2019 Uttlesford District Council election

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2019 Uttlesford District Council election
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All 39 seats to Uttlesford District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party R4U Liberal Democrats
Last election9 seats, 25.3%6 seats, 15.7%
Seats won267
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 17Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote18,23410,692
Percentage38.3%22.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 13.0%Increase2.svg 6.8%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Conservative Independent
Last election23 seats, 42.7%1 seat, 5.0%
Seats won42
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 19Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote13,4192,084
Percentage28.2%4.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 14.5%Decrease2.svg 0.6%
UTTLESFORD DC 2019 NOCHOLSCHEM.svg
Map showing the winner in each ward for the 2019 Uttlesford District Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


R4U

The 2019 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 Uttlesford District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  R4U 2926170Increase2.svg 1766.738.318,234+13.0
  Liberal Democrats 30732Increase2.svg 117.922.510,692+6.8
  Conservative 384019Decrease2.svg 1910.328.213,419–14.5
  Independent 2210Increase2.svg 14.45.12,084–0.6
  Labour 18000Steady2.svg0.03.51,664–3.6
  Green 9000Steady2.svg0.02.71,294+1.6
  UKIP 1000Steady2.svg0.00.4193–2.7

Ward Results

Ashdon

Ashdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U James Leon Herman De Vries 321 41.5 -1.7
Conservative Howard Stephen Rolfe27034.9-11.7
Green Paul Henry Allington7910.2New
Liberal Democrats Sara Booth597.6New
Labour Oliver James Rowley364.7New
Majority
Turnout 77449.1
R4U gain from Conservative Swing

Broad Oak & The Hallingsburys

Broad Oak & The Hallingsburys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Geof Driscoll 571 47.9
R4U Neil Reeve 524 44.0
Conservative Keith Artus40433.9
Conservative Lesley Wells31626.5
UKIP David Allum19316.2
Liberal Democrats Maryanne Fleming13311.2
Turnout 1,19737.7
R4U gain from Conservative
R4U gain from Conservative

Clavering

Clavering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Oliver 497 56.5
R4U Tracy Williams23226.4
Liberal Democrats John Clift15017.1
Majority
Turnout 88347.5
Conservative hold Swing

Debden & Wimbish

Debden & Wimbish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Stewart Luck 307 40.7
Conservative Tina Knight24532.5
Liberal Democrats Alison Hare14218.8
Green Edward Gildea334.4
Labour Peter Donovan283.7
Majority
Turnout 70644.5
R4U gain from Conservative Swing

Elsenham & Henham

Elsenham & Henham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Petrina Lees 927 64.1
R4U Garry Lecount 612 42.3
Liberal Democrats Fred Frindle52636.4
Liberal Democrats David South32022.1
Conservative Liam Hithersey1429.8
Labour Callum Parris795.5
Majority
Turnout 1,45841.4
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Felsted & Stebbing

Felsted & Stebbing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Sandi Merifield 661 45.9
R4U John Evans 647 44.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Silcock40928.4
Conservative Roy Ramm35224.4
Conservative Charlotte Salomon29420.4
Liberal Democrats Antoinette Wattebot15210.5
Green Ruth Wheaton966.7
Labour Humphrey Barbier493.4
Labour David Sowter463.2
Turnout 1,45542.5
R4U gain from Conservative Swing
R4U gain from Conservative Swing

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow

Flitch Green & Little Dunmow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christian Criscione 374 58.8
R4U Felicity Sutton17928.1
Liberal Democrats Steven Raddon8313.1
Majority
Turnout 1,84934.6
Conservative hold Swing

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Alexander Armstrong 779 63.9
R4U Louise Pepper 652 53.4
Conservative John Davey37831.0
Conservative Paul Davies29123.9
Liberal Democrats David Morgan1149.3
Majority
Turnout 1,22833.7
R4U gain from Conservative Swing
R4U gain from Conservative Swing

Great Dunmow South & Barnston

Great Dunmow South & Barnston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Rod Jones 978 58.8
R4U Patrick Lavelle 970 58.3
R4U Colin Day 865 52.0
Conservative Danielle Frost55133.1
Conservative Graham Barker47228.4
Conservative Vic Ranger43826.3
Labour Gerard Darcy20212.1
Majority
Turnout 1,70334.0
R4U gain from Conservative Swing
R4U gain from Conservative Swing
R4U gain from Conservative Swing

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Mark Lemon
(Mark Lemon)		430 76.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Dyer6611.8
Labour Bill McCarthy6311.3
Majority
Turnout 57832.3
Conservative hold Swing

High Easter & Rodings

High Easter & Rodings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Barker 483 70.5
Green Margaret Shaw9113.3
Liberal Democrats Jonh Hudson7010.2
Labour Faridah Gullam416.0
Majority
Turnout 70736.8
Conservative hold Swing

Littlebury, Chesterfords & Wenden Lofts

Littlebury, Chesterfords & Wenden Lofts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neil Gregory 1,057 57.0
Independent Richard Pavitt 1,027 55.3
Conservative Robert Chambers48125.9
Conservative Julie Redfern47125.4
Green Kevin Wing26314.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara Hughes21911.8
Majority
Turnout 1,87254.8
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Newport

