2001 Essex County Council election

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2001 Essex County Council election
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All 79 seats to Essex County Council
40 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election40 seats, 38.9%23 seats, 31.7%
Seats before3724
Seats won4919
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote257,991189,122
Percentage41.7%30.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.8%Decrease2.svg 1.1%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Loughton Residents
Last election15 seats, 26.6%1 seats, 0.7%
Seats before131
Seats won101
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Steady2.svg
Popular vote150,2242,734
Percentage24.3%0.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.3%Decrease2.svg 0.3%
Essex County Council election results 2001.svg
Results of the 2001 Essex County Council election
Leader before election

Paul White
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Paul White
Conservative

The 2001 Essex County Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2001 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. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 1997. [1]

At the election, the Conservatives regained majority control of Essex County Council.

Previous composition

1997 election

PartySeats
Conservative 40
Labour 23
Liberal Democrats 15
Loughton Residents 1
Total79

Composition of council seats before election

PartySeats
Conservative 37
Labour 24
Liberal Democrats 13
Independent 4
Loughton Residents 1
Total79

Summary

Election result

2001 Essex County Council election [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 49101Increase2.svg 962.041.7257,991+2.8
  Labour 1915Decrease2.svg 424.130.6189,122−1.1
  Liberal Democrats 1016Decrease2.svg 512.724.3150,224−2.3
  Loughton Residents 1Steady2.svg1.30.42,395−0.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg1.912,048+0.8
  Community Representative 0Steady2.svg0.63,547N/A
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.63,458−0.4
Total79618,785

Election of Group Leaders

Paul White (Stock) was re elected leader of the Conservative Group, Paul Sztumpf (Harlow North) was elected leader of the Labour Group and Kenneth Jones (Park) was re elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group.

Election of Leader of the Council

Paul White the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration.

Results by Electoral Divisions

Basildon

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 5Steady2.svg29,97543.0+5.6
Labour 5Steady2.svg27,38039.3−0.6
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg12,11217.4−5.2
Independent 0Steady2.svg2060.3+0.3

Division results

Basildon Fryerns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Archibald * 3,057 63.1 −3.3
Conservative William Marck1,15123.8−0.4
Liberal Democrats John Lutton63713.2+3.7
Majority1,90639.3−2.9
Turnout 4,84552.2−16.4
Labour hold Swing −1.5
Basildon Gloucester Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kirkman 3,555 58.4 −2.5
Conservative Anthony Ball1,76329.0+3.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson76812.6−0.4
Majority1,79229.4−5.6
Turnout 6,08655.5−16.4
Labour hold Swing −2.8
Basildon Laindon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Liebeschuetz * 2,478 51.4 −4.7
Conservative Victor York1,69135.1+5.7
Liberal Democrats Ronald Sargent54511.3−3.2
Independent Alfred Viccary1032.1+2.1
Majority78716.3−10.4
Turnout 4,81749.2−16.3
Labour hold Swing −5.2
Basildon Vange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Swatantra Nadanwar * 3,426 55.4 −0.7
Conservative Tony Thomas1,84229.8+0.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Hersom92014.9+0.4
Majority1,58425.6−1.1
Turnout 6,18848.7−16.8
Labour hold Swing −0.5
Basildon Westley Heights
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Walsh 3,318 41.5 +0.7
Labour Robert Sears *3,01437.7+2.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Williams1,65820.8−2.7
Majority3043.8−1.4
Turnout 7,99060.9−15.5
Conservative hold Swing −0.7

Between 1997 and 2001, the seat was won by Labour in a by-election, however it is shown as a Conservative hold as it is compared to the previous full council election.

Billericay North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Hedley 5,290 58.5 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Francis Bellard2,17024.0−10.6
Labour Geoffrey Viney1,58417.5+3.4
Majority3,12034.5+17.8
Turnout 9,04464.6−10.9
Conservative hold Swing +8.9
Billericay South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Twitchen * 4,016 49.1 +5.8
Liberal Democrats James Edwards2,23927.4−9.9
Labour Patricia Reid1,92823.6+4.1
Majority1,77721.7+15.7
Turnout 8,18365.1−10.6
Conservative hold Swing +7.9
Crouch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Morris * 3,575 52.1 +8.1
Labour Andrew Manning2,09630.6+5.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Myall1,19517.4−13.5
Majority1,47921.5+8.4
Turnout 6,86658.4−14.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Pitsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Bobbin * 4,256 52.9 −1.4
Conservative Jacqueline Blake2,91436.2+4.5
Liberal Democrats Vivien Howard87810.9−1.9
Majority1,34216.7−5.9
Turnout 8,04849.0−14.5
Labour hold Swing −3.0
Wickford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iris Pummell * 4,566 50.9 +4.9
Labour Christopher Wilson2,93432.7+4.3
Liberal Democrats Fane Cummings1,47716.5−9.2
Majority1,63218.2+0.6
Turnout 8,97757.5−14.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.3

Braintree

District summary [4]

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 6Increase2.svg 426,04440.1+2.9
Labour 1Decrease2.svg 323,23635.8−1.5
Liberal Democrat 0Decrease2.svg 111,25917.3−4.1
Green 0Steady2.svg4,4096.8+2.7

Division results

Bocking
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Walsh 3,421 41.1 +4.3
Labour Frederick Card *3,30139.7−2.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Braley1,06812.8−4.3
Green Duncan Stewart5316.4+2.7
Majority1201.4
Turnout 8,32164.7−5.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.5
Braintree East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Edey 4,372 39.7 +2.8
Labour Elwyn Bishop *4,29038.9−3.5
Liberal Democrats Terrence Brooks1,67215.2−1.9
Green Jeremy Smith6886.2+2.6
Majority820.7
Turnout 11,02264.1−6.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.1
Braintree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Walters 4,304 37.9 +5.6
Labour Barbara Buchan3,74132.9+1.4
Liberal Democrats Anthony Meadows2,84325.0−8.3
Green Wendy Partridge4734.2+1.4
Majority5635.0
Turnout 11,36163.6−11.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.0
Halstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Pike * 4,046 44.3 +4.2
Labour Malcolm Fincken3,02133.1+0.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter1,66818.3−4.9
Green Philip Hughes3904.3+0.0
Majority1,02511.2+3.5
Turnout 9,12562.3−11.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Hedingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Finch 4,084 47.7 +2.8
Labour John Kotz2,16625.3−0.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Ellis1,91022.3−4.0
Green Nicholas Scales4094.8+1.5
Majority1,91822.4+3.9
Turnout 8,56965.4−11.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
Witham Northern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillp Barlow 3,626 42.0 −5.3
Conservative Jennifer Jarvis2,51329.1−1.1
Green James Abbott1,45816.9+9.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Fleet1,03512.0−2.7
Majority1,11312.9−4.2
Turnout 8,63261.2−12.0
Labour hold Swing −2.1
Witham Southern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Bigden 3,304 41.7 +3.3
Labour John Gyford *3,09139.0−1.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Beckett1,06313.4−3.5
Green Nelson Brunton4605.8+2.0
Majority2132.7
Turnout 7,91862.6−10.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.6

Brentwood

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Steady2.svg15,25141.5−2.3
Liberal Democrat 1Steady2.svg12,15133.1−2.8
Labour 0Steady2.svg5,98316.3-3.0
Independent 0Steady2.svg2,1976.0+6.0
Green 0Steady2.svg1,1503.1+2.2

Division results

Brentwood Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Aspinell 2,448 41.0 −1.8
Conservative Francis Kenny1,76429.6−7.3
Labour Michele Wigram1,01417.0−3.3
Green Anthony Stokes3255.5+5.5
Independent Kathleen Galbraith2163.6+3.6
Independent Edgar Davis *2013.4+3.4
Majority68411.5+5.5
Turnout 5,96863.1−8.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.8
Brentwood Hutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Roberts * 3,858 48.6 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Taylor2,10026.5−7.4
Labour Charles Bisson1,34617.0−0.4
Independent Greta Taylor3674.6+4.6
Green Roy Upchurch2643.3+3.3
Majority1,75822.2+16.2
Turnout 7,93567.1−4.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.7
Brentwood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Baker 2,244 35.7 −6.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Myers2,15434.3−0.5
Labour Bernadette Pavitt87914.0−3.4
Independent Judith Gray *80712.9+12.9
Green Frank Seckleman1913.0−2.3
Majority901.4−6.8
Turnout 6,27568.9−5.8
Conservative hold Swing −3.1
Brentwood Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Dyson 3,393 40.7 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Hardy3,13037.5−2.0
Labour Cornelius Maxey93411.2−2.1
Independent Alison Enkel *4014.8+4.8
Green Beryl Lankester2763.3−0.8
Independent Eileen Mickelborough2052.5+2.5
Majority2633.2−0.4
Turnout 8,33967.9−8.9
Conservative hold Swing −0.2
Brentwood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lionel Lee * 2,843 38.8 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Taylor2,31931.6+3.3
Labour David Minns1,81024.7−3.5
Green Margaret Willis3584.9+4.9
Majority5247.1−8.1
Turnout 7,33065.6−9.9
Conservative hold Swing −4.0

Castle Point

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Steady2.svg19,24748.8+3.6
Labour 2Steady2.svg15,71539.9−0.5
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg4,12610.5−4.0
Green 0Steady2.svg3200.8+0.8

Division results

Benfleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jillian Reeves * 3,061 50.7 +2.7
Labour Brian Wilson2,31438.3+0.3
Liberal Democrats Beryl Handford66811.1−2.9
Majority74712.4+2.4
Turnout 6,04361.4−12.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
Canvey Island East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Williams * 3,721 47.6 −0.5
Conservative Jeanette Blissett3,17040.6+1.2
Liberal Democrats Peggy Pearse6047.7−4.8
Green Christopher Keene3204.1+4.1
Majority5517.1−1.6
Turnout 7,81553.4−12.7
Labour hold Swing −0.8
Canvey Island West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Howard * 4,180 55.7 +4.2
Labour Brian Weller2,84938.0−2.2
Liberal Democrats Dawn Giles4716.3−1.0
Majority7,50017.7+6.3
Turnout 1,33153.1−14.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.2
Great Tarpots
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Goldsworth * 2,936 44.8 +1.2
Conservative Jacqueline Govier2,91444.4+3.0
Liberal Democrats Joyce Giles71110.8−4.2
Majority220.3−1.8
Turnout 6,56160.2−2.8
Labour hold Swing −0.9
Hadleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Williams * 3,088 54.2 +9.2
Labour John Trollope1,68329.5−1.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Handford93116.3−8.1
Majority1,40524.6+10.2
Turnout 5,70263.3−11.3
Conservative hold Swing +5.1
Thundersley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Dick * 2,834 49.0 +3.1
Labour Roy English2,21238.2+0.8
Liberal Democrats Marie Crouch74112.8−3.9
Majority62210.7+2.2
Turnout 5,78759.5−14.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.1

Chelmsford

District summary [5]

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Steady2.svg30,16640.2+1.2
Liberal Democrat 4Steady2.svg23,53131.3−3.3
Labour 1Steady2.svg18,46424.6+2.3
Green 0Steady2.svg2,9413.9+1.4

Division results

Broomfield & Writtle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wendy Cole * 2,900 43.7 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Angela Robinson2,03130.6−0.4
Labour Simon Barke1,45822.0+4.2
Green Carolyn Hobbs-Waller2433.7+1.5
Majority86913.1+11.1
Turnout 6,63264.5−10.5
Conservative hold Swing +5.6
Chelmsford East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Gale * 3,295 41.4 +1.8
Conservative David Lee2,69133.8−2.3
Labour Robert Miller1,73421.8+0.4
Green John Mudd2332.9+1.2
Majority6047.6+4.1
Turnout 7,95363.3−13.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.1
Chelmsford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Smith-Hughes * 2,796 38.6 +0.4
Labour Joan Bliss2,18530.2+0.3
Conservative Kathleen Pauley2,07628.7−1.6
Green Angela Thomson1872.6+1.0
Majority6118.4+0.5
Turnout 7,24461.3−15.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.1
Chelmsford South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Allen * 2,935 39.4 −6.0
Conservative Neil Gulliver2,48033.3+0.1
Labour Robert Jones1,80124.2+5.2
Green Joyce Shiner2393.2+0.9
Majority4556.1−1.8
Turnout 7,45564.4−12.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −3.1
Chelmsford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Spurgeon * 2,242 38.1 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson1,91032.4−2.9
Conservative Alastair Tween1,54426.2−3.0
Green Sheila Patrick1943.3+3.3
Majority3325.6+5.4
Turnout 5,89056.0−15.5
Labour hold Swing +2.7
Great Baddow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Miller 2,735 42.9 −4.7
Conservative David Sismey2,06832.4+1.4
Labour Norman Hunt1,35021.2+1.6
Green James Cross2283.6+1.8
Majority66710.5−6.1
Turnout 6,38161.8−13.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −3.1
Springfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Martin * 5,682 44.7 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Mackrory3,52627.8−6.6
Labour William Horslen2,91322.9+4.5
Green Eleanor Burgess5844.6+0.7
Majority2,15617.0+7.9
Turnout 12,70560.7−13.9
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
Stock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul White * 4,712 53.0 +3.7
Labour David Howell2,39526.9+2.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hutchon1,38015.5−7.0
Green Robert Kenney4054.6+1.1
Majority2,31726.1+1.5
Turnout 8,89263.5−11.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Woodham Ferrers & Danbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Hume 6,013 50.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Roberts2,92324.5−1.8
Labour Madeline Diamond2,38620.0+0.1
Green Colin Budgey6285.3+1.5
Majority3,09025.9+1.3
Turnout 11,95059.5−15.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

Colchester

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Increase2.svg 127,08938.4+4.2
Liberal Democrat 3Decrease2.svg 222,54231.9−1.7
Labour 2Increase2.svg 120,07628.4−0.6
Green 0Steady2.svg8741.2+0.8

Division results

Constable
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Clover * 3,954 52.0 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips2,02126.6−6.7
Labour Geraldine Harris1,62421.4+0.5
Majority1,93325.4+12.9
Turnout 7,59967.4−9.4
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Drury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Lucas 3,564 41.3 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Una Jones3,30438.2−1.5
Labour David Harris1,77320.5−0.8
Majority2603.0+2.2
Turnout 8,64165.4−9.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +1.9
Maypole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Bourne 2,321 36.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Irene Brady2,27036.1−5.4
Conservative Sonia Lewis1,69427.0+3.5
Majority510.8
Turnout 6,28549.0−14.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.7
Mersea and Stanway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press * 4,707 45.4 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Ilott2,98428.8−5.1
Labour Edna Salmon2,18121.0−0.8
Green Walter Schwartz5044.9New
Majority1,72316.6+6.2
Turnout 10,37664.8−9.9
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
Old Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fisher * 3,026 43.6 +0.3
Labour Kim Naish2,33633.7−1.6
Conservative Nicholas Taylor1,57422.7+1.3
Majority6909.9+1.8
Turnout 6,93652.3−15.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.9
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones * 3,052 38.6 +2.2
Conservative Neil Stock2,59632.8−0.5
Labour Richard Bartholomew2,26728.6−1.6
Majority4565.8+2.7
Turnout 7,91554.6−12.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.3
Parsons Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Theresa Higgins 3,225 38.1 −4.0
Conservative Derek Smith2,78032.9+3.6
Labour Edmund Chinnery2,45729.0+0.4
Majority4455.3−7.6
Turnout 8,46257.4−11.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −3.8
Tiptree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Peel * 3,718 47.2 +7.3
Labour Marion Williams2,31529.4−2.1
Liberal Democrats Craig Sutton147118.7New
Green Cheryl Gerrard3704.7+0.5
Majority1,40317.8+9.3
Turnout 7,87462.1−11.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.7

No Independent candidate as previous (−24.3).

Wivenhoe St Andrew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Young 2,802 43.2 +0.9
Conservative Kenneth Rogers1,92629.7+3.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lancaster1,76527.2−4.1
Majority87613.5+2.5
Turnout 6,49349.0−14.4
Labour hold Swing −1.2

Epping Forest

District summary [6]

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 5Steady2.svg25,48046.1+2.9
Liberal Democrat 2Increase2.svg 113,50624.5+4.7
Loughton Residents 1Steady2.svg2,3954.3−3.2
Labour 0Decrease2.svg 113,83725.1−4.4

Division results

Buckhurst Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Haigh 3,037 47.4 +4.3
Conservative James Brokenshire 2,36536.9+0.2
Labour Ronald Rodwell1,01115.8−4.4
Majority67210.5+4.3
Turnout 6,41361.3−11.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.1
Chigwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tomkins * 3,016 54.3 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Patricia Brooks1,51527.3+4.1
Labour David Tetlow1,02418.4−1.1
Majority1,50127.0−7.2
Turnout 5,55558.2−12.4
Conservative hold Swing −3.5
Epping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Whitehouse 3,299 43.8 +16.1
Conservative Dennis Ramshaw *3,00539.9−5.9
Labour Anne Baldwin1,22416.3−10.2
Majority2943.9−14.2
Turnout 7,52863.3−8.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.0
Loughton St Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Finn 2,271 42.5 +17.0
Labour Stanley Goodwin *2,22741.6+4.6
Liberal Democrats Niall De Lacy85115.9+9.4
Majority440.8−5.3
Turnout 5,34954.6−15.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.2
Loughton St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents David Linnell 2,395 37.2 +0.3
Conservative Stephen Metcalfe 1,97330.7+5.8
Labour Colin Huckle1,64425.6−6.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Spence4216.5+0.8
Majority4226.6+2.2
Turnout 6,43360.2−13.4
Loughton Residents hold Swing −2.7
North Weald & Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Jackson 4,111 59.3 +2.7
Labour Barry Johns1,85626.8−1.1
Liberal Democrats Monica Richardson97014.0−1.4
Majority2,25532.5−3.8
Turnout 6,93762.9−12.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Ongar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerard McEwen * 4,423 49.7 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Douglas Kelly2,49428.1+3.7
Labour Keith Tait1,97422.2−5.7
Majority1,92921.7−1.9
Turnout 8,89165.5−10.0
Conservative hold Swing −0.8
Waltham Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Webster * 4,316 53.2 +5.6
Labour Albert Farren2,87735.5−4.9
Liberal Democrats Olive Dunseath91911.3−0.8
Majority1,43917.7+10.5
Turnout 8,11252.8−14.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.3

Harlow

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour 5Steady2.svg15,62144.9−9.0
Conservative 0Steady2.svg11,10031.9+2.8
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg8,08423.2+7.3

Division results

Great Parndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Eschle 3,109 44.2 −7.3
Conservative Guy Mitchinson2,79039.7+4.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Jackson1,13116.1+2.4
Majority3194.5−12.2
Turnout 7,03058.6−14.2
Labour hold Swing −6.1
Harlow & Mark Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Sztumpf * 2,668 41.4 −10.2
Conservative Simon Carter1,94830.2−4.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Thurston1,83628.5+14.8
Majority72011.2−5.5
Turnout 6,45262.7−10.1
Labour hold Swing −2.8
Harlow Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Durcan * 3,633 41.0 −10.3
Conservative Anthony Hall3,39538.3+7.7
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley1,83620.7+5.3
Majority23811.2−8.7
Turnout 8,86462.7−10.3
Labour hold Swing −9.0
Little Parndon and Town Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Morris * 3,062 52.6 −4.8
Conservative Andrew Shannon1,62127.9+3.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Lawton1,13519.5+4.4
Majority1,44124.8−8.8
Turnout 5,81858.0−15.6
Labour hold Swing −3.9
Netteswellbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Holland 3,149 47.4 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Macy2,14632.3+17.5
Conservative Joshua Jolles1,34620.3−4.8
Majority1,00315.1−18.5
Turnout 6,64159.1−14.5
Labour hold Swing −15.2

Maldon

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 3Steady2.svg13,96048.5+6.1
Labour 0Steady2.svg8,30328.9+4.2
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg4,64516.2−7.5
Green 0Steady2.svg1,8626.5+2.2

Division results

Maldon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Mead 4,409 46.8 +10.0
Labour Peter Roberts3,07032.6+6.6
Liberal Democrats Janetta Sosin1,31313.9−5.1
Green Michael Cole6336.7+6.7
Majority1,33914.2+3.4
Turnout 9,42563.4−11.6
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Southminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Boyce * 4,886 49.4 +2.8
Labour Terence Quinlan2,91729.5−0.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Weeks1,46714.8−3.5
Green Mark Ellis6176.2+1.5
Majority1,96919.9+3.5
Turnout 9,88760.3−11.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Tollesbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rodney Bass * 4,665 49.3 +5.5
Labour Michael Bentley2,31624.5+7.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Jackson1,86519.7−14.0
Green Jonathan King6126.5+1.5
Majority2,34924.8+14.8
Turnout 9,45863.9−11.7
Conservative hold Swing −0.7

Rochford

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 5Increase2.svg 317,71947.1+6.4
Labour 0Decrease2.svg 110,31627.4−0.7
Liberal Democrat 0Decrease2.svg 28,40022.3−8.8
Independent 0Steady2.svg1,1583.1+3.1

