1989 Essex County Council election
# 1989 Essex County Council election

An election to Essex County Council took place on 4 May 1989 as part of the 1989 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.

## Results

Essex County Council election, 1989 :

| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | 57 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 44.5 | 193,669 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28.8 | 125,615 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 14 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 23.3 | 101,342 | −6.3 |
| | Loughton Residents | 1 | | | | 0.9 | 1,378 | N/A |
| | Green | 0 | | | | 1.3 | 5,694 | +1.2 |
| | SDP | 0 | | | | 1.2 | 5,191 | N/A |
| | Independent | 0 | | | | 0.3 | 1,469 | −0.2 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | 0 | | | | 0.2 | 1,045 | N/A |
| | BNP | 0 | | | | >0.1 | 146 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 98 | | | | | 436153 | |

## Results by Electoral Divisions

### Basildon

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 16,209 | 36.8 | −3.5 |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 17,999 | 40.9 | +9.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | | 9,525 | 21.6 | −4.5 |
| Independent | 0 | | 196 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| SDP | 0 | | 123 | 0.3 | +0.3 |

Division Results

Basildon Crouch :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Bellard * | 2,220 | 49.1 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | Donald Morris | 1,756 | 38.8 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Davis | 544 | 12.0 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,520 | 43.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.1 | |

Basildon Fryerns :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Williams Archibald * | 2,064 | 58.7 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 736 | 20.9 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Archbold | 719 | 20.4 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 37.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,519 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

Basildon Gloucester Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Madeline Costello | 2,729 | 65.8 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Allen | 1,038 | 25.0 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 380 | 9.2 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,691 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,147 | 34.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

Basildon Laindon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Martin Oliver | 2,229 | 54.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | William Lockhart | 1,440 | 35.3 | +15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Saunders | 416 | 10.2 | −20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,085 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

Basildon Pitsea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Angela Smith | 2,631 | 56.9 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cleland | 1,614 | 34.9 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Williams | 378 | 8.2 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,017 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,623 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

Basildon Vange :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anthony Wright | 2,413 | 63.5 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Ryder | 1,058 | 27.9 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Owens | 327 | 8.6 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,355 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,798 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |

Basildon Westley Heights :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brinley Jones | 2,501 | 46.2 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | Charles Bidmead | 1,823 | 33.6 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian White | 971 | 17.9 | −10.9 |
| | SDP | William Shelton | 123 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,418 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.6 | |

Billericay North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lilian Greenfield * | 3,261 | 71.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Ferriss | 724 | 15.8 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Harold Bruce | 392 | 8.6 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Patricia Breadmore | 196 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,537 | 55.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,573 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

Billericay South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | George Dighton | 2,498 | 54.3 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Morley | 1,357 | 29.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Irene Harlow | 747 | 16.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,141 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,602 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

Wickford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Iris Pummell | 2,114 | 44.3 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Battson | 2,016 | 42.3 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | Elsie Harrison | 637 | 13.4 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,767 | 39.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 14.1 | |

### Braintree

District Summary

| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 4 | 15,788 | 43.9 | +3.1 |
| Labour | 2 | 12,267 | 34.1 | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 7,315 | 20.4 | −7.7 |
| Green | 0 | 560 | 1.6 | +1.6 |

Division Results

Bocking :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter White * | 2,939 | 53.2 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutton | 2,178 | 39.4 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Nicholls | 411 | 7.4 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,528 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

Braintree East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Dixon-Smith * | 2,832 | 52.5 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Keeble | 1,771 | 32.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ross | 789 | 14.6 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,392 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

Braintree West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Grice * | 2,765 | 45.3 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Brookman | 2,437 | 39.9 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Johnson | 899 | 14.7 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,101 | 44.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

Halstead :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joseph Pike | 2,286 | 44.0 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Michele Jones | 1,712 | 32.9 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Bird | 1,202 | 23.1 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,200 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

Hedingham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Waterer * | 2,636 | 54.5 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | John Kotz | 1,238 | 25.6 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Cavinder | 959 | 19.8 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,398 | 28.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,823 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

Witham Northern :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joan Lyon * | 2,228 | 46.8 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Wacey | 1,579 | 33.1 | +2.0 |
| | Green | James Abbott | 560 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Cane | 398 | 8.4 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,765 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

Witham Southern :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dennis Willetts * | 1,840 | 44.8 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | John Gyford | 1,480 | 36.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Slowman | 791 | 19.2 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,111 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Brentwood

District Summary

| Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 4 | 11,424 | 50.7 | +4.7 |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 6,460 | 28.7 | −6.5 |
| Labour | 0 | 4,122 | 18.3 | −0.5 |
| Green | 0 | 508 | 2.3 | +2.3 |

Division Results

Brentwood Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hutton * | 2,070 | 48.5 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar Davis | 1,471 | 34.4 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Maxey | 447 | 10.5 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Roger Lankester | 282 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,270 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.1 | |

Brentwood Hutton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lee Green | 2,559 | 62.8 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Burgess | 773 | 19.0 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lachlan Mackenzie | 743 | 18.2 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,786 | 43.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,075 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

Brentwood North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Leonard Jago * | 1,874 | 53.8 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Myers | 1,206 | 34.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Gow | 402 | 11.5 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,482 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

Brentwood Rural :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Hardy * | 3,040 | 53.1 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Morton | 2,083 | 36.4 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Tattersall | 338 | 5.9 | −4.2 |
| | Green | John Brindley | 226 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,687 | 45.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

Brentwood South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Janet Hayward * | 2,838 | 56.8 | +14.4 |
| | Labour | David Lewin | 2,162 | 43.2 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,000 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Castle Point

Division Results

Benfleet :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jillian Reeves * | 2,098 | 61.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Wilson | 897 | 26.2 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Atkins | 434 | 12.7 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,429 | 34.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

Canvey Island East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Harold King | 2,802 | 57.6 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | John Payne | 1,552 | 31.9 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Derek Easton | 511 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,250 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,865 | 33.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 13.0 | |

Canvey Island West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Raymond Howard * | 2,662 | 57.2 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Shaw | 1,617 | 34.7 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ford | 377 | 8.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,656 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

Great Tarpots :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Brum * | 1,827 | 54.1 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Ashley Final | 1,125 | 33.3 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Miller | 426 | 12.6 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,039 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

Hadleigh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ronald Williams * | 2,355 | 66.5 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Joy Nisbet | 773 | 21.8 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Newton | 416 | 11.7 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,582 | 44.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,544 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

Thundersley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gazzard * | 2,033 | 62.6 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | June Turner | 828 | 25.5 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Patman | 387 | 11.9 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,205 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,248 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Chelmsford

Division Results

Broomfield & Writtle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Michael Rose * | 2,111 | 55.8 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Douglas Shinn | 753 | 19.9 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madeline Sinclair | 512 | 13.5 | −13.9 |
| | Green | James Ritchie | 409 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,358 | 35.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,785 | 37.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

Chelmsford East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Kimberlin | 2,725 | 46.5 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilfred Davey | 2,075 | 35.4 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Guy Shearwood | 620 | 10.6 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Nigel Bedrock | 437 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,857 | 48.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.2 | |

Chelmsford North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Pauley | 1,858 | 34.6 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Smith-Hughes * | 1,657 | 30.8 | −19.2 |
| | Labour | Roy Chad | 1,613 | 30.0 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Judith Ritchie | 247 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,375 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 13.6 | |

Chelmsford South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Vernon Makin | 1,813 | 40.0 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Harmer * | 1,783 | 39.3 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Antony Scammell | 521 | 11.5 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Carol Mills | 416 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,533 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.9 | |

Chelmsford West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Lee | 1,415 | 31.4 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Bill Wright | 1,413 | 31.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Allen * | 1,193 | 26.5 | −19.0 |
| | Green | Andrew Simms | 293 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | SDP | Betty Perry | 193 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,507 | 45.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 1.3 | |

Great Baddow :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Beard * | 2,556 | 47.8 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | John Flack | 2,053 | 38.4 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Keith Day | 456 | 8.5 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Angela Thomson | 286 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,351 | 49.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

Springfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin | 3,510 | 51.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Derrick | 2,130 | 31.2 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Edmund Cawston | 709 | 10.4 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Jennifer Scholfield | 485 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,380 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,834 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

Stock :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul White * | 3,209 | 59.5 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marie Wolfe | 1,013 | 18.8 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Elliott | 788 | 14.6 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Nicholas Wallbank | 385 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,196 | 40.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,395 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.8 | |

Woodham Ferrers & Danbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Eileen Mickleborough | 3,001 | 49.6 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Hughes | 2,162 | 35.8 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Dennis Perkins | 467 | 7.7 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Brian Littlechild | 416 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,046 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Colchester

Division Results

Constable :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony Clover * | 2,812 | 63.2 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Brice | 1,064 | 23.9 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Lucy Wood | 572 | 12.9 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,748 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Drury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Derek Lamberth * | 2,837 | 48.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Williamson | 2,294 | 39.0 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Maureen Lee | 756 | 12.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Maypole :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Pascoe * | 1,676 | 41.3 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Donald Quinn | 1,431 | 35.2 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | John Parsons | 954 | 23.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Mersea and Stanway :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Richard Fairhead * | 3,408 | 61.2 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Fielder | 1,372 | 24.6 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Timothy Young | 791 | 14.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2036 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Old Heath :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Michael Macneil | 1,683 | 35.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Stevens * | 1,674 | 35.7 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Rae | 907 | 19.4 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Charles Bush | 369 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Smith | 54 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Lucas | 1,823 | 44.8 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Roger Turp | 1,008 | 24.8 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Holden | 971 | 23.9 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Richard Wilson | 265 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Parsons Heath :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Roger Lord | 1,760 | 37.8 | +5.0 |
| | SDP | Alan Hayman * | 1,675 | 36.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Robert Newman | 1,219 | 26.2 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from SDP | Conservative gain from SDP | Swing | | |

Tiptree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Edmund Peel * | 1,909 | 60.8 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | David Brede | 705 | 22.4 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Brady | 527 | 16.8 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Wivenhoe St Andrew :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Brian Stapleton * | 2,155 | 53.9 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 1,461 | 36.5 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Gamble | 382 | 9.6 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Epping Forest

Division Results

Buckhurst Hill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bernard Cox * | 1,649 | 42.6 | −2.3 |
| | SDP | Stephen Robinson | 1,054 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Lowe | 737 | 19.0 | −18.7 |
| | Labour | Angela Ayre | 431 | 11.1 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,871 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.8 | |

Chigwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony Twynham | 1,781 | 58.4 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Anderson | 910 | 29.8 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Alistair Alexander | 212 | 6.9 | −1.1 |
| | SDP | Michael Austin | 148 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 28.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,051 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.0 | |

Epping :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dennis Ramshaw | 1,785 | 46.1 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Mann | 1,240 | 32.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Standfast | 588 | 15.2 | −9.0 |
| | SDP | George Dunseath | 261 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,874 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

Loughton St. Johns :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frank Davis * | 1,537 | 46.7 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | John Pledge | 1,208 | 36.7 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Anderson | 258 | 7.8 | +0.7 |
| | BNP | Robert Jarvis | 146 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | SDP | Simon Bone | 144 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,293 | 33.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

Loughton St. Marys :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Loughton Residents | Sidney Webb * | 1,378 | 34.2 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Joan Ormston | 1,334 | 33.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | John Martin | 1,312 | 32.6 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,293 | 38.4 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

North Weald & Nazeing :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ian Abbey * | 2,612 | 70.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | David Mills | 660 | 17.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Ward | 423 | 11.4 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,952 | 52.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,695 | 34.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

Ongar :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gerard McEwan | 2,931 | 51.1 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Ronald Barnes | 1,848 | 32.2 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Kelly | 954 | 16.6 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,733 | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

Waltham Abbey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Cyril Hewins * | 2,275 | 45.8 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Webster | 2,250 | 45.3 | +0.8 |
| | SDP | Christine Barrett | 231 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Bartrip | 210 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,966 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Harlow

Division Results

Great Parndon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Messer | 2,404 | 47.7 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Sidney Warner * | 2,161 | 42.9 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Barton | 474 | 9.4 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,039 | 39.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.5 | |

Harlow & Mark Hall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sonia Anderson * | 2,958 | 62.8 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,440 | 30.6 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Collins | 310 | 6.6 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,518 | 32.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,708 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

Harlow Common :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | William Gibson * | 2,401 | 55.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Myers | 1,176 | 26.9 | −19.6 |
| | Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 789 | 18.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,225 | 28.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,366 | 39.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 | |

Little Parndon & Town Centre :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Edith Morris * | 2,638 | 65.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Atkins | 945 | 23.4 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 451 | 11.2 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,693 | 42.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,034 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

Netteswellbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Robert Guy * | 3,268 | 72.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Cross | 855 | 18.8 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Scott | 418 | 9.2 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,413 | 53.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,541 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Maldon

Division Results

Maldon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Nolan * | 2,649 | 56.9 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Hornett | 1,026 | 22.0 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | David Hutson | 984 | 21.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,623 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,659 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

Southminster :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Fisher * | 2,418 | 57.4 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Barker | 1,144 | 27.2 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Gary Prior | 650 | 15.4 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,274 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,212 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

Tollesbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Dines | 2,842 | 57.0 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Merilyn Fraser | 1,420 | 28.5 | −16.4 |
| | Labour | William Dobson | 723 | 14.5 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 28.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,985 | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 15.1 | |

### Rochford

Division Results

Rayleigh North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Boyd * | 2,577 | 62.7 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Hawke | 1,307 | 31.8 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Loraine Rossati | 229 | 5.6 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,270 | 30.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,113 | 37.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

Rayleigh South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gordon * | 1,954 | 41.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | John Gibson | 1,695 | 35.5 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Stanley Silva | 728 | 15.3 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Ballard | 391 | 8.2 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,768 | 39.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

Rochford North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Terry Fawell | 1,704 | 46.0 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Crick | 1,524 | 41.1 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Jeremiah Keohane | 479 | 12.9 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,707 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

Rochford South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Flack | 2,204 | 50.8 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | John Sheaf | 2,136 | 49.2 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,340 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

Rochford West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony Stockley | 2,238 | 56.3 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Morgan | 1,215 | 30.6 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Wren | 523 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,976 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Southend

Division Results

Belfairs & Blenheim :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Smulian * | 1,996 | 49.8 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Rowswell | 1,617 | 40.4 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Barry Thurston | 394 | 9.8 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,007 | 39.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

Chalkwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bertam Trevelyan | 1,909 | 46.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna Bunclark | 1,837 | 45.1 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Joyce Mapp | 325 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,071 | 38.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.3 | |

Eastwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nora Goodman * | 1,996 | 46.4 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Gwendoline Horrigan | 1,991 | 46.3 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Trevor Pyne | 314 | 7.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,301 | 39.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

Leigh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Robinson * | 2,553 | 49.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Stennett | 2,289 | 44.3 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Lily Davidson | 325 | 6.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,167 | 48.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

Milton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Sullivan | 1,682 | 40.3 | +11.3 |
| | SDP | Colin George * | 1,362 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Kevin Lee | 1,129 | 27.1 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,173 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from SDP | Conservative gain from SDP | Swing | 10.7 | |

Prittlewell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Baker | 2,041 | 50.4 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | Estrellita Stanley | 1,382 | 34.1 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Denis Garne | 628 | 15.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,051 | 34.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

Shoebury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Cotgrove * | 2,400 | 65.0 | +16.1 |
| | Labour | Nigel Boorman | 900 | 24.4 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Granville Stride | 394 | 10.7 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,500 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

Southchurch :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelly * | 1,948 | 56.5 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Brown | 1,025 | 29.7 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Miller | 473 | 13.7 | −19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 923 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

