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Local Election Results 2009

Essex

Whole council up for election.

Other results for Essex: 2005 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) — 12th December 2024 (Stock)
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 2024 — 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 2009

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 169975 43.3% 60
Liberal Democrat 79085 20.1% 12
Labour 42334 10.8% 1
British National Party 35037 8.9% 0
Green Party 26547 6.8% 0
UK Independence Party 18186 4.6% 0
Tendring First 5866 1.5% 0
English Democrats Party 5212 1.3% 0
Independent 4322 1.1% 1
Loughton Residents Association 2764 0.7% 1
Canvey Island Independent Party 1655 0.4% 0
Community Representatives Party 1523 0.4% 0

Abbey

Margaret Fisher LD 2384 50.4%
Linda Wonnacott Grn 845 17.9%
Darius Laws C 828 17.5%
Rossanna Trudgian Lab 365 7.7%
John Key BNP 305 6.5%

Basildon Laindon Park and Fryerns (2) [2 C gains from Lab]

John Dornan C 2349 32.2%
Terri Sargent C 2282
William Archibald Lab 2094 28.7%
Rachel Liebeschuetz Lab 1686
David King BNP 1612 22.1%
Leonard Heather BNP 1608
Arnold Lutton LD 1240 17.0%
Linda Williams LD 1214

Basildon Pitsea (2) [2 C gains from Lab]

David Abrahall C 2437 29.0%
Sandra Hillier C 2122
Keith Bobbin Lab 2027 24.1%
Paul Kirkman Lab 1836
Terry McBride UKIP 1725 20.5%
Janet Davies UKIP 1637
Philip Howell BNP 1439 17.1%
Raymond Pearce BNP 1072
Elizabeth Grant LD 788 9.4%
Emma Peall LD 697

Basildon Westley Heights

John Schofield C 1936 34.6%
Geoff Williams LD 1679 30.0%
Imelda Clancy UKIP 711 12.7%
Mark Witzer Lab 679 12.1%
Geoffrey McCarthy BNP 596 10.6%

Billericay and Burstead (2)

Anthony Hedley C 6224 51.8%
Kay Twitchen C 5021
Susan McCaffery UKIP 1721 14.3%
Martin Howard LD 1638 13.6%
Stephen Nice LD 1519
Margaret Viney Lab 913 7.6%
Kim Gandy EDP 795 6.6%
Michael Bateman BNP 735 6.1%
Anthony Borlase Lab 717
Irene Bateman BNP 656

Bocking [C gain from Lab]

John Baugh C 1814 37.3%
Lynn Watson Lab 997 20.5%
Gordon Helm UKIP 859 17.7%
Terry Brooks LD 572 11.8%
Carole Gladwin BNP 318 6.5%
Nicholas Scales Grn 299 6.2%

Braintree Eastern

Nigel Edey C 2316 45.5%
Eric Lynch Lab 747 14.7%
Paul Lemon LD 607 11.9%
Andrea Bunn Grn 554 10.9%
Perry Blye EDP 493 9.7%
Matthew Taylor BNP 368 7.2%

Braintree Town [C gain from Lab]

Graham Butland C 1575 35.3%
Elwyn Bishop Lab 876 19.6%
Philip Shute UKIP 652 14.6%
Doug Rice LD 600 13.4%
Wendy Partridge Grn 279 6.2%
Paul Hooks BNP 254 5.7%
Albert Day EDP 231 5.2%

Brentwood Hutton

John Roberts C 4052 65.4%
Ross Carter LD 1119 18.1%
Clifford Houghton BNP 602 9.7%
Kees Maxey Lab 420 6.8%

Brentwood North [LD gain from C]

Barry Aspinell LD 2698 45.5%
Phil Baker C 2397 40.4%
Michele Wigram Lab 562 9.5%
Carolyn Rossiter BNP 276 4.7%

Brentwood Rural

Ann Naylor C 2953 48.7%
Yvonne Maguire UKIP 1300 21.4%
Karen Chilvers LD 991 16.3%
Dennis Norman Lab 314 5.2%
Sidney Chaney BNP 312 5.1%
Maureen Davies EDP 198 3.3%

Brentwood South [LD gain from C]

David Kendall LD 2273 41.5%
Lionel Lee C 2266 41.3%
Kevin Swaby BNP 501 9.1%
Gareth Barrett Lab 443 8.1%

Brightlingsea

Derek Robinson C 2387 43.0%
Gary Scott LD 1577 28.4%
Tracey Osben Lab 588 10.6%
Jim Taylor BNP 537 9.7%
Stephen Whiteman Grn 468 8.4%

Broomfield and Writtle

John Aldridge C 3234 56.7%
Don Bacon LD 1176 20.6%
Reza Hossain Grn 489 8.6%
Daniel Warden BNP 434 7.6%
John Knott Lab 369 6.5%

Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South

Valerie Metcalfe C 2601 40.1%
Ann Haigh LD 1952 30.1%
Gerard Wadsworth UKIP 637 9.8%
Steven Neville Grn 392 6.0%
Alexander Copland BNP 370 5.7%
Tom Owen Lab 359 5.5%
Neville Wright Ind 177 2.7%

Canvey Island East [Ind gain from C]

Brian Wood Ind 1782 34.8%
Mark Howard C 1612 31.5%
Laurence Morgan BNP 852 16.7%
John Payne Lab 553 10.8%
Nicola Nunn LD 316 6.2%

Canvey Island West

Ray Howard C 1948 43.1%
Peter May CIIP 1655 36.6%
John Morgan BNP 505 11.2%
Jackie Reilly Lab 314 6.9%
Ashley Final LD 97 2.1%

Chelmer

Peter Martin C 3431 57.9%
David Whiteing LD 1162 19.6%
Eleanor Burgess Grn 589 9.9%
David Howell Lab 378 6.4%
Viktor Underwood BNP 366 6.2%

Chelmsford Central

Margaret Hutchon LD 2076 44.5%
Robert Pontin C 1570 33.6%
Peter Lynn Grn 381 8.2%
Jonathan Legg Lab 358 7.7%
Jay Slaven BNP 284 6.1%

Chelmsford North

Tom Smith-Hughes LD 2418 46.7%
Dick Madden C 1659 32.0%
Jim Webb Lab 405 7.8%
Angela Thomson Grn 376 7.3%
Paul Maylin BNP 323 6.2%

Chelmsford West

Jude Deakin LD 2040 41.2%
James Morgan C 1613 32.6%
Joan Bliss Lab 546 11.0%
Christine Mitchell BNP 376 7.6%
Nelson Brunton Grn 372 7.5%

Chigwell and Loughton Broadway

John Knapman C 2363 53.2%
Ruth Montefiore Lab 618 13.9%
Edward Butler BNP 540 12.2%
Katie Holmes LD 509 11.5%
Chris Lord Grn 410 9.2%

Clacton East

Linda Mead C 2270 42.6%
Pierre Oxley Tendring 1361 25.5%
Keith Beaumont BNP 626 11.7%
Norman Jacobs Lab 508 9.5%
Eleanor Gordon Grn 325 6.1%
Dominique Azid LD 238 4.5%

Clacton North [C gain from Lab]

Stephen Mayzes C 1566 39.8%
Brian Whitson LD 782 19.9%
Loraine Henry BNP 651 16.6%
Delia Aldis Lab 649 16.5%
Robbie Spence Grn 282 7.2%

Clacton West [C gain from CRP]

Chris Griffiths C 1639 40.0%
Kevin Watson Tendring 694 16.9%
Tracey Worsley BNP 606 14.8%
Roy Raby Lab 469 11.4%
John Candler LD 348 8.5%
Clare Palmer Grn 223 5.4%
Kenneth Sargeant CRP 123 3.0%

Constable

Anne Brown C 3209 51.5%
George Curtis UKIP 880 14.1%
Barry Woodward LD 821 13.2%
Roger Bamforth Grn 583 9.4%
David Hough Lab 406 6.5%
James Butler BNP 223 3.6%
Bruno Hickman Ind 107 1.7%

Drury

Jeremy Lucas C 2402 40.6%
John Loxley LD 2383 40.3%
Stephen Ford Grn 563 9.5%
Michael Donnachie Lab 323 5.5%
Graham Carter BNP 238 4.0%

Dunmow

Susan Barker C 3780 60.9%
Alan Thawley LD 906 14.6%
Simon Whittle Grn 632 10.2%
Lynne Turpin BNP 500 8.1%
Bill McCarthy Lab 390 6.3%

Epping and Theydon Bois [LD gain from C]

Janet Whitehouse LD 2481 42.3%
James Surguy C 2080 35.5%
Andrew Smith UKIP 581 9.9%
Tony Frankland BNP 306 5.2%
Daniel Kieve Grn 219 3.7%
Simon Bullough Lab 192 3.3%

Frinton and Walton

Mick Page C 3215 46.2%
Terry Allen Tendring 2253 32.4%
Pat Henry BNP 500 7.2%
Sandra Moog Grn 500 7.2%
James Osben Lab 495 7.1%

Great Baddow

Maureen Miller LD 2545 40.9%
Janette Potter C 2089 33.6%
Jesse Pryke UKIP 785 12.6%
James French Lab 326 5.2%
Colin Budgey Grn 260 4.2%
Jemma Cutts BNP 216 3.5%

Hadleigh

Jillian Reeves C 2965 52.0%
Bob Eldridge UKIP 1023 17.9%
John Trollope Lab 507 8.9%
Lesley Morgan Grn 427 7.5%
Paul Westlake LD 406 7.1%
Peter Barber BNP 378 6.6%

Halstead

Joe Pike C 2196 40.8%
Michael Ford UKIP 790 14.7%
Malcolm Fincken Lab 600 11.2%
Alan Crowe LD 584 10.9%
Raymond Brown EDP 529 9.8%
Patricia Brunton Grn 413 7.7%
Linda Henry BNP 265 4.9%

Harlow North [C gain from Lab]

Michael Garnett C 1838 33.2%
Paul Sztumpf Lab 1378 24.9%
Ian Jackson LD 1129 20.4%
Geoffrey Williams BNP 716 12.9%
Robert King Grn 472 8.5%

Harlow South East

Eddie Johnson C 1956 40.8%
Mike Danvers Lab 983 20.5%
Linda Pailing LD 859 17.9%
Thomas Richardson BNP 677 14.1%
Suzanne King Grn 320 6.7%

Harlow West (2) [2 C gains from Lab]

Lee Dangerfield C 3235 33.2%
Guy Mitchinson C 2939
Tony Durcan Lab 2549 26.2%
Jenny Holland Lab 2453
Tim Sanderson LD 1504 15.4%
Manny Doku LD 1447
Paul Evans BNP 1381 14.2%
Scott Cato BNP 1318
Cheryl Gerrard Grn 1066 11.0%

Harwich [C gain from Lab]

Ricky Callender C 1746 36.5%
Steven Henderson CRP 1115 23.3%
Les Double Lab 996 20.8%
Anthony Evennett BNP 331 6.9%
Kate Douglas LD 302 6.3%
Frank Barton Grn 293 6.1%

Hedingham

David Finch C 3329 54.5%
Stephen Bolter LD 1130 18.5%
Agnes Wells Grn 706 11.6%
Richard Higby BNP 504 8.3%
John Kotz Lab 435 7.1%

Heybridge and Tollesbury

Rodney Bass C 3338 53.9%
Matthew Bellard LD 992 16.0%
Robert Graves Grn 803 13.0%
Adrian Litscher BNP 585 9.4%
Norman Hunt Lab 473 7.6%

Loughton Central

Christopher Pond Loughton 2764 55.2%
Mitchell Cohen C 911 18.2%
Rodney Law BNP 529 10.6%
Michael McGough UKIP 317 6.3%
Martin Lawford Lab 250 5.0%
Jesse Briton Grn 120 2.4%
Christopher Spence LD 117 2.3%

Maldon

Penny Channer C 2359 41.6%
Brian Mead Ind 1180 20.8%
Christopher Crowther LD 621 11.0%
Janet Carden Grn 600 10.6%
Michael Bentley Lab 515 9.1%
Len Blain BNP 391 6.9%

Maypole [LD gain from Lab]

Lyn Barton LD 1344 32.3%
Dave Harris Lab 1226 29.4%
Roger Buston C 1021 24.5%
Daniel Hack BNP 297 7.1%
Pamela Nelson Grn 277 6.7%

Mersea and Tiptree

John Jowers C 3004 56.7%
Jon Longman LD 900 17.0%
Kathy Bamforth Grn 562 10.6%
Michael Newbury BNP 437 8.2%
John Wood Lab 395 7.5%

Mile End and Highwoods

Anne Turrell LD 2509 54.2%
Brian Jarvis C 1337 28.9%
Mary Bryan Grn 315 6.8%
Robert Fisher Lab 262 5.7%
Benjamin Jones BNP 209 4.5%

North Weald and Nazeing

Anthony Jackson C 3119 61.0%
Julian Leppert BNP 612 12.0%
Matthew Lake LD 524 10.2%
Nicola Harries Grn 442 8.6%
Kelvin Morris Lab 419 8.2%

Ongar and Rural

Gerard McEwen C 2358 53.0%
Derek Jacobs LD 656 14.7%
Robin Tilbrook EDP 505 11.3%
Peter Turpin BNP 380 8.5%
Jessica Barnecutt Grn 288 6.5%
Sheila Spring Lab 265 6.0%

Parsons Heath and East Gates

Theresa Higgins LD 2183 49.3%
Christopher Arnold C 1183 26.7%
Maria Iacovou Grn 419 9.5%
Gary Saveall BNP 328 7.4%
Adam Fox Lab 317 7.2%

Rayleigh North

Stephen Castle C 2095 38.3%
Chris Black LD 1739 31.8%
John Hayter EDP 718 13.1%
Tony Smith UKIP 416 7.6%
Lisa Byrne BNP 278 5.1%
David Bodimeade Lab 226 4.1%

Rayleigh South

Mavis Webster C 2165 48.9%
Paula Hayter EDP 847 19.1%
Lindsay Friend LD 777 17.6%
Donna-Marie Loughran BNP 347 7.8%
Alan Bennett Lab 289 6.5%

Rochford North

Tracey Chapman C 2490 51.7%
John Curtin BNP 705 14.6%
Debbie Taylor LD 679 14.1%
Andrew Vaughan Grn 618 12.8%
David Kirkman Lab 328 6.8%

Rochford South

Roy Pearson C 1996 51.1%
Earl Strobridge BNP 547 14.0%
Douglas Copping Grn 517 13.2%
David Lench Lab 491 12.6%
Lester Wakeling LD 354 9.1%

Rochford West

Bonnie Hart C 2972 56.8%
Sid Cumberland LD 900 17.2%
Sandra Matthews BNP 874 16.7%
Angelina Marriott Lab 489 9.3%

Saffron Walden

Robert Chambers C 3287 50.6%
Richard Freeman LD 1506 23.2%
Trilby Roberts Grn 891 13.7%
Yvonne Morton Lab 483 7.4%
Susan Clapp BNP 332 5.1%

South Benfleet

Colin Riley C 2702 54.0%
Emma Spicer Lab 757 15.1%
Mark Cooling BNP 652 13.0%
Jeni Goldfinch LD 475 9.5%
Nanine Pachy Grn 422 8.4%

South Woodham Ferrers

Norman Hume C 1808 43.9%
Ian Roberts Ind 1076 26.1%
Barry Passingham LD 393 9.5%
Victor Scott BNP 359 8.7%
Margaret Vanner Lab 291 7.1%
Stephanie Bills Grn 193 4.7%

Southminster

Bob Boyce C 2821 44.8%
Tim Drain UKIP 1376 21.9%
Marian Elsden LD 614 9.8%
Pauline Wells Lab 551 8.8%
Nev Saveall BNP 490 7.8%
Jonathan King Grn 440 7.0%

Springfield

Michael Mackrory LD 2845 45.7%
Paul Hutchinson C 2340 37.6%
Bernard Corby BNP 403 6.5%
Howard Bills Grn 340 5.5%
Robert Jones Lab 302 4.8%

Stansted

Ray Gooding C 2748 43.6%
Alan Dean LD 2651 42.0%
Karmel Stannard Grn 421 6.7%
George Martin BNP 288 4.6%
Barbara Light Lab 198 3.1%

Stanway and Pyefleet

Kevin Bentley C 2394 44.7%
Colin Sykes LD 1538 28.7%
Michael Lilley Lab 551 10.3%
Walter Schwarz Grn 539 10.1%
Shaun Cuming BNP 331 6.2%

Stock

Lord Hanningfield C 3726 65.7%
Angela Robinson LD 711 12.5%
Richard Monk Grn 493 8.7%
Charlotte Davis BNP 442 7.8%
Una Norman Lab 297 5.2%

Tendring Rural East

Mick Skeels C 2002 35.7%
Mark Cossens Tendring 1271 22.7%
Charlie Powell Lab 589 10.5%
Joyce O'Brien LD 528 9.4%
Peter Hack BNP 518 9.2%
Chris Southall Grn 447 8.0%
Tony Colbourne CRP 253 4.5%

Tendring Rural West

Sarah Candy C 2195 40.8%
Ann Elvin LD 983 18.3%
David Macdonald UKIP 892 16.6%
Duncan Gordon Grn 434 8.1%
John Ford Lab 358 6.6%
Jack Robertson Tendring 287 5.3%
Debbie Hack BNP 205 3.8%
Martyn Donn CRP 32 0.6%

Thaxted

Simon Walsh C 3106 56.0%
Ron Clover LD 968 17.5%
Peter Vernon Grn 644 11.6%
Gloria Meredew EDP 335 6.0%
Edward Long BNP 263 4.7%
Yad Zanganah Lab 230 4.1%

Three Fields with Great Notley

Roger Walters C 2648 55.9%
Peter Braley LD 612 12.9%
Colin Morris EDP 561 11.8%
Stephen Hicks Grn 412 8.7%
Moia Thorogood Lab 274 5.8%
Michael Keeble BNP 231 4.9%

Thundersley

Bill Dick C 2076 43.9%
Jean Hulse UKIP 916 19.4%
Joe Cooke Lab 658 13.9%
Ian Fuller LD 384 8.1%
Linda England BNP 373 7.9%
Eileen Peck Grn 319 6.7%

Waltham Abbey

Liz Webster C 2577 50.5%
Pat Richardson BNP 1072 21.0%
Pat Brooks LD 682 13.4%
Mitch Diamond-Conway Lab 445 8.7%
Nicky Fuller Grn 323 6.3%

Wickford Crouch (2)

Don Morris C 4732 46.9%
Iris Pummell C 4545
Ron Long UKIP 1854 18.4%
Anthony Gladwin BNP 1449 14.3%
Philip Jenkins LD 1189 11.8%
Benjamin Williams LD 1045
Christopher Roberts BNP 947
Santa Bennett Lab 875 8.7%
Patricia Rackley Lab 813

Witham Northern

Michael Lager C 1793 31.8%
James Abbott Grn 1307 23.2%
Phil Barlow Lab 946 16.8%
David Hodges UKIP 751 13.3%
Pamela Hooper LD 490 8.7%
Robert Rundell BNP 349 6.2%

Witham Southern

Derrick Louis C 2528 49.3%
Lucy Barlow Lab 800 15.6%
Bernard Dearlove LD 671 13.1%
Philip Hughes Grn 643 12.5%
Rodney Leveridge BNP 490 9.5%

Wivenhoe St Andrew

Julie Young Lab 1653 34.7%
Mark Cory LD 1220 25.6%
Eugene Kraft C 1064 22.3%
Chris Fox Grn 580 12.2%
Samantha Paterson BNP 248 5.2%

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