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Local Election Results 2005

Essex

New division boundaries came into force at this election.

Other results for Essex: 2009 2013 2017 2021
By-elections for Essex (may be incomplete): 13th July 2006 (Brentwood Rural) — 5th May 2011 (Harlow W.) — 9th June 2011 (Chelmsford C.) — 8th September 2011 (Stock) — 28th June 2012 (Chelmsford N.) — 9th October 2014 (Brightlingsea) — 5th March 2015 (Bocking) — 31st March 2016 (Clacton E.) — 9th June 2016 (Basildon Laindon Park & Fryerns) — 3rd October 2019 (Clacton E.) — 3rd March 2022 (Rayleigh N.) — 4th May 2023 (Basildon Laindon Park & Fryerns) — 2nd May 2024 (Harlow S.E.) — 4th July 2024 (Basildon Pitsea)
Results for district councils — Basildon 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Braintree 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Brentwood 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Castle Point 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Chelmsford 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Colchester 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Epping Forest 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 — Harlow 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 — Maldon 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Rochford 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Tendring 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Uttlesford 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

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Consolidated results — Essex 2005

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 285899 44.5% 52
Labour 156561 24.3% 13
Liberal Democrat 147561 22.9% 8
Green Party 35696 5.6% 0
Community Representatives Party 6003 0.9% 1
UK Independence Party 4112 0.6% 0
Loughton Residents Association 2734 0.4% 1
Independent 2070 0.3% 0
British National Party 1391 0.2% 0
English Democrats Party 825 0.1% 0
Veritas 158 0.0% 0

Abbey

Margaret Fisher LD 3384 42.9%
Scott Harris Lab 1846 23.4%
David Adams C 1806 22.9%
Peter Lynn Grn 852 10.8%

Basildon Laindon Park and Fryerns (2)

William Archibald Lab 6707 48.3%
Rachel Liebeschuetz Lab 5349
Terry Fleet C 4107 29.6%
Terri Sargent C 3904
Linda Williams LD 1903 13.7%
Jonathan Myall LD 1539
Adam Ellis Grn 1177 8.5%

Basildon Pitsea (2)

Keith Bobbin Lab 6968 45.6%
Paul Kirkman Lab 6181
David Abrahall C 4910 32.1%
Andrew Baggott C 4271
Martin Howard LD 2229 14.6%
Philip Jenkins LD 1964
David Wilkinson Grn 1189 7.8%

Basildon Westley Heights

John Schofield C 3654 37.9%
Geoffrey Williams LD 2753 28.6%
Swatantra Nadanwar Lab 2489 25.8%
Kim Gandy EDP 457 4.7%
Ernest Humphries Grn 283 2.9%

Billericay and Burstead (2)

Anthony Hedley C 10933 58.3%
Kay Twitchen C 8418
Gilda Bellard LD 3868 20.6%
Geoffrey Raylor LD 3718
Patricia Reid Lab 2674 14.3%
Margaret Viney Lab 2369
Annie Humphries Grn 1269 6.8%

Bocking

Lynn Watson Lab 3231 40.1%
Jean Schmitt C 3010 37.4%
Terrence Brooks LD 1362 16.9%
Wendy Partridge Grn 449 5.6%

Braintree Eastern

Nigel Edey C 3688 43.0%
Eileen Davidson Lab 2878 33.6%
Peter Braley LD 1251 14.6%
Duncan Stewart Grn 414 4.8%
Barbara Coutts UKIP 338 3.9%

Braintree Town

Elwyn Bishop Lab 2700 35.9%
Graham Butland C 2485 33.1%
Douglas Rice LD 1730 23.0%
Philip Hughes Grn 327 4.4%
Heather Sheehan UKIP 273 3.6%

Brentwood Hutton

John Roberts C 5734 57.8%
Richard Davies LD 2292 23.1%
Bernadette Pavitt Lab 1332 13.4%
Derek Camp UKIP 563 5.7%

Brentwood North

Philip Baker C 4102 46.7%
Doris Suckling LD 2687 30.6%
Michele Wigram Lab 1143 13.0%
Frank Seckleman Grn 431 4.9%
Yvonne Maguire UKIP 419 4.8%

