# 2011 Braintree District Council election

The 2011 Braintree District Council Elections took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All 60 councillors in 30 wards were up for election.

## Summary
### Results

Braintree District Council election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 44 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 73.3 | 52.2 | 47,063 |
| Labour | 10 | 1 | 1 | | 16.7 | 31.3 | 28,186 |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 3.3 | 7.5 | 6,788 |
| Halstead Residents | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2,582 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1,927 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 2,082 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.6 | 1,440 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.2 | 132 |

## Ward results
### Black Notley

Black Notley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Galione | 789 | 55.8 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Cunningham | 767 | 54.2 | |
| | Labour | Juliet Walton | 231 | 16.3 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Bennett | 217 | 15.3 | |
| | UKIP | David Hodges | 200 | 14.1 | |
| | Independent | John Clark | 163 | 11.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Toombs | 149 | 10.5 | |
| | Green | Freddie Gerrard-Abbott | 115 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,414 | 46.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Canning | 1,243 | 50.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Schmitt | 1,059 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Santomauro | 999 | 40.2 | |
| | Labour | Agnes Bishop | 796 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour | Allan Millam | 623 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour | Richard Parsons | 622 | 25.1 | |
| | UKIP | Gordan Helm | 418 | 16.8 | |
| | Green | Simon Attwood | 334 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,483 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bocking North

Bocking North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Mann | 709 | 49.4 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Everard | 657 | 45.8 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Wilkinson | 493 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel McCrea | 376 | 26.2 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Ford | 215 | 15.0 | |
| | Green | Dawn Holmes | 116 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,436 | 40.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bocking South

Bocking South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Davis Baugh | 701 | 46.9 | |
| | Labour | Moia Thorogood | 689 | 46.1 | |
| | Labour | Lynn Watson | 626 | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative | Abiodun Olumbori | 508 | 34.0 | |
| | Green | John Malam | 204 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,495 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | James Abbott | 969 | 53.0 | |
| | Green | Bob Wright | 689 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour | Jeremy White | 422 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Wright | 358 | 19.6 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Nimmons | 323 | 17.7 | |
| | UKIP | Brain Wood | 284 | 15.5 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Ryland | 266 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | 49.8 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Braintree Central

Braintree Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John McKee | 1,123 | 47.7 | |
| | Conservative | Marlene Shepherd | 957 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Ramage | 888 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Gibson | 805 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour | Celia Burne | 789 | 33.5 | |
| | Labour | William Edwards | 734 | 31.2 | |
| | Green | Daniel Shadbolt | 327 | 13.9 | |
| | UKIP | Roger Lord | 323 | 13.7 | |
| | BNP | Paul Hooks | 132 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Braintree East

Braintree East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elwyn Bishop | 762 | 42.3 | |
| | Conservative | David Messer | 759 | 42.2 | |
| | Labour | Colette Gibson | 756 | 42.0 | |
| | Labour | Eric Lynch | 710 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative | Luke Harrington | 691 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative | Rikki Williams | 668 | 37.1 | |
| | Green | Wendy Partridge | 297 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,800 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Braintree South

Braintree South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Sandbrook | 844 | 42.3 | |
| | Conservative | Lyn Walters | 806 | 40.4 | |
| | Labour | Douglas Rice | 780 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour | Gordon Currie | 711 | 35.7 | |
| | Labour | Martin Green | 709 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative | Syedun Noor | 605 | 30.3 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Beatty | 408 | 20.5 | |
| | Green | Timothy Reeve | 291 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,994 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bumpstead

Bumpstead ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Cadman | 713 | 70.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Trumm | 306 | 30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Coggeshall and North Feering

Coggeshall and North Feering ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Newton | 1,254 | 63.1 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Wilson | 1,114 | 56.1 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Joyce | 493 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour | Cherry Cornish | 478 | 24.1 | |
| | Green | Stephanie Bills | 289 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,986 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Cressing and Stisted

Cressing and Stisted ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Lynette Flint | 600 | 76.9 |
| | Labour | Greta Tew | 180 | 23.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 53.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 804 | 45.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Gosfield and Greenstead Green

Gosfield and Greenstead Green ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John O'Reilly-Cicconi | 688 | 64.5 |
| | Labour | Adrian Gibson | 254 | 23.8 |
| | Green | Howard Reed | 124 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 40.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,078 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Great Notley and Braintree West

Great Notley and Braintree West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Butland | 1,435 | 67.0 | |
| | Conservative | Claire Sandbrook | 1,418 | 66.2 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Walters | 1,211 | 56.5 | |
| | Labour | David Green | 407 | 19.0 | |
| | Labour | Christina Bennett | 362 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Goodfellow | 306 | 14.3 | |
| | Green | Howard Bills | 274 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,142 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrews ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Sutton | 895 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative | Julia Allen | 827 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Kirby | 762 | 35.7 | |
| | Halstead Residents | David Hume | 720 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour | Grahame McCoyd | 573 | 26.9 | |
| | Halstead Residents | Kenneth Paisley | 571 | 26.8 | |
| | Halstead Residents | Howard Messenger | 405 | 19.0 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Gilbert | 388 | 18.2 | |
| | Independent | Michael Gage | 310 | 14.5 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Scrivens | 297 | 13.9 | |
| | Independent | Beryl Gage | 291 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,132 | 40.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents |
| | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents |
| | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents | Conservative gain from Halstead Residents |

### Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Halstead Residents | Jacqueline Pell | 552 | 41.9 | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Fincken | 456 | 34.6 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Knight | 376 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative | David Sharp | 352 | 26.7 | |
| | Halstead Residents | Linda Hilton | 334 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Warren | 325 | 24.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,317 | 37.4 | |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |
| | Labour gain from Halstead Residents | Labour gain from Halstead Residents | Labour gain from Halstead Residents | Labour gain from Halstead Residents | Labour gain from Halstead Residents |

### Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Beeb | 1,062 | 65.3 | |
| | Conservative | Derrick Louis | 981 | 60.3 | |
| | Labour | Lauren Whitnell | 357 | 21,9 | |
| | Labour | Katherine Watts | 288 | 17.7 | |
| | Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 220 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,627 | 47.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hedingham and Maplestead

Hedingham and Mapstead ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joanne Beavis | 1,345 | 58.9 | |
| | Conservative | Hylton Johnson | 1,197 | 52.4 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Scattergood | 1,044 | 45.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bolter | 661 | 28.9 | |
| | Green | Susan Ransome | 387 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | Noel Owen | 386 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | John Kotz | 350 | 15.3 | |
| | Labour | Betty Kotz | 339 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,285 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kelvedon

Kelvedon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Foster | 1,202 | 60.4 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 1,084 | 54.4 | |
| | Labour | Ian Marshall | 537 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Lewis | 508 | 25.5 | |
| | Green | Robert McCracken | 280 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,991 | 50.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Panfield

Panfield ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Tattersley | 522 | 64.8 |
| | Labour | David Rice | 183 | 22.7 |
| | Green | Lynne Maynard | 101 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 42.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 816 | 47.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rayne

Rayne ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Banthorpe | 652 | 81.2 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Coughlan | 151 | 18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 62.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 817 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julian Swift | 686 | 76.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Green | 217 | 24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 52.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 915 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Shelton | 711 | 78.6 |
| | Labour | Frederick Hearn | 194 | 21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 517 | 57.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 936 | 53.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Three Fields

Three Fields ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Finbow | 1,125 | 71.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Reid | 1,029 | 65.0 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Bennett | 343 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour | Cynthia Woodhouse | 298 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 50.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Upper Colne

Upper Colne ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Bolton | 599 | 73.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Long | 218 | 26.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 46.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 834 | 48.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Witham Chipping Hill and Central

Witham Chipping Hill and Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Howell | 662 | 44.2 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Lager | 652 | 43.5 | |
| | Labour | Francis MacDonald | 396 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour | Eileen Davidson | 382 | 25.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 296 | 19.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Waring | 181 | 12.1 | |
| | Green | Nelson Brunton | 176 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,499 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Witham North

Witham North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Evans | 613 | 46.7 | |
| | Labour | Philip Barlow | 603 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 422 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative | John Cunningham | 363 | 27.6 | |
| | Green | Robert Nicholls | 246 | 18.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clifford Livermore | 158 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | 38.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Witham South

Witham South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Money | 997 | 46.1 | |
| | Conservative | Corrine Thompson | 937 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative | John Elliott | 930 | 43.0 | |
| | Labour | Paul Heath | 719 | 33.2 | |
| | Labour | Olatunde Biyi | 713 | 32.9 | |
| | Labour | Alan O'Shea | 672 | 31.0 | |
| | Green | Agnes Wells | 352 | 16.3 | |
| | Green | Stephen Hicks | 290 | 13.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Dearlove | 239 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,165 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Witham West

Witham West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Rose | 841 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Horner | 824 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Louis | 736 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour | Lucy Barlow | 697 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Bennett | 649 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Tearle | 640 | 31.5 | |
| | Green | Andrew Bunn | 362 | 17.8 | |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 345 | 17.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Fleet | 231 | 11.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hooper | 167 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,031 | 40.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Yeldham

Yeldham ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Iona Parker | 426 | 58.2 |
| | Independent | Trevor Revell | 155 | 21.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Green | 151 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Braintree East (March 2012)

A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr David Messer (Conservative).
Braintree East: 15 March 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Lynch | 554 | 49.0 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Nimmons | 338 | 29.9 | −11.8 |
| | UKIP | Phil Palij | 131 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Wendy Partridge | 76 | 6.7 | −9.6 |
| | Independent | Paul Lemon | 32 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 19.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,131 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.5 | |

### Braintree South

A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr Stephen Sandbrook (Conservative).
Braintree South: 15 March 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Green | 596 | 50.2 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Abi Olumbori | 476 | 40.1 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Timothy Reeve | 116 | 9.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Great Notley and Braintree West

A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr Claire Sandbrook (Conservative).
Great Notley and Braintree West: 15 March 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frankie Ricci | 532 | 54.3 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | Juliet Walton | 232 | 23.7 | +4.5 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Helm | 155 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Lynne Maynard | 61 | 6.2 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 30.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

### Braintree East (July 2013)

A by-election was called due to the death of Cllr Eric Lynch (Labour). Percentage changes compared to the 2012 by-election.
Braintree East: 25 July 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Celia Burne | 461 | 46.6 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Smith | 267 | 27.0 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Philip Palij | 194 | 19.6 | +8.0 |
| | Green | John Malam | 67 | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 19.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |