2017 UK local government election
2017 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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Turnout | 31.1% ( 3.3%[1]) |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | David Finch | Michael Mackrory | Ivan Henderson | Party | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Leader since | May 2013 | May 2012 | June 2016 | Leader's seat | Hedingham | Springfield | Harwich | Last election | 42 seats, 34.2% | 9 seats, 10.9% | 9 seats, 17.4% | Seats before | 44 | 9 | 8 | Seats won | 56 | 7 | 6 | Seat change | 14 | 2 | 3 | Popular vote | 184,901 | 51,524 | 63,470 | Percentage | 49.3% | 13.7% | 16.9% | Swing | 15.0% | 2.8% | 0.5% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Leader | Dave Blackwell | James Abbott | Chris Pond | Party | CIIP | Green | Loughton Residents | Leader since | May 2013 | May 2013 | May 2005 | Leader's seat | Canvey Island East | Witham Northern | Loughton Central | Last election | 1 seat, 0.9% | 2 seats, 4.8% | 1 seat, 1.1% | Seats before | 1 | 2 | 1 | Seats won | 2 | 1 | 1 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | | Popular vote | 3,654 | 16,074 | 2,824 | Percentage | 1.3% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Swing | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | | | Seventh party | | | | | Leader | Nigel Le Gresley | | Party | UKIP | | Leader since | April 2016 | | Leader's seat | Wickford Crouch (defeated) | | Last election | 9 seats, 27.6% | | Seats before | 6 | | Seats won | 0 | | Seat change | 9 | | Popular vote | 29,796 | | Percentage | 7.9% | | Swing | 19.7% | | |
Map showing the results of the 2017 Essex County Council elections. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
Elections to Essex County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections.[2] All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, which each returned either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous elections in 2009 and 2013. No elections were held in Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.
Previous composition
2013 election
Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 42 |
| UKIP | 9 |
| Labour | 9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Green | 2 |
| Tendring First | 1 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 |
| CIIP | 1 |
| Independent | 1 |
Total | 75 |
Composition of council seats before election
Changes between elections
In between the 2013 election and the 2017 election, the following council seats changed hands:
Division | Date | Previous Party | New Party | Cause | Resulting Council Composition |
Con | UKIP | Lab | LDem | Grn | TF | LRes | CInd | Ind | R4U | HRA |
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Brightlingsea | 9 October 2014[3] | | UKIP | | Conservative | UKIP incumbent resigned. Conservatives won by-election. | 43 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Saffron Walden | 14 October 2014 | | Independent | | R4U | New Party Formed. | 43 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Basildon Westley Heights | 16 December 2014[4] | | UKIP | | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 43 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bocking | 5 March 2015[5] | | UKIP | | Conservative | Sitting councillor died. Conservatives won by-election. | 44 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tendring Rural East | 23 March 2016 [6] | | UKIP | | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 44 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Clacton East | 31 March 2016[7] | | Tendring First | | Holland Residents | Tendring First incumbent resigned. Holland-on-Sea Residents won by-election. | 44 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Laindon Park and Fryerns | 9 June 2016 [8] | | Labour | | UKIP | Sitting councillor died. UKIP won by-election. | 44 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Tendring Rural East | 28 July 2016 [9] | | Independent | | Conservative | Sitting councillor joined Conservatives. | 45 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Halstead | 5 December 2016 [10] | | Conservative | | Vacant | Sitting councillor died.[11] | 44 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Summary
The election saw the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, with an increased majority.
Results summary
2017 Essex County Council election Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 56 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 74.7 | 49.3 | 184,901 | +15.0 |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 8.0 | 16.9 | 63,470 | −0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 51,524 | +2.8 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 8,171 | +1.0 |
| CIIP | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3,654 | +0.1 |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 15,187 | −0.3 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2,824 | −0.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 29,796 | −19.7 |
| R4U | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5,231 | New |
| Wickford Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2,948 | New |
| Tendring First | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1,332 | −1.0 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 847 | −0.1 |
| South Woodham Ferrers Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 732 | 0.0 |
| Rayleigh Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 655 | New |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58 | −0.2 |
Total | 75 | | 372,834 | |
Election of Group Leaders
David Finch (Hedingham) was re elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Kevin Bentley (Stanway and Pyefleet) as his deputy.
Michael Mackrory (Springfield) was re elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group, with Anne Turrell (Mile End and Highwoods) as his deputy.
Ivan Henderson (Harwich) was re elected leader of the Labour Group, with Julie Young (Wivenhoe St Andrew) as his deputy.
Chris Pond (Loughton Central) was elected leader of the Non-Aligned Group with James Abbott (Witham Northern) as his deputy.
Election of Leader of the Council
David Finch 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 | 6 | 3 | 31,454 | 49.0 | +16.8 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 13,569 | 21.1 | −2.5 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 6,299 | 9.8 | +7.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 3 | 8,327 | 13.0 | −20.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,562 | 5.5 | +0.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 701 | 1.1 | −1.6 |
Division Results
Basildon Westley Heights Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Kerry Smith * | 3,341 | 60.6 | New |
| Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 1,329 | 24.1 | +1.9 |
| Labour | Jack Ferguson | 546 | 9.9 | −10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Williams | 294 | 5.3 | −17.5 |
Majority | 2,012 | 36.5 | +33.5 |
Turnout | 5,522 | 33.6 | +12.5 |
| Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | +31.3 | |
Billericay & Burstead (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Hedley * | 6,223 | 69.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Moore | 5,623 | 62.9 | |
| Labour | Santa Bennett | 1,082 | 12.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Kelliher | 926 | 10.4 | |
| Labour | David Kirkman | 745 | 8.3 | |
| Green | Oliver Alexander | 701 | 7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Nice | 685 | 7.7 | |
| UKIP | Kevin Piper | 628 | 7.0 | |
| UKIP | Linda Allport-Hodge | 548 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 4,541 | 56.8 | |
Turnout | 8,951 | 32.6 | +6.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
| Conservative hold |
Laindon Park & Fryerns (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeff Henry | 2,196 | 35.7 | |
| Labour | Allan Davies | 2,154 | 35.1 | |
| Conservative | Sandra Hillier | 2,077 | 33.8 | |
| Labour | Adele Brown | 2,018 | 32.8 | |
| UKIP | Derrick Fellowes | 1,405 | 22.9 | |
| UKIP | Frank Ferguson * | 1,402 | 22.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Grant | 317 | 5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Grant | 296 | 4.8 | |
Majority | 77 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 6,153 | 21.0 | +0.3 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +16.5 | |
| Labour hold |
Between 2013 and 2017, UKIP gained the Labour seat in a by-election, however it is shown as a hold as the comparison is made to the last full council election.
Pitsea (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 2,654 | 37.8 | |
| Labour | Patricia Reid | 2,605 | 37.1 | |
| Labour | Paul Bishop | 2,452 | 34.9 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Jackman | 2,313 | 32.9 | |
| UKIP | Simon Breedon | 1,372 | 19.5 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Ward | 1,113 | 15.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 351 | 5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 303 | 4.3 | |
| BNP | Paul Borg | 161 | 2.3 | New |
| BNP | Christine Winter | 126 | 1.8 | New |
Majority | 153 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 7,037 | 22.2 | +2.2 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.1 | |
| Labour hold |
Wickford Crouch (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tony Ball | 4,723 | 55.7 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Buckley * | 4,316 | 50.9 | |
| Wickford Independents | David Harrison | 1,503 | 17.7 | New |
| Wickford Independents | Eunice Brockman | 1,455 | 17.1 | New |
| Labour | Louise Catling | 1,068 | 12.6 | |
| UKIP | Mark Conroy | 1,009 | 11.9 | |
| Labour | Peter Towler | 899 | 10.6 | |
| UKIP | Anne Marie Waters | 850 | 10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Radley | 390 | 4.6 | |
Majority | 2,813 | 33.2 | |
Turnout | 9,783 | 32.2 | +9.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.0 | |
| Conservative gain from UKIP |
Braintree
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 18,704 | 54.8 | +17.0 |
| Green | 1 | | 3,527 | 10.3 | +2.2 |
| Labour | 0 | | 6,264 | 18.3 | −3.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 2,851 | 8.3 | −19.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,792 | 8.2 | +3.7 |
Division Results
Bocking Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Canning * | 2,143 | 55.3 | +23.1 |
| Labour Co-op | Collette Gibson | 992 | 25.6 | −4.3 |
| UKIP | Alan Rees | 367 | 9.5 | −23.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Foskett | 218 | 5.6 | +3.4 |
| Green | Poppy Gerrard-Abbott | 158 | 4.1 | +1.0 |
Majority | 1,151 | 29.7 | +29.2 |
Turnout | 3,887 | 27.6 | −1.4 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +13.7 | |
Braintree Eastern Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Mitchell * | 2,504 | 56.8 | +16.2 |
| Labour | Moia Thorogood | 723 | 16.4 | −3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Keig | 476 | 10.8 | +6.2 |
| Green | Stephen Hicks | 429 | 9.7 | +3.8 |
| UKIP | Norma Huxter | 275 | 6.2 | −21.6 |
Majority | 1,781 | 40.4 | +27.6 |
Turnout | 4,412 | 32.9 | +3.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 | |
Braintree Town Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jean Schmitt | 1,922 | 51.4 | +18.6 |
| Labour | Colin Riches | 1,067 | 28.6 | −3.3 |
| UKIP | Sam Cowie | 338 | 9.0 | −18.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Davies | 247 | 6.6 | +3.0 |
| Green | Stephanie Bills | 163 | 4.4 | −0.1 |
Majority | 853 | 22.8 | +21.9 |
Turnout | 3,741 | 26.0 | +0.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
Halstead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jo Beavis | 2,604 | 59.3 | +19.7 |
| Labour | Garry Warren | 871 | 19.8 | −2.3 |
| UKIP | Anthony Felton | 338 | 7.7 | −20.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jarman-Howe | 324 | 7.4 | +3.3 |
| Green | Jenny Bishop | 230 | 5.2 | +0.3 |
| BNP | Paul Hooks | 23 | 0.5 | −0.6 |
Majority | 1,733 | 39.5 | +28.3 |
Turnout | 4,396 | 28.6 | +2.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
Hedingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Finch * | 3,222 | 64.9 | +16.2 |
| Labour Co-op | Bill Edwards | 592 | 11.9 | −1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Bolter | 541 | 10.9 | +2.9 |
| UKIP | David Huxter | 371 | 7.5 | −16.9 |
| Green | Dawn Holmes | 242 | 4.9 | −0.1 |
Majority | 2,630 | 52.9 | +28.6 |
Turnout | 4,985 | 34.1 | +2.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |
Three Fields with Great Notley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Graham Butland * | 2,545 | 63.0 | +15.3 |
| Labour | Juliet Walton | 486 | 12.0 | −1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Sheppard | 404 | 10.0 | +5.6 |
| UKIP | Sean Carter | 319 | 7.9 | −20.2 |
| Green | Bob Wright | 286 | 7.1 | +1.0 |
Majority | 2,059 | 51.0 | +31.4 |
Turnout | 4,041 | 33.0 | +5.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
Witham Northern Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | James Abbott * | 1,743 | 37.9 | +11.5 |
| Conservative | Tom Cunningham | 1,650 | 35.8 | +11.4 |
| Labour Co-op | Philip Barlow | 722 | 15.7 | −4.9 |
| UKIP | David Hodges | 343 | 7.5 | −17.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Scott | 145 | 3.2 | +0.4 |
Majority | 93 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
Turnout | 4,616 | 32.6 | +0.3 |
| Green hold | Swing | +0.0 | |
Witham Southern Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derrick Louis * | 2,114 | 51.1 | +13.3 |
| Labour | Antony Gore | 811 | 19.6 | −4.0 |
| UKIP | Christopher Darbon | 500 | 12.1 | −13.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 437 | 10.6 | +4.8 |
| Green | Philip Hughes | 276 | 6.7 | +0.5 |
Majority | 1,303 | 31.5 | +18.9 |
Turnout | 4,143 | 27.0 | +1.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
Brentwood
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 2 | | 10,303 | 53.0 | +16.3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | | 6,042 | 31.1 | +5.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 1,690 | 8.7 | −0.4 |
| Green | 0 | | 713 | 3.7 | +0.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 694 | 3.6 | −22.1 |
Division Results
Brentwood Hutton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Louise McKinlay | 3,533 | 72.1 | +24.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Naylor | 629 | 12.8 | +4.6 |
| Labour | Emma Benson | 502 | 10.2 | +0.0 |
| Green | Alistair Stephen | 235 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
Majority | 2,904 | 59.3 | +11.3 |
Turnout | 4,919 | 32.0 | +4.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
Brentwood North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Aspinell * | 2,522 | 51.0 | +7.8 |
| Conservative | John Kerslake | 1,746 | 35.3 | +7.9 |
| Labour | Michele Wigram | 297 | 6.0 | −0.2 |
| UKIP | Bryan Finegan | 270 | 5.5 | −14.8 |
| Green | Wendy Stephen | 106 | 2.1 | −0.6 |
Majority | 776 | 15.7 | −0.1 |
Turnout | 4,948 | 34.5 | +4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
Brentwood Rural Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lesley Wagland | 3,320 | 65.5 | +16.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Darryl Sankey | 804 | 15.9 | +13.0 |
| UKIP | Alison Heales | 424 | 8.4 | −29.8 |
| Labour | Tim Barrett | 349 | 6.9 | −1.3 |
| Green | Paul Jeater | 174 | 3.4 | +0.4 |
Majority | 2,516 | 49.6 | +39.5 |
Turnout | 5,075 | 35.2 | +6.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
Brentwood South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kendall * | 2,087 | 46.1 | +7.2 |
| Conservative | Andy Wiles | 1,704 | 37.6 | +10.9 |
| Labour | Gareth Barrett | 542 | 12.0 | −0.8 |
| Green | John Hamilton | 198 | 4.4 | +1.8 |
Majority | 383 | 8.5 | −3.7 |
Turnout | 4,545 | 30.6 | +2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
Castle Point
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 10,990 | 54.2 | +20.8 |
| CIIP | 2 | 1 | 3,654 | 18.0 | +3.5 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,635 | 13.0 | −0.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 2 | 2,286 | 11.3 | −22.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 506 | 2.5 | +0.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 214 | 1.1 | −0.2 |
Division Results
Canvey Island East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| CIIP | Dave Blackwell * | 1,976 | 47.3 | +3.0 |
| Conservative | Chas Mumford | 1,359 | 32.5 | +17.0 |
| UKIP | Sam Aubrey | 482 | 11.5 | −17.2 |
| Labour | Maggie McArthur-Curtis | 319 | 7.6 | −1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Chaplin | 46 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
Majority | 617 | 14.8 | −0.8 |
Turnout | 4,381 | 29.0 | +2.6 |
| CIIP hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
Canvey Island West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| CIIP | Peter May | 1,678 | 49.8 | +21.2 |
| Conservative | Jay Blissett | 1,342 | 39.8 | +2.7 |
| Labour | Jackie Reilly | 336 | 10.0 | +2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale | 15 | 0.4 | −0.3 |
Majority | 336 | 10.0 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 3,371 | 24.6 | −1.7 |
| CIIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.2 | |
Hadleigh Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jill Reeves * | 3,063 | 66.2 | +21.5 |
| UKIP | Brian Lee | 560 | 12.1 | −21.5 |
| Labour | Lee Dorrington | 550 | 11.9 | −0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Duff | 241 | 5.2 | +2.1 |
| Green | Douglas Copping | 214 | 4.6 | −1.4 |
Majority | 2,503 | 54.1 | +43.0 |
Turnout | 4,636 | 33.0 | +3.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +21.5 | |
South Benfleet Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Sheldon | 2,820 | 64.4 | +28.4 |
| UKIP | Alan Bayley * | 711 | 16.2 | −25.7 |
| Labour | Jack Rawlings | 644 | 14.7 | −4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Sawle | 202 | 4.6 | +2.5 |
Majority | 2,109 | 48.2 | +42.3 |
Turnout | 4,386 | 32.6 | +1.4 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +27.0 | |
Thundersley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Beverly Egan | 2,406 | 64.6 | +31.0 |
| Labour | Joe Cooke | 786 | 21.1 | +2.5 |
| UKIP | Sharon Ainsley | 533 | 14.3 | −25.5 |
Majority | 1,620 | 43.5 | +37.3 |
Turnout | 3,733 | 30.5 | +2.8 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +28.2 | |
Chelmsford
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | | 20,220 | 44.0 | +11.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | | 11,817 | 25.7 | +6.4 |
| Labour | 0 | | 4,058 | 8.8 | −1.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 2,235 | 4.9 | −18.5 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,786 | 3.9 | +2.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,372 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
Division Results
Broomfield & Writtle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Aldridge * | 2,916 | 54.2 | +10.4 |
| Independent | Wendy Daden | 959 | 17.8 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Frascona | 894 | 16.6 | +4.0 |
| Labour | Connor Woolner | 423 | 7.9 | −0.7 |
| Green | Reza Hossain | 184 | 3.4 | −0.7 |
Majority | 1,957 | 36.4 | +22.3 |
Turnout | 5,387 | 35.9 | +5.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
Chelmer Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Spence * | 3,184 | 64.3 | +15.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Natacha Dudley | 746 | 15.1 | +4.8 |
| Labour | Sandra Massey | 471 | 9.5 | −1.7 |
| UKIP | Jesse Pryke | 316 | 6.4 | −18.3 |
| Green | Colin Budgey | 237 | 4.8 | −0.1 |
Majority | 2,438 | 49.2 | +24.9 |
Turnout | 4,960 | 30.6 | +5.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
Chelmsford Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dick Madden * | 1,823 | 42.5 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marie Goldman | 1,617 | 37.7 | +11.7 |
| Labour | Edward Massey | 506 | 11.8 | −0.7 |
| UKIP | John Theedom | 180 | 4.2 | −16.5 |
| Green | Tony Lane | 165 | 3.8 | −1.3 |
Majority | 206 | 4.8 | −5.0 |
Turnout | 4,292 | 33.3 | +5.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
Chelmsford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson * | 2,194 | 47.0 | +9.6 |
| Conservative | Mike Holoway | 1,635 | 35.0 | +13.0 |
| Labour | David Howell | 466 | 10.0 | −4.9 |
| UKIP | Thomas Jones | 243 | 5.2 | −16.3 |
| Green | Keith Wiffen | 131 | 2.8 | −1.4 |
Majority | 559 | 12.0 | −3.4 |
Turnout | 4,676 | 34.3 | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
Chelmsford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jude Deakin * | 1,735 | 39.1 | +10.5 |
| Conservative | Graham Seeley | 1,534 | 34.6 | +8.7 |
| Labour Co-op | Richard Hyland | 757 | 17.1 | +2.2 |
| UKIP | Nigel Carter | 284 | 6.4 | −18.9 |
| Green | Natalie Seaman | 129 | 2.9 | −0.4 |
Majority | 201 | 4.5 | +1.7 |
Turnout | 4,450 | 29.7 | +3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Great Baddow Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jenny Chandler * | 2,306 | 46.7 | +15.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Shaw | 1,718 | 34.8 | +9.0 |
| Labour | Chris Vince | 422 | 8.5 | −1.7 |
| UKIP | Jeanette Howes | 360 | 7.3 | −22.3 |
| Green | Liz Carlton | 134 | 2.7 | −0.6 |
Majority | 588 | 11.9 | +10.3 |
Turnout | 4,939 | 31.3 | +2.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
South Woodham Ferrers Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bob Massey | 1,554 | 45.7 | +11.9 |
| SWFCTA | Jackie Birch | 732 | 21.5 | −7.1 |
| UKIP | Kyle Jannece | 566 | 16.6 | −4.5 |
| Labour | Mike Robertson | 185 | 5.4 | −5.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Noel Sutcliffe | 142 | 4.2 | +0.6 |
| Independent | Chris Cheater | 117 | 3.4 | New |
| Green | David Rey | 106 | 3.1 | +1.2 |
Majority | 822 | 24.2 | +19.1 |
Turnout | 3,417 | 27.3 | +6.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
Springfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Mackrory * | 2,464 | 46.1 | +10.6 |
| Conservative | Jean Murray | 1,991 | 37.2 | +7.9 |
| Labour | Russell Kennedy | 480 | 9.0 | −1.4 |
| UKIP | Mark Gough | 286 | 5.3 | −14.6 |
| Green | Angela Thompson | 126 | 2.4 | −2.4 |
Majority | 473 | 8.8 | +2.7 |
Turnout | 5,353 | 33.9 | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
Stock Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Grundy * | 3,277 | 68.2 | +19.9 |
| Independent | Paul Clark | 710 | 14.8 | New |
| Labour | Elaine Baldwin | 348 | 7.2 | −1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Willis | 307 | 6.4 | +2.3 |
| Green | Steve Betteridge | 160 | 3.3 | −0.7 |
Majority | 2,567 | 53.5 | +40.4 |
Turnout | 4,824 | 33.8 | +3.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
Colchester
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 18,568 | 42.3 | +12.8 |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 9,078 | 20.7 | +0.8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 1 | 10,646 | 24.2 | +2.7 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,402 | 5.5 | −1.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 1,869 | 4.3 | −16.2 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,373 | 3.1 | New |
Division Results
Abbey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lee Scordis | 1,624 | 32.1 | +17.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lyn Barton | 1,469 | 29.0 | −8.0 |
| Conservative | Daniel Ellis | 1,290 | 25.5 | +14.0 |
| Green | Mark Goacher | 466 | 9.2 | −4.4 |
| UKIP | Ron Levy | 218 | 4.3 | −18.5 |
Majority | 155 | 3.1 | −11.1 |
Turnout | 5,074 | 29.2 | +8.1 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.5 | |
Constable Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anne Brown * | 3,688 | 68.6 | +24.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stevenson | 725 | 13.5 | +7.1 |
| Labour | Ian Yates | 552 | 10.3 | −0.4 |
| Green | Blake Roberts | 413 | 7.7 | −0.5 |
Majority | 2,963 | 55.1 | +42.4 |
Turnout | 5,393 | 36.2 | +4.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
Drury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sue Lissimore * | 3,330 | 58.3 | +18.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | William Glanville | 1,279 | 22.4 | −0.7 |
| Labour | Sioux Blair-Jordan | 594 | 10.4 | −0.4 |
| Green | Robbie Spence | 303 | 5.3 | −1.1 |
| UKIP | Diane Baker | 202 | 3.5 | −16.0 |
Majority | 2,051 | 35.9 | +18.9 |
Turnout | 5,714 | 41.1 | +5.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
Maypole Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dave Harris * | 2,178 | 51.5 | +7.5 |
| Conservative | Pauline Hazell | 1,166 | 27.6 | +15.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Goss | 600 | 14.2 | −10.4 |
| UKIP | Bruno Hickman | 192 | 4.5 | −10.6 |
| Green | Laura Pountney | 96 | 2.3 | −1.5 |
Majority | 1,012 | 23.9 | +4.6 |
Turnout | 4,237 | 28.3 | +1.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
Mersea & Tiptree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Jowers * | 2,555 | 49.0 | +2.0 |
| Independent | John Akker | 1,058 | 20.3 | New |
| Labour | Bry Mogridge | 533 | 10.2 | −5.2 |
| UKIP | David Broise | 474 | 9.1 | −18.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Hayes | 317 | 6.1 | +1.6 |
| Green | Peter Banks | 281 | 5.4 | +0.1 |
Majority | 1,497 | 28.7 | +9.6 |
Turnout | 5,227 | 36.4 | +8.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −9.1 | |
Mile End & Highwoods Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Turrell * | 2,104 | 46.5 | +7.3 |
| Conservative | Thomas Rowe | 1,549 | 34.2 | +9.7 |
| Labour | Michael Wagstaff | 464 | 10.3 | −1.0 |
| Green | Amanda Kirke | 207 | 4.6 | −0.4 |
| UKIP | Alex Knupffer | 200 | 4.4 | −15.6 |
Majority | 555 | 12.3 | −2.3 |
Turnout | 4,534 | 29.5 | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
Parsons Heath & East Gates Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Baker | 1,885 | 43.3 | +6.7 |
| Conservative | Darius Laws | 1,486 | 34.1 | +16.4 |
| Labour | Judy Short | 514 | 11.8 | −2.4 |
| UKIP | Jason Berry | 294 | 6.7 | −19.2 |
| Green | Robert Brannan | 179 | 4.1 | −1.5 |
Majority | 399 | 9.2 | −1.5 |
Turnout | 4,365 | 34.6 | +8.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.9 | |
Stanway & Pyefleet Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kevin Bentley * | 2,842 | 54.9 | +14.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jessica Scott-Boutell | 1,190 | 23.0 | +3.4 |
| Labour | Alan Mogridge | 565 | 10.9 | −0.7 |
| UKIP | John Pitts | 289 | 5.6 | −16.4 |
| Green | Susan Allen | 287 | 5.5 | −0.4 |
Majority | 1,652 | 31.9 | +13.1 |
Turnout | 5,181 | 35.7 | +6.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Wivenhoe St. Andrew Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Julie Young * | 2,054 | 48.0 | −3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Cory | 1,077 | 25.2 | +14.8 |
| Conservative | Michael McDonnell | 662 | 15.5 | +0.2 |
| Independent | Chris Hill | 315 | 7.4 | New |
| Green | Janita Le Fevre | 170 | 4.0 | −2.8 |
Majority | 977 | 22.8 | −12.4 |
Turnout | 4,279 | 36.6 | +10.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | −9.1 | |
Epping Forest
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 15,695 | 55.1 | +19.1 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | | 2,824 | 9.9 | −3.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 1 | 4,445 | 15.6 | +5.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 3,071 | 10.8 | +2.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,418 | 5.0 | +0.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 994 | 3.5 | −23.2 |
