# 2019 Maldon District Council election

The 2019 Maldon District Council election took place on 2 May to elect all members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England, the same day as the other 2019 United Kingdom local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Maldon District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 29 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 54.8 | 45.8 | 11,575 | –10.7 |
| Independent | 27 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 45.2 | 48.1 | 12,156 | +31.7 |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1,365 | –4.8 |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 155 | –7.5 |
No Green (-6.5), BNP (-1.5) or Liberal Democrat (-0.8) candidates stood in this election.

## Ward results
### Althorne

Althorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mark Bassenger | 531 | 52.6 | |
| | Conservative | Bob Boyce | 468 | 46.3 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Pailing | 369 | 36.5 | |
| | Labour | Joshua Allen | 185 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,021 | 29.4 | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Wendy Stamp | 930 | 83.3 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Hull | 356 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Pudney | 270 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour | Jackie Brown | 167 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 36.0 | |
| | 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 |

### Burnham-on-Crouch South

Burnham-on-Crouch South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nick Skeens | 771 | 67.9 | |
| | Independent | Vanessa Bell | 740 | 65.2 | |
| | Conservative | Ron Pratt | 270 | 23.8 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Elliott | 193 | 17.0 | |
| | Labour | Leslie McDonald | 131 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,145 | 34.6 | |
| | 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 |

### Great Totham

Great Totham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Siddall | 714 | 55.8 | |
| | Conservative | John Keyes | 704 | 55.0 | |
| | Independent | Jade Hughes | 483 | 37.8 | |
| | Independent | Mark Fullbrook | 267 | 20.9 | |
| | Labour | Karen Corley | 126 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,279 | 42.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Heybridge East

Heybridge East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Harker | 471 | 54.0 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Beale | 429 | 49.2 | |
| | Independent | Carey Martin | 369 | 42.3 | |
| | Independent | Richard Perry | 359 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 905 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Heybridge West

Heybridge West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael Edwards | 423 | 60.3 | |
| | Independent | Chrisy Morris | 283 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Dobson | 277 | 39.5 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Long | 224 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 723 | 22.7 | |
| | 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 |

### Maldon East

Maldon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Christopher Swain | 224 | 50.7 |
| | Independent | David Ogg | 123 | 25.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Savage | 114 | 23.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 472 | 24.7 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Maldon North

Maldon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Nunn | 703 | 62.2 | |
| | Independent | Carlie Mayes | 367 | 32.4 | |
| | Conservative | Richie Miller | 347 | 30.7 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Shrimpton | 310 | 27.4 | |
| | Independent | Michael Pearlman | 256 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 34.1 | |
| | 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 |

### Maldon South

Maldon South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kevin Lagan | 663 | 65.1 | |
| | Independent | Jeanette Stilts | 475 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cain | 322 | 31.6 | |
| | Conservative | Branda Harker | 265 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour | Wayne Frostick | 150 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,019 | 33.2 | |
| | 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 |

### Maldon West

Maldon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mark Heard | 1,039 | 83.5 | |
| | Independent | Flo Shaughnessy | 894 | 71.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jhual Hafiz | 233 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,250 | 40.1 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Mayland

Mayland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Channer | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Michael Helm | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | – | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Purleigh

Purleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Fleming | 625 | 66.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sue White | 586 | 62.5 | |
| | Independent | Tina Gentry | 266 | 28.4 | |
| | Independent | Chris van Rossum | 249 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 956 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Southminster

Southminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brian Beale | 576 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Fluker | 410 | 30.6 |
| | Independent | John Anderson | 354 | 26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 908 | 26.4 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Tillingham

Tillingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Dewick | 283 | 44.8 |
| | Independent | Matthew Neall | 193 | 30.6 |
| | UKIP | Peter Horscroft | 155 | 24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 36.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tollesbury

Tollesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elaine Bamford | 409 | 72.5 |
| | Labour | Jenna Payne | 155 | 27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 596 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maddie Thompson | 749 | 72.1 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Morley | 707 | 68.0 | |
| | Labour | Glenn Craig | 278 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | 31.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wickham Bishops and Woodham

Wickham Bishops and Woodham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karl Jarvis | 784 | 65.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Durham | 686 | 57.0 | |
| | Independent | Dawn Penn | 256 | 21.3 | |
| | Independent | Leonard Perry | 207 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour | Ted Herring | 173 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## By-elections
### Heybridge East

Heybridge East: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bruce Heubner | 510 | 49.4 |
| | Independent | Richard Perry | 202 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | Wayne Frosick | 123 | 11.9 |
| | Independent | Alan Outlaw | 111 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Driver | 87 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 31.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,271 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tollesbury

Tollesbury: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Emma Stephens | 531 | 65.4 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Keating | 224 | 27.6 |
| | Labour | Matthew Wallis-Keyes | 39 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones | 18 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 37.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | 49.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,645 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Wickham Bishops & Woodham

Wickham Bishops and Woodham: 24 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Morgan | 361 | 53.9 | −11.3 |
| | Independent | Lance Peatling | 161 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Baldy | 80 | 11.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Wallis-Keyes | 66 | 9.9 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 670 | 23.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Heybridge West

Heybridge West: 14 April 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Spenceley | 269 | 45.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nigel Miller | 107 | 18.1 | −21.4 |
| | Independent | Simon Burwood | 93 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Perry | 72 | 12.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Wallis-Keyes | 49 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 590 | 17.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |