# 1993 Essex County Council election

The 1993 Essex County Council election took place on 6 May 1993 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.

## Previous composition
### 1989 election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 57 |
| | Labour | 26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 14 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| Total | Total | 79 |

### Composition of council seats before election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 56 |
| | Labour | 24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15 |
| | Independent | 3 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| Total | Total | 79 |

## Summary
### Election result

1993 Essex County Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 98 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33.7 | 30.7 | 134,312 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | 98 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 32.7 | 35.3 | 154,972 | –8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 92 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 135,899 | +8.2 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3,673 | +0.5 |
| Green | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4,025 | –0.4 |
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1,043 | +0.1 |
The Loughton Residents Association, who previously held one seat, did not stand candidates at this election.

## Division results by local authority
### Basildon

Basildon District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 5 | 19,038 | 41.2 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 17,164 | 37.2 | –3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 9,738 | 21.1 | –0.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | 252 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 46,192 | 37.8 | +1.6 |
Division results
Basildon Crouch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Williams | 1,900 | 44.1 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Smith | 1,699 | 39.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Colin Wilson | 709 | 16.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,308 | 40.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
Basildon Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Williams Archibald * | 2,631 | 68.0 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Almond | 870 | 22.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Birch | 369 | 9.5 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,761 | 45.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,870 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
Basildon Gloucester Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Madeline Costello * | 3,169 | 65.3 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ball | 1,246 | 25.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 437 | 9.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,923 | 39.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,852 | 41.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Basildon Laindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Liebeschuetz | 2,261 | 57.6 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | David Walsh * | 1,232 | 31.4 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Martin | 432 | 11.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,925 | 36.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |
Basildon Pitsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Smith * | 3,385 | 57.5 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | John Newry | 1,947 | 33.1 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hersom | 550 | 9.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,882 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
Basildon Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Wright * | 2,876 | 61.8 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Elliott | 1,304 | 28.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Betty Wakeham | 477 | 10.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,572 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,657 | 37.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
Basildon Westley Heights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brinley Jones * | 2,071 | 40.7 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Sears | 1,924 | 37.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Larkin | 1,091 | 21.5 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,086 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
Billericay North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lilian Greenfield * | 2,641 | 61.8 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Barr | 1,164 | 27.2 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Margaret Viney | 471 | 11.0 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,477 | 34.5 | −20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,276 | 33.4 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Billericay South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Kay | 1,921 | 40.8 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Taylor | 1,802 | 38.3 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Ronald Bessell | 765 | 16.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Independent | George Dighton * | 252 | 5.4 | −49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 2.5 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,710 | 38.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Note: George Dighton was elected as a Conservative in 1989, but here attempted to defend his seat as an Independent
Wickford division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iris Pummell * | 2,233 | 48.6 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Battson | 1,516 | 33.0 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wilson | 847 | 18.4 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 15.6 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,596 | 37.3 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Braintree

Briantree District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 4 | 2 | 14,450 | 40.2 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 12,651 | 35.2 | –8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 7,934 | 22.1 | +1.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 924 | 2.6 | +1.0 |
| Total | Total | 7 | | 35,959 | 39.0 | –0.9 |
Division results
Bocking :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Card | 2,397 | 44.3 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | John Finbow | 1,882 | 34.8 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Fahy | 994 | 18.4 | +11.0 |
| | Green | Kevin Peterson | 133 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,406 | 44.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
Braintree East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elwyn Bishop | 2,849 | 46.6 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Dixon-Smith * | 2,228 | 36.4 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Billie Daniels | 859 | 14.0 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 184 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,120 | 42.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.0 | |
Braintree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Rice * | 2,548 | 45.2 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutton | 1,559 | 27.7 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | Jeremy White | 1,375 | 24.4 | +9.7 |
| | Green | Marran Bates | 156 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 989 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,638 | 40.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.1 | |
Halstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Pike * | 1,936 | 38.7 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | John Kotz | 1,917 | 38.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 1,150 | 23.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,003 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
Hedingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Waterer * | 2,169 | 46.2 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Noel Owen | 1,324 | 28.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Ellis | 1,199 | 25.6 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,692 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |
Witham Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Lyon * | 2,726 | 57.5 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Roger Wacey | 1,179 | 24.9 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Sanders | 558 | 11.8 | +3.4 |
| | Green | James Abbott | 278 | 5.9 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,547 | 32.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,741 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |
Witham Southern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Gyford | 1,862 | 42.7 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Judith Bird | 1,698 | 39.0 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Slowman | 626 | 14.4 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Susan Ransome | 173 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,359 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Brentwood

Brentwood District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 5 | 11,469 | 51.6 | +22.9 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 4 | 7,975 | 35.9 | –14.8 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 2,158 | 9.7 | –8.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 635 | 2.9 | +0.6 |
| Total | Total | 5 | | 22,237 | 40.4 | ±0.0 |
Division results
Brentwood Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar Davis * | 2,349 | 58.9 | +24.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Sepkes | 1,202 | 30.2 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Clara Dyer | 298 | 7.5 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Frank Seckleman | 137 | 3.4 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,147 | 28.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,986 | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.4 | |
Brentwood Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith White | 1,871 | 43.9 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative | Alun Thomas * | 1,859 | 43.6 | −19.2 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Burgess | 424 | 10.0 | −9.0 |
| | Green | Beryl Lankester | 107 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,261 | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.5 | |
Brentwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smart | 1,885 | 52.7 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Jago * | 1,369 | 38.2 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | Jeremiah Keohane | 254 | 7.1 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Roger Lankester | 72 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,580 | 38.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.9 | |
Brentwood Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Hardy * | 3,180 | 58.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher House | 1,783 | 32.6 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Wilson | 344 | 6.3 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Carolyn Bartley | 164 | 3.0 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,397 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,471 | 44.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
Brentwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lionel Lee | 2,184 | 44.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Janet Hayward * | 1,762 | 35.7 | −21.1 |
| | Labour | Lily Southgate | 838 | 17.0 | −26.3 |
| | Green | Jean Walsh | 155 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,939 | 42.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 32.7 | |

### Castle Point

Castle Point District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 3 | 3 | 8,680 | 34.2 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 4 | 8,448 | 33.3 | –26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 8,226 | 32.4 | +23.6 |
| Total | Total | 6 | | 25,354 | 37.7 | +1.2 |
Division results
Benfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 1,248 | 35.9 | −25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Minson | 1,209 | 34.8 | +22.1 |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 1,017 | 29.3 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,474 | 35.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.7 | |
Canvey Island East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Melvyn Farrant | 2,075 | 40.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Harold King * | 1,713 | 33.6 | −24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pharro | 1,306 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,094 | 35.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.4 | |
Canvey Island West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 2,142 | 44.0 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | William Deal | 1,890 | 38.8 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Newman | 840 | 17.2 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.7 | |
Great Tarpots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Butler | 1,851 | 46.1 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Garth Hydes | 1,125 | 28.0 | −26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Birch | 1,043 | 26.0 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,019 | 36.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.5 | |
Hadleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 2,524 | 60.6 | +48.9 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Williams * | 1,186 | 28.5 | −38.0 |
| | Labour | Joseph Cooke | 457 | 11.0 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,167 | 46.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 43.5 | |
Thundersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Guy Shearwood | 1,390 | 37.3 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Fenwick | 1,304 | 35.0 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | William Dick | 1,034 | 27.7 | −34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,728 | 38.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Chelmsford

Chelmsford District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 20,464 | 43.2 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 5 | 17,625 | 37.2 | –8.3 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 8,926 | 18.8 | +3.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 383 | 0.8 | –6.3 |
| Total | Total | 9 | | 47,398 | 40.2 | –0.7 |
Division results
Broomfield & Writtle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Evans | 1,676 | 40.1 | +26.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Rose * | 1,598 | 38.3 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Barry Grainger | 790 | 18.9 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Colin Jameson | 111 | 2.7 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,175 | 41.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.1 | |
Chelmsford East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Burton | 2,677 | 49.5 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | David Kimberlin * | 2,068 | 38.3 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | John McCreevy | 659 | 12.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,404 | 45.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.2 | |
Chelmsford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Smith-Hughes | 2,309 | 39.5 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Roy Chad | 1,916 | 32.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Pauley * | 1,623 | 27.8 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,848 | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.0 | |
Chelmsford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Allen | 2,890 | 56.8 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Vernon Makin * | 1,562 | 30.7 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Finlay | 640 | 12.6 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 26.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,092 | 44.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.4 | |
Chelmsford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Spurgeon | 1,808 | 36.5 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | David Lee * | 1,655 | 33.4 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Foster | 1,489 | 30.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 | 50.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.6 | |
Great Baddow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Beard | 2,851 | 63.1 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Edward Alliston | 1,120 | 24.8 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Owen Ephraim | 547 | 12.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,731 | 38.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,518 | 43.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 14.5 | |
Springfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin * | 2,723 | 41.3 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Lane | 2,701 | 41.0 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | William Horslen | 896 | 13.6 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Eleanor Burgess | 272 | 4.1 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,592 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0 | |
Stock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul White * | 2,285 | 48.8 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Clarke | 1,483 | 31.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Ashley Final | 911 | 19.5 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,679 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.8 | |
Woodham Ferrers & Danbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eileen Mickelborough * | 2,991 | 48.7 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maurice Staines | 2,388 | 38.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Davis | 759 | 12.4 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,138 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Colchester

Colchester District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 17,598 | 44.3 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 3 | 12,729 | 32.0 | –12.1 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 8,874 | 22.3 | –3.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 546 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Total | Total | 9 | | 39,747 | 34.9 | –1.7 |
Division results
Constable division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 2,065 | 48.2 | −15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Phillips | 1,705 | 39.8 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | Neville Missing | 516 | 12.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Drury division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Yates * | 3,172 | 54.5 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Derek Lamberth | 2,106 | 36.1 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Kim Naish | 553 | 9.5 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Maypole division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Pascoe * | 1,984 | 56.3 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Frank Wilkin | 961 | 27.3 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hope | 579 | 16.4 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 29.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Mersea and Stanway division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Manning-Press | 2,290 | 44.2 | −17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Lennox | 2,094 | 40.4 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Young | 653 | 12.6 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Walter Schwarz | 147 | 2.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Heath division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fisher | 2,415 | 51.1 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Christopher Pearson * | 1,617 | 34.2 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sally Cockell | 568 | 12.0 | −7.4 |
| | Green | Karen Smallwood | 122 | 2.6 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
No Independent candidate as previous (-1.2).
Park division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Jones | 2,009 | 46.8 | +22.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Lucas * | 1,475 | 34.3 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | Roger Turp | 811 | 18.9 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
No Liberal candidate as previous (-6.5).
Parsons Heath division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Crunden | 2,783 | 53.2 | New |
| | Labour | Keith Hindle | 1,282 | 24.5 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Roger Lord * | 1,167 | 22.3 | −15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,501 | 28.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
No SDP candidate as previous (−36.0).
Tiptree division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Peel * | 1,574 | 44.4 | −16.4 |
| | Labour | Adrian Axtell | 914 | 25.8 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Seaman | 893 | 25.2 | +8.4 |
| | Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 162 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wivenhoe St Andrew division :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Stapleton * | 1,567 | 50.1 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 905 | 28.9 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ingrid O'Mahoney | 543 | 17.3 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Joanne Vanevery | 115 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Epping Forest

Epping Forest District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 4 | 1 | 12,388 | 41.1 | –6.7 |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 9,292 | 30.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 8,226 | 27.3 | +12.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 250 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 8 | | 30,156 | 32.8 | +0.2 |
Division results
Buckhurst Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson | 2,721 | 59.8 | +40.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashton | 1,165 | 25.6 | −17.0 |
| | Labour | Joan Davis | 416 | 9.1 | −2.0 |
| | Independent | Janice Croke | 250 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,556 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,552 | 41.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 28.9 | |
Chigwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Twynham | 1,313 | 58.6 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Spencer | 646 | 28.8 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Newbury | 283 | 12.6 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 23.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Epping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dennis Ramshaw * | 1,548 | 43.3 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Boydon | 1,238 | 34.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Ian Standfast | 786 | 22.0 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,572 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
Loughton St. Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Davis * | 1,532 | 55.4 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | John Pledge | 831 | 30.0 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucille Wells | 404 | 14.6 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,767 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 | |
Loughton St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Saggers | 1,608 | 45.1 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Vernon Davies | 1,267 | 35.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 687 | 19.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,562 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Loughton Residents | Labour gain from Loughton Residents | Swing | 4.5 | |
North Weald & Nazeing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Abbey * | 1,915 | 60.5 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | Elisabeth Young | 637 | 20.1 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Myers | 615 | 19.4 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,278 | 40.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,167 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.2 | |
Ongar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerard McEwen * | 2,163 | 41.2 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Partridge | 1,915 | 36.5 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Patrick Haseldine | 1,167 | 22.2 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,245 | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.9 | |
Waltham Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cyril Hewins | 2,863 | 56.7 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Norma Green | 2,186 | 43.3 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,049 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Harlow

Harlow District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 11,582 | 51.9 | –7.3 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 1 | 6,944 | 31.1 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 3,782 | 17.0 | +4.5 |
| Total | Total | 5 | | 22,308 | 39.5 | +0.3 |
Division results
Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mervyn Juliff | 2,213 | 44.8 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | David Messer * | 1,976 | 40.0 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Harris | 749 | 15.2 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,938 | 39.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.8 | |
Harlow & Mark Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Sztumpf | 2,388 | 49.8 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Hudspeth | 1,765 | 36.8 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Collins | 647 | 13.5 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.7 | |
Harlow Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Bruce | 2,091 | 51.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 1,060 | 26.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Vivien Thomas | 880 | 21.8 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 25.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,031 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
Little Parndon & Town Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Morris * | 2,053 | 53.8 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | David Roberts | 1,117 | 29.2 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Ward | 649 | 17.0 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,819 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |
Netteswellbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sonia Anderson * | 2,837 | 60.5 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Philip Weales | 1,206 | 25.6 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Herbert | 677 | 14.3 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,631 | 34.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,720 | 39.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

### Maldon

Maldon District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 3 | 6,289 | 47.6 | –9.5 |
| | Labour | 0 | 3,448 | 26.1 | +9.1 |
| | Green | 0 | 1,537 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1,416 | 10.7 | –15.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | 525 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 3 | 13,215 | 32.5 | –1.5 |
Division results
Maldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Nolan * | 2,122 | 48.3 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Roberts | 1,345 | 30.6 | +9.5 |
| | Independent | Coral Broyd | 525 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Cole | 397 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,389 | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 | |
Southminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Fisher * | 1,965 | 47.2 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | Eric Garwood | 1,304 | 31.3 | +15.9 |
| | Green | David Mason | 894 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,163 | 28.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.1 | |
Tollesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Dines * | 2,202 | 47.2 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Woodham | 1,416 | 30.4 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Eileen Garwood | 799 | 17.1 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Nelson Brunton | 246 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,663 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Rochford

Rochford District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 9,762 | 46.3 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6,873 | 32.6 | –10.8 |
| | Labour | 1 | | 4,429 | 21.0 | –0.6 |
| Total | Total | 5 | | 21,064 | 35.8 | +0.5 |
Division results
Rayleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Boyd * | 2,985 | 70.9 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Brown | 928 | 22.0 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | David Rossi | 298 | 7.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,057 | 48.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,211 | 38.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.0 | |
Rayleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gordon | 2,891 | 61.9 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Webster | 1,338 | 28.6 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen Andre | 444 | 9.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,553 | 33.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,673 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.9 | |
Rochford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Smith | 2,337 | 55.0 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Terry Fawell * | 1,424 | 33.5 | −12.5 |
| | Labour | Charles Stephenson | 487 | 11.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 913 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,248 | 33.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.2 | |
Rochford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Fox | 1,918 | 48.0 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Lee | 1,483 | 37.1 | −12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Hurrell | 597 | 14.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,998 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
Rochford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hart | 1,700 | 43.2 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | David Flack * | 1,282 | 32.6 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Saunders | 952 | 24.2 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,934 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Southend

Southend District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 5 | 16,076 | 39.2 | –6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 14,958 | 36.5 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | 1 | 8,951 | 21.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 1,043 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 11 | 41,028 | 33.3 | –2.9 |
Division results
Belfairs & Blenheim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Smulian * | 2,250 | 52.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Doris Muckley | 1,609 | 37.2 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Grindley | 355 | 8.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Vernon Wilkinson | 116 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,330 | 43.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
Chalkwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bertram Trevelyan * | 1,602 | 47.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 1,365 | 40.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Joyce Mapp | 444 | 13.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | 31.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
Eastwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norah Goodman * | 2,180 | 51.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Veronica Taylor | 1,557 | 36.8 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Marc Pether-Longman | 435 | 10.3 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Linda Farmer | 55 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,227 | 39.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.4 | |
Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Pawson | 2,595 | 53.4 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Longden | 1,832 | 37.7 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Circus | 312 | 6.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Keith Izard | 122 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,861 | 45.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Milton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Sullivan * | 1,438 | 43.8 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Lee | 1,233 | 37.5 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hall | 614 | 18.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,285 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.5 | |
Prittlewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Baker * | 2,049 | 51.3 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | David Latham | 1,265 | 31.7 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Denis Garne | 512 | 12.8 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | Gayle Wilkinson | 169 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,995 | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
Shoebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Cotgrove * | 1,853 | 50.6 | −14.4 |
| | Labour | Nigel Boorman | 1,241 | 33.9 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Magnay | 570 | 15.6 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 612 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,664 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.0 | |
Southchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelly * | 1,588 | 47.8 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Reginald Copley | 1,153 | 34.7 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Alan Farmer | 581 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,322 | 31.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |
Thorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kay Twitchen * | 1,848 | 61.1 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Christopher Dandridge | 597 | 19.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Erlick | 578 | 19.1 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | 41.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,023 | 27.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Kennedy * | 2,138 | 65.7 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Breuer | 707 | 21.7 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Miller | 408 | 12.5 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,253 | 29.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |
Westborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Lubel * | 2,349 | 64.2 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Brown | 777 | 21.2 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Nigel Smith | 531 | 14.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,572 | 43.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,657 | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Tendring

Tendring District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 4 | | 12,502 | 33.8 | –6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 9,847 | 26.6 | –2.1 |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 12,003 | 32.4 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 2,646 | 7.2 | +6.6 |
| Total | Total | 8 | | 36,998 | 36.1 | –3.2 |
Division results
Brightlingsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Dale * | 2,111 | 43.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Ann Olivier | 1,677 | 34.8 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Winney | 1,026 | 21.3 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 9.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,814 | 40.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.4 | |
Clacton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Jessop | 2,010 | 46.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Joan Bond | 1,236 | 28.5 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Lonsdale | 1,089 | 25.1 | −17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 774 | 17.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,335 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |
Clacton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bargent | 2,249 | 49.2 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Aldis | 1,179 | 25.8 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Spencer | 1,139 | 24.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,070 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,567 | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 12.9 | |
Clacton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Smith * | 3,058 | 65.0 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Alexander | 1,164 | 24.7 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Russell | 486 | 10.3 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,894 | 40.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,708 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 | |
Frinton & Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Rex * | 3,050 | 55.5 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Lawes | 1,368 | 24.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annabelle Curtis | 1,078 | 19.6 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,682 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,496 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |
Harwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ralph Knight * | 2,646 | 56.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Glenn | 831 | 17.8 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Theadom | 829 | 17.8 | −39.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Holmes | 364 | 7.8 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,815 | 38.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,670 | 38.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 33.3 | |
Tendring Rural East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Lumber * | 1,567 | 42.4 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | William Mixter | 1,244 | 33.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Leader | 881 | 23.9 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,692 | 34.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
Tendring Rural West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Pallett * | 1,715 | 36.4 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Smith | 1,589 | 33.7 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Lionel Randall | 1,412 | 29.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,716 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Thurrock

Thurrock District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 8 | 1 | 17,080 | 64.3 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 1 | 6,913 | 26.0 | –10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 2,570 | 9.7 | +4.5 |
| Total | Total | 8 | | 26,563 | 27.1 | –3.2 |
Division results
Chadwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice * | 2,727 | 82.5 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Mehegan | 578 | 17.5 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,149 | 65.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,305 | 28.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |
Corringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Miles * | 1,635 | 52.5 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hunter | 1,045 | 33.5 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sidney Senior | 437 | 14.0 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 | |
Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beverly Barton * | 2,273 | 55.5 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Sutton | 1,436 | 35.0 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Catty | 389 | 9.5 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,098 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |
Orsett & Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Hurst | 2,448 | 54.2 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Clive Banbury | 1,518 | 33.6 | −18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Curtis | 547 | 12.1 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,513 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.8 | |
South Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Jones * | 1,920 | 71.4 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | John Rollinson | 471 | 17.5 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Martin | 297 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,449 | 53.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
Stanford-le-Hope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Norris * | 1,921 | 57.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Howard | 754 | 22.6 | −14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Martine | 665 | 19.9 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,167 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,340 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.8 | |
Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Bolger * | 1,867 | 76.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Marie Bamford-Burst | 339 | 13.9 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 235 | 9.6 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,528 | 62.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,441 | 19.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
West Thurrock & Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Bellinger | 2,289 | 74.8 | +33.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Cook | 772 | 25.2 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,517 | 49.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,061 | 21.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.1 | |

### Uttlesford

Uttlesford District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | 8,918 | 43.7 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 3 | 8,324 | 40.8 | –8.0 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 3,177 | 15.6 | –3.9 |
| Total | Total | 4 | | 20,419 | 40.4 | –0.1 |
Division results
Dunmow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Westcott * | 2,189 | 49.3 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Little | 1,625 | 36.6 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | William McCarthy | 622 | 14.0 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,436 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.6 | |
Saffron Walden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lefever | 2,436 | 39.2 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Neville * | 2,084 | 33.5 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Russell Green | 1,699 | 27.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,219 | 41.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.2 | |
Stansted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melvin Caton | 2,959 | 53.6 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Philip Duly * | 2,183 | 39.5 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Keith Williams | 382 | 6.9 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,524 | 43.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.5 | |
Thaxted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gibb | 1,898 | 44.8 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | John Whitehead * | 1,868 | 44.1 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Brian Lock | 474 | 11.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,240 | 37.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.1 | |