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Local Election Results 2013

Essex

Whole council up for election.

CIIP = Canvey Island Independent Party
CRP = Community Representatives Party
Loughton = Loughton Residents Association
SWFInd = South Woodham Ferrers Independents
Tendring = Tendring First
YPP = Young People's Party

Other results for Essex: 2005 2009 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 — 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 — 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 2013

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 102989 34.4% 42
UK Independence Party 80886 27.0% 9
Labour 49026 16.4% 9
Liberal Democrat 34685 11.6% 9
Green Party 14422 4.8% 2
Tendring First 4093 1.4% 1
Independent 3649 1.2% 1
Loughton Residents Association 3286 1.1% 1
Canvey Island Independent Party 2777 0.9% 1
British National Party 909 0.3% 0
English Democrats Party 835 0.3% 0
South Woodham Ferrers Independents 757 0.3% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 431 0.1% 0
National Front 304 0.1% 0
Community Representatives Party 204 0.1% 0
Young People's Party 21 0.0% 0

Abbey

Margaret Fisher LD 1273 37.0%
Harry Royle UKIP 786 22.8%
Tyron Wilson Lab 519 15.1%
Peter Lynn Grn 467 13.6%
Saimon Rashid C 395 11.5%

Basildon Laindon Park and Fryerns (2) [1 Lab gain from C, 1 UKIP gain from C]

William Archibald Lab 2277 37.2%
Mark Ellis UKIP 2175 35.5%
Anne Fryatt Lab 1980
David Sheppard UKIP 1684
John Dornan C 958 15.6%
Terri Sargent C 784
Francis Barnes-Challinor LD 215 3.5%
Arnold Lutton LD 187
Thomas Beaney NF 171 2.8%
Cheryl Gerrard Grn 138 2.3%
Pat Rackley Ind 119 1.9%
Dawn Holmes Grn 116
David Murray TUSC 73 1.2%

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

Keith Bobbin Lab 2488 39.5%
Melissa McGeorge Lab 2181
Andrew Ager UKIP 2055 32.6%
Terry McBride UKIP 1925
Sandra Hillier C 1257 19.9%
Andrew Schrader C 1103
Freddie Gerrard-Abbott Grn 205 3.3%
Ben Williams LD 167 2.6%
Linda Williams LD 145
Anthony Harms NF 133 2.1%

Basildon Westley Heights [UKIP gain from C]

Kerry Smith UKIP 1347 29.0%
John Schofield C 1208 26.0%
Geoff Williams LD 1057 22.8%
David Burton-Sampson Lab 943 20.3%
Martin Wargent Grn 66 1.4%
None of the Above X Ind 24 0.5%

Billericay and Burstead (2)

Anthony Hedley C 3661 51.2%
Kay Twitchen C 3523
Terry Gandy UKIP 2103 29.4%
Susan McCaffery UKIP 1957
Alan Bennett Lab 658 9.2%
Santa Bennett Lab 563
Nigel Horn LD 437 6.1%
Stephen Watson Grn 290 4.1%
Nelson Brunton Grn 285
Martin Howard LD 256

Bocking [UKIP gain from C]

Gordon Helm UKIP 1340 32.7%
David Baugh C 1320 32.2%
Lynn Watson Lab 1226 29.9%
Andrea Bunn Grn 126 3.1%
Pamela Hooper LD 91 2.2%

Braintree Eastern

Patricia Newton C 1605 40.6%
Philip Palij UKIP 1098 27.8%
Moia Thorogood Lab 790 20.0%
John Malam Grn 233 5.9%
James Fleet LD 180 4.6%
John Key BNP 43 1.1%

Braintree Town

Graham Butland C 1152 32.8%
Bill Edwards Lab 1121 31.9%
Rod Challis UKIP 953 27.1%
Timothy Reeve Grn 159 4.5%
Hayden Hooper LD 126 3.6%

Brentwood Hutton

Roger Hirst C 2053 48.0%
David Watt UKIP 1280 29.9%
Mike Le-Surf Lab 437 10.2%
Alfred Newberry LD 353 8.3%
David Andrews Grn 152 3.6%

Brentwood North

Barry Aspinell LD 1842 43.3%
Chris Hossack C 1169 27.5%
Michael McGough UKIP 863 20.3%
Yvonne Waterhouse Lab 266 6.3%
Simon Attwood Grn 116 2.7%

Brentwood Rural

Ann Naylor C 1847 44.4%
Yvonne Maguire UKIP 1425 34.2%
Lisa Barrett LD 461 11.1%
Julie Morrissey Lab 304 7.3%
Howard Bills Grn 126 3.0%

Brentwood South

David Kendall LD 1626 38.9%
Keith Parker C 1117 26.7%
Mark Allen UKIP 768 18.4%
Gareth Barrett Lab 534 12.8%
Stephanie Bills Grn 106 2.5%
Oliver Tilbrook EDP 31 0.7%

Brightlingsea [UKIP gain from C]

Roger Lord UKIP 1429 30.4%
Gary Scott LD 1264 26.9%
Lynda McWilliams C 1156 24.6%
Colin Olivier Lab 585 12.4%
Maria Iacovou Grn 165 3.5%
Terry Allen Tendring 102 2.2%

Broomfield and Writtle

John Aldridge C 1985 43.9%
Ian Nicholls UKIP 1346 29.8%
Graham Pooley LD 570 12.6%
Philip Gaudin Lab 387 8.6%
Reza Hossain Grn 184 4.1%
Claire Breed EDP 51 1.1%

Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South

Valerie Metcalfe C 1530 35.8%
Sharon Weston Loughton 1017 23.8%
David Dorrell UKIP 790 18.5%
Andrew Forsey Lab 336 7.9%
Steven Neville Grn 308 7.2%
Garry Sadler LD 234 5.5%
Rodney Law Ind 38 0.9%
Gerard Wadsworth YPP 21 0.5%

Canvey Island East [CIIP gain from Ind]

Dave Blackwell CIIP 1766 44.3%
Brian Wood UKIP 1145 28.7%
David Cross C 619 15.5%
Matthew Reilly Lab 356 8.9%
John Morgan BNP 79 2.0%
Owen Bartholomew LD 24 0.6%

Canvey Island West

Raymond Howard C 1310 37.1%
Peter May CIIP 1011 28.6%
Anne Wood UKIP 850 24.1%
Esther Akinnuwa Lab 278 7.9%
Stephen Smith BNP 59 1.7%
Paul Westlake LD 26 0.7%

Chelmer

John Spence C 2044 49.0%
Thomas Jones UKIP 1029 24.7%
Raymond Barry Lab 466 11.2%
Martin Ashby LD 428 10.3%
Colin Budgey Grn 206 4.9%

Chelmsford Central [C gain from LD]

Dick Madden C 1233 35.8%
David Jones LD 895 26.0%
John Theedom UKIP 711 20.6%
Edward Massey Lab 431 12.5%
Tony Lane Grn 175 5.1%

Chelmsford North

Stephen Robinson LD 1501 37.4%
Robert Pontin C 882 22.0%
Leslie Retford UKIP 862 21.5%
Irene Ferguson Lab 596 14.9%
Angela Thomson Grn 170 4.2%

Chelmsford West

Jude Deakin LD 1078 28.6%
Graham Seeley C 975 25.8%
Eric Johnston UKIP 956 25.3%
Bill Horslen Lab 642 17.0%
Avril Howe Grn 124 3.3%

Chigwell and Loughton Broadway

John Knapman C 1146 38.0%
Lucy Bostick UKIP 982 32.6%
Leon Girling Loughton 324 10.7%
Margaret Owen Lab 319 10.6%
Christopher Lord Grn 114 3.8%
George Lund LD 93 3.1%
Robert Jarvis Ind 37 1.2%

Clacton East [Tendring gain from C]

Pierre Oxley Tendring 1528 34.3%
Peter Halliday C 1194 26.8%
Sandy White UKIP 1106 24.8%
Norman Jacobs Lab 477 10.7%
Brian Whitson LD 77 1.7%
Eleanor Gordon Grn 70 1.6%

Clacton North

Andy Wood C 929 29.3%
Sam Atkinson Lab 790 24.9%
Anne Poonian UKIP 789 24.9%
Mark Stephenson Tendring 396 12.5%
Harry Shearing LD 191 6.0%
James Horsler Grn 75 2.4%

Clacton West

Paul Honeywood C 1251 38.2%
Chris Cotter UKIP 1031 31.4%
Linda Jacobs Lab 671 20.5%
Christopher Keston Tendring 158 4.8%
Ann Whitson LD 85 2.6%
Clare Palmer Grn 83 2.5%

Constable

Anne Brown C 2075 43.8%
Mark Cole UKIP 1471 31.0%
John Spademan Lab 504 10.6%
Roger Bamforth Grn 387 8.2%
Carolyn Catney LD 303 6.4%

Drury

Sue Lissimore C 1957 40.1%
Nick Cope LD 1127 23.1%
John Pitts UKIP 951 19.5%
Mike Dale Lab 527 10.8%
Steve Ford Grn 314 6.4%

Dunmow

Susan Barker C 2661 52.4%
Alan Stannard UKIP 1298 25.5%
Terry Brandon Lab 482 9.5%
David Morgan LD 398 7.8%
Karmel Stannard Grn 244 4.8%

Epping and Theydon Bois

Jon Whitehouse LD 1664 37.9%
Robert Glozier C 1273 29.0%
Andrew Smith UKIP 1073 24.4%
Simon Bullough Lab 240 5.5%
Barry Johns Grn 145 3.3%

Frinton and Walton

Michael Page C 2095 37.7%
Simon Ashley UKIP 1588 28.6%
Iris Johnson Tendring 1085 19.5%
Rose Lawes Lab 619 11.1%
Howard Mettler Grn 84 1.5%
Jo Hayes LD 81 1.5%

Great Baddow [C gain from LD]

Jenny Chandler C 1440 31.1%
Jeanette Howes UKIP 1368 29.6%
Chris Rycroft LD 1191 25.8%
Richard Hyland Lab 472 10.2%
Darryl Newport Grn 152 3.3%

Hadleigh

Jillian Reeves C 1846 44.7%
Michael Dixon UKIP 1389 33.6%
Joe Reeder Lab 518 12.5%
Douglas Copping Grn 250 6.0%
Elena Black LD 130 3.1%

Halstead

Joseph Pike C 1597 39.5%
Michael Ford UKIP 1144 28.3%
Malcolm Fincken Lab 891 22.1%
Stephen Hicks Grn 198 4.9%
Bernard Dearlove LD 164 4.1%
Paul Hooks BNP 44 1.1%

Harlow North [Lab gain from C]

Michael Danvers Lab 1637 37.0%
Michael Garnett C 1229 27.8%
Bill Pryor UKIP 1147 25.9%
Mary Wiltshire LD 205 4.6%
Howard Reed Grn 115 2.6%
Paul Lenihan TUSC 88 2.0%

Harlow South East

Edward Johnson C 1346 32.5%
Daniella Pritchard Lab 1325 32.0%
Mark Gough UKIP 1254 30.3%
Christopher Millington LD 131 3.2%
Nicholas Scales Grn 82 2.0%

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

Karen Clempner Lab 2794 36.2%
Anthony Durcan Lab 2775
Dan Long UKIP 2207 28.6%
Jerry Crawford UKIP 2139
Linda Pailing C 1887 24.4%
Clive Souter C 1756
Susan Ransome Grn 291 3.8%
Ian Jackson LD 276 3.6%
David Brown TUSC 270 3.5%
Christopher Robins LD 241
Daniel Shadbolt Grn 197

Harwich [Lab gain from C]

Ivan Henderson Lab 1722 41.2%
John Brown UKIP 1138 27.2%
Ricky Callender C 892 21.3%
Steven Henderson CRP 204 4.9%
Simon Banks LD 135 3.2%
Robbie Spence Grn 70 1.7%
Jack Robertson Tendring 23 0.5%

Hedingham

David Finch C 2190 48.7%
Frank Ferguson UKIP 1096 24.4%
Stephen Knight Lab 579 12.9%
Steve Bolter LD 361 8.0%
Joyce Wells Grn 225 5.0%
Tina Gentry BNP 44 1.0%

Heybridge and Tollesbury

Rodney Bass C 2300 46.3%
Beverley Acevedo UKIP 1202 24.2%
Stevan Slodzik Lab 822 16.5%
Robert Graves Grn 417 8.4%
Richard Perry BNP 230 4.6%

Loughton Central

Chris Pond Loughton 1945 60.7%
Reginald Ellis UKIP 615 19.2%
Ivan Kovler C 389 12.1%
Nicola Fuller Grn 109 3.4%
Paul Morris Ind 73 2.3%
Maureen Jarvis LD 72 2.2%

Maldon

Penny Channer C 1994 47.7%
Geoffrey Dickman UKIP 1052 25.2%
Madeline Diamond Lab 574 13.7%
Janet Carden Grn 470 11.3%
Mark Burmby BNP 87 2.1%

Maypole [Lab gain from LD]

Dave Harris Lab 1665 43.9%
Lyn Barton LD 933 24.6%
Raymond Tuttlebee UKIP 573 15.1%
Mike Hardy C 475 12.5%
Pam Nelson Grn 143 3.8%

Mersea and Tiptree

John Jowers C 1913 47.0%
Rebecca Ager UKIP 1134 27.8%
Audrey Spencer Lab 629 15.4%
Sue Bailey Grn 216 5.3%
Gill Collings LD 181 4.4%

Mile End and Highwoods

Anne Turrell LD 1417 39.2%
Benjamin Locker C 888 24.5%
Bill Rowley UKIP 725 20.0%
Jennie Fisher Lab 408 11.3%
Mary Bryan Grn 180 5.0%

North Weald and Nazeing

Anthony Jackson C 1669 47.6%
Peter Field UKIP 1170 33.4%
David Mills Lab 421 12.0%
Nicola Barnecutt Grn 164 4.7%
Arnold Verrall LD 83 2.4%

Ongar and Rural

Maggie McEwen C 1475 51.0%
Ronald Till UKIP 738 25.5%
Peter Gode Lab 271 9.4%
Brian Surtees LD 185 6.4%
Jem Barnecutt Grn 132 4.6%
Robin Tilbrook EDP 93 3.2%

Parsons Heath and East Gates

Theresa Higgins LD 1259 36.6%
Ron Levy UKIP 890 25.9%
Charles McKay C 609 17.7%
Bob Fisher Lab 489 14.2%
Pat Rogers Grn 192 5.6%

Rayleigh North

Malcolm Maddocks C 1332 32.4%
Chris Black LD 1037 25.2%
Janet Davies UKIP 830 20.2%
John Hayter EDP 660 16.0%
David Bodimeade Lab 258 6.3%

Rayleigh South [UKIP gain from C]

Keith Gibbs UKIP 1379 39.8%
John Flack C 1194 34.4%
Pam Waldie LD 563 16.2%
Cameron Scott Lab 331 9.5%

Rochford North

Terry Cutmore C 1470 42.6%
Gerry Bolton UKIP 1236 35.8%
Allan Davies Lab 446 12.9%
Deborah Taylor LD 296 8.6%

Rochford South

Colin Seagers C 1085 36.4%
Jerry Gibson Lab 1005 33.7%
Peter van de Vyver UKIP 804 27.0%
Angela Robinson LD 89 3.0%

Rochford West [Grn gain from C]

Michael Hoy Grn 1615 38.5%
Keith Hudson C 1279 30.5%
Cherry Young UKIP 878 21.0%
Rachael Broomfield Lab 344 8.2%
Ian Gale LD 74 1.8%

Saffron Walden [Ind gain from C]

John Lodge Ind 2079 34.3%
Robert Chambers C 2031 33.5%
Barry Tyler UKIP 609 10.0%
Richard Freeman LD 607 10.0%
Jane Berney Lab 491 8.1%
Trilby Roberts Grn 244 4.0%

South Benfleet [UKIP gain from C]

Alan Bayley UKIP 1723 41.9%
Colin Riley C 1481 36.0%
Brian Wilson Lab 787 19.1%
Terry Cooper LD 86 2.1%
Philip Howell BNP 35 0.9%

South Woodham Ferrers

Norman Hume C 893 33.8%
Ian Roberts SWFInd 757 28.6%
Cliff Hammans UKIP 560 21.2%
Derek Barnett Lab 289 10.9%
Noel Sutcliffe LD 94 3.6%
Robert King Grn 51 1.9%

Southminster

Bob Boyce C 1844 39.8%
Tim Drain UKIP 1805 38.9%
Leslie McDonald Lab 643 13.9%
Jonathan King Grn 276 6.0%
Nathan Stone BNP 68 1.5%

Springfield

Michael Mackrory LD 1767 35.5%
Jean Murray C 1463 29.4%
Nicholas Tidman UKIP 991 19.9%
David Howell Lab 519 10.4%
Jeremy Jacobs Grn 239 4.8%

Stansted

Raymond Gooding C 2262 40.7%
Geoffrey Sell LD 1766 31.8%
Peter Barclay UKIP 944 17.0%
Ian Davies Lab 402 7.2%
Martin Wybrew Grn 186 3.3%

Stanway and Pyefleet

Kevin Bentley C 1723 40.8%
Imelda Clancy UKIP 929 22.0%
Jessica Scott-Boutell LD 829 19.6%
Robert Spademan Lab 491 11.6%
Walter Schwarz Grn 247 5.9%

Stock

Ian Grundy C 2067 48.4%
Jesse Pryke UKIP 1505 35.2%
Maurice Austin Lab 355 8.3%
Matt Klesel LD 177 4.1%
Rachel Brunton Grn 171 4.0%

Tendring Rural East [UKIP gain from C]

Andrew Erskine UKIP 1552 34.9%
Michael Skeels C 1278 28.8%
Mark Morley-Souter Lab 681 15.3%
Mark Cossens Tendring 654 14.7%
Chris Southall Grn 176 4.0%
Dennis Cook LD 100 2.3%

Tendring Rural West

Carlo Guglielmi C 1515 37.9%
Dennis Carr UKIP 1141 28.5%
Rosemary Smith LD 728 18.2%
Duncan Gordon Grn 343 8.6%
David Oxley Tendring 147 3.7%
Jim Clifton Ind 128 3.2%

Thaxted

Simon Walsh C 1904 47.0%
Stuart Moore UKIP 890 22.0%
Antoinette Wattebot LD 676 16.7%
Barbara Light Lab 335 8.3%
John Dunkley Grn 248 6.1%

Three Fields with Great Notley

Roger Walters C 1613 47.7%
Susan Hoye UKIP 950 28.1%
Juliet Walton Lab 462 13.7%
Robert Wright Grn 207 6.1%
Derek Ray LD 149 4.4%

Thundersley [UKIP gain from C]

Jamie Huntman UKIP 1359 39.8%
Bill Dick C 1148 33.6%
Joe Cooke Lab 635 18.6%
Geoff Robinson Ind 185 5.4%
Dominic Graham LD 50 1.5%
Paul Maylin BNP 41 1.2%

Waltham Abbey

Ricki Gadsby C 1378 40.8%
Rod Butler UKIP 1221 36.1%
Robert Greyson Lab 505 14.9%
Timothy Vaughan LD 100 3.0%
Murray Sackwild Grn 89 2.6%
Patricia Richardson BNP 87 2.6%

Wickford Crouch (2) [1 UKIP gain from C]

Malcolm Buckley C 2661 37.1%
Nigel le Gresley UKIP 2396 33.4%
Paul Downes UKIP 2221
Don Morris C 2074
Iris Purnell Ind 966 13.5%
Albert Ede Lab 790 11.0%
Andrew Buxton Lab 765
Poppy Gerrard-Abbott Grn 191 2.7%
Philip Jenkins LD 171 2.4%
Karin Riedl Grn 167
Steve Nice LD 137

Witham Northern [Grn gain from C]

James Abbott Grn 1209 26.4%
David Hodges UKIP 1148 25.0%
Michael Lager C 1120 24.4%
Philip Barlow Lab 944 20.6%
David Toombs LD 126 2.7%
Peter Stone BNP 38 0.8%

Witham Southern

Derrick Louis C 1490 37.8%
Christopher Warner UKIP 995 25.2%
Celia Burne Lab 932 23.6%
Philip Hughes Grn 244 6.2%
Barry Fleet LD 227 5.8%
Leonard Perry BNP 54 1.4%

Wivenhoe St Andrew

Julie Young Lab 1895 51.4%
Graham Tricker UKIP 599 16.2%
Mo Metcalf-Fisher C 562 15.2%
Shaun Boughton LD 383 10.4%
Timothy Glover Grn 248 6.7%

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