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, 0.5% Seats before 1 Seats won 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,378 Percentage 0.9% Swing 0.4%
Majority party before election No Overall Control Majority party after election Conservative

The 1989 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

Result

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

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	57	13	1	12		44.5	193,669	+4.7
	Labour	26	1	4	3		28.8	125,615	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	14	1	10	9		23.3	101,342	−6.3
	Loughton Residents	1					0.9	1,378	New
	Green	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	New
	BNP	0					>0.1	146	New
Total		98						436153

Results by Electoral Divisions

Basildon

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5	1	16,209	36.8	−3.5
	Conservative	4	1	17,999	40.9	+9.1
	Liberal Democrat	1		9,525	21.6	−4.5
	Independent	0		196	0.4	+0.4
	SDP	0		123	0.3	+0.3

Division Results

Basildon Crouch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Bellard *	2,220	49.1	+17.3
	Conservative	Donald Morris	1,756	38.8	−6.8
	Labour	Margaret 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	Williams Archibald *	2,064	58.7	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Smith	736	20.9	+7.2
	Conservative	Brian 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	Madeline Costello	2,729	65.8	+0.3
	Conservative	Stuart Allen	1,038	25.0	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Philip 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	Martin Oliver	2,229	54.6	+5.1
	Conservative	William Lockhart	1,440	35.3	+15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart 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	Angela Smith	2,631	56.9	−7.0
	Conservative	Paul Cleland	1,614	34.9	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Linda 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	Anthony Wright	2,413	63.5	−4.6
	Conservative	Simon Ryder	1,058	27.9	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	David 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	Brinley Jones	2,501	46.2	+16.9
	Labour	Charles Bidmead	1,823	33.6	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ian White	971	17.9	−10.9
	SDP	William 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	Lilian Greenfield *	3,261	71.3	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Ferriss	724	15.8	−9.3
	Labour	Harold Bruce	392	8.6	−0.4
	Independent	Patricia 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	George Dighton	2,498	54.3	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Morley	1,357	29.5	+2.1
	Labour	Irene 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	Iris Pummell	2,114	44.3	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Battson	2,016	42.3	−12.7
	Labour	Elsie Harrison	637	13.4	−2.7
Majority			98	2.1
Turnout			4,767	39.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	14.1

Braintree

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4		15,788	43.9	+3.1
	Labour	2		12,267	34.1	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	1		7,315	20.4	−7.7
	Green	0		560	1.6	+1.6

Division Results

Bocking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter White *	2,939	53.2	+10.0
	Conservative	Graham Hutton	2,178	39.4	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne 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	Robert Dixon-Smith *	2,832	52.5	+9.6
	Labour	Richard Keeble	1,771	32.8	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	John 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	David Grice *	2,765	45.3	−5.1
	Conservative	Kenneth Brookman	2,437	39.9	+6.4
	Labour	Peter 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	Joseph Pike	2,286	44.0	−2.8
	Labour	Michele Jones	1,712	32.9	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert 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	Geoffrey Waterer *	2,636	54.5	+3.6
	Labour	John Kotz	1,238	25.6	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Roy 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	Joan Lyon *	2,228	46.8	+4.1
	Conservative	Roger Wacey	1,579	33.1	+2.0
	Green	James Abbott	560	11.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Terence 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	Dennis Willetts *	1,840	44.8	+4.4
	Labour	John Gyford	1,480	36.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alfred Slowman	791	19.2	−8.4
Majority			360	8.8
Turnout			4,111	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Brentwood

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4		11,424	50.7	+4.7
	Liberal Democrat	1		6,460	28.7	−6.5
	Labour	0		4,122	18.3	−0.5
	Green	0		508	2.3	+2.3

Division Results

Brentwood Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Hutton *	2,070	48.5	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Edgar Davis	1,471	34.4	−8.5
	Labour	Cornelius Maxey	447	10.5	−3.7
	Green	Roger 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	Lee Green	2,559	62.8	+11.5
	Labour	Malcolm Burgess	773	19.0	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lachlan 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	Leonard Jago *	1,874	53.8	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Myers	1,206	34.6	+1.4
	Labour	Robert 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	Derek Hardy *	3,040	53.1	+8.3
	Conservative	Dennis Morton	2,083	36.4	−8.1
	Labour	Richard Tattersall	338	5.9	−4.2
	Green	John 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	Janet Hayward *	2,838	56.8	+14.4
	Labour	David Lewin	2,162	43.2	+7.1
Majority			676	13.5
Turnout			5,000	42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Castle Point

Division Results

Benfleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jillian Reeves *	2,098	61.2	+5.3
	Labour	Brian Wilson	897	26.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy 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	Harold King	2,802	57.6	+17.1
	Labour	John Payne	1,552	31.9	−8.9
	Green	Derek 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	Raymond Howard *	2,662	57.2	+11.9
	Labour	Dorothy Shaw	1,617	34.7	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	David 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	William Brum *	1,827	54.1	+10.2
	Labour	Ashley Final	1,125	33.3	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth 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	Ronald Williams *	2,355	66.5	+2.7
	Labour	Joy Nisbet	773	21.8	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Carole 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	Joseph Gazzard *	2,033	62.6	+10.1
	Labour	June Turner	828	25.5	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Patman	387	11.9	−10.1
Majority			1,205	37.1
Turnout			3,248	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Chelmsford

Division Results

Broomfield & Writtle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Rose *	2,111	55.8	+3.1
	Labour	Douglas Shinn	753	19.9	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Madeline Sinclair	512	13.5	−13.9
	Green	James 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	David Kimberlin	2,725	46.5	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Wilfred Davey	2,075	35.4	−9.2
	Labour	Guy Shearwood	620	10.6	−3.4
	Green	Nigel 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	Kathleen Pauley	1,858	34.6	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Smith-Hughes *	1,657	30.8	−19.2
	Labour	Roy Chad	1,613	30.0	+6.6
	Green	Judith 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	Vernon Makin	1,813	40.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Harmer *	1,783	39.3	−12.3
	Labour	Antony Scammell	521	11.5	−0.4
	Green	Carol 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	David Lee	1,415	31.4	+2.9
	Labour	Bill Wright	1,413	31.4	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	George Allen *	1,193	26.5	−19.0
	Green	Andrew Simms	293	6.5	N/A
	SDP	Betty 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	Joan Beard *	2,556	47.8	−7.5
	Conservative	John Flack	2,053	38.4	+4.2
	Labour	Keith Day	456	8.5	−2.0
	Green	Angela 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	Peter Martin	3,510	51.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Derrick	2,130	31.2	−12.4
	Labour	Edmund Cawston	709	10.4	+1.0
	Green	Jennifer 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	Paul White *	3,209	59.5	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Marie Wolfe	1,013	18.8	−12.9
	Labour	Richard Elliott	788	14.6	−2.7
	Green	Nicholas 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	Eileen Mickleborough	3,001	49.6	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Hughes	2,162	35.8	−6.5
	Labour	Dennis Perkins	467	7.7	−2.8
	Green	Brian Littlechild	416	6.9	N/A
Majority			839	13.9
Turnout			6,046	32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Colchester

Division Results

Constable

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Clover *	2,812	63.2	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Brice	1,064	23.9	−1.4
	Labour	Lucy Wood	572	12.9	−2.3
Majority			1,748
Turnout				41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Drury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Lamberth *	2,837	48.2	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Cyril Williamson	2,294	39.0	−3.4
	Labour	Maureen Lee	756	12.8	+0.3
Majority			543
Turnout				45.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Maypole

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Pascoe *	1,676	41.3	−2.1
	Labour	Donald Quinn	1,431	35.2	−4.4
	Conservative	John Parsons	954	23.5
Majority			245
Turnout				32.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mersea and Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Fairhead *	3,408	61.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Fielder	1,372	24.6	+0.5
	Labour	Timothy Young	791	14.2	−2.0
Majority			2036
Turnout				38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Macneil	1,683	35.9	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Stevens *	1,674	35.7	−9.2
	Conservative	Sandra Rae	907	19.4	−0.2
	Green	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Lucas	1,823	44.8	+5.1
	Labour	Roger Turp	1,008	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Lord	1,760	37.8	+5.0
	SDP	Alan Hayman *	1,675	36.0	N/A
	Labour	Robert Newman	1,219	26.2	−5.4
Majority			85
Turnout				34.5
	Conservative gain from SDP		Swing

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edmund Peel *	1,909	60.8	+11.5
	Labour	David Brede	705	22.4	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Brady	527	16.8	−16.0
Majority			1,204
Turnout				26.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe St Andrew

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Stapleton *	2,155	53.9	+6.5
	Conservative	Christopher Thompson	1,461	36.5	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Gamble	382	9.6	−7.6
Majority			694
Turnout				33.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Epping Forest

Division Results

Buckhurst Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Cox *	1,649	42.6	−2.3
	SDP	Stephen Robinson	1,054	27.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Lowe	737	19.0	−18.7
	Labour	Angela 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	Anthony Twynham	1,781	58.4	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Anderson	910	29.8	−13.9
	Labour	Alistair Alexander	212	6.9	−1.1
	SDP	Michael 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	Dennis Ramshaw	1,785	46.1	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Mann	1,240	32.0	+4.1
	Labour	Ian Standfast	588	15.2	−9.0
	SDP	George 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	Frank Davis *	1,537	46.7	+5.8
	Conservative	John Pledge	1,208	36.7	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Anderson	258	7.8	+0.7
	BNP	Robert Jarvis	146	4.4	N/A
	SDP	Simon 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	Sidney Webb *	1,378	34.2	−4.5
	Labour	Joan Ormston	1,334	33.2	+0.6
	Conservative	John 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	Ian Abbey *	2,612	70.7	+12.9
	Labour	David Mills	660	17.9	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley 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	Gerard McEwan	2,931	51.1	+2.3
	Labour	Ronald Barnes	1,848	32.2	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas 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	Cyril Hewins *	2,275	45.8	−9.7
	Conservative	Elizabeth Webster	2,250	45.3	+0.8
	SDP	Christine Barrett	231	4.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Bartrip	210	4.2	N/A
Majority			25	0.5
Turnout			4,966	34.9
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Harlow

Division Results

Great Parndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Messer	2,404	47.7	+15.5
	Labour	Sidney Warner *	2,161	42.9	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter 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	Sonia Anderson *	2,958	62.8	+5.5
	Conservative	Simon Carter	1,440	30.6	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas 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	William Gibson *	2,401	55.0	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Myers	1,176	26.9	−19.6
	Conservative	Guy 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	Edith Morris *	2,638	65.4	±0.0
	Conservative	Leslie Atkins	945	23.4	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lorna 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	Robert Guy *	3,268	72.0	+2.2
	Conservative	Sylvia Cross	855	18.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Scott	418	9.2	−5.3
Majority			2,413	53.1
Turnout			4,541	37.1
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Maldon

Division Results

Maldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathleen Nolan *	2,649	56.9	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Hornett	1,026	22.0	−9.1
	Labour	David 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	David Fisher *	2,418	57.4	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Barker	1,144	27.2	−6.2
	Labour	Gary 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	Elizabeth Dines	2,842	57.0	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Merilyn Fraser	1,420	28.5	−16.4
	Labour	William 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

Division Results

Rayleigh North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Boyd *	2,577	62.7	+5.6
	Conservative	Pamela Hawke	1,307	31.8	−0.7
	Labour	Loraine 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	James Gordon *	1,954	41.0	+4.1
	Conservative	John Gibson	1,695	35.5	+7.6
	Independent	Stanley Silva	728	15.3	−0.1
	Labour	Peter 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	Terry Fawell	1,704	46.0	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Crick	1,524	41.1	+3.4
	Labour	Jeremiah 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	David Flack	2,204	50.8	+0.8
	Conservative	John 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	Anthony Stockley	2,238	56.3	−5.1
	Labour	Christopher Morgan	1,215	30.6	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Wren	523	13.2	N/A
Majority			1,023	25.7
Turnout			3,976	30.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Southend

Division Results

Belfairs & Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Albert Smulian *	1,996	49.8	−3.5
	Conservative	Jeanette Rowswell	1,617	40.4	+4.4
	Labour	Barry 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	Bertam Trevelyan	1,909	46.9	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Edna Bunclark	1,837	45.1	−2.8
	Labour	Joyce 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	Nora Goodman *	1,996	46.4	−6.1
	Conservative	Gwendoline Horrigan	1,991	46.3	+6.7
	Labour	Trevor 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	Joyce Robinson *	2,553	49.4	−1.1
	Conservative	Henry Stennett	2,289	44.3	+3.6
	Labour	Lily 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	Elizabeth Sullivan	1,682	40.3	+11.3
	SDP	Colin George *	1,362	32.6	N/A
	Labour	Kevin 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	Nigel Baker	2,041	50.4	−9.1
	Conservative	Estrellita Stanley	1,382	34.1	+7.6
	Labour	Denis 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	David Cotgrove *	2,400	65.0	+16.1
	Labour	Nigel Boorman	900	24.4	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Granville 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	Brian Kelly *	1,948	56.5	+10.4
	Labour	Robert Brown	1,025	29.7	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair 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	Kay Twitchen	2,280	65.8	+7.6
	Labour	Kevin Ryan	592	17.1	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robin 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	Ronald Kennedy	2,112	57.6	+6.9
	Conservative	Richard Higgs	1,194	32.6	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert 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	Mary Lubel *	2,077	54.4	+7.4
	Conservative	Richard Brown	1,175	30.8	−4.9
	Labour	Keith Stone	568	14.9	−2.4
Majority			902	23.6
Turnout			3,820	34.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.2

Tendring

Division Results

Brightlingsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Dale *	1,969	39.3	−10.4
	Conservative	Ronald Marshall	1,869	37.3	+1.3
	Labour	Cornelius 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	John Story *	2,206	44.0	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Duke	2,126	42.4	+9.9
	Labour	Irene 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	Pauline Bevan	3,553	62.9	+7.4
	Conservative	Martin Amos	1,322	23.4	−3.7
	Labour	Geoffrey 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	Roy Smith *	2,738	57.7	+11.0
	Conservative	Jill Winer	1,549	32.7	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter 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	David Rex *	3,655	65.0	+6.9
	Labour	Peter Lawes	1,185	21.1	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert 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	Ralph Knight *	2,786	57.2	−1.9
	Conservative	Frederick Lucas	1,347	27.6	−13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael 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	Charles Lumber *	1,875	51.5	+9.7
	Labour	Kenneth Rose	1,207	33.1	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alan 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	Douglas Pallett *	2,102	43.0	−0.4
	Labour	Lionel Randall	1,419	29.0	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Smith	1,146	23.4	−5.9
	Independent	Peter Bates	226	4.6	N/A
Majority			683	14.0
Turnout			4,893	41.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Thurrock

Division Results

Chadwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerard Rice	2,589	70.4	−0.8
	Conservative	Paul Ciechomski	897	24.4	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Joan 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	George Miles	1,435	47.9	−18.2
	Conservative	Robert Hunter	1,271	42.5	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sidney 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	Beverly Barton *	2,251	49.2	−6.0
	Conservative	Douglas Sutton	2,012	43.9	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tony 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	Peter Revell	2,513	52.4	+9.0
	Labour	John Pollard *	1,987	41.4	−15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alan 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	Margaret Jones	2,188	72.3	−9.0
	Conservative	Susan 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	Julian Norris *	1,869	54.8	−9.1
	Conservative	William Lea	1,278	37.5	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael 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	Patrick Bolger *	1,892	75.2	−6.9
	Conservative	Marie Bamford-Burst	475	18.9	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Vixien 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	Reginald Lee	1,551	41.7	−29.3
	Conservative	Henry Cook	1,122	30.2	+1.2
	Ind. Labour Party	Edward Vellacott	1,045	28.1	N/A
Majority			429	11.5
Turnout			3,718	30.8
	Labour hold		Swing	15.3

Uttlesford

Division Results

Dunmow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Stephen *	2,686	62.1	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Patterson	872	20.2	−11.8
	Labour	Jennifer 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	Stephen Neville *	2,373	37.3	−4.3
	Labour	Russell Green	1,958	30.8	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Benson	1,699	26.7	+2.3
	Green	Kevin 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	Philip Duly	2,494	48.4	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Clifford	2,140	41.5	+5.7
	Labour	Robin 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	John Whitehead	2,423	54.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Gibb	1,367	30.5	−3.1
	Labour	Katherine Donovan	694	15.5	+1.3
Majority			1,056	23.6
Turnout			4,484	39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

References