1997 Essex County Council election

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1997 Essex County Council election
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79 out of 98 seats to Essex County Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Registered994,948
Turnout72.6% (Increase2.svg 36.6%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Paul White Christopher Pearson
(defeated)		Richard Boyd
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader sinceMay 1996
Leader's seatStockTendring Rural West
Contested Maypole (Defeated)		Rayleigh North
Last election32 seats, 35.3%33 seats, 30.7%32 seats, 31.9%
Seats before262527
Seats won402315
Seats after453220
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 12
Popular vote281,074229,181192,520
Percentage38.9%31.7%26.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.1%Increase2.svg 1.3%Decrease2.svg 5.3%
 Fourth party
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Party Loughton Residents
Last electiondid not stand
Seats before0
Seats won1
Seats after1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote5,040
Percentage0.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.7%
Essex County Council election results 1997.svg
Results of the 1997 Essex County Council election.
Leader before election

Christopher Pearson
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Mervyn Juliff
Labour
No overall control

The 1997 Essex County Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections and the 1997 general election.

Contents

79 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.

Due to the impending creation of the Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Thurrock Council unitary authorities, the divisions covering these areas were not contested at this election and would ultimately be abolished in 1998. This would reduce the number of seats on Essex County Council by 19 to 79 seats. In 1993, the breakdown of the abolished seats were 9 Labour, 5 Conservative and 5 Liberal Democrats.

Previous composition

1993 election

PartySeats
Labour 33
Conservative 32
Liberal Democrats 32
Independent 1
Total79

Composition of council seats before election

PartySeats
Labour 34
Liberal Democrats 32
Conservative 31
Independent 1
Total79

Summary

Election result

Results below exclude the 19 councillors from Southend and Thurrock whose divisions were not contested at this election and were ultimately abolished in 1998.

1997 Essex County Council election [1] [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7940141Increase2.svg 1350.638.9281,074+3.6
  Labour 792323Decrease2.svg 129.131.7229,181+1.0
  Liberal Democrats 7815113Decrease2.svg 1219.026.6192,520–5.3
  Loughton Residents 2110Increase2.svg 11.30.75,040N/A
  Green 23000Steady2.svg0.01.17,907+0.1
  Independent 6001Decrease2.svg 10.01.07,378+0.2
 Socialist Alliance (England)2000Steady2.svg0.0<0.1220N/A

Election of Group Leaders

Paul White (Stock) was elected leader of the Conservative Group, Mervyn Juliff (Great Parndon) was elected leader of the Labour Group and Kenneth Jones (Park) was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group.

Government Formation

Despite winning less than half the seats contested, the incumbent Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government because the members from Southend and Thurrock (whose seats had not been contested at the election) gave them a 52 to 45 majority over the Conservatives until April 1998 when those seats would be abolished. [3]

After council leader Chris Pearson (Tendring Rural West), wasn't reelected in Maypole, Mervyn Juliff (Great Parndon) became council leader until the departure of the 19 Southend and Thurrock councilors, at which point Conservative group leader Paul White became leader. [4]

However in May 1999 Alison Enkel (Brentwood Rural) resigned from the Conservatives. [5] This following a by election loss to Labour a year before gave control of the council back to the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition. [6]

This proved unworkable as with further resignations leading to a power struggle before defeat in budget vote which caused the coalition to resign and the Conservatives to return. [7] [8]

Division results by local authority

Basildon

Basildon District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour 5Steady2.svg35,33639.9–1.3
Conservative 5Increase2.svg 133,14437.4+0.2
Liberal Democrats 0Decrease2.svg 120,02122.6+1.5
Socialist Alliance0Steady2.svg1200.1N/A
Total10Steady2.svg88,62170.7+32.9

Division results

Basildon Crouch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Morris 3,586 44.0 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Williams*2,52030.9−13.2
Labour Liv Roe2,05225.2+8.7
Majority 1,06613.1
Turnout 8,15873.3+32.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg8.9
Basildon Fryerns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Archibald* 4,427 66.4 −1.6
Conservative Sandra Elliott1,61024.1+1.6
Liberal Democrats Terry Marsh6319.5±0.0
Majority 2,81742.2+3.3
Turnout 6,66868.6+29.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6
Basildon Gloucester Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Wright 4,935 61.0 −4.3
Conservative Andrew Elliott2,10526.0+0.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson1,05613.0+4.0
Majority 2,83035.0−4.6
Turnout 8,09671.9+30.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.3
Basildon Laindon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Liebeschuetz* 3,679 56.1 −1.5
Conservative David Walsh1,93029.4−2.0
Liberal Democrats Vivien Howard95014.5+3.5
Majority 1,74926.7+0.5
Turnout 6,55965.5+29.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.3
Basildon Pitsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Bobbin 5,791 54.3 −3.2
Conservative Jacqueline Blake3,38131.7−1.4
Liberal Democrats David Birch1,36912.8+3.4
Socialist Alliance David Murray1201.1N/A
Majority 2,41022.6−1.8
Turnout 10,66163.5+29.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.9
Basildon Vange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Swatantra Nandanwar 4,668 57.2 −4.6
Conservative Stephen Hillier2,21327.1−0.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Hersom1,28515.7+5.5
Majority 2,45530.1−3.7
Turnout 8,16664.6+27.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9
Basildon Westley Heights
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brinley Jones* 3,958 40.8 +0.1
Labour Susanna Caira-Neeson3,45835.7−2.1
Liberal Democrats Joseph White2,27523.5+2.0
Majority 5005.2+2.3
Turnout 9,69176.4+32.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.1
Billericay North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Watkinson 5,338 51.3 −10.5
Liberal Democrats Ronald Dowden3,59834.6+7.4
Labour Margaret Viney1,47314.2+3.2
Majority 1,74016.7−17.8
Turnout 10,40975.5+42.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.0
Billericay South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Twitchen* 4,287 43.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Taylor3,69437.3−0.7
Labour Geoffrey Viney1,93019.5+3.4
Majority 5936.0+3.5
Turnout 9,91175.7+37.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.8
Wickford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iris Pummell* 4,736 46.0 −2.6
Labour Ian Hancock2,92328.4+10.0
Liberal Democrats Lesley Pattison2,64325.7−7.3
Majority 1,81317.6+2.0
Turnout 10,30272.3+25.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.3

Braintree

District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour 4Steady2.svg26,70537.2–3.0
Conservative 2Steady2.svg26,81237.3+2.1
Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg15,38821.4–0.7
Green 0Steady2.svg2,9094.1+1.5
Total7Steady2.svg71,81474.6+35.6

Division results

Bocking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Card* 3,925 42.4 −1.9
Conservative Simon Walsh3,41236.8+2.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Meadows1,58417.1−1.3
Green Wendy Partridge3403.7+1.2
Majority 5135.5−4.0
Turnout 9,26170.1+26.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0
Braintree East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Bishop* 4,682 40.6 −6.0
Conservative Nigel Edey4,55339.5+3.1
Liberal Democrats Lesley Beckett1,96717.1+3.1
Green Susan Ransome3322.9−0.1
Majority 1291.1−9.0
Turnout 11,53479.3+36.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.6
Braintree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Rice* 3,837 33.4 −11.8
Conservative Roger Wacey3,71432.3+4.6
Labour Robert Miller3,63031.6+7.2
Green Nelson Brunton3182.8±0.0
Majority 1231.1−16.4
Turnout 11,49975.0+34.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.2
Halstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Pike* 4,153 40.2 +1.5
Labour John Kotz3,35532.4−5.9
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder2,39323.1+0.1
Green Lyn Peacock4424.3N/A
Majority 7987.7+7.3
Turnout 10,34373.6+36.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.7
Hedingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Waterer* 4,311 44.8 −1.4
Liberal Democrats Trevor Ellis2,52926.3+0.7
Labour Edward Snarey2,45825.6−2.6
Green Kevin Peterson3193.3N/A
Majority 1,78218.5+0.5
Turnout 9,61777.1+38.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.1
Witham Northern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Lyon* 4,845 47.3 −10.2
Conservative Dennis Willetts3,09030.2+5.3
Liberal Democrats Roy Cavinder1,50314.7+2.9
Green James Abbott8027.8+1.9
Majority 1,75517.1−15.5
Turnout 10,24073.2+38.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.8
Witham Southern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gyford* 3,810 40.9 −1.8
Conservative Michael Lager3,57938.4−0.6
Liberal Democrats Christine May1,57516.9+5.1
Green Philip Hughes3563.8−0.2
Majority 2312.5−1.3
Turnout 9,32073.3+38.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.6

