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

Results maps

Changes between elections

1995–1999

Braintree Central By-Election 31 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 58365.5+1.7
Liberal Democrats 16518.5−3.1
Conservative 11913.4−1.2
Green 232.6+2.6
Majority 41847.0
Turnout 89017.8
Labour hold Swing

1999–2003

Central By-Election 10 February 2000 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 46653.8+0.6
Conservative 26030.0+8.5
Liberal Democrats 14016.2−0.6
Majority 20623.8
Turnout 86616.0
Labour hold Swing
East By-Election 10 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 58750.4−2.5
Conservative 34429.5+3.5
Liberal Democrats 19216.5−4.6
Green 423.6+3.6
Majority 24320.9
Turnout 1,16517.0
Labour hold Swing
Castle Hedingham By-Election 29 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 32869.5−5.1
Labour 14430.5+5.1
Majority 18439.0
Turnout 47232.0
Conservative hold Swing
Braintree Central By-Election 6 July 2000 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 69452.1−1.1
Conservative 47535.7+14.2
Liberal Democrats 1249.3−7.5
Green 382.9−5.6
Majority 21916.4
Turnout 1,33124.1
Labour hold Swing
Braintree West By-Election 31 January 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 67139.0+5.0
Conservative 66638.7+8.4
Liberal Democrats 26115.2−20.5
Independent 663.8+3.8
Green 392.3+2.3
Legalise Cannabis 191.1+1.1
Majority 50.3
Turnout 1,72230.0
Labour hold Swing
Braintree Central By-Election 21 March 2002 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 75861.0+7.8
Conservative 27822.4+0.9
Liberal Democrats 14411.6−5.2
Green 625.0−3.5
Majority 48038.6
Turnout 1,24221.8
Labour hold Swing

2003–2007

Hedingham and Maplestead By-Election 11 March 2004 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter66445.8+21.1
Conservative 62543.1−3.0
Labour 16011.0−4.1
Majority 392.7
Turnout 1,44929.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Rayne By-Election 14 October 2004 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Banthorpe28949.5+0.3
Liberal Democrats Joanne Fish27246.6−4.2
Green 233.9+3.9
Majority 172.9
Turnout 58434.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2007–2011

Braintree East By-Election 19 June 2008 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Smith66850.7+17.4
Labour Agnes Bishop40630.8−4.6
Green Wendy Partridge1259.5+9.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Lemon1199.0−6.0
Majority 26219.9
Turnout 1,31827.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield Peveral By-Election 19 June 2008 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron Elliston78278.1+0.1
Labour Carole Hine13813.8−8.2
Green Agnes Wells818.1+8.1
Majority 64464.3
Turnout 1,00130.1
Conservative hold Swing
Witham West By-Election 2 October 2008 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Cohen50840.9+1.2
Labour Kathleen Tearle37330.1+3.2
Liberal Democrats Joy Reekie18214.7−2.2
Green Wendy Partridge17814.3−2.1
Majority 13510.8
Turnout 1,24124.0
Conservative hold Swing
The Three Colnes By-Election 4 December 2008 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Siddall64777.0+24.5
Labour Richard Tincknell12114.4+4.1
Green Wendy Partridge728.6+8.6
Majority 52662.6
Turnout 84021.5
Conservative hold Swing

2015–2019

Witham South by-election, 5 May 2016 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Maclure 446 44.3 −13.2
Labour Paul Heath37637.4+10.8
Green Stephen Hicks18418.3+12.0
Majority 707.0
Turnout 1,01423.0−38.9
Conservative hold
Witham North by-election, 20 October 2016 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Barlow 339 37.5 +4.2
Conservative Lorne Campbell30834.0−11.0
Green Michelle Weeks22725.1+12.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Scott313.4−6.0
Majority 313.4
Turnout 90618.3−43.0
Labour gain from Conservative
Bumpstead by-election, 20 October 2016 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Garrod 350 64.6 +2.7
UKIP Debbie Shaw8415.5−4.1
Labour William Edwards458.3−10.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter407.4+7.4
Green Anne Bishop234.2+4.2
Majority 26649.1+6.8
Turnout 54223.2−52.5
Conservative hold
Bocking North by-election, 3 May 2018 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Everard 619 48.3 +9.0
Conservative Dean Wallace54042.2+3.1
UKIP Samuel Cowie786.1−10.6
Green Dawn Holmes443.4−1.5
Majority 796.2
Turnout 1,28130.7−35.4
Labour gain from Conservative
Hatfield Peverel and Terling by-election, 3 May 2018 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Coleridge 965 64.7 −3.0
Green Jonathan Barker29319.6+9.7
Labour Lucy Barlow23415.7−6.3
Majority 67245.0
Turnout 1,49632.2−41.2
Conservative hold

2019–2023

Hatfield Peverel and Terling by-election, 6 May 2021 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darren White 1,009 61.4 +2.9
Green Jonathan Barker31519.2−2.6
Labour Jack Coleman19511.9+2.8
Independent David Hodges1247.5+7.5
Majority 69442.2
Turnout 1,643
Conservative hold Swing
Witham South by-election, 6 May 2021 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Korsinah 623 51.5 +0.5
Labour Paul Heath33928.0+6.1
Green Philip Hughes15713.0+13.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Ryland917.5−19.6
Majority 28423.5
Turnout 1,210
Conservative hold Swing
Braintree South by-election, 10 November 2022 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Green 372 45.2 +15.6
Conservative Stephen Canning31738.5−10.4
Green Simon Attwood13416.3−5.2
Majority 556.7
Turnout 823
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Coggeshall by-election, 10 November 2022 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dennis Abram 576 43.5 +43.5
Conservative Chris Siddall45134.1+6.1
Labour Robert Powers29722.4+11.0
Majority 1259.4
Turnout 1,324
Independent hold Swing

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. 1 2 3 "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk . 22 March 2002. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  13. ↑ "Tories keep even score in byelections". guardian.co.uk . 12 March 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  14. ↑ "Twin council win for Tories". guardian.co.uk . 15 October 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  15. ↑ "Election of a District Councillor for Braintree East on Thursday 19 June 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  16. ↑ "Election of a District Councillor for Hatfield Peverel on Thursday 19 June 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  17. ↑ "Election of a District Councillor for Witham West on Thursday 2 October 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  18. ↑ "Election of a District Councillor for The Three Colnes on Thursday 4 December 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  19. ↑ Braintree District Council. "5th May 2016 District Council – Witham South | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  20. ↑ Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council – Witham North | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  21. ↑ Braintree District Council. "20th October 2016 District Council – Bumpstead | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  22. ↑ Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 – Bocking North – May 2018 | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  23. ↑ Braintree District Council. "3rd May 2018 – Hatfield Peverel and Terling | Braintree District Council". www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hatfield Peverel and Terling Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Witham South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Braintree South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coggeshall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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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