# 1989 Essex County Council election

The 1989 Essex County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. 98 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

## Summary
### Election result

1989 Essex County Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 98 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 58.2 | 44.2 | 193,578 | +4.4 |
| Labour | 98 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26.5 | 29.3 | 128,270 | –0.3 |
| SLD | 90 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14.3 | 23.1 | 101,342 | –6.1 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1,378 | –0.2 |
| Green | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5,654 | +1.2 |
| SDP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5,191 | N/A |
| Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1,204 | +0.1 |
| Ind. Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1,045 | N/A |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 265 | N/A |
| BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <0.1 | 146 | N/A |

## Division results by local authority
### Basildon

Basildon District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 16,209 | 36.8 | –3.5 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 1 | 17,999 | 40.9 | +9.1 |
| | SLD | 1 | | 9,525 | 21.6 | –4.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 196 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | SDP | 0 | | 123 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 10 | | 44,052 | 36.2 | –1.8 |
Division results
Basildon Crouch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Francis Bellard * | 2,220 | 49.1 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | Donald Morris | 1,756 | 38.8 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Davis | 544 | 12.0 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,520 | 43.5 | |
| | SLD gain from Conservative | SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.1 | |
Basildon Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Williams Archibald * | 2,064 | 58.7 | −12.5 |
| | SLD | John Smith | 736 | 20.9 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Archbold | 719 | 20.4 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 37.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,519 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |
Basildon Gloucester Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Madeline Costello | 2,729 | 65.8 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Allen | 1,038 | 25.0 | +6.5 |
| | SLD | Philip Jenkins | 380 | 9.2 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,691 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,147 | 34.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
Basildon Laindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Oliver | 2,229 | 54.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | William Lockhart | 1,440 | 35.3 | +15.7 |
| | SLD | Stuart Saunders | 416 | 10.2 | −20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,085 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Basildon Pitsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Smith | 2,631 | 56.9 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cleland | 1,614 | 34.9 | +11.3 |
| | SLD | Linda Williams | 378 | 8.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,017 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,623 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |
Basildon Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Wright | 2,413 | 63.5 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Ryder | 1,058 | 27.9 | +9.5 |
| | SLD | David Owens | 327 | 8.6 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,355 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,798 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |
Basildon Westley Heights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brinley Jones | 2,501 | 46.2 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | Charles Bidmead | 1,823 | 33.6 | −8.3 |
| | SLD | Ian White | 971 | 17.9 | −10.9 |
| | SDP | William Shelton | 123 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,418 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.6 | |
Billericay North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lilian Greenfield * | 3,261 | 71.3 | +5.4 |
| | SLD | Arthur Ferriss | 724 | 15.8 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Harold Bruce | 392 | 8.6 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Patricia Breadmore | 196 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,537 | 55.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,573 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 | |
Billericay South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Dighton | 2,498 | 54.3 | +11.4 |
| | SLD | Janice Morley | 1,357 | 29.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Irene Harlow | 747 | 16.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,141 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,602 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
Wickford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iris Pummell | 2,114 | 44.3 | +15.4 |
| | SLD | Kay Battson | 2,016 | 42.3 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Elsie Harrison | 637 | 13.4 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,767 | 39.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 14.1 | |

### Braintree

Braintree District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 4 | 15,788 | 43.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | 2 | 12,267 | 34.1 | +3.0 |
| | SLD | 1 | 7,315 | 20.4 | –7.7 |
| | Green | 0 | 560 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 7 | 35,920 | 39.9 | –2.5 |
Division results
Bocking :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter White * | 2,939 | 53.2 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutton | 2,178 | 39.4 | −0.8 |
| | SLD | Jayne Nicholls | 411 | 7.4 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,528 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
Braintree East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Dixon-Smith * | 2,832 | 52.5 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Keeble | 1,771 | 32.8 | +1.7 |
| | SLD | John Ross | 789 | 14.6 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,392 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
Braintree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | David Grice * | 2,765 | 45.3 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Brookman | 2,437 | 39.9 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Johnson | 899 | 14.7 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,101 | 44.0 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 5.8 | |
Halstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Pike | 2,286 | 44.0 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Michele Jones | 1,712 | 32.9 | +0.1 |
| | SLD | Robert Bird | 1,202 | 23.1 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,200 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Hedingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Waterer * | 2,636 | 54.5 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | John Kotz | 1,238 | 25.6 | +5.1 |
| | SLD | Roy Cavinder | 959 | 19.8 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,398 | 28.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,823 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Witham Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Lyon * | 2,228 | 46.8 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Wacey | 1,579 | 33.1 | +2.0 |
| | Green | James Abbott | 560 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | SLD | Terence Cane | 398 | 8.4 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,765 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
Witham Southern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dennis Willetts * | 1,840 | 44.8 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | John Gyford | 1,480 | 36.0 | +4.0 |
| | SLD | Alfred Slowman | 791 | 19.2 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,111 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Brentwood

Brentwood District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 4 | 11,424 | 50.7 | +4.7 |
| | SLD | 1 | 6,460 | 28.7 | –6.5 |
| | Labour | 0 | 4,122 | 18.3 | –0.5 |
| | Green | 0 | 508 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 5 | 22,514 | 40.4 | –4.4 |
Division results
Brentwood Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hutton * | 2,070 | 48.5 | +5.6 |
| | SLD | Edgar Davis | 1,471 | 34.4 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Maxey | 447 | 10.5 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Roger Lankester | 282 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,270 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.1 | |
Brentwood Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lee Green | 2,559 | 62.8 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Burgess | 773 | 19.0 | +2.7 |
| | SLD | Lachlan Mackenzie | 743 | 18.2 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,786 | 43.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,075 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
Brentwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leonard Jago * | 1,874 | 53.8 | +3.2 |
| | SLD | Pauline Myers | 1,206 | 34.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Gow | 402 | 11.5 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,482 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
Brentwood Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Derek Hardy * | 3,040 | 53.1 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Morton | 2,083 | 36.4 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Tattersall | 338 | 5.9 | −4.2 |
| | Green | John Brindley | 226 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,687 | 45.8 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 8.2 | |
Brentwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Hayward * | 2,838 | 56.8 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | David Lewin | 2,162 | 43.2 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,000 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Castle Point

Castle Point District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 6 | 1 | 13,777 | 59.6 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 6,792 | 29.4 | –2.3 |
| | SLD | 0 | | 2,040 | 8.8 | –9.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 511 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 6 | | 23,120 | 36.5 | +2.2 |
Division results
Benfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 2,098 | 61.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 897 | 26.2 | +2.4 |
| | SLD | Timothy Atkins | 434 | 12.7 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,429 | 34.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Canvey Island East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold King | 2,802 | 57.6 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | John Payne | 1,552 | 31.9 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Derek Easton | 511 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,250 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,865 | 33.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 13.0 | |
Canvey Island West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 2,662 | 57.2 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Shaw | 1,617 | 34.7 | −7.9 |
| | SLD | David Ford | 377 | 8.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,656 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9 | |
Great Tarpots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Brum * | 1,827 | 54.1 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Ashley Final | 1,125 | 33.3 | −4.4 |
| | SLD | Kenneth Miller | 426 | 12.6 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,039 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |
Hadleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Williams * | 2,355 | 66.5 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Joy Nisbet | 773 | 21.8 | +5.1 |
| | SLD | Carole Newton | 416 | 11.7 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,582 | 44.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,544 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
Thundersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gazzard * | 2,033 | 62.6 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | June Turner | 828 | 25.5 | −0.1 |
| | SLD | Robert Patman | 387 | 11.9 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,205 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,248 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Chelmsford

Chelmsford District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 8 | 4 | 21,695 | 45.5 | +4.5 |
| | SLD | 1 | 4 | 15,081 | 31.6 | –12.0 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 7,340 | 15.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 3,374 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | SDP | 0 | | 193 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 9 | | 47,683 | 40.9 | ±0.0 |
Division results
Broomfield & Writtle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Rose * | 2,111 | 55.8 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Douglas Shinn | 753 | 19.9 | −0.1 |
| | SLD | Madeline Sinclair | 512 | 13.5 | −13.9 |
| | Green | James Ritchie | 409 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,358 | 35.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,785 | 37.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
Chelmsford East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Kimberlin | 2,725 | 46.5 | +5.1 |
| | SLD | Wilfred Davey | 2,075 | 35.4 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Guy Shearwood | 620 | 10.6 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Nigel Bedrock | 437 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,857 | 48.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 7.2 | |
Chelmsford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Pauley | 1,858 | 34.6 | +8.0 |
| | SLD | Thomas Smith-Hughes * | 1,657 | 30.8 | −19.2 |
| | Labour | Roy Chad | 1,613 | 30.0 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Judith Ritchie | 247 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,375 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 13.6 | |
Chelmsford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vernon Makin | 1,813 | 40.0 | +3.5 |
| | SLD | Robert Harmer * | 1,783 | 39.3 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Antony Scammell | 521 | 11.5 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Carol Mills | 416 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,533 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 7.9 | |
Chelmsford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lee | 1,415 | 31.4 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Bill Wright | 1,413 | 31.4 | +5.4 |
| | SLD | George Allen * | 1,193 | 26.5 | −19.0 |
| | Green | Andrew Simms | 293 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | SDP | Betty Perry | 193 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,507 | 45.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 1.3 | |
Great Baddow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Joan Beard * | 2,556 | 47.8 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | John Flack | 2,053 | 38.4 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Keith Day | 456 | 8.5 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Angela Thomson | 286 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,351 | 49.2 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 5.9 | |
Springfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin | 3,510 | 51.4 | +4.4 |
| | SLD | Richard Derrick | 2,130 | 31.2 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Edmund Cawston | 709 | 10.4 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Jennifer Scholfield | 485 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,380 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,834 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |
Stock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul White * | 3,209 | 59.5 | +8.6 |
| | SLD | Marie Wolfe | 1,013 | 18.8 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Elliott | 788 | 14.6 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Nicholas Wallbank | 385 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,196 | 40.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,395 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.8 | |
Woodham Ferrers & Danbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eileen Mickleborough | 3,001 | 49.6 | +2.4 |
| | SLD | Patricia Hughes | 2,162 | 35.8 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Dennis Perkins | 467 | 7.7 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Brian Littlechild | 416 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,046 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Colchester

District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 6 | 1 | 17,871 | 44.1 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | 2 | 1 | 10,320 | 25.5 | –0.8 |
| | SLD | 1 | 2 | 9,960 | 24.6 | –9.3 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 1,675 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Green | 0 | | 369 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 265 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | 0 | | 54 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 9 | | 40,514 | 36.6 | –1.7 |
Division results
Constable :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 2,812 | 63.2 | +2.7 |
| | SLD | Julie Brice | 1,064 | 23.9 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Lucy Wood | 572 | 12.9 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,748 | 39.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,448 | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
Drury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Lamberth * | 2,837 | 48.2 | +3.1 |
| | SLD | Cyril Williamson | 2,294 | 39.0 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Maureen Lee | 756 | 12.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,887 | 45.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |
Maypole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Patricia Pascoe * | 1,676 | 41.3 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Donald Quinn | 1,431 | 35.2 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | John Parsons | 954 | 23.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,061 | 32.5 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
Mersea and Stanway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Fairhead * | 3,408 | 61.2 | +1.6 |
| | SLD | Angela Fielder | 1,372 | 24.6 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Tim Young | 791 | 14.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,036 | 36.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,571 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Old Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Macneil | 1,683 | 35.9 | +0.9 |
| | SLD | Ann Stevens * | 1,674 | 35.7 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Rae | 907 | 19.4 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Charles Bush | 369 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Smith | 54 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,687 | 40.1 | |
| | Labour gain from SLD | Labour gain from SLD | Swing | 5.1 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Lucas | 1,823 | 44.8 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Roger Turp | 1,008 | 24.8 | −2.1 |
| | SLD | Phillip Holden | 971 | 23.9 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Richard Wilson | 265 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,067 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
Parsons Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Lord | 1,760 | 37.8 | +5.0 |
| | SDP | Alan Hayman * | 1,675 | 36.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Robert Newman | 1,219 | 26.2 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,654 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD |
Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Peel * | 1,909 | 60.8 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | David Brede | 705 | 22.4 | +4.2 |
| | SLD | Irene Brady | 527 | 16.8 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,141 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
Wivenhoe St Andrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Stapleton * | 2,155 | 53.9 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 1,461 | 36.5 | +1.1 |
| | SLD | Raymond Gamble | 382 | 9.6 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,998 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Epping Forest

Epping Forest District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 5 | 15,528 | 47.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | 2 | 8,885 | 27.3 | –0.3 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 | 1,378 | 4.2 | –2.8 |
| | SLD | 0 | 4,732 | 14.6 | –6.0 |
| | SDP | 0 | 1,838 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | 0 | 146 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 8 | 32,507 | 32.6 | –4.7 |
Division results
Buckhurst Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Cox * | 1,649 | 42.6 | −2.3 |
| | SDP | Stephen Robinson | 1,054 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | SLD | Janice Lowe | 737 | 19.0 | −18.7 |
| | Labour | Angela Ayre | 431 | 11.1 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,871 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.8 | |
Chigwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Twynham | 1,781 | 58.4 | +10.1 |
| | SLD | Sandra Anderson | 910 | 29.8 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Alistair Alexander | 212 | 6.9 | −1.1 |
| | SDP | Michael Austin | 148 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 28.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,051 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.0 | |
Epping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dennis Ramshaw | 1,785 | 46.1 | −1.7 |
| | SLD | Susan Mann | 1,240 | 32.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Standfast | 588 | 15.2 | −9.0 |
| | SDP | George Dunseath | 261 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,874 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
Loughton St. Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Davis * | 1,537 | 46.7 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | John Pledge | 1,208 | 36.7 | +8.0 |
| | SLD | Gary Anderson | 258 | 7.8 | +0.7 |
| | BNP | Robert Jarvis | 146 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | SDP | Simon Bone | 144 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,293 | 33.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
Loughton St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Sidney Webb * | 1,378 | 34.2 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Joan Ormston | 1,334 | 33.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | John Martin | 1,312 | 32.6 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,293 | 38.4 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
North Weald & Nazeing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Abbey * | 2,612 | 70.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | David Mills | 660 | 17.9 | +1.2 |
| | SLD | Stanley Ward | 423 | 11.4 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,952 | 52.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,695 | 34.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |
Ongar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerard McEwan | 2,931 | 51.1 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Ronald Barnes | 1,848 | 32.2 | +12.7 |
| | SLD | Douglas Kelly | 954 | 16.6 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,733 | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |
Waltham Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cyril Hewins * | 2,275 | 45.8 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Webster | 2,250 | 45.3 | +0.8 |
| | SDP | Christine Barrett | 231 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | SLD | Christine Bartrip | 210 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,966 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Harlow

Harlow District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 13,426 | 59.2 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6,433 | 28.4 | +10.2 |
| | SLD | 0 | | 2,829 | 12.5 | –10.3 |
| Total | Total | 5 | | 22,688 | 39.2 | +1.0 |
Division results
Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Messer | 2,404 | 47.7 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Sidney Warner * | 2,161 | 42.9 | −7.4 |
| | SLD | Peter Barton | 474 | 9.4 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,039 | 39.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.5 | |
Harlow & Mark Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sonia Anderson * | 2,958 | 62.8 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,440 | 30.6 | +5.9 |
| | SLD | Douglas Collins | 310 | 6.6 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,518 | 32.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,708 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |
Harlow Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Gibson * | 2,401 | 55.0 | +1.5 |
| | SLD | Ian Myers | 1,176 | 26.9 | −19.6 |
| | Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 789 | 18.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,225 | 28.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,366 | 39.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 | |
Little Parndon & Town Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Morris * | 2,638 | 65.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Atkins | 945 | 23.4 | +6.0 |
| | SLD | Lorna Spenceley | 451 | 11.2 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,693 | 42.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,034 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |
Netteswellbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Guy * | 3,268 | 72.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Cross | 855 | 18.8 | +3.0 |
| | SLD | Valerie Scott | 418 | 9.2 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,413 | 53.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,541 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Maldon

Maldon District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 3 | 1 | 7,909 | 57.1 | +10.5 |
| | SLD | 0 | 1 | 3,590 | 25.9 | –10.8 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 2,357 | 17.0 | +0.3 |
| Total | Total | 3 | | 13,856 | 34.0 | –0.9 |
Division results
Maldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Nolan * | 2,649 | 56.9 | +9.6 |
| | SLD | Richard Hornett | 1,026 | 22.0 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | David Hutson | 984 | 21.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,623 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,659 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
Southminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Fisher * | 2,418 | 57.4 | +7.2 |
| | SLD | Peter Barker | 1,144 | 27.2 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Gary Prior | 650 | 15.4 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,274 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,212 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |
Tollesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Dines | 2,842 | 57.0 | +13.8 |
| | SLD | Merilyn Fraser | 1,420 | 28.5 | −16.4 |
| | Labour | William Dobson | 723 | 14.5 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 28.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,985 | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 15.1 | |

### Rochford

Rochford District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 2 | 9,080 | 43.4 | +0.9 |
| | SLD | 2 | 6,578 | 31.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | 1 | 6,578 | 21.6 | –5.9 |
| | Independent | 0 | 728 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 5 | 20,904 | 35.3 | –1.3 |
Division results
Rayleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Richard Boyd * | 2,577 | 62.7 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Hawke | 1,307 | 31.8 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Loraine Rossati | 229 | 5.6 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,270 | 30.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,113 | 37.3 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
Rayleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | James Gordon * | 1,954 | 41.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | John Gibson | 1,695 | 35.5 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Stanley Silva | 728 | 15.3 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Ballard | 391 | 8.2 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,768 | 39.8 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
Rochford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Fawell | 1,704 | 46.0 | +3.2 |
| | SLD | Bernard Crick | 1,524 | 41.1 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Jeremiah Keohane | 479 | 12.9 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,707 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
Rochford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Flack | 2,204 | 50.8 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | John Sheaf | 2,136 | 49.2 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,340 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
Rochford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Stockley | 2,238 | 56.3 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Morgan | 1,215 | 30.6 | −8.0 |
| | SLD | Clive Wren | 523 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,976 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Southend

Southend District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 5 | 2 | 19,867 | 45.3 | +6.2 |
| | SLD | 5 | 2 | 14,318 | 32.6 | –9.0 |
| | Labour | 1 | | 8,312 | 19.0 | +1.1 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 1,362 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 11 | | 43,859 | 36.2 | –1.8 |
Division results
Belfairs & Blenheim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Albert Smulian * | 1,996 | 49.8 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Rowswell | 1,617 | 40.4 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Barry Thurston | 394 | 9.8 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,007 | 39.3 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bertam Trevelyan | 1,909 | 46.9 | +1.8 |
| | SLD | Edna Bunclark | 1,837 | 45.1 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Joyce Mapp | 325 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,071 | 38.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 2.3 | |
Eastwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Nora Goodman * | 1,996 | 46.4 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Gwendoline Horrigan | 1,991 | 46.3 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Trevor Pyne | 314 | 7.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,301 | 39.8 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 6.4 | |
Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Joyce Robinson * | 2,553 | 49.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Stennett | 2,289 | 44.3 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Lily Davidson | 325 | 6.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,167 | 48.3 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Sullivan | 1,682 | 40.3 | +11.3 |
| | SDP | Colin George * | 1,362 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Kevin Lee | 1,129 | 27.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,173 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from SDP | Conservative gain from SDP | Swing | 10.7 | |
Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Nigel Baker | 2,041 | 50.4 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | Estrellita Stanley | 1,382 | 34.1 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Denis Garne | 628 | 15.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,051 | 34.5 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 8.4 | |
Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Cotgrove * | 2,400 | 65.0 | +16.1 |
| | Labour | Nigel Boorman | 900 | 24.4 | −2.7 |
| | SLD | Granville Stride | 394 | 10.7 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,500 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelly * | 1,948 | 56.5 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Brown | 1,025 | 29.7 | +8.5 |
| | SLD | Alistair Miller | 473 | 13.7 | −19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 923 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 | |
Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kay Twitchen | 2,280 | 65.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Kevin Ryan | 592 | 17.1 | −1.2 |
| | SLD | Robin Moore | 592 | 17.1 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,688 | 48.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,464 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Kennedy | 2,112 | 57.6 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Higgs | 1,194 | 32.6 | +5.2 |
| | SLD | Robert McMullan | 359 | 9.8 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 918 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,665 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Mary Lubel * | 2,077 | 54.4 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Brown | 1,175 | 30.8 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Keith Stone | 568 | 14.9 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 902 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,820 | 34.4 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Tendring

Tendring District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 4 | 15,925 | 40.4 | –1.1 |
| | Labour | 2 | 11,961 | 30.3 | +2.6 |
| | SLD | 2 | 11,329 | 28.7 | –1.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | 226 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 39,411 | 39.3 | –0.4 |
Division results
Brightlingsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Thomas Dale * | 1,969 | 39.3 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Marshall | 1,869 | 37.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 1,175 | 23.4 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,013 | 42.2 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 5.9 | |
Clacton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Story * | 2,206 | 44.0 | −7.0 |
| | SLD | Jean Duke | 2,126 | 42.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Irene Jefferson | 679 | 13.6 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,011 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |
Clacton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Pauline Bevan | 3,553 | 62.9 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Amos | 1,322 | 23.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Aldous | 772 | 13.7 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,231 | 39.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,647 | 41.1 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 5.6 | |
Clacton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Smith * | 2,738 | 57.7 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Jill Winer | 1,549 | 32.7 | −0.4 |
| | SLD | Peter Miller | 455 | 9.6 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,189 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,742 | 35.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |
Frinton & Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Rex * | 3,655 | 65.0 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Lawes | 1,185 | 21.1 | +8.1 |
| | SLD | Robert Hamilton | 779 | 13.9 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,470 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,619 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Harwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ralph Knight * | 2,786 | 57.2 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Lucas | 1,347 | 27.6 | −13.3 |
| | SLD | Michael Sears | 739 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,439 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |
Tendring Rural East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Lumber * | 1,875 | 51.5 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Rose | 1,207 | 33.1 | +0.7 |
| | SLD | Alan Wallis | 562 | 15.4 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,644 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |
Tendring Rural West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Pallett * | 2,102 | 43.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Lionel Randall | 1,419 | 29.0 | +4.4 |
| | SLD | Rosemary Smith | 1,146 | 23.4 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Bates | 226 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,893 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Thurrock

Thurrock District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 7 | 1 | 15,762 | 54.9 | –11.9 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 10,406 | 36.2 | +3.3 |
| | SLD | 0 | | 1,507 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Ind. Labour Party | 0 | | 1,045 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 8 | | 28,720 | 30.3 | +3.6 |
Division results
Chadwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice | 2,589 | 70.4 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ciechomski | 897 | 24.4 | −4.4 |
| | SLD | Joan Overy | 191 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,692 | 46.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,677 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
Corringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Miles | 1,435 | 47.9 | −18.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hunter | 1,271 | 42.5 | +8.6 |
| | SLD | Sidney Senior | 288 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,994 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.4 | |
Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beverly Barton * | 2,251 | 49.2 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Sutton | 2,012 | 43.9 | −0.9 |
| | SLD | Tony Scott | 315 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,578 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
Orsett & Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Revell | 2,513 | 52.4 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | John Pollard * | 1,987 | 41.4 | −15.2 |
| | SLD | Alan Banton | 300 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.1 | |
South Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Jones | 2,188 | 72.3 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Susan Dalton | 838 | 27.7 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,350 | 44.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,026 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.0 | |
Stanford-le-Hope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Norris * | 1,869 | 54.8 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | William Lea | 1,278 | 37.5 | +1.4 |
| | SLD | Michael Birch | 264 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Bolger * | 1,892 | 75.2 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Marie Bamford-Burst | 475 | 18.9 | +3.9 |
| | SLD | Vixien Howard | 149 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,417 | 56.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,516 | 21.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
West Thurrock & Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reginald Lee | 1,551 | 41.7 | −29.3 |
| | Conservative | Henry Cook | 1,122 | 30.2 | +1.2 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Edward Vellacott | 1,045 | 28.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,718 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.3 | |

### Uttlesford

Uttlesford District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 4 | 9,876 | 48.8 | +0.6 |
| | SLD | 0 | 6,078 | 30.1 | –0.7 |
| | Labour | 0 | 3,939 | 19.5 | –0.9 |
| | Green | 0 | 332 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 4 | 20,225 | 40.5 | –1.9 |
Division results
Dunmow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Stephen * | 2,686 | 62.1 | +9.2 |
| | SLD | Nicholas Patterson | 872 | 20.2 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Oliveira | 767 | 17.7 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,814 | 41.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,325 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |
Saffron Walden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Neville * | 2,373 | 37.3 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Russell Green | 1,958 | 30.8 | −3.3 |
| | SLD | Donald Benson | 1,699 | 26.7 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Kevin Saunders | 332 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,362 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
Stansted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Duly | 2,494 | 48.4 | −0.8 |
| | SLD | Raymond Clifford | 2,140 | 41.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Robin Shaw | 520 | 10.1 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,154 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |
Thaxted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Whitehead | 2,423 | 54.0 | +1.8 |
| | SLD | John Gibb | 1,367 | 30.5 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Katherine Donovan | 694 | 15.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,056 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,484 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

## By-elections
### Old Heath

Old Heath: May 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Pearson | 2,384 | 40.1 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent Edkins | 2,103 | 35.4 | –0.3 |
| | Conservative | Edward Winney | 1,039 | 17.5 | –1.9 |
| | SDP | John Parrick | 416 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,942 | 48.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,350 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Brentwood Central

Brentwood Central: June 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar Davis | 2,210 | 56.0 | +21.6 |
| | Conservative | John Hutton | 1,339 | 33.9 | –14.6 |
| | Labour | Francis Keohane | 249 | 6.3 | –4.2 |
| | Green | Philip Ray | 89 | 2.3 | –4.3 |
| | SDP | Samuel Ormsby | 32 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | James Holdsworth | 28 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 22.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,947 | 40.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,853 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.1 | |

### Dunmow

Dunmow: May 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Westcott | 2,937 | 56.4 | –5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gibb | 1,451 | 27.9 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | David Cole | 817 | 15.7 | –2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,486 | 28.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,205 | 45.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,532 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Basildon Laindon

Basildon Laindon: September 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Walsh | 1,780 | 48.4 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Harold Bruce | 1,360 | 37.0 | –17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wilson | 538 | 538 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,678 | 33.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,063 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.4 | |

### Brentwood Hutton

Brentwood Hutton: September 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alun Thomas | 1,872 | 57.9 | –4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katharine Spanton | 1,191 | 36.8 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Edward O'Brien | 172 | 5.3 | –13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,235 | 26.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,183 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.8 | |