1993 Essex County Council election
# 1993 Essex County Council election

An election to Essex County Council took place on 6 May 1993 as part of the 1993 United Kingdom local elections. 98 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

## Previous composition

### 1989 election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| - | - | - |
| | Conservative | 57 |
| | Labour | 26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 14 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| Total | Total | 79 |

### Composition of council seats before election

| Party | Party | Seats |
| - | - | - |
| | Conservative | 56 |
| | Labour | 24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15 |
| | Independent | 3 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 |
| Total | Total | 79 |

## Results

Essex County Council election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | 33 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30.7 | 127,934 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | 32 | | 25 | 25 | 35.3 | 147,062 | -9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 32 | 18 | | 18 | 31.9 | 132,631 | +8.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0.8 | 3,421 | +0.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | | | 1.0 | 4,025 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal | 0 | | | | 0.3 | 1,043 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 98 | | | | | 416,116 | |

## Results by Electoral Divisions

### Basildon

District Summary

| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 5 | 20,962 | 40.9 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | 4 | 19,235 | 37.5 | −3.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 10,829 | 21.1 | −0.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 252 | 0.5 | +0.1 |

Division Results

Basildon Crouch :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Williams | 1,900 | 44.1 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Smith | 1,699 | 39.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Colin Wilson | 709 | 16.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,308 | 40.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

Basildon Fryerns :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Williams Archibald * | 2,631 | 68.0 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Almond | 870 | 22.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Birch | 369 | 9.5 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,761 | 45.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,870 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

Basildon Gloucester Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Madeline Costello * | 3,169 | 65.3 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ball | 1,246 | 25.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 437 | 9.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,923 | 39.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,852 | 41.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

Basildon Laindon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rachel Liebeschuetz | 2,261 | 57.6 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | David Walsh * | 1,232 | 31.4 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Martin | 432 | 11.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,925 | 36.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

Basildon Pitsea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Angela Smith * | 3,385 | 57.5 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | John Newry | 1,947 | 33.1 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hersom | 550 | 9.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,882 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

Basildon Vange :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anthony Wright * | 2,876 | 61.8 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Elliott | 1,304 | 28.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Betty Wakeham | 477 | 10.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,572 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,657 | 37.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

Basildon Westley Heights :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brinley Jones * | 2,071 | 40.7 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Sears | 1,924 | 37.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Larkin | 1,091 | 21.5 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,086 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

Billericay North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lilian Greenfield * | 2,641 | 61.8 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Barr | 1,164 | 27.2 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Margaret Viney | 471 | 11.0 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,477 | 34.5 | −20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,276 | 33.4 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Billericay South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Susan Kay | 1,921 | 40.8 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Taylor | 1,802 | 38.3 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Ronald Bessell | 765 | 16.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Independent | George Dighton * | 252 | 5.4 | −49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 2.5 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,710 | 38.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Note: George Dighton was elected as a Conservative in 1989, but here attempted to defend his seat as an Independent

Wickford division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Iris Pummell * | 2,233 | 48.6 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Battson | 1,516 | 33.0 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wilson | 847 | 18.4 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 15.6 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,596 | 37.3 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Braintree

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 4 | 2 | 14,450 | 40.2 | +6.1 |
| Conservative | 2 | 2 | 12,651 | 35.2 | −8.7 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | | 7,934 | 22.1 | +1.7 |
| Green | 0 | | 924 | 2.6 | +1.0 |

Division Results

Bocking :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frederick Card | 2,397 | 44.3 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | John Finbow | 1,882 | 34.8 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Fahy | 994 | 18.4 | +11.0 |
| | Green | Kevin Peterson | 133 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,406 | 44.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

Braintree East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Elwyn Bishop | 2,849 | 46.6 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Dixon-Smith * | 2,228 | 36.4 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Billie Daniels | 859 | 14.0 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Philip Hughes | 184 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,120 | 42.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.0 | |

Braintree West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Rice * | 2,548 | 45.2 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutton | 1,559 | 27.7 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | Jeremy White | 1,375 | 24.4 | +9.7 |
| | Green | Marran Bates | 156 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 989 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,638 | 40.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

Halstead :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joseph Pike * | 1,936 | 38.7 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | John Kotz | 1,917 | 38.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 1,150 | 23.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,003 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

Hedingham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Waterer * | 2,169 | 46.2 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Noel Owen | 1,324 | 28.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Ellis | 1,199 | 25.6 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,692 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

Witham Northern :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joan Lyon * | 2,726 | 57.5 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Roger Wacey | 1,179 | 24.9 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Sanders | 558 | 11.8 | +3.4 |
| | Green | James Abbott | 278 | 5.9 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,547 | 32.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,741 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

Witham Southern :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Gyford | 1,862 | 42.7 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Judith Bird | 1,698 | 39.0 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Slowman | 626 | 14.4 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Susan Ransome | 173 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,359 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Brentwood

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 11,469 | 51.6 | +23.0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 4 | 7,975 | 35.9 | −14.8 |
| Labour | 0 | | 2,158 | 9.7 | −8.6 |
| Green | 0 | | 635 | 2.9 | +0.5 |

Division Results

Brentwood Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar Davis * | 2,349 | 58.9 | +24.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Sepkes | 1,202 | 30.2 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Clara Dyer | 298 | 7.5 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Frank Seckleman | 137 | 3.4 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,147 | 28.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,986 | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.4 | |

Brentwood Hutton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith White | 1,871 | 43.9 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative | Alun Thomas * | 1,859 | 43.6 | −19.2 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Burgess | 424 | 10.0 | −9.0 |
| | Green | Beryl Lankester | 107 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,261 | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.5 | |

Brentwood North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smart | 1,885 | 52.7 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Jago * | 1,369 | 38.2 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | Jeremiah Keohane | 254 | 7.1 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Roger Lankester | 72 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,580 | 38.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.9 | |

Brentwood Rural :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Hardy * | 3,180 | 58.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher House | 1,783 | 32.6 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Wilson | 344 | 6.3 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Carolyn Bartley | 164 | 3.0 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,397 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,471 | 44.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

Brentwood South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lionel Lee | 2,184 | 44.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Janet Hayward * | 1,762 | 35.7 | −21.1 |
| | Labour | Lily Southgate | 838 | 17.0 | −26.3 |
| | Green | Jean Walsh | 155 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,939 | 42.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 32.7 | |

### Castle Point

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 8,680 | 34.2 | +4.8 |
| Conservative | 2 | 4 | 8,448 | 33.3 | −26.3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 8,226 | 32.4 | +23.6 |

Division Results

Benfleet :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 1,248 | 35.9 | −25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Minson | 1,209 | 34.8 | +22.1 |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 1,017 | 29.3 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,474 | 35.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.7 | |

Canvey Island East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Melvyn Farrant | 2,075 | 40.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Harold King * | 1,713 | 33.6 | −24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pharro | 1,306 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,094 | 35.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.4 | |

Canvey Island West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 2,142 | 44.0 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | William Deal | 1,890 | 38.8 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Newman | 840 | 17.2 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

Great Tarpots :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Christine Butler | 1,851 | 46.1 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Garth Hydes | 1,125 | 28.0 | −26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Birch | 1,043 | 26.0 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,019 | 36.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.5 | |

Hadleigh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 2,524 | 60.6 | +48.9 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Williams * | 1,186 | 28.5 | −38.0 |
| | Labour | Joseph Cooke | 457 | 11.0 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,167 | 46.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 43.5 | |

Thundersley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Guy Shearwood | 1,390 | 37.3 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Fenwick | 1,304 | 35.0 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | William Dick | 1,034 | 27.7 | −34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,728 | 38.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Chelmsford

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 20,464 | 43.2 | +11.6 |
| Conservative | 3 | 5 | 17,625 | 37.2 | −8.3 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 8,926 | 18.8 | +3.4 |
| Green | 0 | | 383 | 0.8 | −6.3 |

Division Results

Broomfield & Writtle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Evans | 1,676 | 40.1 | +26.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Rose * | 1,598 | 38.3 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Barry Grainger | 790 | 18.9 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Colin Jameson | 111 | 2.7 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,175 | 41.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.1 | |

Chelmsford East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Burton | 2,677 | 49.5 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | David Kimberlin * | 2,068 | 38.3 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | John McCreevy | 659 | 12.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,404 | 45.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.2 | |

Chelmsford North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Smith-Hughes | 2,309 | 39.5 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Roy Chad | 1,916 | 32.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Pauley * | 1,623 | 27.8 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,848 | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.0 | |

Chelmsford South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Allen | 2,890 | 56.8 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Vernon Makin * | 1,562 | 30.7 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Finlay | 640 | 12.6 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 26.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,092 | 44.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.4 | |

Chelmsford West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Neil Spurgeon | 1,808 | 36.5 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | David Lee * | 1,655 | 33.4 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Foster | 1,489 | 30.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 | 50.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.6 | |

Great Baddow :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Beard | 2,851 | 63.1 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Edward Alliston | 1,120 | 24.8 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Owen Ephraim | 547 | 12.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,731 | 38.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,518 | 43.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 14.5 | |

Springfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin * | 2,723 | 41.3 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Lane | 2,701 | 41.0 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | William Horslen | 896 | 13.6 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Eleanor Burgess | 272 | 4.1 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,592 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0 | |

Stock :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul White * | 2,285 | 48.8 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Clarke | 1,483 | 31.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Ashley Final | 911 | 19.5 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,679 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.8 | |

Woodham Ferrers & Danbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Eileen Mickelborough * | 2,991 | 48.7 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maurice Staines | 2,388 | 38.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Davis | 759 | 12.4 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,138 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Colchester

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 17,498 | 44.3 | +19.7 |
| Conservative | 3 | 3 | 12,729 | 32.0 | −12.1 |
| Labour | 0 | 1 | 8,874 | 22.3 | −3.2 |
| Green | 0 | | 546 | 1.4 | +0.5 |

Division Results

Constable division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 2,065 | 48.2 | −15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Phillips | 1,705 | 39.8 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | Neville Missing | 516 | 12.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Drury division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Yates * | 3,172 | 54.5 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Derek Lamberth | 2,106 | 36.1 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Kim Naish | 553 | 9.5 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Maypole division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Pascoe * | 1,984 | 56.3 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Frank Wilkin | 961 | 27.3 | -7.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hope | 579 | 16.4 | -7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 29.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Mersea and Stanway division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Christopher Manning-Press | 2,290 | 44.2 | −17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Lennox | 2,094 | 40.4 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Young | 653 | 12.6 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Walter Schwarz | 147 | 2.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Old Heath division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fisher | 2,415 | 51.1 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Christopher Pearson * | 1,617 | 34.2 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sally Cockell | 568 | 12.0 | −7.4 |
| | Green | Karen Smallwood | 122 | 2.6 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

No Independent candidate as previous (-1.2).

Park division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Jones | 2,009 | 46.8 | +22.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Lucas * | 1,475 | 34.3 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | Roger Turp | 811 | 18.9 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

No Liberal candidate as previous (-6.5).

Parsons Heath division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Crunden | 2,783 | 53.2 | New |
| | Labour | Keith Hindle | 1,282 | 24.5 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Roger Lord * | 1,167 | 22.3 | −15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,501 | 28.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

No SDP candidate as previous (−36.0).

Tiptree division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Edmund Peel * | 1,574 | 44.4 | −16.4 |
| | Labour | Adrian Axtell | 914 | 25.8 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Seaman | 893 | 25.2 | +8.4 |
| | Green | Cheryl Gerrard | 162 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Wivenhoe St Andrew division :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Brian Stapleton * | 1,567 | 50.1 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 905 | 28.9 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ingrid O'Mahoney | 543 | 17.3 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Joanne Vanevery | 115 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Epping Forest

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 12,388 | 40.7 | −7.1 |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 9,592 | 31.5 | +4.2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 8,226 | 27.0 | +12.5 |
| Independent | 0 | | 250 | 0.8 | N/A |

Division Results

Buckhurst Hill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson | 2,721 | 59.8 | +40.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashton | 1,165 | 25.6 | −17.0 |
| | Labour | Joan Davis | 416 | 9.1 | −2.0 |
| | Independent | Janice Croke | 250 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,556 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,552 | 41.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 28.9 | |

Chigwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony Twynham | 1,313 | 58.6 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Spencer | 646 | 28.8 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Newbury | 283 | 12.6 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 23.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

Epping :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dennis Ramshaw * | 1,548 | 43.3 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Boydon | 1,238 | 34.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Ian Standfast | 786 | 22.0 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,572 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

Loughton St. Johns :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frank Davis * | 1,532 | 55.4 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | John Pledge | 831 | 30.0 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucille Wells | 404 | 14.6 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,767 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

Loughton St. Marys :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Saggers | 1,608 | 45.1 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Vernon Davies | 1,267 | 35.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 687 | 19.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,562 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Loughton Residents | Labour gain from Loughton Residents | Swing | 4.5 | |

North Weald & Nazeing :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ian Abbey * | 1,915 | 60.5 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | Elisabeth Young | 637 | 20.1 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Myers | 615 | 19.4 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,278 | 40.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,167 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

Ongar :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gerard McEwen * | 2,163 | 41.2 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Partridge | 1,915 | 36.5 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Patrick Haseldine | 1,167 | 22.2 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,245 | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.9 | |

Waltham Abbey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Cyril Hewins | 2,863 | 56.7 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Norma Green | 2,186 | 43.3 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,049 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Harlow

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 11,582 | 51.9 | −7.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 1 | 6,944 | 31.1 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 3,782 | 17.0 | +4.5 |

Division Results

Great Parndon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mervyn Juliff | 2,213 | 44.8 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | David Messer * | 1,976 | 40.0 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Harris | 749 | 15.2 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,938 | 39.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.8 | |

Harlow & Mark Hall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Sztumpf | 2,388 | 49.8 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Hudspeth | 1,765 | 36.8 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Collins | 647 | 13.5 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

Harlow Common :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Pauline Bruce | 2,091 | 51.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 1,060 | 26.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Vivien Thomas | 880 | 21.8 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 25.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,031 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

Little Parndon & Town Centre :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Edith Morris * | 2,053 | 53.8 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | David Roberts | 1,117 | 29.2 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Ward | 649 | 17.0 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,819 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

Netteswellbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sonia Anderson * | 2,837 | 60.5 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Philip Weales | 1,206 | 25.6 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Herbert | 677 | 14.3 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,631 | 34.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,720 | 39.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

### Maldon

District Summary

| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 3 | 6,289 | 47.6 | −9.5 |
| Labour | 0 | 3,448 | 26.1 | +9.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 1,416 | 10.7 | −15.2 |
| Green | 0 | 1,537 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 525 | 4.0 | N/A |

Division Results

Maldon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Nolan * | 2,122 | 48.3 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Roberts | 1,345 | 30.6 | +9.5 |
| | Independent | Coral Broyd | 525 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Cole | 397 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,389 | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

Southminster :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Fisher * | 1,965 | 47.2 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | Eric Garwood | 1,304 | 31.3 | +15.9 |
| | Green | David Mason | 894 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,163 | 28.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.1 | |

Tollesbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Dines * | 2,202 | 47.2 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Woodham | 1,416 | 30.4 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Eileen Garwood | 799 | 17.1 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Nelson Brunton | 246 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,663 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Rochford

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 9,762 | 46.3 | +14.8 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6,873 | 32.6 | −10.8 |
| Labour | 1 | | 4,429 | 21.0 | −0.6 |

Division Results

Rayleigh North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Boyd * | 2,985 | 70.9 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Brown | 928 | 22.0 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | David Rossi | 298 | 7.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,057 | 48.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,211 | 38.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

Rayleigh South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gordon | 2,891 | 61.9 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Webster | 1,338 | 28.6 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen Andre | 444 | 9.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,553 | 33.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,673 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.9 | |

Rochford North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Smith | 2,337 | 55.0 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Terry Fawell * | 1,424 | 33.5 | −12.5 |
| | Labour | Charles Stephenson | 487 | 11.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 913 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,248 | 33.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.2 | |

Rochford South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Graham Fox | 1,918 | 48.0 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Lee | 1,483 | 37.1 | −12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Hurrell | 597 | 14.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,998 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

Rochford West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hart | 1,700 | 43.2 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | David Flack * | 1,282 | 32.6 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Saunders | 952 | 24.2 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,934 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Southend

District Summary

| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 5 | 16,076 | 39.2 | −6.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 14,958 | 36.5 | +3.9 |
| Labour | 1 | 8,951 | 21.8 | +2.8 |
| Liberal | 0 | 1,043 | 2.5 | N/A |

Division Results

Belfairs & Blenheim :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Smulian * | 2,250 | 52.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Doris Muckley | 1,609 | 37.2 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Grindley | 355 | 8.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Vernon Wilkinson | 116 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,330 | 43.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

Chalkwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bertram Trevelyan * | 1,602 | 47.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 1,365 | 40.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Joyce Mapp | 444 | 13.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | 31.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

Eastwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norah Goodman * | 2,180 | 51.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Veronica Taylor | 1,557 | 36.8 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Marc Pether-Longman | 435 | 10.3 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Linda Farmer | 55 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,227 | 39.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

Leigh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Pawson | 2,595 | 53.4 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Longden | 1,832 | 37.7 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Circus | 312 | 6.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Keith Izard | 122 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,861 | 45.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

Milton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Sullivan * | 1,438 | 43.8 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Lee | 1,233 | 37.5 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hall | 614 | 18.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,285 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

Prittlewell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Baker * | 2,049 | 51.3 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | David Latham | 1,265 | 31.7 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Denis Garne | 512 | 12.8 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | Gayle Wilkinson | 169 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,995 | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

Shoebury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Cotgrove * | 1,853 | 50.6 | −14.4 |
| | Labour | Nigel Boorman | 1,241 | 33.9 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Magnay | 570 | 15.6 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 612 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,664 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.0 | |

Southchurch :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelly * | 1,588 | 47.8 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Reginald Copley | 1,153 | 34.7 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Alan Farmer | 581 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,322 | 31.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

Thorpe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kay Twitchen * | 1,848 | 61.1 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Christopher Dandridge | 597 | 19.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Erlick | 578 | 19.1 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | 41.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,023 | 27.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

Victoria :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ronald Kennedy * | 2,138 | 65.7 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Breuer | 707 | 21.7 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Miller | 408 | 12.5 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,253 | 29.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

Westborough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Lubel * | 2,349 | 64.2 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Brown | 777 | 21.2 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Nigel Smith | 531 | 14.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,572 | 43.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,657 | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Tendring

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 4 | | 12,502 | 33.8 | −6.6 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | | 9,847 | 26.6 | −2.1 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 12,003 | 32.4 | +2.1 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2,646 | 7.2 | +6.6 |

Division Results

Brightlingsea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Dale * | 2,111 | 43.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Ann Olivier | 1,677 | 34.8 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Winney | 1,026 | 21.3 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 9.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,814 | 40.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

Clacton East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Catherine Jessop | 2,010 | 46.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Joan Bond | 1,236 | 28.5 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Lonsdale | 1,089 | 25.1 | −17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 774 | 17.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,335 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

Clacton North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bargent | 2,249 | 49.2 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Aldis | 1,179 | 25.8 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Spencer | 1,139 | 24.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,070 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,567 | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 12.9 | |

Clacton West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Smith * | 3,058 | 65.0 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Alexander | 1,164 | 24.7 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Russell | 486 | 10.3 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,894 | 40.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,708 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

Frinton & Walton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Rex * | 3,050 | 55.5 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Lawes | 1,368 | 24.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annabelle Curtis | 1,078 | 19.6 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,682 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,496 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

Harwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Ralph Knight * | 2,646 | 56.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Glenn | 831 | 17.8 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Theadom | 829 | 17.8 | −39.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Holmes | 364 | 7.8 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,815 | 38.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,670 | 38.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 33.3 | |

Tendring Rural East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Charles Lumber * | 1,567 | 42.4 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | William Mixter | 1,244 | 33.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Leader | 881 | 23.9 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,692 | 34.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

Tendring Rural West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Douglas Pallett * | 1,715 | 36.4 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Smith | 1,589 | 33.7 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Lionel Randall | 1,412 | 29.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,716 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Thurrock

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 17,080 | 64.3 | +9.4 |
| Conservative | 0 | 1 | 6,913 | 26.0 | −10.2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 2,570 | 9.7 | +4.5 |

Division Results

Chadwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice * | 2,727 | 82.5 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Mehegan | 578 | 17.5 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,149 | 65.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,305 | 28.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

Corringham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George Miles * | 1,635 | 52.5 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hunter | 1,045 | 33.5 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sidney Senior | 437 | 14.0 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

Grays Thurrock :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Beverly Barton * | 2,273 | 55.5 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Sutton | 1,436 | 35.0 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Catty | 389 | 9.5 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,098 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

Orsett & Stifford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alan Hurst | 2,448 | 54.2 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Clive Banbury | 1,518 | 33.6 | −18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Curtis | 547 | 12.1 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,513 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.8 | |

South Ockendon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Margaret Jones * | 1,920 | 71.4 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | John Rollinson | 471 | 17.5 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Martin | 297 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,449 | 53.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

Stanford-le-Hope :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Julian Norris * | 1,921 | 57.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Howard | 754 | 22.6 | −14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Martine | 665 | 19.9 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,167 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,340 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

Tilbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patrick Bolger * | 1,867 | 76.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Marie Bamford-Burst | 339 | 13.9 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 235 | 9.6 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,528 | 62.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,441 | 19.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

West Thurrock & Aveley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Robert Bellinger | 2,289 | 74.8 | +33.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Cook | 772 | 25.2 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,517 | 49.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,061 | 21.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.1 | |

### Uttlesford

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 3 | 8,918 | 43.7 | +13.8 |
| Conservative | 1 | 3 | 8,324 | 40.8 | −8.3 |
| Labour | 0 | | 3,177 | 15.6 | −3.8 |

Division Results

Dunmow :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Westcott * | 2,189 | 49.3 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Little | 1,625 | 36.6 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | William McCarthy | 622 | 14.0 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,436 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.6 | |

Saffron Walden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lefever | 2,436 | 39.2 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Neville * | 2,084 | 33.5 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Russell Green | 1,699 | 27.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,219 | 41.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.2 | |

Stansted :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melvin Caton | 2,959 | 53.6 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Philip Duly * | 2,183 | 39.5 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Keith Williams | 382 | 6.9 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,524 | 43.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.5 | |

Thaxted :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gibb | 1,898 | 44.8 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | John Whitehead * | 1,868 | 44.1 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Brian Lock | 474 | 11.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,240 | 37.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.1 | |