Thorpe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kay Twitchen | 2,280 | 65.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Kevin Ryan | 592 | 17.1 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Moore | 592 | 17.1 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,688 | 48.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,464 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

Victoria :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ronald Kennedy | 2,112 | 57.6 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Higgs | 1,194 | 32.6 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert McMullan | 359 | 9.8 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 918 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,665 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

Westborough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Lubel * | 2,077 | 54.4 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Brown | 1,175 | 30.8 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Keith Stone | 568 | 14.9 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 902 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,820 | 34.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Tendring

Division Results

Brightlingsea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Dale * | 1,969 | 39.3 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Marshall | 1,869 | 37.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 1,175 | 23.4 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,013 | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

Clacton East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Story * | 2,206 | 44.0 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Duke | 2,126 | 42.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Irene Jefferson | 679 | 13.6 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,011 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

Clacton North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Bevan | 3,553 | 62.9 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Amos | 1,322 | 23.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Aldous | 772 | 13.7 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,231 | 39.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,647 | 41.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

Clacton West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Smith * | 2,738 | 57.7 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Jill Winer | 1,549 | 32.7 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Miller | 455 | 9.6 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,189 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,742 | 35.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

Frinton & Walton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Rex * | 3,655 | 65.0 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Lawes | 1,185 | 21.1 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hamilton | 779 | 13.9 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,470 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,619 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

Harwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ralph Knight * | 2,786 | 57.2 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Lucas | 1,347 | 27.6 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Sears | 739 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,439 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

Tendring Rural East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Charles Lumber * | 1,875 | 51.5 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Rose | 1,207 | 33.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Wallis | 562 | 15.4 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,644 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

Tendring Rural West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Douglas Pallett * | 2,102 | 43.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Lionel Randall | 1,419 | 29.0 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Smith | 1,146 | 23.4 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Bates | 226 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,893 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Thurrock

Division Results

Chadwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice | 2,589 | 70.4 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ciechomski | 897 | 24.4 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Overy | 191 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,692 | 46.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,677 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

Corringham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | George Miles | 1,435 | 47.9 | −18.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hunter | 1,271 | 42.5 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sidney Senior | 288 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,994 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.4 | |

Grays Thurrock :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Beverly Barton * | 2,251 | 49.2 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Sutton | 2,012 | 43.9 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Scott | 315 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,578 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

Orsett & Stifford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Revell | 2,513 | 52.4 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | John Pollard * | 1,987 | 41.4 | −15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Banton | 300 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.1 | |

South Ockendon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Margaret Jones | 2,188 | 72.3 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Susan Dalton | 838 | 27.7 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,350 | 44.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,026 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

Stanford-le-Hope :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Julian Norris * | 1,869 | 54.8 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | William Lea | 1,278 | 37.5 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Birch | 264 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

Tilbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patrick Bolger * | 1,892 | 75.2 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Marie Bamford-Burst | 475 | 18.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vixien Howard | 149 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,417 | 56.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,516 | 21.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

West Thurrock & Aveley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Reginald Lee | 1,551 | 41.7 | −29.3 |
| | Conservative | Henry Cook | 1,122 | 30.2 | +1.2 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Edward Vellacott | 1,045 | 28.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,718 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.3 | |

### Uttlesford

Division Results

Dunmow :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Michael Stephen * | 2,686 | 62.1 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Patterson | 872 | 20.2 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Oliveira | 767 | 17.7 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,814 | 41.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,325 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |

Saffron Walden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Stephen Neville * | 2,373 | 37.3 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Russell Green | 1,958 | 30.8 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Benson | 1,699 | 26.7 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Kevin Saunders | 332 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,362 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

Stansted :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Philip Duly | 2,494 | 48.4 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Clifford | 2,140 | 41.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Robin Shaw | 520 | 10.1 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,154 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

Thaxted :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Whitehead | 2,423 | 54.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gibb | 1,367 | 30.5 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Katherine Donovan | 694 | 15.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,056 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,484 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.5 | |