Newport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Neil Hargreaves 952 75.2
R4U Ant Gerard 853 67.4
Conservative Gregory Smith20816.4
Conservative Tom Flack19915.7
Liberal Democrats Marion Dyer14711.6
Majority
Turnout 1,27643.4
R4U hold Swing
R4U hold Swing

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Deryk Alan Eke 744 45.0
R4U Barbara Ann Light 740 44.7
Liberal Democrats Mike Hibbs58435.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Maurice Ede26115.8
Conservative George Maurice Smith24314.7
Conservative Sam Slota-Newson22813.8
Green Sarah Jane Heaton Allington22613.7
Labour David Patrick O'Brien1529.2
Majority
Turnout 1,70737.1
R4U hold Swing
R4U hold Swing

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Heather Jane Asker 818 54.8
R4U Richard Ford Freeman 742 49.7
Conservative Sam Goddard28919.4
Conservative David James Sadler23015.4
Liberal Democrats Steffi Suhr20914.0
Liberal Democrats John Newman Lefever20713.9
Green Abigail Saffrey1459.7
Labour Simon David Trimnell1198.0
Labour Laura Jane Snell956.4
Majority
Turnout 1,52535.4%
R4U hold Swing
R4U hold Swing

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U John Stuart Lodge 1,136 52.0
R4U Arthur George Coote 1,130 51.8
R4U Paul Geoffrey Fairhurst 1,096 50.2
Conservative Andrew James Ketteridge47821.9
Green Trilby Fiona Roberts37617.2
Liberal Democrats Sonia Sault35816.4
Conservative Karan Karunakaram35316.2
Conservative Nicholas David Osborne34815.9
Liberal Democrats Adam Peter Philip Langworthy27212.5
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Jane Barrows25811.8
Labour Yvonne Lily Morton23810.9
Majority
Turnout 2,22527.7
R4U hold Swing
R4U hold Swing
R4U hold Swing

Stansted North

Stansted North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean 905 60.7
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sell 871 58.4
Conservative Nick Church48432.4
Conservative Josie Thompson45330.4
Labour Joe Lewis926.2
Labour Alfred Miti795.3
Majority
Turnout 1,51443.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stansted South & Birchanger

Stansted South & Birchanger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Melvin Caton 550 57.5
Liberal Democrats Ayub Khan 463 48.4
Conservative Gary Davey34936.5
Conservative Jennie Sutton32534.0
Labour Daniel Brett818.5
Labour Thomas Van De Bilt687.1
Majority
Turnout 1,01122.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Loughlin 459 72.3
Conservative Dapne Wallace-Jarvis17627.7
Majority
Turnout 64039.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Takeley

Takeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Geoff Bagnall 928 61.1
R4U Maggie Sutton 913 60.1
R4U Vere Isham 800 52.7
Conservative Jim Gordon44229.1
Conservative Derek Jones42828.2
Conservative Howard Ryles33221.9
Liberal Democrats Teddy Kimber1409.2
Labour Terry Brandon1197.8
Majority
Turnout 1,53625.1
R4U gain from Conservative Swing
R4U gain from Conservative Swing
R4U gain from Conservative Swing

Thaxted & The Eastons

Thaxted & The Eastons
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Tayler 1,263 75.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Foley 1,229 73.4
Conservative Ralph Barrington36421.7
Conservative Marie Siddans30518.2
Labour Alex Young774.6
Majority
Turnout 1,71742.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Alan Storah 383 47.3
Conservative William Burton26532.8
Green Emma Horton8810.9
Liberal Democrats Claire Vintiner739.0
Majority
Turnout 80745.9
R4U gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections

Newport

Newport: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Judy Emanuel 892
Conservative Jennie Sutton322
Green Edward Gildea63
Liberal Democrats Thomas Smith62
Labour Andrew Sampson61
Turnout 45
R4U hold Swing

The Newport by-election was triggered by the resignation of Anthony Gerard, who had been elected as a Residents for Uttlesford councillor in May 2019 but defected to the Greens in October 2019. [2] [3]

The Sampfords

The Sampfords: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Smith 384
R4U Uli Gerhard361
Green Madeleine Radford52
Labour Sanjukta Ghosh46
Liberal Democrats Maryanne Fleming21
Turnout 48.7
Conservative gain from R4U Swing

This by-election was triggered by the death of Residents for Uttlesford councillor Alan Storah. [3]

Great Dunmow South & Barnston

Great Dunmow South & Barnston: 5 January 2023 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Loveday 375 46.0 +14.2
R4U Kerry Herbert23829.2–27.3
Labour Ben Cavanagh11514.1+2.4
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Flawn8810.8New
Majority13716.8N/A
Turnout 83016.4–17.6
Registered electors 5,048
Conservative gain from R4U Swing Increase2.svg20.8

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Residents for Uttlesford councillor Colin Day. [5]

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