
| Green | Michael Earley | 842 | 8.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Saffron Walden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Chambers * | 4,299 | 41.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Dawson | 3,237 | 31.5 | |
| Labour | Simon Trimnell | 1,570 | 15.3 | |
| Green | Trilby Roberts | 700 | 6.8 | |
| UKIP | Raymond Tyler | 462 | 4.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stansted Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raymond Gooding | 3,932 | 43.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilcock | 3,779 | 41.9 | |
| Labour | Betty McGregor | 904 | 10.0 | |
| Green | Sanjukta Ghosh | 411 | 4.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thaxted Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Walsh | 4,366 | 52.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Wingard | 2,188 | 26.4 | |
| Labour | Yvonne Morton | 1,113 | 13.4 | |
| Green | Susan Halsted | 629 | 7.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-elections
Brentwood Rural
Brentwood Rural: 13 July 2006[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 2,062 | 61.5 | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 1,150 | 34.3 | +2.3 |
| Labour | | 142 | 4.2 | –4.5 |
Majority | 912 | 27.2 | +9.5 |
Turnout | 3,354 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
No UKIP (6.4%) or Green (3.1%) candidates as previous.
References
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- ^ "Essex". Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Elections". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Brentwood Rural Division - Essex". Andrew Teale. Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 11 January 2023.