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Local Election Results 2017

Essex

Whole council up for election.

CIIP = Canvey Island Independent Party
EDP = English Democrats Party
Loughton = Loughton Residents Association
R4U = Residents for Uttlesford
Rayleigh = Rayleigh Independents
Rochford = Rochford District Residents
SWFInd = South Woodham Ferrers Independents
Tendring = Tendring First
Wickford = Wickford Independents

Other results for Essex: 2005 2009 2013 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

Map of the resultsExport spreadsheet


Consolidated results — Essex 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 166770 49.0% 56
Labour 54041 15.9% 6
Liberal Democrat 49990 14.7% 7
UK Independence Party 25883 7.6% 0
Green Party 15722 4.6% 1
Independent 10077 3.0% 2
Residents for Uttlesford 5231 1.5% 0
Canvey Island Independent Party 3654 1.1% 2
Loughton Residents Association 2824 0.8% 1
Wickford Independents 1503 0.4% 0
Rochford District Residents 1400 0.4% 0
Tendring First 1332 0.4% 0
British National Party 761 0.2% 0
South Woodham Ferrers Independents 732 0.2% 0
Rayleigh Independents 655 0.2% 0
English Democrats Party 58 0.0% 0

Abbey [Lab gain from LD]

Lee Scordis Lab 1624 32.1%
Lyn Barton LD 1469 29.0%
Daniel Ellis C 1290 25.5%
Mark Goacher Grn 466 9.2%
Ron Levy UKIP 218 4.3%

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

Jeff Henry C 2196 36.2%
Allan Davies Lab 2154 35.5%
Sandra Hiller C 2077
Adele Brown Lab 2018
Derrick Fellowes UKIP 1405 23.1%
Frank Ferguson UKIP 1402
Elizabeth Grant LD 317 5.2%
Colin Grant LD 296

Basildon Pitsea (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Stephen Hiller C 2654 37.2%
Patricia Reid Lab 2605 36.5%
Paul Bishop Lab 2452
Christopher Jackman C 2313
Simon Breedon UKIP 1372 19.2%
Stephen Ward UKIP 1113
Martin Howard LD 351 4.9%
Stephen Nice LD 303
Paul Borg BNP 161 2.3%
Christine Winter BNP 126

Basildon Westley Heights [Ind gain from UKIP]

Kerry Smith Ind 3341 60.6%
Andrew Schrader C 1329 24.1%
Jack Ferguson Lab 546 9.9%
Benjamin Williams LD 294 5.3%

Billericay and Burstead (2)

Anthony Hedley C 6223 65.1%
Richard Moore C 5623
Santa Bennett Lab 1082 11.3%
Darren Kelliher LD 926 9.7%
David Kirkman Lab 745
Oliver Alexander Grn 701 7.3%
Clare Nice LD 685
Kevin Piper UKIP 628 6.6%
Linda Allport-Hodge UKIP 548

Bocking [C gain from UKIP]

Stephen Canning C 2143 55.3%
Collette Gibson Lab 992 25.6%
Alan Rees UKIP 367 9.5%
Barry Foskett LD 218 5.6%
Poppy Gerrard-Abbott Grn 158 4.1%

Braintree Eastern

Robert Mitchell C 2504 56.8%
Moia Thorogood Lab 723 16.4%
Geoffrey Keig LD 476 10.8%
Stephen Hicks Grn 429 9.7%
Norma Huxter UKIP 275 6.2%

Braintree Town

Jean Schmitt C 1922 51.4%
Colin Riches Lab 1067 28.6%
Sam Cowie UKIP 338 9.0%
Laura Davies LD 247 6.6%
Stephanie Bills Grn 163 4.4%

Brentwood Hutton

Louise McKinlay C 3533 72.1%
Dominic Naylor LD 629 12.8%
Emma Benson Lab 502 10.2%
Alistair Stephen Grn 235 4.8%

Brentwood North

Barry Aspinell LD 2522 51.0%
John Kerslake C 1746 35.3%
Michele Wigram Lab 297 6.0%
Bryan Finegan UKIP 270 5.5%
Wendy Stephen Grn 106 2.1%

Brentwood Rural

Lesley Wagland C 3320 65.5%
Darryl Sankey LD 804 15.9%
Alison Heales UKIP 424 8.4%
Tim Barrett Lab 349 6.9%
Paul Jeater Grn 174 3.4%

Brentwood South

David Kendall LD 2087 46.1%
Andy Wiles C 1704 37.6%
Gareth Barrett Lab 542 12.0%
John Hamilton Grn 198 4.4%

Brightlingsea [C gain from UKIP]

Alan Goggin C 2490 47.5%
Gary Scott LD 1318 25.1%
Frank Belgrove Lab 628 12.0%
Ben Smith UKIP 602 11.5%
Bev Maltby Grn 205 3.9%

Broomfield and Writtle

John Aldridge C 2916 54.2%
Wendy Daden Ind 959 17.8%
Julia Frascona LD 894 16.6%
Connor Woolner Lab 423 7.9%
Reza Hossain Grn 184 3.4%

Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South

Valerie Metcalfe C 2742 56.5%
Simon Heap Grn 1093 22.5%
Joseph Barkham LD 549 11.3%
Jason Philips Lab 466 9.6%

Canvey Island East

Dave Blackwell CIIP 1976 47.3%
Chas Mumford C 1359 32.5%
Sam Aubrey UKIP 482 11.5%
Maggie McArthur-Curtis Lab 319 7.6%
Paul Chaplin LD 46 1.1%

Canvey Island West [CIIP gain from C]

Peter May CIIP 1678 49.8%
Jay Blissett C 1342 39.8%
Jackie Reilly Lab 336 10.0%
Ian Gale LD 15 0.4%

Chelmer

John Spence C 3184 64.3%
Natacha Dudley LD 746 15.1%
Sandra Massey Lab 471 9.5%
Jesse Pryke UKIP 316 6.4%
Colin Budgey Grn 237 4.8%

Chelmsford Central

Dick Madden C 1823 42.5%
Marie Goldman LD 1617 37.7%
Edward Massey Lab 506 11.8%
John Theedom UKIP 180 4.2%
Tony Lane Grn 165 3.8%

Chelmsford North

Stephen Robinson LD 2194 47.0%
Mike Holoway C 1635 35.0%
David Howell Lab 466 10.0%
Thomas Jones UKIP 243 5.2%
Keith Wiffen Grn 131 2.8%

Chelmsford West

Jude Deakin LD 1735 39.1%
Graham Seeley C 1534 34.6%
Richard Hyland Lab 757 17.1%
Nigel Carter UKIP 284 6.4%
Natalie Seaman Grn 129 2.9%

Chigwell and Loughton Broadway

Gagan Mohindra C 2033 65.7%
Joanne Alexander-Sefre LD 545 17.6%
Mich Diamond-Conway Lab 518 16.7%

Clacton East [Ind gain from Tendring]

Colin Sargeant Ind 1906 40.9%
Chris Amos C 1458 31.3%
Mark Stephenson UKIP 705 15.1%
Robert Porter Lab 440 9.4%
Kane Silver LD 82 1.8%
Sally McAteer Grn 74 1.6%

Clacton North

Andy Wood C 1639 49.9%
Samantha Atkinson Lab 725 22.1%
Andrew Pemberton UKIP 724 22.0%
Barrie Coker LD 125 3.8%
David Davis Grn 73 2.2%

Clacton West

Paul Honeywood C 1805 50.9%
Dan Casey Lab 874 24.7%
Roy Raby UKIP 619 17.5%
Sean Duffy LD 157 4.4%
Steven Kelly Grn 88 2.5%

Constable

Anne Brown C 3688 68.6%
Thomas Stevenson LD 725 13.5%
Ian Yates Lab 552 10.3%
Blake Roberts Grn 413 7.7%

Drury

Sue Lissimore C 3330 58.3%
Glanville Williams LD 1279 22.4%
Sioux Blair-Jordan Lab 594 10.4%
Robbie Spence Grn 303 5.3%
Diane Baker UKIP 202 3.5%

Dunmow

Susan Barker C 3389 55.9%
Alexander Armstrong R4U 1457 24.0%
Lori Flawn LD 402 6.6%
Bill McCarthy Lab 399 6.6%
Alan Stannard UKIP 283 4.7%
Ashley Payne Grn 133 2.2%

Epping and Theydon Bois [C gain from LD]

Christopher Whitbread C 2419 45.5%
Jon Whitehouse LD 2275 42.8%
Simon Bullough Lab 353 6.6%
Barry Johns UKIP 264 5.0%

Frinton and Walton

Mark Platt C 3066 52.0%
Terry Allen Tendring 1332 22.6%
Andy White Lab 616 10.4%
Richard Everett UKIP 563 9.5%
Susan Clutterbuck Grn 192 3.3%
Simon Banks LD 131 2.2%

Great Baddow

Jenny Chandler C 2306 46.7%
Chris Shaw LD 1718 34.8%
Chris Vince Lab 422 8.5%
Jeanette Howes UKIP 360 7.3%
Liz Carlton Grn 134 2.7%

Hadleigh

Jill Reeves C 3063 66.2%
Brian Lee UKIP 560 12.1%
Lee Dorrington Lab 550 11.9%
Geoff Duff LD 241 5.2%
Douglas Copping Grn 214 4.6%

