# 2013 Essex County Council election

The 2013 Essex County Council election took place on 2 May 2013 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. They were held on the same day as other local elections. 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2009. No elections were held in Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.

## Previous composition
### 2009 election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 12 |
| | Labour | 1 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| | CIIP | 1 |
| Total | Total | 75 |

### Composition of council seats before election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| | Labour | 2 |
| | UKIP | 1 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| Vacant | Vacant | 1 |
| Total | Total | 75 |

### Changes between elections

In between the 2009 election and the 2013 election, the following council seats changed hands:
| Division | Date | Previous Party | Previous Party | New Party | New Party | Cause | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition |
| Division | Date | Previous Party | Previous Party | New Party | New Party | Cause | Con | LDem | Lab | LRes | CInd | UKIP | Ind |
| Harlow West | 5 May 2011 | | Conservative | | Labour | Conservative incumbent disqualified. Labour won by-election. | 59 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelmsford Central | 9 June 2011 | | Liberal Democrats | | Conservative | Sitting councillor died. Conservatives won by-election. | 60 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Canvey Island East | November 2011 | | CIIP | | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 60 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canvey Island East | 30 July 2012 | | Independent | | UKIP | Sitting councillor joined UKIP. | 60 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rochford South | February 2013 | | Conservative | | Vacant | Sitting councillor died. | 59 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wickford Crouch | February 2013 | | Conservative | | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Summary

The election saw the Conservative Party retain overall control of the council, but their majority fell from twenty-two to four councillors. UKIP, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all won nine seats. Of the three second-placed parties who won nine seats, UKIP gained the largest share of the county-wide vote, more than 10% ahead of the Labour party. The Liberal Democrats remain as the official Opposition (entitling them to certain expenses and rights to additional speeches) due to incumbency, despite winning fewer votes. The Green Party gained two seats on the council, despite its overall share of the vote falling. The Independent Loughton Residents Association and the Canvey Island Independent Party both returned one member and an Independent candidate was also elected.

## Results summary

2013 Essex County Council election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 42 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 56.0 | 34.2 | 112,229 | −9.1 |
| | UKIP | 9 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12.0 | 27.6 | 90,812 | +23.0 |
| | Labour | 9 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 57,290 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 35,651 | −8.5 |
| | Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 15,187 | −2.0 |
| | Tendring First | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4,093 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3,625 | +0.1 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3,286 | +0.4 |
| | CIIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2,777 | +0.5 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 909 | −8.6 |
| | English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 835 | −1.0 |
| | SWFCTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 757 | New |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 431 | New |
| | National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 304 | New |
| | Community Representative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 204 | −0.3 |
| | No label | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | >0.1 | 24 | New |
| | Young People's | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | >0.1 | 21 | New |
| Total | Total | 75 | | | | | | 328,435 | |

### Election of Group Leaders

David Finch (Hedingham) was elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Kevin Bentley (Stanway and Pyefleet) as his deputy.
Michael Mackrory (Springfield) was re elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group, with Theresa Higgins (Parsons Heath and East Gates) as his deputy.
Julie Young (Wivenhoe St. Andrew) was re elected leader of the Labour Group, with Ivan Henderson (Harwich) as her deputy.
Roger Lord (Brightlingsea) was elected leader of the UKIP group, with Jamie Huntman (Thundersley) as his deputy.
James Abbott (Witham Northern) was elected leader of the Green group, with Michael Hoy (Rochford West) as his deputy.
Chris Pond (Loughton Central) was elected leader of the Non-Aligned Group with John Lodge (Saffron Walden) as his deputy.

#### Mid term changes

On 3 September 2014 Lord resigned both as UKIP group leader and from the council after being replaced as that party's candidate for Clacton by Tory defector Douglas Carswell, Huntman succeeded him. Nigel Le Gresley (Wickford Crouch) would in turn replace Huntman, with Andrew Erskine (Tendring Rural East) as his deputy before he resigned from the party in March 2016 with Huntman again replacing him.
In mid 2016 deputy Labour leader Ivan Henderson (Harwich) replaced Young as leader with Michael Danvers (Harlow North) as his deputy.

### Election of Leader of the Council

David Finch the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration.

## Results by District
### Basildon

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| UKIP | 3 | 3 | 17,863 | 33.4 | +22.9 |
| Conservative | 3 | 6 | 17,229 | 32.2 | −11.2 |
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 12,645 | 23.7 | +7.7 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,772 | 5.2 | −9.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,458 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,109 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| National Front | 0 | | 304 | 0.6 | −13.3 |
| TUSC | 0 | | 73 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
Division Results
Basildon Westley Heights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Kerry Smith | 1,347 | 29.0 | +16.3 |
| | Conservative | John Schofield * | 1,208 | 26.0 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Williams | 1,057 | 22.8 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | David Burton-Sampson | 943 | 20.3 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Martin Wargent | 66 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | No label | None Of The Above X | 24 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 3.0 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,645 | 21.1 | −14.8 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.4 | |
Billericay and Burstead (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hedley * | 3,661 | 53.3 | –9.1 |
| | Conservative | Kay Twitchen * | 3,523 | 51.3 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Terry Gandy | 2,103 | 30.6 | +13.3 |
| | UKIP | Susan McCaffery | 1,957 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alan Bennett | 658 | 9.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Santa Bennett | 563 | 8.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Horn | 437 | 6.4 | −10.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Watson | 290 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Nelson Brunton | 285 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 256 | 3.7 | –11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,733 | 26.1 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Laindon Park and Fryerns (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Archibald | 2,277 | 41.9 | +12.2 |
| | UKIP | Mark Ellis | 2,175 | 40.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Anne Fryatt | 1,980 | 36.4 | +12.5 |
| | UKIP | David Sheppard | 1,684 | 31.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Dornan * | 958 | 17.6 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Terri Sargent * | 784 | 14.4 | –18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Barnes-Challinor | 215 | 4.0 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Lutton | 187 | 3.4 | –13.8 |
| | National Front | Thomas Beaney | 171 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 138 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Pat Rackley | 119 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Dawn Holmes | 116 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | TUSC | David Murray | 73 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,877 | 20.7 | −5.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative |
Pitsea (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Bobbin | 2,488 | 42.7 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | Melissa McGeorge | 2,181 | 37.4 | +14.1 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Ager | 2,055 | 35.3 | +13.4 |
| | UKIP | Terry McBride | 1,925 | 33.0 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hillier * | 1,257 | 21.6 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 1,103 | 18.9 | –8.0 |
| | Green | Freddie Gerrard-Abbott | 205 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Williams | 167 | 2.9 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Williams | 145 | 2.5 | –6.3 |
| | National Front | Anthony Harms | 133 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,659 | 20.0 | −8.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
Wickford Crouch (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Buckley | 2,661 | 42.4 | −11.8 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Le Gresley | 2,396 | 38.2 | +16.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul Downes | 2,221 | 35.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Don Morris * | 2,074 | 33.1 | –19.0 |
| | Independent | Iris Pummell * | 966 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Albert Ede | 790 | 12.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Buxton | 765 | 12.2 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Poppy Gerrard-Abbott | 191 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 171 | 2.7 | −10.9 |
| | Green | Karin Riedl | 167 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Nice | 137 | 2.2 | –9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,539 | 22.7 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative |

### Braintree

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 12,107 | 37.8 | −6.5 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 8,704 | 27.2 | +19.8 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 2,601 | 10.3 | −2.4 |
| Labour | 0 | | 6,945 | 21.7 | +7.9 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 1,424 | 4.5 | −8.4 |
| BNP | 0 | | 223 | 0.7 | −6.1 |
Division Results
Bocking :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Gordon Helm | 1,340 | 32.7 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | David Baugh | 1,320 | 32.2 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Lynn Watson | 1,226 | 29.9 | +9.4 |
| | Green | Andrea Bunn | 126 | 3.1 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hooper | 91 | 2.2 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.5 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,103 | 29.0 | −7.5 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.1 | |
Braintree Eastern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Newton | 1,605 | 40.6 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | Philip Palij | 1098 | 27.8 | +27.8 |
| | Labour | Moia Thorogood | 790 | 20.0 | +5.3 |
| | Green | John Malam | 233 | 5.9 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Fleet | 180 | 4.6 | −7.4 |
| | BNP | John Key | 43 | 1.1 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 12.8 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,949 | 29.4 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −16.4 | |
Braintree Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Butland * | 1,152 | 32.8 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Bill Edwards | 1,121 | 31.9 | +12.3 |
| | UKIP | Rod Challis | 953 | 27.1 | +12.6 |
| | Green | Timothy Reeve | 159 | 4.5 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hayden Hooper | 126 | 3.6 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 0.9 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,511 | 25.2 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.4 | |
Halstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Pike * | 1,597 | 39.6 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Ford | 1,144 | 28.3 | +13.6 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Fincken | 891 | 22.1 | +10.9 |
| | Green | Stephen Hicks | 198 | 4.9 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Dearlove | 164 | 4.1 | −6.8 |
| | BNP | Paul Hooks | 44 | 1.1 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 11.2 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,038 | 26.4 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.5 | |
Hedingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Finch * | 2,190 | 48.7 | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Frank Ferguson | 1,096 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Knight | 579 | 12.9 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bolter | 361 | 8.0 | −10.5 |
| | Green | Joyce Wells | 225 | 5.0 | −6.6 |
| | BNP | Tina Gentry | 44 | 1.0 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,094 | 24.3 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,495 | 31.3 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −15.1 | |
Three Fields with Great Notley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Walters * | 1,613 | 47.7 | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | Susan Hoye | 950 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| | Labour | Juliet Walton | 462 | 13.7 | +7.9 |
| | Green | Robert Wright | 207 | 6.1 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Ray | 149 | 4.4 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 19.6 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,381 | 27.7 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −18.1 | |
Witham Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | James Abbott | 1,209 | 26.4 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | David Hodges | 1,148 | 25.0 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Lager * | 1,120 | 24.4 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Philip Barlow | 944 | 20.6 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Toombs | 126 | 2.8 | −6.0 |
| | BNP | Peter Stone | 38 | 0.8 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 1.3 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,585 | 32.3 | −9.6 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.3 | |
Witham Southern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derrick Louis * | 1,490 | 37.8 | −11.5 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Warner | 995 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Labour | Celia Burne | 932 | 23.6 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 244 | 6.2 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 227 | 5.8 | −7.3 |
| | BNP | Leonard Perry | 54 | 1.4 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 12.6 | −21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,942 | 25.8 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −18.4 | |

### Brentwood

District Summary
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 2 | 6,186 | 36.7 | −12.6 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 4,282 | 25.4 | −4.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | 4,336 | 25.7 | +20.2 |
| Labour | 0 | 1,541 | 9.1 | +1.8 |
| Green | 0 | 500 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 31 | 0.2 | −0.6 |
Division Results
Brentwood Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Hirst | 2,053 | 48.0 | −17.4 |
| | UKIP | David Watt | 1,280 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
| | Labour | Mike Le-Surf | 437 | 10.2 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Newberry | 353 | 8.3 | −9.8 |
| | Green | David Andrews | 152 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 18.1 | −29.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,275 | 27.9 | −14.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −23.7 | |
Brentwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Aspinell * | 1,842 | 43.3 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Hossack | 1,169 | 27.5 | −12.9 |
| | UKIP | Michael McGough | 863 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Waterhouse | 266 | 6.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Simon Attwood | 116 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 15.8 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,256 | 29.9 | −15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Brentwood Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Naylor * | 1,847 | 44.4 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | Yvonne Maguire | 1,425 | 34.2 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Barrett | 461 | 11.1 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Julie Morrissey | 304 | 7.3 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Howard Bills | 126 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 10.1 | −17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,163 | 29.1 | −15.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.6 | |
Brentwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kendall * | 1,626 | 38.9 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Keith Parker | 1,117 | 26.7 | −14.6 |
| | UKIP | Mark Allen | 768 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| | Labour | Gareth Barrett | 534 | 12.8 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Stephanie Bills | 106 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | English Democrat | Oliver Tilbrook | 31 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | 12.2 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,182 | 28.5 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Castle Point

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 6,466 | 34.0 | +26.0 |
| Conservative | 2 | 2 | 6,404 | 33.8 | −11.7 |
| CIIP | 1 | | 2,777 | 15.6 | +1.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,574 | 13.6 | +2.3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 316 | 1.8 | −5.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 250 | 1.3 | −3.4 |
| BNP | 0 | | 214 | 1.1 | −9.9 |
| Independent | 0 | | 185 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
Division Results
Canvey Island East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Dave Blackwell | 1,766 | 44.3 | +9.4 |
| | UKIP | Brian Wood * | 1,145 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| | Conservative | David Cross | 619 | 15.5 | −16.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Matthew Reilly | 356 | 8.9 | −1.9 |
| | BNP | John Morgan | 79 | 2.0 | −14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Bartholomew | 24 | 0.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 15.6 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,989 | 26.4 | −8.2 |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | −9.6 | |
Canvey Island West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 1,310 | 37.1 | −6.0 |
| | CIIP | Peter May | 1,011 | 28.6 | −8.0 |
| | UKIP | Anna Wood | 850 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Esther Akinnuwa | 278 | 7.9 | +0.9 |
| | BNP | Stephen Smith | 59 | 1.7 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Westlake | 26 | 0.7 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 8.5 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,534 | 26.3 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Hadleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 1,846 | 44.7 | −7.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Dixon | 1,389 | 33.6 | +15.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Joe Reeder | 518 | 12.5 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Douglas Copping | 250 | 6.1 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elena Black | 130 | 3.2 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 11.1 | −23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,133 | 30.0 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.5 | |
South Benfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Alan Bayley | 1,723 | 41.9 | +41.9 |
| | Conservative | Colin Riley * | 1,481 | 36.0 | −17.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Brian Wilson | 787 | 19.1 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Cooper | 86 | 2.1 | −7.4 |
| | BNP | Philip Howell | 35 | 0.9 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 5.9 | −33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,112 | 31.2 | −7.5 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +29.9 | |
Thundersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Jamie Huntman | 1,359 | 39.8 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative | William Dick * | 1,148 | 33.6 | −10.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Joe Cooke | 635 | 18.6 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | Geoff Robinson | 185 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Graham | 50 | 1.5 | −6.7 |
| | BNP | Paul Maylin | 41 | 1.2 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 6.2 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,418 | 27.7 | −10.9 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.4 | |

### Chelmsford

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 12,982 | 35.7 | −8.6 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 2 | 7,701 | 21.2 | −10.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 9,328 | 25.6 | +24.0 |
| Labour | 0 | | 4,157 | 8.8 | +4.7 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,472 | 4.0 | −3.0 |
| SWFCTA | 0 | | 757 | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| English Democrat | 0 | | 51 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
Division Results
Broomfield and Writtle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Aldridge * | 1,985 | 43.9 | −12.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Nicholls | 1,346 | 29.8 | +29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Pooley | 570 | 12.6 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Philip Gaudin | 387 | 8.6 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Reza Hossain | 184 | 4.1 | −4.5 |
| | English Democrat | Claire Breed | 51 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | 14.1 | −22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,523 | 30.0 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −21.3 | |
Chelmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Spence | 2,044 | 49.0 | −8.9 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Jones | 1,029 | 24.7 | +24.7 |
| | Labour | Raymond Barry | 466 | 11.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Ashby | 428 | 10.3 | −9.4 |
| | Green | Colin Budgey | 206 | 4.9 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,015 | 24.3 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,173 | 25.5 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −16.8 | |
Chelmsford Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dick Madden * | 1,233 | 35.8 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 895 | 26.0 | −18.5 |
| | UKIP | John Theedom | 711 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| | Labour | Edward Massey | 431 | 12.5 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Tony Lane | 175 | 5.1 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 9.8 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,454 | 28.2 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.3 | |
Chelmsford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson * | 1,501 | 37.4 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Pontin | 882 | 22.0 | −10.0 |
| | UKIP | Leslie Retford | 862 | 21.5 | +21.5 |
| | Labour | Irene Ferguson | 596 | 14.9 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Angela Thomson | 170 | 4.2 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 619 | 15.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,011 | 29.1 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
Chelmsford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jude Deakin * | 1,078 | 28.6 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | Graham Seeley | 975 | 25.8 | −6.8 |
| | UKIP | Eric Johnston | 956 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| | Labour | Bill Horslen | 642 | 17.0 | +6.0 |
| | Green | Avril Howe | 124 | 3.3 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 2.7 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,775 | 25.9 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −3.0 | |
Great Baddow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jenny Chandler | 1,440 | 31.2 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Jeanette Howes | 1,368 | 29.6 | +17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Rycroft | 1,191 | 25.8 | −15.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Hyland | 472 | 10.2 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Darryl Newport | 152 | 3.3 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 1.6 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,623 | 29.3 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.4 | |
South Woodham Ferrers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Hume * | 893 | 33.8 | −10.1 |
| | SWFCTA | Ian Roberts | 757 | 28.6 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Cliff Hammans | 560 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| | Labour | Derek Barnett | 289 | 10.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noel Sutcliffe | 94 | 3.6 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Robert King | 51 | 1.9 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 5.1 | −12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,644 | 20.7 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.3 | |
Springfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Mackrory * | 1,767 | 35.5 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | Jean Murray | 1,463 | 29.4 | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Tidman | 991 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | David Howell | 519 | 10.4 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Jeremy Jacobs | 239 | 4.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 6.1 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,979 | 31.7 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
Stock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Grundy * | 2,067 | 48.4 | −17.4 |
| | UKIP | Jesse Pryke | 1,505 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Labour | Maurice Austin | 355 | 8.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Klesel | 177 | 4.1 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Rachel Brunton | 171 | 4.0 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 13.1 | −40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,275 | 30.8 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −26.3 | |

### Colchester

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 10,597 | 29.5 | −5.5 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 7,705 | 21.5 | −12.7 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 7,127 | 19.9 | +7.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 8,058 | 22.5 | +20.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,394 | 6.7 | −3.6 |
Division Results
Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fisher * | 1,273 | 37.0 | −13.4 |
| | UKIP | Harry Royle | 786 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tyron Wilson | 519 | 15.1 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Peter Lynn | 467 | 13.6 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Saimon Rashid | 395 | 11.5 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 14.2 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,440 | 21.1 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −18.1 | |
Constable :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Brown * | 2,075 | 43.8 | −7.7 |
| | UKIP | Mark Cole | 1,471 | 31.0 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | John Spademan | 504 | 10.6 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Roger Bamforth | 387 | 8.2 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Catney | 303 | 6.4 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 12.7 | −24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,740 | 31.6 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −12.3 | |
Drury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Lissimore | 1,957 | 40.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Cope | 1,127 | 23.1 | −17.2 |
| | UKIP | John Pitts | 951 | 19.5 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Mike Dale | 527 | 10.8 | +5.3 |
| | Green | Steve Ford | 314 | 6.4 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 830 | 17.0 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,876 | 35.4 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
Maypole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Harris | 1,665 | 43.9 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lyn Barton * | 933 | 24.6 | −7.6 |
| | UKIP | Raymond Tuttlebee | 573 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mike Hardy | 475 | 12.5 | −12.0 |
| | Green | Pam Nelson | 143 | 3.8 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 | 19.3 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,789 | 26.9 | −5.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +11.1 | |
Mersea and Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jowers * | 1,913 | 47.0 | −9.7 |
| | UKIP | Rebecca Ager | 1134 | 27.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Audrey Spencer | 629 | 15.4 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Sue Bailey | 216 | 5.3 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Collings | 181 | 4.4 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 779 | 19.1 | −20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,073 | 28.0 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −18.8 | |
Mile End and Highwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Turrell * | 1,417 | 39.2 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Ben Locker | 888 | 24.5 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | Bill Rowley | 725 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jennie Fisher | 408 | 11.3 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Mary Bryan | 180 | 5.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 14.6 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,618 | 24.3 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −5.3 | |
Parsons Heath and East Gates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Higgins * | 1,259 | 36.6 | −12.7 |
| | UKIP | Ron Levy | 890 | 25.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles McKay | 609 | 17.7 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Bob Fisher | 489 | 14.2 | +7.1 |
| | Green | Pat Rogers | 192 | 5.6 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 10.7 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,439 | 26.4 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −19.3 | |
Stanway and Pyefleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Bentley * | 1,723 | 40.8 | −3.9 |
| | UKIP | Imelda Clancy | 929 | 22.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Scott-Boutell | 829 | 19.7 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Spademan | 491 | 11.6 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Walter Schwarz | 247 | 5.9 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 18.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,219 | 29.5 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −13.0 | |
Wivenhoe St. Andrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Young * | 1,895 | 51.4 | +16.7 |
| | UKIP | Graham Tricker | 599 | 16.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mo Metcalf-Fisher | 562 | 15.2 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Boughton | 383 | 10.4 | −15.2 |
| | Green | Tim Glover | 248 | 6.7 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,296 | 35.2 | +26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,687 | 26.6 | −6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Epping Forest

District Summary
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 15,695 | 41.8 | −8.0 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | 3,286 | 15.5 | +5.7 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 2,431 | 11.5 | −9.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 6,589 | 31.1 | +22.5 |
| Labour | 0 | 2,092 | 9.9 | +1.5 |
| Green | 0 | 1,061 | 5.0 | −1.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 148 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 93 | 0.4 | −1.0 |
| BNP | 0 | 87 | 0.4 | −10.1 |
| Young People's Party | 0 | 21 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
Division Results
Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Metcalfe * | 1,530 | 35.8 | −4.3 |
| | Loughton Residents | Sharon Weston | 1,017 | 23.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | David Dorrell | 790 | 18.5 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Forsley | 336 | 7.9 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Steven Neville | 308 | 7.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Sadler | 234 | 5.5 | −24.6 |
| | Independent | Rodney Law | 38 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Young People's | Gerard Wadsworth | 21 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 12.0 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,274 | 27.0 | −14.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −14.0 | |
Chigwell and Loughton Broadway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Knapman * | 1,146 | 38.0 | −15.2 |
| | UKIP | Lucy Bostick | 982 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Loughton Residents | Leon Girling | 324 | 10.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Margaret Owen | 319 | 10.6 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Lord | 114 | 3.8 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Lund | 93 | 3.1 | −8.4 |
| | Independent | Robert Jarvis | 37 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 5.4 | −33.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,015 | 22.3 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −23.9 | |
Epping and Theydon Bois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Whitehouse | 1,664 | 37.9 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Glozier | 1,273 | 29.0 | −6.5 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Smith | 1,073 | 24.4 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | Simon Bullough | 240 | 5.5 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Barry Johns | 145 | 3.3 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 8.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,395 | 33.0 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Loughton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Chris Pond * | 1,945 | 60.7 | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | Reginald Ellis | 615 | 19.2 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Kovler | 389 | 12.1 | −6.1 |
| | Green | Nicola Fuller | 109 | 3.4 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Paul Morris | 73 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Jarvis | 72 | 2.3 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,330 | 41.5 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,203 | 23.1 | −14.5 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
North Weald and Nazeing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Jackson * | 1,669 | 47.6 | −13.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Field | 1,170 | 33.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Mills | 421 | 12.0 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Nicola Barnecutt | 164 | 4.7 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall | 83 | 2.4 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 14.2 | −34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,507 | 24.7 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −23.4 | |
Ongar and Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maggie McEwen | 1,475 | 51.0 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Ronald Till | 738 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Peter Gode | 271 | 9.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Surtees | 185 | 6.4 | −8.3 |
| | Green | Jem Barnecutt | 132 | 4.6 | −1.9 |
| | English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 93 | 3.2 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 737 | 25.5 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,894 | 24.3 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −13.8 | |
Waltham Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ricki Gadsby | 1,378 | 40.8 | −9.8 |
| | UKIP | Rod Butler | 1,221 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Robert Greyson | 505 | 14.9 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Vaughan | 100 | 3.0 | −10.4 |
| | Green | Murray Sackwild | 89 | 2.6 | −3.7 |
| | BNP | Patricia Richardson | 87 | 2.6 | −18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 4.6 | −24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,380 | 20.5 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −23.0 | |

### Harlow

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 8,531 | 36.5 | +10.4 |
| Conservative | 1 | 3 | 6,218 | 26.6 | −8.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 6,747 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 853 | 3.7 | −13.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 685 | 2.9 | −3.7 |
| TUSC | 0 | | 358 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
Division Results
Harlow North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Danvers | 1,637 | 37.0 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Garnett * | 1,229 | 27.8 | −5.4 |
| | UKIP | Bill Pryor | 1,147 | 25.9 | +25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Wiltshire | 205 | 4.6 | −15.8 |
| | Green | Howard Reed | 115 | 2.6 | −5.9 |
| | TUSC | Paul Lenihan | 88 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 9.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,421 | 26.6 | −8.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.8 | |
Harlow South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Johnson * | 1,346 | 32.5 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Daniella Pritchard | 1,325 | 32.0 | +11.5 |
| | UKIP | Mark Gough | 1,254 | 30.3 | +30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 131 | 3.2 | −14.8 |
| | Green | Nicholas David Scales | 82 | 2.0 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.5 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,138 | 27.4 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.9 | |
Harlow West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Clempner | 2,794 | 37.7 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Anthony Durcan * | 2,775 | 37.4 | +10.0 |
| | UKIP | Dan Long | 2,207 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Jerry Crawford | 2,139 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Linda Pailing | 1,887 | 25.4 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | Clive Souter | 1,756 | 23.7 | –9.2 |
| | Green | Susan Ransome | 291 | 3.9 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 276 | 3.7 | −13.1 |
| | TUSC | David Brown | 270 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 241 | 3.2 | –13.0 |
| | Green | Daniel Shadbolt | 197 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,833 | 23.8 | −8.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Maldon

District Summary
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | 6,138 | 44.5 | −6.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | 4,059 | 29.5 | +29.5 |
| Labour | 0 | 2,039 | 14.8 | +5.6 |
| Green | 0 | 1,163 | 8.4 | −2.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 385 | 2.8 | −6.0 |
Division Results
Heybridge and Tollesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rodney Bass * | 2,300 | 46.3 | −7.6 |
| | UKIP | Beverley Acevedo | 1,202 | 24.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Stevan Slodzik | 822 | 16.5 | +8.9 |
| | Green | Robert Graves | 417 | 8.4 | −4.6 |
| | BNP | Richard Perry | 230 | 4.6 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 22.1 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,971 | 31.1 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −15.9 | |
Maldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Channer * | 1,994 | 47.7 | +6.1 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Dickman | 1,052 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Madeline Diamond | 574 | 13.7 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Janet Carden | 470 | 11.3 | +0.7 |
| | BNP | Mark Burmby | 87 | 2.1 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 22.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,177 | 28.7 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.5 | |
Southminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Boyce * | 1,844 | 39.8 | −5.1 |
| | UKIP | Tim Drain | 1,805 | 38.9 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Leslie Allan McDonald | 643 | 13.9 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Jonathan King | 276 | 6.0 | −1.0 |
| | BNP | Nathan Stone | 68 | 1.5 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 0.8 | −22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,636 | 26.2 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.1 | |

### Rochford

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | 2 | 6,360 | 34.9 | −14.2 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 5,127 | 28.2 | +26.4 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 1,615 | 8.9 | +4.1 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,384 | 13.1 | +5.5 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,059 | 8.9 | −7.3 |
| English Democrat | 0 | | 660 | 3.6 | −2.9 |
Division Results
Rayleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Maddocks | 1,332 | 32.4 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Black | 1,037 | 25.2 | −6.6 |
| | UKIP | Janet Davies | 830 | 20.2 | +12.6 |
| | English Democrat | John Hayter | 660 | 16.0 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | David Bodimeade | 258 | 6.3 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 7.2 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,117 | 31.0 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
Rayleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Keith Gibbs | 1,379 | 39.8 | +39.8 |
| | Conservative | John Flack | 1,194 | 34.4 | −14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Waldie | 563 | 16.2 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Cameron Scott | 331 | 9.6 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 5.3 | −24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,467 | 26.8 | −8.6 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +27.1 | |
Rochford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Cutmore | 1,470 | 42.6 | −9.0 |
| | UKIP | Gerry Bolton | 1,236 | 35.9 | +35.9 |
| | Labour | Allan Davies | 446 | 12.9 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Taylor | 296 | 8.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 6.8 | −30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,448 | 26.1 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −22.4 | |
Rochford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Seagers | 1,085 | 36.4 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | Jerry Gibson | 1,005 | 33.7 | +21.1 |
| | UKIP | Peter Van De Vyver | 804 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Robinson | 89 | 3.0 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 2.7 | −34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,983 | 24.0 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −17.9 | |
Rochford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Michael Hoy | 1,615 | 38.5 | +38.5 |
| | Conservative | Keith Hudson | 1,279 | 30.5 | −26.3 |
| | UKIP | Cherry Young | 878 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| | Labour | Rachael Broomfield | 344 | 8.2 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale | 74 | 1.8 | −15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 8.0 | −31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,190 | 29.8 | −8.4 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +32.4 | |

### Tendring

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | 4 | 10,310 | 30.8 | −10.0 |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 9,774 | 29.2 | +27.1 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 5,545 | 16.6 | +5.4 |
| Tendring First | 1 | 1 | 4,093 | 12.2 | −1.8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,661 | 8.0 | −3.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,066 | 3.2 | −3.9 |
| CRP | 0 | | 204 | 0.6 | −3.1 |
| Independent | 0 | | 128 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
Division Results
Brightlingsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Roger Lord | 1,429 | 30.4 | +30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 1,264 | 26.9 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Lynda M$^c$Williams | 1,156 | 24.6 | −18.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Olivier | 585 | 12.4 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Maria Iacovou | 165 | 3.5 | −4.9 |
| | Tendring First | Terry Allen | 102 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 3.5 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,701 | 32.2 | −6.8 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.4 | |
Clacton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tendring First | Pierre Oxley | 1,528 | 34.3 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Halliday | 1,194 | 26.8 | −15.8 |
| | UKIP | Sandy White | 1,106 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| | Labour | Norman Jacobs | 477 | 10.7 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Whitson | 77 | 1.7 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Eleanor Mary Gordon | 70 | 1.6 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 7.5 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,452 | 33.7 | −7.0 |
| | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Tendring First gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.3 | |
Clacton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Wood | 929 | 29.3 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | Sam Atkinson | 790 | 24.9 | +8.4 |
| | UKIP | Anne Poonian | 789 | 24.9 | N/A |
| | Tendring First | Mark Stephenson | 396 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Shearing | 191 | 6.0 | −13.9 |
| | Green | James Horsler | 75 | 2.4 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 4.4 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,170 | 24.2 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.5 | |
Clacton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Honeywood | 1,251 | 38.2 | −1.8 |
| | UKIP | Chris Cotter | 1031 | 31.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Linda Jacobs | 671 | 20.5 | +9.0 |
| | Tendring First | Christopher Keston | 158 | 4.8 | −12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Whitson | 85 | 2.6 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Clare Palmer | 83 | 2.5 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 6.7 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,279 | 27.1 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −16.6 | |
Frinton and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Page * | 2,095 | 37.7 | −8.4 |
| | UKIP | Simon Ashley | 1,588 | 28.6 | N/A |
| | Tendring First | Iris Johnson | 1,085 | 19.5 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Rose Lawes | 619 | 11.2 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Howard Mettler | 84 | 1.5 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Hayes | 81 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 9.1 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,552 | 35.7 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −18.5 | |
Harwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivan Henderson | 1,722 | 41.2 | +20.3 |
| | UKIP | John Brown | 1,138 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ricky Callender * | 892 | 21.3 | −15.2 |
| | Community Representative | Steven Henderson | 204 | 4.9 | −18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Banks | 135 | 3.2 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Robbie Spence | 70 | 1.7 | −4.5 |
| | Tendring First | Jack Robertson | 23 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 14.0 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,184 | 31.1 | −5.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.8 | |
Tendring Rural East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Andrew Erskine | 1,552 | 35.0 | +35.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Skeels * | 1,278 | 28.8 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Morley-Souter | 681 | 15.3 | +4.8 |
| | Tendring First | Mark Cossens | 654 | 14.7 | −7.9 |
| | Green | Chris Southall | 176 | 4.0 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Cook | 100 | 2.3 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 6.2 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,441 | 30.1 | −8.6 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.9 | |
Tendring Rural West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carlo Guglielmi | 1,515 | 37.9 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Dennis Carr | 1,141 | 28.5 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Smith | 728 | 18.2 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Duncan Gordon | 343 | 8.6 | +0.5 |
| | Tendring First | David Oxley | 147 | 3.7 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Jim Clifton | 128 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 9.3 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,002 | 29.5 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.4 | |

### Uttlesford

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 8,858 | 42.7 | −11.8 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2,079 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 3,741 | 18.0 | +15.9 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 3,447 | 16.6 | −8.8 |
| Labour | 0 | | 1,710 | 8.2 | +4.8 |
| Green | 0 | | 922 | 4.4 | −6.5 |
Division Results
Dunmow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Barker * | 2,661 | 52.4 | −8.5 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stannard | 1,298 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Terry Brandon | 482 | 9.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Morgan | 398 | 7.8 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Karmel Stannard | 244 | 4.8 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,363 | 26.8 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,083 | 27.8 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −17.0 | |
Saffron Walden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Lodge | 2,079 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Chambers * | 2,031 | 33.5 | −17.1 |
| | UKIP | Barry Tyler | 609 | 10.10 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Freeman | 607 | 10.0 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Jane Berney | 491 | 8.1 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Trilby Roberts | 244 | 4.0 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 0.8 | −26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,061 | 37.7 | −4.6 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.7 | |
Stansted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Gooding * | 2,262 | 40.7 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sell | 1,766 | 31.8 | −10.3 |
| | UKIP | Peter Barclay | 944 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ian Davies | 402 | 7.2 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Martin Wybrew | 186 | 3.4 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 8.9 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,560 | 37.4 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
Thaxted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Walsh * | 1,904 | 47.0 | −9.0 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Moore | 890 | 22.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antoinette Wattebot | 676 | 16.7 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Barbara Light | 335 | 8.3 | +4.1 |
| | Green | John Dunkley | 248 | 6.1 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,014 | 25.0 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,053 | 29.0 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −15.5 | |

## By-elections
### Summary

| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party |
| Brightlingsea | 9 October 2014 | UKIP | Conservative |
| Bocking | 5 March 2015 | UKIP | Conservative |
| Clacton East | 31 March 2016 | Tendring First | Holland Residents |
| Laindon Park and Fryerns | 9 June 2016 | Labour | UKIP |

### Results

Brightlingsea
Brightlingsea: 9 October 2014 :
| Party | 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 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Beverley Maltby | 200 | 3.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 3.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,398 | 36.5 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +4.5 | |
Bocking
Bocking: 5 March 2015 :
| Party | 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 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,123 | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Laindon Park and Fryerns
Laindon Park and Fryerns: 9 June 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 434 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,776 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Clacton East
Clacton East: 31 March 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Holland Residents | Colin Sargeant | 1,781 | 46.8 | New |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 820 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,806 | | |
| | Holland Residents gain from Tendring First | Holland Residents gain from Tendring First | Swing | | |