Division results

Rayleigh North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Castle 3,444 47.9 +10.6
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Williams2,31532.2−11.5
Labour David Husk1,43820.0+0.9
Majority1,12915.7+
Turnout 7,19761.4−13.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.1
Rayleigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mavis Webster 3,555 44.7 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris2,56032.2−6.9
Labour Mary Stevenson1,83923.1+0.1
Majority99512.5
Turnout 7,95459.8−13.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +6.9
Rochford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey Chapman * 3,512 43.1 +3.2
Labour David Ford2,04125.1−0.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Lock1,43017.6−16.8
Independent John Mason1,15814.2+14.2
Majority1,47118.1+12.5
Turnout 8,14160.9−12.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Rochford South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Pearson 3,180 47.0 +5.8
Labour Graham Fox *2,77641.0−1.1
Liberal Democrats Mary Beckers80912.0−4.7
Majority4046.0+
Turnout 6,76557.4−13.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.4
Rochford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Hart * 4,028 53.5 +6.3
Labour Peter Stebbing2,22229.5−2.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Beckers1,28617.1−4.0
Majority1,80624.0+8.6
Turnout 7,53659.1−14.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.3

Tendring

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 5Increase2.svg 124,73737.5+1.8
Labour 3Steady2.svg24,14636.6−1.0
Liberal Democrat 0Decrease2.svg 113,02119.7−4.8
Community Representatives0Steady2.svg3,5475.4+5.4
Independent 0Steady2.svg2860.4−1.7
Green 0Steady2.svg2550.4+0.4

Division results

Brightlingsea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Robinson * 3,278 41.2 +6.6
Labour Paul Bishop2,38830.0−2.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Dale2,03825.6−7.0
Green Derek Skinner2553.2+3.2
Majority89011.2+4.1
Turnout 7,95964.0−1.6
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Clacton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Catherine Jessop * 3,253 40.1 −4.0
Labour Louise Armstrong2,67933.0−1.9
Community Representative Agnes Duffus1,14014.0+14.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller1,04612.9−8.1
Majority5747.1−2.1
Turnout 8,11862.6−6.9
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
Clacton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Baker * 3,339 38.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Harold Shearing2,74731.6−1.3
Conservative Jeffrey Bray2,60129.9−0.3
Majority5926.8+2.9
Turnout 8,68758.0−9.2
Labour hold Swing +1.5
Clacton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Smith * 4,934 60.8 +6.0
Conservative William Stone2,34828.9−1.2
Liberal Democrats John Candler83210.3−4.8
Majority2,58631.9+7.3
Turnout 8,11455.8−8.4
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Frinton and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Page 5,763 55.6 +1.0
Labour Kenneth Aldis2,93728.3+0.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Harrison1,67216.1−1.2
Majority2,82627.2+0.8
Turnout 10,37268.0−4.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Harwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Double * 3,593 45.1 −8.6
Community Representative Steven Henderson1,99425.0+25.0
Conservative Mark Cossens1,67021.0−6.1
Liberal Democrats David Cattrell7108.9−10.4
Majority1,59920.1−6.6
Turnout 7,96763.9−7.2
Labour hold Swing −16.8
Tendring Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Lumber * 2,879 40.3 −0.0
Labour Ann Evander2,27731.9−0.9
Liberal Democrats Mark de Roy1,57622.1−4.9
Community Representative John Brown4135.8+5.8
Majority6028.4+0.8
Turnout 7,14563.8−9.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Tendring Rural West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Candy 2,945 38.6 +17.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hawkins *2,40031.5−0.8
Labour Gregory Morgan1,99926.2−3.0
Independent Harry Bird2863.8−14.2
Majority5457.1+4.1
Turnout 7,63063.9−10.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +

Uttlesford

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Steady2.svg16,77547.9+4.1
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg11,32332.3−1.2
Labour 0Steady2.svg6,44918.4−2.1
Green 0Steady2.svg4771.4+0.8

Division results

Dunmow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Flack 4,259 53.1 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Rodney Copping1,99724.9−5.7
Labour Harold Wright1,76122.0+2.7
Majority2,26228.2+8.6
Turnout 8,01763.4−12.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
Saffron Walden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Chambers * 4,683 45.0 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Joan Dawson3,45233.2+5.3
Labour Yvonne Morton2,26721.8−7.1
Majority1,23111.8+4.8
Turnout 10,40264.6−11.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Stansted
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wallace * 3,858 44.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilcock3,83743.8+3.2
Labour Michael Powell1,07212.2−3.7
Majority210.2−2.6
Turnout 8,76765.4−9.6
Conservative hold Swing −1.3
Thaxted
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Whitehead * 3,975 50.7 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Thawley2,03726.0−10.0
Labour Gordon Murray1,34917.2+1.4
Green Daniel Brett4776.1+6.1
Majority1,93824.7+12.5
Turnout 7,83864.6−10.5
Conservative hold Swing +6.3

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