1997 Essex County Council election
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An election to Essex County Council took place on 1 May 1997 as part of the 1997 United Kingdom local elections. 79 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. With the creation of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Thurrock Council in 1998 the number of seats contested at this election was reduced by 19. In 1993 the breakdown of these seats were, Lab 9 Con 5 LD 5.
Summary[]
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Government Formation[]
Despite winning less than half the seats contested, the incumbent Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government because the members from Southend and Thurrock (whose seats had not been contested at the election) gave them a 52 to 45 majority over the Conservatives until April 1998 when those seats would be abolished.[1] After council leader Chris Pearson (Tendring Rural West), wasn't reelected in Maypole, Mervyn Juliff (Great Parndon) became council leader until the departure of the 19 Southend and Thurrock councilors, at which point Conservative group leader Paul White became leader.[2] However in May 1999 Alison Enkel (Brentwood Rural) resigned from the Conservatives.[3] This following a by election loss to Labour a year before gave control of the council back to the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition.[4] This proved unworkable as with further resignations leading to a power struggle before defeat in budget vote which caused the coalition to resign and the Conservatives to return.[5][6]
Results[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 40 | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
50.6 | 38.9 | 281,074 | +3.6 | |
Labour | 23 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
29.1 | 31.7 | 229,181 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15 | 1 | 13 | ![]() |
19.0 | 26.6 | 192,520 | −5.3 | |
Loughton Residents | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
1.3 | 0.7 | 5,040 | +0.7 | ||
Green | 0 | ![]() |
1.1 | 7,907 | +0.1 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
1.0 | 7,378 | +0.2 | |||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
>0.1 | 220 | N/A | ||||
Total | 79 | 723,320 |
Results by Electoral Divisions[]
Basildon[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 5 | ![]() |
35,336 | 39.9 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | 5 | ![]() |
33,144 | 37.4 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
20,021 | 22.6 | +1.5 | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
120 | 0.1 | N/A |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Morris | 3,586 | 44.0 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Williams* | 2,520 | 30.9 | -13.2 | |
Labour | L. Roe | 2,052 | 25.2 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 1,066 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,158 | 73.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Archibald* | 4,427 | 66.4 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | S. Elliott | 1,610 | 24.1 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Marsh | 631 | 9.5 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 2,817 | 42.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,668 | 68.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Wright | 4,935 | 61.0 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | A. Elliott | 2,105 | 26.0 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dickinson | 1,056 | 13.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 2,830 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,096 | 71.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Liebeschuetz* | 3,679 | 56.1 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | D. Walsh* | 1,930 | 29.4 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | V. Howard | 950 | 14.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,749 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,559 | 65.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Bobbin | 5,791 | 54.3 | -3.2 | |
Conservative | J. Blake | 3,381 | 31.7 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Birch | 1,369 | 12.8 | +3.4 | |
Socialist Alliance | D. Murray | 120 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,410 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 10,661 | 63.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Nandanwar | 4,668 | 57.2 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | S. Hillier | 2,213 | 27.1 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Hersom | 1,285 | 15.7 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 2,455 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,166 | 64.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Jones* | 3,958 | 40.8 | +0.1 | |
Labour | S. Caira-Neeson | 3,458 | 35.7 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. White | 2,275 | 23.5 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 500 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,691 | 76.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Watkinson | 5,338 | 51.3 | -10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Dowden | 3,598 | 34.6 | +7.4 | |
Labour | M. Viney | 1,473 | 14.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 1,740 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 10,409 | 75.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. Twitchen | 4,287 | 43.3 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Taylor | 3,694 | 37.3 | -0.7 | |
Labour | G. Viney | 1,930 | 19.5 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 593 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,911 | 75.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Pummell* | 4,736 | 46.0 | -2.6 | |
Labour | I. Hancock | 2,923 | 28.4 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Pattison | 2,643 | 25.7 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 1,813 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 10,302 | 72.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Braintree[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 4 | ![]() |
26,705 | 37.2 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
26,812 | 37.3 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
15,388 | 21.4 | -0.7 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
2,909 | 4.1 | +1.5 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Card* | 3,925 | 42.4 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | S. Walsh | 3,412 | 36.8 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Meadows | 1,584 | 17.1 | -1.3 | |
Green | W. Partridge | 340 | 3.7 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 513 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 9,261 | 70.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Bishop* | 4,682 | 40.6 | -6.0 | |
Conservative | N. Edey | 4,553 | 39.5 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Beckett | 1,967 | 17.1 | +3.1 | |
