# 2019 Braintree District Council election

The 2019 Braintree District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Some minor ward boundary changes were made in February 2019. 49 members were elected from 26 wards.
Before the election, an alliance was formed between the Liberal Democrats, Greens and the two Independent candidates standing in Coggeshall, such that the two parties did not stand against each other in most wards, and neither stood in Coggeshall. The elected Green and Independent councillors formed a political group on the new Council.
The election returned a much reduced Conservative majority, down from 39 in 2015 to 19. The Green and Independent group became the largest opposition for the first time, with 8 seats, entirely in the southeast of the district.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Braintree District Council election :
| Party | Party | Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | Conservative | 46 | 34 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 69.4 | 45.5 | 28,600 | −1.7 |
| | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group | Green and Independent group |
| | | Green | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 11,165 | +6.5 |
| | | Independent | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 2,269 | +3.6 |
| | Group total | Group total | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 16.3 | 21.4 | 13,434 | +10.1 |
| | Halstead Residents | Halstead Residents | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 2,722 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Labour | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 21.1 | 13,278 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1,451 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2,540 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 771 | −14.3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 138 | 49 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31.2 | 34,696 | −36.3 |

## Results by ward
### Bocking Blackwater

Bocking Blackwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Schmitt | 862 | 43.4 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Trevor McArdle | 844 | 42.5 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Lyn Walters | 813 | 40.9 | +9.3 |
| | Green | John Malam | 579 | 29.1 | +20.1 |
| | Labour | Agnes Bishop | 487 | 24.5 | +6.7 |
| | UKIP | Leo Jenner | 479 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Merle Morris | 384 | 19.3 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Parsons | 359 | 18.1 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,995 | 26.5 | −39.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bocking North

Bocking North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Mann | 593 | 51.1 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Tony Everard | 569 | 49.0 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | Philip Rawlinson | 445 | 38.3 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Dawn Holmes | 251 | 21.6 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,187 | 28.6 | −37.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | 2.2 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Bocking South

Bocking South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Baugh | 511 | 46.8 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian Pritchard | 399 | 36.5 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Moia Thorogood | 377 | 34.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Lynn Jefferis | 369 | 33.8 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Simon Attwood | 282 | 25.8 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,115 | 25.1 | −32.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 23 | 2.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Braintree Central and Beckers Green

Braintree Central and Beckers Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hensman | 596 | 35.5 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Justin Wrench | 512 | 30.5 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Saif Rehman | 504 | 30.0 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Celia Shute | 494 | 29.4 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Antony Jones | 477 | 28.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Bill Edwards | 461 | 27.4 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Dormer Andrews | 459 | 27.3 | +10.2 |
| | Independent | Colin Riches | 451 | 26.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Mansell | 382 | 22.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,702 | 26.2 | −31.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 1.3 | +0.7 |
| | 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 |

### Braintree South

Braintree South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Bowers | 539 | 49.5 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Dean Wallace | 528 | 48.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Green | 327 | 30.1 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Edith Aganoke | 317 | 29.1 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Nicholas Scales | 237 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 24.0 | −35.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Braintree West

Braintree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Cunningham | 804 | 55.1 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | John McKee | 780 | 53.5 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Andy Beatty | 369 | 25.3 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Edwyn Gerrard-Abbott | 363 | 24.9 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Keiran Martin | 253 | 17.3 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 31.4 | −36.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.4 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bumpstead

Bumpstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Garrod | 628 | 76.2 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Thurgood | 196 | 23.8 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 52.4 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 854 | 36.4 | −39.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | 3.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

### Coggeshall

Coggeshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nick Unsworth | 1,210 | 61.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Tom Walsh | 1,059 | 53.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alan Dunn | 559 | 28.2 | −23.1 |
| | Conservative | Lynette Bowers-Flint | 552 | 27.9 | −14.1 |
| | Labour | Gary Knights | 228 | 11.5 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Eileen Davidson | 198 | 10.0 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,989 | 43.3 | −33.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Gosfield and Greenstead Green

Gosfield and Greenstead Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Schwier | 445 | 51.6 | −16.1 |
| | Green | Jenny Bishop | 297 | 34.4 | +20.6 |
| | Labour | Deborah Warren | 121 | 14.0 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 17.1 | −32.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 908 | 41.4 | −36.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 45 | 5.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -18.3 | |

### Great Notley and Black Notley

Great Notley and Black Notley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Butland | 1,191 | 59.6 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Tom Cunningham | 1,053 | 52.7 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Francesco Ricci | 1,044 | 52.2 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Freddie Gerrard-Abbott | 536 | 26.8 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Sheppard | 336 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Toombs | 303 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Juliet Walton | 298 | 14.9 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Collette Gibson | 269 | 13.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | Bronislaw Jagniaszek | 211 | 10.6 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,039 | 28.2 | −43.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 40 | 2.0 | +1.5 |
| | 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 Andrews

Halstead St Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Halstead Residents | David Hume | 701 | 52.9 | +11.5 |
| | Halstead Residents | Mick Radley | 628 | 47.4 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Kirby | 301 | 22.7 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Rob Pye | 265 | 20.0 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen Knight | 184 | 13.9 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Pauline Amos | 174 | 13.1 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Daniel Shadbolt | 157 | 11.9 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,358 | 30.6 | −34.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |
| | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative |

### Halstead Trinity

Halstead Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Halstead Residents | Jackie Pell | 800 | 64.5 | +18.9 |
| | Halstead Residents | Andy Munday | 593 | 47.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Malcolm Fincken | 329 | 26.5 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Garry Warren | 290 | 23.4 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Julia Allen | 256 | 20.6 | −19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 26.8 | −33.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold | Halstead Residents hold |
| | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative | Halstead Residents gain from Conservative |

### Hatfield Peverel and Terling

Hatfield Peverel and Terling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joanne Dervish | 955 | 63.4 | +21.5 |
| | Conservative | David Bebb | 901 | 59.8 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Jonathan Barker | 355 | 23.6 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Hooper | 174 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tony Bennett | 148 | 9.8 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Nick Fogden | 127 | 8.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wheeler | 102 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,547 | 33.6 | −39.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 40 | 2.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hedingham

Hedingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jo Beavis | 618 | 46.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hylton Johnson | 607 | 45.8 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Stephanie Bills | 374 | 28.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nigel McCrea | 363 | 27.4 | −21.6 |
| | Labour | Matt Creamer | 190 | 14.3 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Denis Franklin | 104 | 7.8 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | 30.0 | −36.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kelvedon and Feering

Kelvedon and Feering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jennifer Sandum | 857 | 50.0 | +29.4 |
| | Green | Paul Thorogood | 717 | 41.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 672 | 39.2 | −17.9 |
| | Conservative | John Elliott | 629 | 36.7 | −23.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Marshall | 281 | 16.4 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Bob Powers | 175 | 10.2 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 40.3 | −36.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Rayne

Rayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Euesden | 430 | 54.3 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Poppy Gerrard-Abbott | 260 | 32.8 | +26.1 |
| | Labour | Nigel Gibson | 102 | 12.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 21.5 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 805 | 35.8 | −37.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.6 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -16.8 | |

### Silver End and Cressing

Silver End and Cressing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | James Abbott | 1,334 | 76.9 | +27.6 |
| | Green | Bob Wright | 1,059 | 61.1 | +33.1 |
| | UKIP | Sean Perkins | 292 | 16.8 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Becky Karaman-Naci | 248 | 14.3 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Ann Griffin | 121 | 7.0 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Tuff | 100 | 5.8 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,740 | 37.5 | −31.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iona Parker | 716 | 84.3 | +21.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Long | 133 | 15.7 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 68.7 | +28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 39.1 | −37.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 52 | 5.8 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.9 | |

### Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Scattergood | 565 | 61.7 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bolter | 274 | 29.9 | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Fredrick Hearn | 77 | 8.4 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 31.8 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 948 | 38.9 | −39.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 32 | 3.4 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.8 | |

### The Colnes

The Colnes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Courtauld | 755 | 65.4 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Gabrielle Spray | 721 | 62.4 | +13.5 |
| | Green | Alan Sheppard | 517 | 44.8 | +26.0 |
| | Labour | Tamsin Cleeve | 216 | 18.7 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Coughlan | 122 | 10.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,181 | 26.5 | −46.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Three Fields

Three Fields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Tattersley | 1,021 | 69.8 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Santomauro | 901 | 61.6 | +15.5 |
| | Green | Andrea Phillips | 585 | 40.0 | +28.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Lynch | 260 | 17.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Barry Foskett | 255 | 17.4 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 33.0 | −42.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | 2.3 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Witham Central

Witham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Kilmartin | 552 | 45.7 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Susan Wilson | 439 | 36.4 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Nelson Brunton | 384 | 31.8 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 373 | 30.9 | +14.6 |
| | Labour | Kathie Tearle | 202 | 16.7 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Jack Coleman | 192 | 15.9 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | 28.0 | −32.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Witham North

Witham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Michelle Weeks | 596 | 39.6 | +18.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Hicks | 539 | 35.8 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Philip Barlow | 479 | 31.8 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Jack Bayford | 443 | 29.4 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | JoAnn Williams | 437 | 29.0 | −8.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Leanora Headley | 366 | 24.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 30.0 | −31.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 31 | 2.0 | +0.2 |
| | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Green gain from Labour Co-op | Green gain from Labour Co-op |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
Labour gained one of the Conservative seats in a 2016 by-election.

### Witham South

Witham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Coleridge | 587 | 54.5 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Ramage | 542 | 50.3 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Onions | 312 | 28.9 | +20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Ryland | 282 | 26.2 | +18.9 |
| | Labour | Pamela Carlaw | 252 | 23.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Tom Hewitt | 235 | 21.8 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 24.0 | −38.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 39 | 3.5 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Witham West

Witham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Rose | 633 | 43.6 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Horner | 599 | 41.2 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 427 | 29.4 | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Lucy Barlow | 376 | 25.9 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Antony Gore | 256 | 17.6 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Fleet | 202 | 13.9 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Waring | 182 | 12.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 29.1 | −33.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Yeldham

Yeldham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard van Dulken | 453 | 72.1 | +16.2 |
| | Labour | Noel Owen | 175 | 27.9 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 44.3 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 663 | 31.1 | −42.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | 5.3 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

## By-elections
### Hatfield Peverel and Terling

Hatfield Peverel and Terling: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren White | 1,009 | 61.4 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Jonathan Barker | 315 | 19.2 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Jack Coleman | 195 | 11.9 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | David Hodges | 124 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 42.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | 35.6 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Witham South

Witham South: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Korsinah | 623 | 51.5 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Heath | 339 | 28.0 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 157 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Ryland | 91 | 7.5 | −18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 23.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 26.5 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Braintree South

Braintree South: 10 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Green | 372 | 45.2 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Canning | 317 | 38.5 | −10.4 |
| | Green | Simon Attwood | 134 | 16.3 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 823 | 17.4 | −6.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.0 | |

### Coggeshall

Coggeshall: 10 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dennis Abram | 576 | 43.5 | −17.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Siddall | 451 | 34.1 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Powers | 297 | 22.4 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | 28.3 | −15.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 11.6 | |