# 2017 Essex County Council election

Elections to Essex County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, which each returned either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous elections in 2009 and 2013. No elections were held in Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.

## Previous composition
### 2013 election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 42 |
| | UKIP | 9 |
| | Labour | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| | Green | 2 |
| | Tendring First | 1 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| | CIIP | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| Total | Total | 75 |

### Composition of council seats before election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservative | 44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| | Labour | 8 |
| | UKIP | 6 |
| | Green | 2 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| | CIIP | 1 |
| | R4U | 1 |
| | Holland Residents | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| Vacant | Vacant | 1 |
| Total | Total | 75 |

### Changes between elections

In between the 2013 election and the 2017 election, the following council seats changed hands:
| Division | Date | Previous Party | Previous Party | New Party | New Party | Cause | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition | Resulting Council Composition |
| Division | Date | Previous Party | Previous Party | New Party | New Party | Cause | Con | UKIP | Lab | LDem | Grn | TF | LRes | CInd | Ind | R4U | HRA |
| Brightlingsea | 9 October 2014 | | UKIP | | Conservative | UKIP incumbent resigned. Conservatives won by-election. | 43 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saffron Walden | 14 October 2014 | | Independent | | R4U | New Party Formed. | 43 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Basildon Westley Heights | 16 December 2014 | | UKIP | | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 43 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bocking | 5 March 2015 | | UKIP | | Conservative | Sitting councillor died. Conservatives won by-election. | 44 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tendring Rural East | 23 March 2016 | | UKIP | | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 44 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clacton East | 31 March 2016 | | Tendring First | | Holland Residents | Tendring First incumbent resigned. Holland-on-Sea Residents won by-election. | 44 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Laindon Park and Fryerns | 9 June 2016 | | Labour | | UKIP | Sitting councillor died. UKIP won by-election. | 44 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tendring Rural East | 28 July 2016 | | Independent | | Conservative | Sitting councillor joined Conservatives. | 45 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Halstead | 5 December 2016 | | Conservative | | Vacant | Sitting councillor died. | 44 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Summary

The election saw the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, with an increased majority.

## Results summary

2017 Essex County Council election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 56 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 74.7 | 49.3 | 184,901 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | 6 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 8.0 | 16.9 | 63,470 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 51,524 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 8,171 | +1.0 |
| | CIIP | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3,654 | +0.1 |
| | Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 15,187 | −0.3 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2,824 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 29,796 | −19.7 |
| | R4U | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5,231 | New |
| | Wickford Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2,948 | New |
| | Tendring First | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1,332 | −1.0 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 847 | −0.1 |
| | South Woodham Ferrers Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 732 | 0.0 |
| | Rayleigh Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 655 | New |
| | English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58 | −0.2 |
| Total | Total | 75 | | | | | | 372,834 | |

### Election of Group Leaders

David Finch (Hedingham) was re elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Kevin Bentley (Stanway and Pyefleet) as his deputy.
Michael Mackrory (Springfield) was re elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group, with Anne Turrell (Mile End and Highwoods) as his deputy.
Ivan Henderson (Harwich) was re elected leader of the Labour Group, with Julie Young (Wivenhoe St Andrew) as his deputy.
Chris Pond (Loughton Central) was elected leader of the Non-Aligned Group with James Abbott (Witham Northern) as his deputy.

### Election of Leader of the Council

David Finch the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration.

## Results by District
### Basildon

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 3 | 31,454 | 49.0 | +16.8 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 13,569 | 21.1 | −2.5 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 6,299 | 9.8 | +7.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 3 | 8,327 | 13.0 | −20.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,562 | 5.5 | +0.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 701 | 1.1 | −1.6 |
Division Results
Basildon Westley Heights :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kerry Smith * | 3,341 | 60.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 1,329 | 24.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Jack Ferguson | 546 | 9.9 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Williams | 294 | 5.3 | −17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,012 | 36.5 | +33.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,522 | 33.6 | +12.5 |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | +31.3 | |
Billericay & Burstead (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hedley * | 6,223 | 69.6 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Moore | 5,623 | 62.9 | |
| | Labour | Santa Bennett | 1,082 | 12.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Kelliher | 926 | 10.4 | |
| | Labour | David Kirkman | 745 | 8.3 | |
| | Green | Oliver Alexander | 701 | 7.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Nice | 685 | 7.7 | |
| | UKIP | Kevin Piper | 628 | 7.0 | |
| | UKIP | Linda Allport-Hodge | 548 | 6.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,541 | 56.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,951 | 32.6 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Laindon Park & Fryerns (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeff Henry | 2,196 | 35.7 | |
| | Labour | Allan Davies | 2,154 | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hillier | 2,077 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour | Adele Brown | 2,018 | 32.8 | |
| | UKIP | Derrick Fellowes | 1,405 | 22.9 | |
| | UKIP | Frank Ferguson * | 1,402 | 22.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Grant | 317 | 5.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Grant | 296 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,153 | 21.0 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +16.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Between 2013 and 2017, UKIP gained the Labour seat in a by-election, however it is shown as a hold as the comparison is made to the last full council election.
Pitsea (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 2,654 | 37.8 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 2,605 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour | Paul Bishop | 2,452 | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Jackman | 2,313 | 32.9 | |
| | UKIP | Simon Breedon | 1,372 | 19.5 | |
| | UKIP | Stephen Ward | 1,113 | 15.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 351 | 5.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 303 | 4.3 | |
| | BNP | Paul Borg | 161 | 2.3 | New |
| | BNP | Christine Winter | 126 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,037 | 22.2 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Wickford Crouch (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Ball | 4,723 | 55.7 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Buckley * | 4,316 | 50.9 | |
| | Wickford Independents | David Harrison | 1,503 | 17.7 | New |
| | Wickford Independents | Eunice Brockman | 1,455 | 17.1 | New |
| | Labour | Louise Catling | 1,068 | 12.6 | |
| | UKIP | Mark Conroy | 1,009 | 11.9 | |
| | Labour | Peter Towler | 899 | 10.6 | |
| | UKIP | Anne Marie Waters | 850 | 10.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Radley | 390 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,813 | 33.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,783 | 32.2 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |

### Braintree

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 18,704 | 54.8 | +17.0 |
| Green | 1 | | 3,527 | 10.3 | +2.2 |
| Labour | 0 | | 6,264 | 18.3 | −3.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 2,851 | 8.3 | −19.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,792 | 8.2 | +3.7 |
Division Results
Bocking :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Canning * | 2,143 | 55.3 | +23.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Collette Gibson | 992 | 25.6 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | Alan Rees | 367 | 9.5 | −23.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Foskett | 218 | 5.6 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Poppy Gerrard-Abbott | 158 | 4.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,151 | 29.7 | +29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,887 | 27.6 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +13.7 | |
Braintree Eastern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Mitchell * | 2,504 | 56.8 | +16.2 |
| | Labour | Moia Thorogood | 723 | 16.4 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Keig | 476 | 10.8 | +6.2 |
| | Green | Stephen Hicks | 429 | 9.7 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Norma Huxter | 275 | 6.2 | −21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,781 | 40.4 | +27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,412 | 32.9 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 | |
Braintree Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Schmitt | 1,922 | 51.4 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Colin Riches | 1,067 | 28.6 | −3.3 |
| | UKIP | Sam Cowie | 338 | 9.0 | −18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Davies | 247 | 6.6 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Stephanie Bills | 163 | 4.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 22.8 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,741 | 26.0 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
Halstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jo Beavis | 2,604 | 59.3 | +19.7 |
| | Labour | Garry Warren | 871 | 19.8 | −2.3 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Felton | 338 | 7.7 | −20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jarman-Howe | 324 | 7.4 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Jenny Bishop | 230 | 5.2 | +0.3 |
| | BNP | Paul Hooks | 23 | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,733 | 39.5 | +28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,396 | 28.6 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
Hedingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Finch * | 3,222 | 64.9 | +16.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Bill Edwards | 592 | 11.9 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bolter | 541 | 10.9 | +2.9 |
| | UKIP | David Huxter | 371 | 7.5 | −16.9 |
| | Green | Dawn Holmes | 242 | 4.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,630 | 52.9 | +28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,985 | 34.1 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |
Three Fields with Great Notley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Butland * | 2,545 | 63.0 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Juliet Walton | 486 | 12.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Sheppard | 404 | 10.0 | +5.6 |
| | UKIP | Sean Carter | 319 | 7.9 | −20.2 |
| | Green | Bob Wright | 286 | 7.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,059 | 51.0 | +31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,041 | 33.0 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
Witham Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | James Abbott * | 1,743 | 37.9 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Tom Cunningham | 1,650 | 35.8 | +11.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Philip Barlow | 722 | 15.7 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | David Hodges | 343 | 7.5 | −17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Scott | 145 | 3.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,616 | 32.6 | +0.3 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | +0.0 | |
Witham Southern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derrick Louis * | 2,114 | 51.1 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | Antony Gore | 811 | 19.6 | −4.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Darbon | 500 | 12.1 | −13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 437 | 10.6 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 276 | 6.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,303 | 31.5 | +18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,143 | 27.0 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Brentwood

District Summary
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 2 | 10,303 | 53.0 | +16.3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 6,042 | 31.1 | +5.7 |
| Labour | 0 | 1,690 | 8.7 | −0.4 |
| Green | 0 | 713 | 3.7 | +0.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | 694 | 3.6 | −22.1 |
Division Results
Brentwood Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louise McKinlay | 3,533 | 72.1 | +24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Naylor | 629 | 12.8 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Emma Benson | 502 | 10.2 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Alistair Stephen | 235 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,904 | 59.3 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,919 | 32.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
Brentwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Aspinell * | 2,522 | 51.0 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | John Kerslake | 1,746 | 35.3 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Michele Wigram | 297 | 6.0 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Bryan Finegan | 270 | 5.5 | −14.8 |
| | Green | Wendy Stephen | 106 | 2.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 15.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,948 | 34.5 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
Brentwood Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Wagland | 3,320 | 65.5 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darryl Sankey | 804 | 15.9 | +13.0 |
| | UKIP | Alison Heales | 424 | 8.4 | −29.8 |
| | Labour | Tim Barrett | 349 | 6.9 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Paul Jeater | 174 | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,516 | 49.6 | +39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,075 | 35.2 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
Brentwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kendall * | 2,087 | 46.1 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Andy Wiles | 1,704 | 37.6 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Gareth Barrett | 542 | 12.0 | −0.8 |
| | Green | John Hamilton | 198 | 4.4 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 8.5 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,545 | 30.6 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

### Castle Point

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 10,990 | 54.2 | +20.8 |
| CIIP | 2 | 1 | 3,654 | 18.0 | +3.5 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,635 | 13.0 | −0.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 2 | 2,286 | 11.3 | −22.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 506 | 2.5 | +0.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 214 | 1.1 | −0.2 |
Division Results
Canvey Island East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Dave Blackwell * | 1,976 | 47.3 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Chas Mumford | 1,359 | 32.5 | +17.0 |
| | UKIP | Sam Aubrey | 482 | 11.5 | −17.2 |
| | Labour | Maggie McArthur-Curtis | 319 | 7.6 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Chaplin | 46 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 14.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,381 | 29.0 | +2.6 |
| | CIIP hold | CIIP hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
Canvey Island West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CIIP | Peter May | 1,678 | 49.8 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Jay Blissett | 1,342 | 39.8 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Jackie Reilly | 336 | 10.0 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale | 15 | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 10.0 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,371 | 24.6 | −1.7 |
| | CIIP gain from Conservative | CIIP gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.2 | |
Hadleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Reeves * | 3,063 | 66.2 | +21.5 |
| | UKIP | Brian Lee | 560 | 12.1 | −21.5 |
| | Labour | Lee Dorrington | 550 | 11.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Duff | 241 | 5.2 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Douglas Copping | 214 | 4.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,503 | 54.1 | +43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,636 | 33.0 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +21.5 | |
South Benfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Sheldon | 2,820 | 64.4 | +28.4 |
| | UKIP | Alan Bayley * | 711 | 16.2 | −25.7 |
| | Labour | Jack Rawlings | 644 | 14.7 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francesca Sawle | 202 | 4.6 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,109 | 48.2 | +42.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,386 | 32.6 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +27.0 | |
Thundersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverly Egan | 2,406 | 64.6 | +31.0 |
| | Labour | Joe Cooke | 786 | 21.1 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Sharon Ainsley | 533 | 14.3 | −25.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,620 | 43.5 | +37.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,733 | 30.5 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +28.2 | |

### Chelmsford

District Summary
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 20,220 | 44.0 | +11.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 11,817 | 25.7 | +6.4 |
| Labour | 0 | 4,058 | 8.8 | −1.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 2,235 | 4.9 | −18.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 1,786 | 3.9 | +2.0 |
| Green | 0 | 1,372 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
Division Results
Broomfield & Writtle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Aldridge * | 2,916 | 54.2 | +10.4 |
| | Independent | Wendy Daden | 959 | 17.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Frascona | 894 | 16.6 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Connor Woolner | 423 | 7.9 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Reza Hossain | 184 | 3.4 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,957 | 36.4 | +22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,387 | 35.9 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
Chelmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Spence * | 3,184 | 64.3 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natacha Dudley | 746 | 15.1 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Sandra Massey | 471 | 9.5 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Jesse Pryke | 316 | 6.4 | −18.3 |
| | Green | Colin Budgey | 237 | 4.8 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,438 | 49.2 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,960 | 30.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
Chelmsford Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dick Madden * | 1,823 | 42.5 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marie Goldman | 1,617 | 37.7 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Edward Massey | 506 | 11.8 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | John Theedom | 180 | 4.2 | −16.5 |
| | Green | Tony Lane | 165 | 3.8 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 4.8 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,292 | 33.3 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
Chelmsford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson * | 2,194 | 47.0 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Mike Holoway | 1,635 | 35.0 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | David Howell | 466 | 10.0 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Jones | 243 | 5.2 | −16.3 |
| | Green | Keith Wiffen | 131 | 2.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 12.0 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,676 | 34.3 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
Chelmsford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jude Deakin * | 1,735 | 39.1 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Graham Seeley | 1,534 | 34.6 | +8.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Richard Hyland | 757 | 17.1 | +2.2 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Carter | 284 | 6.4 | −18.9 |
| | Green | Natalie Seaman | 129 | 2.9 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 4.5 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,450 | 29.7 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Great Baddow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jenny Chandler * | 2,306 | 46.7 | +15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Shaw | 1,718 | 34.8 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Chris Vince | 422 | 8.5 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Jeanette Howes | 360 | 7.3 | −22.3 |
| | Green | Liz Carlton | 134 | 2.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 11.9 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,939 | 31.3 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
South Woodham Ferrers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Massey | 1,554 | 45.7 | +11.9 |
| | SWFCTA | Jackie Birch | 732 | 21.5 | −7.1 |
| | UKIP | Kyle Jannece | 566 | 16.6 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Mike Robertson | 185 | 5.4 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noel Sutcliffe | 142 | 4.2 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Chris Cheater | 117 | 3.4 | New |
| | Green | David Rey | 106 | 3.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 24.2 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,417 | 27.3 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
Springfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Mackrory * | 2,464 | 46.1 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Jean Murray | 1,991 | 37.2 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Russell Kennedy | 480 | 9.0 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Mark Gough | 286 | 5.3 | −14.6 |
| | Green | Angela Thompson | 126 | 2.4 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 8.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,353 | 33.9 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
Stock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Grundy * | 3,277 | 68.2 | +19.9 |
| | Independent | Paul Clark | 710 | 14.8 | New |
| | Labour | Elaine Baldwin | 348 | 7.2 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Willis | 307 | 6.4 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Steve Betteridge | 160 | 3.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,567 | 53.5 | +40.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,824 | 33.8 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Colchester

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | | 18,568 | 42.3 | +12.8 |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 9,078 | 20.7 | +0.8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 1 | 10,646 | 24.2 | +2.7 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,402 | 5.5 | −1.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 1,869 | 4.3 | −16.2 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,373 | 3.1 | New |
Division Results
Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Scordis | 1,624 | 32.1 | +17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lyn Barton | 1,469 | 29.0 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Ellis | 1,290 | 25.5 | +14.0 |
| | Green | Mark Goacher | 466 | 9.2 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Ron Levy | 218 | 4.3 | −18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 3.1 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,074 | 29.2 | +8.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.5 | |
Constable :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Brown * | 3,688 | 68.6 | +24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stevenson | 725 | 13.5 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Yates | 552 | 10.3 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Blake Roberts | 413 | 7.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,963 | 55.1 | +42.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,393 | 36.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
Drury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Lissimore * | 3,330 | 58.3 | +18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Glanville | 1,279 | 22.4 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Sioux Blair-Jordan | 594 | 10.4 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Robbie Spence | 303 | 5.3 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | Diane Baker | 202 | 3.5 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,051 | 35.9 | +18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,714 | 41.1 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
Maypole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Harris * | 2,178 | 51.5 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Hazell | 1,166 | 27.6 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Goss | 600 | 14.2 | −10.4 |
| | UKIP | Bruno Hickman | 192 | 4.5 | −10.6 |
| | Green | Laura Pountney | 96 | 2.3 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | 23.9 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,237 | 28.3 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
Mersea & Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jowers * | 2,555 | 49.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | John Akker | 1,058 | 20.3 | New |
| | Labour | Bry Mogridge | 533 | 10.2 | −5.2 |
| | UKIP | David Broise | 474 | 9.1 | −18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Hayes | 317 | 6.1 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Peter Banks | 281 | 5.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,497 | 28.7 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,227 | 36.4 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.1 | |
Mile End & Highwoods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Turrell * | 2,104 | 46.5 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Rowe | 1,549 | 34.2 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Wagstaff | 464 | 10.3 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Amanda Kirke | 207 | 4.6 | −0.4 |
| | UKIP | Alex Knupffer | 200 | 4.4 | −15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 12.3 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,534 | 29.5 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
Parsons Heath & East Gates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Baker | 1,885 | 43.3 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Darius Laws | 1,486 | 34.1 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Judy Short | 514 | 11.8 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Jason Berry | 294 | 6.7 | −19.2 |
| | Green | Robert Brannan | 179 | 4.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 9.2 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,365 | 34.6 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.9 | |
Stanway & Pyefleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Bentley * | 2,842 | 54.9 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Scott-Boutell | 1,190 | 23.0 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Mogridge | 565 | 10.9 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | John Pitts | 289 | 5.6 | −16.4 |
| | Green | Susan Allen | 287 | 5.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,652 | 31.9 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,181 | 35.7 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Wivenhoe St. Andrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Young * | 2,054 | 48.0 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cory | 1,077 | 25.2 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael McDonnell | 662 | 15.5 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Chris Hill | 315 | 7.4 | New |
| | Green | Janita Le Fevre | 170 | 4.0 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 22.8 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,279 | 36.6 | +10.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −9.1 | |

### Epping Forest

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 15,695 | 55.1 | +19.1 |
| Loughton Residents | 1 | | 2,824 | 9.9 | −3.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 1 | 4,445 | 15.6 | +5.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 3,071 | 10.8 | +2.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,418 | 5.0 | +0.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 994 | 3.5 | −23.2 |
| English Democrat | 0 | | 58 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
Division Results
Buckhurst Hill & Loughton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Metcalfe * | 2,742 | 56.5 | +20.7 |
| | Green | Simon Heap | 1,093 | 22.5 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Barkham | 549 | 11.3 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Jason Phillips | 466 | 9.6 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,649 | 34.0 | +22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | 30.3 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
Chigwell & Loughton Broadway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gagan Mohindra | 2,033 | 65.7 | +27.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Alexander-Sefre | 545 | 17.6 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | Mich Diamond-Conway | 518 | 16.7 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,488 | 48.0 | +42.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,120 | 22.4 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 | |
Epping & Theydon Bois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Whitbread | 2,419 | 45.5 | +16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Whitehouse * | 2,275 | 42.8 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Simon Bullough | 353 | 6.6 | +1.2 |
| | UKIP | Barry Johns | 264 | 5.0 | −19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 2.7 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,319 | 38.7 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.8 | |
Loughton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Chris Pond * | 2,824 | 69.3 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Hunter | 801 | 19.7 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Angela Ayre | 328 | 8.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Rissbrook | 121 | 3.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,023 | 49.7 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,080 | 28.8 | +5.7 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
North Weald & Nazeing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Jackson * | 3,081 | 78.5 | +30.9 |
| | Labour | Stefan Mullard | 500 | 12.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall | 346 | 8.8 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,581 | 65.7 | +51.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,953 | 27.4 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +15.1 | |
Ongar & Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maggie McEwen * | 2,336 | 68.2 | +17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Surtees | 432 | 12.6 | +6.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Liam Preston | 316 | 9.2 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Mendoza | 282 | 8.2 | −17.3 |
| | English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 58 | 1.7 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,904 | 55.6 | +30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,429 | 27.7 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
Waltham Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ricki Gadsby * | 2,283 | 59.7 | +19.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Greyson | 590 | 15.4 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Ron McEvoy | 448 | 11.7 | −24.4 |
| | Green | Dave Plummer | 325 | 8.5 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Vaughan | 177 | 4.6 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,693 | 44.3 | +39.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,833 | 22.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

### Harlow

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | 3 | 12,722 | 50.5 | +23.9 |
| Labour | 0 | 3 | 10,303 | 40.9 | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 1,217 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| Green | 0 | | 966 | 3.8 | +0.9 |
Division Results
Harlow North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Garnett | 2,512 | 51.0 | +23.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Danvers * | 2,036 | 41.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 379 | 7.7 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 9.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,927 | 29.1 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 | |
Harlow South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eddie Johnson * | 2,468 | 58.0 | +25.5 |
| | Labour | Eugenie Harvey | 1,495 | 35.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 293 | 6.9 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 973 | 22.9 | +22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,256 | 28.7 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.2 | |
Harlow West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hardware | 3,940 | 46.7 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Souter | 3,802 | 45.1 | |
| | Labour | Karen Clempner * | 3,457 | 41.0 | |
| | Labour | Tony Durcan * | 3,315 | 39.3 | |
| | Green | Hannah Clare | 561 | 6.7 | |
| | Green | James Aicken | 405 | 4.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 297 | 3.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 248 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,025 | 28.3 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Maldon

District Summary
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 3 | 8,400 | 53.7 | +9.2 |
| Labour | 0 | 1,753 | 11.2 | −3.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 1,514 | 9.7 | −19.8 |
| Independent | 0 | 1,498 | 9.6 | New |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 1,210 | 7.7 | New |
| Green | 0 | 731 | 4.7 | −3.8 |
| BNP | 0 | 537 | 3.4 | +0.6 |
Division Results
Heybridge & Tollesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Durham | 2,965 | 57.9 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | Keith Miller | 547 | 10.7 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Francis | 450 | 8.8 | −15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Lee | 434 | 8.5 | New |
| | BNP | Richard Perry | 422 | 8.2 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Edwyn Gerrard-Abbott | 304 | 6.0 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,418 | 47.2 | +26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,122 | 31.5 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
Maldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Channer * | 2,865 | 60.3 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | Lee Rigby | 680 | 14.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Babbage | 533 | 11.2 | New |
| | UKIP | Tim Drain | 310 | 6.5 | −18.3 |
| | Green | Benjamin Finn | 246 | 5.2 | −6.0 |
| | BNP | Trevor Cable | 115 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,185 | 46.0 | +23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,749 | 31.8 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Southminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Pratt | 2,570 | 44.5 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | Wendy Stamp | 1,498 | 26.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Beverly Acevedo | 754 | 13.1 | −25.8 |
| | Labour | Leslie McDonald | 526 | 9.1 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Kay | 243 | 4.2 | New |
| | Green | Peter Lote | 181 | 3.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,072 | 18.5 | +17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,772 | 31.7 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −10.6 | |

### Rochford

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 5 | 2 | 10,073 | 46.7 | +11.7 |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 2,700 | 12.5 | −15.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,318 | 10.7 | −2.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,275 | 10.5 | −0.8 |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 1,996 | 9.2 | +0.4 |
| Rochford Residents | 0 | | 1,400 | 6.5 | New |
| Rayleigh Independents | 0 | | 655 | 3.0 | New |
| Independent | 0 | | 173 | 0.8 | New |
Division Results
Rayleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Maddocks * | 2,122 | 44.7 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Black | 1,462 | 30.8 | +5.6 |
| | UKIP | John Hayter | 835 | 17.6 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Roger Neville | 331 | 7.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 13.9 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 | 36.7 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Rayleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Lumley | 2,090 | 50.3 | +15.8 |
| | Rayleigh Independents | Jamie Burton | 655 | 15.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Stanley | 495 | 11.9 | −4.3 |
| | UKIP | Keith Gibbs * | 459 | 11.0 | −28.7 |
| | Labour | Samantha Reed | 328 | 7.9 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Strutt | 132 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,435 | 34.5 | +29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,164 | 32.5 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +22.3 | |
Rochford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Cutmore * | 1,897 | 44.6 | +2.0 |
| | Rochford Resident | John Mason | 1,400 | 32.9 | New |
| | Labour | David Lench | 403 | 9.5 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Cooper | 402 | 9.5 | −26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Irlam | 148 | 3.5 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 11.7 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,255 | 31.8 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −15.5 | |
Rochford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Steptoe | 1,683 | 45.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Daniels | 870 | 23.6 | −10.1 |
| | UKIP | Neil Hookway | 668 | 18.1 | −8.9 |
| | Independent | Robert Green | 173 | 4.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Arnold | 170 | 4.6 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Simon Cross | 128 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 813 | 22.0 | +19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,701 | 29.7 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
Rochford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Weston | 2,281 | 48.1 | +17.6 |
| | Green | Michael Hoy * | 1,736 | 36.6 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | David Flack | 386 | 8.1 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Tina Hughes | 336 | 7.1 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 11.5 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,739 | 34.0 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Swing | +9.8 | |

### Tendring

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 16,888 | 46.2 | +15.7 |
| Labour | 1 | | 7,024 | 19.2 | +2.8 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1,906 | 5.2 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 2 | 5,361 | 14.7 | −14.3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,734 | 7.5 | −0.4 |
| Tendring First | 0 | 1 | 1,332 | 3.6 | −8.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 1,272 | 3.5 | +0.3 |
Division Results
Brightlingsea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Goggin * | 2,490 | 47.5 | +22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 1,318 | 25.1 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Frank Belgrove | 628 | 12.0 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Ben Smith | 602 | 11.5 | −18.9 |
| | Green | Bev Maltby | 205 | 3.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,172 | 22.4 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,253 | 35.7 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +20.9 | |
Clacton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Sargeant * | 1,906 | 40.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Chris Amos | 1,458 | 31.3 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Mark Stephenson | 705 | 15.1 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Porter | 440 | 9.4 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kane Silver | 82 | 1.8 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Sally McAtter | 74 | 1.6 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 9.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,678 | 35.8 | +2.1 |
| | Independent gain from Tendring First | Independent gain from Tendring First | Swing | +18.2 | |
Between 2013 and 2017, the seat was won by the Independent candidate in a by-election, however it is shown as a gain as it is compared to the previous full council election.
Clacton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Wood * | 1,639 | 49.9 | +20.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Samantha Atkinson | 725 | 22.1 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Pemberton | 724 | 22.0 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Coker | 125 | 3.8 | −2.2 |
| | Green | David Davis | 73 | 2.2 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 914 | 27.8 | +23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,292 | 25.7 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.7 | |
Clacton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Honeywood * | 1,805 | 51.0 | +12.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Dan Casey | 874 | 24.7 | +4.2 |
| | UKIP | Roy Raby | 619 | 17.5 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Duffy | 157 | 4.4 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Steven Kelly | 88 | 2.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 931 | 26.3 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,543 | 28.5 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |
Frinton & Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Platt | 3,066 | 52.0 | +14.2 |
| | Tendring First | Terry Allen | 1,332 | 22.6 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Andy White | 616 | 10.4 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Richard Everett | 563 | 9.5 | −19.1 |
| | Green | Susan Clutterbuck | 192 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Banks | 131 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,734 | 29.4 | +20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,925 | 38.1 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
Harwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ivan Henderson * | 2,427 | 51.4 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Ricky Callender | 1,374 | 29.1 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Aaron Hammond | 725 | 15.4 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Bartholomew | 106 | 2.2 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Paul Clutterbuck | 88 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 | 21.7 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,726 | 35.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
Tendring Rural East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Erskine * | 2,388 | 51.1 | +22.3 |
| | UKIP | Jeff Bray | 1,035 | 22.1 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | Maria Fowler | 762 | 16.3 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Bensilum | 279 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Chris Southall | 212 | 4.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,353 | 29.0 | +22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,676 | 32.2 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | +17.6 | |
The Conservative candidate was elected previously as a UKIP candidate and subsequently switched their party affiliation. The seat is therefore shown as a gain.
Tendring Rural West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carlo Guglielmi * | 2,668 | 59.5 | +21.6 |
| | Labour | Maison Urwin | 552 | 12.3 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rain Welham-Cobb | 536 | 12.0 | −6.2 |
| | UKIP | Mary Newton | 388 | 8.6 | −19.9 |
| | Green | Duncan Gordon | 340 | 7.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,116 | 47.2 | +17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,484 | 33.3 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Uttlesford

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 10,884 | 45.6 | +2.9 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | 0 | 1 | 5,231 | 21.9 | +11.9 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 4,278 | 17.9 | +1.3 |
| Labour | 0 | | 1,707 | 7.1 | −1.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 965 | 4.0 | −14.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 815 | 3.4 | −1.0 |
Division Results
Dunmow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Barker * | 3,389 | 55.9 | +3.6 |
| | R4U | Alexander Armstrong | 1,457 | 24.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lori Flawn | 402 | 6.6 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Bill McCarthy | 399 | 6.6 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stannard | 283 | 4.7 | −20.8 |
| | Green | Ashley Payne | 133 | 2.2 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,932 | 31.9 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,063 | 31.4 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −10.2 | |
Saffron Walden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Moran | 2,468 | 35.6 | +2.1 |
| | R4U | Heather Asker | 2,201 | 31.8 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Shibata | 1,211 | 17.5 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Simon Trimnell | 619 | 8.9 | +0.8 |
| | Green | Sarah Allington | 246 | 3.6 | −0.4 |
| | UKIP | Raymond Tyler | 182 | 2.6 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 3.8 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,927 | 42.5 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative gain from R4U | Conservative gain from R4U | Swing | +2.3 | |
Stansted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Gooding * | 2,317 | 37.4 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melvin Caton | 1,711 | 27.6 | −4.1 |
| | R4U | Anthony Gerard | 1,573 | 25.4 | New |
| | Labour | Thomas van de Bilt | 284 | 4.6 | −2.6 |
| | UKIP | David Allum | 175 | 2.8 | −14.2 |
| | Green | Karmel Stannard | 132 | 2.1 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 9.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,192 | 40.4 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
Thaxted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Walsh * | 2,710 | 57.7 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antionette Wattebot | 954 | 20.3 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Simmons | 405 | 8.6 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Lorna Howe | 325 | 6.9 | −15.0 |
| | Green | Paul Allington | 304 | 6.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,756 | 37.4 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,698 | 33.6 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

## By-elections
### Summary

| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Incumbent party | Winning party | Winning party |
| Clacton East | 3 October 2019 | | Independent | | Independent |

### Results
#### Clacton East

Clacton East By-Election: 3 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mark Stephenson | 1,231 | 36.9 | +21.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Amos | 1,223 | 36.6 | +5.3 |
| | Holland Residents | K.T. King | 537 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Robertson | 140 | 4.2 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Geoff Ely | 111 | 3.3 | −6.1 |
| | Green | Chris Southall | 97 | 2.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.2 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,339 | 25.3 | —10.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +8.3 | |
Stephenson's vote share change is compared to the 2017 result when he stood as a UKIP candidate.