# 2007 Braintree District Council election

The 2007 Braintree District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2007 Braintree District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 42 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 70.0 | 50.3 | 39,088 | +14.6 |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 15.0 | 28.1 | 21,847 | -5.5 |
| Halstead Residents | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 8.3 | 4.8 | 3,747 | -1.9 |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 3.3 | 5.6 | 4,359 | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 5,584 | -5.3 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1,786 | -3.1 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 917 | N/A |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 453 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Black Notley and Terling

Black Notley and Terling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Galione | 805 | 65.3 | +26.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Meyer | 752 | 61.0 | +31.6 |
| | Labour | Juliet Walton | 192 | 15.6 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Tony Bennett | 165 | 13.4 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Weaver | 159 | 12.9 | −26.4 |
| | Green | Joyce Wells | 133 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,232 | 41.2 | −2.8 |
| | 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 |

### Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Reid | 1,099 | 55.3 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Schmitt | 1,099 | 55.3 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Liz Edey | 1,065 | 53.5 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Brooks | 634 | 31.9 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Green | 474 | 23.8 | −15.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Parsons | 452 | 22.7 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Coughlan | 338 | 17.0 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,989 | 34.0 | +6.2 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Mann | 573 | 46.7 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Tony Everard | 547 | 44.6 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Santomauro | 426 | 34.7 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Smith | 374 | 30.5 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Ford | 187 | 15.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Fierheller | 131 | 10.7 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,226 | 38.0 | +10.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bocking South

Bocking South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Baugh | 619 | 47.2 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Moia Thorogood | 551 | 42.0 | −16.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Sandbrook | 538 | 41.0 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | Lynn Watson | 534 | 40.7 | −20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Braley | 141 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,312 | 33.2 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall

Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | James Abbott | 895 | 75.2 | +17.1 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 865 | 72.7 | +21.2 |
| | Labour | Greta Tew | 258 | 21.7 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Tearle | 229 | 19.2 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,190 | 34.0 | −6.2 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Braintree Central

Braintree Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John McKee | 1,042 | 52.1 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | Trevor McArdle | 999 | 49.9 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Lene Shepherd | 970 | 48.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Agnes Bishop | 573 | 28.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Martin Green | 529 | 26.4 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Bill Edwards | 492 | 24.6 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Brooks | 423 | 21.1 | −15.5 |
| | Green | Rachel Brunton | 321 | 16.0 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 35.6 | +10.6 |
| | 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 gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Braintree East

Braintree East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elwyn Bishop | 581 | 39.4 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Denise | 546 | 37.0 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Eric Lynch | 541 | 36.7 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Eileen Davidson | 516 | 35.0 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Edey | 507 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Messer | 483 | 32.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Philip Shute | 266 | 18.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lemon | 247 | 16.8 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Miller | 244 | 16.6 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 31.3 | +5.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Braintree South

Braintree South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doug Rice | 673 | 39.4 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Russell Wilkins | 607 | 35.5 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Lynch | 582 | 34.1 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | David Finch | 529 | 31.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Gordon Currie | 518 | 30.3 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | David Morse | 498 | 29.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Allan Millam | 474 | 27.7 | −15.4 |
| | Green | Dawn Holmes | 259 | 15.2 | +0.9 |
| | English Democrat | Albert Da | 247 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709 | 34.2 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bumpstead

Bumpstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Collar | 515 | 62.2 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Steven Trumm | 313 | 37.8 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 24.4 | −17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 43.0 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Coggeshall and North Feering

Coggeshall and North Feering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Newton | 1,134 | 68.9 | +20.7 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Dunn | 1,045 | 63.4 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Alston | 536 | 32.5 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Cathie Joyce | 513 | 31.1 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,647 | 42.4 | +1.4 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lynette Flint | 564 | 82.5 | +26.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Shirvington | 120 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 65.0 | +53.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 684 | 40.8 | +12.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Gosfield and Greenstead Green

Gosfield and Greenstead Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John O'Reilly-Cicconi | 638 | 74.6 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | Maureen Bennett | 217 | 25.4 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 49.2 | +24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 855 | 44.7 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Great Notley and Braintree West

Great Notley and Braintree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Butland | 1,158 | 72.3 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Claire Sandbrook | 1,129 | 70.5 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | Roger Walters | 1,010 | 63.0 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rice | 284 | 17.7 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Tony Watts | 203 | 12.7 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Tincknell | 184 | 11.5 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Steven Goodfellow | 148 | 9.2 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Daniel Ezra | 132 | 8.2 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,602 | 32.0 | −0.1 |
| | 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. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Halstead Residents | David Hume | 949 | 58.6 | −10.8 |
| | Halstead Residents | Beryl Gage | 911 | 56.2 | −13.8 |
| | Halstead Residents | Michael Gage | 822 | 50.7 | −19.6 |
| | English Democrat | Raymond Brown | 564 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Grahame McCoyd | 398 | 24.6 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Adrian Axtell | 397 | 24.5 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Nancy Freeman | 358 | 22.1 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | 31.4 | +2.9 |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |

### Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Halstead Residents | Jacqueline Pell | 604 | 61.4 | −15.9 |
| | Halstead Residents | Howard Messenger | 461 | 46.9 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Fincken | 357 | 36.3 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Stuart Gilbert | 291 | 29.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 | 28.4 | −1.6 |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |

### Hatfield Peveral

Hatfield Peveral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bebb | 1,006 | 78.0 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Bigden | 987 | 76.6 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Carole Hine | 283 | 22.0 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Neil Coughlan | 187 | 14.5 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | 38.6 | +8.1 |
| | 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 Maplestead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jo Beavis | 1,283 | 65.3 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Scattergood | 1,114 | 56.7 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Fred Swallow | 1,103 | 56.1 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bolter | 726 | 36.9 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Ted Snarey | 326 | 16.6 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | John Kotz | 236 | 12.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Noel Owen | 224 | 11.4 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,966 | 40.0 | +7.1 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Foster | 881 | 52.8 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 845 | 50.7 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Marshall | 432 | 25.9 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | Terrence Lazell | 335 | 20.1 | −13.8 |
| | Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 278 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 43.7 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Panfield

Panfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Wilkinson | 630 | 80.5 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Carl May-Smith | 153 | 19.5 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 61.0 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 783 | 47.8 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Rayne

Rayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Banthorpe | 399 | 58.9 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Beckett | 121 | 17.9 | −32.9 |
| | English Democrat | Colin Morris | 106 | 15.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ken Tew | 51 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 41.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 677 | 41.5 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 21.3 | |

### Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Harley | 650 | 77.8 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | Betty Kotz | 186 | 22.2 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 55.6 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 836 | 50.4 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Shelton | 555 | 64.5 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Crowe | 245 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Fred Hearn | 60 | 7.0 | −19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 36.0 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | 51.0 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### The Three Colnes

The Three Colnes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemary O'Shea | 752 | 50.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gabrielle Spray | 686 | 46.0 | −7.6 |
| | Independent | Bernard Gaught | 532 | 35.7 | −24.6 |
| | Independent | Jim Bond | 487 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Dais Marshall | 148 | 9.9 | −15.7 |
| | Labour | Holly Barlow | 146 | 9.8 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,492 | 38.3 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Three Fields

Three Fields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Finbow | 1,066 | 78.6 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Simon Walsh | 1,029 | 75.9 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Corinne Green | 226 | 16.7 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Miles Scrivens | 204 | 15.0 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,356 | 44.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Upper Colne

Upper Colne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bolton | 579 | 83.1 | +16.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Long | 118 | 16.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 66.2 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 697 | 42.0 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Witham Chipping Hill and Central

Witham Chipping Hill and Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Lager | 609 | 43.7 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Howell | 593 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Phil Barlow | 517 | 37.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Cynthia Woodhouse | 390 | 28.0 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hooper | 250 | 17.9 | −12.2 |
| | Green | Nelson Brunton | 228 | 16.4 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | 40.5 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Witham North

Witham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Evans | 507 | 46.4 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | John Gyford | 453 | 41.5 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Lee | 406 | 37.2 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Paula Cohen | 376 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Nicholas Scales | 225 | 20.6 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,092 | 32.0 | +9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Witham South

Witham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Money | 829 | 46.7 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Ron Ramage | 794 | 44.7 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | John Elliott | 771 | 43.4 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Heath | 588 | 33.1 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Martin | 587 | 33.0 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Wayne Tearle | 580 | 32.6 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Patricia Brunton | 296 | 16.7 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Dearlove | 257 | 14.5 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Stephanie Bills | 239 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 30.9 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Witham West

Witham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Lambourne | 864 | 49.0 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Bill Rose | 636 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lucy Barlow | 584 | 33.1 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Kathie Tearle | 561 | 31.8 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | Kerin Boylan | 539 | 30.6 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy Reekie | 367 | 20.8 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Hicks | 357 | 20.2 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 341 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Waring | 341 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Wendy Partridge | 263 | 14.9 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 35.4 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Yeldham

Yeldham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel McCrea | 373 | 72.6 | +30.1 |
| | Labour | David Green | 141 | 27.4 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 45.2 | +31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 514 | 33.5 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.0 | |

## By-elections
### Braintree East

Braintree East: 9 June 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 668 | 50.7 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | | 406 | 30.8 | −4.6 |
| | Green | | 125 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 119 | 9.0 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,318 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.0 | |

### Hatfield Peveral

Hatfield Peveral: 9 June 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 782 | 78.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | | 138 | 13.8 | −8.2 |
| | Green | | 81 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 64.3 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,001 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Witham West

Witham West: 2 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 508 | 40.9 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | | 373 | 30.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 182 | 14.7 | −2.2 |
| | Green | | 178 | 14.3 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,241 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### The Three Colnes

The Three Colnes: 4 December 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 647 | 77.0 | +24.5 |
| | Labour | | 121 | 14.4 | +4.1 |
| | Green | | 72 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 62.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.2 | |

### Braintree South

A by-election was called due to the disqualification of Cllr Russell Wilkins (Conservative) for non-attendance.
Braintree South: 24 June 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abi Olumbori | 351 | 33.0 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Gordon Currie | 316 | 29.7 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Toombs | 216 | 20.3 | −8.1 |
| | Independent | Andy Beatty | 138 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Wendy Partridge | 44 | 4.1 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,065 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |