1985 Essex County Council election

1985 Essex County Council election
All 98 seats to Essex County Council; 49 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the 1985 Essex County Council election.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1985 Essex County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 as part of the 1985 United Kingdom 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

1985 Essex County Council election^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	97	45	2	8	6	45.9	39.8	176,004	–2.7
	Labour	98	29	1	4	3	29.6	29.6	131,068	–4.5
	Alliance	85	23	10	0	10	23.5	29.2	130,848	+8.1
	Loughton Residents	2	1	0	0		1.0	0.5	2,399	+0.1
	Independent	7	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	817	–0.9
	Residents	1	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.2	816	–1.0
	Ecology	4	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	321	–0.1
	Communist	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	69	N/A

Results by local authority

Basildon

**Basildon District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	6		18,235	40.3	–2.6
	Conservative	3		14,386	31.8	+1.2
	Alliance	1	1	11,830	26.1	+10.3
	Residents	0	1	816	1.8	–6.6
Total		10		45,267	38.0	–3.5

Division Results

Basildon Crouch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Ball	1,643	45.6	+11.6
	Alliance	G. Palmer	1,146	31.8	+13.1
	Labour	M. Cregg	814	22.6	−1.6
Majority			497	13.8
Turnout			3,603	36.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Basildon Fryerns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Archibald*	2,300	71.2	+2.8
	Conservative	G. Penvere	487	15.1	−1.2
	Alliance	J. Smith	442	13.7	+0.5
Majority			1,813	56.1
Turnout			3,229	30.4
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Basildon Gloucester Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Primmer	2,885	65.5	−2.1
	Conservative	J. Harbott	815	18.5	+3.5
	Alliance	M. Chambers	702	15.9	−1.5
Majority			2,070	47.0
Turnout			4,402	35.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Basildon Laindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Bolt*	2,081	49.5	+6.6
	Alliance	K. Neil	1,296	30.9	−2.6
	Conservative	E. Lane	823	19.6	−4.0
Majority			785	18.7
Turnout			4,200	37.7
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Basildon Pitsea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Martin-Smith	3,007	63.9	+2.2
	Conservative	M. Jennings	1,113	23.6	−3.2
	Alliance	M. Maguire	589	12.5	+1.0
Majority			1,894	40.2
Turnout			4,709	30.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

Basildon Vange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Miller*	2,898	68.1	+2.8
	Conservative	A. White	782	18.4	−1.1
	Alliance	M. Birch	575	13.5	+0.9
Majority			2,116	49.7
Turnout			4,255	32.1
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Basildon Westley Heights
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Evans	2,061	41.9	−2.0
	Conservative	E. Dines	1,440	29.3	−4.3
	Alliance	J. White	1,417	28.8	+6.4
Majority			621	12.6
Turnout			4,918	44.5
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Billericay North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Greenfield*	3,310	65.9	+12.8
	Alliance	A. Banton	1,261	25.1	N/A
	Labour	I. Harlow	450	9.0	+1.2
Majority			2,049	40.8
Turnout			5,021	42.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Billericay South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Marshall	2,498	42.9	+10.1
	Alliance	G. Cronkshaw	1,595	27.4	+12.0
	Labour	J. Kemp	919	15.8	−1.2
	Residents	H. Wilkins*	816	14.0	−20.9
Majority			903	15.5
Turnout			5,828	46.2
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing	1.0

Wickford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Auvray	2,807	55.0	+36.5
	Conservative	E. Mickleborough*	1,475	28.9	−22.0
	Labour	C. Wilson	820	16.1	−14.5
Majority			1,332	26.1
Turnout			5,102	47.6
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	29.3

Braintree

**Braintree District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	14,923	40.8	–4.3
	Labour	2	1	11,376	31.1	–6.5
	Alliance	1		10,273	28.1	+10.8
Total		7		36,572	42.4	–1.0

Division results

Bocking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. White	2,548	43.2	+4.8
	Conservative	A. Comfort	2,373	40.2	+1.2
	Alliance	H. Nicholson	979	16.6	−6.0
Majority			175	3.0
Turnout			5,900	49.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.8

Braintree East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Dixon-Smith*	2,315	42.9	+3.6
	Labour	R. Pay	1,677	31.1	−1.1
	Alliance	C. Papworth	1,407	26.1	−2.4
Majority			638	11.8
Turnout			5,399	42.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Braintree West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Grice*	2,913	50.4	+12.8
	Conservative	J. Render	1,936	33.5	−3.3
	Labour	S. Kerlogue	931	16.1	−9.5
Majority			977	16.9
Turnout			5,780	44.1
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.1

Halstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Joyce*	2,522	46.8	−11.0
	Labour	R. Dixey	1,767	32.8	−9.4
	Alliance	A. Bird	1,095	20.3	N/A
Majority			755	14.0
Turnout			5,384	42.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Hedingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Waterer*	2,531	50.9	−13.9
	Alliance	H. Chamberlain	1,425	28.6	N/A
	Labour	A. Sturges	1,018	20.5	−14.7
Majority			1,106	22.2
Turnout			4,974	43.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.3

Witham Northern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lyon	2,037	42.7	−1.4
	Conservative	P. Gilthorpe	1,481	31.1	−2.3
	Alliance	J. Faulkner	1,251	26.2	+3.7
Majority			556	11.7
Turnout			4,769	37.6
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Witham Southern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Willetts*	1,765	40.4	−10.7
	Labour	K. Blower	1,398	32.0	−16.9
	Alliance	D. Howard	1,203	27.6	N/A
Majority			367	8.4
Turnout			4,366	37.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Brentwood

**Brentwood District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	11,520	46.0	–5.8
	Alliance	1	1	8,807	35.2	+11.6
	Labour	0		4,717	18.8	–5.8
Total		5		25,044	44.8	–1.0

Division results

Brentwood Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hutton*	1,989	42.9	−5.3
	Alliance	E. Yates	1,989	42.9	+13.3
	Labour	G. Dimmock	659	14.2	−8.0
Majority			0	0.0
Turnout			4,637	45.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Brentwood Hutton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Donnelly*	2,368	51.3	−5.5
	Alliance	T. Brown	1,497	32.4	+8.1
	Labour	C. Cozens	750	16.3	−2.6
Majority			871	18.9
Turnout			4,615	38.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Brentwood North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Jago*	1,997	50.6	−1.7
	Alliance	R. Gottesmann	1,311	33.2	+10.0
	Labour	L. Southgate	635	16.1	−8.4
Majority			686	17.4
Turnout			3,943	41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Brentwood Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Hardy	2,790	45.2	+16.1
	Conservative	R. Brown	2,759	44.7	−12.5
	Labour	R. Tattersall	620	10.1	−3.6
Majority			31	0.5
Turnout			6,169	48.7
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	14.3

Brentwood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hayward*	2,407	42.4	−2.3
	Labour	C. Maxey	2,053	36.1	−5.7
	Alliance	R. McFarland	1,220	21.5	+8.0
Majority			354	6.2
Turnout			5,680	49.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Castle Point

**Castle Point District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	11,398	50.1	+3.3
	Labour	1	1	7,216	31.7	–1.2
	Alliance	0		4,157	18.3	–1.9^[a]
Total		6		22,771	34.3	–5.1

Division results

Benfleet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Reeves	2,144	55.9	+2.8
	Labour	B. Wilson	913	23.8	−0.6
	Alliance	T. Atkin	777	20.3	−2.1
Majority			1,231	32.1
Turnout			3,834	38.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Canvey Island East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Nisbet*	1,704	40.8	+0.3
	Conservative	A. Patterson	1,694	40.5	+1.7
	Alliance	F. Johnstone	780	18.7	N/A
Majority			10	0.2
Turnout			4,178	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Canvey Island West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Howard	1,961	45.3	+14.6
	Labour	D. Shaw*	1,845	42.6	−4.8
	Alliance	K. Miller	520	12.0	+2.6
Majority			116	2.7
Turnout			4,326	33.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	9.7

Great Tarpots
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Brum*	1,507	43.9	+0.1
	Labour	A. Wright	1,293	37.7	−0.8
	Alliance	A. Birch	634	18.5	+0.9
Majority			214	6.2
Turnout			3,434	32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Hadleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Williams*	2,365	63.8	+2.0
	Alliance	D. Newton	723	19.5	−0.9
	Labour	G. Carr	620	16.7	−1.2
Majority			1,642	44.3
Turnout			3,708	40.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Thundersley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gazzard	1,727	52.5	−1.3
	Labour	J. Payne	841	25.6	−2.6
	Alliance	R. Michel	723	22.0	+4.0
Majority			886	26.9
Turnout			3,291	33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Chelmsford

**Chelmsford District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Alliance	5	19,957	43.6	+0.7
	Conservative	4	18,749	41.0	–0.1
	Labour	0	7,037	15.4	–0.6
Total		9	45,743	40.9	–4.9

Division results

Broomfield & Writtle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose	2,353	52.7	+1.1
	Alliance	B. Perry	1,224	27.4	+0.5
	Labour	S. Morphew	892	20.0	−1.6
Majority			1,129	25.3
Turnout			4,469	40.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Chelmsford East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Knight*	2,527	44.6	−9.1
	Conservative	D. Kimberlin	2,346	41.4	+6.9
	Labour	C. Playford	792	14.0	+2.2
Majority			181	3.2
Turnout			5,665	44.4
	Alliance hold		Swing	8.0

Chelmsford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Smith-Hughes*	2,235	50.0	−6.4
	Conservative	A. Lewis	1,189	26.6	+0.5
	Labour	R. Chad	1,048	23.4	+5.9
Majority			1,046	23.4
Turnout			4,472	42.5
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.5

Chelmsford South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Harmer*	2,755	51.6	+6.0
	Conservative	C. South	1,945	36.5	−2.7
	Labour	K. Brownfield	634	11.9	−3.3
Majority			810	15.2
Turnout			5,334	46.9
	Alliance hold		Swing	4.4

Chelmsford West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Allen	1,962	45.5	−5.0
	Conservative	R. Unwin	1,230	28.5	+0.8
	Labour	W. Wright	1,123	26.0	+4.2
Majority			732	17.0
Turnout			4,315	43.2
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.9

Great Baddow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Beard*	2,713	55.3	+5.9
	Conservative	L. King	1,678	34.2	−3.0
	Labour	S. Brisbane	517	10.5	−2.1
Majority			1,035	21.1
Turnout			4,908	45.9
	Alliance hold		Swing	4.5

Springfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Gore	2,780	47.0	+0.7
	Alliance	W. Davey	2,579	43.6	+5.0
	Labour	R. Hussey	553	9.4	−5.7
Majority			201	3.4
Turnout			5,912	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Stock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. White*	2,668	50.9	−2.6
	Alliance	J. Wyatt	1,663	31.7	+2.7
	Labour	J. Sargent	908	17.3	−0.2
Majority			1,005	19.2
Turnout			5,239	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Woodham Ferrers & Danbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Chatfield*	2,560	47.2	−5.5
	Alliance	R. Richards	2,299	42.3	+5.1
	Labour	D. Long	570	10.5	+0.3
Majority			261	4.8
Turnout			5,429	35.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Colchester

**District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		16,855	39.8	–10.0
	Alliance	3	3	14,369	33.9	+27.1
	Labour	1	3	11,121	26.3	–15.7
Total		9		42,345	38.3	–0.8

