1989 Essex County Council election

1989 Essex County Council election

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All 98 seats to Essex County Council 49 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 45 seats, 39.8% 29 seats, 29.6% 23 seats, 29.2% Seats before 44 29 24 Seats won 57 26 14 Seat change 12 3 9 Popular vote 193,669 125,615 101,342 Percentage 44.5% 28.8% 23.3% Swing 4.6% 0.7% 4.8%   Fourth party   Party Loughton Residents Last election 1 seats, 0.7% Seats before 1 Seats won 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,378 Percentage 0.9% Swing 0.2%
Majority party before election No Overall Control Majority party after election Conservative

An election to Essex County Council took place on 4 May 1989 as part of the 1989 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[]

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Results[]

Essex County Council election, 1989^[1][2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	57			12		44.5	193,669	+4.7
	Labour	26			3		28.8	125,615	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	14			9		23.3	101,342	-6.3
	Loughton Residents	1					0.9	1,378	N/A
	Green (UK)	0					1.3	5,694	+1.2
	SDP	0					1.2	5,191	N/A
	Independent	0					0.3	1,469	-0.2
	Ind. Labour Party	0					0.2	1,045	N/A
	BNP	0					>0.1	146	N/A
Total		98						436153

Results by Electoral Divisions[]

Basildon[]

Basildon Crouch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Bellard*	2,220	49.1	+17.3
	Conservative	D. Morris	1,756	38.8	-6.8
	Labour	M. Davis	544	12.0	-10.6
Majority			464	10.3
Turnout			4,520	43.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	12.1

Basildon Fryerns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Archibald*	2,064	58.7	-12.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	736	20.9	+7.2
	Conservative	B. Archbold	719	20.4	+5.3
Majority			1,328	37.7
Turnout			3,519	34.2
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Basildon Gloucester Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Costello	2,729	65.8	+0.3
	Conservative	S. Allen	1,038	25.0	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Jenkins	380	9.2	-6.7
Majority			1,691	40.8
Turnout			4,147	34.6
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Basildon Laindon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Oliver	2,229	54.6	+5.1
	Conservative	W. Lockhart	1,440	35.3	+15.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Saunders	416	10.2	-20.7
Majority			789	19.3
Turnout			4,085	36.4
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Basildon Pitsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Smith	2,631	56.9	-7.0
	Conservative	P. Cleland	1,614	34.9	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	L. Williams	378	8.2	-4.3
Majority			1,017	22.0
Turnout			4,623	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.2

Basildon Vange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Wright	2,413	63.5	-4.6
	Conservative	S. Ryder	1,058	27.9	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Owens	327	8.6	-4.9
Majority			1,355	35.7
Turnout			3,798	28.2
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Basildon Westley Heights

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Jones	2,501	46.2	+16.9
	Labour	C. Bidmead	1,823	33.6	-8.3
	Liberal Democrats	I. White	971	17.9	-10.9
	SDP	W. Shelton	123	2.3	N/A
Majority			678	12.5
Turnout			5,418	45.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	12.6

Billericay North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Greenfield*	3,261	71.3	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Ferriss	724	15.8	-9.3
	Labour	H. Bruce	392	8.6	-0.4
	Independent	P. Breadmore	196	4.3	N/A
Majority			2,537	55.5
Turnout			4,573	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Billericay South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dighton	2,498	54.3	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Morley	1,357	29.5	+2.1
	Labour	I. Harlow	747	16.2	+0.4
Majority			1,141	24.8
Turnout			4,602	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Wickford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Pummell	2,114	44.3	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Battson	2,016	42.3	-12.7
	Labour	E. Harrison	637	13.4	-2.7
Majority			98	2.1
Turnout			4,767	39.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	14.1

Braintree[]

Bocking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. White*	2,939	53.2	+10.0
	Conservative	G. Hutton	2,178	39.4	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Nicholls	411	7.4	-9.2
Majority			761	13.8
Turnout			5,528	45.6
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Braintree East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Dixon-Smith*	2,832	52.5	+9.6
	Labour	R. Keeble	1,771	32.8	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ross	789	14.6	-11.5
Majority			1,061	19.7
Turnout			5,392	39.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Braintree West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Grice*	2,765	45.3	-5.1
	Conservative	K. Brookman	2,437	39.9	+6.4
	Labour	P. Johnson	899	14.7	-1.4
Majority			328	5.4
Turnout			6,101	44.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.8

Halstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pike	2,286	44.0	-2.8
	Labour	M. Jones	1,712	32.9	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Bird	1,202	23.1	+2.8
Majority			574	11.0
Turnout			5,200	39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Hedingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Waterer*	2,636	54.5	+3.6
	Labour	J. Kotz	1,238	25.6	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cavinder	959	19.8	-8.8
Majority			1,398	28.9
Turnout			4,823	40.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Witham Northern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lyon*	2,228	46.8	+4.1
	Conservative	R. Wacey	1,579	33.1	+2.0
	Green (UK)	J. Abbott	560	11.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	T. Cane	398	8.4	-17.8
Majority			649	13.6
Turnout			4,765	36.0
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Witham Southern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Willetts*	1,840	44.8	+4.4
	Labour	J. Gyford	1,480	36.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Slowman	791	19.2	-8.4
Majority			360	8.8
Turnout			4,111	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Brentwood[]

Brentwood Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hutton*	2,070	48.5	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	E. Davis	1,471	34.4	-8.5
	Labour	C. Maxey	447	10.5	-3.7
	Green (UK)	R. Lankester	282	6.6	N/A
Majority			599	14.0
Turnout			4,270	43.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.1

Brentwood Hutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Green	2,559	62.8	+11.5
	Labour	M. Burgess	773	19.0	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	L. Mackenzie	743	18.2	-14.2
Majority			1,786	43.8
Turnout			4,075	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Brentwood North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Jago*	1,874	53.8	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Myers	1,206	34.6	+1.4
	Labour	R. Gow	402	11.5	-4.6
Majority			668	19.2
Turnout			3,482	36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Brentwood Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hardy*	3,040	53.1	+8.3
	Conservative	D. Morton	2,083	36.4	-8.1
	Labour	R. Tattersall	338	5.9	-4.2
	Green (UK)	J. Brindley	226	4.6	N/A
Majority			957	16.7
Turnout			5,687	45.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.2

Brentwood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hayward*	2,838	56.8	+14.4
	Labour	D. Lewin	2,162	43.2	+7.1
Majority			676	13.5
Turnout			5,000	42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Castle Point[]

Benfleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Reeves*	2,098	61.2	+5.3
	Labour	B. Wilson	897	26.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Atkins	434	12.7	-7.6
Majority			1,201	35.0
Turnout			3,429	34.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Canvey Island East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. King	2,802	57.6	+17.1
	Labour	J. Payne	1,552	31.9	-8.9
	Green (UK)	D. Easton	511	10.5	N/A
Majority			1,250	25.7
Turnout			4,865	33.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	13.0

Canvey Island West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Howard*	2,662	57.2	+11.9
	Labour	D. Shaw	1,617	34.7	-7.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ford	377	8.1	-3.9
Majority			1,045	22.4
Turnout			4,656	34.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Great Tarpots

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Brum*	1,827	54.1	+10.2
	Labour	A. Final	1,125	33.3	-4.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Miller	426	12.6	-5.9
Majority			702	20.8
Turnout			5,039	30.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Hadleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Williams*	2,355	66.5	+2.7
	Labour	J. Nisbet	773	21.8	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Newton	416	11.7	-7.8
Majority			1,582	44.6
Turnout			3,544	38.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Thundersley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gazzard*	2,033	62.6	+10.1
	Labour	J. Turner	828	25.5	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Patman	387	11.9	-10.1
Majority			1,205	37.1
Turnout			3,248	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Chelmsford[]

Broomfield & Writtle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose*	2,111	55.8	+3.1
	Labour	D. Shinn	753	19.9	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sinclair	512	13.5	-13.9
	Green (UK)	J. Ritchie	409	10.8	N/A
Majority			1,358	35.9
Turnout			3,785	37.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Chelmsford East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Kimberlin	2,725	46.5	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	W. Davey	2,075	35.4	-9.2
	Labour	G. Shearwood	620	10.6	-3.4
	Green (UK)	N. Bedrock	437	7.5	N/A
Majority			650	11.1
Turnout			5,857	48.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	7.2

Chelmsford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Pauley	1,858	34.6	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	T. Smith-Hughes*	1,657	30.8	-19.2
	Labour	R. Chad	1,613	30.0	+6.6
	Green (UK)	J. Ritchie	247	4.6	N/A
Majority			201	3.7
Turnout			5,375	45.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	13.6

Chelmsford South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Makin	1,813	40.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Harmer	1,783	39.3	-12.3
	Labour	A. Scammell	521	11.5	-0.4
	Green (UK)	C. Mills	416	9.2	N/A
Majority			30	0.7
Turnout			4,533	40.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	7.9

Chelmsford West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lee	1,415	31.4	+2.9
	Labour	B. Wright	1,413	31.4	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Allen*	1,193	26.5	-19.0
	Green (UK)	A. Simms	293	6.5	N/A
	SDP	B. Perry	193	4.3	N/A
Majority			2	0.0
Turnout			4,507	45.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	1.3

Great Baddow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Beard*	2,556	47.8	-7.5
	Conservative	J. Flack	2,053	38.4	+4.2
	Labour	K. Day	456	8.5	-2.0
	Green (UK)	A. Thomson	286	5.3	N/A
Majority			503	9.4
Turnout			5,351	49.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.9

Springfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Martin	3,510	51.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Derrick	2,130	31.2	-12.4
	Labour	E. Cawston	709	10.4	+1.0
	Green (UK)	J. Scholfield	485	7.1	N/A
Majority			1,380	20.2
Turnout			6,834	38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Stock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. White*	3,209	59.5	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Wolfe	1,013	18.8	-12.9
	Labour	R. Elliott	788	14.6	-2.7
	Green (UK)	N. Wallbank	385	7.1	N/A
Majority			2,196	40.7
Turnout			5,395	37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.8

Woodham Ferrers & Danbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mickleborough	3,001	49.6	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hughes	2,162	35.8	-6.5
	Labour	D. Perkins	467	7.7	-2.8
	Green (UK)	B. Littlechild	416	6.9	N/A
Majority			839	13.9
Turnout			6,046	32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Colchester[]

Constable division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Clover	2812	63.2	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Brice	1064	23.9	-1.4
	Labour	Lucy Wood	572	12.9	-2.3
Majority			1748
Turnout				41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Drury division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Lamberth	2837	48.2	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Cyril Williamson	2294	39.0	-3.4
	Labour	Maureen Lee	756	12.8	+0.3
Majority			543
Turnout				45.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Maypole division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Pascoe	1676	41.3	-2.1
	Labour	Donald Quinn	1431	35.2	-4.4
	Conservative	John Parsons	954	23.5
Majority			245
Turnout				32.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mersea and Stanway division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Fairhead	3408	61.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Fielder	1372	24.6	+0.5
	Labour	Timothy Young	791	14.2	-2.0
Majority			2036
Turnout				38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Heath division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Macneil	1683	35.9	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Stevens	1674	35.7	-9.2
	Conservative	Sandra Rae	907	19.4	-0.2
	Green (UK)	Charles Bush	369	7.9	N/A
	Independent	David Smith	54	1.2	N/A
Majority			9
Turnout				40.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Park division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Lucas	1823	44.8	+5.1
	Labour	Roger Turp	1008	24.8	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Phillip Holden	971	23.9	-9.5
	Liberal	Richard Wilson	265	6.5	N/A
Majority			815
Turnout				38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Parsons Heath division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Lord	1760	37.8	+5.0
	SDP	Alan Hayman	1675	36.0	N/A
	Labour	Robert Newman	1219	26.2	-5.4
Majority			85
Turnout				34.5
	Conservative gain from SDP		Swing

Tiptree division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edmund Peel	1909	60.8	+11.5
	Labour	David Brede	705	22.4	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Brady	527	16.8	-16.0
Majority			1204
Turnout				26.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe St Andrew division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Stapleton	2155	53.9	+6.5
	Conservative	Christopher Thompson	1461	36.5	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Gamble	382	9.6	-7.6
Majority			694
Turnout				33.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Epping Forest[]

Buckhurst Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Cox*	1,649	42.6	-2.3
	SDP	S. Robinson	1,054	27.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lowe	737	19.0	-18.7
	Labour	A. Ayre	431	11.1	-6.2
Majority			595	15.4
Turnout			3,871	36.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.8

Chigwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Twynham	1,781	58.4	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Anderson	910	29.8	-13.9
	Labour	A. Alexander	212	6.9	-1.1
	SDP	M. Austin	148	4.9	N/A
Majority			871	28.5
Turnout			3,051	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.0

Epping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ramshaw	1,785	46.1	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Mann	1,240	32.0	+4.1
	Labour	I. Standfast	588	15.2	-9.0
	SDP	G. Dunseath	261	6.7	N/A
Majority			545	14.1
Turnout			3,874	32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Loughton St. Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Davis*	1,537	46.7	+5.8
	Conservative	J. Pledge	1,208	36.7	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Anderson	258	7.8	+0.7
	BNP	R. Jarvis	146	4.4	N/A
	SDP	S. Bone	144	4.4	N/A
Majority			329	10.0
Turnout			3,293	33.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Loughton St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Loughton Residents	S. Webb*	1,378	34.2	-4.5
	Labour	J. Ormston	1,334	33.2	+0.6
	Conservative	J. Martin	1,312	32.6	+3.9
Majority			44	1.1
Turnout			3,293	38.4
	Loughton Residents hold		Swing	2.6

North Weald & Nazeing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Abbey*	2,612	70.7	+12.9
	Labour	D. Mills	660	17.9	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Ward	423	11.4	-9.9
Majority			1,952	52.8
Turnout			3,695	34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Ongar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. McEwan	2,931	51.1	+2.3
	Labour	R. Barnes	1,848	32.2	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Kelly	954	16.6	-14.2
Majority			1,083	18.9
Turnout			5,733	43.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

Waltham Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Hewins*	2,275	45.8	-9.7
	Conservative	E. Webster	2,250	45.3	+0.8
	SDP	C. Barrett	231	4.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bartrip	210	4.2	N/A
Majority			25	0.5
Turnout			4,966	34.9
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Harlow[]

Great Parndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Messer	2,404	47.7	+15.5
	Labour	S. Warner*	2,161	42.9	-7.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Barton	474	9.4	-8.2
Majority			243	4.8
Turnout			5,039	39.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	11.5

Harlow & Mark Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Anderson*	2,958	62.8	+5.5
	Conservative	S. Carter	1,440	30.6	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Collins	310	6.6	-11.3
Majority			1,518	32.2
Turnout			4,708	43.9
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Harlow Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibson*	2,401	55.0	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	I. Myers	1,176	26.9	-19.6
	Conservative	G. Mitchinson	789	18.1	N/A
Majority			1,225	28.1
Turnout			4,366	39.3
	Labour hold		Swing	10.6

Little Parndon & Town Centre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris*	2,638	65.4	±0.0
	Conservative	L. Atkins	945	23.4	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Spenceley	451	11.2	-6.1
Majority			1,693	42.0
Turnout			4,034	37.1
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Netteswellbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Guy*	3,268	72.0	+2.2
	Conservative	S. Cross	855	18.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	V. Scott	418	9.2	-5.3
Majority			2,413	53.1
Turnout			4,541	37.1
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Maldon[]

Maldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Nolan*	2,649	56.9	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hornett	1,026	22.0	-9.1
	Labour	D. Hutson	984	21.1	-0.4
Majority			1,623	34.8
Turnout			4,659	37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Southminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fisher*	2,418	57.4	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Barker	1,144	27.2	-6.2
	Labour	G. Prior	650	15.4	-1.0
Majority			1,274	30.2
Turnout			4,212	29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Tollesbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Dines	2,842	57.0	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fraser	1,420	28.5	-16.4
	Labour	W. Dobson	723	14.5	+2.6
Majority			1,422	28.5
Turnout			4,985	36.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.1

Rochford[]

Rayleigh North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Boyd*	2,577	62.7	+5.6
	Conservative	P. Hawke	1,307	31.8	-0.7
	Labour	L. Rossati	229	5.6	-4.8
Majority			1,270	30.9
Turnout			4,113	37.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

Rayleigh South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gordon*	1,954	41.0	+4.1
	Conservative	J. Gibson	1,695	35.5	+7.6
	Independent	S. Silva	728	15.3	-0.1
	Labour	P. Ballard	391	8.2	-11.6
Majority			259	5.4
Turnout			4,768	39.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.8

Rochford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Fawell	1,704	46.0	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Crick	1,524	41.1	+3.4
	Labour	J. Keohane	479	12.9	-6.5
Majority			180	4.9
Turnout			3,707	29.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Rochford South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Flack	2,204	50.8	+0.8
	Conservative	J. Sheaf	2,136	49.2	-0.8
Majority			68	1.6
Turnout			4,340	40.3
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Rochford West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Stockley	2,238	56.3	-5.1
	Labour	C. Morgan	1,215	30.6	-8.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Wren	523	13.2	N/A
Majority			1,023	25.7
Turnout			3,976	30.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Southend[]

Belfairs & Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Smulian*	1,996	49.8	-3.5
	Conservative	J. Rowswell	1,617	40.4	+4.4
	Labour	B. Thurston	394	9.8	±0.0
Majority			379	9.5
Turnout			4,007	39.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.0

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Trevelyan	1,909	46.9	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	E. Bunclark	1,837	45.1	-2.8
	Labour	J. Mapp	325	8.0	+1.0
Majority			72	1.8
Turnout			4,071	38.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.3

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Goodman*	1,996	46.4	-6.1
	Conservative	G. Horrigan	1,991	46.3	+6.7
	Labour	T. Pyne	314	7.3	-0.6
Majority			5	0.1
Turnout			4,301	39.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.4

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Robinson*	2,553	49.4	-1.1
	Conservative	H. Stennett	2,289	44.3	+3.6
	Labour	L. Davidson	325	6.3	-0.6
Majority			264	5.1
Turnout			5,167	48.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Sullivan	1,682	40.3	+11.3
	SDP	C. George*	1,362	32.6	N/A
	Labour	K. Lee	1,129	27.1	-0.7
Majority			320	7.7
Turnout			4,173	37.4
	Conservative gain from SDP		Swing	10.7

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Baker	2,041	50.4	-9.1
	Conservative	E. Stanley	1,382	34.1	+7.6
	Labour	D. Garne	628	15.5	+1.5
Majority			659	16.3
Turnout			4,051	34.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.4

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cotgrove*	2,400	65.0	+16.1
	Labour	N. Boorman	900	24.4	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	G. Stride	394	10.7	-5.2
Majority			1,500	40.6
Turnout			3,694	29.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Kelly*	1,948	56.5	+10.4
	Labour	R. Brown	1,025	29.7	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Miller	473	13.7	-19.0
Majority			923	26.8
Turnout			3,446	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Twitchen	2,280	65.8	+7.6
	Labour	K. Ryan	592	17.1	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Moore	592	17.1	-4.4
Majority			1,688	48.7
Turnout			3,464	32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Kennedy	2,112	57.6	+6.9
	Conservative	R. Higgs	1,194	32.6	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. McMullan	359	9.8	-12.0
Majority			918	25.0
Turnout			3,665	34.8
	Labour hold		Swing	1.7

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lubel*	2,077	54.4	+7.4
	Conservative	R. Brown	1,175	30.8	-4.9
	Labour	K. Stone	568	14.9	-2.4
Majority			902	23.6
Turnout			3,820	34.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.2

Tendring[]

Brightlingsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Dale*	1,969	39.3	-10.4
	Conservative	R. Marshall	1,869	37.3	+1.3
	Labour	C. Olivier	1,175	23.4	+9.1
Majority			100	2.0
Turnout			5,013	42.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.9

Clacton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Story*	2,206	44.0	-7.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Duke	2,126	42.4	+9.9
	Labour	I. Jefferson	679	13.6	-3.0
Majority			80	1.6
Turnout			5,011	40.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.5

Clacton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Bevan	3,553	62.9	+7.4
	Conservative	M. Amos	1,322	23.4	-3.7
	Labour	G. Aldous	772	13.7	-3.7
Majority			2,231	39.5
Turnout			5,647	41.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.6

Clacton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Smith*	2,738	57.7	+11.0
	Conservative	J. Winer	1,549	32.7	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Miller	455	9.6	-9.6
Majority			1,189	25.1
Turnout			4,742	35.6
	Labour hold		Swing	5.7

Frinton & Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Rex*	3,655	65.0	+6.9
	Labour	P. Lawes	1,185	21.1	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hamilton	779	13.9	-15.0
Majority			2,470	44.0
Turnout			5,619	38.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Harwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Knight*	2,786	57.2	-1.9
	Conservative	F. Lucas	1,347	27.6	-13.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sears	739	15.2	N/A
Majority			1,439	29.5
Turnout			4,872	41.1
	Labour hold		Swing	5.7

Tendring Rural East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Lumber*	1,875	51.5	+9.7
	Labour	K. Rose	1,207	33.1	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Wallis	562	15.4	-10.4
Majority			668	18.3
Turnout			3,644	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Tendring Rural West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Pallett*	2,102	43.0	-0.4
	Labour	L. Randall	1,419	29.0	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Smith	1,146	23.4	-5.9
	Independent	P. Bates	226	4.6	N/A
Majority			683	14.0
Turnout			4,893	41.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Thurrock[]

Chadwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Rice	2,589	70.4	-0.8
	Conservative	P. Ciechomski	897	24.4	-4.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Overy	191	5.2	N/A
Majority			1,692	46.0
Turnout			3,677	30.6
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Corringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Miles	1,435	47.9	-18.2
	Conservative	R. Hunter	1,271	42.5	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	S. Senior	288	9.6	N/A
Majority			164	5.5
Turnout			2,994	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing	13.4

Grays Thurrock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Barton*	2,251	49.2	-6.0
	Conservative	D. Sutton	2,012	43.9	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	T. Scott	315	6.9	N/A
Majority			239	5.2
Turnout			4,578	33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Orsett & Stifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Revell	2,513	52.4	+9.0
	Labour	J. Pollard*	1,987	41.4	-15.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Banton	300	6.3	N/A
Majority			526	11.0
Turnout			4,800	43.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	12.1

South Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Jones	2,188	72.3	-9.0
	Conservative	S. Dalton	838	27.7	+9.0
Majority			1,350	44.6
Turnout			3,026	28.2
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

Stanford-le-Hope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Norris*	1,869	54.8	-9.1
	Conservative	W. Lea	1,278	37.5	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Birch	264	7.7	N/A
Majority			591	17.3
Turnout			3,411	26.8
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Tilbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Bolger*	1,892	75.2	-6.9
	Conservative	M. Bamford-Burst	475	18.9	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	V. Howard	149	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,417	56.3
Turnout			2,516	21.2
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

West Thurrock & Aveley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lee	1,551	41.7	-29.3
	Conservative	H. Cook	1,122	30.2	+1.2
	Ind. Labour Party	E. Vellacott	1,045	28.1	N/A
Majority			429	11.5
Turnout			3,718	30.8
	Labour hold		Swing	15.3

Uttlesford[]

Dunmow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Stephen*	2,686	62.1	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	N. Patterson	872	20.2	-11.8
	Labour	J. Oliveira	767	17.7	+5.2
Majority			1,814	41.9
Turnout			4,325	37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Saffron Walden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Neville*	2,373	37.3	-4.3
	Labour	R. Green	1,958	30.8	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Benson	1,699	26.7	+2.3
	Green (UK)	K. Saunders	332	5.2	N/A
Majority			415	6.5
Turnout			6,362	43.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Stansted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Duly	2,494	48.4	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Clifford	2,140	41.5	+5.7
	Labour	R. Shaw	520	10.1	-2.5
Majority			354	6.9
Turnout			5,154	41.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Thaxted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Whitehead	2,423	54.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gibb	1,367	30.5	-3.1
	Labour	K. Donovan	694	15.5	+1.3
Majority			1,056	23.6
Turnout			4,484	39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

References[]