Brentwood Rural

Roger Dyson C 4751 49.7%
Barry Aspinell LD 3060 32.0%
Vicki Hann Lab 834 8.7%
Michael Heaslip UKIP 616 6.4%
Beryl Lankaster Grn 298 3.1%

Brentwood South

Lionel Lee C 3281 41.0%
David Kendall LD 2711 33.9%
Michael Le-Surf Lab 1356 16.9%
Jeanette Gulleford UKIP 332 4.1%
Dean Swift Grn 325 4.1%

Brightlingsea

Derek Robinson C 4157 45.1%
Colin Olivier Lab 2327 25.2%
Gary Scott LD 2258 24.5%
Nicholas Scales Grn 478 5.2%

Broomfield and Writtle

John Aldridge C 4271 45.4%
John Hunnable LD 2565 27.2%
Prudence Jones Lab 1603 17.0%
Andrew Tinsley Grn 513 5.4%
Charles Cole UKIP 464 4.9%

Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South

Colin Finn C 4780 48.8%
Ann Haigh LD 3438 35.1%
Paul Bostock Lab 1580 16.1%

Canvey Island East

Mark Howard C 3944 45.3%
Dennis Williams Lab 3645 41.9%
Deborah Wood LD 718 8.2%
Christopher Keene Grn 397 4.6%

Canvey Island West

Raymond Howard C 3727 50.8%
Vincent Heatherson Lab 2782 37.9%
Shirley Howe LD 556 7.6%
Irene Willis Grn 269 3.7%

Chelmer

Peter Martin C 5364 53.5%
David Whiteing LD 2280 22.7%
David Howell Lab 1737 17.3%
Eleanor Burgess Grn 650 6.5%

Chelmsford Central

Keith Francis LD 2785 38.0%
David Lee C 2584 35.3%
John Leslie Lab 1531 20.9%
Douglas Copping Grn 430 5.9%

Chelmsford North

Tom Smith-Hughes LD 3276 39.1%
Delmas Ashford C 2726 32.6%
Joan Bliss Lab 2031 24.3%
Angela Thomson Grn 341 4.1%

Chelmsford West

Ian Gale LD 2876 36.0%
Amar Bajaj C 2365 29.6%
Neil Spurgeon Lab 2161 27.1%
Clifford Hughes Grn 426 5.3%
Stephen Stratton Veritas 158 2.0%

Chigwell and Loughton Broadway

Michael Tomkins C 3748 49.8%
Thomas Owen Lab 1551 20.6%
Peter Spencer LD 1349 17.9%
Thomas Richardson BNP 623 8.3%
Gillian Askew Grn 255 3.4%

Clacton East

Pierre Oxley C 4330 51.3%
Roy Raby Lab 2427 28.8%
Victor Brown LD 1206 14.3%
Cheryl Gerrard Grn 263 3.1%
Fraser Leeks CRP 207 2.5%

Clacton North

Clive Baker Lab 2809 39.4%
Paul Honeywood C 2200 30.8%
Harold Shearing LD 1746 24.5%
Kevin Watson CRP 204 2.9%
Patricia Brunton Grn 174 2.4%

Clacton West

Roy Smith CRP 2109 30.8%
Christopher Griffiths C 1988 29.1%
Maurice Alexander Lab 1863 27.2%
Susan Shearing LD 747 10.9%
Rachel Brunton Grn 136 2.0%

Constable

Anthony Clover C 4943 50.1%
John Stevens LD 2333 23.6%
John Wood Lab 1925 19.5%
Roger Bamforth Grn 673 6.8%

Drury

Jeremy Lucas C 4049 43.9%
Gwendoline Ilott LD 3030 32.9%
David Hough Lab 1517 16.5%
Timothy Glover Grn 618 6.7%

Dunmow

Susan Flack C 5498 55.8%
Richard Harris LD 3520 35.7%
Michael Earley Grn 842 8.5%

Epping and Theydon Bois

Terence Spencer C 3496 41.9%
Janet Whitehouse LD 3375 40.4%
Michael Sellears Lab 827 9.9%
Robin Tilbrook EDP 368 4.4%
Korinna Willis Grn 284 3.4%

Frinton and Walton

Michael Page C 6112 56.8%
Richard Hebborn Lab 2633 24.5%
Charles Harrison LD 1658 15.4%
Walter Schwarz Grn 358 3.3%

Great Baddow

Maureen Miller LD 3774 39.3%
David Stevenson C 3571 37.2%
Peter Dixon Lab 1803 18.8%
Colin Budgey Grn 449 4.7%

Hadleigh

Jillian Reeves C 4998 55.6%
Jacqueline Reilly Lab 2229 24.8%
Elizabeth Jones LD 1028 11.4%
Vikki Copping Grn 735 8.2%

Halstead

Joseph Pike C 4378 47.0%
Moia Thorogood Lab 2486 26.7%
Christine Bayley LD 1887 20.3%
Nelson Brunton Grn 560 6.0%

Harlow North

Paul Sztumpf Lab 3863 42.1%
Jane Steer C 3095 33.8%
Christopher Millington LD 1716 18.7%
Miles Willis Grn 495 5.4%

Harlow South East

Edward Johnson C 3552 41.5%
Patricia Larkin Lab 3224 37.6%
Linda Pailing LD 1479 17.3%
Michael Gould Grn 311 3.6%

Harlow West (2)

Anthony Durcan Lab 6568 40.4%
Jenny Holland Lab 6499
Christopher Ford C 5807 35.7%
Joshua Jolles C 5640
Robert Thurston LD 2696 16.6%
Nicholas Macy LD 2477
Robert Wight Grn 1205 7.4%

Harwich

Leslie Double Lab 3847 42.3%
Steven Henderson CRP 2847 31.3%
Denzil Watson C 1887 20.7%
Katherine Bamforth Grn 519 5.7%

Hedingham

David Finch C 4959 52.5%
Stephen Bolter LD 2182 23.1%
John Kotz Lab 1722 18.2%
Robert Kenney Grn 590 6.2%

Heybridge and Tollesbury

Rodney Bass C 5305 51.4%
Norman Hunt Lab 2162 21.0%
Gerald Townshend LD 1905 18.5%
Jonathan King Grn 943 9.1%

Loughton Central

Christopher Pond Loughton 2734 35.2%
Matthew Hayday C 2175 28.0%
Margaret Owen Lab 1331 17.2%
Patricia Richardson BNP 768 9.9%
Lucille Thompson LD 483 6.2%
Jennifer Hart Grn 269 3.5%

Maldon

Brian Mead C 4588 49.2%
Michael Bentley Lab 2461 26.4%
Janetta Sosin LD 1603 17.2%
Michael Cole Grn 672 7.2%

Maypole

Richard Bourne Lab 2226 34.8%
Bill Frame LD 2035 31.8%
Robert Davidson C 1837 28.7%
Philippa Lane Grn 299 4.7%

Mersea and Tiptree

Christopher Manning-Press C 4129 44.7%
Audrey Spencer Lab 1916 20.8%
Craig Sutton LD 1491 16.2%
Jon Longman Ind 1263 13.7%
Howard Mettler Grn 428 4.6%

Mile End and Highwoods

Anne Turrell LD 2646 38.1%
Donald Henshall C 2619 37.7%
Richard Bingley Lab 1282 18.4%
Mary Bryan Grn 403 5.8%

North Weald and Nazeing

Anthony Jackson C 5301 58.3%
Kelvin Morris Lab 1654 18.2%
Janet Hedges LD 1623 17.9%
Peter Goldsmith Grn 511 5.6%

Ongar and Rural

Gerard McEwen C 4397 59.6%
Derek Jacobs LD 1729 23.4%
Sheila Spring Lab 1254 17.0%

Parsons Heath and East Gates

Theresa Higgins LD 3312 43.4%
Simon Smith C 2280 29.9%
Kim Naish Lab 1647 21.6%
Maria Iacovou Grn 390 5.1%

Rayleigh North

Stephen Castle C 3815 44.7%
Christopher Black LD 2908 34.1%
Stephen Hinde Lab 1382 16.2%
Neil Kirsh Grn 432 5.1%

Rayleigh South

Mavis Webster C 4180 53.9%
Keith Budden LD 1617 20.9%
Hilary Dyer Lab 1577 20.3%
Peggy-Jane Smith Grn 376 4.9%

Rochford North

Tracey Chapman C 4262 51.8%
Allan Davies Lab 1809 22.0%
Victor Leach LD 1555 18.9%
Andrew Vaughan Grn 607 7.4%

Rochford South

Roy Pearson C 3324 46.8%
Graham Fox Lab 2460 34.6%
John Masek LD 867 12.2%
Robin Hume Grn 453 6.4%

Rochford West

Elizabeth Hart C 4788 52.8%
Michael Hoy Lab 2276 25.1%
Mark Pearson LD 1406 15.5%
Gabrielle Yeadell Grn 595 6.6%

Saffron Walden

Robert Chambers C 4299 41.9%
Joan Dawson LD 3237 31.5%
Simon Trimnell Lab 1570 15.3%
Trilby Roberts Grn 700 6.8%
Raymond Tyler UKIP 462 4.5%

South Benfleet

Colin Riley C 4226 50.4%
Lorna Trollope Lab 2627 31.3%
Barry Newman LD 1357 16.2%
Nanine Pachy Grn 175 2.1%

South Woodham Ferrers

Norman Hume C 3950 51.5%
Robert Jones Lab 1403 18.3%
Jenifer Goldfinch LD 1260 16.4%
Ian Roberts Ind 807 10.5%
Valerie Thompson Grn 251 3.3%

Southminster

Robert Boyce C 5729 53.0%
Mary Feakins Lab 2612 24.2%
James Hutchon LD 1725 16.0%
Robert King Grn 736 6.8%

Springfield

Michael Mackrory LD 4095 41.5%
John Spence C 3778 38.3%
William Horslen Lab 1996 20.2%

Stansted

Raymond Gooding C 3932 43.6%
Peter Wilcock LD 3779 41.9%
Betty McGregor Lab 904 10.0%
Sanjukta Ghosh Grn 411 4.6%

Stanway and Pyefleet

John Jowers C 4036 44.3%
Hannah James LD 2739 30.1%
John Spademan Lab 1825 20.0%
Pat Rogers Grn 514 5.6%

Stock

Lord Hanningfield C 5944 65.7%
Angela Robinson LD 2232 24.7%
Dawn Holmes Grn 867 9.6%

Tendring Rural East

Mark Cossens C 3805 40.5%
Lawrence Payne Lab 2951 31.4%
Robert Bevan LD 2142 22.8%
Samuel Elliott Grn 289 3.1%
John Brown CRP 208 2.2%

Tendring Rural West

Sarah Candy C 3929 45.9%
Ann Elvin LD 3315 38.7%
Michael Mealing Grn 884 10.3%
David Smy CRP 428 5.0%

Thaxted

Simon Walsh C 4366 52.6%
Robert Wingard LD 2188 26.4%
Yvonne Morton Lab 1113 13.4%
Susan Halsted Grn 629 7.6%

Three Fields with Great Notley

Roger Walters C 4045 51.9%
William Edwards Lab 1682 21.6%
Lesley Beckett LD 1475 18.9%
Kevin Peterson Grn 316 4.1%
Michael Baker UKIP 278 3.6%

Thundersley

William Dick C 3879 48.8%
Joseph Cooke Lab 2902 36.5%
Paul Westlake LD 811 10.2%
Eileen Peck Grn 360 4.5%

Waltham Abbey

Elizabeth Webster C 4622 56.6%
Peter Sheen Lab 1974 24.2%
Patricia Brooks LD 1170 14.3%
Barry Johns Grn 393 4.8%

Wickford Crouch (2)

Donald Morris C 8841 53.9%
Iris Pummell C 8421
Wendy Aitken Lab 3927 24.0%
Christopher Wilson Lab 3873
Vivien Howard LD 2444 14.9%
Michael Woods LD 2369
Dean Hall Grn 1183 7.2%

Witham Northern

Michael Lager C 3108 35.0%
Philip Barlow Lab 2878 32.4%
James Abbott Grn 1376 15.5%
Martin Ashby LD 1154 13.0%
Bryan Smith UKIP 367 4.1%

Witham Southern

Derrick Louis C 3539 40.7%
Jacqueline Martin Lab 3155 36.2%
Barry Fleet LD 1431 16.4%
Stephen Hicks Grn 581 6.7%

Wivenhoe St Andrew

Julie Young Lab 2756 37.1%
Jeremy Jacobs LD 2119 28.5%
Neil Stock C 1881 25.3%
Christopher Fox Grn 668 9.0%

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