Halstead

Jo Beavis C 2604 59.3%
Garry Warren Lab 871 19.8%
Anthony Felton UKIP 338 7.7%
Mark Jarman-Howe LD 324 7.4%
Jenny Bishop Grn 230 5.2%
Paul Hooks BNP 23 0.5%

Harlow North [C gain from Lab]

Michael Garnett C 2512 51.0%
Michael Danvers Lab 2036 41.3%
Lesley Rideout LD 379 7.7%

Harlow South East

Eddie Johnson C 2468 58.0%
Eugenie Harvey Lab 1495 35.1%
Christopher Robins LD 293 6.9%

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

Michael Hardware C 3940 47.7%
Clive Souter C 3802
Karen Clempner Lab 3457 41.9%
Tony Durcan Lab 3315
Hannah Clare Grn 561 6.8%
James Aicken Grn 405
Christopher Millington LD 297 3.6%
Robert Thurston LD 248

Harwich

Ivan Henderson Lab 2427 51.4%
Ricky Callender C 1374 29.1%
Aaron Hammond UKIP 725 15.4%
Owen Bartholomew LD 106 2.2%
Paul Clutterbuck Grn 88 1.9%

Hedingham

David Finch C 3222 64.9%
Bill Edwards Lab 592 11.9%
Steve Bolter LD 541 10.9%
David Huxter UKIP 371 7.5%
Dawn Holmes Grn 242 4.9%

Heybridge and Tollesbury

Mark Durham C 2965 57.9%
Keith Miller Lab 547 10.7%
Andrew Francis UKIP 450 8.8%
Richard Lee LD 434 8.5%
Richard Perry BNP 422 8.2%
Edwyn Gerrard-Abbott Grn 304 5.9%

Loughton Central

Chris Pond Loughton 2824 69.3%
Jonathan Hunter C 801 19.7%
Angela Ayre Lab 328 8.1%
Paul Rissbrook LD 121 3.0%

Maldon

Penny Channer C 2865 59.8%
Lee Rigby Lab 680 14.2%
Neil Babbage LD 533 11.1%
Tim Drain UKIP 310 6.5%
Benjamin Finn Grn 246 5.1%
Trevor Cable BNP 155 3.2%

Maypole

Dave Harris Lab 2178 51.5%
Pauline Hazell C 1166 27.6%
Martin Goss LD 600 14.2%
Bruno Hickman UKIP 192 4.5%
Laura Pountney Grn 96 2.3%

Mersea and Tiptree

John Jowers C 2555 49.0%
John Akker Ind 1058 20.3%
Bry Mogridge Lab 533 10.2%
David Broise UKIP 474 9.1%
Jo Hayes LD 317 6.1%
Peter Banks Grn 281 5.4%

Mile End and Highwoods

Anne Turrell LD 2104 46.5%
Thomas Rowe C 1549 34.2%
Michael Wagstaff Lab 464 10.3%
Amanda Kirke Grn 207 4.6%
Alex Knupffer UKIP 200 4.4%

North Weald and Nazeing

Anthony Jackson C 3081 78.5%
Stefan Mullard Lab 500 12.7%
Arnold Verrall LD 346 8.8%

Ongar and Rural

Maggie McEwen C 2336 68.2%
Brian Surtees LD 432 12.6%
Liam Preston Lab 316 9.2%
Lawrence Mendoza UKIP 282 8.2%
Robin Tilbrook EDP 58 1.7%

Parsons Heath and East Gates

John Baker LD 1885 43.3%
Darius Laws C 1486 34.1%
Judy Short Lab 514 11.8%
Jason Berry UKIP 294 6.7%
Robert Brannan Grn 179 4.1%

Rayleigh North

Malcolm Maddocks C 2122 44.7%
Christopher Black LD 1462 30.8%
John Hayter UKIP 835 17.6%
Roger Neville Lab 331 7.0%

Rayleigh South [C gain from UKIP]

June Lumley C 2090 50.3%
Jamie Burton Rayleigh 655 15.7%
Christopher Stanley LD 495 11.9%
Keith Gibbs UKIP 459 11.0%
Samantha Reed Lab 328 7.9%
Andrew Strutt Grn 132 3.2%

Rochford North

Terry Cutmore C 1897 44.6%
John Mason Rochford 1400 32.9%
David Lench Lab 403 9.5%
Nicholas Cooper UKIP 402 9.5%
Daniel Irlam LD 148 3.5%

Rochford South

Mike Steptoe C 1683 45.6%
Mark Daniels Lab 870 23.6%
Neil Hookway UKIP 668 18.1%
Robert Green Ind 173 4.7%
Tracy Arnold LD 170 4.6%
Simon Cross Grn 128 3.5%

Rochford West [C gain from Grn]

Carole Weston C 2281 48.1%
Michael Hoy Grn 1736 36.6%
David Flack Lab 386 8.1%
Tina Hughes UKIP 336 7.1%

Saffron Walden [C gain from Ind]

John Moran C 2468 35.6%
Heather Asker R4U 2201 31.8%
Joan Shibata LD 1211 17.5%
Simon Trimnell Lab 619 8.9%
Sarah Allington Grn 246 3.6%
Raymond Tyler UKIP 182 2.6%

South Benfleet [C gain from UKIP]

Andrew Sheldon C 2820 64.4%
Alan Bayley UKIP 711 16.2%
Jack Rawlings Lab 644 14.7%
Francesca Sawle LD 202 4.6%

South Woodham Ferrers

Bob Massey C 1554 45.7%
Jackie Birch SWFInd 732 21.5%
Kyle Jannece UKIP 566 16.6%
Mike Robertson Lab 185 5.4%
Noel Sutcliffe LD 142 4.2%
Chris Cheater Ind 117 3.4%
David Rey Grn 106 3.1%

Southminster

Ron Pratt C 2570 44.5%
Wendy Stamp Ind 1498 26.0%
Beverley Acevedo UKIP 754 13.1%
Leslie McDonald Lab 526 9.1%
Ray Kay LD 243 4.2%
Peter Lote Grn 181 3.1%

Springfield

Mike Mackrory LD 2464 46.1%
Jean Murray C 1991 37.2%
Russell Kennedy Lab 480 9.0%
Mark Gough UKIP 286 5.3%
Angela Thomson Grn 126 2.4%

Stansted

Ray Gooding C 2317 37.4%
Melvin Caton LD 1711 27.6%
Anthony Gerard R4U 1573 25.4%
Thomas van de Bilt Lab 284 4.6%
David Allum UKIP 175 2.8%
Karmel Stannard Grn 132 2.1%

Stanway and Pyefleet

Kevin Bentley C 2842 54.9%
Jessica Scott-Boutell LD 1190 23.0%
Alan Mogridge Lab 565 10.9%
John Pitts UKIP 289 5.6%
Susan Allen Grn 287 5.5%

Stock

Ian Grundy C 3277 68.2%
Paul Clark Ind 710 14.8%
Elaine Baldwin Lab 348 7.2%
Tom Willis LD 307 6.4%
Steve Betteridge Grn 160 3.3%

Tendring Rural East [C gain from UKIP]

Andy Erskine C 2388 51.1%
Jeff Bray UKIP 1035 22.1%
Maria Fowler Lab 762 16.3%
Matthew Bensilum LD 279 6.0%
Chris Southall Grn 212 4.5%

Tendring Rural West

Carlo Guglielmi C 2668 59.5%
Maison Urwin Lab 552 12.3%
Rain Welham-Cobb LD 536 12.0%
Mary Newton UKIP 388 8.7%
Duncan Gordon Grn 340 7.6%

Thaxted

Simon Walsh C 2710 57.7%
Antoinette Wattebot LD 954 20.3%
Peter Simmons Lab 405 8.6%
Lorna Howe UKIP 325 6.9%
Paul Allington Grn 304 6.5%

Three Fields with Great Notley

Graham Butland C 2545 63.0%
Juliet Walton Lab 486 12.0%
Graham Sheppard LD 404 10.0%
Sean Carter UKIP 319 7.9%
Bob Wright Grn 286 7.1%

Thundersley [C gain from UKIP]

Beverley Egan C 2406 64.6%
Joe Cooke Lab 786 21.1%
Sharon Ainsley UKIP 533 14.3%

Waltham Abbey

Ricki Gadsby C 2283 59.7%
Robert Greyson Lab 590 15.4%
Ron McEvoy UKIP 448 11.7%
Dave Plummer Grn 325 8.5%
Timothy Vaughan LD 177 4.6%

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

Tony Ball C 4723 54.3%
Malcolm Buckley C 4316
David Harrison Wickford 1503 17.3%
Eunice Brockman Wickford 1455
Louise Catling Lab 1068 12.3%
Mark Conroy UKIP 1009 11.6%
Peter Towler Lab 899
Anne Waters UKIP 850
David Radley LD 390 4.5%

Witham Northern

James Abbott Grn 1743 37.9%
Tom Cunningham C 1650 35.8%
Philip Barlow Lab 722 15.7%
David Hodges UKIP 343 7.5%
Mark Scott LD 145 3.2%

Witham Southern

Derrick Louis C 2114 51.1%
Antony Gore Lab 811 19.6%
Christopher Darbon UKIP 500 12.1%
Barry Fleet LD 437 10.6%
Philip Hughes Grn 276 6.7%

Wivenhoe St Andrew

Julie Young Lab 2054 48.0%
Mark Cory LD 1077 25.2%
Michael McDonnell C 662 15.5%
Chris Hill Ind 315 7.4%
Janita le Fevre Grn 170 4.0%

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