1977 Essex County Council election

1977 Essex County Council election
All 97 seats to Essex County Council; 49 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the 1977 Essex County Council election.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1977 Essex County Council election took place on 5 May 1977 to elect members of Essex County Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

1977 Essex County Council election
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	83	33	0	33	82.9	62.1	256,703	+14.8
Labour	12	0	28	28	14.6	26.8	110,591	–16.3
Liberal	2	0	3	3	2.4	8.8	36,240	+1.5
Residents	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.1	4,373	+0.2
Independent	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.9	3,695	–0.1
National Front	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	1,483	N/A
Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	222	±0.0
Communist	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	65	–0.1

Division results by authority

Basildon

Summary

**Basildon Borough Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	23,343	52.6	+18.8
	Labour	3	2	13,768	31.0	–17.1
	Residents	0	1	4,373	9.9	–0.7
	Liberal	0		1,732	3.9	+2.1
	National Front	0		927	2.1	N/A
	Ind. Labour	0		222	0.5	–0.6
Total		8		44,365	46.7	+12.3

Division results

Basildon No. 1 (Billericay)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Greenfield*	4,627	58.5	+10.9
	Residents	M. Cooke	2,664	33.7	–10.1
	Labour	C. Lynch	423	5.3	–3.3
	Liberal	T. McCartan	196	2.5	N/A
Majority			1,963	24.8	+21.0
Turnout			7,910	58.0	+19.1
Registered electors			13,659
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Basildon No. 2 (Central)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Taylor	2,758	47.9	–4.8
	Conservative	J. Damm	2,745	47.7	+28.5
	National Front	G. Canham	174	3.0	N/A
	Independent Labour	C. Cooper	77	1.3	N/A
Majority			13	0.2	–24.5
Turnout			5,754	43.1	+6.4
Registered electors			13,386
	Labour hold		Swing	16.7

Basildon No. 3 (Fryerns)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Archibald	2,216	53.6	–11.0
	Conservative	D. Solly	1,610	38.9	+23.3
	National Front	L. Gardiner	166	4.0	N/A
	Independent Labour	R. Chaplin	145	3.5	–8.0
Majority			606	14.6	–34.4
Turnout			5,754	38.7	+11.7
Registered electors			10,711
	Labour hold		Swing	17.2

Basildon No. 4 (Laindon)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Scott	1,942	53.9	+23.3
	Labour	G. Miller*	1,504	41.8	–27.6
	National Front	R. Robertson	156	4.3	N/A
Majority			438	12.2	N/A
Turnout			3,602	36.0	+8.5
Registered electors			10,021
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	25.5

Basildon No. 5 (Langdon Hills)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Costello	2,865	48.8	–22.9
	Conservative	S. Blackbourn	2,790	47.5	+19.2
	National Front	M. Bishop	216	3.7	N/A
Majority			75	1.3	–42.2
Turnout			5,871	50.2	+13.0
Registered electors			11,700
	Labour hold		Swing	21.1

Basildon No. 6 (Pitsea)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Dines	2,993	49.3	+17.2
	Labour	W. Primmer	2,399	39.5	–28.4
	Liberal	B. Mavis	466	7.7	N/A
	National Front	B. Weedon	215	3.5	N/A
Majority			594	9.8	N/A
Turnout			6,073	37.5	+6.1
Registered electors			16,252
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	22.8

Basildon No. 7 (Ramsden)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Ball	2,204	52.2	+22.8
	Residents	C. Jones*	1,709	40.5	+0.3
	Labour	J. Amey	310	7.3	–2.5
Majority			495	11.7	N/A
Turnout			4,223	54.8	+19.1
Registered electors			7,712
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing	11.3

Basildon No. 8 (Wickford)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mickelborough	4,432	65.2	+14.3
	Labour	D. Harrison	1,293	19.0	–30.1
	Liberal	M. Foley	1,070	15.7	N/A
Majority			3,139	46.2	+7.8
Turnout			6,795	45.3	+6.9
Registered electors			15,017
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.2

Braintree

Summary

**Braintree District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	3	16,881	61.8	+15.5
	Labour	0	3	7,506	27.5	–14.9
	Liberal	0		2,799	10.2	–0.6
	Independent	0		138	0.5	N/A
Total		7		27,324	39.4	–1.5

Division results

Bardfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Sebag-Montefiore	2,767	76.6	+14.8
	Labour	P. Austin	519	14.4	–23.8
	Liberal	R. Chisholm	324	9.0	N/A
Majority			2,248	62.3	+38.6
Turnout			3,610	44.7	+8.2
Registered electors			8,091
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.3

Bocking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gilthorpe	2,224	51.0	+13.0
	Labour	A. Millam	1,429	32.8	–29.2
	Liberal	K. Webb	705	16.2	N/A
Majority			795	18.2	N/A
Turnout			4,358	41.8	+4.3
Registered electors			10,434
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	21.1

Braintree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Kerry	2,172	51.6	+23.0
	Labour	J. Clarke*	1,089	25.9	–11.2
	Liberal	D. Harvey	946	22.5	–11.8
Majority			1,083	25.7	N/A
Turnout			4,207	40.4	+4.1
Registered electors			10,444
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.1

Coggeshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Dixon-Smith*	2,999	69.7	+11.6
	Labour	J. Lyon	967	22.5	–19.4
	Liberal	J. Walker	334	7.8	N/A
Majority			2,032	47.3	+31.0
Turnout			4,300	42.2	+2.0
Registered electors			10,212
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.5

Halstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Joyce	3,634	73.7	+14.6
	Labour	K. Jones	1,299	26.3	−14.6
Majority			2,335	47.3	+29.2
Turnout			4,933	41.4	–6.8
Registered electors			11,945
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Hedingham
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	G. Waterer*	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,858
	Conservative hold

Witham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Willetts	3,085	52.1	+33.1
	Labour	J. Gyford*	2,203	37.2	–4.5
	Liberal	D. Bigg	490	8.3	–28.0
	Independent	J. Humphrys	138	2.3	N/A
Majority			882	14.9	N/A
Turnout			4,916	38.0	–2.8
Registered electors			15,627
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	18.8

Brentwood

Summary

**Brentwood District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	13,045	70.4	+13.8
	Labour	0	1	4,836	26.1	–11.4
	Liberal	0		587	3.2	–2.1
	Communist	0		65	0.4	–0.3
Total		4		18,533	44.1	+9.6

Division results

Brentwood Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hutton*	2,726	67.9	–0.4
	Labour	E. Harrison	702	17.5	–14.2
	Liberal	R. Cozens	587	14.6	N/A
Majority			2,024	50.4	+13.7
Turnout			4,015	40.5	+14.0
Registered electors			9,940
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Brentwood Hutton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Crofton*	3,806	80.9	+16.8
	Labour	A. Cozens	834	17.7	–18.2
	Communist	D. Henderson	65	1.4	N/A
Majority			2,972	63.2	+34.9
Turnout			4,705	41.9	+9.7
Registered electors			11,251
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.5

Brentwood North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Jago*	3,201	78.6	+8.5
	Labour	L. Southgate	872	21.4	–8.5
Majority			2,329	57.2	+17.1
Turnout			4,073	41.4	+10.3
Registered electors			9,870
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.5

Brentwood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hayward	3,312	57.7	+19.3
	Labour	C. Maxey*	2,428	42.3	–3.3
Majority			884	15.4	N/A
Turnout			5,740	52.7	+5.2
Registered electors			10,941
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	11.3

Castle Point

Summary

**Castle Point District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	16,409	71.3	+20.0
	Labour	0	3	5,876	25.5	–22.5
	Liberal	0		727	3.2	N/A
Total		5		23,012	38.5	+2.0

Division results

Benfleet (Benfleet)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pike	4,056	75.2	+26.8
	Labour	G. Auvache*	1,339	24.8	–26.8
Majority			2,717	50.4	N/A
Turnout			5,395	44.4	+6.2
Registered electors			12,171
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	26.8

Benfleet (Hadleigh)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Williams*	4,262	84.5	+16.5
	Labour	C. Prentice	783	15.5	–16.5
Majority			3,469	69.0	+32.9
Turnout			5,045	44.2	+5.7
Registered electors			11,434
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.5

Benfleet (Thundersley)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Meggison	3,540	75.5	+36.9
	Labour	D. Nisbet	1,151	24.5	–33.0
Majority			2,389	50.9	N/A
Turnout			4,691	37.0	+6.2
Registered electors			12,721
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	35.0

Canvey Island (East)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Ashworth	2,541	70.6	+12.0
	Labour	M. Luker	1,056	29.4	–12.0
Majority			1,485	41.3	+24.0
Turnout			3,597	29.5	–9.4
Registered electors			12,251
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.0

Canvey Island (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Wood	2,010	46.9	+8.6
	Labour	D. Shaw	1,547	36.1	–25.6
	Liberal	M. James	727	17.0	N/A
Majority			463	10.8	N/A
Turnout			4,284	38.4	+2.1
Registered electors			11,179
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.1

Chelmsford

Summary

**Chelmsford District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	3	17,981	58.0	+7.0
	Liberal	0	1	7,352	23.7	+13.2
	Labour	0	2	5,460	17.6	–21.0
	Independent	0		199	0.6	N/A
Total		8		30,992	42.9	+6.9

Division results

Chelmsford (East)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gunn	2,413	51.3	+27.6
	Liberal	R. Battey*	1,950	41.5	–20.2
	Labour	P. Thompson	337	7.2	–7.4
Majority			463	9.9	N/A
Turnout			4,700	51.0	+6.8
Registered electors			9,230
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	23.9

Chelmsford (North)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Short	2,656	46.4	+6.1
	Labour	W. Landers	2,241	39.1	–20.6
	Liberal	W. Talley	832	14.5	N/A
Majority			415	7.2	N/A
Turnout			5,729	40.9	+3.3
Registered electors			14,037
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	13.4

Chelmsford (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Millard	1,341	44.6	–1.6
	Liberal	D. Ridgewell	1,161	38.6	N/A
	Labour	P. Bermingham	505	16.8	–37.0
Majority			180	6.0	N/A
Turnout			3,007	41.6	+2.9
Registered electors			7,229
	Conservative gain from Labour

Chelmsford Rural No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Chatfield*	3,314	75.2	+0.6
	Liberal	D. Lansdale	1,090	24.8	N/A
Majority			2,224	50.5	+1.3
Turnout			4,404	41.6	+11.7
Registered electors			10,618
	Conservative hold

Chelmsford Rural No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. White*	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,773
	Conservative hold

Chelmsford Rural No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. How	2,790	63.8	+0.8
	Labour	H. Dempsey	842	19.3	–17.7
	Liberal	E. Burgess	741	16.9	N/A
Majority			1,948	44.5	+18.5
Turnout			4,373	44.1	+9.4
Registered electors			9,955
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Chelmsford Rural No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Platt*	2,210	68.1	+10.7
	Labour	J. Bliss	680	20.9	–6.0
	Liberal	J. Gumbleton	356	11.0	–4.7
Majority			1,530	47.1	+16.6
Turnout			3,246	48.2	+5.6
Registered electors			6,735
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Chelmsford Rural No. 5 (Great Baddow)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Foley*	3,257	59.0	+6.8
	Liberal	J. Beard	1,222	22.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Tyler	855	15.5	–32.3
	Independent	W. Claydon	191	3.5	N/A
Majority			2,035	36.8	+32.5
Turnout			5,525	38.5	+6.2
Registered electors			14,376
	Conservative hold

Colchester

Summary

**Colchester District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	3	24,965	68.0	+15.5
	Labour	1	3	10,164	27.7	–15.7
	Liberal	0		1,603	4.4	+0.3
Total		8		36,732	40.9	+2.3

Division results

Colchester No. 1 (East)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bensusan-Butt*	1,802	51.9	–12.1
	Conservative	G. Jefferies	1,673	48.1	+12.1
Majority			129	3.7	–24.2
Turnout			3,475	41.3	–1.1
Registered electors			8,435
	Labour hold		Swing	12.1

Colchester No. 2 (South)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Kent	2,098	48.9	+24.8
	Labour	A. Barker	1,468	34.2	–9.7
	Liberal	M. Gage	726	16.9	–15.0
Majority			630	14.7	N/A
Turnout			4,292	34.0	–2.7
Registered electors			12,658
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.3

Colchester No. 3 (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lamberth	3,760	72.7	+3.4
	Labour	Tim Oxton	866	16.8	–13.9
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	544	10.5	N/A
Majority			2,894	56.0	+17.5
Turnout			5,170	49.1	+4.8
Registered electors			10,542
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Colchester No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Gawthrop	2,640	65.0	+17.1
	Labour	J. Osborn	1,086	26.8	–25.3
	Liberal	R. Baker	333	8.2	N/A
Majority			1,554	38.3	N/A
Turnout			4,059	40.6	–4.0
Registered electors			10,018
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	21.2

Colchester No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Roots	4,211	60.8	+14.9
	Labour	G. Davies	2,720	39.2	–14.9
Majority			1,491	21.5	N/A
Turnout			6,931	38.2	+5.7
Registered electors			18,184
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.9

Dedham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hickson*	3,578	84.6	+14.0
	Labour	J. Hockenhull	649	15.4	–14.0
Majority			2,929	69.3	+28.0
Turnout			4,227	42.7	+5.2
Registered electors			9,921
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.0

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Thornton	3,469	78.8	+22.1
	Labour	B. Jones	933	21.2	–22.1
Majority			2,536	57.6	+44.2
Turnout			4,402	38.2	+0.9
Registered electors			11,546
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.1

Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fairhead*	3,536	84.7	+10.2
	Labour	P. Treacher	640	15.3	–10.2
Majority			2,896	69.3	+20.2
Turnout			4,176	44.6	+4.6
Registered electors			8,590
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.2

Epping Forest

Summary

**Epping Forest District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	1	28,302	72.0	+12.3
	Labour	0	1	9,640	24.5	–13.6
	Liberal Democrat	0		1,375	3.5	+1.2
Total		9		39,317	40.2	+5.6

Division results

Chigwell (Buckhurst Hill)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. McGreal	2,421	69.5	+1.3
	Labour	B. Mooney	677	19.4	–12.4
	Liberal	R. Eveling	385	11.1	N/A
Majority			1,744	50.1	+13.6
Turnout			3,483	39.8	+11.8
Registered electors			8,766
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Chigwell (Chigwell)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Barnett*	2,934	84.3	+1.2
	Labour	K. Wilkinson	548	15.7	–1.2
Majority			2,386	68.5	+2.3
Turnout			3,482	38.4	+15.1
Registered electors			9,096
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Chigwell (Loughton North)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Claridge	2,601	63.3	+26.7
	Labour	F. Davis*	1,506	36.7	–26.7
Majority			1,095	26.6	N/A
Turnout			4,107	36.4	+0.5
Registered electors			11,301
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	26.7

Chigwell (Loughton South)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Welch	3,077	70.0	+18.5
	Labour	H. Worby	1,317	30.0	–18.5
Majority			1,760	40.1	+37.1
Turnout			4,394	36.6	+2.6
Registered electors			12,052
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.5

Epping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Daniels*	3,547	79.6	+2.6
	Labour	I. Standfast	910	20.4	–2.6
Majority			2,637	59.2	+5.1
Turnout			4,457	38.3	+8.3
Registered electors			11,686
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Epping & Ongar No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Padfield*	3,685	75.9	+12.3
	Labour	B. King	787	16.2	–20.2
	Liberal	S. Ward	382	7.9	N/A
Majority			2,898	59.7	+32.5
Turnout			4,854	43.0	+6.3
Registered electors			11,287
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.3

Epping & Ongar No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Martin*	3,553	80.3	+17.3
	Labour	J. Pratt	869	19.7	–17.3
Majority			2,684	60.7	+34.7
Turnout			4,422	42.0	–0.8
Registered electors			10,548
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.3

Epping & Ongar No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Jones*	3,668	75.4	+15.0
	Liberal	E. Bottomley	608	12.5	–6.6
	Labour	R. Humphreys	588	12.1	–8.5
Majority			3,060	62.9	+23.1
Turnout			4,864	43.9	+8.0
Registered electors			11,105
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.8

Waltham Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Taylor	2,816	53.6	+1.9
	Labour	C. Hewins	2,438	46.4	–1.9
Majority			378	7.2	+3.9
Turnout			5,254	44.1	+1.3
Registered electors			11,943
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Harlow

**District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	4	1	10,783	49.1	–24.0
	Conservative	1	1	8,468	38.5	+15.6
	Liberal	0		2,632	12.0	+8.0
	Independent	0		95	0.4	N/A
Total		5		21,978	39.1	+4.4

Division results

Harlow (Great Parndon)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris*	2,936	45.8	–25.8
	Conservative	K. Cheshire	2,704	42.2	+13.8
	Liberal	L. Swanton	771	12.0	N/A
Majority			232	3.6	–39.6
Turnout			6,411	38.8	+6.6
Registered electors			16,559
	Labour hold		Swing	19.8

Harlow (Harlow & Mark Hall)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dutton	2,262	45.2	+15.8
	Labour	S. Anderson*	2,158	43.1	–27.5
	Liberal	C. Bagnall	589	11.8	N/A
Majority			104	2.1	N/A
Turnout			4,420	46.6	+8.0
Registered electors			10,747
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	21.7

Harlow (Harlow Common)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibson	2,247	54.3	–26.1
	Conservative	G. Groves	1,445	34.9	+15.3
	Liberal	P. Naylor	354	8.5	N/A
	Independent	E. Meyers*	95	2.3	N/A
Majority			802	19.4	–41.3
Turnout			4,141	38.8	+3.8
Registered electors			10,700
	Labour hold		Swing	20.7

Harlow (Little Parndon & Town Centre)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Newport*	1,427	50.7	–10.6
	Conservative	G. Reynolds	978	34.8	+21.4
	Liberal	D. Eldridge	407	14.5	–10.8
Majority			449	16.0	–20.0
Turnout			2,812	38.2	–0.7
Registered electors			7,374
	Labour hold		Swing	16.0

Harlow (Netteswellbury)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Desormeaux*	2,016	55.9	–22.2
	Conservative	C. Riley	1,079	29.9	+8.0
	Liberal	P. Ramsay	511	14.2	N/A
Majority			937	26.0	–30.2
Turnout			3,606	38.9	+4.1
Registered electors			9,286
	Labour hold		Swing	15.1

Maldon

**District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	3	1	6,154	64.9	+10.8
	Labour	0	1	2,204	23.2	–8.9
	Liberal	0		779	8.2	–5.6
	Independent	0		349	3.7	N/A
Total		3		9,486	44.4	+8.2

Division results

Maldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Nolan	2,343	54.8	+25.6
	Labour	D. Wimhurst*	1,157	27.0	–9.3
	Liberal	L. Bermingham	779	18.2	–16.3
Majority			1,186	27.7	N/A
Turnout			4,279	40.7	–3.3
Registered electors			10,525
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.5

Southminster
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D. Fisher*	Unopposed
Registered electors			11,467
	Conservative hold

Tollesbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Dalley*	3,811	73.2	+0.6
	Labour	S. Kelly	1,047	20.1	–7.3
	Independent	P. Baron	349	6.7	N/A
Majority			2,764	53.1	+7.9
Turnout			5,207	48.1	+10.8
Registered electors			10,833
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Rochford

**Rochford District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	2	12,525	62.3	+13.6
	Labour	0	1	3,876	19.3	–24.1
	Independent	0	1	2,804	13.9	+6.0
	Liberal	0		910	4.5	N/A
Total		5		20,115	39.9	+3.7

Division results

Rayleigh (North)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Foley*	2,575	67.4	+15.3
	Labour	S. Andre	676	17.7	–30.2
	Liberal	P. Hann	568	14.9	N/A
Majority			1,899	49.7	+45.5
Turnout			3,819	38.5	+7.0
Registered electors			9,913
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.8

Rayleigh (South)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Elliott*	2,187	51.5	–0.6
	Independent	S. Silva	1,117	26.3	N/A
	Labour	R. McCamley	604	14.2	–33.7
	Liberal	K. Saunders	342	8.0	N/A
Majority			1,070	25.2	+21.1
Turnout			4,250	41.7	+6.4
Registered electors			10,213
	Conservative hold

Rochford (North)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Fawell	1,994	54.2	+17.7
	Independent	D. Wood*	1,687	45.8	+3.4
Majority			307	8.3	+2.4
Turnout			3,681	35.7	+6.1
Registered electors			10,346
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	7.2

Rochford (South)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Ellis	2,779	65.7	+18.7
	Labour	R. Oliver	1,452	34.3	–18.7
Majority			1,327	31.4	N/A
Turnout			4,231	44.3	+3.5
Registered electors			9,587
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	18.7

Rochford (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jones*	2,990	72.3	+15.6
	Labour	T. Madden	1,144	27.7	–15.6
Majority			1,846	44.7	+31.2
Turnout			4,134	39.8	+13.1
Registered electors			10,413
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.6

Southend

**Southend District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11	6	38,009	64.5	+18.1
	Liberal	2	1	11,542	19.6	+0.9
	Labour	0	5	9,329	15.8	–18.8
	Independent	0		80	0.1	–0.2
Total		13		47,557	38.4	+0.2

Division results

Southend No. 1 (Eastwood)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Innocent	3,496	60.2	+26.8
	Liberal	D. Evans*	2,314	39.8	–16.4
Majority			1,182	20.3	N/A
Turnout			5,810	43.9	+2.0
Registered electors			13,286
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	21.6

Southend No. 2 (Prittlewell)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Sargent*	1,989	51.8	–6.5
	Conservative	V. Smith	1,852	48.2	+25.7
Majority			137	3.6	–32.1
Turnout			3,841	42.9	–4.5
Registered electors			8,991
	Liberal hold		Swing	16.1

Southend No. 3 (Leigh)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. King*	1,699	48.7	–15.8
	Conservative	T. Davis	1,692	48.5	+18.3
	Labour	E. Newman	96	2.8	–2.5
Majority			7	0.2	–34.1
Turnout			3,487	48.0	–6.3
Registered electors			7,295
	Liberal hold		Swing	17.1

Southend No. 4 (St Clements)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Atkinson*	3,253	71.5	+21.1
	Liberal	A. Crystall	1,213	26.7	–20.1
	Labour	E. Luker	81	1.8	–1.0
Majority			2,040	44.9	+41.3
Turnout			4,547	59.2	+2.0
Registered electors			7,676
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.6

Southend No. 5 (Chalkwell)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Harris*	2,244	73.7	+16.6
	Liberal	J. Keith	515	16.9	–14.8
	Labour	R. Terry	206	6.8	–4.4
	Independent	C. Smith	80	2.6	N/A
Majority			1,729	56.8	+31.4
Turnout			3,045	41.5	+2.0
Registered electors			7,363
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.7

Southend No. 6 (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Marriott*	5,096	64.0	+5.0
	Conservative	N. Clarke*	5,073	63.8	+4.1
	Liberal	M. Lubel	1,791	22.5	N/A
	Liberal	V. Macfarlane	1,738	21.8	N/A
	Labour	A. Metcalf	1,159	14.6	–28.9
	Labour	C. Newman	1,057	13.3	–24.5
Turnout			8,499	38.1	+7.8
Registered electors			22,306
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southend No. 7 (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bull	2,740	63.6	+18.3
	Conservative	R. Richmond	2,613	60.7	+17.5
	Labour	W. Bowyer*	1,685	39.1	–18.5
	Labour	R. Copley*	1,574	36.6	–17.3
Turnout			4,528	30.4	–3.6
Registered electors			14,895
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Southend No. 8 (Shoebury)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cotgrove	2,199	67.8	+20.7
	Labour	R. Pearson	1,044	32.2	–20.7
Majority			1,155	35.6	N/A
Turnout			3,243	32.6	–3.6
Registered electors			9,965
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	20.7

Southend No. 9 (Thorpe)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hill*	3,470	85.8	+3.7
	Labour	G. Caplan	290	7.2	–10.7
	Liberal	A. Summers	283	7.0	N/A
Majority			3,180	78.7	+14.5
Turnout			4,043	40.1	+6.8
Registered electors			10,087
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

Southend No. 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Fuller	1,669	58.2	+34.2
	Labour	R. Kennedy	1,201	41.8	–34.2
Majority			468	16.3	N/A
Turnout			2,870	28.3	–7.1
Registered electors			10,171
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	34.2

Southend No. 11
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wright*	2,612	71.7	+17.6
	Labour	J. Hodgkins	1,032	28.3	–17.6
Majority			1,580	43.4	+35.3
Turnout			3,644	31.4	–0.9
Registered electors			11,668
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.6

Tendring

**District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	2	22,307	68.7	+14.7
	Labour	0	1	7,337	22.6	–13.3
	Liberal	0	1	2,806	8.6	+1.4
Total		8		32,450	37.3	–1.9

Division results

Brightlingsea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Thomas	2,598	52.8	+26.8
	Liberal	T. Dale*	1,543	31.4	–13.5
	Labour	R. Barlow	778	15.8	–5.1
Majority			1,055	21.4	N/A
Turnout			4,919	40.8	–4.5
Registered electors			12,067
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	20.2

Clacton No. 1 (North)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Jessop	2,344	52.5	+5.5
	Labour	R. Smith*	1,577	35.3	–17.7
	Liberal	J. Snow	541	12.1	N/A
Majority			767	17.2	N/A
Turnout			4,462	39.8	+1.7
Registered electors			11,265
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	11.6

Clacton No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Harvey-Williams*	2,411	72.3	+16.9
	Labour	T. Larkin	926	27.7	–16.9
Majority			1,485	44.5	+33.8
Turnout			3,337	29.5	–4.5
Registered electors			11,340
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.9

Clacton No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Story*	3,441	82.2	+14.9
	Labour	F. Merrin	745	17.8	–4.5
Majority			2,696	64.4	+19.4
Turnout			4,186	38.2	–3.6
Registered electors			11,002
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Frinton & Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Johnston*	3,697	85.0	+6.8
	Labour	S. Grant	382	8.8	–13.0
	Liberal	J. Russell	270	6.2	N/A
Majority			3,315	76.2	+19.7
Turnout			4,349	35.0	+3.0
Registered electors			12,456
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Harwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bleakley*	3,044	72.8	+14.6
	Labour	T. Rogers	1,140	27.2	–14.6
Majority			1,904	45.5	+29.2
Turnout			4,184	37.4	–6.8
Registered electors			11,202
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Tendring Rural No. 1 (Tendring)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Moles*	2,668	70.8	+14.5
	Labour	G. Turner	1,100	29.2	–14.5
Majority			1,568	41.6	+28.9
Turnout			3,768	38.5	+0.4
Registered electors			9,811
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.5

Tendring Rural No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Varney*	2,104	64.8	+14.4
	Labour	J. Young	689	21.2	–28.4
	Liberal	L. Brown	452	13.9	N/A
Majority			1,415	43.6	+42.8
Turnout			3,245	41.8	+3.7
Registered electors			7,795
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.4

Thurrock

**Thurrock District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	5	15,816	48.8	+22.0
	Labour	4	5	13,429	41.5	–27.1
	Liberal	0		2,555	7.9	N/A
	National Front	0		556	1.7	N/A
	Independent	0		38	0.1	–4.6
Total		9		32,394	35.6	+7.6

Division results

Thurrock No. 1 (Chadwell)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Siddons*	2,080	53.5	–29.7
	Conservative	D. Hiscock	1,581	40.7	+23.9
	Liberal	J. Chitty	228	5.9	N/A
Majority			499	12.8	–53.7
Turnout			3,889	35.2	+12.7
Registered electors			11,060
	Labour hold		Swing	26.8

Thurrock No. 2 (Grays Thurrock)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Cleverley	1,371	66.7	+34.7
	Liberal	P. Hillard	683	33.3	N/A
Majority			688	33.5	N/A
Turnout			2,054	21.8	–4.6
Registered electors			9,538
	Conservative gain from Labour

Thurrock No. 3 (Little Thurrock)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Thompson	2,160	62.5	+17.7
	Labour	B. Le Grys	1,295	37.5	–17.7
Majority			865	25.0	N/A
Turnout			3,455	46.3	+10.7
Registered electors			7,470
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.7

Thurrock No. 4 (Orsett & Stifford)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Revell	2,900	64.9	+27.0
	Labour	J. Pollard*	1,570	35.1	–27.0
Majority			1,330	29.8	N/A
Turnout			4,470	44.7	+12.8
Registered electors			10,015
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	27.0

Thurrock No. 5 (South Ockendon)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Miles	2,268	50.1	–37.2
	Conservative	M. Lambert-Williams	1,603	35.4	+22.7
	National Front	D. Sweetman	358	7.9	N/A
	Liberal	J. Norris	296	6.5	N/A
Majority			665	14.7	–60.0
Turnout			4,525	34.4	+16.4
Registered electors			13,189
	Labour hold		Swing	30.0

Thurrock No. 6 (Corringham)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hart	2,166	52.1	+17.4
	Labour	R. Goldsmith*	1,579	38.0	–27.3
	Liberal	A. Stone	412	9.9	N/A
Majority			587	14.1	N/A
Turnout			4,157	43.1	+11.3
Registered electors			9,663
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	22.4

Thurrock No. 7 (Tilbury)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Jones*	1,690	75.8	+22.2
	Conservative	M. Stableford	423	19.0	N/A
	Liberal	W. Wallace	78	3.5	N/A
	Independent	P. Bryant	38	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,267	56.8	+49.7
Turnout			2,229	26.7	–5.7
Registered electors			8,384
	Labour hold

Thurrock No. 8 (West Thurrock & Aveley)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Bidmead*	1,694	49.4	–35.9
	Conservative	J. Dobson	1,456	42.4	+27.7
	Liberal	A. Fielder	280	8.2	N/A
Majority			238	6.9	–63.6
Turnout			3,430	35.6	+9.1
Registered electors			9,651
	Labour hold		Swing	31.8

Thurrock No. 9 (Stanford-le-Hope)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. O'Donoghue	2,156	51.5	+15.3
	Labour	J. Norris	1,253	29.9	–33.9
	Liberal	C. Farrand	578	13.8	N/A
	National Front	B. Good	198	4.7	N/A
Majority			903	21.6	N/A
Turnout			4,185	35.0	+1.4
Registered electors			11,945
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	24.6

Uttlesford

**Uttlesford District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	10,495	73.3	+15.9
	Labour	0	2,781	19.4	–13.9
	Liberal Democrat	0	1,038	7.3	–2.0
Total		4	14,314	45.0	+3.5

Division results

Dunmow
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M. Davey*	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,077
	Conservative hold

Saffron Walden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Collins*	4,378	75.8	+21.0
	Labour	G. Scrivener	1,395	24.2	–21.0
Majority			2,983	51.7	+42.2
Turnout			5,773	46.5	–0.6
Registered electors			12,444
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.0

Stansted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Wawn	3,465	66.2	+16.0
	Liberal	R. Wraith	1,038	19.8	–15.5
	Labour	R. Shaw	734	14.0	–0.6
Majority			2,427	46.3	+31.4
Turnout			5,237	47.3	+5.7
Registered electors			11,095
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.8

Thaxted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Golding*	2,652	80.3	+19.6
	Labour	J. Pratt	652	19.7	–19.6
Majority			2,000	60.5	+39.1
Turnout			3,304	40.0	+0.1
Registered electors			8,302
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.6

References

^ "Essex County Council Election Results 1973–2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[1] "Essex County Council Election Results 1973–2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

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