Division results

Constable
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Clover	2,711	59.5	−10.7
	Alliance	Michael Cook	1,154	25.3	N/A
	Labour	Jennifer Church	693	15.2	−14.6
Majority			1,557	34.2
Turnout			4,558	43.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Drury division
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Lamberth	2,706	45.1	−5.9
	Alliance	Westley Sandford	2,546	42.4	+12.7
	Labour	Jane Beer	748	12.5	−6.8
Majority			160	2.7
Turnout			6,000	46.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Maypole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mark Campbell	1,936	43.4	+21.3
	Labour	Gillian Bober	1,765	39.6	−13.2
	Conservative	Michael Last	755	16.9	−8.1
Majority			171	3.8
Turnout			4,456	36.7
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

Mersea and Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Fairhead	3,076	59.6	−11.4
	Alliance	David Goss	1,244	24.1	N/A
	Labour	Andrew Fieldsend	838	16.2	−6.4
Majority			1,832	35.5
Turnout			5,158	39.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

No Ecology candidate as previous (-6.4).

Old Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ann Stevens	2,398	44.9	*N/A*
	Labour	Douglas Williams	1,900	35.5	−25.2
	Conservative	Patricia Bowdidge	1,047	19.6	−13.8
Majority			498	9.4
Turnout			5345	45.9
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

No Ecology candidate as previous (-6.0).

Park division
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edna Gawthrop	1,814	39.7	−11.7
	Alliance	Christopher Hall	1,523	33.4	N/A
	Labour	Martin Smith	1,227	26.9	−21.7
Majority			291	6.3
Turnout			4,564	44.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parsons Heath division
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Alan Hayman	1,679	35.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	Michael Roots	1,541	32.8	−15.0
	Labour	Sydney Kent	1,485	31.6	−20.6
Majority			138	2.9
Turnout			4705	41.8
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Innes	1,880	49.3	−11.4
	Alliance	Andrew Hatton	1,244	32.6	N/A
	Labour	Stevan Slodzik	693	18.2	−21.1
Majority			636	16.7
Turnout			3,817	33.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe St Andrew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Stapleton	1,772	47.4	−15.9
	Conservative	Roger Lord	1,325	35.4	−1.4
	Alliance	Yvonne Holley	645	17.2	N/A
Majority			447	11.9
Turnout			3,742	30.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Epping Forest

**Epping Forest District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	15,017	44.0	–7.1
	Labour	2	9,425	27.6	–4.4
	Loughton Residents	1	2,399	7.0	+2.5
	Alliance	0	7,039	20.6	+8.6
	Independent	0	212	0.6	N/A
Total		8	34,092	37.3	–5.7

Division results

Buckhurst Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Cox*	1,780	44.9	−13.1
	Alliance	R. Eveling	1,496	37.7	+18.1
	Labour	L. Baddock	687	17.3	−5.1
Majority			284	7.2
Turnout			3,963	36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.6

Chigwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fransworth	1,641	48.3	−21.4
	Alliance	G. Hallett	1,486	43.7	+28.2
	Labour	B. Mooney	272	8.0	−6.8
Majority			155	4.6
Turnout			3,399	34.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	24.8

Epping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Daniels*	2,257	47.8	−6.0
	Alliance	S. Ormsby	1,317	27.9	+12.1
	Labour	P. Speake	1,144	24.2	−3.2
Majority			940	19.9
Turnout			4,718	38.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1

Loughton St. Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Davis*	1,473	40.9	−6.5
	Conservative	D. Brady	1,034	28.7	−13.0
	Loughton Residents	L. Brown	841	23.3	N/A
	Alliance	G. Pettman	254	7.1	−3.8
Majority			439	12.2
Turnout			3,602	36.4
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Loughton St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Loughton Residents	S. Webb	1,558	38.7	+3.9
	Labour	J. Davis	1,314	32.6	+5.7
	Conservative	E. Markham	1,155	28.7	−3.8
Majority			244	6.1
Turnout			4,027	37.6
	Loughton Residents hold		Swing	0.9

