# 2016 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016. Colchester Borough Council normally elects one third of its councillors each year, however, due to boundary changes, the whole council is up for election.
Prior to this election, the cabinet (8 seats) was held by a coalition including the Liberal Democrats (5 seats), the Labour Party (2 seats) and a Highwoods & Stanway Independent (1 seat). Paul Smith (Liberal Democrat), a councillor from St. John's ward, was elected Leader of the Council by 32 to 28 votes.
Each voter had three available votes instead of the usual one vote.

## Background

Following the 2015 election the Liberal Democrat-Labour-Independent coalition maintained control of the Council, although with a much reduced majority (14 to 4). The Liberal Democrats suffered heavy losses in North and West Colchester with 4 councillors being unseated, all by the Conservative Party. The Conservatives subsequently became the largest party on the Council but short of a majority by 4 councillors.
Although failing to win additional seats, the Labour Party made moderate gains in vote share across the Borough. Following a promising performance at the 2014 election, the UK Independence Party failed to build on their success and lost in vote share across Colchester, failing to take a single ward. Like UKIP, and despite a notable boost in local and national membership, the Green Party of England and Wales also fell in vote share and failed to win any seats. However, both UKIP and the Green Party received the highest number of votes for their respective parties in a Colchester local election.
Prior to the election, Independent member for Stanway, Laura Sykes, resigned her post as Borough Councillor due to moving away from the area. This left the ruling coalition with a majority of 3 over the Conservative group.

### Boundary Changes

A boundary review was undertaken throughout 2014/2015 as part of a review of local authority electoral wards. The new electoral wards have taken effect from this election reducing the number of councillors by 9 (from 60 to 51), reducing the number of wards by 10 (from 27 to 17) and standardising the number of councillors representing each ward (3 councillors per ward). Each ward is designed to contain approximately 8,000 electors, taking into account the projected population growth over the next 10 years.

## Summary
### Results

2016 Colchester Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 22 | 5 | 43.1 | 0 | 22 | 43.1 | 47,088 | 37.5 | –2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 | 15 | 29.4 | 28,331 | 22.6 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | 11 | 2 | 21.6 | 0 | 11 | 21.6 | 27,846 | 22.2 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | 3 | | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 5.9 | 5,079 | 4.1 | +1.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12,046 | 9.7 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,129 | 4.1 | –7.0 |
The total number of seats on the council was reduced from 60 to 51 seats, resulting in a nominal loss of 5 Conservative and 4 Liberal Democrats councillors. This is reflected in the changes in seats.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 20 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 15 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |

## Ward Results

Due to boundary changes the number of wards was reduced from 27 to 17. Each ward is represented by 3 councillors. The length of an elected councillor's term will depend on the position of election within that ward (1st, 4 years; 2nd, 3 years; 3rd, 2 years). Terms will revert to 4-years as standard from the 2018 election.
The Statement of Nominated Persons was released by Colchester Borough Council's Returning Officer following the closing of nominations on 7 April 2016. This detailed the list of candidates nominated to stand in each ward.
The percentages shown in the tables are calculated by dividing the votes a candidate received by the total turnout, then multiplying by one-hundred.
Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk*

### Berechurch

Berechurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dave Harris* | 1,710 | 72.4 |
| | Labour | Chris Pearson* | 1,283 | 54.3 |
| | Labour | Martyn Warnes | 1,206 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | Annabel Glayzer | 366 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Brown | 359 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Brown | 356 | 15.1 |
| | UKIP | Ralph Morse | 353 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katie Hood | 181 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Penny | 155 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jakub Makowski | 144 | 6.1 |
| | Green | Sam Borley | 142 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | 32.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,287 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Top-candidate result | % | +/- |
| Labour | 62.1 | +11.9 |
| Conservative | 13.3 | -8.7 |
| UKIP | 12.8 | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrat | 6.6 | -3.8 |
| Green | 5.2 | +1.3 |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Barlow | 881 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative | Darius Laws* | 854 | 30.7 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Ellis | 801 | 28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Frame* | 792 | 28.5 |
| | Green | Mark Goacher | 781 | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Hayes* | 769 | 27.7 |
| | Conservative | Kate Martin | 759 | 27.3 |
| | Green | Amanda Kirke | 511 | 18.4 |
| | Labour | Isobel Merry | 484 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Barry Gilheany | 452 | 16.3 |
| | Green | Charles Ham | 451 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Jordan Newell | 427 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,778 | 37.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,436 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
| Top-candidate result | % | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 29.4 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | 28.5 | -7.4 |
| Green | 26.0 | +5.0 |
| Labour | 16.1 | -1.6 |

### Greenstead

Greenstead was created from the following wards:
* St. Andrew's
* St. Anne's
Greenstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Young* | 1,144 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | Tim Young* | 1,134 | 49.8 |
| | Labour | Tina Bourne* | 999 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Hill | 517 | 22.7 |
| | UKIP | Jamie Middleditch | 421 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Bartholomew | 388 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hanslow | 341 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Higginson | 309 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josef Schumacher | 288 | 12.6 |
| | Green | Chris Flossman | 193 | 8.5 |
| | Independent | Christopher Lee | 183 | 8.0 |
| | Green | Poppy Gerrard-Abbott | 115 | 5.0 |
| | Green | Asa Bortherton | 103 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,280 | 30.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,522 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Top-candidate result
Labour
40.2%
Conservative
18.2%
UKIP
14.8%
Liberal Democrat
13.6%
Green Party
6.8%
Independent
6.4% :

### Highwoods

Highwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Gerard Oxford* | 1,126 | 48.0 |
| | Independent | Bev Oxford* | 1,038 | 44.2 |
| | Independent | Phil Oxford* | 954 | 40.6 |
| | Conservative | Chris Hayter | 690 | 29.4 |
| | Conservative | James Child | 588 | 25.0 |
| | Conservative | Steph Hayward | 522 | 22.2 |
| | Labour | David McCulloch | 287 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | Gary Braddy | 285 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Diane Stevens | 283 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Baker | 273 | 11.6 |
| | UKIP | Alexei Knupffer | 251 | 10.7 |
| | Green | Robbie Spence | 139 | 5.9 |
| | Green | Bonnie Murphy | 92 | 3.9 |
| | Green | Leo Palmer | 91 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,385 | 33.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,132 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Top-candidate result | % | +/- |
| Independent | 40.7 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | 24.9 | -2.7 |
| Labour | 10.4 | -0.7 |
| Liberal Democrat | 9.9 | -0.9 |
| UKIP | 9.1 | -0.1 |
| Green | 5.0 | +0.7 |

### Lexden & Braiswick

Lexden & Braiswick was created from the following wards:
* Lexden
* West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
* Mile End
* Great Tey
Lexden & Braiswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dennis Willits* | 1,712 | 59.3 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Barber* | 1,704 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian Jarvis* | 1,609 | 55.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stevenson | 515 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gemma Graham | 410 | 14.2 |
| | Green | Steve Ford | 386 | 13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Waite | 367 | 12.7 |
| | Labour | Alison Inman | 335 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Sioux Blair-Jordan | 321 | 11.1 |
| | Labour | Megan Saliu | 284 | 9.8 |
| | Green | Rosa Chandler | 247 | 8.6 |
| | Green | Emmanuel Blondel | 219 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,884 | 40.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,146 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Top-candidate result
Conservative
58.1%
Liberal Democrat
17.5%
Green Party
13.1%
Labour
11.4% :

### Marks Tey & Layer

Marks Tey & Layer was created from the following wards:
* Marks Tey
* Birch & Winstree
* Copford & West Stanway
Marks Tey & Layer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Bentley* | 1,424 | 59.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Ellis* | 1,248 | 52.1 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Maclean* | 1,135 | 47.4 |
| | UKIP | John Pitts | 523 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | John Wood | 379 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Collings | 340 | 14.2 |
| | Green | Clare Palmer | 302 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | John Spademan | 296 | 12.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Wagstaff | 231 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Matt Stemp | 206 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,396 | 35.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,694 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Top-candidate result
Conservative
48.0%
UKIP
17.6%
Labour
12.8%
Liberal Democrat
11.5%
Green Party
10.2% :

### Mersea & Pyefleet

Mersea & Pyefleet was created from the following wards:
* West Mersea
* Pyefleet
Mersea & Pyefleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Jowers* | 1,643 | 51.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Moore* | 1,433 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Davidson* | 1,392 | 43.8 |
| | UKIP | David Broise | 768 | 24.2 |
| | UKIP | David Holmes | 768 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | Bry Mogridge | 515 | 16.2 |
| | UKIP | Maria Vigneau | 507 | 16.0 |
| | Green | Lisa Britton | 459 | 14.5 |
| | Green | Peter Banks | 426 | 13.4 |
| | Labour | Neil Belcher | 301 | 9.5 |
| | Labour | Ron Smith | 269 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Woodward | 202 | 6.4 |
| | Green | Bartosz Mizgier | 143 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,175 | 39.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,036 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Top-candidate result | % |
| Conservative | 45.8 |
| UKIP | 21.4 |
| Labour | 14.4 |
| Green | 12.8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 5.6 |

### Mile End

Mile End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Goss* | 1,666 | 63.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Coleman | 1,375 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Graham* | 1,344 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | Ben Locker* | 731 | 27.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Rowe | 543 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Rowe | 525 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Martin Camroux | 302 | 11.5 |
| | Labour | Beverly Pearce | 258 | 9.8 |
| | Labour | Elisa Vasquez-Walters | 221 | 8.4 |
| | Green | David Traynier | 206 | 7.9 |
| | Green | Mary Bryan | 127 | 4.8 |
| | Green | Peter Lynn | 88 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,623 | 37.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,966 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Top-candidate result | % | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 57.3 | +25.1 |
| Conservative | 25.2 | -13.2 |
| Labour | 10.4 | -2.5 |
| Green | 7.1 | +0.4 |

### New Town & Christ Church

New Town & Christ Church was created from the following wards:
* New Town
* Christ Church
New Town & Christ Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Higgins* | 1,140 | 39.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Cope* | 1,113 | 38.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Feltham* | 1,032 | 35.6 |
| | Labour | Abigail Fuller | 710 | 24.5 |
| | Conservative | Annesley Hardy* | 691 | 23.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Crow | 666 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | Ben Payne | 616 | 21.2 |
| | Labour | Oladipo Odedengbe | 563 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | Jaki Whyte | 559 | 19.3 |
| | Green | Bob Brannan | 555 | 19.1 |
| | Green | Ruby Runnalls Palmer | 346 | 11.9 |
| | Green | Laurence Knight | 317 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,900 | 33.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,557 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Top-candidate result | % |
| Liberal Democrat | 36.8 |
| Conservative | 22.9 |
| Labour | 22.3 |
| Green | 17.9 |

### Old Heath & The Hythe

Old Heath & The Hythe was created from the following wards:
* Old Heath
* New Town
* East Donyland
Old Heath & The Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Lilley* | 1,126 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Adam Fox | 1,025 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | Lee Scordis | 925 | 34.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Havis* | 747 | 27.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Knight | 711 | 26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justin Knight* | 689 | 25.5 |
| | Green | Susan Allen | 451 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | Liam Gallagher | 435 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Brown | 403 | 14.9 |
| | Conservative | Alan Scattergood | 344 | 12.7 |
| | Green | Jan Plummer | 302 | 11.2 |
| | Green | Andrew Canessa | 258 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,700 | 34.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,757 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Top-candidate result
Labour
40.8%
Liberal Democrat
27.1%
Green Party
16.3%
Conservative
15.8% :

### Prettygate

Prettygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Lissimore* | 2,024 | 62.7 |
| | Conservative | Beverly Davis* | 1,675 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | Roger Buston* | 1,637 | 50.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Beavan | 649 | 20.1 |
| | Labour | Mike Dale | 599 | 18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glanville Williams | 585 | 18.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Bourne | 563 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Clive Needle | 379 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Ruby Butler | 369 | 11.4 |
| | Green | Luke O'Loughlin | 209 | 6.5 |
| | Green | Mike Stewart | 192 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,228 | 40.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,948 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Top-candidate result | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 55.6 | +4.5 |
| Liberal Democrat | 17.8 | -3.9 |
| Labour | 16.5 | +4.7 |
| Green | 10.1 | +5.7 |

### Rural North

Rural North was created from the following wards:
* Dedham & Langham
* Fordham & Stour
* Great Tey
* West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Rural North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Arnold* | 1,913 | 63.1 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Chapman* | 1,824 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Chillingworth* | 1,665 | 55.0 |
| | Green | Roger Bamforth | 488 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Brown | 478 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Blake Roberts | 367 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin Finnigan | 322 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Judith Short | 319 | 9.2 |
| | Green | Janita Le Fevre | 282 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Fryer-Kelsey | 278 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,031 | 36.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,363 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Top-candidate results
Conservative
59.8%
Green Party
15.2%
Liberal Democrat
14.9%
Labour
10.1% :

### Shrub End

Shrub End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lyn Barton* | 960 | 44.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Chaplin | 569 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Hazell* | 526 | 24.3 |
| | Conservative | Mike Hardy | 510 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Chaplin | 508 | 23.5 |
| | Conservative | Vic Flores | 496 | 22.9 |
| | UKIP | Bruno Hickman | 379 | 17.5 |
| | Independent | Sharron Lawrence | 349 | 16.1 |
| | Labour | Bruce Tuxford | 324 | 15.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Dunt | 322 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | Stuart Ellis | 305 | 14.1 |
| | Green | Wolfgang Fauser | 206 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Stuart Welham | 143 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Maria Harrison | 92 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,165 | 28.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,679 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Top-candidate result | % | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 35.0 | +8.8 |
| Conservative | 19.2 | -15.2 |
| UKIP | 13.8 | -3.3 |
| Independent | 12.7 | N/A |
| Labour | 11.8 | -4.9 |
| Green | 7.5 | +1.8 |

### St. Anne's & St. John's

St. Anne's & St. John's was created from the following wards:
* St. Anne's
* St. John's
St. Anne's & St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hogg* | 1,426 | 49.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Chuah* | 1,352 | 46.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith* | 1,215 | 42.1 |
| | UKIP | Jason Berry | 637 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles McKay | 568 | 19.7 |
| | UKIP | Bill Faram | 529 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Klejna-Wendt | 511 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Terry Sutton | 465 | 16.1 |
| | Labour | Sam Fuller | 276 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | Amanda Stannard | 274 | 9.5 |
| | Labour | Alex Yeandle | 251 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Callum Fauser | 191 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Robert Chambers | 160 | 5.5 |
| | Green | Megan Maltby | 111 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,886 | 35.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,077 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Top-candidate result
Liberal Democrat
46.0%
UKIP
20.6%
Conservative
18.3%
Labour
8.9%
Green Party
6.2% :

### Stanway

Stanway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Fiona Maclean* | 963 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Scott-Boutell | 962 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Scott-Boutell* | 944 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Dundas | 839 | 36.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Manby | 792 | 34.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Manning* | 629 | 27.0 |
| | Labour | David Hough | 302 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Carol Spademan | 302 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Yates | 256 | 11.0 |
| | Green | Walter Schwartz | 137 | 5.9 |
| | Green | Will Price | 137 | 5.9 |
| | Green | Nicholas Blondel | 136 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,331 | 36.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,440 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Party | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 40.7 | -1.7 |
| Liberal Democrat | 40.7 | +3.7 |
| Labour | 12.8 | -1.4 |
| Green | 5.8 | -0.2 |

### Tiptree

Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Elliott* | 1,459 | 64.9 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Wood | 1,403 | 62.4 |
| | Conservative | Derek Loveland | 1,370 | 61.0 |
| | Labour | Joanne Devine | 400 | 17.8 |
| | Labour | Barbara Nichols | 400 | 17.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Spademan | 371 | 16.6 |
| | Green | Kathy Bamforth | 291 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Rob Cronshaw | 196 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Adam Abo Henriksen | 165 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,248 | 31.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,136 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Top-candidate result | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 67.9 | +25.1 |
| Labour | 18.6 | +5.4 |
| Green | 13.5 | +10.3 |

### Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe was created from the following wards:
* Wivenhoe Cross
* Wivenhoe Quay
Wivenhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Cyril Liddy* | 1,154 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cory* | 1,141 | 35.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Rosalind Scott* | 1,137 | 35.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Phil Finn | 998 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hill | 906 | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sanchia Nash | 892 | 28.0 |
| | Independent | Andrea Luxford Vaughan | 549 | 17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Hale | 499 | 15.7 |
| | Independent | Mike Newton | 464 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Craig Stuart | 447 | 14.0 |
| | Independent | Shaun Boughton | 416 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | Roman Perrior | 379 | 11.9 |
| | Green | Tim Glover | 278 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Laura Pountney | 123 | 3.9 |
| | Green | Lora Aziz | 113 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,183 | 53.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,975 | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Top-candidate result
Labour
28.6%
Liberal Democrat
28.3%
Conservative
22.5%
Independent
13.6%
Green Party
6.9% :

## By-elections
### Shrub End

A by-election was called in Shrub End following the resignation of Cllr Karen Chaplin (Liberal Democrat). The seat was gained by the Conservatives in the subsequent by-election.
Shrub End: 7 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vic Flores | 681 | 38.6 | +19.4 |
| | Labour | Mike Dale | 572 | 32.4 | +20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy | 373 | 21.1 | −13.9 |
| | Independent | Mike Clark | 54 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Bruno Hickman | 52 | 2.9 | −10.9 |
| | Green | Victoria Weaver | 34 | 1.9 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,765 | 21.7 | −6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,119 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.6 | |