2019 Maldon District Council election

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2019 Maldon District Council election
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  2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 31 seats to Maldon District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Independent
Last election29 seats, 56.5%2 seats, 16.4%
Seats won1714
Seat changeDecrease2.svg11Increase2.svg12
Popular vote11,57512,156
Percentage45.8%48.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.7%Increase2.svg31.7%

Maldon UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Maldon District Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 Maldon District Council election took place on 2 May to elect all members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England, the same day as the other 2019 United Kingdom local elections. [1]

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 Maldon District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2917011Decrease2.svg 1154.845.811,575–10.7
  Independent 2714120Increase2.svg 1245.248.112,156+31.7
  Labour 8000Steady2.svg0.05.41,365–4.8
  UKIP 1001Decrease2.svg 10.00.6155–7.5

No Green (-6.5), BNP (-1.5) or Liberal Democrat (-0.8) candidates stood in this election.

Ward results

Althorne

Althorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Bassenger 531 52.6
Conservative Bob Boyce 468 46.3
Conservative Linda Pailing36936.5
Labour Joshua Allen18518.3
Turnout 1,02129.4
Independent gain from UKIP
Conservative hold

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wendy Stamp 930 83.3
Conservative Anne Hull 356 31.9
Conservative Neil Pudney27024.2
Labour Jackie Brown16715.0
Turnout 1,11736.0
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Burnham-on-Crouch South

Burnham-on-Crouch South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nick Skeens 771 67.9
Independent Vanessa Bell 740 65.2
Conservative Ron Pratt27023.8
Conservative Peter Elliott19317.0
Labour Leslie McDonald13111.5
Turnout 1,14534.6
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Great Totham

Great Totham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Siddall 714 55.8
Conservative John Keyes 704 55.0
Independent Jade Hughes48337.8
Independent Mark Fullbrook26720.9
Labour Karen Corley1269.9
Turnout 1,27942.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge East

Heybridge East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Harker 471 54.0
Conservative Anne Beale 429 49.2
Independent Carey Martin36942.3
Independent Richard Perry35941.2
Turnout 90527.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge West

Heybridge West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Edwards 423 60.3
Independent Chrisy Morris 283 40.3
Conservative Ian Dobson27739.5
Conservative Robert Long22431.9
Turnout 72322.7
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Maldon East

Maldon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Swain 224 50.7
Independent David Ogg12325.6
Conservative Stephen Savage11423.7
Majority
Turnout 47224.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Maldon North

Maldon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Nunn 703 62.2
Independent Carlie Mayes 367 32.4
Conservative Richie Miller34730.7
Conservative Tony Shrimpton31027.4
Independent Michael Pearlman25622.6
Turnout 1,15834.1
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Maldon South

Maldon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Lagan 663 65.1
Independent Jeanette Stilts 475 46.6
Conservative Andrew Cain32231.6
Conservative Branda Harker26526.0
Labour Wayne Frostick15014.7
Turnout 1,01933.2
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Maldon West

Maldon West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Heard 1,039 83.5
Independent Flo Shaughnessy 894 71.8
Conservative Jhual Hafiz23318.7
Turnout 1,25040.1
Independent hold
Independent hold

Mayland

Mayland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Channer Unopposed
Conservative Michael Helm Unopposed
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Purleigh

Purleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Fleming 625 66.7
Conservative Sue White 586 62.5
Independent Tina Gentry26628.4
Independent Chris van Rossum24926.6
Turnout 95634.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southminster

Southminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Beale 576 43.0
Conservative Adrian Fluker41030.6
Independent John Anderson35426.4
Majority
Turnout 90826.4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Tillingham

Tillingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Dewick 283 44.8
Independent Matthew Neall19330.6
UKIP Peter Horscroft15524.6
Majority
Turnout 64436.6
Conservative hold Swing

Tollesbury

Tollesbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Bamford 409 72.5
Labour Jenna Payne15527.5
Majority
Turnout 59636.8
Conservative hold Swing

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maddie Thompson 749 72.1
Conservative Clive Morley 707 68.0
Labour Glenn Craig27826.8
Turnout 1,08931.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wickham Bishops and Woodham

Wickham Bishops and Woodham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karl Jarvis 784 65.2
Conservative Mark Durham 686 57.0
Independent Dawn Penn25621.3
Independent Leonard Perry20717.2
Labour Ted Herring17314.4
Turnout 1,21541.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Heybridge East

Heybridge East: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bruce Heubner 510 49.4
Independent Richard Perry20219.6
Labour Wayne Frosick12311.9
Independent Alan Outlaw11110.7
Liberal Democrats John Driver878.4
Majority30829.8
Turnout 1,03331.9
Registered electors 3,271
Conservative hold Swing

Tollesbury

Tollesbury: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Emma Stephens 531 65.4
Conservative Debbie Keating22427.6
Labour Matthew Wallis-Keyes394.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones182.2
Majority30737.8
Turnout 81249.7
Registered electors 1,645
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Wickham Bishops & Woodham

Wickham Bishops and Woodham: 24 February 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Morgan 361 53.9 -11.3
Independent Lance Peatling16124.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Colin Baldy8011.9N/A
Labour Matthew Wallis-Keyes669.9-4.5
Majority20029.9
Turnout 67023.4
Conservative hold

Heybridge West

Heybridge West: 14 April 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Spenceley 269 45.6 N/A
Conservative Nigel Miller10718.1-21.4
Independent Simon Burwood9315.8N/A
Independent Richard Perry7212.2N/A
Labour Matthew Wallis-Keyes498.3N/A
Majority16227.5
Turnout 59017.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing N/A

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References

  1. Council, Maldon District. "Election Results 2 May - District Council". www.maldon.gov.uk.