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An election to Essex County Council took place on 1 May 1997 as part of the 1997 United Kingdom local elections. 79 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. With the creation of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Thurrock Council in 1998 the number of seats contested at this election was reduced by 19. In 1993 the breakdown of these seats were, Lab 9 Con 5 LD 5.
Summary
[edit]Previous composition
[edit]1993 election
[edit]Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 33 | |
Conservative | 32 | |
Liberal Democrats | 32 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 79 |
Composition of council seats before election
[edit]Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 34 | |
Liberal Democrats | 32 | |
Conservative | 31 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 79 |
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 40 | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
50.6 | 38.9 | 281,074 | +3.6 | |
Labour | 23 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
29.1 | 31.7 | 229,181 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15 | 1 | 13 | ![]() |
19.0 | 26.6 | 192,520 | −5.3 | |
Loughton Residents | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
1.3 | 0.7 | 5,040 | +0.7 | ||
Green | 0 | ![]() |
1.1 | 7,907 | +0.1 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
1.0 | 7,378 | +0.2 | |||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
>0.1 | 220 | N/A | ||||
Total | 79 | 723,320 |
Election of Group Leaders
[edit]Paul White (Stock) was elected leader of the Conservative Group, Mervyn Juliff (Great Parndon) was elected leader of the Labour Group and Kenneth Jones (Park) was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group.
Government Formation
[edit]Despite winning less than half the seats contested, the incumbent Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government because the members from Southend and Thurrock (whose seats had not been contested at the election) gave them a 52 to 45 majority over the Conservatives until April 1998 when those seats would be abolished.[3]
After council leader Chris Pearson (Tendring Rural West), wasn't reelected in Maypole, Mervyn Juliff (Great Parndon) became council leader until the departure of the 19 Southend and Thurrock councilors, at which point Conservative group leader Paul White became leader.[4]
However in May 1999 Alison Enkel (Brentwood Rural) resigned from the Conservatives.[5] This following a by election loss to Labour a year before gave control of the council back to the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition.[6]
This proved unworkable as with further resignations leading to a power struggle before defeat in budget vote which caused the coalition to resign and the Conservatives to return.[7][8]
Results by Electoral Divisions
[edit]Basildon
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 5 | ![]() |
35,336 | 39.9 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | 5 | ![]() |
33,144 | 37.4 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
20,021 | 22.6 | +1.5 | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
120 | 0.1 | New |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald Morris | 3,586 | 44.0 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Williams * | 2,520 | 30.9 | −13.2 | |
Labour | Liv Roe | 2,052 | 25.2 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 1,066 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,158 | 73.3 | +32.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Archibald * | 4,427 | 66.4 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Sandra Elliott | 1,610 | 24.1 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Marsh | 631 | 9.5 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 2,817 | 42.2 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,668 | 68.6 | +29.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Wright | 4,935 | 61.0 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Andrew Elliott | 2,105 | 26.0 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Dickinson | 1,056 | 13.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 2,830 | 35.0 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,096 | 71.9 | +30.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rachel Liebeschuetz * | 3,679 | 56.1 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | David Walsh | 1,930 | 29.4 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 950 | 14.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,749 | 26.7 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,559 | 65.5 | +29.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bobbin | 5,791 | 54.3 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Jacqueline Blake | 3,381 | 31.7 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Birch | 1,369 | 12.8 | +3.4 | |
Socialist Alliance | David Murray | 120 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,410 | 22.6 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,661 | 63.5 | +29.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Swatantra Nandanwar | 4,668 | 57.2 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 2,213 | 27.1 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Hersom | 1,285 | 15.7 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 2,455 | 30.1 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 8,166 | 64.6 | +27.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brinley Jones * | 3,958 | 40.8 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Susanna Caira-Neeson | 3,458 | 35.7 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joseph White | 2,275 | 23.5 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 500 | 5.2 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 9,691 | 76.4 | +32.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angela Watkinson | 5,338 | 51.3 | −10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Dowden | 3,598 | 34.6 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Margaret Viney | 1,473 | 14.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 1,740 | 16.7 | −17.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,409 | 75.5 | +42.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kay Twitchen * | 4,287 | 43.3 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Taylor | 3,694 | 37.3 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Viney | 1,930 | 19.5 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 593 | 6.0 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 9,911 | 75.7 | +37.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iris Pummell * | 4,736 | 46.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Ian Hancock | 2,923 | 28.4 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Pattison | 2,643 | 25.7 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 1,813 | 17.6 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,302 | 72.3 | +25.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Braintree
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 4 | ![]() |
26,705 | 37.2 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
26,812 | 37.3 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
15,388 | 21.4 | −0.7 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
2,909 | 4.1 | +1.5 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Card * | 3,925 | 42.4 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Simon Walsh | 3,412 | 36.8 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Meadows | 1,584 | 17.1 | −1.3 | |
Green | Wendy Partridge | 340 | 3.7 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 513 | 5.5 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,261 | 70.1 | +26.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Bishop * | 4,682 | 40.6 | −6.0 | |
Conservative | Nigel Edey | 4,553 | 39.5 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Beckett | 1,967 | 17.1 | +3.1 | |
Green | Susan Ransome | 332 | 2.9 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 129 | 1.1 | −9.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,534 | 79.3 | +36.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Rice * | 3,837 | 33.4 | −11.8 | |
Conservative | Roger Wacey | 3,714 | 32.3 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Robert Miller | 3,630 | 31.6 | +7.2 | |
Green | Nelson Brunton | 318 | 2.8 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 123 | 1.1 | −16.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,499 | 75.0 | +34.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Pike * | 4,153 | 40.2 | +1.5 | |
Labour | John Kotz | 3,355 | 32.4 | −5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Forder | 2,393 | 23.1 | +0.1 | |
Green | Lyn Peacock | 442 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 798 | 7.7 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 10,343 | 73.6 | +36.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Waterer * | 4,311 | 44.8 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Ellis | 2,529 | 26.3 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Edward Snarey | 2,458 | 25.6 | −2.6 | |
Green | Kevin Peterson | 319 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,782 | 18.5 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 9,617 | 77.1 | +38.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Lyon * | 4,845 | 47.3 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Dennis Willetts | 3,090 | 30.2 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Cavinder | 1,503 | 14.7 | +2.9 | |
Green | James Abbott | 802 | 7.8 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 1,755 | 17.1 | −15.5 | ||
Turnout | 10,240 | 73.2 | +38.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Gyford * | 3,810 | 40.9 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Lager | 3,579 | 38.4 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine May | 1,575 | 16.9 | +5.1 | |
Green | Philip Hughes | 356 | 3.8 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 231 | 2.5 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 9,320 | 73.3 | +38.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Brentwood
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
18,258 | 43.8 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
15,046 | 36.1 | −15.5 | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
7,965 | 19.1 | +9.4 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
400 | 1.0 | −1.9 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Edgar Davis * | 2,941 | 42.8 | −16.1 | |
Conservative | Francis Kenny | 2,532 | 36.9 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Martin Coule | 1,393 | 20.3 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 409 | 14.8 | −13.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,866 | 75.4 | +33.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Roberts | 4,511 | 48.7 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Davies | 3,139 | 33.9 | −10.0 | |
Labour | Charles Bisson | 1,611 | 17.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 1,372 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,261 | 75.4 | +40.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Judith Gray | 3,186 | 45.5 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Norman Spencer | 2,615 | 37.3 | −15.4 | |
Labour | Rosalind Brown | 1,201 | 17.2 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 571 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,002 | 74.7 | +36.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alison Enkel | 4,230 | 43.1 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Hardy * | 3,879 | 39.5 | −18.6 | |
Labour | Paul Bartley | 1,303 | 13.3 | +7.0 | |
Green | Carolyn Bartley | 400 | 4.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 351 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,812 | 76.8 | +32.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Lee * | 3,799 | 43.5 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cyril Robins | 2,472 | 28.3 | −15.9 | |
Labour | Deborah Richardson | 2,457 | 28.2 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 1,327 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,728 | 75.5 | +33.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Castle Point
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
21,761 | 45.1 | +11.8 | |
Labour | 2 | ![]() |
19,413 | 40.3 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
6,957 | 14.4 | −18.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
100 | 0.2 | New |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 3,483 | 48.0 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Brian Wilson | 2,760 | 38.0 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howe | 1,014 | 14.0 | −20.8 | |
Majority | 723 | 10.0 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 7,257 | 73.8 | +38.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dennis Williams | 4,682 | 48.1 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Freeman | 3,833 | 39.4 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Newman | 1,218 | 12.5 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 849 | 8.7 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,733 | 66.1 | +30.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 4,778 | 51.5 | +7.5 | |
Labour | James David | 3,725 | 40.2 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Terry | 670 | 7.2 | −10.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | Robert Chapman | 100 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,053 | 11.4 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,273 | 67.6 | +31.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Goldsworthy | 3,468 | 43.5 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | John Greenwood | 3,301 | 41.4 | +13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry King | 1,201 | 15.1 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 167 | 2.1 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,970 | 73.0 | +36.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald Williams | 3,043 | 45.0 | +16.5 | |
Labour | Roy English | 2,070 | 30.6 | +19.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker * | 1,648 | 24.4 | −36.2 | |
Majority | 973 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,761 | 74.6 | +28.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Dick * | 3,323 | 45.9 | +18.2 | |
Labour | Guy Shearwood | 2,708 | 37.4 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Pile | 1,206 | 16.7 | −18.3 | |
Majority | 615 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,237 | 73.8 | +35.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Chelmsford
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
35,355 | 39.0 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | ![]() |
31,366 | 34.6 | −8.6 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
20,208 | 22.3 | +3.5 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
2,320 | 2.6 | +1.8 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
1,383 | 1.5 | N/A |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Cole | 2,574 | 33.0 | −5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Evans * | 2,417 | 31.0 | −9.1 | |
Labour | Barry Grainger | 1,387 | 17.8 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Delmas Ashford | 1,261 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Green | Paulene Gaywood | 168 | 2.2 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 157 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,807 | 75.0 | +33.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale | 3,727 | 39.6 | −9.9 | |
Conservative | John Candler | 3,401 | 36.1 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Michael Bloomsbury | 2,016 | 21.4 | +9.2 | |
Green | Nicholas Scales | 156 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Stephen Stratton | 122 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 326 | 3.5 | −7.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,422 | 76.6 | +31.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Smith-Hughes * | 3,429 | 38.2 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Pauley | 2,716 | 30.3 | +2.5 | |
Labour | William Horslen | 2,680 | 29.9 | −2.9 | |
Green | Angela Thomson | 145 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 713 | 7.9 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,970 | 76.6 | +25.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | George Allen * | 4,000 | 45.4 | −11.4 | |
Conservative | Vernon Makin | 2,926 | 33.2 | +2.5 | |
Labour | David Howell | 1,674 | 19.0 | +6.4 | |
Green | Beryl Lankester | 202 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,074 | 12.2 | −13.9 | ||
Turnout | 8,802 | 76.9 | +32.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Spurgeon * | 2,573 | 35.5 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hunnable | 2,561 | 35.3 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Duncan Lumley | 2,120 | 29.2 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 12 | 0.2 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 7,254 | 71.5 | +21.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joan Beard * | 3,761 | 47.6 | −15.5 | |
Conservative | Norman Hume | 2,451 | 31.0 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Fredrick Burden | 1,549 | 19.6 | +7.5 | |
Green | Joyce Shiner | 146 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,310 | 16.6 | −21.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,907 | 75.3 | +32.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Martin * | 6,646 | 43.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Pooley | 5,256 | 34.3 | −6.7 | |
Labour | Roderick Essery | 2,819 | 18.4 | +4.8 | |
Green | Eleanor Burgess | 591 | 3.9 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 1,390 | 9.1 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 15,312 | 74.6 | +41.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul White * | 5,258 | 49.3 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Derek Rice | 2,631 | 24.7 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Hutchon | 2,404 | 22.5 | −9.2 | |
Green | Robert Kenney | 368 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,627 | 24.6 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 10,661 | 74.9 | +41.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eileen Mickleborough * | 7,263 | 50.1 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Phillips | 3,811 | 26.3 | −12.6 | |
Labour | Carole Sampson | 2,879 | 19.9 | +7.5 | |
Green | Colin Budgey | 544 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,452 | 23.8 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 14,497 | 71.9 | +39.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Colchester
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 5 | ![]() |
27,697 | 33.7 | −10.6 | |
Conservative | 3 | ![]() |
28,144 | 34.2 | +2.2 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
23,875 | 29.0 | +6.7 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
2,147 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
367 | 0.4 | −1.0 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 3,916 | 45.8 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Phillips | 2,844 | 33.3 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Julie Young | 1,783 | 20.9 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 1,072 | 12.5 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,543 | 76.8 | +37.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Yates * | 3,945 | 39.8 | −14.7 | |
Conservative | Jeremy Lucas | 3,865 | 38.9 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Roy Moules | 2,115 | 21.3 | +11.8 | |
Majority | 80 | 0.8 | −17.5 | ||
Turnout | 9,925 | 74.4 | +29.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Pascoe * | 3,149 | 41.5 | −14.8 | |
Labour | Christopher Pearson * | 2,654 | 35.0 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Lamberth | 1,783 | 23.5 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 495 | 6.5 | −22.5 | ||
Turnout | 7,586 | 63.9 | +36.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −11.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Manning-Press * | 5,193 | 44.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terence Brady | 3,973 | 33.9 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Ian Yates | 2,556 | 21.8 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 1,220 | 10.4 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 11,722 | 74.7 | +39.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 |
No Green candidate as previous (−2.8).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fisher * | 3,806 | 43.4 | −7.8 | |
Labour | Sally Pygott | 3,092 | 35.2 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Ian McCord | 1,879 | 21.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 714 | 8.1 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,777 | 67.5 | +29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.4 |
No Green candidate as previous (−2.6).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Jones * | 3,141 | 36.4 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 2,876 | 33.3 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Kim Naish | 2,611 | 30.3 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 265 | 3.1 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,628 | 66.6 | +28.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Edward Crunden * | 4,413 | 42.1 | −11.1 | |
Conservative | Derek Smith | 3,062 | 29.2 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Anthony Constable | 3,005 | 28.7 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 1,351 | 12.9 | −15.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,480 | 69.3 | +32.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −9.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Peel * | 3,526 | 40.0 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Tania Rogers | 2,783 | 31.5 | +5.6 | |
Independent | Stuart Beckwith | 2,147 | 24.3 | New | |
Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 367 | 4.2 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 743 | 8.5 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 8,823 | 73.1 | +43.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 |
No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (−25.2).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Stapleton * | 3,276 | 42.3 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 2,426 | 31.3 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | Jane Girdlestone | 2,044 | 26.4 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 850 | 11.0 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,746 | 63.4 | +37.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −10.9 |
No Green candidate as previous (−3.7).
Epping Forest
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | ![]() |
29,056 | 43.3 | +2.6 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
19,769 | 29.4 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
13,296 | 19.8 | −7.2 | |
Loughton Residents | 1 | ![]() |
5,040 | 7.5 | New |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson * | 3,342 | 43.1 | −16.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Watts | 2,850 | 36.7 | +11.1 | |
Labour | Alan Larner | 1,571 | 20.2 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 492 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,763 | 72.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Tomkins | 3,851 | 57.3 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Fuller | 1,556 | 23.2 | −5.6 | |
Labour | Paul Bostock | 1,309 | 19.5 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 2,295 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,716 | 70.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dennis Ramshaw * | 4,042 | 45.8 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 2,446 | 27.7 | −7.0 | |
Labour | Sidney Miller | 2,340 | 26.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 1,596 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,828 | 72.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gillian Huckle | 2,570 | 37.0 | −18.4 | |
Loughton Residents | Dorothy Paddon | 2,146 | 30.9 | +30.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Metcalfe | 1,772 | 25.5 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Spence | 452 | 6.5 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 424 | 6.1 | −19.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,940 | 69.7 | +41.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loughton Residents | Christopher Harper | 2,894 | 36.9 | +36.9 | |
Labour | Stanley Goodwin * | 2,552 | 32.5 | −12.6 | |
Conservative | James Brokenshire | 1,952 | 24.9 | −10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson | 446 | 5.7 | −13.6 | |
Majority | 342 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,844 | 73.6 | +39.5 | ||
Loughton Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Abbey * | 4,645 | 56.6 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Graham Smith | 2,292 | 27.9 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Bagnall | 1,265 | 15.4 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 2,443 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,202 | 74.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerard McEwan * | 4,941 | 47.7 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Ronald Barnes | 2,887 | 27.9 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Kelly | 2,520 | 24.4 | −12.1 | |
Majority | 2,054 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,348 | 75.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Webster | 5,003 | 47.6 | +4.3 | |
Labour | George Farren | 4,248 | 40.4 | −16.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Brooks | 1,269 | 12.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 755 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 10,520 | 67.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Harlow
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 5 | ![]() |
22,591 | 53.9 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | 0 | ![]() |
12,189 | 29.1 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
6,696 | 16.0 | −1.0 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
434 | 1.0 | New |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mervyn Juliff * | 4,631 | 51.5 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Ronald Cross | 3,133 | 34.8 | −5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Irene Lee | 1,227 | 13.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 1,498 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,991 | 72.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Stzumpf * | 3,969 | 51.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Trevor McArdle | 2,367 | 30.6 | −6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Higgins | 1,196 | 15.5 | +1.9 | |
Green | Arthur Powell | 203 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,602 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,749 | 74.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Duncan | 4,577 | 48.8 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Simon Carter | 2,706 | 28.8 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 1,886 | 20.1 | −6.2 | |
Green | Malcolm Powell | 217 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,871 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,336 | 73.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Morris * | 4,249 | 59.0 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | David Roberts | 1,833 | 25.5 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Ward | 1,119 | 15.5 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 2,416 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,201 | 73.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Belfairs | 5,165 | 60.2 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Garnett | 2,150 | 25.0 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Herbert | 1,268 | 14.8 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 3,015 | 35.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,583 | 75.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Maldon
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 3 | ![]() |
13,532 | 42.5 | −5.1 | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
7,856 | 24.7 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
7,531 | 23.6 | +12.9 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
1,597 | 5.0 | +1.0 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
1,351 | 4.2 | −7.4 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Dines | 3,847 | 36.8 | −11.5 | |
Labour | Alison Lamb | 2,716 | 26.0 | −4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Jones | 1,992 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Brian Mead | 1,597 | 15.3 | N/A | |
Green | Juliet Harpur | 309 | 3.0 | −6.0 | |
Majority | 1,131 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,461 | 75.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Boyce | 5,100 | 46.6 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Terence Quinlan | 3,307 | 30.2 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Weeks | 2,004 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Green | Michael Cole | 523 | 4.8 | −16.7 | |
Majority | 983 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 10,124 | 71.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rodney Bass | 4,585 | 43.8 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Mead | 3,535 | 33.8 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Paul Rew | 1,833 | 17.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | Jonathan King | 519 | 5.0 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 1,050 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 10,472 | 75.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rochford
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
18,023 | 40.8 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 2 | ![]() |
13,756 | 31.1 | −15.2 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
12,425 | 28.1 | +7.1 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Boyd * | 3,728 | 43.7 | −27.2 | |
Conservative | Terry Fawell | 3,176 | 37.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | David Sutton | 1,625 | 19.1 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 552 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,529 | 75.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Gordon * | 3,469 | 39.1 | −22.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Webster | 3,364 | 37.9 | +9.3 | |
Labour | David Rossi | 2,046 | 23.0 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 105 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,879 | 73.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Chapman | 3,794 | 39.9 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paula Smith * | 3,265 | 34.3 | −20.7 | |
Labour | David Weir | 2,447 | 25.7 | +14.2 | |
Majority | 529 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,506 | 72.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Fox * | 3,315 | 42.1 | −5.9 | |
Conservative | Roy Pearson | 3,248 | 41.2 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Stanton | 1,311 | 16.6 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 67 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,874 | 71.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Hart * | 4,441 | 47.2 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Christopher Morgan | 2,992 | 31.8 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Nudd | 1,983 | 21.1 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 1,449 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,416 | 73.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Tendring
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
26,250 | 35.7 | +1.9 | |
Labour | 3 | ![]() |
27,694 | 37.6 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
18,048 | 24.5 | −2.1 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
1,598 | 2.2 | −5.0 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Robinson | 3,115 | 34.6 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 2,954 | 32.8 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Dale * | 2,941 | 32.6 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 161 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,010 | 73.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Catherine Jessop * | 3,960 | 44.1 | −2.3 | |
Labour | David Bolton | 3,137 | 34.9 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Harper | 1,886 | 21.9 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 823 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,983 | 69.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Baker | 3,606 | 36.8 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bargent * | 3,223 | 32.9 | −16.3 | |
Conservative | Audrey Owens | 2,961 | 30.2 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 383 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,790 | 67.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Smith * | 5,008 | 54.8 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Martyn Hughes | 2,756 | 30.2 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Miller | 1,375 | 15.0 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 2,252 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,139 | 64.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Rex * | 6,042 | 54.5 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Brian Theadom | 3,116 | 28.1 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Bray | 1,922 | 17.3 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 2,926 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 11,080 | 72.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leslie Double | 4,645 | 53.7 | +35.9 | |
Conservative | Eric Yallop | 2,338 | 27.0 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Smith | 1,669 | 19.3 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 2,307 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,652 | 71.1 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Lumber * | 3,232 | 40.3 | −2.1 | |
Labour | William Mixter | 2,626 | 32.8 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark De Roy | 2,160 | 26.9 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 606 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,018 | 73.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hawkins | 2,872 | 32.2 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Gregory Morgan | 2,602 | 29.2 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Rosalind Tovell | 1,846 | 20.7 | −15.7 | |
Independent | Douglas Pallett | 1,598 | 17.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 270 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,918 | 74.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Uttlesford
[edit]District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
17,507 | 44.8 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
13,380 | 34.2 | −9.5 | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
8,211 | 21.0 | +5.4 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Westcott * | 4,604 | 50.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Powers | 2,805 | 30.6 | −6.0 | |
Labour | William McCarthy | 1,766 | 19.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 1,799 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,175 | 75.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Chambers | 4,290 | 35.9 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Russell Green | 3,450 | 28.9 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Lefever * | 3,334 | 27.9 | −11.3 | |
Independent | Raymond Tyler | 653 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Green | Gerald Lucy | 212 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 840 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 11,939 | 76.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Wallace | 4,298 | 43.4 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Melvin Caton * | 4,020 | 40.6 | −13.0 | |
Labour | Adam Pounds | 1,579 | 16.0 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 278 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,897 | 75.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Whitehead | 4,315 | 48.2 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Morgan | 3,221 | 36.0 | −8.8 | |
Labour | Gordon Murray | 1,416 | 15.8 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 1,095 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,952 | 75.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
By-elections
[edit]Southend
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daphne White | 4,125 | 56.6 | −4.6 | |
Labour | Heather Searle | 1,915 | 26.3 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Holliday | 1,251 | 17.2 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 2,210 | 30.3 | −11.1 | ||
Turnout | 7,291 | 63.8 | +36.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
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- ^ "Essex County Council - Councillors, Chelmsford Borough". essexcc.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2003.
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