Brentwood

Brentwood District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Increase2.svg 418,25843.8+7.9
Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 415,04636.1–15.5
Labour 0Steady2.svg7,96519.1+9.4
Green 0Steady2.svg4001.0–1.9
Total5Steady2.svg41,66974.9+34.5

Division results

Brentwood Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Edgar Davis* 2,941 42.8 −16.1
Conservative Francis Kenny2,53236.9+6.7
Labour Martin Coule1,39320.3+12.8
Majority 40914.8−13.9
Turnout 6,86675.4+33.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg11.4
Brentwood Hutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Roberts 4,511 48.7 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Davies 3,13933.9−10.0
Labour Charles Bisson1,61117.4+7.4
Majority 1,37214.8
Turnout 9,26175.4+40.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg7.6
Brentwood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Gray 3,186 45.5 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Norman Spencer2,61537.3−15.4
Labour Rosalind Brown1,20117.2+10.1
Majority 5718.2
Turnout 7,00274.7+36.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg11.4
Brentwood Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Enkel 4,230 43.1 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Derek Hardy*3,87939.5−18.6
Labour Paul Bartley1,30313.3+7.0
Green Carolyn Bartley4004.1+1.1
Majority 3513.6
Turnout 9,81276.8+32.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg14.6
Brentwood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lionel Lee* 3,799 43.5 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Cyril Robins2,47228.3−15.9
Labour Deborah Richardson2,45728.2+11.2
Majority 1,32715.2
Turnout 8,72875.5+33.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg11.9

Castle Point

Castle Point District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Increase2.svg 221,76145.1+11.8
Labour 2Decrease2.svg 119,41340.3+6.1
Liberal Democrats 0Decrease2.svg 16,95714.4–18.0
Socialist Alliance0Steady2.svg1000.2N/A
Total6Steady2.svg48,23170.9+33.2

Division results

Benfleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jillian Reeves* 3,483 48.0 +12.1
Labour Brian Wilson2,76038.0+8.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howe1,01414.0−20.8
Majority 72310.0+8.9
Turnout 7,25773.8+38.1
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.7
Canvey Island East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Williams 4,682 48.1 +7.4
Conservative Christopher Freeman3,83339.4+5.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Newman1,21812.5−13.1
Majority 8498.7+1.6
Turnout 9,73366.1+30.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.8
Canvey Island West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Howard* 4,778 51.5 +7.5
Labour James David3,72540.2+1.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Terry6707.2−10.0
Socialist Alliance Robert Chapman1001.1N/A
Majority 1,05311.4+6.2
Turnout 9,27367.6+31.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.1
Great Tarpots
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Goldsworthy 3,468 43.5 −2.6
Conservative John Greenwood3,30141.4+13.4
Liberal Democrats Barry King1,20115.1−10.9
Majority 1672.1−16.0
Turnout 7,97073.0+36.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.0
Hadleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Williams 3,043 45.0 +16.5
Labour Roy English2,07030.6+19.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Baker*1,64824.4−36.2
Majority 97314.4
Turnout 6,76174.6+28.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease2.svg1.6
Thundersley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Dick* 3,323 45.9 +18.2
Labour Guy Shearwood2,70837.4+0.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Pile1,20616.7−18.3
Majority 6158.5
Turnout 7,23773.8+35.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg9.1