Green | S. Ransome | 332 | 2.9 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 129 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 11,534 | 79.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | D. Rice* | 3,837 | 33.4 | -11.8 | |
Conservative | R. Wacey | 3,714 | 32.3 | +4.6 | |
Labour | R. Miller | 3,630 | 31.6 | +7.2 | |
Green | N. Brunton | 318 | 2.8 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 123 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 11,499 | 75.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Pike* | 4,153 | 40.2 | +1.5 | |
Labour | J. Kotz | 3,355 | 32.4 | -5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | O. Forder | 2,393 | 23.1 | +0.1 | |
Green | L. Peacock | 442 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 798 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 10,343 | 73.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Waterer* | 4,311 | 44.8 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Ellis | 2,529 | 26.3 | +0.7 | |
Labour | E. Snarey | 2,458 | 25.6 | -2.6 | |
Green | K. Peterson | 319 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,782 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 9,617 | 77.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Lyon* | 4,845 | 47.3 | -10.2 | |
Conservative | D. Willetts | 3,090 | 30.2 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Cavinder | 1,503 | 14.7 | +2.9 | |
Green | J. Abbott | 802 | 7.8 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 1,755 | 17.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,240 | 73.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Gyford* | 3,810 | 40.9 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | M. Lager | 3,579 | 38.4 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. May | 1,575 | 16.9 | +5.1 | |
Green | P. Hughes | 356 | 3.8 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 231 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 9,320 | 73.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Brentwood[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
18,258 | 43.8 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
15,046 | 36.1 | -15.5 | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
7,965 | 19.1 | +9.4 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
400 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | E. Davis* | 2,941 | 42.8 | -16.1 | |
Conservative | F. Kenny | 2,532 | 36.9 | +6.7 | |
Labour | M. Coule | 1,393 | 20.3 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 409 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,866 | 75.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Roberts | 4,511 | 48.7 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Davies | 3,139 | 33.9 | -10.0 | |
Labour | C. Bisson | 1,611 | 17.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 1,372 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,261 | 75.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Gray | 3,186 | 45.5 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | N. Spencer | 2,615 | 37.3 | -15.4 | |
Labour | R. Brown | 1,201 | 17.2 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 571 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,002 | 74.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Enkel | 4,230 | 43.1 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Hardy* | 3,879 | 39.5 | -18.6 | |
Labour | P. Bartley | 1,303 | 13.3 | +7.0 | |
Green | C. Bartley | 400 | 4.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 351 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,812 | 76.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Lee* | 3,799 | 43.5 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Robins | 2,472 | 28.3 | -15.9 | |
Labour | D. Richardson | 2,457 | 28.2 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 1,327 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,728 | 75.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Castle Point[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
21,761 | 45.1 | +11.8 | |
Labour | 2 | ![]() |
19,413 | 40.3 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
6,957 | 14.4 | -18.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
100 | 0.2 | N/A |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Reeves* | 3,483 | 48.0 | +12.1 | |
Labour | B. Wilson | 2,760 | 38.0 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Howe | 1,014 | 14.0 | -20.8 | |
Majority | 723 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,257 | 73.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Williams | 4,682 | 48.1 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | C. Freeman | 3,833 | 39.4 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Newman | 1,218 | 12.5 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 849 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,733 | 66.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Howard* | 4,778 | 51.5 | +7.5 | |
Labour | J. David | 3,725 | 40.2 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Terry | 670 | 7.2 | -10.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | R. Chapman | 100 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,053 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,273 | 67.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Goldsworthy | 3,468 | 43.5 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | J. Greenwood | 3,301 | 41.4 | +13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | B. King | 1,201 | 15.1 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 167 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,970 | 73.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Williams | 3,043 | 45.0 | +16.5 | |
Labour | R. English | 2,070 | 30.6 | +19.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Baker* | 1,648 | 24.4 | -36.2 | |
Majority | 973 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,761 | 74.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Dick* | 3,323 | 45.9 | +18.2 | |
Labour | G. Shearwood | 2,708 | 37.4 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Pile | 1,206 | 16.7 | -18.3 | |
Majority | 615 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,237 | 73.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Chelmsford[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
35,355 | 39.0 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | ![]() |
31,366 | 34.6 | -8.6 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
20,208 | 22.3 | +3.5 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
2,320 | 2.6 | +1.8 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
1,383 | 1.5 | N/A |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Cole | 2,574 | 33.0 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Evans* | 2,417 | 31.0 | -9.1 | |
Labour | B. Grainger | 1,387 | 17.8 | -1.1 | |
Independent | D. Ashford | 1,261 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Green | P. Gaywood | 168 | 2.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 157 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,807 | 75.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | I. Gale | 3,727 | 39.6 | -9.9 | |
Conservative | J. Candler | 3,401 | 36.1 | -2.2 | |
Labour | M. Bloomsbury | 2,016 | 21.4 | +9.2 | |
Green | N. Scales | 156 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Independent | S. Stratton | 122 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 326 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 9,422 | 76.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | T. Smith-Hughes* | 3,429 | 38.2 | -1.3 | |
Conservative | K. Pauley | 2,716 | 30.3 | +2.5 | |
Labour | W. Horslen | 2,680 | 29.9 | -2.9 | |
Green | A. Thomson | 145 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 713 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 8,970 | 76.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | G. Allen* | 4,000 | 45.4 | -11.4 | |
Conservative | V. Makin | 2,926 | 33.2 | +2.5 | |
Labour | D. Howell | 1,674 | 19.0 | +6.4 | |
Green | B. Lankester | 202 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,074 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,802 | 76.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Spurgeon* | 2,573 | 35.5 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Hunnable | 2,561 | 35.3 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | D. Lumley | 2,120 | 29.2 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 12 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,254 | 71.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J. Beard* | 3,761 | 47.6 | -15.5 | |
Conservative | N. Hume | 2,451 | 31.0 | +6.2 | |
Labour | F. Burden | 1,549 | 19.6 | +7.5 | |
Green | J. Shiner | 146 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,310 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,907 | 75.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Martin* | 6,646 | 43.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Pooley | 5,256 | 34.3 | -6.7 | |
Labour | R. Essery | 2,819 | 18.4 | +4.8 | |
Green | E. Burgess | 591 | 3.9 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 1,390 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 15,312 | 74.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. White* | 5,258 | 49.3 | +0.5 | |
Labour | D. Rice | 2,631 | 24.7 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Hutchon | 2,404 | 22.5 | -9.2 | |
Green | R. Kenney | 368 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,627 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 10,661 | 74.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Mickleborough* | 7,263 | 50.1 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Phillips | 3,811 | 26.3 | -12.6 | |
Labour | C. Sampson | 2,879 | 19.9 | +7.5 | |
Green | C. Budgey | 544 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,452 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 14,497 | 71.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Colchester[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 5 | ![]() |
27,697 | 33.7 | -10.6 | |
Conservative | 3 | ![]() |
28,144 | 34.2 | +2.2 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
23,875 | 29.0 | +6.7 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
2,147 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
367 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 3,916 | 45.8 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Phillips | 2,844 | 33.3 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Julie Young | 1,783 | 20.9 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 1,072 | 12.5 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,543 | 76.8 | +37.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Yates * | 3,945 | 39.8 | −14.7 | |
Conservative | Jeremy Lucas | 3,865 | 38.9 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Roy Moules | 2,115 | 21.3 | +11.8 | |
Majority | 80 | 0.8 | −17.5 | ||
Turnout | 9,925 | 74.4 | +29.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Pascoe * | 3,149 | 41.5 | −14.8 | |
Labour | Christopher Pearson * | 2,654 | 35.0 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Lamberth | 1,783 | 23.5 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 495 | 6.5 | −22.5 | ||
Turnout | 7,586 | 63.9 | +36.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −11.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Manning-Press * | 5,193 | 44.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terence Brady | 3,973 | 33.9 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Ian Yates | 2,556 | 21.8 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 1,220 | 10.4 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 11,722 | 74.7 | +39.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 |
No Green candidate as previous (−2.8).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fisher * | 3,806 | 43.4 | −7.8 | |
Labour | Sally Pygott | 3,092 | 35.2 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Ian McCord | 1,879 | 21.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 714 | 8.1 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,777 | 67.5 | +29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.4 |
No Green candidate as previous (−2.6).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Jones * | 3,141 | 36.4 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 2,876 | 33.3 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Kim Naish | 2,611 | 30.3 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 265 | 3.1 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,628 | 66.6 | +28.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Edward Crunden * | 4,413 | 42.1 | −11.1 | |
Conservative | Derek Smith | 3,062 | 29.2 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Anthony Constable | 3,005 | 28.7 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 1,351 | 12.9 | −15.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,480 | 69.3 | +32.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −9.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Peel * | 3,526 | 40.0 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Tania Rogers | 2,783 | 31.5 | +5.6 | |
Independent | Stuart Beckwith | 2,147 | 24.3 | New | |
Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 367 | 4.2 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 743 | 8.5 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 8,823 | 73.1 | +43.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 |
No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (−25.2).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Stapleton * | 3,276 | 42.3 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 2,426 | 31.3 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | Jane Girdlestone | 2,044 | 26.4 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 850 | 11.0 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,746 | 63.4 | +37.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −10.9 |
No Green candidate as previous (−3.7).
Epping Forest[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | ![]() |
29,056 | 43.3 | +2.6 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
19,769 | 29.4 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
13,296 | 19.8 | -7.2 | |
Loughton Residents | 1 | ![]() |
5,040 | 7.5 | N/A |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | S. Robinson* | 3,342 | 43.1 | -16.7 | |
Conservative | R. Watts | 2,850 | 36.7 | +11.1 | |
Labour | A. Larner | 1,571 | 20.2 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 492 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,763 | 72.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Tomkins | 3,851 | 57.3 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Fuller | 1,556 | 23.2 | -5.6 | |
Labour | P. Bostock | 1,309 | 19.5 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 2,295 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,716 | 70.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Ramshaw* | 4,042 | 45.8 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | N. Macy | 2,446 | 27.7 | -7.0 | |
Labour | S. Miller | 2,340 | 26.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 1,596 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,828 | 72.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gillian Huckle | 2,570 | 37.0 | −18.4 | |
Loughton Residents | Dorothy Paddon | 2,146 | 30.9 | +30.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Metcalfe | 1,772 | 25.5 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Spence | 452 | 6.5 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 424 | 6.1 | −19.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,940 | 69.7 | +41.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loughton Residents | Christopher Harper | 2,894 | 36.9 | +36.9 | |
Labour | Stanley Goodwin* | 2,552 | 32.5 | −12.6 | |
Conservative | James Brokenshire | 1,952 | 24.9 | −10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson | 446 | 5.7 | −13.6 | |
Majority | 342 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,844 | 73.6 | +39.5 | ||
Loughton Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Abbey* | 4,645 | 56.6 | -3.9 | |
Labour | G. Smith | 2,292 | 27.9 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Bagnall | 1,265 | 15.4 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 2,443 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,202 | 74.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. McEwan* | 4,941 | 47.7 | +6.5 | |
Labour | R. Barnes | 2,887 | 27.9 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Kelly | 2,520 | 24.4 | -12.1 | |
Majority | 2,054 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,348 | 75.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Webster | 5,003 | 47.6 | +4.3 | |
Labour | G. Farren | 4,248 | 40.4 | -16.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Brooks | 1,269 | 12.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 755 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 10,520 | 67.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Harlow[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 5 | ![]() |
22,591 | 53.9 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | 0 | ![]() |
12,189 | 29.1 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
6,696 | 16.0 | -1.0 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
434 | 1.0 | N/A |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Juliff* | 4,631 | 51.5 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | R. Cross | 3,133 | 34.8 | -5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | I. Lee | 1,227 | 13.6 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 1,498 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,991 | 72.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Stzumpf* | 3,969 | 51.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | T. McArdle | 2,367 | 30.6 | -6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Higgins | 1,196 | 15.5 | +1.9 | |
Green | M. Powell | 217 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,602 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,749 | 74.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Duncan | 4,577 | 48.8 | -3.1 | |
Conservative | S. Carter | 2,706 | 28.8 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Spenceley | 1,886 | 20.1 | -6.2 | |
Green | M. Powell | 217 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,871 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,336 | 73.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Morris* | 4,249 | 59.0 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | D. Roberts | 1,833 | 25.5 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Ward | 1,119 | 15.5 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 2,416 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,201 | 73.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Belfairs | 5,165 | 60.2 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | M. Garnett | 2,150 | 25.0 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Herbert | 1,268 | 14.8 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 3,015 | 35.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,583 | 75.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Maldon[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 3 | ![]() |
13,532 | 42.5 | -5.1 | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
7,856 | 24.7 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
7,531 | 23.6 | +12.9 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
1,597 | 5.0 | +1.0 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
1,351 | 4.2 | -7.4 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Dines | 3,847 | 36.8 | -11.5 | |
Labour | A. Lamb | 2,716 | 26.0 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Jones | 1,992 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Independent | B. Mead | 1,597 | 15.3 | N/A | |
Green | J. Harpur | 309 | 3.0 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 1,131 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,461 | 75.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Boyce | 5,100 | 46.6 | -0.6 | |
Labour | T. Quinlan | 3,307 | 30.2 | -1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Weeks | 2,004 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Green | M. Cole | 523 | 4.8 | -16.7 | |
Majority | 983 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 10,124 | 71.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Bass | 4,585 | 43.8 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Mead | 3,535 | 33.8 | +3.4 | |