| English Democrat | 0 | | 58 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
Division Results
Buckhurst Hill & Loughton South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Valerie Metcalfe * | 2,742 | 56.5 | +20.7 |
| Green | Simon Heap | 1,093 | 22.5 | +15.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph Barkham | 549 | 11.3 | +5.9 |
| Labour | Jason Phillips | 466 | 9.6 | +1.8 |
Majority | 1,649 | 34.0 | +22.0 |
Turnout | 4,872 | 30.3 | +3.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
Chigwell & Loughton Broadway Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gagan Mohindra | 2,033 | 65.7 | +27.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Alexander-Sefre | 545 | 17.6 | +14.5 |
| Labour | Mich Diamond-Conway | 518 | 16.7 | +6.2 |
Majority | 1,488 | 48.0 | +42.6 |
Turnout | 3,120 | 22.4 | +0.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 | |
Epping & Theydon Bois Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher Whitbread | 2,419 | 45.5 | +16.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Whitehouse * | 2,275 | 42.8 | +5.0 |
| Labour | Simon Bullough | 353 | 6.6 | +1.2 |
| UKIP | Barry Johns | 264 | 5.0 | −19.4 |
Majority | 144 | 2.7 | −6.2 |
Turnout | 5,319 | 38.7 | +5.7 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.8 | |
Loughton Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Loughton Residents | Chris Pond * | 2,824 | 69.3 | +8.6 |
| Conservative | Jonathan Hunter | 801 | 19.7 | +7.5 |
| Labour | Angela Ayre | 328 | 8.1 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Rissbrook | 121 | 3.0 | +0.7 |
Majority | 2,023 | 49.7 | +8.2 |
Turnout | 4,080 | 28.8 | +5.7 |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
North Weald & Nazeing Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Jackson * | 3,081 | 78.5 | +30.9 |
| Labour | Stefan Mullard | 500 | 12.7 | +0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall | 346 | 8.8 | +6.4 |
Majority | 2,581 | 65.7 | +51.5 |
Turnout | 3,953 | 27.4 | +2.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +15.1 | |
Ongar & Rural Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Maggie McEwen * | 2,336 | 68.2 | +17.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Surtees | 432 | 12.6 | +6.2 |
| Labour Co-op | Liam Preston | 316 | 9.2 | −0.2 |
| UKIP | Lawrence Mendoza | 282 | 8.2 | −17.3 |
| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 58 | 1.7 | −1.5 |
Majority | 1,904 | 55.6 | +30.1 |
Turnout | 3,429 | 27.7 | +3.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
Waltham Abbey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ricki Gadsby * | 2,283 | 59.7 | +19.0 |
| Labour | Robert Greyson | 590 | 15.4 | +0.5 |
| UKIP | Ron McEvoy | 448 | 11.7 | −24.4 |
| Green | Dave Plummer | 325 | 8.5 | +5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Vaughan | 177 | 4.6 | +1.7 |
Majority | 1,693 | 44.3 | +39.7 |
Turnout | 3,833 | 22.8 | +2.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
Harlow
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | 3 | 12,722 | 50.5 | +23.9 |
| Labour | 0 | 3 | 10,303 | 40.9 | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 1,217 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| Green | 0 | | 966 | 3.8 | +0.9 |
Division Results
Harlow North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Garnett | 2,512 | 51.0 | +23.2 |
| Labour | Michael Danvers * | 2,036 | 41.3 | +4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 379 | 7.7 | +3.1 |
Majority | 476 | 9.7 | +0.5 |
Turnout | 4,927 | 29.1 | +2.5 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 | |
Harlow South East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eddie Johnson * | 2,468 | 58.0 | +25.5 |
| Labour | Eugenie Harvey | 1,495 | 35.1 | +3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 293 | 6.9 | +3.7 |
Majority | 973 | 22.9 | +22.4 |
Turnout | 4,256 | 28.7 | +1.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +11.2 | |
Harlow West (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Hardware | 3,940 | 46.7 | |
| Conservative | Clive Souter | 3,802 | 45.1 | |
| Labour | Karen Clempner * | 3,457 | 41.0 | |
| Labour | Tony Durcan * | 3,315 | 39.3 | |
| Green | Hannah Clare | 561 | 6.7 | |
| Green | James Aicken | 405 | 4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 297 | 3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 248 | 2.9 | |
Majority | 345 | 4.1 | |
Turnout | 16,025 | 28.3 | +4.5 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Maldon
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | | 8,400 | 53.7 | +9.2 |
| Labour | 0 | | 1,753 | 11.2 | −3.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 1,514 | 9.7 | −19.8 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,498 | 9.6 | New |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 1,210 | 7.7 | New |
| Green | 0 | | 731 | 4.7 | −3.8 |
| BNP | 0 | | 537 | 3.4 | +0.6 |
Division Results
Heybridge & Tollesbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Durham | 2,965 | 57.9 | +11.6 |
| Labour | Keith Miller | 547 | 10.7 | −5.9 |
| UKIP | Andrew Francis | 450 | 8.8 | −15.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Lee | 434 | 8.5 | New |
| BNP | Richard Perry | 422 | 8.2 | +3.6 |
| Green | Edwyn Gerrard-Abbott | 304 | 6.0 | −2.5 |
Majority | 2,418 | 47.2 | +26.1 |
Turnout | 5,122 | 31.5 | +0.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
Maldon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Penny Channer * | 2,865 | 60.3 | +12.6 |
| Labour | Lee Rigby | 680 | 14.3 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Babbage | 533 | 11.2 | New |
| UKIP | Tim Drain | 310 | 6.5 | −18.3 |
| Green | Benjamin Finn | 246 | 5.2 | −6.0 |
| BNP | Trevor Cable | 115 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
Majority | 2,185 | 46.0 | +23.4 |
Turnout | 4,749 | 31.8 | +3.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Southminster Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ron Pratt | 2,570 | 44.5 | +4.7 |
| Independent | Wendy Stamp | 1,498 | 26.0 | New |
| UKIP | Beverly Acevedo | 754 | 13.1 | −25.8 |
| Labour | Leslie McDonald | 526 | 9.1 | −4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Kay | 243 | 4.2 | New |
| Green | Peter Lote | 181 | 3.1 | −2.9 |
Majority | 1,072 | 18.5 | +17.7 |
Turnout | 5,772 | 31.7 | +5.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.6 | |
Rochford
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | 2 | 10,073 | 46.7 | +11.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 2,700 | 12.5 | −15.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,318 | 10.7 | −2.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,275 | 10.5 | −0.8 |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 1,996 | 9.2 | +0.4 |
| Rochford Residents | 0 | | 1,400 | 6.5 | New |
| Rayleigh Independents | 0 | | 655 | 3.0 | New |
| Independent | 0 | | 173 | 0.8 | New |
Division Results
Rayleigh North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Malcolm Maddocks * | 2,122 | 44.7 | +12.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Black | 1,462 | 30.8 | +5.6 |
| UKIP | John Hayter | 835 | 17.6 | −2.6 |
| Labour | Roger Neville | 331 | 7.0 | +0.7 |
Majority | 660 | 13.9 | +6.7 |
Turnout | 4,800 | 36.7 | +5.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Rayleigh South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | June Lumley | 2,090 | 50.3 | +15.8 |
| Rayleigh Independents | Jamie Burton | 655 | 15.8 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Stanley | 495 | 11.9 | −4.3 |
| UKIP | Keith Gibbs * | 459 | 11.0 | −28.7 |
| Labour | Samantha Reed | 328 | 7.9 | −1.7 |
| Green | Andrew Strutt | 132 | 3.2 | New |
Majority | 1,435 | 34.5 | +29.2 |
Turnout | 4,164 | 32.5 | +5.7 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +22.3 | |
Rochford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Terry Cutmore * | 1,897 | 44.6 | +2.0 |
| Rochford Resident | John Mason | 1,400 | 32.9 | New |
| Labour | David Lench | 403 | 9.5 | −3.5 |
| UKIP | Nicholas Cooper | 402 | 9.5 | −26.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Irlam | 148 | 3.5 | −5.1 |
Majority | 497 | 11.7 | +4.9 |
Turnout | 4,255 | 31.8 | +5.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −15.5 | |
Rochford South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mike Steptoe | 1,683 | 45.6 | +9.2 |
| Labour | Mark Daniels | 870 | 23.6 | −10.1 |
| UKIP | Neil Hookway | 668 | 18.1 | −8.9 |
| Independent | Robert Green | 173 | 4.7 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Tracy Arnold | 170 | 4.6 | +1.6 |
| Green | Simon Cross | 128 | 3.5 | New |
Majority | 813 | 22.0 | +19.3 |
Turnout | 3,701 | 29.7 | +5.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
Rochford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Carole Weston | 2,281 | 48.1 | +17.6 |
| Green | Michael Hoy * | 1,736 | 36.6 | −1.9 |
| Labour | David Flack | 386 | 8.1 | −0.1 |
| UKIP | Tina Hughes | 336 | 7.1 | −13.9 |
Majority | 545 | 11.5 | +3.5 |
Turnout | 4,739 | 34.0 | +4.2 |
| Conservative gain from Green | Swing | +9.8 | |
Tendring
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 16,888 | 46.2 | +15.7 |
| Labour | 1 | | 7,024 | 19.2 | +2.8 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1,906 | 5.2 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 2 | 5,361 | 14.7 | −14.3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,734 | 7.5 | −0.4 |
| Tendring First | 0 | 1 | 1,332 | 3.6 | −8.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,272 | 3.5 | +0.3 |
Division Results
Brightlingsea Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Goggin * | 2,490 | 47.5 | +22.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 1,318 | 25.1 | −1.8 |
| Labour | Frank Belgrove | 628 | 12.0 | −0.5 |
| UKIP | Ben Smith | 602 | 11.5 | −18.9 |
| Green | Bev Maltby | 205 | 3.9 | +0.4 |
Majority | 1,172 | 22.4 | +18.8 |
Turnout | 5,253 | 35.7 | +3.5 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +20.9 | |
Clacton East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Colin Sargeant * | 1,906 | 40.9 | New |
| Conservative | Chris Amos | 1,458 | 31.3 | +4.4 |
| UKIP | Mark Stephenson | 705 | 15.1 | −9.7 |
| Labour | Robert Porter | 440 | 9.4 | −1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kane Silver | 82 | 1.8 | +0.0 |
| Green | Sally McAtter | 74 | 1.6 | +0.0 |
Majority | 448 | 9.6 | +2.1 |
Turnout | 4,678 | 35.8 | +2.1 |
| Independent gain from Tendring First | Swing | +18.2 | |
Between 2013 and 2017, the seat was won by the Independent candidate in a by-election, however it is shown as a gain as it is compared to the previous full council election.
Clacton North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andy Wood * | 1,639 | 49.9 | +20.6 |
| Labour Co-op | Samantha Atkinson | 725 | 22.1 | −2.8 |
| UKIP | Andrew Pemberton | 724 | 22.0 | −2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie Coker | 125 | 3.8 | −2.2 |
| Green | David Davis | 73 | 2.2 | −0.2 |
Majority | 914 | 27.8 | +23.4 |
Turnout | 3,292 | 25.7 | +1.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +11.7 | |
Clacton West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Honeywood * | 1,805 | 51.0 | +12.8 |
| Labour Co-op | Dan Casey | 874 | 24.7 | +4.2 |
| UKIP | Roy Raby | 619 | 17.5 | −14.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Duffy | 157 | 4.4 | +1.8 |
| Green | Steven Kelly | 88 | 2.5 | −0.1 |
Majority | 931 | 26.3 | +21.9 |
Turnout | 3,543 | 28.5 | +4.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |
Frinton & Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Platt | 3,066 | 52.0 | +14.2 |
| Tendring First | Terry Allen | 1,332 | 22.6 | +3.0 |
| Labour | Andy White | 616 | 10.4 | −0.7 |
| UKIP | Richard Everett | 563 | 9.5 | −19.1 |
| Green | Susan Clutterbuck | 192 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Banks | 131 | 2.2 | New |
Majority | 1,734 | 29.4 | +20.3 |
Turnout | 5,925 | 38.1 | +2.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
Harwich Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ivan Henderson * | 2,427 | 51.4 | +10.3 |
| Conservative | Ricky Callender | 1,374 | 29.1 | +7.8 |
| UKIP | Aaron Hammond | 725 | 15.4 | −5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Bartholomew | 106 | 2.2 | −1.0 |
| Green | Paul Clutterbuck | 88 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
Majority | 1,053 | 21.7 | +7.7 |
Turnout | 4,726 | 35.6 | +4.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
Tendring Rural East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andy Erskine * | 2,388 | 51.1 | +22.3 |
| UKIP | Jeff Bray | 1,035 | 22.1 | −6.7 |
| Labour | Maria Fowler | 762 | 16.3 | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Bensilum | 279 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Green | Chris Southall | 212 | 4.5 | +0.5 |
Majority | 1,353 | 29.0 | +22.8 |
Turnout | 4,676 | 32.2 | +2.1 |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +17.6 | |
The Conservative candidate was elected previously as a UKIP candidate and subsequently switched their party affiliation. The seat is therefore shown as a gain.
Tendring Rural West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Carlo Guglielmi * | 2,668 | 59.5 | +21.6 |
| Labour | Maison Urwin | 552 | 12.3 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Rain Welham-Cobb | 536 | 12.0 | −6.2 |
| UKIP | Mary Newton | 388 | 8.6 | −19.9 |
| Green | Duncan Gordon | 340 | 7.6 | −1.0 |
Majority | 2,116 | 47.2 | +17.7 |
Turnout | 4,484 | 33.3 | +3.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
Uttlesford
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 10,884 | 45.6 | +2.9 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | 0 | 1 | 5,231 | 21.9 | +11.9 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 4,278 | 17.9 | +1.3 |
| Labour | 0 | | 1,707 | 7.1 | −1.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 965 | 4.0 | −14.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 815 | 3.4 | −1.0 |
Division Results
Dunmow Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Barker * | 3,389 | 55.9 | +3.6 |
| R4U | Alexander Armstrong | 1,457 | 24.0 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Lori Flawn | 402 | 6.6 | −1.2 |
| Labour | Bill McCarthy | 399 | 6.6 | −2.9 |
| UKIP | Alan Stannard | 283 | 4.7 | −20.8 |
| Green | Ashley Payne | 133 | 2.2 | −2.6 |
Majority | 1,932 | 31.9 | +5.1 |
Turnout | 6,063 | 31.4 | +3.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.2 | |
Saffron Walden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Moran | 2,468 | 35.6 | +2.1 |
| R4U | Heather Asker | 2,201 | 31.8 | −2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Shibata | 1,211 | 17.5 | +7.5 |
| Labour | Simon Trimnell | 619 | 8.9 | +0.8 |
| Green | Sarah Allington | 246 | 3.6 | −0.4 |
| UKIP | Raymond Tyler | 182 | 2.6 | −7.4 |
Majority | 267 | 3.8 | New |
Turnout | 6,927 | 42.5 | +4.8 |
| Conservative gain from R4U | Swing | +2.3 | |
Stansted Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raymond Gooding * | 2,317 | 37.4 | −3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Melvin Caton | 1,711 | 27.6 | −4.1 |
| R4U | Anthony Gerard | 1,573 | 25.4 | New |
| Labour | Thomas van de Bilt | 284 | 4.6 | −2.6 |
| UKIP | David Allum | 175 | 2.8 | −14.2 |
| Green | Karmel Stannard | 132 | 2.1 | −1.3 |
Majority | 606 | 9.8 | +0.9 |
Turnout | 6,192 | 40.4 | +3.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
Thaxted Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Walsh * | 2,710 | 57.7 | +10.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Antionette Wattebot | 954 | 20.3 | +3.6 |
| Labour | Peter Simmons | 405 | 8.6 | +0.3 |
| UKIP | Lorna Howe | 325 | 6.9 | −15.0 |
| Green | Paul Allington | 304 | 6.5 | +0.4 |
Majority | 1,756 | 37.4 | +12.4 |
Turnout | 4,698 | 33.6 | +4.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
By-elections
Summary
Results
Clacton East
Clacton East By-Election: 3 October 2019 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mark Stephenson | 1,231 | 36.9 | +21.8 |
| Conservative | Chris Amos | 1,223 | 36.6 | +5.3 |
| Holland Residents | K.T. King | 537 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Robertson | 140 | 4.2 | +2.4 |
| Labour | Geoff Ely | 111 | 3.3 | −6.1 |
| Green | Chris Southall | 97 | 2.9 | +1.3 |
Majority | 8 | 0.2 | −9.4 |
Turnout | 3,339 | 25.3 | —10.5 |
| Independent hold | Swing | +8.3 | |
Stephenson's vote share change is compared to the 2017 result when he stood as a UKIP candidate.
References
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- ^ No by-election was held as the death was sufficiently close to the upcoming County election.