# 1991 Braintree District Council election

The 1991 Braintree District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1991 Braintree District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 23 | 7 | 38.3 | 37.1 | 32,579 | -5.5 |
| Labour | 21 | 8 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 31,622 | +7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 10.0 | 17.7 | 15,528 | -1.0 |
| Independent | 6 | 2 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 3,819 | -3.3 |
| Ratepayer | 4 | 4 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 3,043 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 682 | N/A |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 650 | N/A |
| Residents | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.0 |

## Ward results
### Black Notley

Black Notley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Turner P. | 735 | 61.9 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Goddard P. | 363 | 29.8 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | Shrivington M. | 101 | 8.3 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 32.1 | +24.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,199 | 50.1 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bocking North

Bocking North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Braintree Central

Braintree Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Braintree East

Braintree East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bumpstead

Bumpstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Headingham

Castle Headingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Coggeshall

Coggeshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Cressing

Cressing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Earls Colne

Earls Colne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Gosfield

Gosfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Halstead Holy Trinity

Halstead Holy Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents |

### Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents |
| | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents | Ratepayer gain from Residents |

### Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Kelvedon

Kelvedon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | 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 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Panfield

Panfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Rayne

Rayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sible Headingham

Sible Headingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stour Valley Central

Stour Valley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Terling

Terling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Three Fields

Three Fields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | 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 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Witham Central

Witham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Witham Chipping Hill

Witham Chipping Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Witham North

Witham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | 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 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Witham Silver End & Rivenhall

Witham Silver End & Rivenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Witham West

Witham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Yeldham

Yeldham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |