1993 Essex County Council election
6 May 1993
All 98 seats to Essex County Council
49 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 26 seats, 28.8% 57 seats, 44.5% 14 seats, 23.3%
Seats before 24 56 15
Seats won 33 32 32
Seat change Increase7 Decrease25 Increase18
Popular vote 127,934 147,062 132,631
Percentage 30.7% 35.3% 31.9
Swing Increase1.9% Decrease8.7% Increase8.2%
Majority party before election

Conservative

 Majority party after election

No Overall Control

An election to Essex County Council took place on 6 May 1993 as part of the 1993 United Kingdom local elections. 98 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.

Summary

Previous composition

1989 election

Party Seats
Conservative 57
Labour 26
Liberal Democrats 14
Loughton Residents 1
Total 79

Composition of council seats before election

Party Seats
Conservative 56
Labour 24
Liberal Democrats 15
Independent 3
Loughton Residents 1
Total 79

Results

Essex County Council election, 1993[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 33 9 2 Increase 7 30.7 127,934 +1.9
  Conservative 32 25 Decrease 25 35.3 147,062 -9.2
  Liberal Democrats 32 18 Increase 18 31.9 132,631 +8.6
  Independent 1 1 Increase 1 0.8 3,421 +0.5
  Green 0 Steady 1.0 4,025 -0.3
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.3 1,043 N/A
Total 98 416,116

Results by Electoral Divisions

Basildon

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour5Steady20,96240.9+4.1
Conservative4Steady19,23537.5−3.4
Liberal Democrat1Steady10,82921.1−0.5
Independent0Steady2520.5+0.1

Division Results

Basildon Crouch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Williams 1,900 44.1 −5.0
Conservative Anthony Smith 1,699 39.4 +0.6
Labour Colin Wilson 709 16.5 +4.5
Majority 201 4.7
Turnout 4,308 40.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.8
Basildon Fryerns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Williams Archibald * 2,631 68.0 +9.3
Conservative Amanda Almond 870 22.5 +2.1
Liberal Democrats David Birch 369 9.5 −11.4
Majority 1,761 45.5
Turnout 3,870 39.1
Labour hold Swing Increase3.6
Basildon Gloucester Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Madeline Costello * 3,169 65.3 −0.5
Conservative Anthony Ball 1,246 25.7 +0.7
Liberal Democrats John Smith 437 9.0 −0.2
Majority 1,923 39.6
Turnout 4,852 41.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.6
Basildon Laindon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Liebeschuetz 2,261 57.6 +3.0
Conservative David Walsh * 1,232 31.4 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Martin 432 11.0 +0.8
Majority 1,029 26.2
Turnout 3,925 36.1
Labour hold Swing Increase3.5
Basildon Pitsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Smith * 3,385 57.5 +0.6
Conservative John Newry 1,947 33.1 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Hersom 550 9.4 +1.2
Majority 1,438 24.4
Turnout 5,882 34.4
Labour hold Swing Increase1.2
Basildon Vange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Wright * 2,876 61.8 −1.7
Conservative Sandra Elliott 1,304 28.0 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Betty Wakeham 477 10.2 +1.6
Majority 1,572 33.8
Turnout 4,657 37.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.8
Basildon Westley Heights
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brinley Jones * 2,071 40.7 −5.5
Labour Robert Sears 1,924 37.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Maureen Larkin 1,091 21.5 +3.6
Majority 147 2.9
Turnout 5,086 43.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.9
Billericay North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lilian Greenfield * 2,641 61.8 −9.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Barr 1,164 27.2 +11.4
Labour Margaret Viney 471 11.0 +2.4
Majority 1,477 34.5 −20.9
Turnout 4,276 33.4 −3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Billericay South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Kay 1,921 40.8 −13.6
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Taylor 1,802 38.3 +9.7
Labour Ronald Bessell 765 16.2 ±0.0
Independent George Dighton * 252 5.4 −49.0
Majority 119 2.5 −22.3
Turnout 4,710 38.5 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing

Note: George Dighton was elected as a Conservative in 1989, but here attempted to defend his seat as an Independent

Wickford division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Iris Pummell * 2,233 48.6 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Kay Battson 1,516 33.0 −9.3
Labour Christopher Wilson 847 18.4 +5.1
Majority 717 15.6 +13.5
Turnout 4,596 37.3 −3.1
Conservative hold Swing

Braintree

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour4Increase 214,45040.2+6.1
Conservative2Decrease 212,65135.2−8.7
Liberal Democrat1Steady7,93422.1+1.7
Green0Steady9242.6+1.0

Division Results

Bocking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Card 2,397 44.3 −8.9
Conservative John Finbow 1,882 34.8 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Pamela Fahy 994 18.4 +11.0
Green Kevin Peterson 133 2.5 N/A
Majority 515 9.5
Turnout 5,406 44.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.2
Braintree East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elwyn Bishop 2,849 46.6 +13.8
Conservative Robert Dixon-Smith * 2,228 36.4 −16.1
Liberal Democrats Billie Daniels 859 14.0 −0.6
Green Philip Hughes 184 3.0 N/A
Majority 621 10.1
Turnout 6,120 42.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase15.0
Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Rice * 2,548 45.2 −0.1
Conservative Graham Hutton 1,559 27.7 −12.2
Labour Jeremy White 1,375 24.4 +9.7
Green Marran Bates 156 2.8 N/A
Majority 989 17.5
Turnout 5,638 40.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase6.1
Halstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Pike * 1,936 38.7 −5.3
Labour John Kotz 1,917 38.3 +5.4
Liberal Democrats David Clayton 1,150 23.0 −0.1
Majority 19 0.4
Turnout 5,003 37.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.4
Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Waterer * 2,169 46.2 −8.3
Labour Noel Owen 1,324 28.2 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Trevor Ellis 1,199 25.6 +5.8
Majority 845 18.0
Turnout 4,692 38.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.5
Witham Northern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Lyon * 2,726 57.5 +10.7
Conservative Roger Wacey 1,179 24.9 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Gail Sanders 558 11.8 +3.4
Green James Abbott 278 5.9 −5.9
Majority 1,547 32.6
Turnout 4,741 34.5
Labour hold Swing Increase9.5
Witham Southern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Gyford 1,862 42.7 +6.7
Conservative Judith Bird 1,698 39.0 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Alfred Slowman 626 14.4 −4.8
Green Susan Ransome 173 4.0 N/A
Majority 164 3.8
Turnout 4,359 35.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.3

Brentwood

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrat5Increase 411,46951.6+23.0
Conservative0Decrease 47,97535.9−14.8
Labour0Steady2,1589.7−8.6
Green0Steady6352.9+0.5

Division Results

Brentwood Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Edgar Davis * 2,349 58.9 +24.5
Conservative Susan Sepkes 1,202 30.2 −18.3
Labour Clara Dyer 298 7.5 −3.0
Green Frank Seckleman 137 3.4 −3.2
Majority 1,147 28.7
Turnout 3,986 42.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase21.4
Brentwood Hutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith White 1,871 43.9 +25.7
Conservative Alun Thomas * 1,859 43.6 −19.2
Labour Malcolm Burgess 424 10.0 −9.0
Green Beryl Lankester 107 2.5 N/A
Majority 12 0.3
Turnout 4,261 34.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase22.5
Brentwood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Smart 1,885 52.7 +18.1
Conservative Leonard Jago * 1,369 38.2 −15.6
Labour Jeremiah Keohane 254 7.1 −4.4
Green Roger Lankester 72 2.0 N/A
Majority 516 14.4
Turnout 3,580 38.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase16.9
Brentwood Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Hardy * 3,180 58.1 +5.0
Conservative Christopher House 1,783 32.6 −3.8
Labour Anthony Wilson 344 6.3 +0.4
Green Carolyn Bartley 164 3.0 −1.6
Majority 1,397 25.5
Turnout 5,471 44.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.4
Brentwood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lionel Lee 2,184 44.2 N/A
Conservative Janet Hayward * 1,762 35.7 −21.1
Labour Lily Southgate 838 17.0 −26.3
Green Jean Walsh 155 3.1 N/A
Majority 422 8.5
Turnout 4,939 42.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase32.7

Castle Point

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour3Increase 38,68034.2+4.8
Conservative2Decrease 48,44833.3−26.3
Liberal Democrat1Increase 18,22632.4+23.6

Division Results

Benfleet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jillian Reeves * 1,248 35.9 −25.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Minson 1,209 34.8 +22.1
Labour Brian Wilson 1,017 29.3 +3.1
Majority 39 1.1
Turnout 3,474 35.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease23.7
Canvey Island East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Melvyn Farrant 2,075 40.7 +8.8
Conservative Harold King * 1,713 33.6 −24.0
Liberal Democrats John Pharro 1,306 25.6 N/A
Majority 362 7.1
Turnout 5,094 35.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase16.4
Canvey Island West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Howard * 2,142 44.0 −13.2
Labour William Deal 1,890 38.8 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Newman 840 17.2 +9.1
Majority 252 5.2
Turnout 4,872 36.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.7
Great Tarpots
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Butler 1,851 46.1 +12.8
Conservative Garth Hydes 1,125 28.0 −26.1
Liberal Democrats Tracy Birch 1,043 26.0 +13.4
Majority 726 18.1
Turnout 4,019 36.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase19.5
Hadleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Baker 2,524 60.6 +48.9
Conservative Ronald Williams * 1,186 28.5 −38.0
Labour Joseph Cooke 457 11.0 −10.8
Majority 1,338 32.1
Turnout 4,167 46.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase43.5
Thundersley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Guy Shearwood 1,390 37.3 +20.2
Liberal Democrats Eric Fenwick 1,304 35.0 +17.9
Conservative William Dick 1,034 27.7 −34.9
Majority 86 2.3
Turnout 3,728 38.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.2

Chelmsford

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrat5Increase 420,46443.2+11.6
Conservative3Decrease 517,62537.2−8.3
Labour1Increase 18,92618.8+3.4
Green0Steady3830.8−6.3

Division Results

Broomfield & Writtle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phillip Evans 1,676 40.1 +26.6
Conservative Michael Rose * 1,598 38.3 −17.5
Labour Barry Grainger 790 18.9 −1.0
Green Colin Jameson 111 2.7 −8.1
Majority 78 1.9
Turnout 4,175 41.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase22.1
Chelmsford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Burton 2,677 49.5 +14.1
Conservative David Kimberlin * 2,068 38.3 −8.2
Labour John McCreevy 659 12.2 +1.6
Majority 609 11.3
Turnout 5,404 45.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.2
Chelmsford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Smith-Hughes 2,309 39.5 +8.7
Labour Roy Chad 1,916 32.8 +2.8
Conservative Kathleen Pauley * 1,623 27.8 −6.8
Majority 393 6.7
Turnout 5,848 51.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.0
Chelmsford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Allen 2,890 56.8 +17.5
Conservative Vernon Makin * 1,562 30.7 −9.3
Labour Christopher Finlay 640 12.6 +1.2
Majority 1,328 26.1
Turnout 5,092 44.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.4
Chelmsford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Spurgeon 1,808 36.5 +5.1
Conservative David Lee * 1,655 33.4 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Lynne Foster 1,489 30.1 +3.6
Majority 153 3.1
Turnout 4,952 50.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.6
Great Baddow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joan Beard 2,851 63.1 +15.3
Conservative Edward Alliston 1,120 24.8 −13.6
Labour Owen Ephraim 547 12.1 +3.6
Majority 1,731 38.3
Turnout 4,518 43.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase14.5
Springfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Martin * 2,723 41.3 −10.1
Liberal Democrats William Lane 2,701 41.0 +9.8
Labour William Horslen 896 13.6 +3.2
Green Eleanor Burgess 272 4.1 −3.0
Majority 22 0.3
Turnout 6,592 33.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.0
Stock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul White * 2,285 48.8 −10.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Clarke 1,483 31.7 +12.9
Labour Ashley Final 911 19.5 +4.9
Majority 802 17.1
Turnout 4,679 33.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase11.8
Woodham Ferrers & Danbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eileen Mickelborough * 2,991 48.7 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Maurice Staines 2,388 38.9 +3.1
Labour Robert Davis 759 12.4 +4.7
Majority 603 9.8
Turnout 6,138 32.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.0

Colchester

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrat5Increase 417,49844.3+19.7
Conservative3Decrease 312,72932.0−12.1
Labour0Decrease 18,87422.3−3.2
Green0Steady5461.4+0.5

Division Results

Constable division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Clover * 2,065 48.2 −15.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips 1,705 39.8 +15.9
Labour Neville Missing 516 12.0 −0.9
Majority 360 8.4
Turnout 39.8
Conservative hold Swing
Drury division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Yates * 3,172 54.5 +15.4
Conservative Derek Lamberth 2,106 36.1 −12.1
Labour Kim Naish 553 9.5 −3.3
Majority 1,066 18.3
Turnout 44.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Maypole division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pascoe * 1,984 56.3 +15.0
Labour Frank Wilkin 961 27.3 -7.9
Conservative Michael Hope 579 16.4 -7.1
Majority 1,023 29.0
Turnout 27.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Mersea and Stanway division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press 2,290 44.2 −17.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Lennox 2,094 40.4 +15.8
Labour Julie Young 653 12.6 −1.6
Green Walter Schwarz 147 2.8 New
Majority 196 3.8
Turnout 34.9
Conservative hold Swing
Old Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fisher 2,415 51.1 +15.4
Labour Christopher Pearson * 1,617 34.2 −1.7
Conservative Sally Cockell 568 12.0 −7.4
Green Karen Smallwood 122 2.6 −5.3
Majority 798 16.9
Turnout 38.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

No Independent candidate as previous (-1.2).

Park division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones 2,009 46.8 +22.9
Conservative Jeremy Lucas * 1,475 34.3 −10.5
Labour Roger Turp 811 18.9 −5.9
Majority 534 12.4
Turnout 36.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

No Liberal candidate as previous (-6.5).

Parsons Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Edward Crunden 2,783 53.2 New
Labour Keith Hindle 1,282 24.5 −1.7
Conservative Roger Lord * 1,167 22.3 −15.5
Majority 1,501 28.7
Turnout 36.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

No SDP candidate as previous (−36.0).

Tiptree division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Peel * 1,574 44.4 −16.4
Labour Adrian Axtell 914 25.8 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Seaman 893 25.2 +8.4
Green Cheryl Gerrard 162 4.6 New
Majority 633 18.0
Turnout 29.5
Conservative hold Swing
Wivenhoe St Andrew division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Stapleton * 1,567 50.1 −3.8
Conservative Christopher Thompson 905 28.9 −7.6
Liberal Democrats Ingrid O'Mahoney 543 17.3 +7.7
Green Joanne Vanevery 115 3.7 New
Majority 662 21.2
Turnout 26.3
Labour hold Swing

Epping Forest

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative4Decrease 112,38840.7−7.1
Labour3Increase 19,59231.5+4.2
Liberal Democrat1Increase 18,22627.0+12.5
Independent0Steady2500.8N/A

Division Results

Buckhurst Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson 2,721 59.8 +40.8
Conservative Peter Ashton 1,165 25.6 −17.0
Labour Joan Davis 416 9.1 −2.0
Independent Janice Croke 250 5.5 N/A
Majority 1,556 34.2
Turnout 4,552 41.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase28.9
Chigwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Twynham 1,313 58.6 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Spencer 646 28.8 −1.0
Labour Christopher Newbury 283 12.6 +5.7
Majority 667 29.8
Turnout 2,242 23.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.6
Epping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis Ramshaw * 1,548 43.3 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Allan Boydon 1,238 34.7 +2.7
Labour Ian Standfast 786 22.0 +6.8
Majority 310 8.7
Turnout 3,572 29.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.8
Loughton St. Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Davis * 1,532 55.4 +8.7
Conservative John Pledge 831 30.0 −6.7
Liberal Democrats Lucille Wells 404 14.6 +6.8
Majority 701 25.3
Turnout 2,767 28.1
Labour hold Swing Increase7.7
Loughton St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Saggers 1,608 45.1 +11.9
Conservative Vernon Davies 1,267 35.6 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Macy 687 19.3 N/A
Majority 341 9.6
Turnout 3,562 34.1
Labour gain from Loughton Residents Swing Increase4.5
North Weald & Nazeing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Abbey * 1,915 60.5 −10.2
Labour Elisabeth Young 637 20.1 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Myers 615 19.4 +8.0
Majority 1,278 40.4
Turnout 3,167 29.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.2
Ongar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerard McEwen * 2,163 41.2 −9.9
Liberal Democrats Steven Partridge 1,915 36.5 +19.9
Labour Patrick Haseldine 1,167 22.2 −10.0
Majority 248 4.7
Turnout 5,245 39.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.9
Waltham Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cyril Hewins 2,863 56.7 +10.9
Conservative Norma Green 2,186 43.3 −2.0
Majority 677 13.4
Turnout 5,049 34.3
Labour hold Swing Increase6.5

Harlow

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour5Increase 111,58251.9−7.3
Conservative0Decrease 16,94431.1+2.7
Liberal Democrat0Steady3,78217.0+4.5

Division Results

Great Parndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mervyn Juliff 2,213 44.8 +1.9
Conservative David Messer * 1,976 40.0 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Derek Harris 749 15.2 +5.8
Majority 237 4.8
Turnout 4,938 39.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.8
Harlow & Mark Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Sztumpf 2,388 49.8 −13.1
Conservative Edward Hudspeth 1,765 36.8 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Douglas Collins 647 13.5 +6.9
Majority 623 13.0
Turnout 4,800 45.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.7
Harlow Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Bruce 2,091 51.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 1,060 26.3 −0.6
Conservative Vivien Thomas 880 21.8 +3.7
Majority 1,031 25.6
Turnout 4,031 37.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.3
Little Parndon & Town Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edith Morris * 2,053 53.8 −11.6
Conservative David Roberts 1,117 29.2 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Stanley Ward 649 17.0 +5.8
Majority 936 24.5
Turnout 3,819 36.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease8.7
Netteswellbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sonia Anderson * 2,837 60.5 −11.9
Conservative Philip Weales 1,206 25.6 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Sheila Herbert 677 14.3 +5.1
Majority 1,631 34.6
Turnout 4,720 39.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.4

Maldon

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative3Steady6,28947.6−9.5
Labour0Steady3,44826.1+9.1
Liberal Democrat0Steady1,41610.7−15.2
Green0Steady1,53711.6N/A
Independent0Steady5254.0N/A

Division Results

Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Nolan * 2,122 48.3 −8.6
Labour Peter Roberts 1,345 30.6 +9.5
Independent Coral Broyd 525 12.0 N/A
Green Michael Cole 397 9.0 N/A
Majority 777 17.7
Turnout 4,389 35.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.1
Southminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Fisher * 1,965 47.2 −10.2
Labour Eric Garwood 1,304 31.3 +15.9
Green David Mason 894 21.5 N/A
Majority 661 15.9
Turnout 4,163 28.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease13.1
Tollesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Dines * 2,202 47.2 −9.8
Liberal Democrats Joyce Woodham 1,416 30.4 +1.9
Labour Eileen Garwood 799 17.1 +2.6
Green Nelson Brunton 246 5.3 N/A
Majority 786 16.9
Turnout 4,663 34.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.9

Rochford

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrat3Increase 19,76246.3+14.8
Conservative1Decrease 16,87332.6−10.8
Labour1Steady4,42921.0−0.6

Division Results

Rayleigh North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Boyd * 2,985 70.9 +8.2
Conservative Rosemary Brown 928 22.0 −9.8
Labour David Rossi 298 7.1 +1.5
Majority 2,057 48.8
Turnout 4,211 38.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.0
Rayleigh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Gordon 2,891 61.9 +20.9
Conservative Peter Webster 1,338 28.6 −6.9
Labour Stephen Andre 444 9.5 +1.3
Majority 1,553 33.2
Turnout 4,673 39.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase13.9
Rochford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Smith 2,337 55.0 +13.9
Conservative Terry Fawell * 1,424 33.5 −12.5
Labour Charles Stephenson 487 11.5 −1.4
Majority 913 21.5
Turnout 4,248 33.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.2
Rochford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Fox 1,918 48.0 −2.8
Conservative Geoffrey Lee 1,483 37.1 −12.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Hurrell 597 14.9 N/A
Majority 435 10.9
Turnout 3,998 37.4
Labour hold Swing Increase4.7
Rochford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Hart 1,700 43.2 −13.1
Labour David Flack * 1,282 32.6 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Saunders 952 24.2 +11.0
Majority 418 10.6
Turnout 3,934 31.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.6

Southend

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative5Steady16,07639.2−6.1
Liberal Democrat5Steady14,95836.5+3.9
Labour1Steady8,95121.8+2.8
Liberal0Steady1,0432.5N/A

Division Results

Belfairs & Blenheim
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Albert Smulian * 2,250 52.0 +2.2
Conservative Doris Muckley 1,609 37.2 −3.2
Labour Jonathan Grindley 355 8.2 −1.6
Liberal Vernon Wilkinson 116 2.7 N/A
Majority 641 14.8
Turnout 4,330 43.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.7
Chalkwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bertram Trevelyan * 1,602 47.0 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Crystall 1,365 40.0 −5.1
Labour Joyce Mapp 444 13.0 +5.0
Majority 237 7.0
Turnout 3,411 31.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.6
Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norah Goodman * 2,180 51.6 +5.2
Conservative Veronica Taylor 1,557 36.8 −9.5
Labour Marc Pether-Longman 435 10.3 +3.0
Liberal Linda Farmer 55 1.3 N/A
Majority 623 14.7
Turnout 4,227 39.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.4
Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Pawson 2,595 53.4 +4.0
Conservative Peter Longden 1,832 37.7 −6.6
Labour Paul Circus 312 6.4 +0.1
Liberal Keith Izard 122 2.5 N/A
Majority 763 15.7
Turnout 4,861 45.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase5.3
Milton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Sullivan * 1,438 43.8 +3.5
Labour Kevin Lee 1,233 37.5 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Hall 614 18.7 N/A
Majority 205 6.2
Turnout 3,285 28.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.5
Prittlewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Baker * 2,049 51.3 +0.9
Conservative David Latham 1,265 31.7 −2.4
Labour Denis Garne 512 12.8 −2.7
Liberal Gayle Wilkinson 169 4.2 N/A
Majority 784 19.6
Turnout 3,995 34.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.7
Shoebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cotgrove * 1,853 50.6 −14.4
Labour Nigel Boorman 1,241 33.9 +9.5
Liberal Democrats John Magnay 570 15.6 +4.9
Majority 612 16.7
Turnout 3,664 26.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease12.0
Southchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Kelly * 1,588 47.8 −8.7
Labour Reginald Copley 1,153 34.7 +5.0
Liberal Alan Farmer 581 17.5 N/A
Majority 435 13.1
Turnout 3,322 31.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.9
Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Twitchen * 1,848 61.1 −4.7
Labour Christopher Dandridge 597 19.7 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Steven Erlick 578 19.1 +2.0
Majority 1,251 41.4
Turnout 3,023 27.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.7
Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Kennedy * 2,138 65.7 +8.1
Conservative Peter Breuer 707 21.7 −10.9
Liberal Democrats Alistair Miller 408 12.5 +2.7
Majority 1,429 44.0
Turnout 3,253 29.4
Labour hold Swing Increase9.5
Westborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Lubel * 2,349 64.2 +9.8
Conservative Richard Brown 777 21.2 −9.6
Labour Nigel Smith 531 14.5 −0.4
Majority 1,572 43.0
Turnout 3,657 32.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.7

Tendring

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative4Steady12,50233.8−6.6
Liberal Democrat2Steady9,84726.6−2.1
Labour1Decrease 112,00332.4+2.1
Independent1Increase 12,6467.2+6.6

Division Results

Brightlingsea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Dale * 2,111 43.9 +4.6
Labour Ann Olivier 1,677 34.8 +11.4
Conservative Edward Winney 1,026 21.3 −16.0
Majority 434 9.0
Turnout 4,814 40.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease3.4
Clacton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Catherine Jessop 2,010 46.4 +2.4
Labour Joan Bond 1,236 28.5 +14.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Lonsdale 1,089 25.1 −17.3
Majority 774 17.9
Turnout 4,335 34.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.3
Clacton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Bargent 2,249 49.2 −13.7
Labour Kenneth Aldis 1,179 25.8 +12.1
Conservative Michael Spencer 1,139 24.9 +1.5
Majority 1,070 23.4
Turnout 4,567 32.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease12.9
Clacton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Smith * 3,058 65.0 +7.3
Conservative Maurice Alexander 1,164 24.7 −8.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Russell 486 10.3 +0.7
Majority 1,894 40.2
Turnout 4,708 34.1
Labour hold Swing Increase7.7
Frinton & Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Rex * 3,050 55.5 −9.5
Labour Peter Lawes 1,368 24.9 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Annabelle Curtis 1,078 19.6 +5.7
Majority 1,682 30.6
Turnout 5,496 36.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.7
Harwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ralph Knight * 2,646 56.7 N/A
Conservative James Glenn 831 17.8 −9.8
Labour Brian Theadom 829 17.8 −39.4
Liberal Democrats Raymond Holmes 364 7.8 −7.4
Majority 1,815 38.9
Turnout 4,670 38.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase33.3
Tendring Rural East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Lumber * 1,567 42.4 −9.1
Labour William Mixter 1,244 33.7 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Joyce Leader 881 23.9 +8.5
Majority 323 8.7
Turnout 3,692 34.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.9
Tendring Rural West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Pallett * 1,715 36.4 −6.6
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Smith 1,589 33.7 +10.3
Labour Lionel Randall 1,412 29.9 +0.9
Majority 126 2.7
Turnout 4,716 38.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.5

Thurrock

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour8Increase 117,08064.3+9.4
Conservative0Decrease 16,91326.0−10.2
Liberal Democrat0Steady2,5709.7+4.5

Division Results

Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerard Rice * 2,727 82.5 +12.1
Conservative Andrew Mehegan 578 17.5 −6.9
Majority 2,149 65.0
Turnout 3,305 28.3
Labour hold Swing Increase9.5
Corringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Miles * 1,635 52.5 +4.6
Conservative Robert Hunter 1,045 33.5 −9.0
Liberal Democrats Sidney Senior 437 14.0 +4.4
Majority 590 18.9
Turnout 3,117 29.3
Labour hold Swing Increase6.8
Grays Thurrock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beverly Barton * 2,273 55.5 +6.3
Conservative Douglas Sutton 1,436 35.0 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Catty 389 9.5 +2.6
Majority 837 20.4
Turnout 4,098 29.8
Labour hold Swing Increase7.6
Orsett & Stifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Hurst 2,448 54.2 +12.8
Conservative Clive Banbury 1,518 33.6 −18.8
Liberal Democrats Pamela Curtis 547 12.1 +5.8
Majority 970 20.6
Turnout 4,513 39.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase15.8
South Ockendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Jones * 1,920 71.4 −0.9
Conservative John Rollinson 471 17.5 −10.2
Liberal Democrats Laurence Martin 297 11.0 N/A
Majority 1,449 53.9
Turnout 2,688 25.1
Labour hold Swing Increase4.7
Stanford-le-Hope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julian Norris * 1,921 57.5 +2.7
Conservative Philip Howard 754 22.6 −14.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Martine 665 19.9 +12.2
Majority 1,167 34.9
Turnout 3,340 26.4
Labour hold Swing Increase8.8
Tilbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Bolger * 1,867 76.5 +1.3
Conservative Marie Bamford-Burst 339 13.9 −5.0
Liberal Democrats John Livermore 235 9.6 +3.7
Majority 1,528 62.6
Turnout 2,441 19.5
Labour hold Swing Increase3.2
West Thurrock & Aveley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Bellinger 2,289 74.8 +33.1
Conservative Henry Cook 772 25.2 −5.0
Majority 1,517 49.6
Turnout 3,061 21.1
Labour hold Swing Increase19.1

Uttlesford

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrat3Increase 38,91843.7+13.8
Conservative1Decrease 38,32440.8−8.3
Labour0Steady3,17715.6−3.8

Division Results

Dunmow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Westcott * 2,189 49.3 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Little 1,625 36.6 +16.4
Labour William McCarthy 622 14.0 −3.7
Majority 564 12.7
Turnout 4,436 38.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.6
Saffron Walden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Lefever 2,436 39.2 +12.5
Conservative Stephen Neville * 2,084 33.5 −3.8
Labour Russell Green 1,699 27.3 −3.5
Majority 352 5.7
Turnout 6,219 41.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase8.2
Stansted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Melvin Caton 2,959 53.6 +12.1
Conservative Philip Duly * 2,183 39.5 −8.9
Labour Keith Williams 382 6.9 −3.2
Majority 776 14.0
Turnout 5,524 43.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase10.5
Thaxted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Gibb 1,898 44.8 +14.3
Conservative John Whitehead * 1,868 44.1 −9.9
Labour Brian Lock 474 11.2 −4.3
Majority 30 0.7
Turnout 4,240 37.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.1

References

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