Braintree District Council elections

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Braintree District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years. Since the last comprehensive boundary changes in 2015, 49 councillors have been elected from 26 wards. [1]

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Seat history

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [2] Green Independent OthersCouncil control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (58 seats)
1973 152230153 [a] No overall control
1976 3981082 [b] Conservative
New ward boundaries; seats increased from 58 to 60
1983 281630103 [c] No overall control
1987 30135084 [d] No overall control
1991 23216064 [e] No overall control
1995 10376052 [f] Labour
1999 17313243 [g] Labour
New ward boundaries
2003 27204225 [h] No overall control
2007 4291225 [i] Conservative
2011 4790211 [j] Conservative
New ward boundaries; seats reduced from 60 to 49
2015 4420102 [k] Conservative
2019 3420634 [l] Conservative
2023 2690473 [m] Conservative

Council elections

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Results maps

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By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards. [12] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Coggeshall 8 September 1983 Conservative Conservative
Kelvedon 10 November 1983 Conservative Conservative
Black Notley 3 March 1984 Conservative Alliance
Yeldham 13 December 1984 Conservative Alliance
Castle Hedingham 27 June 1985 Conservative Alliance
Witham West 27 February 1986 Conservative Labour
Hatfield Peverel 16 October 1986 Independent Conservative
Halstead St Andrew's 3 March 1988 Independent Conservative
Witham Chipping Hill 21 April 1988 Conservative Labour
Gosfield 9 June 1988 Independent Conservative
Colne Engaine &
Greenstead Green 		3 November 1988 Conservative Conservative
Sible Hedingham 15 December 1988 Independent SLD
Halstead St Andrew's 13 July 1989 Conservative Labour
Kelvedon 1 March 1990 Conservative Labour
Earls Colne 5 December 1991 Independent Conservative
Castle Hedingham 6 October 1994 Liberal Democrats Conservative

1995-2006

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Braintree Central 7 March 1996 Labour Labour
Braintree Central 31 July 1997 Labour Labour
Braintree East 10 February 2000 Labour Labour
Braintree Central 10 February 2000 Labour Labour
Castle Hedingham 29 June 2000 Conservative Conservative
Braintree Central 6 July 2000 Labour Labour
Braintree West 31 January 2002 Labour Labour
Hedingham & Maplestead 11 March 2004 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Rayne 14 October 2004 Liberal Democrats Conservative

2007-2018

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Hatfield Peverel 16 June 2008 Conservative Conservative
Braintree East 19 June 2008 Conservative Conservative
Witham West 2 October 2008 Conservative Conservative
The Three Colnes 4 December 2008 Conservative Conservative
Braintree South 24 June 2010 Conservative Conservative
Great Notley & Braintree West 15 March 2012 Conservative Conservative
Braintree East 15 March 2012 Conservative Labour
Braintree South 15 March 2012 Conservative Labour
Braintree East 25 July 2013 Labour Labour
Witham South 5 May 2016 Conservative Conservative
Bumpstead 20 October 2016 Conservative Conservative
Witham North 20 October 2016 Conservative Labour
Bocking North 3 May 2018 Conservative Labour
Hatfield Peverel & Terling 3 May 2018 Conservative Conservative

2019-present

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Hatfield Peverel & Terling 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Witham South 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Braintree South 10 November 2022 Conservative Labour
Coggeshall 10 November 2022 Independent Independent

References

  1. ↑ "A Candidate's Guide" (PDF). Braintree District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  2. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and the Alliance.
  3. ↑ The District of Braintree (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. ↑ The Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester (Areas) Order 1985
  5. ↑ The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Braintree". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  10. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2019". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  12. ↑ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 2026-01-18. Retrieved 2026-01-18.

Notes

  1. ↑ 2 Independent Conservatives, 1 Residents Association
  2. ↑ 1 Independent Conservative, 1 Residents Association
  3. ↑ 2 Residents Association, 1 Independent Conservative
  4. ↑ 4 Residents Association
  5. ↑ 4 Ratepayers
  6. ↑ 2 Residents Association
  7. ↑ 3 Residents Association
  8. ↑ 5 Halstead Residents
  9. ↑ 5 Halstead Residents
  10. ↑ 1 Halstead Resident
  11. ↑ 2 Halstead Residents
  12. ↑ 4 Halstead Residents
  13. ↑ 3 Halstead Residents
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