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

Last updated September 13, 2024

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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

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Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

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Essex County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1965 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Basildon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Braintree District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Brentwood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Castle Point Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chelmsford City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Colchester City Council	1950 1951 1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Epping Forest District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Harlow District Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Maldon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Rochford District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Southend-on-Sea City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Tendring District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Thurrock Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Uttlesford District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes

1985 Essex County Council election

Contents

Summary

Election result

Results by local authority

Basildon

Braintree

Brentwood

Castle Point

Chelmsford

Colchester

Epping Forest

Harlow

Maldon

Rochford

Southend

Tendring

Thurrock

Uttlesford

By-elections

Basildon Vange

Grays Thurrock

Belfairs & Belnheim

Basildon Crouch

Maypole

Notes

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