1993 Essex County Council election

1993 Essex County Council election
← 1989 6 May 1993 1997 →
All 98 seats to Essex County Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,190,322
Turnout36.0%
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election 26 seats, 28.8% 57 seats, 44.5%
Seats before 24 56
Seats won 33 32
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 25
Popular vote 127,934 147,062
Percentage 30.7% 35.3%
Swing Increase 1.9% Decrease 8.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 14 seats, 23.3% 0 seats, 0.3%
Seats before 15 3
Seats won 32 1
Seat change Increase 18 Increase 1
Popular vote 132,631 3,673
Percentage 31.9% 0.8%
Swing Increase 8.2% Increase 0.5%
Results of the 1993 Essex County Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1993 Essex County Council election took place on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. It was held on the same day as other 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.

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

Summary

Election result

1993 Essex County Council election[1][2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 98 33 9 2 Increase 7 33.7 30.7 134,312 +1.7
  Conservative 98 32 0 25 Decrease 25 32.7 35.3 154,972 –8.5
  Liberal Democrats 92 32 18 0 Increase 18 32.7 31.9 135,899 +8.2
  Independent 3 1 1 0 Increase 1 1.0 0.8 3,673 +0.5
  Green 19 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 4,025 –0.4
  Liberal 5 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 1,043 +0.1

The Loughton Residents Association, who previously held one seat, did not stand candidates at this election.

Division results by local authority

Basildon

Basildon District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 5 Steady 19,038 41.2 +4.4
Conservative 4 Steady 17,164 37.2 –3.7
Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 9,738 21.1 –0.5
Independent 0 Steady 252 0.5 +0.1
Total 10 Steady 46,192 37.8 +1.6

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

Briantree District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 4 Increase 2 14,450 40.2 +6.1
Conservative 2 Decrease 2 12,651 35.2 –8.7
Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 7,934 22.1 +1.7
Green 0 Steady 924 2.6 +1.0
Total 7 Steady 35,959 39.0 –0.9

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

Brentwood District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 5 11,469 51.6 +22.9
Conservative 0 Decrease 4 7,975 35.9 –14.8
Labour 0 Steady 2,158 9.7 –8.6
Green 0 Steady 635 2.9 +0.6
Total 5 Steady 22,237 40.4 ±0.0

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

Castle Point District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 3 Increase 3 8,680 34.2 +4.8
Conservative 2 Decrease 4 8,448 33.3 –26.3
Liberal Democrats 1 Increase 1 8,226 32.4 +23.6
Total 6 Steady 25,354 37.7 +1.2

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

Chelmsford District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 4 20,464 43.2 +11.6
Conservative 3 Decrease 5 17,625 37.2 –8.3
Labour 1 Increase 1 8,926 18.8 +3.4
Green 0 Steady 383 0.8 –6.3
Total 9 Steady 47,398 40.2 –0.7

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

Colchester District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 4 17,598 44.3 +19.7
Conservative 3 Decrease 3 12,729 32.0 –12.1
Labour 1 Decrease 1 8,874 22.3 –3.2
Green 0 Steady 546 1.4 +0.5
Total 9 Steady 39,747 34.9 –1.7

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

Epping Forest District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 Decrease 1 12,388 41.1 –6.7
Labour 3 Increase 1 9,292 30.8 +3.5
Liberal Democrats 1 Increase 1 8,226 27.3 +12.7
Independent 0 Steady 250 0.8 N/A
Total 8 Steady 30,156 32.8 +0.2

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

Harlow District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 5 Increase 1 11,582 51.9 –7.3
Conservative 0 Decrease 1 6,944 31.1 +2.7
Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 3,782 17.0 +4.5
Total 5 Steady 22,308 39.5 +0.3

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

Maldon District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 3 Steady 6,289 47.6 –9.5
Labour 0 Steady 3,448 26.1 +9.1
Green 0 Steady 1,537 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 1,416 10.7 –15.2
Independent 0 Steady 525 4.0 N/A
Total 3 Steady 13,215 32.5 –1.5

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

Rochford District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Liberal Democrats 3 Increase 1 9,762 46.3 +14.8
Conservative 1 Decrease 1 6,873 32.6 –10.8
Labour 1 Steady 4,429 21.0 –0.6
Total 5 Steady 21,064 35.8 +0.5

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

Southend District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 Steady 16,076 39.2 –6.1
Liberal Democrats 5 Steady 14,958 36.5 +3.9
Labour 1 Steady 8,951 21.8 +2.8
Liberal 0 Steady 1,043 2.5 N/A
Total 11 Steady 41,028 33.3 –2.9

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

Tendring District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 Steady 12,502 33.8 –6.6
Liberal Democrats 2 Steady 9,847 26.6 –2.1
Labour 1 Decrease 1 12,003 32.4 +2.1
Independent 1 Increase 1 2,646 7.2 +6.6
Total 8 Steady 36,998 36.1 –3.2

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

Thurrock District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 8 Increase 1 17,080 64.3 +9.4
Conservative 0 Decrease 1 6,913 26.0 –10.2
Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 2,570 9.7 +4.5
Total 8 Steady 26,563 27.1 –3.2

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

Uttlesford District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Liberal Democrats 3 Increase 3 8,918 43.7 +13.6
Conservative 1 Decrease 3 8,324 40.8 –8.0
Labour 0 Steady 3,177 15.6 –3.9
Total 4 Steady 20,419 40.4 –0.1

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

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