Labour | P. Rew | 1,833 | 17.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | J. King | 519 | 5.0 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 1,050 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 10,472 | 75.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rochford[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
18,023 | 40.8 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 2 | ![]() |
13,756 | 31.1 | -15.2 | |
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
12,425 | 28.1 | +7.1 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | R. Boyd* | 3,728 | 43.7 | -27.2 | |
Conservative | T. Fawell | 3,176 | 37.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | D. Sutton | 1,625 | 19.1 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 552 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,529 | 75.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J. Gordon* | 3,469 | 39.1 | -22.8 | |
Conservative | P. Webster | 3,364 | 37.9 | +9.3 | |
Labour | D. Rossi | 2,046 | 23.0 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 105 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,879 | 73.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Chapman | 3,794 | 39.9 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Smith* | 3,265 | 34.3 | -20.7 | |
Labour | D. Weir | 2,447 | 25.7 | +14.2 | |
Majority | 529 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,506 | 72.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Fox* | 3,315 | 42.1 | -5.9 | |
Conservative | R. Pearson | 3,248 | 41.2 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Stanton | 1,311 | 16.6 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 67 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,874 | 71.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Hart* | 4,441 | 47.2 | +4.0 | |
Labour | C. Morgan | 2,992 | 31.8 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Nudd | 1,983 | 21.1 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 1,449 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,416 | 73.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Tendring[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
26,250 | 35.7 | +1.9 | |
Labour | 3 | ![]() |
27,694 | 37.6 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | ![]() |
18,048 | 24.5 | -2.1 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
1,598 | 2.2 | -5.0 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Robinson | 3,115 | 34.6 | +13.3 | |
Labour | C. Olivier | 2,954 | 32.8 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Dale* | 2,941 | 32.6 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 161 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,010 | 73.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Jessop* | 3,960 | 44.1 | -2.3 | |
Labour | D. Bolton | 3,137 | 34.9 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Harper | 1,886 | 21.9 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 823 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,983 | 69.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Baker | 3,606 | 36.8 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Bargent* | 3,223 | 32.9 | -16.3 | |
Conservative | A. Owens | 2,961 | 30.2 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 383 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,790 | 67.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Smith* | 5,008 | 54.8 | -10.2 | |
Conservative | M. Hughes | 2,756 | 30.2 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Miller | 1,375 | 15.0 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 2,252 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,139 | 64.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Rex* | 6,042 | 54.5 | -1.0 | |
Labour | B. Theadom | 3,116 | 28.1 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Bray | 1,922 | 17.3 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 2,926 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 11,080 | 72.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Double | 4,645 | 53.7 | +35.9 | |
Conservative | E. Yallop | 2,338 | 27.0 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Smith | 1,669 | 19.3 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 2,307 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,652 | 71.1 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Lumber* | 3,232 | 40.3 | -2.1 | |
Labour | W. Mixter | 2,626 | 32.8 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. De Roy | 2,160 | 26.9 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 606 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,018 | 73.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | K. Hawkins | 2,872 | 32.2 | -1.5 | |
Labour | G. Morgan | 2,602 | 29.2 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | R. Tovell | 1,846 | 20.7 | -15.7 | |
Independent | D. Pallett | 1,598 | 17.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 270 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,918 | 74.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Uttlesford[]
District Summary
Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ![]() |
17,507 | 44.8 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ![]() |
13,380 | 34.2 | -9.5 | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
8,211 | 21.0 | +5.4 |
Division Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Westcott* | 4,604 | 50.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Powers | 2,805 | 30.6 | -6.0 | |
Labour | W. McCarthy | 1,766 | 19.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 1,799 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,175 | 75.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Chambers | 4,290 | 35.9 | +2.4 | |
Labour | R. Green | 3,450 | 28.9 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Lefever* | 3,334 | 27.9 | -11.3 | |
Independent | R. Tyler | 653 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Green | G. Lucy | 212 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 840 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 11,939 | 76.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Wallace | 4,298 | 43.4 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Caton* | 4,020 | 40.6 | -13.0 | |
Labour | A. Pounds | 1,579 | 16.0 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 278 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,897 | 75.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Whitehead | 4,315 | 48.2 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Morgan | 3,221 | 36.0 | -8.8 | |
Labour | G. Murray | 1,416 | 15.8 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 1,095 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,952 | 75.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
References[]
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- Essex County Council elections
- 1997 English local elections
- 1990s in Essex