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2017 Essex County Council election

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2017 Essex County Council election

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All 75 seats to Essex County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31.1% (Increase 3.3%[1])
  First party Second party Third party
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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 Increase14 Decrease2 Decrease3
Popular vote 184,901 51,524 63,470
Percentage 49.3% 13.7% 16.9%
Swing Increase15.0% Increase2.8% Decrease0.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
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 Increase1 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 3,654 16,074 2,824
Percentage 1.3% 4.3% 0.8%
Swing Increase0.1% Decrease0.3% Decrease0.3%

  Seventh party
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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 Decrease9
Popular vote 29,796
Percentage 7.9%
Swing Decrease19.7%

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

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2013 election

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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

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Party Seats
Conservative 44
Liberal Democrats 9
Labour 8
UKIP 6
Green 2
Loughton Residents 1
CIIP 1
R4U 1
Holland Residents 1
Independent 1
Vacant 1
Total 75

Changes between elections

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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
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

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The election saw the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, with an increased majority.

Results summary

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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 Steady 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 Steady 0.0 0.8 2,948 New
  Tendring First 0 0 1 Steady 0.0 0.4 1,332 −1.0
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 847 −0.1
  South Woodham Ferrers Independents 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 732 0.0
  Rayleigh Independents 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 655 New
  English Democrat 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 58 −0.2
Total 75 372,834

Election of Group Leaders

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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

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David Finch the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration.

Results by District

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Basildon

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Increase 3 31,454 49.0 +16.8
Labour 2 Decrease 1 13,569 21.1 −2.5
Independent 1 Increase 1 6,299 9.8 +7.8
UKIP 0 Decrease 3 8,327 13.0 −20.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 2,562 5.5 +0.3
Green 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 7 Increase 1 18,704 54.8 +17.0
Green 1 Steady 3,527 10.3 +2.2
Labour 0 Steady 6,264 18.3 −3.4
UKIP 0 Decrease 1 2,851 8.3 −19.0
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 2 Steady 10,303 53.0 +16.3
Liberal Democrat 2 Steady 6,042 31.1 +5.7
Labour 0 Steady 1,690 8.7 −0.4
Green 0 Steady 713 3.7 +0.7
UKIP 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 3 Increase 1 10,990 54.2 +20.8
CIIP 2 Increase 1 3,654 18.0 +3.5
Labour 0 Steady 2,635 13.0 −0.4
UKIP 0 Decrease 2 2,286 11.3 −22.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 506 2.5 +0.9
Green 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Steady 20,220 44.0 +11.4
Liberal Democrat 3 Steady 11,817 25.7 +6.4
Labour 0 Steady 4,058 8.8 −1.6
UKIP 0 Steady 2,235 4.9 −18.5
Independent 0 Steady 1,786 3.9 +2.0
Green 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 Steady 18,568 42.3 +12.8
Labour 3 Increase 1 9,078 20.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrat 2 Decrease 1 10,646 24.2 +2.7
Green 0 Steady 2,402 5.5 −1.2
UKIP 0 Steady 1,869 4.3 −16.2
Independent 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Increase 1 15,695 55.1 +19.1
Loughton Residents 1 Steady 2,824 9.9 −3.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Decrease 1 4,445 15.6 +5.7
Labour 0 Steady 3,071 10.8 +2.3
Green 0 Steady 1,418 5.0 +0.7
UKIP 0 Steady 994 3.5 −23.2
English Democrat 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 Increase 3 12,722 50.5 +23.9
Labour 0 Decrease 3 10,303 40.9 +4.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 1,217 4.8 +1.2
Green 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 3 Steady 8,400 53.7 +9.2
Labour 0 Steady 1,753 11.2 −3.6
UKIP 0 Steady 1,514 9.7 −19.8
Independent 0 Steady 1,498 9.6 New
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 1,210 7.7 New
Green 0 Steady 731 4.7 −3.8
BNP 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 Increase2 10,073 46.7 +11.7
UKIP 0 Decrease1 2,700 12.5 −15.7
Labour 0 Steady 2,318 10.7 −2.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 2,275 10.5 −0.8
Green 0 Decrease1 1,996 9.2 +0.4
Rochford Residents 0 Steady 1,400 6.5 New
Rayleigh Independents 0 Steady 655 3.0 New
Independent 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Increase 2 16,888 46.2 +15.7
Labour 1 Steady 7,024 19.2 +2.8
Independent 1 Increase 1 1,906 5.2 New
UKIP 0 Decrease 2 5,361 14.7 −14.3
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 2,734 7.5 −0.4
Tendring First 0 Decrease 1 1,332 3.6 −8.5
Green 0 Steady 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

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 Increase 1 10,884 45.6 +2.9
Residents for Uttlesford 0 Decrease 1 5,231 21.9 +11.9
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 4,278 17.9 +1.3
Labour 0 Steady 1,707 7.1 −1.1
UKIP 0 Steady 965 4.0 −14.0
Green 0 Steady 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

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Summary

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By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Clacton East 3 October 2019 Independent Independent

Results

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Clacton East

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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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  3. ^ "By-election for new Brightlingsea county councillor to take place next month". Clacton Gazette. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Kerry Smith quits UKIP over 'internal backstabbers'". BBC News. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Youngest councillor defeats UKIP to win Bocking by-election". BBC News. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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  11. ^ No by-election was held as the death was sufficiently close to the upcoming County election.