Chelmsford

Chelmsford District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Increase2.svg 135,35539.0+1.8
Liberal Democrats 4Decrease2.svg 131,36634.6–8.6
Labour 1Steady2.svg20,20822.3+3.5
Green 0Steady2.svg2,3202.6+1.8
Independent 0Steady2.svg1,3831.5N/A
Total9Steady2.svg90,63274.6+34.4

Division results

Broomfield & Writtle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wendy Cole 2,574 33.0 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Phillip Evans*2,41731.0−9.1
Labour Barry Grainger1,38717.8−1.1
Independent Delmas Ashford1,26116.2N/A
Green Paulene Gaywood1682.2−0.5
Majority 1572.0
Turnout 7,80775.0+33.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg1.9
Chelmsford East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Gale 3,727 39.6 −9.9
Conservative John Candler3,40136.1−2.2
Labour Michael Bloomsbury2,01621.4+9.2
Green Nicholas Scales1561.7N/A
Independent Stephen Stratton1221.3N/A
Majority 3263.5−7.8
Turnout 9,42276.6+31.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.9
Chelmsford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Smith-Hughes* 3,429 38.2 −1.3
Conservative Kathleen Pauley2,71630.3+2.5
Labour William Horslen2,68029.9−2.9
Green Angela Thomson1451.6N/A
Majority 7137.9+1.2
Turnout 8,97076.6+25.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9
Chelmsford South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Allen* 4,000 45.4 −11.4
Conservative Vernon Makin2,92633.2+2.5
Labour David Howell1,67419.0+6.4
Green Beryl Lankester2022.3N/A
Majority 1,07412.2−13.9
Turnout 8,80276.9+32.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.0
Chelmsford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Spurgeon* 2,573 35.5 −1.0
Liberal Democrats John Hunnable2,56135.3+5.2
Conservative Duncan Lumley2,12029.2−4.2
Majority 120.2−2.9
Turnout 7,25471.5+21.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1
Great Baddow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joan Beard* 3,761 47.6 −15.5
Conservative Norman Hume2,45131.0+6.2
Labour Fredrick Burden1,54919.6+7.5
Green Joyce Shiner1461.8N/A
Majority 1,31016.6−21.7
Turnout 7,90775.3+32.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.9
Springfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Martin* 6,646 43.4 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Graham Pooley5,25634.3−6.7
Labour Roderick Essery2,81918.4+4.8
Green Eleanor Burgess5913.9−0.2
Majority 1,3909.1+8.8
Turnout 15,31274.6+41.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.4
Stock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul White* 5,258 49.3 +0.5
Labour Derek Rice2,63124.7+5.2
Liberal Democrats James Hutchon2,40422.5−9.2
Green Robert Kenney3683.5N/A
Majority 2,62724.6+7.5
Turnout 10,66174.9+41.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.4
Woodham Ferrers & Danbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eileen Mickleborough* 7,263 50.1 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Phillips3,81126.3−12.6
Labour Carole Sampson2,87919.9+7.5
Green Colin Budgey5443.8N/A
Majority 3,45223.8+14.0
Turnout 14,49771.9+39.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.0

Colchester

Colchester District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrats 5Steady2.svg27,69733.7–10.6
Conservative 3Steady2.svg28,14434.2+2.2
Labour 1Steady2.svg23,87529.0+6.7
Independent 0Steady2.svg2,1472.6N/A
Green 0Steady2.svg3670.4–1.0
Total9Steady2.svg82,23070.1+35.2

Division results

Constable
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Clover* 3,916 45.8 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips2,84433.3−6.5
Labour Julie Young1,78320.9+8.8
Majority 1,07212.5+4.1
Turnout 8,54376.8+37.1
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
Drury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Yates* 3,945 39.8 −14.7
Conservative Jeremy Lucas3,86538.9+2.8
Labour Roy Moules2,11521.3+11.8
Majority 800.8−17.5
Turnout 9,92574.4+29.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −8.7
Maypole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pascoe* 3,149 41.5 −14.8
Labour Christopher Pearson*2,65435.0+7.7
Conservative Richard Lamberth1,78323.5+7.1
Majority 4956.5−22.5
Turnout 7,58663.9+36.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −11.3
Mersea and Stanway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press* 5,193 44.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Terence Brady3,97333.9−6.5
Labour Ian Yates2,55621.8+9.2
Majority 1,22010.4+6.6
Turnout 11,72274.7+39.9
Conservative hold Swing +3.3

No Green candidate as previous (−2.8).

Old Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fisher* 3,806 43.4 −7.8
Labour Sally Pygott3,09235.2+1.0
Conservative Ian McCord1,87921.4+9.4
Majority 7148.1−8.8
Turnout 8,77767.5+29.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.4

No Green candidate as previous (−2.6).

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones* 3,141 36.4 −10.4
Conservative Nigel Chapman2,87633.3−1.0
Labour Kim Naish2,61130.3+11.4
Majority 2653.1−13.8
Turnout 8,62866.6+28.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.7
Parsons Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Edward Crunden* 4,413 42.1 −11.1
Conservative Derek Smith3,06229.2+6.9
Labour Anthony Constable3,00528.7+4.2
Majority 1,35112.9−15.8
Turnout 10,48069.3+32.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −9.0
Tiptree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Peel* 3,526 40.0 −4.0
Labour Tania Rogers2,78331.5+5.6
Independent Stuart Beckwith2,14724.3New
Green Cheryl Gerrard3674.2−0.5
Majority 7438.5−9.5
Turnout 8,82373.1+43.6
Conservative hold Swing −4.8

No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (−25.2).

Wivenhoe St Andrew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Stapleton* 3,276 42.3 −7.8
Liberal Democrats John Gray2,42631.3+14.0
Conservative Jane Girdlestone2,04426.4−2.5
Majority 85011.0−10.2
Turnout 7,74663.4+37.2
Labour hold Swing −10.9

No Green candidate as previous (−3.7).

Epping Forest

Epping Forest District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 5Increase2.svg 129,05643.3+2.2
Labour 1Decrease2.svg 119,76929.4–1.4
Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg13,29619.8–7.5
Loughton Residents 1Increase2.svg 15,0407.5N/A
Total8Steady2.svg67,16172.1+39.3

Division results

Buckhurst Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson* 3,342 43.1 −16.7
Conservative Richard Watts2,85036.7+11.1
Labour Alan Larner1,57120.2+11.1
Majority 4926.3
Turnout 7,76372.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg13.9
Chigwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tomkins 3,851 57.3 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Jack Fuller1,55623.2−5.6
Labour Paul Bostock1,30919.5+6.9
Majority 2,29534.2
Turnout 6,71670.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.2
Epping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Ramshaw* 4,042 45.8 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Macy2,44627.7−7.0
Labour Sidney Miller2,34026.5+4.5
Majority 1,59618.1
Turnout 8,82872.1
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.8
Loughton St. Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Huckle 2,570 37.0 −18.4
Loughton Residents Dorothy Paddon2,14630.9+30.9
Conservative Stephen Metcalfe 1,77225.5−4.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Spence4526.5−8.1
Majority 4246.1−19.2
Turnout 6,94069.7+41.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg24.7
Loughton St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Christopher Harper 2,894 36.9 +36.9
Labour Stanley Goodwin*2,55232.5−12.6
Conservative James Brokenshire 1,95224.9−10.7
Liberal Democrats Lucille Thompson4465.7−13.6
Majority 3424.4
Turnout 7,84473.6+39.5
Loughton Residents gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg24.8
North Weald & Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Abbey* 4,645 56.6 −3.9
Labour Graham Smith2,29227.9+7.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Bagnall1,26515.4−4.0
Majority 2,44328.7
Turnout 8,20274.9
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.9
Ongar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerard McEwan* 4,941 47.7 +6.5
Labour Ronald Barnes2,88727.9+5.7
Liberal Democrats Douglas Kelly2,52024.4−12.1
Majority 2,05419.8
Turnout 10,34875.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.4
Waltham Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Webster 5,003 47.6 +4.3
Labour George Farren4,24840.4−16.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Brooks1,26912.1N/A
Majority 7557.2
Turnout 10,52067.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg10.3

Harlow

Harlow District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour 5Steady2.svg22,59153.9+2.0
Conservative 0Steady2.svg12,18929.1–2.0
Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg6,69616.0–1.0
Green 0Steady2.svg4201.0N/A
Total5Steady2.svg41,89673.9+34.4

Division results

Great Parndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mervyn Juliff* 4,631 51.5 +6.7
Conservative Ronald Cross3,13334.8−5.2
Liberal Democrats Irene Lee1,22713.6−1.6
Majority 1,49816.7
Turnout 8,99172.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.0
Harlow & Mark Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Stzumpf* 3,969 51.3 +1.4
Conservative Trevor McArdle2,36730.6−6.3
Liberal Democrats Gareth Higgins1,19615.5+1.9
Green Arthur Powell2032.3N/A
Majority 1,60220.7
Turnout 7,74974.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.9
Harlow Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Duncan 4,577 48.8 −3.1
Conservative Simon Carter2,70628.8+7.0
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley1,88620.1−6.2
Green Malcolm Powell2172.3N/A
Majority 1,87119.9
Turnout 9,33673.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1
Little Parndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Morris* 4,249 59.0 +5.2
Conservative David Roberts1,83325.5−3.7
Liberal Democrats Stanley Ward1,11915.5−1.5
Majority 2,41633.6
Turnout 7,20173.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.5
Netteswellbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Belfairs 5,165 60.2 −0.3
Conservative Michael Garnett2,15025.0−0.6
Liberal Democrats Sheila Herbert1,26814.8+0.5
Majority 3,01535.1
Turnout 8,58375.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.2

Maldon

Maldon District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 3Steady2.svg13,53242.5–5.1
Labour 0Steady2.svg7,85624.7–1.4
Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg7,53123.6+12.9
Independent 0Steady2.svg1,5975.0+1.0
Green 0Steady2.svg1,3514.2–7.4
Total3Steady2.svg31,86774.0+41.5

Division results

Maldon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Dines 3,847 36.8 −11.5
Labour Alison Lamb2,71626.0−4.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Jones1,99219.0N/A
Independent Brian Mead1,59715.3N/A
Green Juliet Harpur3093.0−6.0
Majority 1,13110.8
Turnout 10,46175.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.5
Southminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Boyce 5,100 46.6 −0.6
Labour Terence Quinlan3,30730.2−1.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Weeks2,00418.3N/A
Green Michael Cole5234.8−16.7
Majority 98316.4
Turnout 10,12471.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.3
Tollesbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rodney Bass 4,585 43.8 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Patricia Mead3,53533.8+3.4
Labour Paul Rew1,83317.5+0.4
Green Jonathan King5195.0−0.3
Majority 1,05010.0
Turnout 10,47275.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.4

Rochford

Rochford District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 2Increase2.svg 118,02340.8+8.2
Liberal Democrats 2Decrease2.svg 113,75631.1–15.2
Labour 1Steady2.svg12,42528.1+7.1
Total5Steady2.svg44,20473.1+37.3

Division results

Rayleigh North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Boyd* 3,728 43.7 −27.2
Conservative Terry Fawell3,17637.2+15.2
Labour David Sutton1,62519.1+12.0
Majority 5526.5
Turnout 8,52975.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg21.2
Rayleigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Gordon* 3,469 39.1 −22.8
Conservative Peter Webster3,36437.9+9.3
Labour David Rossi2,04623.0+13.5
Majority 1051.2
Turnout 8,87973.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg16.1
Rochford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey Chapman 3,794 39.9 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Paula Smith*3,26534.3−20.7
Labour David Weir2,44725.7+14.2
Majority 5295.6
Turnout 9,50672.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg13.6
Rochford South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Fox* 3,315 42.1 −5.9
Conservative Roy Pearson3,24841.2+4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Stanton1,31116.6+1.7
Majority 670.9
Turnout 7,87471.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.0
Rochford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Hart* 4,441 47.2 +4.0
Labour Christopher Morgan2,99231.8−0.8
Liberal Democrats Mary Nudd1,98321.1−3.1
Majority 1,44915.4
Turnout 9,41673.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.4

Tendring

Tendring District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Steady2.svg26,25035.7+1.9
Labour 3Increase2.svg 227,69437.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 118,04824.5–2.1
Independent 0Decrease2.svg 11,5982.2–5.0
Total8Steady2.svg73,59070.5+34.4

Division results

Brightlingsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Robinson 3,115 34.6 +13.3
Labour Cornelius Olivier2,95432.8−2.0
Liberal Democrats Thomas Dale*2,94132.6−11.3
Majority 1611.8
Turnout 9,01073.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg7.7
Clacton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Catherine Jessop* 3,960 44.1 −2.3
Labour David Bolton3,13734.9+6.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Harper1,88621.9−4.1
Majority 8239.2
Turnout 8,98369.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.4
Clacton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Baker 3,606 36.8 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Bargent*3,22332.9−16.3
Conservative Audrey Owens2,96130.2+5.3
Majority 3833.9
Turnout 9,79067.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg13.7
Clacton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Smith* 5,008 54.8 −10.2
Conservative Martyn Hughes2,75630.2+5.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller1,37515.0+4.7
Majority 2,25224.6
Turnout 9,13964.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.9
Frinton & Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Rex* 6,042 54.5 −1.0
Labour Brian Theadom3,11628.1+3.2
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Bray1,92217.3−2.3
Majority 2,92626.4
Turnout 11,08072.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1
Harwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Double 4,645 53.7 +35.9
Conservative Eric Yallop2,33827.0+9.2
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Smith1,66919.3+11.5
Majority 2,30726.7
Turnout 8,65271.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg13.4
Tendring Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Lumber* 3,232 40.3 −2.1
Labour William Mixter2,62632.8−0.9
Liberal Democrats Mark De Roy2,16026.9+3.0
Majority 6067.6
Turnout 8,01873.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.6
Tendring Rural West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hawkins 2,872 32.2 −1.5
Labour Gregory Morgan2,60229.2−0.7
Conservative Rosalind Tovell1,84620.7−15.7
Independent Douglas Pallett1,59817.9N/A
Majority 2703.0
Turnout 8,91874.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Uttlesford

Uttlesford District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Increase2.svg 317,50743.8+3.0
Liberal Democrats 0Decrease2.svg 313,38033.5–10.2
Labour 0Steady2.svg8,21120.5+4.9
Independent 0Steady2.svg6531.6N/A
Green 0Steady2.svg2120.5N/A
Total4Steady2.svg39,96375.5+35.1

Division results

Dunmow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Westcott* 4,604 50.2 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Powers2,80530.6−6.0
Labour William McCarthy1,76619.2+5.2
Majority 1,79919.6
Turnout 9,17575.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.5
Saffron Walden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Chambers 4,290 35.9 +2.4
Labour Russell Green3,45028.9+1.6
Liberal Democrats John Lefever*3,33427.9−11.3
Independent Raymond Tyler6535.5N/A
Green Gerald Lucy2121.8N/A
Majority 8407.0
Turnout 11,93976.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg0.4
Stansted
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wallace 4,298 43.4 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Melvin Caton*4,02040.6−13.0
Labour Adam Pounds1,57916.0+9.1
Majority 2782.8
Turnout 9,89775.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg8.5
Thaxted
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Whitehead 4,315 48.2 +4.1
Liberal Democrats David Morgan3,22136.0−8.8
Labour Gordon Murray1,41615.8+4.6
Majority 1,09512.2
Turnout 8,95275.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg6.5

By-elections

Southend

Thorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daphne White 4,125 56.6 −4.6
Labour Heather Searle1,91526.3+6.5
Liberal Democrats Derek Holliday1,25117.2−2.0
Majority 2,21030.3−11.1
Turnout 7,29163.8+36.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5

References

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