Uttlesford District Council elections

Uttlesford District Council is elected every four years.

Council elections

Year	Conservative	Liberal Democrats [a]	Labour	R4U	Independents & Others	Council control after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (42 seats)
1973	22	2	7	–	11		Conservative
New ward boundaries [1]
1976	30	4	3	–	5		Conservative
1979	28	3	4	–	7		Conservative
1983	28	6	1	–	7		Conservative
1987 [b]	24	10	1	–	7		Conservative
1991 [c]	25	10	1	–	6		Conservative
1995 [d]	12	19	4	–	7		No overall control
1999	16	18	2	–	6		No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats increased from 42 to 44 [5]
2003	10	31	0	–	3		Liberal Democrats
2007	26	15	0	–	3		Conservative
2011	34	8	0	–	2		Conservative
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 44 to 39 [6]
2015	23	6	0	9	1		Conservative
2019	4	7	0	26	2		R4U
2023	11	4	0	22	2		R4U

Maps

Results maps

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  1976 results map
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  1979 results map
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  1983 results map
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  1987 results map
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  1991 results map
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  1995 results map
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  1999 results map
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  2003 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2023 results map

Other maps

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  2003 ward map
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  2007 ward map
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  2011 ward map
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  2015 ward map
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  2019 alternative results map
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  2023 alternative results map

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards. ^[7] 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

Ward	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
The Chesterfords	29 March 1990		Liberal Democrats		Conservative
Felsted	26 April 1990		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Saffron Walden Castle	9 May 1990		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Takeley	12 March 1992		Conservative		Liberal Democrats
The Rodings	19 November 1992		Conservative		Liberal Democrats
Saffron Walden Castle	1 April 1993		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Saffron Walden Plantation	14 April 1994		Conservative		Liberal Democrats

1995-2006

Ward	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
Great Dunmow South	26 June 1997		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Hatfield Broad Oak	3 July 1997		Liberal Democrats		Conservative
The Sampfords	25 September 1997		Independent		Conservative
Stebbing	11 December 1997		Independent		Liberal Democrats
Stansted Mountfitchet	7 May 1998		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Stort Valley	13 April 2000		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Birchanger	15 June 2000		Conservative		Conservative
The Chesterfords	23 November 2000		Conservative		Liberal Democrats
Great Dunmow South	21 October 2004		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Great Dunmow South	14 July 2005		Liberal Democrats		Conservative
Wimbish & Debden	27 October 2005		Liberal Democrats		Conservative
Newport	8 June 2006		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats

2007-2018

Ward	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
Great Dunmow North	5 June 2008		Liberal Democrats		Conservative
Newport	2 May 2013		Liberal Democrats		Independent
Felsted	25 July 2013		Conservative		Conservative
Elsenham & Henham	16 February 2017		Liberal Democrats		R4U
Elsenham & Henham	16 February 2017		Liberal Democrats		R4U
Newport	4 May 2017		R4U		R4U

2019-present

Ward	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
Newport	6 May 2021		R4U		R4U
The Sampfords	6 May 2021		R4U		Conservative
Great Dunmow South & Barnston	5 January 2023		R4U		Conservative

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. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.

External links

• Uttlesford District Council