# Braintree District Council elections

Braintree District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years. Since the last comprehensive boundary changes in 2015, 49 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.

## Seat history

| Year | Con | Lab | LD | Grn | Ind | Oth |
| 2023 | 26 | 9 | - | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2019 | 34 | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 44 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Ward boundary changes; seats reduced from 60 to 49 ||||||||
| 2011 | 44 | 10 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ward boundary changes ||||||||
| 1999 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1995 | 10 | 37 | 6 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 1991 | 23 | 21 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 1987 | 30 | 13 | 5 | - | 8 | 4 |
| 1983 | 28 | 16 | 3 | - | 10 | 3 |
| 1979 | 28 | 17 | 3 | - | 7 | 3 |
| Ward boundary changes ||||||||
| 1976 | 39 | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | 2 |
| 1973 | 15 | 22 | 3 | - | 15 | 3 |
| Local authority reorganisation; interim council created ||||||||
* ↑ Seat totals include those elected for the Liberal and SDP parties as both participated in the SDP-Liberal Alliance and subsequently merged to form the Liberal Democrats

## Council elections

* 1973 Braintree District Council election
* 1976 Braintree District Council election
* 1979 Braintree District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Braintree District Council election
* 1987 Braintree District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Braintree District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Braintree District Council election
* 1999 Braintree District Council election
* 2003 Braintree District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Braintree District Council election
* 2011 Braintree District Council election
* 2015 Braintree District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 Braintree District Council election (Ward boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 2023 Braintree District Council election

## Results maps

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## Changes between elections
### 1995–1999

Braintree Central By-Election 31 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 583 | 65.5 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 165 | 18.5 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | | 119 | 13.4 | −1.2 |
| | Green | | 23 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 47.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890 | 17.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Central By-Election 10 February 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 466 | 53.8 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | | 260 | 30.0 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 140 | 16.2 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 16.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
East By-Election 10 February 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 587 | 50.4 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | | 344 | 29.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 192 | 16.5 | −4.6 |
| | Green | | 42 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,165 | 17.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle Hedingham By-Election 29 June 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 328 | 69.5 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | | 144 | 30.5 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 39.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 472 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Braintree Central By-Election 6 July 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 694 | 52.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | | 475 | 35.7 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 124 | 9.3 | −7.5 |
| | Green | | 38 | 2.9 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Braintree West By-Election 31 January 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 671 | 39.0 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | | 666 | 38.7 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 261 | 15.2 | −20.5 |
| | Independent | | 66 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Green | | 39 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | 19 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,722 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Braintree Central By-Election 21 March 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 758 | 61.0 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | | 278 | 22.4 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 144 | 11.6 | −5.2 |
| | Green | | 62 | 5.0 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | 21.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Hedingham and Maplestead By-Election 11 March 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bolter | 664 | 45.8 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | | 625 | 43.1 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | | 160 | 11.0 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | 29.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Rayne By-Election 14 October 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Banthorpe | 289 | 49.5 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Fish | 272 | 46.6 | −4.2 |
| | Green | | 23 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 584 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Braintree East By-Election 19 June 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Smith | 668 | 50.7 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Agnes Bishop | 406 | 30.8 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Wendy Partridge | 125 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lemon | 119 | 9.0 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,318 | 27.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hatfield Peveral By-Election 19 June 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Elliston | 782 | 78.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Carole Hine | 138 | 13.8 | −8.2 |
| | Green | Agnes Wells | 81 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 64.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,001 | 30.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Witham West By-Election 2 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Cohen | 508 | 40.9 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Kathleen Tearle | 373 | 30.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy Reekie | 182 | 14.7 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Wendy Partridge | 178 | 14.3 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,241 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Three Colnes By-Election 4 December 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Siddall | 647 | 77.0 | +24.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Tincknell | 121 | 14.4 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Wendy Partridge | 72 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 62.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | 21.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015–2019

Witham South by-election, 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gavin Maclure | 446 | 44.3 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Heath | 376 | 37.4 | +10.8 |
| | Green | Stephen Hicks | 184 | 18.3 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,014 | 23.0 | −38.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Witham North by-election, 20 October 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Barlow | 339 | 37.5 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Lorne Campbell | 308 | 34.0 | −11.0 |
| | Green | Michelle Weeks | 227 | 25.1 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Scott | 31 | 3.4 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 906 | 18.3 | −43.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
Bumpstead by-election, 20 October 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Garrod | 350 | 64.6 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | Debbie Shaw | 84 | 15.5 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | William Edwards | 45 | 8.3 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bolter | 40 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Anne Bishop | 23 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 49.1 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 542 | 23.2 | −52.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Bocking North by-election, 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Everard | 619 | 48.3 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Dean Wallace | 540 | 42.2 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Samuel Cowie | 78 | 6.1 | −10.6 |
| | Green | Dawn Holmes | 44 | 3.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,281 | 30.7 | −35.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
Hatfield Peverel and Terling by-election, 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Coleridge | 965 | 64.7 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Jonathan Barker | 293 | 19.6 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Lucy Barlow | 234 | 15.7 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 45.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | 32.2 | −41.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 2019–2023

Hatfield Peverel and Terling by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren White | 1,009 | 61.4 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Jonathan Barker | 315 | 19.2 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Jack Coleman | 195 | 11.9 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | David Hodges | 124 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 42.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Witham South by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Korsinah | 623 | 51.5 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Heath | 339 | 28.0 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 157 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Ryland | 91 | 7.5 | −19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Braintree South by-election, 10 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Green | 372 | 45.2 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Canning | 317 | 38.5 | −10.4 |
| | Green | Simon Attwood | 134 | 16.3 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 823 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Coggeshall by-election, 10 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dennis Abram | 576 | 43.5 | +43.5 |
| | Conservative | Chris Siddall | 451 | 34.1 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Powers | 297 | 22.4 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |