Jump to content

Essex County Council elections

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Into oblivion (talk | contribs) at 22:58, 8 September 2016 (2013 - 2017). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Essex County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors are elected from 70 wards.[1]

Political control

Party or group in control Years
Council founded 1889
Conservative 1973 - 1985
No overall control 1985 - 1989
Conservative 1989 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 1997
Conservative 1997–present

Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Basildon Westley Heights By-Election 4 June 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,717 37.9 +2.2
Conservative 1,573 34.8 −6.0
Liberal Democrats 1,231 27.2 +3.7
Majority 144 3.1
Turnout 4,521 35.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Loughton St. Johns By-Election 11 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 927 48.4 +11.4
Conservative 527 27.5 +2.0
Independent 404 21.1 −9.8
Liberal Democrats 56 2.9 −3.6
Majority 400 20.9
Turnout 1,914 19.4
Labour hold Swing

2001-2005

Basildon Westley Heights By-Election 23 September 2004[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,167 45.0 +24.2
Conservative 999 38.5 −3.0
Labour 426 16.4 −21.3
Majority 168 6.5
Turnout 2,592 19.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Little Parndon and Town Centre By-Election 16 December 2004[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Danvers 1,082 43.5 −9.1
Conservative Lee Dangerfield 715 28.7 +0.8
UKIP Anthony Bennett 264 10.5 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Millington 213 8.6 −10.9
Independent Patricia Bryne 195 7.8 +7.8
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 21 0.8 +0.8
Majority 367 14.8
Turnout 2,487 27.3
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Brentwood Rural By-Election 13 July 2006[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Naylor 2,062 61.5 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Aspinell 1,150 34.3 +2.3
Labour Jane Winter 142 4.2 −4.5
Majority 912 27.2
Turnout 3,354 26.0
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2013

Harlow West By-Election 5 May 2011[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Durcan 5320 48.4 +22.3
Conservative Mark Gough 4564 41.6 +8.3
Liberal Democrats John Strachan 1100 10.0 −5.4
Majority 756 6.9
Turnout 10,984 37.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, the Green Party had received 11.0% and the British National Party received 14.2%.

Chelmsford Central By-Election 9 June 2011[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dick Madden 1496 43.6 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Pooley 1323 38.6 −5.9
Labour Russell Kennedy 610 17.8 +10.1
Majority 173
Turnout 3429 29
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Percentage changes are since June 2009, when the British National Party and the Green Party also stood, receiving 6.1% and 8.2%, respectively, of votes cast.

Stock By-Election 8 September 2011[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Grundy 1820 59.3 −6.4
UKIP Jesse Pryke 736 24.1 n/a
Labour Maurice Austin 273 8.9 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Marian Elsden 160 5.2 −7.3
Green Reza Hossain 80 2.6 −6.1
Majority 1084
Turnout 3069 22.4
Conservative hold Swing

Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, the British National Party received 7.8% of the votes cast

Chelmsford North By-Election 28 June 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson 1614 42.1 −4.6
Conservative Robert Pontin 941 24.5 −7.5
Labour Nastassia Player 711 18.5 +10.7
UKIP Leslie Retford 435 11.3 n/a
Green Reza Hossain 134 3.5 −3.8
Majority 6.9
Turnout 3,835 28.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, British National Party received 6.2%.

2013 - 2017

Brightlingsea: 9 October 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Goggin 1,809 33.7 +9.1
UKIP Anne Poonian 1,642 30.6 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Gary Scott 1,199 22.3 −4.6
Labour Carol Carlsson-Browne 524 9.8 −1.1
Green Beverley Maltby 200 3.7 +0.2
Majority 167 3.1
Turnout 5,374
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Bocking: 5 March 2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Canning 1,071 34.3 +2.1
Labour Lynn Watson 974 31.2 +1.3
UKIP Michael Ford 855 27.4 −5.3
Green John Malam 165 5.3 +2.2
Independent Walter Sale 58 1.9 N/A
Majority 97 3.1
Turnout 3,123
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Laindon Park and Fryerns: 9 June 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Frank Ferguson 2,034 42.6 +9.2
Labour Lynn Watson 1,600 33.5 −7.4
Conservative Gary Maylin 878 18.4 +2.4
Green Phillip Rackley 264 5.5 +3.1
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing
Clacton East: 31 March 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Holland Residents Colin Sargeant 1,781 46.8 N/A
UKIP Benjamin Smith 961 25.3 +0.5
Conservative Richard Bleach 628 16.5 −10.3
Labour Christopher Bird 387 10.2 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Rain Welham-Cobb 49 1.3 −0.4
Majority
Turnout
Holland Residents gain from Tendring First Swing

References

  1. ^ "Essex County Council elections 2009". Essex County Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Local election results: Essex". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Results - Essex County Council & Basildon District Council By-Elections - 23rd September 2004". Basildon District Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "By Election Results December 2004". Harloweb. Retrieved 30 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Brentwood rural electoral division" (PDF). Brentwood Borough Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Essex CC result
  7. ^ Essex CC result
  8. ^ Essex CC result
  9. ^ Essex CC result
  10. ^ http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/council/elections-voting/election-results/election-county-councillor-brightlingsea-division-9
  11. ^ http://www.braintree.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/4891/declaration_of_results-bocking