2001 Essex County Council election

An election to Essex County Council took place on 7 June 2001 as part of the 2001 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. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 1997.

2001 Essex County Council election

7 June 2001

All 79 seats to Essex County Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 40 seats, 38.9% 23 seats, 31.7% 15 seats, 26.6%
Seats before 37 24 13
Seats won 49 19 10
Seat change 9 4 5
Popular vote 257,991 189,122 150,224
Percentage 41.7% 30.6% 24.3%
Swing 2.8% 1.1% 2.3%

  Fourth party
 
Party Loughton Residents
Last election 1 seats, 0.7%
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seat change
Popular vote 2,734
Percentage 0.4%
Swing 0.3%

Majority party before election

No Overall Control

Majority party after election

Conservative

The Conservative Party retained control of Essex County Council in the 2001 local elections, with an increased majority.

Summary

Going in to the election the Conservatives had ran the Council in a minority government since 2000.

Results

2001 Essex County Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 10 1 9 62.0 41.7 257,991 +2.8
  Labour 19 1 5 4 24.1 30.6 189,122 -1.1
  Liberal Democrats 10 1 6 5 12.7 24.3 150,224 -2.3
  Loughton Residents 1 1.3 0.4 2,395 -0.3
  Green 0 1.9 12,048 +0.8
  Community Representative 0 0.6 3,547 N/A
  Independent 0 0.6 3,458 -0.4
Total 79 618,785

Results by Electoral Divisions

Basildon

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative529,97543.0+5.6
Labour527,38039.3−0.6
Liberal Democrat012,11217.4−5.2
Independent02060.3+0.3

Division results

Basildon Fryerns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Archibald * 3,057 63.1 −3.3
Conservative W Marck 1,151 23.8 −0.4
Liberal Democrats John Lutton 637 13.2 +3.7
Majority 1,906 39.3 −2.9
Turnout 4,845 52.2 −16.4
Labour hold Swing −1.5
Basildon Gloucester Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Kirkman 3,555 58.4 −2.5
Conservative Anthony Ball 1,763 29.0 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson 768 12.6 −0.4
Majority 1,792 29.4 −5.6
Turnout 6,086 55.5 −16.4
Labour hold Swing −2.8
Basildon Laindon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Liebeschuetz * 2,478 51.4 −4.7
Conservative V York 1,691 35.1 +5.7
Liberal Democrats R Sargent 545 11.3 −3.2
Independent A Viccary 103 2.1 +2.1
Majority 787 16.3 −10.4
Turnout 4,817 49.2 −16.3
Labour hold Swing −5.2
Basildon Vange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Swatantra Nadanwar * 3,426 55.4 −0.7
Conservative T Thomas 1,842 29.8 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Hersom 920 14.9 +0.4
Majority 1,584 25.6 −1.1
Turnout 6,188 48.7 −16.8
Labour hold Swing −0.5
Basildon Westley Heights
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Walsh 3,318 41.5 +0.7
Labour Robert Sears * 3,014 37.7 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Williams 1,658 20.8 −2.7
Majority 304 3.8 -1.4
Turnout 7,990 60.9 −15.5
Conservative hold Swing −0.7

Between 1997 and 2001, the seat was won by Labour in a by-election, however it is shown as a Conservative hold as it is compared to the previous full council election.

Billericay North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hedley 5,290 58.5 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Francis Bellard 2,170 24.0 −10.6
Labour Geoffrey Viney 1,584 17.5 +3.4
Majority 3,120 34.5 +17.8
Turnout 9,044 64.6 −10.9
Conservative hold Swing +8.9
Billericay South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Twitchen * 4,016 49.1 +5.8
Liberal Democrats James Edwards 2,239 27.4 −9.9
Labour Patricia Reid 1,928 23.6 +4.1
Majority 1,777 21.7 +15.7
Turnout 8,183 65.1 −10.6
Conservative hold Swing +7.9
Crouch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Morris * 3,575 52.1 +8.1
Labour Andrew Manning 2,096 30.6 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Myall 1,195 17.4 −13.5
Majority 1,479 21.5 +8.4
Turnout 6,866 58.4 −14.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Pitsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Bobbin * 4,256 52.9 −1.4
Conservative Jacqueline Blake 2,914 36.2 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Vivien Howard 878 10.9 −1.9
Majority 1,342 16.7 −5.9
Turnout 8,048 49.0 −14.5
Labour hold Swing −3.0
Wickford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Iris Pummell * 4,566 50.9 +4.9
Labour Christopher Wilson 2,934 32.7 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Fane Cummings 1,477 16.5 −9.2
Majority 1,632 18.2 +0.6
Turnout 8,977 57.5 −14.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.3

Braintree

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative6 426,04440.1+2.9
Labour1 323,23635.8−1.5
Liberal Democrat0 111,25917.3−4.1
Green04,4096.8+2.7

Division results

Bocking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Walsh 3,421 41.1 +4.3
Labour Frederick Card * 3,301 39.7 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Braley 1,068 12.8 −4.3
Green Duncan Stewart 531 6.4 +2.7
Majority 120 1.4
Turnout 8,321 64.7 −5.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.5
Braintree East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Edey 4,372 39.7 +2.8
Labour Elwyn Bishop * 4,290 38.9 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Terrence Brooks 1,672 15.2 −1.9
Green J Smith 688 6.2 +2.6
Majority 82 0.7
Turnout 11,022 64.1 −6.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.1
Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Walters 4,304 37.9 +5.6
Labour Barbara Buchan 3,741 32.9 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Anthony Meadows 2,843 25.0 −8.3
Green Wendy Partridge 473 4.2 +1.4
Majority 563 5.0
Turnout 11,361 63.6 −11.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.0
Halstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Pike * 4,046 44.3 +4.2
Labour Malcolm Fincken 3,021 33.1 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bolter 1,668 18.3 −4.9
Green Philip Hughes 390 4.3 +0.0
Majority 1,025 11.2 +3.5
Turnout 9,125 62.3 −11.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Finch 4,084 47.7 +2.8
Labour John Kotz 2,166 25.3 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Ellis 1,910 22.3 −4.0
Green Nicholas Scales 409 4.8 +1.5
Majority 1,918 22.4 +3.9
Turnout 8,569 65.4 −11.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
Witham Northern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillp Barlow 3,626 42.0 −5.3
Conservative Jennifer Jarvis 2,513 29.1 −1.1
Green James Abbott 1,458 16.9 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Fleet 1,035 12.0 −2.7
Majority 1,113 12.9 −4.2
Turnout 8,632 61.2 −12.0
Labour hold Swing −2.1
Witham Southern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Bigden 3,304 41.7 +3.3
Labour John Gyford * 3,091 39.0 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Beckett 1,063 13.4 −3.5
Green Nelson Brunton 460 5.8 +2.0
Majority 213 2.7
Turnout 7,918 62.6 −10.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.6

Brentwood

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative415,25141.5−2.3
Liberal Democrat112,15133.1−2.8
Labour05,98316.3-3.0
Independent02,1976.0+6.0
Green01,1503.1+2.2

Division results

Brentwood Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barry Aspinell 2,448 41.0 −1.8
Conservative Francis Kenny 1,764 29.6 −7.3
Labour Michele Wigram 1,014 17.0 −3.3
Green Anthony Stokes 325 5.5 +5.5
Independent K Galbraith 216 3.6 +3.6
Independent Edgar Davis * 201 3.4 +3.4
Majority 684 11.5 +5.5
Turnout 5,968 63.1 −8.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.8
Brentwood Hutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Roberts * 3,858 48.6 −0.1
Liberal Democrats G Taylor 2,100 26.5 −7.4
Labour Charles Bisson 1,346 17.0 −0.4
Independent G Taylor 367 4.6 +4.6
Green R Upchurch 264 3.3 +3.3
Majority 1,758 22.2 +16.2
Turnout 7,935 67.1 −4.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.7
Brentwood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Baker 2,244 35.7 −6.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Myers 2,154 34.3 −0.5
Labour Bernadette Pavitt 879 14.0 −3.4
Independent Judith Gray * 807 12.9 +12.9
Green Frank Seckleman 191 3.0 −2.3
Majority 90 1.4 −6.8
Turnout 6,275 68.9 −5.8
Conservative hold Swing −3.1
Brentwood Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Dyson 3,393 40.7 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Derek Hardy 3,130 37.5 −2.0
Labour Cornelius Maxey 934 11.2 −2.1
Independent Alison Enkel * 401 4.8 +4.8
Green Beryl Lankester 276 3.3 −0.8
Independent E Mickleborough 205 2.5 +2.5
Majority 263 3.2 −0.4
Turnout 8,339 67.9 −8.9
Conservative hold Swing −0.2
Brentwood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lionel Lee * 2,843 38.8 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Taylor 2,319 31.6 +3.3
Labour David Minns 1,810 24.7 −3.5
Green M Willis 358 4.9 +4.9
Majority 524 7.1 −8.1
Turnout 7,330 65.6 −9.9
Conservative hold Swing −4.0

Castle Point

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative419,24748.8+3.6
Labour215,71539.9−0.5
Liberal Democrat04,12610.5−4.0
Green03200.8+0.8

Division results

Benfleet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jillian Reeves * 3,061 50.7 +2.7
Labour Brian Wilson 2,314 38.3 +0.3
Liberal Democrats B Handford 668 11.1 −2.9
Majority 747 12.4 +2.4
Turnout 6,043 61.4 −12.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
Canvey Island East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Williams * 3,721 47.6 −0.5
Conservative J Blissett 3,170 40.6 +1.2
Liberal Democrats P Pearse 604 7.7 −4.8
Green Christopher Keene 320 4.1 +4.1
Majority 551 7.1 −1.6
Turnout 7,815 53.4 −12.7
Labour hold Swing −0.8
Canvey Island West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Howard * 4,180 55.7 +4.2
Labour B Weller 2,849 38.0 −2.2
Liberal Democrats D Giles 471 6.3 −1.0
Majority 7,500 17.7 +6.3
Turnout 1,331 53.1 −14.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.2
Great Tarpots
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Goldsworth * 2,936 44.8 +1.2
Conservative Jacqueline Govier 2,914 44.4 +3.0
Liberal Democrats J Giles 711 10.8 −4.2
Majority 22 0.3 −1.8
Turnout 6,561 60.2 −2.8
Labour hold Swing −0.9
Hadleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Williams * 3,088 54.2 +9.2
Labour John Trollope 1,683 29.5 −1.1
Liberal Democrats M Handford 931 16.3 −8.1
Majority 1,405 24.6 +10.2
Turnout 5,702 63.3 −11.3
Conservative hold Swing +5.1
Thundersley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Dick * 2,834 49.0 +3.1
Labour Roy English 2,212 38.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrats M Crouch 741 12.8 −3.9
Majority 622 10.7 +2.2
Turnout 5,787 59.5 −14.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.1

Chelmsford

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative430,16640.2+1.2
Liberal Democrat423,53131.3−3.3
Labour118,46424.6+2.3
Green02,9413.9+1.4

Division results

Broomfield & Writtle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wendy Cole * 2,900 43.7 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Angela Robinson 2,031 30.6 −0.4
Labour S Barke 1,458 22.0 +4.2
Green C Hobbs-Waller 243 3.7 +1.5
Majority 869 13.1 +11.1
Turnout 6,632 64.5 −10.5
Conservative hold Swing +5.6
Chelmsford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Gale * 3,295 41.4 +1.8
Conservative David Lee 2,691 33.8 −2.3
Labour Robert Miller 1,734 21.8 +0.4
Green J Mudd 233 2.9 +1.2
Majority 604 7.6 +4.1
Turnout 7,953 63.3 −13.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.1
Chelmsford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Smith-Hughes * 2,796 38.6 +0.4
Labour Joan Bliss 2,185 30.2 +0.3
Conservative Kathleen Pauley 2,076 28.7 −1.6
Green Angela Thomson 187 2.6 +1.0
Majority 611 8.4 +0.5
Turnout 7,244 61.3 −15.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.1
Chelmsford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Allen * 2,935 39.4 −6.0
Conservative Neil Gulliver 2,480 33.3 +0.1
Labour Robert Jones 1,801 24.2 +5.2
Green Joyce Shiner 239 3.2 +0.9
Majority 455 6.1 −1.8
Turnout 7,455 64.4 −12.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −3.1
Chelmsford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Spurgeon * 2,242 38.1 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson 1,910 32.4 −2.9
Conservative Alastair Tween 1,544 26.2 −3.0
Green S Patrick 194 3.3 +3.3
Majority 332 5.6 +5.4
Turnout 5,890 56.0 −15.5
Labour hold Swing +2.7
Great Baddow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Miller 2,735 42.9 −4.7
Conservative David Sismey 2,068 32.4 +1.4
Labour Norman Hunt 1,350 21.2 +1.6
Green J Cross 228 3.6 +1.8
Majority 667 10.5 −6.1
Turnout 6,381 61.8 −13.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −3.1
Springfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Martin * 5,682 44.7 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Mackrory 3,526 27.8 −6.6
Labour William Horslen 2,913 22.9 +4.5
Green Eleanor Burgess 584 4.6 +0.7
Majority 2,156 17.0 +7.9
Turnout 12,705 60.7 −13.9
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
Stock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul White * 4,712 53.0 +3.7
Labour David Howell 2,395 26.9 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hutchon 1,380 15.5 −7.0
Green Robert Kenney 405 4.6 +1.1
Majority 2,317 26.1 +1.5
Turnout 8,892 63.5 −11.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Woodham Ferrers & Danbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Hume 6,013 50.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Roberts 2,923 24.5 −1.8
Labour M Diamond 2,386 20.0 +0.1
Green Colin Budgey 628 5.3 +1.5
Majority 3,090 25.9 +1.3
Turnout 11,950 59.5 −15.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

Colchester

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative4 127,08938.4+4.2
Liberal Democrat3 222,54231.9−1.7
Labour2 120,07628.4−0.6
Green08741.2+0.8

Division results

Constable division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Clover * 3,954 52.0 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips 2,021 26.6 −6.7
Labour Geraldine Harris 1,624 21.4 +0.5
Majority 1,933 25.4
Turnout 7,599
Conservative hold Swing
Drury division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Lucas 3,564 41.2 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Una Jones 3304 38.2 −1.5
Labour David Harris 1773 20.5 −0.8
Majority 260 3.0
Turnout 8,641
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Maypole division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Bourne 2,321 36.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Irene Brady 2,270 36.1 −5.4
Conservative Sonia Lewis 1,694 27.0 +3.5
Majority 51 0.8
Turnout 6,285
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Mersea and Stanway division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press * 4,707 45.4 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Ilott 2,984 28.8 −5.5
Labour Edna Salmon 2,181 21.0 −0.8
Green Walter Schwartz 504 4.9 New
Majority 1,723 16.6
Turnout 10,376
Conservative hold Swing
Old Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fisher * 3,026 43.6 +0.2
Labour Kim Naish 2,336 33.7 −1.5
Conservative Nicholas Taylor 1,574 22.7 +1.3
Majority 690 9.9
Turnout 6,936
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Park division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones * 3,052 38.6 +2.2
Conservative Neil Stock 2,596 32.8 −0.5
Labour Richard Bartholomew 2,267 28.6 −1.7
Majority 456 5.8
Turnout 7,915
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Parsons Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Theresa Higgins 3,225 38.1 −4.0
Conservative Derek Smith 2,780 32.8 +3.7
Labour Edmund Chinnery 2,457 29.0 +0.3
Majority 445 5.3
Turnout 8,462
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tiptree division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Peel * 3,718 47.2 +7.2
Labour Marion Williams 2,315 29.4 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Craig Sutton 1471 18.7 New
Green Cheryl Gerrard 370 4.7 +0.5
Majority 1,403 17.8
Turnout 7,874
Conservative hold Swing

No Independent candidate as previous (−24.3).

Wivenhoe St Andrew division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Young 2,802 43.2 +0.9
Conservative Kenneth Rogers 1,926 29.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lancaster 1,765 27.2 −4.1
Majority 876 13.5
Turnout 6,493
Labour hold Swing

Epping Forest

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative525,48046.1+2.9
Liberal Democrat2 113,50624.5+4.7
Loughton Residents12,3954.3−3.2
Labour0 113,83725.1−4.4

Division results

Buckhurst Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Haigh 3,037 47.4 +4.3
Conservative James Brokenshire 2,365 36.9 +0.2
Labour Ronald Rodwell 1,011 15.8 −4.4
Majority 672 10.5 +4.3
Turnout 6,413 61.3 −11.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.1
Chigwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Tomkins * 3,016 54.3 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Patricia Brooks 1,515 27.3 +4.1
Labour D Tetlow 1,024 18.4 −1.1
Majority 1,501 27.0 −7.2
Turnout 5,555 58.2 −12.4
Conservative hold Swing −3.5
Epping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Whitehouse 3,299 43.8 +16.1
Conservative Dennis Ramshaw * 3,005 39.9 −5.9
Labour Anne Baldwin 1,224 16.3 −10.2
Majority 294 3.9 −14.2
Turnout 7,528 63.3 −8.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.0
Loughton St Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Finn 2,271 42.5 +17.0
Labour Stanley Goodwin * 2,227 41.6 +4.6
Liberal Democrats N De Lacy 851 15.9 +9.4
Majority 44 0.8 −5.3
Turnout 5,349 54.6 −15.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.2
Loughton St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents David Linnell 2,395 37.2 +0.3
Conservative Stephen Metcalfe 1,973 30.7 +5.8
Labour Colin Huckle 1,644 25.6 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Spence 421 6.5 +0.8
Majority 422 6.6 +2.2
Turnout 6,433 60.2 −13.4
Loughton Residents hold Swing −2.7
North Weald & Nazeing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Jackson 4,111 59.3 +2.7
Labour Barry Johns 1,856 26.8 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Monica Richardson 970 14.0 −1.4
Majority 2,255 32.5 −3.8
Turnout 6,937 62.9 −12.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Ongar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerard McEwen * 4,423 49.7 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Douglas Kelly 2,494 28.1 +3.7
Labour Keith Tait 1,974 22.2 −5.7
Majority 1,929 21.7 −1.9
Turnout 8,891 65.5 −10.0
Conservative hold Swing −0.8
Waltham Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Webster * 4,316 53.2 +5.6
Labour Albert Farren 2,877 35.5 −4.9
Liberal Democrats Olive Dunseath 919 11.3 −0.8
Majority 1,439 17.7 +10.5
Turnout 8,112 52.8 −14.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.3

Harlow

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour515,62144.9−9.0
Conservative011,10031.9+2.8
Liberal Democrat08,08423.2+7.3

Division results

Great Parndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Eschle 3,109 44.2 −7.3
Conservative Guy Mitchinson 2,790 39.7 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Jackson 1,131 16.1 +2.4
Majority 319 4.5 −12.2
Turnout 7,030 58.6 −14.2
Labour hold Swing −6.1
Harlow & Mark Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Sztumpf * 2,668 41.4 −10.2
Conservative Simon Carter 1,948 30.2 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Thurston 1,836 28.5 +14.8
Majority 720 11.2 −5.5
Turnout 6,452 62.7 −10.1
Labour hold Swing −2.8
Harlow Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Durcan * 3,633 41.0 −10.3
Conservative Anthony Hall 3,395 38.3 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 1,836 20.7 +5.3
Majority 238 11.2 −8.7
Turnout 8,864 62.7 −10.3
Labour hold Swing −9.0
Little Parndon and Town Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edith Morris * 3,062 52.6 −4.8
Conservative Andrew Shannon 1,621 27.9 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Lawton 1,135 19.5 +4.4
Majority 1,441 24.8 −8.8
Turnout 5,818 58.0 −15.6
Labour hold Swing −3.9
Netteswellbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Holland 3,149 47.4 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Macy 2,146 32.3 +17.5
Conservative Joshua Jolles 1,346 20.3 −4.8
Majority 1,003 15.1 −18.5
Turnout 6,641 59.1 −14.5
Labour hold Swing −15.2

Maldon

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative313,96048.5+6.1
Labour08,30328.9+4.2
Liberal Democrat04,64516.2−7.5
Green01,8626.5+2.2

Division results

Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Mead 4,409 46.8 +10.0
Labour Peter Roberts 3,070 32.6 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Janetta Sosin 1,313 13.9 −5.1
Green Michael Cole 633 6.7 +6.7
Majority 1,339 14.2 +3.4
Turnout 9,425 63.4 −11.6
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Southminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Boyce * 4,886 49.4 +2.8
Labour Terence Quinlan 2,917 29.5 −0.7
Liberal Democrats A Weeks 1,467 14.8 −3.5
Green Mark Ellis 617 6.2 +1.5
Majority 1,969 19.9 +3.5
Turnout 9,887 60.3 −11.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Tollesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rodney Bass * 4,665 49.3 +5.5
Labour Michael Bentley 2,316 24.5 +7.0
Liberal Democrats J Jackson 1,865 19.7 −14.0
Green C Gerrard 612 6.5 +1.5
Majority 2,349 24.8 +14.8
Turnout 9,458 63.9 −11.7
Conservative hold Swing −0.7

Rochford

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative5 317,71947.1+6.4
Labour0 110,31627.4−0.7
Liberal Democrat0 28,40022.3−8.8
Independent01,1583.1+3.1

Division results

Rayleigh North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Castle 3,444 47.9 +10.6
Liberal Democrats G Williams 2,315 32.2 −11.5
Labour D Husk 1,438 20.0 +0.9
Majority 1,129 15.7 +
Turnout 7,197 61.4 −13.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.1
Rayleigh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mavis Webster 3,555 44.7 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris 2,560 32.2 −6.9
Labour Mary Stevenson 1,839 23.1 +0.1
Majority 995 12.5
Turnout 7,954 59.8 −13.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +6.9
Rochford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracey Chapman * 3,512 43.1 +3.2
Labour David Ford 2,041 25.1 −0.7
Liberal Democrats P Lock 1,430 17.6 −16.8
Independent John Mason 1,158 14.2 +14.2
Majority 1,471 18.1 +12.5
Turnout 8,141 60.9 −12.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Rochford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Pearson 3,180 47.0 +5.8
Labour Graham Fox * 2,776 41.0 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Mary Beckers 809 12.0 −4.7
Majority 404 6.0 +
Turnout 6,765 57.4 −13.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.4
Rochford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Hart * 4,028 53.5 +6.3
Labour Peter Stebbing 2,222 29.5 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Beckers 1,286 17.1 −4.0
Majority 1,806 24.0 +8.6
Turnout 7,536 59.1 −14.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.3