North Weald & Nazeing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Abbey	2,243	57.8	−4.0
	Alliance	J. Carter	826	21.3	+8.4
	Labour	I. Bell	647	16.7	−8.6
	Independent	R. Wyness	167	4.3	N/A
Majority			1,417	36.5
Turnout			3,883	37.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Ongar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Martin*	2,630	48.8	−5.9
	Alliance	D. Jacobs	1,660	30.8	+12.5
	Labour	D. Sturrock	1,049	19.5	−7.5
	Independent	W. Clanford	45	0.8	N/A
Majority			970	18.0
Turnout			5,384	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Waltham Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Hewins*	2,839	55.5	−1.2
	Conservative	J. O'Reily	2,277	44.5	+1.2
Majority			562	11.0
Turnout			5,116	36.1
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Harlow

**Harlow District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5	13,343	59.0	+0.5
	Alliance	0	5,158	22.8	+3.7
	Conservative	0	4,110	18.2	–2.6
Total		5	22,611	38.2	–3.8

Division Results

Great Parndon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Warner*	2,385	50.3	−3.4
	Conservative	L. Atkins	1,526	32.2	+7.3
	Alliance	S. James	834	17.6	+4.5
Majority			859	18.1
Turnout			4,745	37.7
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Harlow & Mark Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Anderson*	2,698	57.3	+4.3
	Conservative	F. Stapleton	1,164	24.7	−3.3
	Alliance	F. Clark	844	17.9	−1.1
Majority			1,534	32.6
Turnout			4,706	42.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Harlow Common
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Gibson*	2,438	53.5	−5.2
	Alliance	A. Lee	2,123	46.5	+22.7
Majority			315	6.9
Turnout			4,561	39.4
	Labour hold		Swing	14.0

Little Parndon & Town Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris*	2,650	65.4	+5.1
	Conservative	S. Rigden	704	17.4	−1.2
	Alliance	J. Fautley	700	17.3	−3.8
Majority			1,946	48.0
Turnout			4,054	35.6
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

Netteswellbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Guy	3,172	69.8	+3.8
	Conservative	M. Nash	716	15.8	+0.3
	Alliance	E. Scammell	657	14.5	−4.0
Majority			2,456	54.0
Turnout			4,545	35.8
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Maldon

**Maldon District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	2	1	7,239	46.6	+2.6
	Alliance	1	1	5,692	36.7	+0.1
	Labour	0		2,590	16.7	–2.6
Total		3		15,521	40.9	–4.6

Division results

Maldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Nolan*	2,415	47.3	+5.3
	Alliance	E. Eborall	1,541	30.2	−1.4
	Labour	P. Hedge	1,145	22.4	−4.0
Majority			874	17.1
Turnout			5,101	42.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Southminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fisher*	2,304	50.2	+6.7
	Alliance	M. Black	1,530	33.4	−3.2
	Labour	N. Hunt	752	16.4	−3.5
Majority			774	16.9
Turnout			4,586	34.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Tollesbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Loxley	2,621	44.9	+3.7
	Conservative	E. Peel	2,520	43.2	−3.2
	Labour	S. Jennings	693	11.9	−0.4
Majority			101	1.7
Turnout			5,834	45.8
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	3.5

Rochford

**Rochford District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	2	1	8,980	42.5	–9.3
	Alliance	2	1	5,645	26.7	+14.2
	Labour	1		5,811	27.5	–3.9
Total		5		21,134	36.6	–1.7

Division results

Rayleigh North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Boyd*	2,444	57.1	+13.2
	Conservative	T. Guinness	1,388	32.5	−9.1
	Labour	J. Foley	445	10.4	−4.1
Majority			1,056	24.7
Turnout			4,277	39.5
	Alliance hold		Swing	11.2

Rayleigh South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Gordon	1,670	36.9	+24.3
	Conservative	T. Murray*	1,263	27.9	−13.9
	Labour	R. McCarnley	899	19.8	−5.1
	Independent	S. Silva	698	15.4	−5.3
Majority			407	9.0
Turnout			4,530	38.4
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	19.1

Rochford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Fawell	1,737	42.8	−20.9
	Alliance	J. Nokes	1,531	37.7	N/A
	Labour	R. Stephenson	789	19.4	−16.9
Majority			206	5.1
Turnout			4,057	34.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	29.3

Rochford South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Weir*	2,133	50.0	−0.3
	Conservative	J. Sheaf	2,132	50.0	+0.3
Majority			1	0.0
Turnout			4,265	39.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

Rochford West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jone*	2,460	61.4	−4.6
	Labour	C. Morgan	1,545	38.6	+4.6
Majority			915	22.8
Turnout			4,005	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Southend

**Southend District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Alliance	7	3	20,032	41.6	+11.5
	Conservative	3	3	18,847	39.1	–4.8
	Labour	1		8,644	17.9	–5.2
	Ecology	0		321	0.7	N/A
	Independent	0		319	0.7	–1.2
Total		11		48,164	38.0	–2.5

Division results

Belfairs & Blenheim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	W. Cleary	2,647	53.3	+22.7
	Conservative	T. Birdseye	1,787	36.0	−17.3
	Labour	N. Boorman	487	9.8	−6.2
	Ecology	D. Carr	48	1.0	N/A
Majority			860	17.3
Turnout			4,969	45.2
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	20.0

Chalkwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Petchey	2,280	47.9	+7.4
	Conservative	G. Baum	2,148	45.1	−5.5
	Labour	A. Rothwell	331	7.0	−1.8
Majority			132	2.8
Turnout			4,759	42.6
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	6.5

Eastwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	N. Goodman*	2,183	52.5	+6.5
	Conservative	R. Carlile	1,648	39.6	−3.1
	Labour	L. Shaw	327	7.9	−3.3
Majority			535	12.9
Turnout			4,158	38.3
	Alliance hold		Swing	4.8

Leigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Robinson	2,486	50.5	+1.3
	Conservative	J. Gibb	2,006	40.7	−4.5
	Labour	L. Davidson	339	6.9	+1.9
	Ecology	D. Cotgrove	95	1.9	N/A
Majority			480	9.7
Turnout			4,926	44.3
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.9

Milton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. George	1,860	40.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	D. Wilson	1,392	29.9	−9.8
	Labour	K. Kirk	1,294	27.8	−5.0
	Ecology	C. Smith	103	2.2	N/A
Majority			468	10.1
Turnout			4,649	38.2
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	24.9

Prittlewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Sargent*	2,770	59.5	+12.7
	Conservative	R. Bosch	1,232	26.5	−8.6
	Labour	A. Dunn	654	14.0	−4.1
Majority			1,538	33.0
Turnout			4,656	38.3
	Alliance hold		Swing	10.7

Shoebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cotgrove*	1,924	48.9	+3.0
	Labour	C. Dandridge	1,068	27.1	−9.8
	Alliance	H. Gibeon	625	15.9	+0.4
	Independent	R. Levy	319	8.1	N/A
Majority			856	21.7
Turnout			3,936	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Southchurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Kelly	1,864	46.1	−0.1
	Alliance	R. Hendry	1,322	32.7	+12.3
	Labour	R. Brown	858	21.2	−12.2
Majority			542	13.4
Turnout			4,044	35.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Thorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pledge	2,135	58.2	−2.7
	Alliance	V. Cooper	789	21.5	+9.5
	Labour	P. Ottino	670	18.3	−5.1
	Ecology	J. Shillingford	75	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,346	36.7
Turnout			3,669	32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Kenndey	1,767	50.7	±0.0
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith	955	27.4	−0.1
	Alliance	J. Overy	761	21.8	±0.0
Majority			812	23.3
Turnout			3,483	30.8
	Labour hold		Swing	0.0

Westborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Lubel*	2,310	47.0	+7.6
	Conservative	M. Haine	1,756	35.7	−2.8
	Labour	A. Smith	849	17.3	−4.8
Majority			554	11.3
Turnout			4,915	42.1
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.2

Tendring

**Tendring District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	15,674	41.5	–2.6
	Alliance	2	11,472	30.4	+5.3
	Labour	2	10,483	27.7	–1.1
	Independent	0	168	0.4	–0.9
Total		8	37,797	39.7	+2.4

Division result

Brightlingsea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Dale*	2,557	49.7	−1.7
	Conservative	S. Ellis	1,851	36.0	+4.4
	Labour	N. Gallagher	735	14.3	+0.4
Majority			706	13.7
Turnout			5,143	44.8
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.1

Clacton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Story*	2,341	51.0	−4.5
	Alliance	A. Laird	1,492	32.5	+3.7
	Labour	F. Baker	761	16.6	+0.8
Majority			849	18.5
Turnout			4,594	37.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

Clacton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Waterfield*	2,644	55.5	+16.8
	Conservative	A. Newell	1,293	27.1	−3.9
	Labour	R. Sims	830	17.4	−9.8
Majority			1,351	28.3
Turnout			4,767	38.0
	Alliance hold		Swing	10.4

Clacton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Smith*	2,221	46.7	+5.7
	Conservative	C. Jessop	1,573	33.1	−3.2
	Alliance	M. Bargent	915	19.2	−3.4
	Independent	C. Ha-Ha Woof-Woof	46	1.0	N/A
Majority			648	13.6
Turnout			4,755	37.4
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Frinton & Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Rex*	2,971	58.1	−2.3
	Alliance	R. Hamilton	1,478	28.9	+6.7
	Labour	P. Johnson	664	13.0	−4.4
Majority			1,493	29.2
Turnout			5,113	37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Harwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Knight*	2,842	59.1	+13.8
	Conservative	F. Good	1,967	40.9	+0.5
Majority			875	18.2
Turnout			4,809	41.1
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

Tendring Rural East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Lumber*	1,662	41.8	−18.0
	Labour	P. Davis	1,286	32.4	−7.8
	Alliance	W. Ford	1,025	25.8	N/A
Majority			376	9.5
Turnout			3,973	39.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Tendring Rural West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Pallett	2,016	43.4	+4.3
	Alliance	S. Hammerton	1,361	29.3	+8.1
	Labour	K. Bayles	1,144	24.6	−8.9
	Independent	S. Rhodes	122	2.6	−0.5
Majority			655	14.1
Turnout			4,643	43.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Thurrock

**District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	8	16,814	66.8	+3.3
	Conservative	0	8,274	32.9	+2.3
	Communist	0	69	0.3	N/A
Total		8	25,157	26.7	–8.6

Division results

Chadwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Bidmead	2,061	71.2	−4.6
	Conservative	G. Law	833	28.8	+4.6
Majority			1,228	42.4
Turnout			2,894	23.6
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Corringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Goldsmith	1,893	66.1	+4.9
	Conservative	W. Lea	971	33.9	−4.9
Majority			922	32.2
Turnout			2,864	26.5
	Labour hold		Swing	4.9

Grays Thurrock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Cohen	2,296	55.2	+10.1
	Conservative	J. Greatrex	1,865	44.8	+3.2
Majority			431	10.4
Turnout			4,161	31.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Orsett & Stifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Pollard*	2,294	56.6	+3.8
	Conservative	H. Lott	1,762	43.4	−3.8
Majority			532	13.1
Turnout			4,056	35.5
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

South Ockendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Miles*	2,404	81.3	+1.1
	Conservative	F. Beasley	553	18.7	−1.0
Majority			1,851	62.6
Turnout			2,957	25.8
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Stanford-le-Hope
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Norris*	2,100	63.9	+1.0
	Conservative	L. Green	1,184	36.1	−1.0
Majority			916	27.9
Turnout			3,284	26.3
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Tilbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Bolger*	1,908	82.1	−2.7
	Conservative	W. McLaughlin	348	15.0	−0.2
	Communist	J. Paul	69	3.0	N/A
Majority			1,560	67.1
Turnout			2,325	20.4
	Labour hold		Swing	1.3

West Thurrock & Aveley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Geaney	1,858	71.0	+15.5
	Conservative	E. Attewell	758	29.0	+13.3
Majority			1,100	42.0
Turnout			2,616	23.6
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Uttlesford

**Uttlesford District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	10,032	48.2	–1.9
	Alliance	0	6,417	30.8	+17.8
	Labour	0	4,256	20.4	–5.0
	Independent	0	118	0.6	–11.0
Total		4	20,823	42.4	–5.1

Division results

Dunmow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Stephen	2,393	52.9	−1.1
	Alliance	G. Tobbell	1,450	32.0	+3.2
	Labour	J. Beer	748	12.5	−2.1
Majority			943	20.8
Turnout			4,591	40.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Saffron Walden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Neville	2,685	41.6	−3.4
	Labour	R. Green	2,199	34.1	−0.2
	Alliance	S. Jones	1,574	24.4	+3.7
Majority			486	7.5
Turnout			6,458	46.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Stansted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Wawn*	2,432	49.2	−0.8
	Alliance	C. Swain	1,769	35.8	N/A
	Labour	P. King	624	12.6	−7.4
	Independent	G. Hannah	118	2.4	N/A
Majority			663	13.4
Turnout			4,943	37.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.3

Thaxted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Whitehead	2,522	52.2	−1.6
	Alliance	J. Gibb	1,624	33.6	N/A
	Labour	J. Oliveira	685	14.2	−11.7
Majority			898	18.6
Turnout			4,831	43.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.6

By-elections

Basildon Vange

Basildon Vange: June 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Miller	2,050	73.1	+5.0
	Conservative	Elizabeth Dines	386	13.8	–4.6
	Liberal (Alliance)	Alan Banton	369	13.2	–0.3
Majority			1,664	59.3
Turnout			2,805	21.4
Registered electors			13,119
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock: July 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beverly Barton	1,366	56.3	+1.1
	Conservative	Harold Lott	1,060	43.7	–1.1
Majority			306	12.6
Turnout			2,426	18.5
Registered electors			13,124
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Belfairs & Belnheim

Belfairs & Belnheim: February 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Albert Smulian	2,005	55.6	+2.3
	Conservative	Terrence Birdseye	1,289	35.7	–0.3
	Labour	Nigel Boorman	314	8.7	–1.1
Majority			716	19.9
Turnout			3,608	33.0
Registered electors			10,924
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.3

Basildon Crouch

Basildon Crouch: December 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Francis Bellard	1,423	45.9	+14.1
	Conservative	Terence Dove	1,288	41.5	–4.1
	Labour	Margaret Davis	391	12.6	–10.0
Majority			135	4.4
Turnout			3,102	30.0
Registered electors			10,340
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	9.1

Maypole

Maypole: May 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Patricia Pascoe	2,035	42.3	–1.1
	Labour	Donald Quinn	1,572	32.7	–6.9
	Conservative	Mary Fairhead	1,200	25.0	+8.1
Majority			463	9.6
Turnout			4,807	39.0
Registered electors			12,321
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.9

Notes

^ Change from the combined vote share of the Liberal Party and SDP from the 1981 election

References

^ "Elections". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Elections". Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[3] Change from the combined vote share of the Liberal Party and SDP from the 1981 election

[1] "Elections". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[2] "Elections". Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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