Essex County Council - Wards and Councillors

County council · East of England · 78 seats in 78 divisions · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Reform UK have a majority on Essex County Council. The council has 78 councillors in 78 divisions. Seats by party: Reform 50, Conservative 14, Other 7, Lib Dem 6, Labour 1. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Greater Essex on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Reform UK (Majority)

78 seats - 40 for a majority

Reform 50Labour 1Conservative 14Lib Dem 6Other 7

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (77 seats in 77 wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform37.4%53

Conservative25.1%13

Lib Dem11.5%5

Green9.2%1

Other8.5%4

Labour8.4%1

2026 election results for Essex, ward by ward

Next election

3 May 2029

all 78 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 50

majority of 22; 40 needed

Closest result

Chigwell & Buckhurst Hill East

Conservative won by 17 votes over Reform, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Rayleigh West

Conservative gain from Reform, 18 June 2026 (7 since 2021)

Constituencies

16 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

62%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 78 divisions

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Billericay North Philip Turner	7 May 2026 Conservative 48.1% lead 17.9 pts
Bocking Shaun Spalding	7 May 2026 Reform 44.0% lead 19.4 pts
Braintree Eastern Paul Thorogood	7 May 2026 Green 46.2% lead 14.5 pts
Braintree Town Terry Longstaff	7 May 2026 Reform 43.7% lead 22.7 pts
Brentwood Hutton Russell Quirk	7 May 2026 Reform 39.3% lead 3.8 pts
Brentwood North Chris Hossack	7 May 2026 Reform 36.2% lead 1.6 pts
Brentwood Rural Samuel Gascoyne	7 May 2026 Reform 45.4% lead 13.1 pts
Brentwood South Paul Godfrey	7 May 2026 Reform 33.6% lead 2.2 pts
Brightlingsea Aimee Keteca	7 May 2026 Reform 32.1% lead 7.7 pts
Broomfield & Writtle Mike Steel	7 May 2026 Conservative 38.0% lead 3.6 pts
Burnham & Southminster Wendy Stamp	7 May 2026 Independent 41.2% lead 1.7 pts
Burstead Andrew Schrader	7 May 2026 Conservative 43.0% lead 5.8 pts
Canvey Island East Keiron McGill	7 May 2026 Reform 58.3% lead 39.8 pts
Canvey Island West Alan Tibbit	7 May 2026 Reform 55.3% lead 37.1 pts
Castledon & Crouch Zoe Hockton	7 May 2026 Reform 48.6% lead 21.8 pts
Chelmer Robert Jerome	7 May 2026 Reform 34.5% lead 5.8 pts
Chelmsford Central David Loxton	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 48.2% lead 23.1 pts
Chelmsford North Stephen Robinson	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 46.3% lead 16.5 pts
Chelmsford Springfield Richard Lee	18 June 2026 Lib Dem 54.6% lead 27.1 pts
Chelmsford West Hazel Clark	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 46.4% lead 18.6 pts
Chigwell & Buckhurst Hill East Lee Scott	7 May 2026 Conservative 32.7% lead 0.2 pts
Clacton North Peter Harris	7 May 2026 Reform 56.9% lead 40.0 pts
Clacton South Mark Webster	7 May 2026 Reform 55.4% lead 36.0 pts
Clacton West & St Osyth Brad Thompson	7 May 2026 Reform 60.8% lead 46.4 pts
Colchester Abbey Lee Scordis	7 May 2026 Labour 36.0% lead 9.2 pts
Colchester Lexden Sue Lissimore	7 May 2026 Conservative 37.7% lead 16.0 pts
Colchester Maypole Max Maxwell	7 May 2026 Reform 34.2% lead 3.6 pts
Colchester North David King	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 35.2% lead 13.1 pts
Colchester St Johns Dean Dasley	7 May 2026 Reform 34.1% lead 4.0 pts
Constable Sara Naylor	7 May 2026 Conservative 39.9% lead 10.5 pts
Danbury & The Hanningfields Paul Clark	7 May 2026 Reform 43.1% lead 11.9 pts
Dunmow Kevin Mordrick	7 May 2026 Reform 39.1% lead 9.6 pts
Epping & Theydon Bois Annie O’Neill	7 May 2026 Reform 35.4% lead 6.0 pts
Frinton & Walton Melanie Moakson	7 May 2026 Reform 46.7% lead 27.3 pts
Gloucester Park Darren Gardner	7 May 2026 Reform 40.9% lead 7.0 pts
Great Baddow & Galleywood Kevin Bellamy	7 May 2026 Reform 34.6% lead 0.5 pts
Hadleigh Allan Edwards	7 May 2026 The People's Independent Party 35.3% lead 1.8 pts
Halstead Isi Rocha	7 May 2026 Reform 42.4% lead 14.1 pts
Harlow Common & Church Langley Andrew Johnson	7 May 2026 Conservative 54.9% lead 30.9 pts
Harlow Netteswell Nicky Purse	7 May 2026 Conservative 45.3% lead 22.1 pts
Harlow Parndon & Toddbrook Michael Hardware	7 May 2026 Conservative 41.8% lead 19.2 pts
Harlow South West Clive Souter	7 May 2026 Conservative 61.4% lead 44.8 pts
Harwich Linda McKenzie	7 May 2026 Reform 43.9% lead 5.9 pts
Hedingham Nathan Robins	7 May 2026 Reform 36.8% lead 9.3 pts
Laindon Town Krupa Kollabathula	7 May 2026 Reform 44.5% lead 18.5 pts
Loughton North Natalie Wilding-Barrett	7 May 2026 Reform 37.1% lead 2.6 pts
Loughton South & Buckhurst Hill West Neil Carlsson	7 May 2026 Reform 29.7% lead 2.6 pts
Maldon Rural North Stuart Clarke	7 May 2026 Reform 41.6% lead 11.5 pts
Maldon Rural South Justin Jay	7 May 2026 Reform 42.6% lead 14.8 pts
Maldon Town & Heybridge Sam Cousins	7 May 2026 Reform 33.0% lead 6.9 pts
Mersea & Tiptree Chris Perera	7 May 2026 Reform 38.5% lead 2.1 pts
North Weald & Nazeing Karen McIvor	7 May 2026 Reform 49.8% lead 17.9 pts
Old Harlow Mike Garnett	7 May 2026 Conservative 54.2% lead 27.8 pts
Ongar & Rural Jaymey McIvor	7 May 2026 Reform 56.1% lead 29.0 pts
Pitsea Sue Truman	7 May 2026 Reform 47.1% lead 20.5 pts
Rayleigh South Aditya Malviya	7 May 2026 Reform 38.6% lead 11.7 pts
Rayleigh West Stuart Belton	7 May 2026 Reform 39.7% lead 13.1 pts
Rochford East James Cottis	7 May 2026 Reform 43.4% lead 9.6 pts
Rochford North Sophie Preston-Hall	7 May 2026 Reform 39.6% lead 18.0 pts
Rochford South Tino Callaghan	7 May 2026 Reform 42.4% lead 22.3 pts
Saffron Walden Paul Gadd	7 May 2026 Residents for Uttlesford 38.0% lead 19.4 pts
South Benfleet Niki Merison	7 May 2026 Reform 34.6% lead 4.1 pts
Stansted Ray Gooding	7 May 2026 Conservative 30.1% lead 4.7 pts
Stanway & Marks Tey Andrew Harding	7 May 2026 Reform 32.7% lead 8.7 pts
Takeley Geoff Bagnall	7 May 2026 Reform 39.6% lead 1.8 pts
Tendring Rural East Jeff Bray	7 May 2026 Reform 47.7% lead 9.2 pts
Tendring Rural West Pat Murray	7 May 2026 Reform 33.7% lead 8.8 pts
Thaxted Bo Davis	7 May 2026 Reform 31.4% lead 4.3 pts
Three Fields & Great Notley Carl Johnson	7 May 2026 Reform 37.9% lead 9.0 pts
Thundersley Karon Phipps	7 May 2026 Reform 40.2% lead 9.7 pts
Vange Sam Journet	7 May 2026 Reform 42.7% lead 11.7 pts
Waltham Abbey James Abbott	7 May 2026 Reform 49.6% lead 23.0 pts
Westley Heights Kerry Smith	7 May 2026 Independent 38.3% lead 7.6 pts
Wickford East & Bowers Gifford Steven Swaby	7 May 2026 Reform 47.9% lead 16.6 pts
Witham Town Ross Playle	7 May 2026 Conservative 39.5% lead 9.2 pts
Witham West & Rural John Morris	7 May 2026 Reform 43.2% lead 17.3 pts
Wivenhoe St Andrew Mark Cory	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 43.3% lead 23.6 pts
Woodham Ferrers Chris Benn	7 May 2026 Reform 41.0% lead 9.0 pts

Billericay North

Philip Turner Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative48.1%

Reform30.2%

Green10.1%

Lib Dem6.2%

Labour5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip Turner Elected	Conservative	4,160	48.1%
Denise Martin	Reform	2,611	30.2%
Stewart Goshawk	Green	873	10.1%
Chris May	Lib Dem	540	6.2%
Peter Bunyan	Labour	456	5.3%

Bocking

Shaun Spalding Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform44.0%

Conservative24.6%

Green14.1%

Labour12.4%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shaun David Spalding Elected	Reform	2,681	44.0%
Lynette Bowers-Flint	Conservative	1,496	24.6%
Andrea Phillips	Green	859	14.1%
Jacqui Thurgood	Labour	754	12.4%
Andrew Boleslaw Sosin	Lib Dem	299	4.9%

Braintree Eastern

Paul Thorogood Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green46.2%

Reform31.7%

Conservative15.0%

Labour4.7%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Richard Thorogood Elected	Green	3,133	46.2%
Kevin Russell Stowe	Reform	2,148	31.7%
India Jane Jayatillake	Conservative	1,019	15.0%
Sarah Neal	Labour	320	4.7%
Ashley Thompson	Lib Dem	163	2.4%

Braintree Town

Terry Longstaff Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.7%

Conservative21.0%

Green17.8%

Labour12.6%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Terry Alan Longstaff Elected	Reform	2,403	43.7%
George Prime	Conservative	1,153	21.0%
Shaun Alexander Marchant	Green	979	17.8%
Jonathan Ayten	Labour	690	12.6%
Richard Lee	Lib Dem	269	4.9%

Brentwood Hutton

Russell Quirk Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.3%

Conservative35.5%

Lib Dem12.6%

Green6.9%

Labour5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Russell Stuart Quirk Elected	Reform	2,951	39.3%
Keith Richard Barber	Conservative	2,670	35.5%
Benjamin Rigby	Lib Dem	946	12.6%
David Mark Hale	Green	519	6.9%
Phil Holland	Labour	426	5.7%

Brentwood North

Chris Hossack Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform36.2%

Lib Dem34.6%

Conservative18.6%

Green6.7%

Labour3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Hossack Elected	Reform	2,568	36.2%
Barry Roy Aspinell	Lib Dem	2,451	34.6%
Thomas Edward Gordon	Conservative	1,319	18.6%
John Michael Hamilton	Green	472	6.7%
Susan Kortlandt	Labour	276	3.9%

Brentwood Rural

Samuel Gascoyne Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform45.4%

Conservative32.3%

Lib Dem13.8%

Green5.3%

Labour3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Samuel John Gascoyne Elected	Reform	3,438	45.4%
Lesley Anne Wagland	Conservative	2,446	32.3%
Darryl Michael Sankey	Lib Dem	1,043	13.8%
Paul Francis Jeater	Green	403	5.3%
Richard Millwood	Labour	235	3.1%

Brentwood South

Paul Godfrey Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.6%

Lib Dem31.4%

Conservative16.5%

Labour9.8%

Green8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Godfrey Elected	Reform	2,424	33.6%
David John Kendall	Lib Dem	2,265	31.4%
Terence Harvey Brant	Conservative	1,191	16.5%
Elizabeth Jerrard	Labour	709	9.8%
Marc Antony Alexander Sardinha	Green	633	8.8%

Brightlingsea

Aimee Keteca Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform32.1%

Independent24.4%

Lib Dem19.8%

Conservative13.2%

Green7.4%

Labour3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aimee Louise Keteca Elected	Reform	2,198	32.1%
Mat Court	Independent	1,671	24.4%
Gary Gordon Ian Scott	Lib Dem	1,354	19.8%
Ric Morgan	Conservative	903	13.2%
Ben Harvey	Green	504	7.4%
Oli Mupenda	Labour	211	3.1%

Broomfield & Writtle

Mike Steel Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative38.0%

Reform34.4%

Lib Dem13.7%

Green9.9%

Labour4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Steel Elected	Conservative	3,025	38.0%
Chris Davy	Reform	2,739	34.4%
Rachel Wheelhouse	Lib Dem	1,093	13.7%
Kevin Terence Kuken	Green	790	9.9%
Jessica Peacock	Labour	320	4.0%

Burnham & Southminster

Wendy Stamp Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Independent41.2%

Reform39.5%

Conservative9.9%

Green4.5%

Labour2.5%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wendy Stamp Elected	Independent	2,354	41.2%
Nigel Betts	Reform	2,255	39.5%
Gary Alan Duce	Conservative	566	9.9%
Simon Robert Mills	Green	259	4.5%
Jackie Brown	Labour	142	2.5%
Robert Jones	Lib Dem	139	2.4%

Burstead

Andrew Schrader Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative43.0%

Reform37.2%

Labour8.1%

Green7.7%

Lib Dem3.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Peter Schrader Elected	Conservative	3,581	43.0%
Phillip Raymond Bruce	Reform	3,097	37.2%
Leslie Banks	Labour	673	8.1%
Daniel McGarry	Green	638	7.7%
Peter Lancaster	Lib Dem	322	3.9%
Elaine McDonald	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	22	0.3%

Canvey Island East

Keiron McGill Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform58.3%

Canvey Island Independent Party18.5%

Conservative13.9%

Green4.4%

Labour3.0%

Lib Dem1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Keiron McGill Elected	Reform	3,655	58.3%
Dave Blackwell	Canvey Island Independent Party	1,163	18.5%
Henry Thomas Young	Conservative	872	13.9%
Leah Rowe	Green	276	4.4%
Jackie Reilly	Labour	189	3.0%
Richard John Bannister	Lib Dem	116	1.8%

Canvey Island West

Alan Tibbit Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform55.3%

Canvey Island Independent Party18.2%

Conservative15.1%

Green6.5%

Labour3.7%

Lib Dem1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Charles Tibbit Elected	Reform	2,761	55.3%
Peter James May	Canvey Island Independent Party	910	18.2%
Paul Harbord	Conservative	752	15.1%
Bob Chapman	Green	325	6.5%
Heidi Cox	Labour	187	3.7%
Stephen Tellis	Lib Dem	57	1.1%

Castledon & Crouch

Zoe Hockton Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform48.6%

Conservative26.8%

Lib Dem11.9%

Labour6.6%

Green6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Zoe Tamar Hockton Elected	Reform	3,309	48.6%
Malcom Robert Buckley	Conservative	1,824	26.8%
Stewart Mott	Lib Dem	808	11.9%
Stewart Blackett	Labour	448	6.6%
Maximillian Eric Giddens	Green	418	6.1%

Chelmer

Robert Jerome Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform34.5%

Lib Dem28.7%

Conservative25.1%

Green7.8%

Labour3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Paul Jerome Elected	Reform	2,388	34.5%
Smita Rajesh	Lib Dem	1,988	28.7%
Rengarajan Subramanian	Conservative	1,740	25.1%
Mike Thompson	Green	539	7.8%
Peter Alexander Dixon	Labour	267	3.9%

Chelmsford Central

David Loxton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem48.2%

Reform25.1%

Conservative13.2%

Green8.8%

Labour4.0%

Independent0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Loxton Elected	Lib Dem	2,877	48.2%
Howard Rogers	Reform	1,498	25.1%
Nicholas Anthony Stanig	Conservative	788	13.2%
Reza Hossain	Green	528	8.8%
Jonathan David Legg	Labour	240	4.0%
Kamla Sangha	Independent	37	0.6%

Chelmsford North

Stephen Robinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem46.3%

Reform29.8%

Conservative12.2%

Green7.9%

Labour3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Robinson Elected	Lib Dem	2,896	46.3%
Aidan Hargitt	Reform	1,864	29.8%
Stacy Seales	Conservative	766	12.2%
Edward Massey	Green	495	7.9%
David Howell	Labour	236	3.8%

Chelmsford Springfield

Richard Lee Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 18 June 2026

Lib Dem54.6%

Reform27.5%

Conservative12.3%

Green3.7%

Labour1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Lee Elected	Lib Dem	3,203	54.6%
Tomy Sebastian	Reform	1,616	27.5%
David John Wilkinson	Conservative	723	12.3%
Chris Rees	Green	216	3.7%
Adam Kenningham-Brown	Labour	110	1.9%

Chelmsford West

Hazel Clark Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem46.4%

Reform27.8%

Conservative13.1%

Green9.5%

Labour3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hazel Clark Elected	Lib Dem	2,622	46.4%
Chris Wing	Reform	1,570	27.8%
Robert Terence Adams	Conservative	740	13.1%
Ronnie Bartlett	Green	536	9.5%
Jack Edward O'Hara Robinson	Labour	183	3.2%

Chigwell & Buckhurst Hill East

Lee Scott Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative32.7%

Reform32.5%

Green15.0%

Independent11.2%

Labour5.3%

Lib Dem3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lee Scott Elected	Conservative	2,184	32.7%
Yair Cohen	Reform	2,167	32.5%
Steven J Neville	Green	1,004	15.0%
Lisa Morgan	Independent	748	11.2%
Martin Victor Morris	Labour	353	5.3%
Naomi E. Davies	Lib Dem	216	3.2%

Clacton North

Peter Harris Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform56.9%

Independent16.9%

Conservative9.4%

Green8.0%

Labour4.9%

Lib Dem3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter James Harris Elected	Reform	3,513	56.9%
Mark Stephenson	Independent	1,046	16.9%
Mick Skeels	Conservative	578	9.4%
Alex Greenwood	Green	496	8.0%
Joanne Rosser	Labour	301	4.9%
Katherine Sarah May Hornby	Lib Dem	191	3.1%
Lynnette Grimwood	Advance UK	50	0.8%

Clacton South

Mark Webster Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform55.4%

Independent19.4%

Conservative9.4%

Green8.1%

Labour5.6%

Lib Dem2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Webster Elected	Reform	3,700	55.4%
Adrian Smith	Independent	1,297	19.4%
Chris Amos	Conservative	629	9.4%
Johnathan Mark Salisbury	Green	540	8.1%
Barry Page	Labour	376	5.6%
Jeremy Gavin Talbot	Lib Dem	136	2.0%

Clacton West & St Osyth

Brad Thompson Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform60.8%

Conservative14.4%

Independent9.5%

Green6.6%

Labour4.9%

Lib Dem2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brad Thompson Elected	Reform	3,825	60.8%
Joe Holmes	Conservative	904	14.4%
Carrie Doyle	Independent	598	9.5%
Tracey Osben	Green	416	6.6%
Karen Creavin	Labour	308	4.9%
Joshua Hadley	Lib Dem	128	2.0%
Tony Mack	Advance UK	114	1.8%

Colchester Abbey

Lee Scordis Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour36.0%

Reform26.8%

Green22.1%

Conservative7.9%

Lib Dem7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lee Paul Scordis Elected	Labour	2,215	36.0%
Scott Holman	Reform	1,649	26.8%
Amy Kirkby-Taylor	Green	1,357	22.1%
Richard Martin	Conservative	487	7.9%
Catherine Spindler	Lib Dem	445	7.2%

Colchester Lexden

Sue Lissimore Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative37.7%

Reform21.7%

Labour15.1%

Lib Dem13.2%

Green12.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue Lissimore Elected	Conservative	2,662	37.7%
Keith Charles Coomber	Reform	1,535	21.7%
Chris Coates	Labour	1,063	15.1%
John Loxley	Lib Dem	935	13.2%
James Robert David Jefferies	Green	864	12.2%

Colchester Maypole

Max Maxwell Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform34.2%

Labour30.6%

Lib Dem14.7%

Green10.6%

Conservative9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Max Maxwell Elected	Reform	1,812	34.2%
Dave Harris	Labour	1,618	30.6%
Mick Spindler	Lib Dem	776	14.7%
Alyssa Katherine Carrington	Green	563	10.6%
Bevan Waghorn	Conservative	523	9.9%

Colchester North

David King Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem35.2%

Reform22.1%

Green21.7%

Conservative11.5%

Labour9.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David King Elected	Lib Dem	2,290	35.2%
Graham Wilson	Reform	1,434	22.1%
Kemal Cufoglu	Green	1,413	21.7%
Angus Allan	Conservative	749	11.5%
Pauline Bacon	Labour	611	9.4%

Colchester St Johns

Dean Dasley Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform34.1%

Lib Dem30.1%

Conservative13.3%

Labour11.8%

Green10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dean Dasley Elected	Reform	2,120	34.1%
Natalie Sommers	Lib Dem	1,871	30.1%
Simon Leslie Crow	Conservative	830	13.3%
Christine Dale	Labour	736	11.8%
Lisa Jane Cross	Green	667	10.7%

Constable

Sara Naylor Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative39.9%

Reform29.4%

Green11.1%

Lib Dem11.1%

Labour8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sara Jane Naylor Elected	Conservative	3,060	39.9%
Adrian Gasser	Reform	2,259	29.4%
Alex Elizabeth McCormick	Green	852	11.1%
Mark Jenkins	Lib Dem	850	11.1%
Sarah Linda Chaker	Labour	651	8.5%

Danbury & The Hanningfields

Paul Clark Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.1%

Conservative31.2%

Independent8.5%

Lib Dem7.0%

Green6.1%

Labour4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Clark Elected	Reform	3,369	43.1%
John Andrew Spence	Conservative	2,442	31.2%
Steve Davis	Independent	663	8.5%
Sue Baker	Lib Dem	544	7.0%
Angela Thomson	Green	478	6.1%
Finn Rehal	Labour	320	4.1%

Dunmow

Kevin Mordrick Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.1%

Conservative29.5%

Residents for Uttlesford11.0%

Green7.9%

Lib Dem7.7%

Labour4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Spencer Mordrick Elected	Reform	2,950	39.1%
Colin Todd	Conservative	2,231	29.5%
Sandi Merifield	Residents for Uttlesford	829	11.0%
Max Alexander Buckland	Green	596	7.9%
Richard Silcock	Lib Dem	584	7.7%
Ben Cavanagh	Labour	360	4.8%

Epping & Theydon Bois

Annie O’Neill Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.4%

Conservative29.4%

Lib Dem29.0%

Labour3.6%

Independent2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Annie May O'Neill Elected	Reform	2,833	35.4%
Holly Whitbread	Conservative	2,355	29.4%
Razia Shariff	Lib Dem	2,318	29.0%
Christine Mortimer	Labour	287	3.6%
William Ayrton	Independent	210	2.6%

Frinton & Walton

Melanie Moakson Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform46.7%

Independent19.4%

Conservative18.5%

Green7.0%

Labour5.6%

Lib Dem2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Melanie Moakson Elected	Reform	3,400	46.7%
Pierre James Oxley	Independent	1,411	19.4%
Mark Alan Cossens	Conservative	1,347	18.5%
Steven Walker	Green	508	7.0%
Thea Roper	Labour	409	5.6%
Helen Claire Fontaine	Lib Dem	198	2.7%

Gloucester Park

Darren Gardner Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform40.9%

Labour33.9%

Conservative13.0%

Green9.0%

Lib Dem2.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darren Gregg Gardner Elected	Reform	2,038	40.9%
Emma Callaghan	Labour	1,686	33.9%
Yetunde Adeshile	Conservative	646	13.0%
Chloe Fowler	Green	449	9.0%
Mike Chandler	Lib Dem	115	2.3%
Eleanor Mary Donne	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	46	0.9%

Great Baddow & Galleywood

Kevin Bellamy Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform34.6%

Lib Dem34.1%

Conservative13.8%

Independent8.7%

Green6.5%

Labour2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Bellamy Elected	Reform	2,436	34.6%
Kieron Franks	Lib Dem	2,402	34.1%
James Raven	Conservative	970	13.8%
Richard Joseph John Hyland	Independent	611	8.7%
Amit Shah	Green	456	6.5%
Shirley Mason	Labour	161	2.3%

Hadleigh

Allan Edwards The People's Independent Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

The People's Independent Party35.3%

Reform33.5%

Conservative18.1%

Green6.6%

Labour4.3%

Lib Dem2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Allan David Edwards Elected	The People's Independent Party	2,187	35.3%
Richard John Crawford	Reform	2,075	33.5%
Jacqui Thornton	Conservative	1,120	18.1%
Alexandra Marie Sally Nightingale	Green	406	6.6%
Jackie Warner	Labour	269	4.3%
Geoffrey Duff	Lib Dem	134	2.2%

Halstead

Isi Rocha Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform42.4%

Conservative28.3%

Green15.4%

Labour9.9%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Isi Rocha Elected	Reform	3,172	42.4%
Chris William Siddall	Conservative	2,119	28.3%
Karl Anthony Handy	Green	1,150	15.4%
Malcolm Fincken	Labour	737	9.9%
Terry Sherlock	Lib Dem	303	4.1%

Harlow Common & Church Langley

Andrew Johnson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative54.9%

Reform24.0%

Labour11.4%

Green8.0%

Lib Dem1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Edward Johnson Elected	Conservative	3,708	54.9%
Gary Raymond Swaile	Reform	1,625	24.0%
Rosanna Marian Daisy Jackson	Labour	770	11.4%
Paul Ian King	Green	544	8.0%
Paul Charles Ward	Lib Dem	111	1.6%

Harlow Netteswell

Nicky Purse Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative45.3%

Reform23.2%

Labour16.7%

Green12.4%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicky Purse Elected	Conservative	2,617	45.3%
Mark Robert Edward Gough	Reform	1,339	23.2%
Kay Morrison	Labour	968	16.7%
Julie Taylor	Green	718	12.4%
Lesley Anne Rideout	Lib Dem	141	2.4%

Harlow Parndon & Toddbrook

Michael Hardware Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative41.8%

Reform22.6%

Labour21.2%

Green12.4%

Lib Dem2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Edward Hardware Elected	Conservative	1,742	41.8%
Scott John Hegley	Reform	943	22.6%
Stefan Peter Mullard-Toal	Labour	882	21.2%
David Steven Margetts	Green	517	12.4%
Meena Kumar	Lib Dem	85	2.0%

Harlow South West

Clive Souter Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative61.4%

Reform16.6%

Labour11.5%

Green8.5%

Lib Dem1.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clive Thomas Souter Elected	Conservative	3,673	61.4%
Jamie Paul Terence Winslow	Reform	996	16.6%
Jake David Adam Shepherd	Labour	690	11.5%
Julie Ann Bull	Green	507	8.5%
David Martin	Lib Dem	94	1.6%
Andrew James Hammond	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	25	0.4%

Harwich

Linda McKenzie Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.9%

Labour38.0%

Conservative9.3%

Green6.4%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda Jane McKenzie Elected	Reform	2,582	43.9%
Ivan John Henderson	Labour	2,232	38.0%
Lizi Ninnim	Conservative	544	9.3%
Natasha Osben	Green	374	6.4%
Helen Mealing	Lib Dem	143	2.4%

Hedingham

Nathan Robins Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform36.8%

Independent27.5%

Conservative25.2%

Labour5.6%

Lib Dem5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nathan William James Robins Elected	Reform	2,746	36.8%
Jo Clare Beavis	Independent	2,049	27.5%
Peter Gordon Schwier	Conservative	1,876	25.2%
Christine Calver	Labour	417	5.6%
Oliver James Fenwick	Lib Dem	370	5.0%

Laindon Town

Krupa Kollabathula Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform44.5%

Labour26.0%

Conservative16.3%

Green8.9%

Lib Dem3.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Krupa Jeevan Kollabathula Elected	Reform	2,295	44.5%
Adele Brown	Labour	1,344	26.0%
Jeff Henry	Conservative	839	16.3%
Jessica Whitehead	Green	459	8.9%
Stephen Edward McCarthy	Lib Dem	181	3.5%
Dave Murray	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	45	0.9%

Loughton North

Natalie Wilding-Barrett Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform37.1%

Independent Loughton Residents Association34.5%

Green10.6%

Conservative9.5%

Labour5.8%

Lib Dem2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Natalie Wilding-Barrett Elected	Reform	2,359	37.1%
Chris Pond	Independent Loughton Residents Association	2,191	34.5%
Joe Fellows	Green	671	10.6%
Marshall Vance	Conservative	605	9.5%
Debbie Wild	Labour	366	5.8%
Glenn A. Hernandez	Lib Dem	159	2.5%

Loughton South & Buckhurst Hill West

Neil Carlsson Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform29.7%

Independent Loughton Residents Association27.1%

Conservative21.0%

Green13.9%

Labour5.2%

Lib Dem3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil Carlsson Elected	Reform	2,054	29.7%
Roger Baldwin	Independent Loughton Residents Association	1,873	27.1%
Smruti Patel	Conservative	1,455	21.0%
Joanna Garbaty	Green	959	13.9%
Alain Laviolette	Labour	358	5.2%
Ish Singh	Lib Dem	213	3.1%
Scott Jones	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	11	0.2%

Maldon Rural North

Stuart Clarke Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform41.6%

Conservative30.1%

Green12.7%

Lib Dem10.8%

Labour4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Clarke Elected	Reform	2,613	41.6%
Mark Frederick Lewis Durham	Conservative	1,890	30.1%
Isobel Doubleday	Green	799	12.7%
Nick Spenceley	Lib Dem	677	10.8%
Helen Wightwick	Labour	303	4.8%

Maldon Rural South

Justin Jay Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform42.6%

Conservative27.8%

Independent13.5%

Green5.6%

Lib Dem4.8%

Independent3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Justin Jay Elected	Reform	2,699	42.6%
Jane Lisa Fleming	Conservative	1,761	27.8%
Linda Joan Haywood	Independent	855	13.5%
Richard George	Green	352	5.6%
James Eley	Lib Dem	302	4.8%
Mark Geoffrey Bassenger	Independent	200	3.2%
Felix Preston	Labour	161	2.5%

Maldon Town & Heybridge

Sam Cousins Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.0%

Conservative26.1%

Lib Dem24.0%

Green7.6%

Independent6.5%

Labour2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Samuel Cousins Elected	Reform	2,083	33.0%
James Burrell-Cook	Conservative	1,644	26.1%
John Driver	Lib Dem	1,513	24.0%
James Reece-Ford	Green	479	7.6%
Kevin Lagan	Independent	411	6.5%
Stephen Capper	Labour	179	2.8%

Mersea & Tiptree

Chris Perera Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform38.5%

Conservative36.4%

Green12.9%

Labour6.1%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher Paul Perera Elected	Reform	3,105	38.5%
Paul Dundas	Conservative	2,934	36.4%
Heidi Cornish	Green	1,043	12.9%
Barry Gilheany	Labour	495	6.1%
Jacqui Morley	Lib Dem	488	6.1%

North Weald & Nazeing

Karen McIvor Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform49.8%

Conservative31.9%

Lib Dem9.7%

Labour8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Karen McIvor Elected	Reform	2,684	49.8%
Chris Whitbread	Conservative	1,716	31.9%
Tom Addenbrooke	Lib Dem	524	9.7%
Alex Drummond	Labour	461	8.6%

Old Harlow

Mike Garnett Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative54.2%

Reform26.4%

Labour9.6%

Green7.5%

Lib Dem1.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael George Garnett Elected	Conservative	2,229	54.2%
Tracy Ann Cranfield	Reform	1,087	26.4%
Liam Kerrigan	Labour	393	9.6%
Jennifer Steadman	Green	310	7.5%
Kairan Charles Robert Laver	Lib Dem	73	1.8%
Paul Lenihan	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	23	0.6%

Ongar & Rural

Jaymey McIvor Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform56.1%

Conservative27.1%

Lib Dem8.5%

Labour7.0%

English Democrats1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jaymey McIvor Elected	Reform	3,892	56.1%
Ray Balcombe	Conservative	1,879	27.1%
Monica Phyllis Richardson	Lib Dem	591	8.5%
Ann Huish	Labour	487	7.0%
Robin Tilbrook	English Democrats	89	1.3%

Pitsea

Sue Truman Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.1%

Labour26.6%

Conservative14.1%

Green8.5%

Lib Dem2.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue Truman Elected	Reform	2,452	47.1%
Pat Reid	Labour	1,382	26.6%
Stuart James Terson	Conservative	734	14.1%
Michelle Savage	Green	440	8.5%
Steven Robert Spowart	Lib Dem	135	2.6%
Jack Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	58	1.1%

Rayleigh South

Aditya Malviya Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform38.6%

Conservative26.9%

Lib Dem21.2%

Green6.3%

Labour3.7%

Independent3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adi Malviya Elected	Reform	2,545	38.6%
Simon Paul Smith	Conservative	1,769	26.9%
Andy Cross	Lib Dem	1,394	21.2%
Charles Joynson	Green	417	6.3%
David Dennis Bodimeade	Labour	242	3.7%
Richard Linden	Independent	221	3.4%

Rayleigh West

Stuart Belton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.7%

Lib Dem26.6%

Conservative17.8%

Green6.0%

Rochford District Residents6.0%

Labour3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart John Prior Elected	Reform	2,404	39.7%
James Newport	Lib Dem	1,608	26.6%
Craig Ronald Rimmer	Conservative	1,078	17.8%
Debra Lawrence	Green	366	6.0%
Vilma Anita Wilson	Rochford District Residents	361	6.0%
Stephen James Cooper	Labour	233	3.9%

Last by-election, 18 June 2026

Conservative35.4%

Lib Dem29.5%

Reform24.4%

Green5.3%

Independent2.7%

Labour2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Belton Elected	Conservative	1,515	35.4%
James Newport	Lib Dem	1,262	29.5%
Denise Martin	Reform	1,046	24.4%
Liam Edward Lonergan	Green	225	5.3%
Mike Webb	Independent	117	2.7%
Stephen James Cooper	Labour	85	2.0%
Jamie Clive Burton	Independent	35	0.8%

Rochford East

James Cottis Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.4%

Conservative33.8%

Green10.0%

Labour8.0%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Philip Cottis Elected	Reform	2,630	43.4%
Mike Steptoe	Conservative	2,045	33.8%
Chris Taylor	Green	604	10.0%
Shona Hyde-Williams	Labour	483	8.0%
Matthew O'Leary	Lib Dem	296	4.9%

Rochford North

Sophie Preston-Hall Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.6%

Lib Dem21.6%

Conservative17.4%

Rochford District Residents16.9%

Labour4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sophie Almina Preston-Hall Elected	Reform	2,829	39.6%
Michael Hoy	Lib Dem	1,544	21.6%
Simon Ernest Wootton	Conservative	1,241	17.4%
Adrian Howard Eves	Rochford District Residents	1,205	16.9%
Ian James Rooke	Labour	328	4.6%

Rochford South

Tino Callaghan Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform42.4%

Conservative20.1%

Rochford District Residents17.4%

Green8.7%

Labour6.1%

Lib Dem5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tino Callaghan Elected	Reform	2,594	42.4%
Laureen Shaw	Conservative	1,231	20.1%
Nick Booth	Rochford District Residents	1,065	17.4%
Philip Terence Hannan	Green	535	8.7%
James Richard Hedges	Labour	371	6.1%
Mike Sutton	Lib Dem	329	5.4%

Saffron Walden

Paul Gadd Residents for Uttlesford

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Residents for Uttlesford38.0%

Reform18.6%

Conservative17.8%

Green13.9%

Labour7.2%

Lib Dem4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul David Gadd Elected	Residents for Uttlesford	2,857	38.0%
Heather Jane Asker	Reform	1,395	18.6%
David James Sadler	Conservative	1,335	17.8%
Edward Vernon Gildea	Green	1,043	13.9%
Jane Berney	Labour	541	7.2%
Jennie Lardge	Lib Dem	339	4.5%

South Benfleet

Niki Merison Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform34.6%

Conservative30.5%

The People's Independent Party24.3%

Green6.4%

Labour3.5%

Lib Dem0.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Niki Philip Merison Elected	Reform	2,185	34.6%
Andrew Sheldon	Conservative	1,927	30.5%
Russ Savage	The People's Independent Party	1,533	24.3%
Laurence James Chapman	Green	402	6.4%
Georgina Morgan-Bates	Labour	224	3.5%
Seb Regnier-Wilson	Lib Dem	45	0.7%

Stansted

Ray Gooding Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative30.1%

Reform25.4%

Lib Dem17.1%

Residents for Uttlesford13.6%

Green8.7%

Labour5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ray Gooding Elected	Conservative	2,277	30.1%
Philip John Hoy	Reform	1,926	25.4%
Geoffrey Sell	Lib Dem	1,297	17.1%
Bianca Maria Donald	Residents for Uttlesford	1,033	13.6%
David Radford	Green	655	8.7%
Liam Arora	Labour	380	5.0%

Stanway & Marks Tey

Andrew Harding Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform32.7%

Conservative24.0%

Independent18.9%

Lib Dem9.6%

Green9.0%

Labour5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Patrick Harding Elected	Reform	2,092	32.7%
Kevin Paul Bentley	Conservative	1,537	24.0%
Lesley Scott-Boutell	Independent	1,211	18.9%
Amir William Anbouche	Lib Dem	612	9.6%
Amanda Jane Kirke	Green	574	9.0%
John Spademan	Labour	373	5.8%

Takeley

Geoff Bagnall Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.6%

Conservative37.8%

Residents for Uttlesford7.5%

Green7.1%

Lib Dem4.5%

Labour3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Geoff Bagnall Elected	Reform	2,227	39.6%
Susan Barker	Conservative	2,126	37.8%
Maggie Sutton	Residents for Uttlesford	423	7.5%
Madeleine Margaret Radford	Green	400	7.1%
Lorraine Anne Flawn	Lib Dem	252	4.5%
Lanie Shears	Labour	195	3.5%

Tendring Rural East

Jeff Bray Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.7%

Conservative38.5%

Green6.2%

Labour4.8%

Lib Dem2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeff Bray Elected	Reform	3,297	47.7%
Dan Land	Conservative	2,661	38.5%
Erin Hope Leybourne	Green	428	6.2%
Val Cooke	Labour	331	4.8%
Barrie Coker	Lib Dem	193	2.8%

Tendring Rural West

Pat Murray Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.7%

Conservative24.9%

Lib Dem24.0%

Green11.3%

Labour6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pat Murray Elected	Reform	2,194	33.7%
Zoe Jacqueline Fairley	Conservative	1,620	24.9%
Terry Barrett	Lib Dem	1,561	24.0%
Holly Turner	Green	739	11.3%
Isa Smith	Labour	402	6.2%

Thaxted

Bo Davis Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform31.4%

Residents for Uttlesford27.1%

Conservative24.7%

Green8.1%

Lib Dem5.3%

Labour3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bo Davis Elected	Reform	2,163	31.4%
Martin Liam Foley	Residents for Uttlesford	1,869	27.1%
John Michael Moran	Conservative	1,704	24.7%
Paul Henry Allington	Green	557	8.1%
Patrick William O'Brien	Lib Dem	365	5.3%
Oli Winters	Labour	228	3.3%

Three Fields & Great Notley

Carl Johnson Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform37.9%

Conservative28.9%

Independent19.9%

Labour7.2%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carl Johnson Elected	Reform	2,837	37.9%
Tom Glencairn Cunningham	Conservative	2,159	28.9%
Michael Robert John Staines	Independent	1,490	19.9%
Tom Diamond	Labour	537	7.2%
Nicholas Liam Wicks	Lib Dem	453	6.1%

Thundersley

Karon Phipps Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform40.2%

The People's Independent Party30.5%

Conservative16.4%

Green5.6%

Labour5.4%

Lib Dem1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Karon Michelle Phipps Elected	Reform	2,434	40.2%
Matt Cortes	The People's Independent Party	1,846	30.5%
Michael Dixon	Conservative	993	16.4%
Christine Marie Shaw	Green	336	5.6%
Joe Cooke	Labour	329	5.4%
Paul Nicholas Glass	Lib Dem	112	1.9%

Vange

Sam Journet Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform42.7%

Labour31.0%

Green9.1%

Conservative8.5%

Independent6.2%

Lib Dem1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam John Journet Elected	Reform	2,070	42.7%
Gavin Dominic Callaghan	Labour	1,506	31.0%
Matthew Hornsby	Green	440	9.1%
Deepak Roy	Conservative	410	8.5%
lurie Cojocaru	Independent	300	6.2%
Jyothi Kurra	Lib Dem	70	1.4%
Andrew Buxton	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	56	1.2%

Waltham Abbey

James Abbott Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform49.6%

Conservative26.6%

Labour13.5%

Lib Dem10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Abbott Elected	Reform	2,660	49.6%
Jodie Lucas	Conservative	1,428	26.6%
Kevin Hind	Labour	723	13.5%
Paul Tippett	Lib Dem	554	10.3%

Westley Heights

Kerry Smith Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Independent38.3%

Reform30.7%

Conservative10.2%

Labour10.0%

Green8.1%

Lib Dem1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith Elected	Independent	2,516	38.3%
Nick Palmer	Reform	2,017	30.7%
Chris Allen	Conservative	671	10.2%
Brian Button	Labour	655	10.0%
Sam England	Green	531	8.1%
Steve Nice	Lib Dem	106	1.6%
Chris Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	0.8%
None Of The Above X	Independent	20	0.3%

Wickford East & Bowers Gifford

Steven Swaby Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.9%

Conservative31.3%

Green8.6%

Labour6.6%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steven Mark Swaby Elected	Reform	3,367	47.9%
Tony Ball	Conservative	2,202	31.3%
Sam Twigg	Green	602	8.6%
Viviane Morris	Labour	462	6.6%
Nicola Hoad	Lib Dem	401	5.7%

Witham Town

Ross Playle Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative39.5%

Reform30.3%

Green18.6%

Labour8.9%

Lib Dem2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ross Playle Elected	Conservative	2,410	39.5%
Tony O'Brien	Reform	1,849	30.3%
James Edward Abbott	Green	1,132	18.6%
Jack Robertson	Labour	541	8.9%
Barry John Fleet	Lib Dem	162	2.7%

Witham West & Rural

John Morris Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.2%

Conservative25.9%

Green16.3%

Labour10.1%

Lib Dem4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Paul Morris Elected	Reform	2,536	43.2%
Simon John Neville Morgan	Conservative	1,523	25.9%
Philip John Hughes	Green	958	16.3%
Phil Barlow	Labour	594	10.1%
Richard Glyn Pennicard	Lib Dem	266	4.5%

Wivenhoe St Andrew

Mark Cory Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem43.3%

Reform19.7%

Labour16.6%

Green15.8%

Conservative4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Alan Cory Elected	Lib Dem	2,154	43.3%
Daryl Swain	Reform	979	19.7%
Julie Young	Labour	826	16.6%
Andrew Canessa	Green	787	15.8%
Christopher Leslie Frank Thompson	Conservative	234	4.7%

Woodham Ferrers

Chris Benn Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform41.0%

Conservative32.0%

Green9.4%

Lib Dem7.8%

South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party6.1%

Labour3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher Benn Elected	Reform	2,565	41.0%
Bob Massey	Conservative	2,001	32.0%
Alicia Cash	Green	590	9.4%
Donna Eley	Lib Dem	487	7.8%
Keith Bentley	South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party	383	6.1%
Jonathan Gatenby	Labour	228	3.6%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Braintree Eastern	Paul Thorogood	Green 2026	Independent
Clacton West & St Osyth	Brad Thompson	Reform 2026	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

7 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
18 June 2026	Rayleigh West	Conservative gain from Reform	35.4%
1 May 2025	Chelmsford Central	Lib Dem hold	47.5%
12 December 2024	Stock	Conservative hold	46.4%
4 July 2024	Pitsea	Labour hold	43.9%
2 May 2024	Harlow South East	Conservative hold	48.6%
4 May 2023	Laindon Park and Fryerns	Labour hold	49.7%
3 March 2022	Rayleigh North	Lib Dem hold	57.4%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Colchester	8%	Labour	Labour 32%
Chelmsford	8%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 33%
Harlow	8%	Labour	Labour 34%
Basildon and Billericay	7%	Conservative	Reform 32%
Maldon	7%	Conservative	Conservative 43%
Epping Forest	7%	Conservative	Conservative 31%
Clacton	7%	Reform	Reform 43%
Witham	6%	Conservative	Conservative 36%
Brentwood and Ongar	6%	Conservative	Conservative 39%
Rayleigh and Wickford	6%	Conservative	Conservative 38%
Castle Point	6%	Conservative	Reform 36%
Braintree	6%	Conservative	Conservative 37%
Harwich and North Essex	6%	Conservative	Conservative 33%
North West Essex	6%	Conservative	Conservative 32%
South Basildon and East Thurrock	3%	Reform	Reform 35%
Southend East and Rochford	1%	Labour	Labour 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Essex

1,503,532 residents in 626,458 households

Voted Leave in 2016

62% 10 above GB

Degree or higher

28% 6 below GB

No qualifications

19% 1 above GB

Own their home

69% 8 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.