Tendring

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative5 124,73737.5+1.8
Labour324,14636.6−1.0
Liberal Democrat0 113,02119.7−4.8
Community Representatives03,5475.4+5.4
Independent02860.4−1.7
Green02550.4+0.4

Division results

Brightlingsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Robinson * 3,278 41.2 +6.6
Labour P Bishop 2,388 30.0 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Dale 2,038 25.6 −7.0
Green D Skinner 255 3.2 +3.2
Majority 890 11.2 +4.1
Turnout 7,959 64.0 −1.6
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Clacton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Catherine Jessop * 3,253 40.1 −4.0
Labour Louise Armstrong 2,679 33.0 −1.9
Community Representative A Duffus 1,140 14.0 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller 1,046 12.9 −8.1
Majority 574 7.1 −2.1
Turnout 8,118 62.6 −6.9
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
Clacton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Baker * 3,339 38.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Harold Shearing 2,747 31.6 −1.3
Conservative J Bray 2,601 29.9 −0.3
Majority 592 6.8 +2.9
Turnout 8,687 58.0 −9.2
Labour hold Swing +1.5
Clacton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Smith * 4,934 60.8 +6.0
Conservative W Stone 2,348 28.9 −1.2
Liberal Democrats John Candler 832 10.3 −4.8
Majority 2,586 31.9 +7.3
Turnout 8,114 55.8 −8.4
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Frinton and Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Page 5,763 55.6 +1.0
Labour Kenneth Aldis 2,937 28.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Harrison 1,672 16.1 −1.2
Majority 2,826 27.2 +0.8
Turnout 10,372 68.0 −4.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Harwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie Double * 3,593 45.1 −8.6
Community Representative Steven Henderson 1,994 25.0 +25.0
Conservative Mark Cossens 1,670 21.0 −6.1
Liberal Democrats D Cattrell 710 8.9 −10.4
Majority 1,599 20.1 −6.6
Turnout 7,967 63.9 −7.2
Labour hold Swing −16.8
Tendring Rural East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Lumber * 2,879 40.3 −0.0
Labour Ann Evander 2,277 31.9 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Mark de Roy 1,576 22.1 −4.9
Community Representative J Brown 413 5.8 +5.8
Majority 602 8.4 +0.8
Turnout 7,145 63.8 −9.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Tendring Rural West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Candy 2,945 38.6 +17.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hawkins * 2,400 31.5 −0.8
Labour Gregory Morgan 1,999 26.2 −3.0
Independent H Bird 286 3.8 −14.2
Majority 545 7.1 +4.1
Turnout 7,630 63.9 −10.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +

Uttlesford

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative416,77547.9+4.1
Liberal Democrat011,32332.3−1.2
Labour06,44918.4−2.1
Green04771.4+0.8

Division results

Dunmow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Flack 4,259 53.1 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Rodney Copping 1,997 24.9 −5.7
Labour H Wright 1,761 22.0 +2.7
Majority 2,262 28.2 +8.6
Turnout 8,017 63.4 −12.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
Saffron Walden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Chambers * 4,683 45.0 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Joan Dawson 3,452 33.2 +5.3
Labour Yvonne Morton 2,267 21.8 −7.1
Majority 1,231 11.8 +4.8
Turnout 10,402 64.6 −11.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Stansted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Wallace * 3,858 44.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilcock 3,837 43.8 +3.2
Labour M Powell 1,072 12.2 −3.7
Majority 21 0.2 −2.6
Turnout 8,767 65.4 −9.6
Conservative hold Swing −1.3
Thaxted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Whitehead * 3,975 50.7 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Thawley 2,037 26.0 −10.0
Labour G Murray 1,349 17.2 +1.4
Green D Brett 477 6.1 +6.1
Majority 1,938 24.7 +12.5
Turnout 7,838 64.6 −10.5
Conservative hold Swing +6.3

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