Uttlesford District Council elections

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Uttlesford District Council is elected every four years.

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Council elections

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Labour R4U Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (42 seats)
1973 2227–11Conservative
New ward boundaries [1]
1976 3043–5Conservative
1979 2834–7Conservative
1983 2861–7Conservative
1987 [b] 24101–7Conservative
1991 [c] 25101–6Conservative
1995 [d] 12194–7No overall control
1999 16182–6No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats increased from 42 to 44 [5]
2003 10310–3Liberal Democrats
2007 26150–3Conservative
2011 3480–2Conservative
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 44 to 39 [6]
2015 236091Conservative
2019 470262R4U
2023 1140222R4U

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By-election results

1995–1999

Great Dunmow South By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 35135.8−28.8
Conservative 34134.8−0.6
Labour 20721.1+21.1
Independent 818.3+8.3
Majority 101.0
Turnout 98028.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hatfield Broad Oak By-Election 3 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 24450.7+9.9
Liberal Democrats 21544.7−14.5
Labour 224.5+4.5
Majority 296.0
Turnout 48151.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
The Sampfords By-Election 25 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 25547.6−1.0
Liberal Democrats 23744.2+44.2
Independent 448.2−43.2
Majority 183.4
Turnout 53639.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Stebbing By-Election 11 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 27152.6
Conservative 13927.0
Independent 10520.4
Majority 13225.6
Turnout 515
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Stansted Mountfitchet By-Election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 82649.7+2.3
Conservative 63738.4+10.2
Labour 19811.9−12.5
Majority 18911.3
Turnout 1,66138.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999–2003

Stort Valley By-Election 13 April 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 31155.7−5.4
Conservative 24744.3+5.4
Majority 6511.4
Turnout 55848.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Birchanger By-Election 15 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 34676.7+4.2
Liberal Democrats 10523.3−4.2
Majority 24153.4
Turnout 45156.5
Conservative hold Swing
The Chesterfords By-Election 23 November 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 44359.6+13.4
Conservative 30040.4−13.4
Majority 14319.2
Turnout 74350.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2003–2007

Great Dunmow South By-Election 21 October 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Emily Gower61561.9−0.8
Conservative Michael Miller37838.1+0.8
Majority 23723.8
Turnout 99328.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Great Dunmow South By-Election 14 July 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Miller53758.6+21.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Wingard38041.4−21.3
Majority 15717.2
Turnout 91726.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wimbish and Debden By-Election 27 October 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tina Knight30053.6+53.6
Liberal Democrats David Morgan26046.4−12.5
Majority 407.2
Turnout 56024.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Newport By-Election 8 June 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Yarwood74660.4−9.7
Conservative Rad Gooding48939.6+9.7
Majority 25720.8
Turnout 1,23548.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007–2011

Great Dunmow North By-Election 5 June 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Davey56952.5+17.4
Liberal Democrats Julia Hirons51547.5−2.3
Majority 545.0
Turnout 1,08442.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2011–2015

Newport By-Election 2 May 2013 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joanna Parry42836.5+36.5
Conservative Peter Arscott38032.4−18.9
Liberal Democrats Howard Bowman24020.5−28.2
Labour Denis Mongon12510.7+10.7
Majority 484.1
Turnout 1,173
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Felsted By-Election 25 July 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marie Felton55754.1−24.9
Liberal Democrats Antoinette Wattebot25324.6+3.6
UKIP Alan Stannard18117.6+17.6
Labour Yad Zanganah383.7+3.7
Majority 30429.5
Turnout 1,029
Conservative hold Swing

2015–2019

Elsenham and Henham By-Election 16 February 2017 (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Petrina Lees834
R4U Garry LeCount716
Liberal Democrats Sinead Holland316
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Flawn259
Conservative Joe Rich141
Conservative Alexis Beeching120
UKIP Sharron Coker68
UKIP David Allum64
Labour Hilary Todd39
Labour Carl Steward28
Green Paul Allington8
Green Karmel Stannard6
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
R4U gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Newport By-Election 4 May 2017 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Anthony Gerrard62346.9−6.2
Conservative Paul Simper38128.7−3.5
Liberal Democrats Jayne Pacey32524.5+9.8
Majority 24218.2
Turnout 1,329
R4U hold Swing

2019–2023

Newport By-Election 6 May 2021 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R4U Judy Emanuel89263.7−9.1
Conservative Jennie Sutton32223.0+7.1
Green Edward Gildea634.5+4.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Smith624.4−6.8
Labour Andrew Sampson614.4+4.4
Majority 57040.7
Turnout 1,400
R4U hold Swing
The Sampfords By-Election 6 May 2021 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Smith38444.4+11.6
R4U Uli Gerhard36141.8−5.5
Green Madeleine Radford526.0−4.9
Labour Sanjukta Ghosh465.3+5.3
Liberal Democrats Maryanne Fleming212.4−6.6
Majority 232.7
Turnout 864
Conservative gain from R4U Swing
Great Dunmow South and Barnston By-Election 5 January 2023 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Loveday37546.0+14.2
R4U Kerry Herbert23829.2−27.3
Labour Ben Cavanagh11514.1+2.4
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Flawn8810.8+10.8
Majority 13716.8
Turnout 816
Conservative gain from R4U Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [2]
  3. ↑ District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [3]
  4. ↑ District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [4]

References

  1. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  2. ↑ The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Felsted Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Elsenham and Henham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — The Sampfords Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Great Dunmow South and Barnston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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