Maldon District Council elections
Appearance
Maldon District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1983 |
No overall control | 1983 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999–present |
Council elections
- 1973 Maldon District Council election
- 1976 Maldon District Council election
- 1979 Maldon District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1983 Maldon District Council election
- 1987 Maldon District Council election
- 1991 Maldon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- 1995 Maldon District Council election
- 1999 Maldon District Council election
- 2003 Maldon District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[4][5]
- 2007 Maldon District Council election
- 2011 Maldon District Council election
- 2015 Maldon District Council election
- 2019 Maldon District Council election
By-election results
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | unopposed | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 370 | 59.9 | +37.4 | ||
Labour | 157 | 25.4 | −10.9 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Mike Cole | 91 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
Majority | 213 | 34.5 | |||
Turnout | 618 | 19.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Williams | 212 | 51.3 | +3.2 | |
MDIDA | Graham Hathaway | 107 | 25.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Michael Bentley | 94 | 22.8 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 105 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 413 | 13.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Shrimpton | 339 | 40.8 | −8.2 | |
Green | Janet Carden | 200 | 24.1 | +24.1 | |
Independent | Paul Rew | 115 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
BNP | Leonard Blain | 107 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
Independent | Geoffrey Harris | 69 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 139 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 830 | 26.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election triggered by the resignation of the previous Conservative Party councillor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Flo Saughnessy | 279 | 38.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Martin Harvey | 172 | 23.5 | −21.2 | |
UKIP | Andrew Francis | 114 | 15.6 | N/A | |
Green | Janet Carden | 69 | 9.4 | −5.9 | |
BNP | Richard Perry* | 51 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Labour | John Sweeney | 47 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Majority | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
Turnout | 732 | 24.0 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
*BNP candidate standing under the description "Fighting Unsustainable Housing because we care"
References
- ^ "Maldon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ The District of Maldon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Maldon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Lib Dems take ground from the Tories". guardian.co.uk. 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ "Maldon District By-Election Results - 7 August 2008". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 2008-08-10. [dead link]
- ^ https://www.maldon.gov.uk/info/20067/elections_and_voting/9267/elections